<P_5>

<heading>

.I. (CMAYENBI,5.3)

+TE UORE-SPECHE . (CMAYENBI,5.4)

</heading>

Almi+gti god / yaf ten hestes / ine +te la+ge of iewes / +tet Moyses
onderuing / ine +te helle of Synay / ine tuo tables of ston / +tet were
i-write / mid godes vingre . (CMAYENBI,5.6)

and him-zelf / efter his beringe / ine his spelle / het hise healde /
and loki / to ech man / +tet wile by y-bor+ge . (CMAYENBI,5.7)

and huo +tet agelt / ine enie of +te ilke hestes : him ssel +terof
uor-+tenche / and him ssriue / and bidde god merci / yef he wyle by
ybor+ge . (CMAYENBI,5.8)

<poetry>

+tis boc is ywrite / uor englisse men , +tet hi wyte / hou hi ssolle
ham-zelue ssriue , and maki ham klene / ine +tise liue .
(CMAYENBI,5.10)

+tis boc hatte huo +tet writ / AYENBITE OF INWYT . (CMAYENBI,5.11)

auerst bye+t / +te hestes ten / +tet loki ssolle alle men .
(CMAYENBI,5.12)

</poetry>

<heading>

+TE UERSTE GODES HESTE . (CMAYENBI,5.15)

</heading>

+Te uerste heste +tet god made / and het : is +tis . " (CMAYENBI,5.17)

+Tou ne sselt habbe / uele godes . " +tet is to zigge / " +tou ne sselt
habbe god / bote me . ne worssipie / ne serui . (CMAYENBI,5.18)

And +tou ne sselt do +tine hope / bote ine me . " (CMAYENBI,5.19)

Vor +te ilke / +tet de+t his hope / he+gliche ine ssep+te : zene+ge+t
dyadliche . (CMAYENBI,5.20)

and de+t aye +tise heste . (CMAYENBI,5.21)

Zuiche bye+t +te ilke / +tet <P_6> worssipe+t +te momenes . and make+t
hire god / of ssep+te / huich +tet hit by . (CMAYENBI,6.22)

Aye +tise heste / zene+ge+t +to / +tet to moche / louie+t hire guod .
gold . o+ter zeluer . o+ter o+tre +tinges er+tliche . (CMAYENBI,6.23)

Huo +tet / ine +tise +tinges agelte+t : zette+t zuo moche hire herte /
and hire hope : +tet hi uoryete+t / hire ssepere . an lete+t him / +tet
alle +tise guodes ham len+t . (CMAYENBI,6.24)

And +teruore / hi ssolden him serui / and +tonki / and toppe alle
+tinges / louie / and worssipie / alzuo +te tek+t / +tis uerste heste .
(CMAYENBI,6.25)

<heading>

+TE O+TER GODES HESTE . (CMAYENBI,6.27)

</heading>

+Te o+ter heste / ys +tellich . " (CMAYENBI,6.29)

+tou ne sselt nime / godes name : in ydel . " +tet is to zigge : " +tou
ne sselt zuerie / uor na+gt / and wy+t-oute guode scele . "
(CMAYENBI,6.30)

+tet oure lhord him-zelf / ous uorbyet / ine his spelle . +tet me ne
zuerie / ne by +te heuene / ne by +te er+te / ne by o+tre ssep+te .
(CMAYENBI,6.31)

+ta+gles ine guode skele / me may zuerie / wy+t-oute zenne . ase ine
dome / huer me okse+t / $o+ter / of zo+te . o+ter out of dome / in
o+tre guode skele . and clenliche / and skeluolliche . (CMAYENBI,6.32)

Ine non o+tre manyere / ne is no ri+gt to zuerie . (CMAYENBI,6.33)

And +teruore / huo +tet zuere+t wy+t-oute skele / +tane name of oure
lhorde / and uor na+gt : yef he zuere+t uals / be his wytinde : he him
uorzuer+t . (CMAYENBI,6.34)

and de+t / to ayans / +tise heste . (CMAYENBI,6.35)

and zuer+t dyadliche . (CMAYENBI,6.36)

uor he zuer+t / ayens inwyt . +tet is to onderstonde / huanne he him
uorzuer+t / be +to+gte / and be longe +tenchinge . (CMAYENBI,6.37)

Ac +te ilke +tet zuere+t zo+t / be his wytinde / and alneway uor na+gt
. o+ter uor some skele kueade / na+gt kueadliche / ake li+gtliche / and
wy+t-oute sclondre : zuere+t li+gtliche . (CMAYENBI,6.38)

+ta+gles +te wone / is kueaduol / (CMAYENBI,6.39)

and may wel wende / to zenne dyadliche / bote yef him ne loki .
(CMAYENBI,6.40)

Ac +te ilke / +tet zuere+t hidousliche be god / o+ter by his hal+gen /
and him to-bre+g+t / and zay+t him sclondres / +tet ne bye+t na+gt to
zigge : +te ilke zene+ge+t dyadliche . (CMAYENBI,6.41)

Ne he ne may <P_7> habbe skele : +tet he him mo+ge excusi .
(CMAYENBI,7.42)

And +te ilke +tet mest him wone+t to zuerie : mest zene+ge+t .
(CMAYENBI,7.43)

<heading>

+TE +TRIDDE GODES HESTE . (CMAYENBI,7.45)

</heading>

+Te +tridde heste / is +tellich . (CMAYENBI,7.47)

" Loke / +tet +tou hal+gi / +tane day / of +te sabat ;
{TEXT:Zeterday_written_over_sabat} , " +tet is to zigge . +tou ne sselt
do / ine +te daye / of +te sabat {TEXT:Zeterday_written_over_sabat} /
+tine nyedes / ne +tine workes / +tet +tou mi+gt do / ine o+tre dayes .
(CMAYENBI,7.48)

Ac +tou sselt +te resti / uor betere / +te yeme to bidde / and to servi
+tine ssepere / +tet him restede / +tane zeuende day / of workes / +tet
he hedde ymad ine +te zix dayes beuore . ine huichen he made the worlde
/ an ordaynede {TEXT:di+gte._written_over_ordaynede} . (CMAYENBI,7.49)

+tis heste / uoluel+t gostliche / him +tet loke+t / be his mi+gte : +te
pays / of his inwyt / god uor to servi / more holylaker .
(CMAYENBI,7.50)

+tanne +tis word / zeterday / +tet +te iurie / clepe+t sabat . is ase
moche wor+t : ase reste . (CMAYENBI,7.51)

+Tis heste / ne may non loki gostliche : +tet by ine inwyt / of
dyadliche zenne . (CMAYENBI,7.52)

Vor zuich inwyt / ne may by ine reste / +ter huyle / +tet hi is / ine
zuich stat . (CMAYENBI,7.53)

And ine +te stede / of +te sabat / +tet wes straytliche y-loked / in
+te yalde la+ge : zet holi cherche / +tane sonday / to loky / ine +te
newe la+ge . (CMAYENBI,7.54)

vor oure lhord / aros / uram dya+te to lyue / +tane zonday .
(CMAYENBI,7.55)

An +teruore / me ssel hine loky / and ure+tie / zo holyliche / and by
ine reste / of workes / ope +te woke . and more of workes / of zenne .
and yeue him more / to gostliche workes / and to godes seruise / , and
+tenche / ane his sseppere / and him bidde / and +tonky / of his guode
. (CMAYENBI,7.56)

And huo / +tet brek+t +tane zonday / and +te o+tre he+ge festes / +tet
bye+t y-zet to loky / ine holy cherche : zene+ge+t dyadliche /
(CMAYENBI,7.57)

uor he de+t / aye +te heste of god . to-uore yzed . and of holi cherche
/ bote yef hit by / uore zome nyede / +tet holi cherche grante+t .
(CMAYENBI,7.58)

Ac more zene+ge+t / +te ilke / +tet dispende+t +tane zonday / and +te
festes ine zenne / and ine hordom / and in o+tre zennes / aye god .
(CMAYENBI,7.59)

+Tise +tri hestes / di+gte+t ous / to gode specialliche .
(CMAYENBI,7.60)

<P_8>

<heading>

+TE UER+TE GODES HESTE . (CMAYENBI,8.63)

</heading>

+Te uer+te heste / is +tellich . (CMAYENBI,8.65)

" Wor+tssipe +tine uader / and +tine moder . (CMAYENBI,8.66)

uor +tu sselt libbe +te lenger ine yer+te . " (CMAYENBI,8.67)

+Tis heste / ous amoneste+t / +tet we ous loky / +tet we / ne wre+t+ti
uader / ne moder / wytindeliche . (CMAYENBI,8.68)

And huo +tet onwor+te+t / his uader / and his moder / be his wytinde /
o+ter ham missay+t / o+ter wre+te+t / mid kueade : zene+ge+t dyadliche
/ (CMAYENBI,8.69)

an brek+t +tise heste . (CMAYENBI,8.70)

Ine +tise ilke heste / is onderstonde / +te wor+tssipe / +tet we ssolle
bere / to oure uaderes / gostliche . +tet is to ham / +tet habbe+t /
+te lokingge / ous to teche / and ous to chasti / ase bye+t / +te
ouerlinges / of holy cherche . And +to +tet habbe+t / +te lokinge / of
oure zaules / and of oure bodyes . (CMAYENBI,8.71)

And huo +tet nele / bou+ge to ham / +tet habbe+t +te lokinge of him /
huanne hi teche+t +tet guod . +Tet me is y-hyalde to done : zene+ge+t
kueadliche . (CMAYENBI,8.72)

and zuych may by / +te onbo+gsamnesse : +tet hit is / dyadlich zenne .
(CMAYENBI,8.73)

<heading>

+TE VIFTE GODES HESTE . (CMAYENBI,8.75)

</heading>

+Te vifte heste / is +tellich / " +tou ne sselt / sla+ge nenne man . "
(CMAYENBI,8.77)

+Tis heste uorbyet / +tet non ne ssel / sla+ge o+tren uor a wrekinge .
ne uor his guodes . o+ter uor o+tre wyckede skele . (CMAYENBI,8.78)

uor +tet is zenne dyadlich . (CMAYENBI,8.79)

+ta+gles uor to sla+ge +te misdoeres / ri+gt uor to done / and loki /
and uor o+tre guode skele . hit is guod ri+gt / by +te la+ge / to him
+tet ssel hit do / (CMAYENBI,8.80)

and y-hyealde is +terto . (CMAYENBI,8.81)

Ine +tis heste ys uorbode / zenne of hate / and of wre+te / and of grat
ire . (CMAYENBI,8.82)

Vor alse zay+t / +te writing . +te ilke / +tet hate+t his bro+ter : he
is / mansla+g+te / ase to his wylle / (CMAYENBI,8.83)

and zene+ge+t dyadliche . (CMAYENBI,8.84)

and +te ilke / +tet bereth longe wre+te / ayens o+tren .
(CMAYENBI,8.85)

vor zuich wre+te / longe y-hyealde / and byuealde ine herte : is ine
wre+te / and ine hate : (CMAYENBI,8.86)

+tet is dyadlich zenne . and aye +tise heste . (CMAYENBI,8.87)

And yet zene+ge+t he more / +tet de+t / o+ter porchace+t / ssame /
o+ter harm / to o+tren : wrongliche . o+ter <P_9> is ine rede / and ine
helpe / uor to do harmi o+tren / him to awreke . (CMAYENBI,9.88)

+ta+gles wre+te / o+ter onwor+tnesse / +tet ge+t li+gtliche / wy+toute
greate wille / an willinge / uor to harmi o+tren : ne is na+gt dyadlich
zenne . (CMAYENBI,9.89)

<heading>

+TE ZIXTE GODES HESTE . (CMAYENBI,9.91)

</heading>

+Te zixte heste / is +tellich . " +tou ne sselt do / non hordom . "
+tet is to zigge / +tou ne sselt na+gt wylni uela+grede ulesslich /
wy+t o+tre manne wyf . (CMAYENBI,9.93)

Ine +tise heste / ous is uorbode / alle zenne of ulesse / +tet me
clepe+t generalliche / lecherie . (CMAYENBI,9.94)

+tet is on / of +te zeuen dyadliches zennes . +ta+g +ter by zome
bronches / +tet ne bye+t na+gt dyadlich zenne . ase bye+t manie
arizinges of vlesse / +tet me ne may na+gt $alle bevly .
(CMAYENBI,9.95)

and +to me ssel na+gti / and wy+tdra+ge / ase moche / ase me may .
na+gt uor to norici his / ne porchaci / o+ter be to moche mete / o+ter
drinke / o+ter be euele +to+gtes . to longe y-hyealde . o+ter be kueade
takinges . (CMAYENBI,9.96)

Vor ine suiche +tinges / me may habbe / harm of zaule . (CMAYENBI,9.97)

Ine +tise heste is uorbode / alle zennen a-ye kende / ine huet manere /
hy bye+t y-do / o+ter ine his bodie : o+ter ine o+tren .
(CMAYENBI,9.98)

<heading>

+TE ZEUENDE GODES HESTE . (CMAYENBI,9.100)

</heading>

+Te zeuende heste / is +tellich . " +Tou ne sselt do / none +tief+te .
" (CMAYENBI,9.102)

+Tis heste ous uorbyet / to nimene / and of-hyealde / o+tre manne +ting
/ huet +tet hit by / be wyckede skele / aye +te wyl of him / +tet hit
o+g+t . (CMAYENBI,9.103)

Ine +tise heste is uorbode / roberie / +tief+te / stale / and gauel /
and bargayn wy+t o+tren / uor his o+gen to habbe . (CMAYENBI,9.104)

And +te ilke / +tet de+t / aye +tis heste : is yhyalde to yelde . +tet
he he+t / of o+tre manne kueadliche / yef he wot to huam .
(CMAYENBI,9.105)

And yef he not : he is yhyalde / to yeue hit uor godes loue . o+ter /
to done by +te rede of holi cherche . (CMAYENBI,9.106)

Vor he +tet wy+thalt / o+tre manne +ting mid wrong / be kueade skele :
zene+ge+t dyadliche : bote <P_10> yef he hit yelde / +ter ha ssel / yef
he hit wot / and mo+ge hit do . o+ter yef he ne de+t / by +te rede of
holy cherche . (CMAYENBI,10.107)

<heading>

+TE E+GTENDE GODES HESTE . (CMAYENBI,10.109)

</heading>

+Te e+gtende heste / is +tellich . " +Tou ne sselt zigge / none ualse
wytnesse / aye +tine emcristen . " (CMAYENBI,10.111)

Ine +tise heste / ous ys uorbode / +tet we ne lye+ge / ne ous uorzuerie
; ne ine dome / ne wy+toute dome / uor to do harmi +tine emcristen .
and +tet me ne lede nenne in wytnesse / uor to ampayri his guode los .
o+ter his grace / +tet he he+t / (CMAYENBI,10.112)

uor +tet is dyadlich zenne . (CMAYENBI,10.113)

To-ayens +tise heste do+t +to / +tet miszigge+t guode men / behinde ham
/ be hire wytinde . and by kueadnesse . +tet me clepe+t / +te zenne of
detraccion . and +to also / +tet herie+t +te kueade / and hire dedes /
of hire kueadnesse / and of hire folies ywyte / o+ter yzo+ge / o+ter
yherd . (CMAYENBI,10.114)

+tet is zenne of $blondingge / o+ter of lozengerie / huanne me hit
zay+t to uore ham . o+ter ualshede / o+ter lyesinges / huanne he +tet
me spek+t of / ne is na+gt present . (CMAYENBI,10.115)

vor alle +tos bye+t ualse wytnesses . (CMAYENBI,10.116)

<heading>

+TE NE+GENDE GODES HESTE . (CMAYENBI,10.118)

</heading>

+Te ne+gende heste / is +tellich . " +Tou ne sselt na+gt wylni / +tine
ney+gbores wyf . ne his wylni / ine +tine herte . " +Tet is to zigge /
+tou ne sselt na+gt consenti / to do zenne / mid +tine bodye .
(CMAYENBI,10.120)

+Tis heste uorbyet / to wylni mid wyl of herte / to habbe uela+grede
ulesslich / mid alle wyfmen / out of spoushod . (CMAYENBI,10.121)

And +te kueade tocnen wi+toute / +tet bye+t ymad / uor to dra+ge zenne
/ ase bye+t / kueade wordes / of zuyche manere . o+ter yef+tes / o+ter
kueade takinges . (CMAYENBI,10.122)

And +te difference of +tise heste / mid +te zixte / aboue yzed : zuo is
/ +tet +te zixte heste uorbyet / +te dede wy+t-oute . (CMAYENBI,10.123)

ac +tis uorbyet / +te grantinge wy+tinne . (CMAYENBI,10.124)

Vor +te grantinge / to habbe uela+grede ulesslich / mid wyfmen / +tet
ne is na+gt his be spouse : ys zenne dyadlich / be +te dome / <P_11> of
godes spelle / +tet zay+t . " Huo +tet zi+g+t ane wyfman / and wylne+t
his ine herte : he he+t y-zene+ged / ine hyre : ine his herte . " +tet
is to zigge : wy+t aperte $wylningge / and mid +to+gte .
(CMAYENBI,11.125)

<heading>

+TE TENDE GODES HESTE . (CMAYENBI,11.127)

</heading>

+Te tende heste / is +tellich . " +Tou ne sselt na+gt wylni +ting /
+tet is +tine nixte . (CMAYENBI,11.129)

" +tis heste uorbyet / wyl to habbe o+tre manne +ting / by wyckede
scele . (CMAYENBI,11.130)

Ine +tis heste / is uorbode enuie / of o+tre manne guode . o+ter of
o+tre manne grace . (CMAYENBI,11.131)

Vor +te ilke enuie / com+t of kueade couaytise / uor to habbe +tet guod
/ o+ter +te ilke grace . +tet he y-zi+g+t ine o+tren .
(CMAYENBI,11.132)

And +te ilke couaytise / huanne +te consentement / and +te +to+gtes
+ter-to : is dyadlich zenne . and aye +tise heste . (CMAYENBI,11.133)

+Ta+gles / li+gte couaytise / to habbe o+tre manne +ting / by guode
scele : ne is no zenne . (CMAYENBI,11.134)

and yef +ter is / eni kuead arizinge / wy+t-oute wylle / and wy+t-oute
grantinge / to harmi o+tren : hit ne is no zenne . (CMAYENBI,11.135)

and yef +ter is zenne : hit is li+gt zenne . (CMAYENBI,11.136)

+Tis bye+t +te ten hestes / huer-of +te +tri uerste / ous di+gt wel to
god . (CMAYENBI,11.137)

+Te o+tre zeuen / ous di+gt to oure nixte . (CMAYENBI,11.138)

+Tise ten hestes / bye+t to echen / +tet he+t scele / and elde /
yhyealde to conne / and to done . (CMAYENBI,11.139)

Vor huo +tet de+t +terteyens / be his wytinde : zen+ge+t dyadliche .
(CMAYENBI,11.140)

<heading>

+TE TUELF ARTICLES / OF +TE CRISTENE BELEAUE . (CMAYENBI,11.142)

</heading>

+Tyse bye+t +te tuelf articles / of +te cristene byleue / +tat ech man
cristen / ssel yleue stedeuestliche . (CMAYENBI,11.144)

uor o+terlaker / he ne may by ybor+ge / huanne he he+t wyt / and scele
. (CMAYENBI,11.145)

And +terof byeth tuelf . by +te tale / of +te tuelf apostles / +tet
hise zette to hyealde / and to loky / to alle +ton / +tet wyle+t by
ybor+ge . (CMAYENBI,11.146)

+Tanne +te uerste / belonge+t to +te uader . +te zeuende : to +te zone
. the uer+te / to +te holi gost . (CMAYENBI,11.147)

uor +tet is +te byginninge / of +te beleaue : yleue ine +te holy
trinite . +tet is ine +te uader / and ine <P_12> +te zone / and ine +te
holy gost . on god / an +tri persones . (CMAYENBI,12.148)

Alle +tise articles / bye+t ycontyened ine +te credo . / +tet +te tuelf
apostles made . huer-of / ech zette his . (CMAYENBI,12.149)

+Te uerste article . ys +tellich . " Ich beleue ine god / +te uader
almi+gti / sseppere / of heuene / and of er+te . " (CMAYENBI,12.150)

+Tis article zette saynte peter . (CMAYENBI,12.151)

+Te o+ter article / belonge+t to +te zone / aze to his godhede / +tet
is to zigge / +tet he is god . (CMAYENBI,12.152)

and is +tellich . " Ich beleue ine yesu crist / oure lhord / godes zone
+te uader / in alle +tinges / +tet belonge+t to +te godhede /
(CMAYENBI,12.153)

an is onlepi +ting / mid +te uader : bote of +te persone / +tet is
o+ter / +tanne +te persone of +te uader . " (CMAYENBI,12.154)

+Tis article zette / sayn Ion +te godspellere . (CMAYENBI,12.155)

+Te +tridde article / and the vifte / +tet uol+ge+t efter / belonge+t
to +te zone / ase to +te manhode ; +tet is to zigge / ase +tet he is
man dyadlich . (CMAYENBI,12.156)

+tanne mid +te +tridde article / is ycontened / +tat he wes y-kend / of
+te holi gost / and y-bore of +te mayde Marie . +Tet is to onderstonde
/ +tet he wes y-kend / ine +te Mayde Marie / be +te dede / and by +te
uirtu / of +te holi gost / and no+ting / of dede / of man .
(CMAYENBI,12.157)

And the mayde Marie / blefte eure mayde / an yhol be-uore / and efter .
(CMAYENBI,12.158)

+Tis article zette zayn Iacob / sayn Ionnes bro+ter . (CMAYENBI,12.159)

+Te uer+te article / belonge+t to his passion . +tet is to zigge / +tet
he +tolede dya+t onder pouns pilate / +tet wes paen / and demere / ine
+to time / ine ierusalem : by +te romayns . (CMAYENBI,12.160)

Onder +to demere / wes Iesu crist y-demd / wy+t wrong / to +te biddinge
/ of +tri kueade ieus / and y-do a rode / and dyad / and y-do in-to
berieles . (CMAYENBI,12.161)

+Tis article zette saynt andreu . (CMAYENBI,12.162)

+Te vifte article / zuo is / +tet ha wente into helle / efter his
dya+te / uor to dra+ge +tannes / and to deliuri +te zaules / of +te
holi uaderes . and of alle +ton / +tet uram +te $ginningge / of +te
wordle storue / in zo+te guode byleaue / and ine hope / +tet hi ssolden
by y-bor+ge / be him / uor +te zenne / of the uerste manne .
(CMAYENBI,12.163)

Hit behouede / +tet alle <P_13> wenten / into helle and +tere abyde +te
guode / ine zikere hope . +tet iesu crist / godes zone / ssolde come /
his to deliuri / be +tet he hedde behote / be his prophetis .
(CMAYENBI,13.164)

And uor +to scele / wolde he / efter his dya+te / wende in to helle .
+tet is to onderstonde , / ine +to half / +tet were +te hal+gen . Na+gt
ine +to half : +tet were +te uorlorene . +tet weren dyade / ine hire
zenne / and ine hire misbileue . (CMAYENBI,13.165)

And +to ne dro+g he na+gt . uor hi bye+t uorlore / uor euremo .
(CMAYENBI,13.166)

+Tis article / zette saynt philippe . (CMAYENBI,13.167)

+Te sixte article is / of his arizinge . +tet is to wytene . +tet
+tanne +tridde day / efter his dya+te . uor to uoluelle +te writinges :
he aros uram dya+te . to liue . and sseawede him / to his deciples .
and ham prouede / his arizinge : ine uele maneres / be uourti da+ges .
(CMAYENBI,13.168)

+Tis article / zette saynt thomas . (CMAYENBI,13.169)

+Te zeuende article is . +tet +tane uourta+gte day / efter his arizinge
/ huanne he hedde y-yete / mid his deciples , to-uore ham / al
aperteliche / stea+g into heuene / +tet is aboue / alle ssep+te / +tet
ys ine heuene / al to godes ri+gt half / +te uader / huer he him made .
(CMAYENBI,13.170)

+Tis article / zette seynt bartholomeu . (CMAYENBI,13.171)

+Te e+gtende article is . +tet he ssel come / ate daye of dome / to
deme +te dyade / and +te libbinde . +te guode / ende +te kueade . and
yelde to echen / be +tet he he+t of-guo / ine +tise wordle .
(CMAYENBI,13.172)

+Tise byeth +te artikles / +tet belonge+t to +te zone .
(CMAYENBI,13.173)

+Tis article zette seynt Matheu +te godsspellere . (CMAYENBI,13.174)

+Te ne+gende article / and +te +tri laste : belonge+t / to +te holi
gost . (CMAYENBI,13.175)

and is +tellich . (CMAYENBI,13.176)

" Ich beleue / ine +te holi gost . " (CMAYENBI,13.177)

+Tis article akse+t / +tet me leue / +tet +te holi gost / is +te yef+te
/ and +te loue / of +te uader / and of +te zone / huerof com+t / al +te
guod of grace . and +tet he is / onlepi god / an onlepi +ting / mid +te
uader / and +te zone / (CMAYENBI,13.178)

bote +te persone / +tet is , o+ter / +tanne +te persone of +te uader /
and / of +te zone . (CMAYENBI,13.179)

+Tis article sette / saynt Iacob / zaynte Simones and saynte Iudes
bro+ter . (CMAYENBI,13.180)

+Te tende article is +tollich . " Ich y-leue holy <P_14> cherch
generalliche / and +te mennesse of hal+gen " / +tet is to zigge : +te
uela+grede of alle +te hal+gen / and of alle +te guode men +tet bye+t /
and ssolle by . al to +te ende of +te wordle / and weren ze+t+te +te
$ginningge , to gidere / ine +te byleaue of Iesu crist .
(CMAYENBI,14.181)

And ine +tise article / bye+t onderstonde / +te zeue sacremens / +tet
bye+t ine holy cherche . +tet is to wytene . cristninge . conferminge .
+te sacrement of +te wyefde . ordre , spoushod . +te holy ssrifte . and
+te laste : anoylinge . (CMAYENBI,14.182)

+Tis article zette sayn simoun . (CMAYENBI,14.183)

+Te enlefte is . to leue : +te lesnesse of zenne . +tet god yef+t be
+te virtue / of his holi sucremens / +tet bye+t ine holi cherche .
(CMAYENBI,14.184)

+Tis article zette sayn Iude . (CMAYENBI,14.185)

+Te tuelfte article is . to leue / +te general arizinge of bodye . and
+tet lif / wy+t-oute ende . +tet is +te blisse of paradis . +tet god
ssel yeve to ham / +tet hit habbe+t of-guo / be guode beleaue : and be
guode workes . (CMAYENBI,14.186)

+Tis article / yef+t to onderstonde / his contrarie . +tet is / +te
pine wy+t-oute ende / +tet god he+t agray+ted / to +te uorlorene .
(CMAYENBI,14.187)

+Tis article / ssel by onderstonde / ine zuyche manere : +tet ech / by
he guod / by he kued / ssel by ate daye of dome / arered uram dya+te /
to lyue / ine his o+gene bodye / huer he ssel habbe an . and onderuonge
his mede / ine bodye / and ine zaule / be +tet he he+t of-guo / ine
+tise liue . (CMAYENBI,14.188)

an +teruore / ssolle +te guode / at +to daye / ine bodye / and ine
zaule / by in lif / wy+t-oute ende . and the kueade : uorlore euremo /
ine bodye and ine zaule . (CMAYENBI,14.189)

+Tis article zette saynt Ma+t+ti . (CMAYENBI,14.190)

<heading>

OF +TE SSEAWYNGE +TET SEINT ION +TE GODSPELLERE YZE+G .
(CMAYENBI,14.192)

</heading>

Mi lhord sanyn Ion / ine +te boc / of his sseawyinges . +tet is
y-cleped / +te apocalipse : zuo zay+t / +tet he yze+g a best / +tet com
out of +te ze . wonderliche ydi+gt . and to moche dreduol .
(CMAYENBI,14.194)

Vor +tet bodi of +te beste : wes ase lipard . (CMAYENBI,14.195)

+te uet / weren of bere . +te +trote / of lioun . (CMAYENBI,14.196)

and hit hedde / zeve heauedes . and ten hornes . and <P_15> ope +te ten
hornes . ten corounes . (CMAYENBI,15.197)

And yze+g saint Ion . +tet +te ilke kueade best / hedde mi+gte / of
him-zelve / to vi+gte / wy+t +te hal+gen / an his to ouercome / and to
ouermaistri . (CMAYENBI,15.198)

+Tis ilke best / zuo wonderuol / and zuo y-countrefeted / and dreduol :
betocne+t / +tane dyeuel / +tet com out of +te ze / of helle / +tet is
uol / of alle zor+ge / and of alle biternesse . (CMAYENBI,15.199)

+Tet bodi of +te beste / ase zay+t saynt Ion . zuo wes ylich / to +te
lipard . uor +tet ase +te lipard / he+t diuers colurs : zuo he+t +te
dyeuel diverse maneres / of waytinges / and of contac / uor to gily /
an uor to uondi +te uolk . (CMAYENBI,15.200)

+Te uet weren ilich / +te uet of bere . (CMAYENBI,15.201)

vor alse +te bere / +tet he+t +te $streng+te ine +te uet / and ine +te
armes / halt strangliche . and bint / +tet he he+t / onder his uet /
and +tet he beclep+t : alsuo de+t +te dyeuel ham / +tet he he+t beclept
/ and ouer+trawe be zenne . (CMAYENBI,15.202)

+Te +trote wes of lion . uor his greate cruelete` / +tet al wyle
uor-+guelze . (CMAYENBI,15.203)

<heading>

+TE TOKNEN OF +TE HEAUEDEN OF +TE BESTE . (CMAYENBI,15.205)

</heading>

+Te zeue heauedes / of +te beste of helle : bye+t +te ; zeuen
hauedliche zennes . be huichen / +te dyeuel dra+g+t to him / ase al +te
wordle . (CMAYENBI,15.207)

Vor onnea+te yual+t / +tet me ne ual+t / in-to +te +trote / of zome :
of +te zeue heauedes . (CMAYENBI,15.208)

And +teruore / zay+t wel saynt Ion : +tet hit hedde mi+gte / a-ye +te
hal+gen . (CMAYENBI,15.209)

vor in er+te / ne ys zuo holi man : +tet mo+ge / parfitliche be-uly /
alle +te maneres of zenne . +tet of +tise heuedes zeuen come+t /
wy+t-oute special priuilege of grace / alse hit wes / ine +te mayde
Marie / o+ter ine zome o+tren / be special grace / +tet he hedde of god
. (CMAYENBI,15.210)

+Te ten hornes of +te beste / betokne+t / +te geltes of +te ten hestes
/ of our lhorde / +tet +te dieuel purchace+t / also moche ase may / by
+te zeuen / beuore yzed zennen . (CMAYENBI,15.211)

+Te ten corounes aboue / betokne+t / +te ouercominge / +tet hit he+t
aboue / alle zenuolle / uor +tet / he de+t his agelte / ine +te ten
hestes . (CMAYENBI,15.212)

<P_16>

<heading>

+TET UERSTE HEAUED OF +TE BESTE . (CMAYENBI,16.215)

</heading>

+Tet uerste heaued / of +te beste of helle : ys prede .
(CMAYENBI,16.217)

+Tet o+ter / is enuie . +te +tridde / wre+te . +te uer+te / sleau+te /
+tet me clepe+t / ine clergie : accidye . +te vifte / icinge . in
$clergie / auarice . o+ter couaytise . +te zixte / glotounye . +te
zeuende lecherie / o+ter luxurie . (CMAYENBI,16.218)

Of +tise zeuen heauedes / com+t ech manere zenne . (CMAYENBI,16.219)

and +teruore / hi bye+t y-cleped haued-zennes . uor +tet hi bye+t /
heaued / of alle kueade / and of alle zennes . and ginninge / of all
kueade . be hy dyadliche / be hy uenial . (CMAYENBI,16.220)

+Tanne / ech of +te ilke zeuen him to-del+t / ine uele halues .
(CMAYENBI,16.221)

And uerst / we wille+t zigge / of +te zenne of prede /
(CMAYENBI,16.222)

uor +tet wes +te uerste zenne / and +te aginninge / of alle kueade .
(CMAYENBI,16.223)

vor prede / brek uerst uela+grede / and ordre / huanne li+gtbere +te
angel / vor his greate uayrhede / an his greate wyt : wolde by aboue /
+te o+tre angeles / and him wolde enmi / to god / +tet hine zo uayr /
an zuo guod : hedde y-mad . (CMAYENBI,16.224)

And +teruore / he vil uram heuene : (CMAYENBI,16.225)

and becom dyeuel . and he / and al his uela+grede . (CMAYENBI,16.226)

Hym anlikne+t / alle proude / +tet uela+grede / and ordre of men /
onde+t / and brek+t / huanne hi wylle+t / by aboue o+tren . and more by
alozed / and y-preyzed / +tanne eni o+ter / +tet betere bye+t wor+t .
(CMAYENBI,16.227)

<heading>

+TE MY+GTE OF PREDE . (CMAYENBI,16.229)

</heading>

+Tis zenne of prede / ys to dreduol . (CMAYENBI,16.231)

uor hi ablent men . zuo +tet hi ham-zelve / ne knawe+t / ne ne zye+t .
(CMAYENBI,16.232)

+tet is +te wel strang / and +te wel special ald / to +te dyeule /
huer-of he be-gyle+t / +te he+ge men / and +te uayre / and +te riche /
and +te wyse / and +te hardi / and +te wor+tuolle . And generalliche /
ech manere of uolk . ac specialliche / +te greate lhordes / zuo +tet hy
ham zelue / ne knawy+t / ne yze+t / hire misdedes / ne hire folies / ne
hire wyttes . (CMAYENBI,16.233)

+tanne is . hit / +te meste periluse ziknesse / +tet is of o+tren .
(CMAYENBI,16.234)

Vor-zo+te / he is ine grat peril / to huam / <P_17> alle triacle / went
in to uenym . Also de+t techinge / and chastisement / to +te proude .
(CMAYENBI,17.235)

Vor +te more / +tet me him $wy+tnim+t / and blame+t / and chaste+t : te
more / he him wre+te+t . (CMAYENBI,17.236)

and +te more him were+t . (CMAYENBI,17.237)

Prede / is +te dyeules o+ge do+gter / +tet he+t / grat del / ine his
kende . (CMAYENBI,17.238)

Prede werre+t wy+t god / of his guode . (CMAYENBI,17.239)

and god / +trau+t doun prede / (CMAYENBI,17.240)

and werre+t wi+t him . (CMAYENBI,17.241)

Prede / is king / of wyckede +teawes . (CMAYENBI,17.242)

Hy is +te lioun / +tet al uorzuel+t . (CMAYENBI,17.243)

Prede astru+t / alle +te guodes / an alle +te graces / and alle +te
guode workes / +tet bye+t ine manne . (CMAYENBI,17.244)

Vor prede / make+t of elmesse / zenne . and of uirtues / vices .
(CMAYENBI,17.245)

and of guode workes / huer-of me ssolde begge heuene : make+t wynne
helle . (CMAYENBI,17.246)

+Tis zenne / is +te uerste / +tet asayle+t / +tane kni+gt / oure Lhord
/ and huan last let . (CMAYENBI,17.247)

Vor huanne he he+t / alle o+tre kuedes ouercome : +tanne him asayle+t
prede / +te $stranglaker . (CMAYENBI,17.248)

<heading>

HOU ME SSEL TO-DELE +TE ZEUE BO+GES OF PREDE . (CMAYENBI,17.250)

</heading>

+Tis zenne him to-del+t / and spret / ine zuo uele deles / +tet
onnea+te / me may hise telle . (CMAYENBI,17.252)

Ac zeuen principals doles / +ter bye+t . +tet bye+t / ase zeue bo+ges /
+tet guo+t out / and bye+t y-bore / of ane wyckede rote .
(CMAYENBI,17.253)

+Tanne / +te uerste bo+g of prede : is / ontreu+te . +te o+ter :
onwor+thede . +te +tridde : ouerweninge . +tet we clepe+t / presumcion
. +te uer+te : folebayrie . +tet we clepie+t / ambicion . +te vifte :
ydele blisse . +te zixte : ypocrisie . +te zeuende : wyckede drede .
(CMAYENBI,17.254)

To +tise zeue di+gtinges / belonge+t alle +te zennes / +tet by+t y-bore
of prede . (CMAYENBI,17.255)

Ac ech of +tise zeue bo+ges / he+t uele smale tuyegges .
(CMAYENBI,17.256)

+Te uerste bo+g of prede / +tet is / ontreu+te . he him todel+t / in
+tri little bo+ges . huer-of +te uerste / is kuead . +to o+ter : worse
. +te +tridde / al+terworst . (CMAYENBI,17.257)

+te on is voulhede . +te o+ter : wodhede . +te +tridde : renoyrye .
(CMAYENBI,17.258)

Voulhede : generalliche / is ine eche zenne . (CMAYENBI,17.259)

vor no zenne / ne is / wy+t-oute uoulhede . (CMAYENBI,17.260)

and zuo beginne+t / alle <P_18> zennes / be voulhede .
(CMAYENBI,18.261)

Ac +te uoulhede / +tet we speke+t of hier specialiche / +tet com+t of
prede . (CMAYENBI,18.262)

and is a manyere / of ontreu+te : (CMAYENBI,18.263)

is a vice / +tet is y-cleped / ine clergie : ingratitude / +tet is
$uoryetinge of god / and of his guodes . +tet me ne +tonke+t him na+gt
/ ase me ssolde do . ne him ne yelde+t +tonkes / of his guodes / +tet
he ous he+t ydo . (CMAYENBI,18.264)

Vor-zo+te he is wel vileyn / and ontrewe / auoreye his lhord / +tet
alle guod / him he+t y-do . (CMAYENBI,18.265)

and him ne +tonke+t / (CMAYENBI,18.266)

ac uoryet : (CMAYENBI,18.267)

and yelt him / kuead uor guod . and vileynye / uor corteysye .
(CMAYENBI,18.268)

+Te ilke vileynye / de+t man to god / huanne he / ne be+teng+t him
na+gt / of +te guodes / +tet God him he+t y-do / and him de+t alneway .
and na+gt him +tonke+t / ac ra+tre him / ofte werre+t / ine +tet / +tet
he use+t kueadliche / and aye godes wil . (CMAYENBI,18.269)

+Tet is wel grat vileynie / ase me +ting+t / +tet grat guodnesses /
$onderuang+t / and ne dayne+t na+gt / to zigge : grat +tank .
(CMAYENBI,18.270)

And yet hit is more grat : huanne / me him uorza+g+t / o+ter huanne /
me him uoryet . (CMAYENBI,18.271)

ac +te ilke / is to grat : huanne echedaye / onderuang+t +te guodnesses
: and echedaye / yelt kuead / uor guod . (CMAYENBI,18.272)

+Te ilke / +tet +tanne wel +teng+t / (CMAYENBI,18.273)

and ofte lokede / to +te guodes / +tet god him he+t ido / and de+t
alneway : and +tet no guod / he ne he+t : +tet god ne he+t / hit him
y-yeve . ne guodes of kende : ase uayrhede . and hel+te . an streng+te
of bodye . an sle+g+te . and naturel wyt / auoreye +te zaule . ne
guodes of auenture . ase richesses . worssipe . and he+gnesse . ne
guodes of grace . ase by+t uirtues . and guode workes .
(CMAYENBI,18.274)

wel ssolde he +tonki god : of alle his guode . (CMAYENBI,18.275)

vor guodnesse : o+ter akse+t . (CMAYENBI,18.276)

+Te o+ter / ontreu+te +tet com+t of prede : is wodhede .
(CMAYENBI,18.277)

me halt ane man wod . +tet is out of his wytte / ine huam : skele is
miswent . (CMAYENBI,18.278)

+tanne wext ari+gt / +te ilke fol . and miswent . and wel yzed / wod .
+tet wytindeliche / and hardiliche / +te guodes / +tet ne bye+t na+gt
his . ake bye+t . his lhordes guodes . huer-of / him behoue+t /
straitliche / yelde rekeninge / and scele . +Tet is to <P_19> wytene /
+te guodes / of suo grat pris / and +te timliche guodes / +tet he he+t
/ ine lokinge . +te uirtues of +te bodie / and +te +to+gtes / and +te
consenteinens / and +te willes of +te zaule / waste+t / and despende+t
/ ine folyes / and ine outrages / to-uore +te e+gen / of his lhorde ,
an him ne poruay+t / of his rekeninge . and wel wot / +tet rekeni him
behoue+t . and ne wot / huanne . ne +tane day . ne +te oure .
(CMAYENBI,19.279)

Zuych folie / is wel y-cleped / onwythede . (CMAYENBI,19.280)

Of zuiche vices / bye+t uolle / +te greate proude men / +tet use+t
kueadliche / +te greate guodes / +tet god ham he+t ylend .
(CMAYENBI,19.281)

+Te +tridde ontreu+te +tet com+t of prede : ys renayrie .
(CMAYENBI,19.282)

He ys wel renay / +tet / +tet land +tet he halt of his lhorde / de+t
in-to +te hond of his uyende . and de+t him manhode . (CMAYENBI,19.283)

Zuych zenne make+t ech +tet zene+ge+t dyadliche . uor +tanne alzo moche
ase of him is he de+t manhode to +te dyeule / and becom+t his +trel .
and him yelt al +tet he halt of god / and bodi / and zaule . and o+tre
guodes . +tet he de+t to +te seruice of +te dyeule . (CMAYENBI,19.284)

And al+ta+g he by be his zigginge cristen : he renay+t be dede /
(CMAYENBI,19.285)

and ssewe+t +tet he ne is na+gt . (CMAYENBI,19.286)

Ac specialliche ine +tri maneres is man ycleped reney . and uals
cristen . o+ter uor +tet he ne belef+t / +tet he ssolde / ase de+t +te
bougre : and +te heretike / and +te apostate . +tet reneye+t hire
bileaue . O+ter uor +tet he agelt +te byleaue +tet he bylef+t . Alsuo
do+t +te uorzuorene . and +te le+gers of +te byleaue . O+ter belef+t
more +tanne he ssolde . ase do+t +te deuines / and +te wichen / and +te
charmeresses +tet worke+t be +te dyeules crefte . (CMAYENBI,19.287)

and alle +to +tet ine zuyche +tinges yleue+t and do+t hire hope :
zene+ge+t dyadliche . (CMAYENBI,19.288)

Vor alle zuiche +tinges bye+t aye +te byleaue . (CMAYENBI,19.289)

and +teruore his uorbyet holy cherche . (CMAYENBI,19.290)

+Tise bye+t +te manieres of on-treu+te / +tet is +te uerste bo+g of
prede . (CMAYENBI,19.291)

<heading>

+TE O+TER BO+G OF PREDE . (CMAYENBI,19.293)

</heading>

+te o+ter bo+g / +tet com+t out / of +te stocke / of prede : zuo is
onwor+tnesse {TEXT:despit_written_over_onwor+tnesse} / +tet is / wel
grat zenne . (CMAYENBI,19.295)

<P_20>

And +ta+g hit by zuo / +tet no zenne dyadlich / by wi+toute
onwor+tnesse / of god . alneway be +tet / +tet we speke+t of
onwor+thede / hyer specialliche / ine +tri maneris / me may zene+gi /
be +tise zenne . O+ter uor +tet / me ne prayze+t / o+tren ari+gt / ine
herte / ase me ssolde . O+ter uor +tet / me ne ber+t na+gt worssipe /
and reuerence : +ter +tet me ssolde . O+ter uor +tet / +tet me ne
bou+g+t na+gt ari+gt : to ham / +tet me ssolde / ri+gtuolliche bou+ge .
(CMAYENBI,20.297)

Nou +tench ri+gt wel / ine +tine herte / hou ofte / +te hest y-do / +te
ilke zenne / +tet +tou hest / ine +tine herte +te ilke / +tet more
bye+t wor+t / +tanne +tou / onwor+test . uor zome graces wy+toute /
+tet god / +te he+t y-yeve . o+ter uor noblesse / o+ter uor prowesse .
o+ter uor richesse . o+ter uor wyt . o+ter uor uayrhede . o+ter uor
o+tre guodes / huet +tet hi by : hueruore / +tou +ta prayzest / more
+tanne +te ssoldest . and o+tren lesse . (CMAYENBI,20.298)

Efterward / +tench hou uele zi+te +tou hest / litel ybore wor+tssipe /
and reuerence / to ham / +tet +tou ssoldest . Auerst / to god . and to
his moder . and to his hal+gen . and to +te angles of heuene .
(CMAYENBI,20.299)

Vor +ter ne is non / to-yans huam / +tet +tou ne hest agelt / ine
$onwor+tnesse {TEXT:despit_written_over_onwor+tnesse} . o+ter be
onwor+tnesse / +tet +tou hest / ofte zi+tes / euele / and wro+te /
y-loked hire festes . (CMAYENBI,20.300)

Efter +tan +tench / hou uele zi+te / +tou hest misserued oure lhord
Jesu crist . o+ter ine +tet / +tet +tou ne hest na+gt ble+teliche /
y-hyerd his seruise . ne y-zed his benes . ne yhyerd sermons .
(CMAYENBI,20.301)

and huanne +te ssoldest / yhere his messe / o+ter his sermon / at
cherche : +tou iangledest / and bourdedest / to-uor god .
(CMAYENBI,20.302)

and ine +tet / +tu bere him / litel wor+tssipe . (CMAYENBI,20.303)

Efterward / hou +tou hest uelezi+te / litel ybore wor+tssipe . to +te
bodye / of Jesu crist / +tanne +tou hit yze+ge . o+ter +tanne / +tou
hit onderuinge . ine +tet / +tet +tou nere na+gt / digneliche y-di+gt /
be ssrif+te . and by vor+tenchinge . O+ter be auenture / +tet wors is :
+tet +tou hit <P_21> onderuinge ine dyadlich zenne / be +tine wytinde /
+tet is grat onwor+tnesse {TEXT:despit._written_over_onwor+tnesse} .
(CMAYENBI,21.304)

Efterward / to +tine zuete uela+ge / and to +tine / guode lokere / +tin
angle . +tet alneway / +te loke+t . hou uele ssames / +tou hest him
y-do / ine +tet / +tou dedest / +tine zennes / beuore him .
(CMAYENBI,21.305)

Efterward +tench / hou $uele $zi+te {TEXT:uelezi+te} / +tou hest y-by /
onbo+gsam to +tine uader / and to +tine moder . and to +tan / to huam
+tou ssoldest bou+ge : and bere honur . (CMAYENBI,21.306)

Yef +tou wylt / ine +tise manere / recordy +ti lif : +tou sselt ysi
+tet +tou hest / more zi+te y-zene+gd / ine zuyche manere / of prede /
+tet is ycleped / onwor+tnesse {TEXT:despit_written_over_onwor+tnesse}
: +tet +tou / ne kanst na+gt telle . (CMAYENBI,21.307)

<heading>

+TE iij BO+G OF PREDE . (CMAYENBI,21.309)

</heading>

+Te +tridde bo+g of prede : is / arrogance . +tet me clepe+t /
opweninge / o+ter opniminge . (CMAYENBI,21.311)

+tanne +te man / wen+t more / of him-zelue / +tanne he ssolde . +Tet ys
to zigge : . +tet wen+t by / more wor+t : +tanne he by . o+ter more may
: +tanne he mo+ge . o+ter more conne : +tanne he can . o+ter wen+t by
more wor+t . o+ter more mo+ge . o+ter more conne : +tanne eny o+ter .
+Tis zenne / is +te streng+te / of +te dyeule . (CMAYENBI,21.312)

vor he loke+t / and norisse+t / alle +te greate gostliche zennes .
(CMAYENBI,21.313)

+Tis zenne him sseawe+t / ine uele maneres , o+ter be dede / o+ter be
speche . ac nameliche / ine zix maneres . +tet is to wytene / ine
onlepihede . (CMAYENBI,21.314)

uor +te proude / and +te ouerwenere / wene+t more by wor+t / o+ter
conne : more +tanne enie o+tre . (CMAYENBI,21.315)

and ne dayne+t na+gt do / ase o+tre / +tet more bye+t wor+t / +tanne he
by . (CMAYENBI,21.316)

ac ra+tre / wile by / onlepi ine his dedes . (CMAYENBI,21.317)

+Tet is +te uerste zenne / be huam ouerweninge is ine dede .
(CMAYENBI,21.318)

+Te o+ter is / fol niminge / of greate spendinge . +tet me clepe+t
prodigalite` . huanne he de+t to moche despense . o+ter / of his o+gen
: o+ter / of o+tre manne : uor to by / y-praysed . and +teruore / +tet
me him hyalde / +te more large / and +te more corteys .
(CMAYENBI,21.319)

<P_22>

+Te +tridde kuead / +tet com+t of ouerweninge : ys fole opniminge of
uals strif . ase zay+t / Salomon . +tet is to zigge . huo +tet mim+t /
a uals strif anhand / and wot wel / +tet hit is uals . and hit uol+ge+t
. (CMAYENBI,22.321)

+Te uer+te tuyg / of +te ilke bo+ge / huer-by / +te proude / sseawe+t
prede / of his herte : is yelpingge . +tet is / wel uoul zenne / and to
god : an to +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,22.322)

+Te yelpere is +te cockou . +tet ne kan / na+gt zinge / bote of
him-zelue : (CMAYENBI,22.323)

+Tis zenne is ybounde ine +tan / +tet be his o+gene mou+te / him yelp+t
. o+ter of his wytte . o+ter of his kenne . o+ter of his workes . o+ter
of his prouesse . (CMAYENBI,22.324)

Ac he him doble+t ine ham / +tet +te yelpere / and +te lozeniour /
zeche+t / and rede+t / and yef+t ham of his / uor ham to praysi . and
uor to zigge of ham : +tet hi / ne dorre na+gt zigge . and uor to
lye+ge of ham : and te grede hare noblesse . (CMAYENBI,22.325)

+Te vifte out-kestinge / of +te ilke stocke / is scorn .
(CMAYENBI,22.326)

Vor +tet is +te wone / of +te proude : $ouer-wenere / +tet him ne is
na+gt yno+g / to onwor+ti / ine his herte / +te o+tre . +tet ne habbe+t
na+gt / +te graces / +tet he wen+t habbe . ac make+t / his bisemers /
and his scornes . and +tet wors is : bisemere+t and scorne+t +te guode
men . and of ham / +tet he yzi+g+t / wende to guode . (CMAYENBI,22.327)

+tet is wel grat zenne . and wel dreduol . (CMAYENBI,22.328)

Ac / uor hire euele tongen : hi miswende+t / moche uolk / to done wel .
(CMAYENBI,22.329)

+Te zixte kestinge out / of the ilke bo+ge : is wy+tstondinge .
(CMAYENBI,22.330)

+Tet is / huanne +te man wy+tstant / to alle ham : +tet guod / him
wolde . (CMAYENBI,22.331)

Vor +te proude / ouerwenere : yef me him wi+tnim+t : he him defende+t .
(CMAYENBI,22.332)

yef me him chaste+t : he is wro+t . (CMAYENBI,22.333)

yef me him wel ret . he ne lef+t nenne / bote his o+gene wyt .
(CMAYENBI,22.334)

Hit is a perilous ziknesse / +tet ne may na+gt +tolye : +tet me him
take . and to +tan / +tet alle medicines : went in to uenim .
(CMAYENBI,22.335)

<heading>

+TE iiij . BO+G OF PREDE . (CMAYENBI,22.337)

</heading>

+Te uer+te bo+g of prede / is fole wylninge . +tet me clepe+t / ine
clergie : ambicion . +tet is / kuead wilninge <P_23> he+ge to cliue .
(CMAYENBI,23.339)

+Tis zenne / is +te dyeules panne / of helle . huerinne / he make+t his
sriinges . (CMAYENBI,23.340)

+Tes bo+g him spret / ine uele manyeres / ari+gthalf / and alefthalf .
(CMAYENBI,23.341)

Vor +te ilke / +tet wylne+t / he+ge to cliue : to zome / ha wyle queme
. (CMAYENBI,23.342)

and +terof wexe+t / uele zennes : ase ari+gthalf . +tet is to wytene :
lozengerie . simulacion . folliche yeue : uor +tet me ssel him hyealde
/ corteys / and large . (CMAYENBI,23.343)

To o+tren / ha wyle harmy . (CMAYENBI,23.344)

and +terof com+t +te zenne / alefthalf . ase to miszigge / to ham /
+tet he wyle harmi : him uor to anhe+gi . and him arere+t blame / and
wylne+t / +tane dya+t / of +tan / +tet halt / +tet he wen+t come to /
and bezuykynges . and euel red ; conspiracions . strif . and uele o+tre
zennes / +tet wexe+t / of +tise queade bo+ge . (CMAYENBI,23.345)

<heading>

+TE v . BO+G OF PREDE . (CMAYENBI,23.347)

</heading>

+Te uifte bo+g of prede / is ydele blisse . (CMAYENBI,23.349)

+tet is / fole / likinge / of fole heryinge . +tanne he uel+t / ine his
herte wytindeliche / of +tet he is / o+ter wen+t by . yhered / of zome
+tinge / +tet he he+t ine him / o+ter wen+t habbe . and wyle by yhered
. +terof / huerof / he ssolde herie god . (CMAYENBI,23.350)

And +teruore / ydeleblisse / benim+t god / (CMAYENBI,23.351)

and stel+t / +tet his is . (CMAYENBI,23.352)

Vor of alle oure guodes : he ssel habbe +te wor+tssipe / and +te
heryinge . and we / +te $wynnyngge . (CMAYENBI,23.353)

Ydeleblisse : is +te grete wynd / +tet +trau+t doun / +te greate tours
/ and +te he+ge steples / (CMAYENBI,23.354)

and +te greate beches / ine wodes / +trau+t to grounde .
(CMAYENBI,23.355)

an +te greate helles / make+t to resye . +tet bye+t / +te he+ge men /
and +tet bye+t / mest wor+t . (CMAYENBI,23.356)

+Tet is +te dyeules peni / huer-mide he bay+t / alle +te uayre
pane-wor+tes / ine the markatte / of +tise wordle / +tet bye+t / +te
guode workes . (CMAYENBI,23.357)

And uor +tet / +ter bye+t / +tri manere of guodes / +tet man he+t of
god . and +tet +te dyeuel / wyle begge / mid his pans :
(CMAYENBI,23.358)

+teruore / him to-del+t +tis bo+g / ine +tri manere / smale bo+ges /
huer-of wexe+t / ech manere zenne / +tet no clerek / ne kan telle .
(CMAYENBI,23.359)

+Te ilke +tri manere guodes / +tet <P_24> men he+t of god . bye+t / +te
guodes of kende . +te guodes of hap . +te guodes of grace .
(CMAYENBI,24.360)

+Te kendeliche guodes / bye+t +to / +tet me clepe+t / by kende . o+ter
/ aye +tet body : o+ter / aye +te zaule . (CMAYENBI,24.361)

Auorye +tet bodi : ase helpe , uayrhede . streng+te . prouesse .
noblesse . guode tonge . guode rearde . (CMAYENBI,24.362)

Auorye +te zaule : ase clier wyt . wel uor to understonde . and sotil
wyt / wel uor to vynde / guode onderstondinge : wel to ofhealde , And
+te uirtues of kende / huerby / som ys kendeliche : more +tanne o+ter .
o+ter larger / o+ter milder / o+ter graciouser . o+ter atempres . and
wel y-ordayned , (CMAYENBI,24.363)

Of alle +tise yef+tes . me ssel +tonki god / and serui / uor +tet hi
come+t alle of him . (CMAYENBI,24.364)

+Ta+gles +te proude / hise zel+t to +te dyeule / uor +tane ualsne peny
/ of ydele blisse , (CMAYENBI,24.365)

and werre+t ofte god / of alle his guodes . huer-of / he ssolde +tonki
god . (CMAYENBI,24.366)

And huo +tet nim+t wel yeme / ine alle +tise guodes of kende / +tet ich
habbe / ssortliche y-tald : by hit zenne / be ydele blisse / ine to
uele maneres / +tet / ech may betere y-zy / yne him-zelue / yef he wyle
/ wel studie : +tet o+tre ne conne him zigge . (CMAYENBI,24.367)

+Te guodes of hap : bye+t he+gnesses . richesses . delices . and
prosperites . huerof me +teng+t / in uele maneres . (CMAYENBI,24.368)

Vor huanne +te lheuedi of hap / he+t hire hue+gel y-went . to +te manne
/ and arered . and yzet to +te he+g+te of hare hue+gel / ase $+te melle
to +te wynde . and +tere he+ge y-cliue . +Tere blawe+t / alle +te tuelf
wyndes : of ydele blisse . (CMAYENBI,24.369)

Vor huanne +te ilke / +tet is zuo he+ge arise / ine prosperite` /
+teng+t in his herte / uerst / to +te dignete` . efterward / to his
prosperite` . efter+tan / to his richesses . efterward / to his lostes
/ +tet his body he+t . efter+tan / to +te greate uela+grede / +tet him
uol+ge+t . efterward / to +te uayre mayne` / +tet him serue+t .
efter+tan / to his uayre maneres . efterward / to his uaire ridinges .
$efterward / to +te plente` / of uayre robes . efter+tan / to +te
di+gtinge / of his house / wy+t eyse of loste / and o+tre manere <P_25>
harneys / +tet zuo moche is uayr / and noble . efterward / to +te
greate presens / and to +te greate festes / +tet me him make+t oueral .
efter+tan / to his guode los / and to his prayzinges / +tet oueral
ule+t . (CMAYENBI,25.370)

+Tus him ioisse+t and him glorifie+t +te wreche / ine his herte . zuo
+tet he not / huer he ys . (CMAYENBI,25.371)

+Tise bye+t +te yef+tes / +tet come+t of ydele blisse , +tet is to
wytene xij . maneres of uondinge of ydele blisse . +tet habbe+t +to :
ine he+g stat . o+ter ine +te wordle . o+ter ine religion . o+ter clerk
. o+ter lewed . (CMAYENBI,25.372)

+Te guodes of grace . bye+t uirtues / and guode workes .
(CMAYENBI,25.373)

And aye +tise guodes / ofte blau+t +te stranglaker / ydele blisse .
(CMAYENBI,25.374)

and ofte uel+t +te greatte traues / and +te he+geste . +tet bye+t / +te
meste guode men . (CMAYENBI,25.375)

And sselt y-wyte / +tet yne uirtues / and ine guode workes : uonde+t
+te dyeuel / be ydele blisse / ine +tri maneres . (CMAYENBI,25.376)

+Te on / zuo is / ine herte / wy+tinne / huanne me yher+t / of +te
guodes / +tet me de+t / priueliche . ase of benes . o+ter / of priue`
workes . and wen+t +te man / by betere mid god : +tanne he by .
(CMAYENBI,25.377)

+Te o+ter / zuo ys / huanne he he+t / ane fole blisse ine him / of +tet
/ he yher+t / o+ter y-zi+g+t / of his guode nameco+thede . and +tet he
is ypraysed . and y-hyealde uor guod man . (CMAYENBI,25.378)

+Te +tridde zuo is / huanne he wilne+t / and zek+t / and porchace+t los
/ and namecou+thede . and ine zuiche onderstondinge / de+t his guodes /
na+gt uor god properliche : ac uor +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,25.379)

<heading>

+TE ZIXTE BO+G OF PREDE . (CMAYENBI,25.381)

</heading>

+Te zixte bo+g of prede : is ypocrisye . (CMAYENBI,25.383)

+tet is a zenue / +tet make+t to ssewy / +te guod wy+t-oute / +tet ne
is na+gt / wy+t-inne . (CMAYENBI,25.384)

+Tanne bye+t +to / ypocrites / +tet make+t ham guode men / and ne bye+t
na+gt . +tet make+t more streng+te / to habbe +tane name of guod man :
+tanne +te zo+tnesse : and +te holinesse . (CMAYENBI,25.385)

And +tis hire to-del+t / ine +try . (CMAYENBI,25.386)

Vor +ter is / an ypocrisye / uoul . and ano+tre / fole . and +te
+tridde / sotil . (CMAYENBI,25.387)

+To bye+t / uoule ypocrites / +tet do+t / hyre uoulhedes / ine halkes :
And <P_26> sseawe+t ham guode / to-uore +te uolke . (CMAYENBI,26.388)

Zuiche clepe+t / oure lhord : berieles ypeynt . and y-gelt .
(CMAYENBI,26.389)

+To bye+t / fole ypocrites / +tet yno+g ham loke+t klenliche / to +te
bodye / and do+t manie penonces / an guode . principalliche : uor +te
los / of +te wordle . uor +tet / me halt ham / guode men .
(CMAYENBI,26.390)

+to bye+t wel foles . (CMAYENBI,26.391)

uor / of guod metal : hy make+t / ualse moneye . (CMAYENBI,26.392)

+To bye+t ypocrites / sotyls . +tet sotilliche / wylle+t he+ge cliue .
and stele+t / +te dingnetes / and +te baylyes . (CMAYENBI,26.393)

Hy do+t / al +tet guod man ssel do : zuo +tet no man / ne may his knawe
/ al-huet +tanne / +tet hi by+t uol wexe / and he+ge ycliue / ine
dyngnetes . (CMAYENBI,26.394)

And +tanne / ssewe+t hy +te kueades / +tet were / y-hole / and yroted /
ine +te herte . +tet is to wytene : prede . auarice . malice . and
o+tre kueade dedes . huer-by me knau+t aperteliche : +tet / +tet trau /
nes neure guod . and +tet hit wes / al fayntise / and ypocrisye : al
+tet he hedde beuore y-ssewed . (CMAYENBI,26.395)

+Teruore / hit is zo+t yzed . " Ne sselt +tou neure y-wyte / huet man
ys : alhuet he ys / +ter he wyle by . " (CMAYENBI,26.396)

<heading>

+TE ZEVENDE BO+G OF PREDE . (CMAYENBI,26.398)

</heading>

+Te zeuende bo+g / of prede / ys / fol drede / and fole ssame / huane
me let / wel to done / uor +te wordle / +tet me ne by / yhyealde
ypocrite / ne papelard / huer me dret more +te wordle : +tanne god .
(CMAYENBI,26.400)

+Te ilke ssame / com+t of kueade kuemynge / +tet me wyle kueme / +te
kueade . (CMAYENBI,26.401)

And +teruore / is hy do+gter of prede . and +te zeuende bo+g /
he+gliche . (CMAYENBI,26.402)

and make+t ofte / lete +tet guod to done : and do +tet kuead / uor to
kueme kueadliche to +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,26.403)

<heading>

+TET O+TER HEAUED / OF +TE BESTE OF HELLE . (CMAYENBI,26.405)

</heading>

+Tet o+ter heaued / of +te kueade beste : is enuie . (CMAYENBI,26.407)

+tet is +te eddre / +tet al / enuenyme+t . (CMAYENBI,26.408)

Enuie / is moder / to +te dya+te . (CMAYENBI,26.409)

vor by +te enuie / of +te dyeule : com dya+t / to +te wordle /
(CMAYENBI,26.410)

+tet is +te zenne / +tet mest ari+gt / make+t man / ilich +te dyeule :
his uader . (CMAYENBI,26.411)

Vor <P_27> +te dyeuel / ne hate+t / bote o+tres guod .
(CMAYENBI,27.412)

and ne loue+t / bote o+tres harm . (CMAYENBI,27.413)

and zuo de+t / +te enuious . (CMAYENBI,27.414)

+te enuious / ne may ysy / +tet guod of o+tren / nanmore / +tanne +te
oule / o+ter +te calouwe mous / +te bri+gtnesse / of +te zonne .
(CMAYENBI,27.415)

+Te ilke zenne / him to del+t / ine +tri bo+ges / he+gliche .
(CMAYENBI,27.416)

Vor +te ilke zenne / anuenyme+t / al+teruerst / +te herte / of +te
enuious . and efterward / +tane mou+t and efterward / +te workes .
(CMAYENBI,27.417)

+Te herte of +te enuious / ys enuenymed / and suo miswent . +tet he ne
may / o+tre manne guod / yzy / +tet hit him ne uor+ting+t / wy+tinne
+te herte . and dem+t kueadliche . (CMAYENBI,27.418)

and +tet he yzi+g+t / o+ter +tet / he yher+t : nim+t hit to kueade
wytte / (CMAYENBI,27.419)

and of al / make+t his harm . (CMAYENBI,27.420)

zuo moche / +tet to +te herte / of +te enuious / +to+gtes uenimouses /
of uals dom / +tet me ne hise may telle . (CMAYENBI,27.421)

Efterward +tanne / +te enuious y-her+t / o+ter yzy+t / o+tremanne kued
/ huet +tet hit by / o+ter kuead of bodye / ase dya+t / o+ter ziknesse
. o+ter kuead of auenture $hap . ase pouerte` / o+ter aduersite` .
o+ter kuead gostlich / ase huanne he yher+t / +tet zome / +tet me
hyelde guode men : ys y-blamed / of zome vice . Of +telliche +tinges /
him glede+t ine his herte . (CMAYENBI,27.422)

Efterward / huanne he yzi+g+t / o+ter yher+t / +te guod of o+tren . by
hyt / guod of kende / o+ter guod of hap / o+ter guod of grace / huerof
we habbe+t / aboue y-speke : +tanne him com+t / a zor+ge to +te herte /
+tet he ne may by ine reste / ne maky glednesse / ne uayr semblant .
(CMAYENBI,27.423)

Nou +tou mi+gt ysy / +tet +te venimouse herte / of +te enuiouse /
zene+ge+t generalliche : ine +tri maneres . ine ualse demynges . ine
awar+gede glednesse . ine worse zor+ges . (CMAYENBI,27.424)

alsuo he zene+ge+t by +te mou+te . (CMAYENBI,27.425)

Vor hit behoue+t / +tet zuich wyn / yerne by +te teppe : ase +ter is /
ine +te tonne . (CMAYENBI,27.426)

And uor +tet / +te herte / wes uol of uenym : hit behoue+t / +tet hit
lheape / out be +te mou+te . (CMAYENBI,27.427)

+Tanne of +te $mou+te / of +te enuious / come+t out / +tri manere
wordes uenimouses . huerof spek+t daui+t / ine +te sautere . +tet " +te
mou+t / of +te enuious : is uol of <P_28> corsinge / and of biterhede /
an of bezuykynge . " (CMAYENBI,28.428)

Of corsynge : uor +te guodes of o+tren / he missay+t / and hise lesse+t
/ alsemoche / ase he may , (CMAYENBI,28.429)

Of byterhede : uor +te kueades / of o+tren / he hise more+t / and
arere+t / be his mi+gte . (CMAYENBI,28.430)

Of bezuykyinge . vor al +tet he yzi+g+t / o+ter yher+t : he went hit to
kueade / and hit dem+t / ualslyche . (CMAYENBI,28.431)

Efterward / +te enuious / he+t +tri maneres / of uenim ine dede : ase
he he+t / ine mou+te / and ine herte . (CMAYENBI,28.432)

uor kende / of +te enuious : is to wi+tdra+ge / and uor to destrue / be
his mi+gte : alle guod / by hit lite / by hit lesse / by hit uoldo .
(CMAYENBI,28.433)

+Tanne is he / of +te kende / of +te baselycoc . (CMAYENBI,28.434)

uor no grenhede / ne may yleste / beuore hym . ne in gerse / ne in
busse / ne in trauwe . (CMAYENBI,28.435)

+Tanne by +te godspelle : +tet corn he+t +tri stas . (CMAYENBI,28.436)

uor hit is uerst ase ine gerse / afterward : ine yere .
(CMAYENBI,28.437)

efterward / is uol of frut / and al ripe . (CMAYENBI,28.438)

Alzuo +ter bye+t zome / +tet habbe+t guod ginninge / wel uor to libbe /
and to profiti / (CMAYENBI,28.439)

and bye+t ase ine gerze . (CMAYENBI,28.440)

+te ilke / him payne+t / +te enuious / uor te kuenche / yef he may .
(CMAYENBI,28.441)

+Te o+tre bye+t / ase ine yere / +tet wel floure+t / ine guode / and
profite+t . by hit to god : o+ter to +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,28.442)

and +to rebele+t / +te enuyous / uor to ssende / and to destrue : be
hys my+gte . (CMAYENBI,28.443)

+Te o+tre bye+t uor-mad / and ine grat stat / (CMAYENBI,28.444)

and do+t moche guod / to god / and to +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,28.445)

Vor +tet guode los / to abatye : and hyre guodes to lo+gy / +te enuious
agray+te+t / alle his gynnes . (CMAYENBI,28.446)

Vor +te more / +tet +te guodes bye+t greate : +te more zor+ge+t / +te
enuious . (CMAYENBI,28.447)

+Tis zenne / is zuo perilous : +tet onnea+te / me may / come / to
ri+gte uor+tenchinge . (CMAYENBI,28.448)

Vor +tet hi ys contrarious / to +te holy goste / +tet is welle / of
alle guode . (CMAYENBI,28.449)

And god zay+t / ine his spelle / +tet huo +tet zene+ge+t / aye +tane
holy gost : he ne ssel neure habbe merci / ine +tise wordle / ne ine
+te o+tre . (CMAYENBI,28.450)

uor he zene+ge+t / of his o+gene kueadnesse . (CMAYENBI,28.451)

and me ssel ine +tet / hollyche onderstonde . (CMAYENBI,28.452)

Vor +ter ne is / no zenne zuo grat : +tet god ne uoryef+t / ine +tise
<P_29> wordle / yef man him uor+ting+t / and byt merci / uor +te zenne
. +tet werre+t / be his mi+gte / +te grace / of +te holy gost . ine
+tet he werre+t / o+tremanne guod gostlich / ase +te yewes / werrede
Jesu crist / uor +te guodes / +tet he dede . (CMAYENBI,29.453)

<heading>

+TE ZENNEN AYE +TE HOLY GOST . (CMAYENBI,29.455)

</heading>

And +tou sselt ywyte / +tet +ter bye+t zix zennes / +tet bye+t
specialliche / ayens +te holy gost . +tet is to wytene / ouerweninge .
+tet make+t to moche sprede / +te merci of our lhorde / and litel
prayze+t / his ri+gtuolnesse . and +teruore / zeue+ge+t moche uolk /
ine hope . (CMAYENBI,29.457)

+Te o+ter is / wanhope . +tet benime+t god / his merci / as ouerweninge
: his $ri+gtuolnesse . (CMAYENBI,29.458)

+Te +tridde is / $wy+tstondinge . +tet is / hardnesse of herte . huanne
man / is y-hert / ine his kueadnesse / +tet me ne may / him wende / and
na+gt ne wyle / hym amendi . (CMAYENBI,29.459)

+Te uer+te is / onwor+thede / of penonce . (CMAYENBI,29.460)

+Tet is huanne man / ordayne+t ine his herte / +tet he / him ne ssel
na+gt uor+tenche / his zenne . (CMAYENBI,29.461)

+Te vifte is / to werri +te grace / of +te holy gost : ine o+tren .
(CMAYENBI,29.462)

+Te zixte is / to werri zo+tnesse / be his wytinde / and specialliche /
+te zo+tnesse / of +te cristine beleaue . (CMAYENBI,29.463)

Alle +tise zennes / bye+t aye +te guodnesse : of +te holy gost .
(CMAYENBI,29.464)

and bye+t / zuo greate / +tet onnea+te / come+t to ri+gte uor+tenchinge
. (CMAYENBI,29.465)

and +teruore / bye+t hy / onnea+te uoryeue . (CMAYENBI,29.466)

<heading>

+TE +TRIDDE HEAUED OF +TE KUEADE BESTE . (CMAYENBI,29.468)

</heading>

+Te +tridde heaued / of +te beste / is hate . (CMAYENBI,29.470)

Ac +tou sselt ywyte / +tet +ter is an hate / +tet is uirtue . +tet +te
guode man he+t / aye +tet kuead . (CMAYENBI,29.471)

An o+tre / +tet is zenne wel grat . +tet is felhede / of herte . huerof
come+t / uele bo+ges . and he+gliche : uour . by +te uour werreres /
+tet +te feloun he+t . (CMAYENBI,29.472)

+Te uerste is / to him-zelue . (CMAYENBI,29.473)

uor huanne man / him ber+t hate / to +te torment / and +te zaule / and
+tet body / zuo +tet man / ne may slepe ne none reste habbe .
(CMAYENBI,29.474)

O+terhuyl / him be-nim+t +tane mete / and +tane drinke .
(CMAYENBI,29.475)

and make+t him ualle / ine ane feure / <P_30> o+ter ine zuiche zor+ge :
+tet he nim+t / +tane dya+t . (CMAYENBI,30.476)

+Tet is a ver / +tet waste+t / alle +te guodes / of +te house .
(CMAYENBI,30.477)

+Te o+tre werre / +tet +te feloun he+t : +tet is to gode .
(CMAYENBI,30.478)

Vor wre+te / and felounye / op-bere+t / and nim+t zuo / o+terhuyl / +te
herte of +te felle / uor zome aduersite` timlich / o+ter uor ziknesse /
o+ter uor dya+t / of urendes . $o+ter uor zome misual / +tet his wyl /
ne is na+gt y-do : +tet ha groche+t / aye our lhord . (CMAYENBI,30.479)

and euele +tonke+t god / and his hal+gen / (CMAYENBI,30.480)

and zuere+t / and blasfeme+t / aye god / and his hal+gen .
(CMAYENBI,30.481)

+Te +tridde werre / +tet +te wre+tuolle he+t . is to +tan / +tet bye+t
onder him . +tet is / to his wyue / and to his mayne` .
(CMAYENBI,30.482)

Vor +te man / is o+terhuyl zuo out / of his wytte : +tet ha beat / and
smit / and wyf / and children / and mayne` . and brek+t potes / and
coppes / ase ha were / out of his wytte . (CMAYENBI,30.483)

and zuo he is . (CMAYENBI,30.484)

+Te uer+te / is werre / wy+t-oute / to his ne+gybores / and to his
nixte / +tet bye+t alle / aboute him . (CMAYENBI,30.485)

And of +tise bo+ge / wexe+t zeue smale bo+ges . (CMAYENBI,30.486)

Vor huanne wre+te arist / be-tuene tuay men : +ter is uerst chidinge /
and +tanne wre+te / +tet blef+t ine herte . effterward / wre+te .
(CMAYENBI,30.487)

efterward com+t ofte strif . efter wylninge of wreche . efterward /
o+terhuil mansla+gte . and efterward / o+terhuil werre dyadlich /
be-tuene +te urendes / huerof com+t / ofte / to moche kuead / and
perils / +tet ne mo+ge / na+gt by amended . (CMAYENBI,30.488)

Vor huanne +ter is werre / betuene tuaye men : hit yual+t ofte / +tet
+ter bye+t moche uolke dyade / +tet ne habbe+t nenne gelt . cherchen
tobroke . tounes uorbernd . abbeyes . priories . bernes destrud / and
men / and wyfmen / and children deserited / and y-exiled . and londes
destrud . and to moche / of o+tre harmes ; +tet bye+t y-do / be +te
encheyson / of +tan / +tet hi bye+t yhealde / uor te amendi / +tet /
+tis purchace+t . and +te lhord / and alle +to / +tet bye+t to ham
helpinde . an ine zuyche nyede . (CMAYENBI,30.489)

and +teruore hy bye+t / ine greate balance / of hyre hel+te / of zaule
. (CMAYENBI,30.490)

uor hi ne mo+ge <P_31> amendi / ne yelde : +te harmes / +tet hi habbe+t
ydo . (CMAYENBI,31.491)

and hit behoue+t yelde : o+ter hongy . (CMAYENBI,31.492)

<heading>

+TE VER+TE HEAUED OF +TE KUEADE BESTE OF HELLE . (CMAYENBI,31.494)

</heading>

+Tet uer+te heaued / of +te wyckede beste / is onlusthede .
(CMAYENBI,31.496)

+Tet is onlosthede / and tyene to do wel . (CMAYENBI,31.497)

+Tis zenne / his a to kuead rote / +tet kest / uele kueade bo+ges .
(CMAYENBI,31.498)

+Tis onlosthede / +tet is sleu+te / make+t +tet man he+t / kueade
aginnynge / and more kueade / amendinge / and to wors endinge .
(CMAYENBI,31.499)

Kueade anginnynge / he+t +te sleuuolle : be zix zennes .
(CMAYENBI,31.500)

+Te uerste is +tonneliche . huanne +te man loue+t lite / and lheucliche
oure lhord / +tet he ssolde louye / bernindeliche . (CMAYENBI,31.501)

and +terof com+t / +tet he is / fyeble and lheuc / to alle guodes / to
done . (CMAYENBI,31.502)

+Te o+ter is ar+gnesse / +tet is tyene / of herte / +tet is +tet bed /
to +te dyeule / huerine / he him reste+t / and zay+t to +te manne / and
to +te wyfmanne . ' +Tu hest y-by / to zofte y-dra+ge uor+t .
(CMAYENBI,31.503)

+tou art to fiebble / of compleccioun . (CMAYENBI,31.504)

+Tou ne mi+gt na+gt do / +te greate penonces . (CMAYENBI,31.505)

+tou art to tendre . (CMAYENBI,31.506)

+tou ssoldest by anhaste dyad . ' (CMAYENBI,31.507)

and +teruore +te wrechche / him let ualle to done +te lostes / of his
ulesse . (CMAYENBI,31.508)

+Te +tridde is ydelnesse . (CMAYENBI,31.509)

+tet is a zenne / +tet de+t moche kuead / ase zay+t / +te wrytinge .
(CMAYENBI,31.510)

Vor huanne +te dyeuel / uynt +tane man ydel : he hine de+t / to worke .
(CMAYENBI,31.511)

and de+t him uerst / +tenche kuead . and efterward / to wylni uileynies
/ ribaudyes / lecheries / and his time lyese / and manye guodes / +tet
he mi+gte do . huerof / he mi+gte wynne paradis . (CMAYENBI,31.512)

+Te uer+te is / heuinesse . huanne +te man / is zuo heui / +tat ne
loue+t / bote to ligge / and resti / and slepe . (CMAYENBI,31.513)

o+terhuil hy bye+t / yno+g awaked / to nyedes / +tet hi hedden leuere /
lyese vour messen ; +tanne ane zuot / o+ter ane slep .
(CMAYENBI,31.514)

+Te vifte is / wyckednesse . (CMAYENBI,31.515)

+tet is huanne +te man / li+t ine zenne / and yvel+t +te uondinges / of
+te dyeule / and of his ulesse / +tet him asayle+t / and be ri+gte
kueadnesse : nele arere +tet heued to gode / be zor+ge / ne grede /
harou be ssrifte . ne arere +te honden . <P_32> be satisfacioun .
{TEXT:dedbote_written_over_satisfacioun} . (CMAYENBI,32.516)

+Te ilke anlikne+t / +tane ssrewe / +tet he+t leuere rotye / in a
prison / uoul / and stinkinde : +tanne to habbe / +te pyne of stapes /
to cliue uor his outguoinge . (CMAYENBI,32.517)

+Te zixte / is litel wyl {TEXT:ar+gness_written_over_litel_wyl} .
(CMAYENBI,32.518)

Ine +tise zenne / bye+t +to / +tet habbe+t drede / of na+gt / +tet ne
dorre / na+gt aginne / wel to done . (CMAYENBI,32.519)

uor hi habbe+t drede +tet god / ham wyle fayly / (CMAYENBI,32.520)

+tet is +te drede / of +te meteres . +tet habbe+t drede / of hare
metinges . (CMAYENBI,32.521)

+To anlikne+t +tan / +tet ne dar na+gt guo / ine +te pe+te uor +tane
snegge / +tet sseawe+t him his hornes . And to +te childe / +tet ne dar
na+gt guo his way / uor +te guos +tet blau+t . (CMAYENBI,32.522)

+Tise bye+t +te zix vices / +tet benyme+t +te manne / guod ginnynge .
(CMAYENBI,32.523)

Vor o+tre zix vices / ne may +te sleawolle habbe guod aginnynge / o+ter
amendement . (CMAYENBI,32.524)

+Tet bye+t techches / of kuead seriont / +tet make+t / +tet non guod
man / ne ssel his onderuonge / in to his seruice / huanne he is sleuuol
. {TEXT:ontrewe._written_over_sleuuol} onssriuel . uoryetinde . slak .
and fallinde . (CMAYENBI,32.525)

+te uerste vice is / ontreu+te . (CMAYENBI,32.526)

Vor huanne god / zet ine +te herte of man / guod wyl / wel to done :
+tanne com+t +te dyeuel / (CMAYENBI,32.527)

and hym zay+t / ' +tou hit sselt wel / recouri / (CMAYENBI,32.528)

+tou art yong / and strang / (CMAYENBI,32.529)

+tou sselt libbe long . ' (CMAYENBI,32.530)

and zuo he him / onwone+t +te dyeuel wel uor to done .
(CMAYENBI,32.531)

Efterward / com+t sleu+te . (CMAYENBI,32.532)

uor he / +tet wel de+t / and de+t hit auerst : hit nis no wonder /
+ta+g he hit do / sleuuolliche . (CMAYENBI,32.533)

+Tet is a uice huerof al +te wordle is besmet . huo +tet nim+t wel hede
. (CMAYENBI,32.534)

Vor lite uolk +ter bye+t / +tet by diligent / ine +tet hi bye+t /
yhyealde to done / auorye god / and hire nixte . (CMAYENBI,32.535)

Efter sleau+te / is uoryetinge . (CMAYENBI,32.536)

Vor huo +tet ys sleauuol : ofte uoryet . (CMAYENBI,32.537)

Vor +tise tuo zennes / of uoryetynge : hit yual+t ofte / +tet he ne can
him ssriue . (CMAYENBI,32.538)

Vor huanne +te man / is sleuuol / him to ssriue : he uoryet his lackes
/ and his zennes / (CMAYENBI,32.539)

+tet is grat peril . (CMAYENBI,32.540)

Vor non ne may habbe / uoryeuenesse : wy+t-oute / zo+te ssrifte . +tet
ber+t / uor+tenchinge / of herte . beknaulechinge / of <P_33> mou+te /
bo+gsamnesse / ine dede / +tet is amendinge : and dedbote .
(CMAYENBI,33.541)

+Ter ne ys non zuo guod man / +tet yef he yze+ge wel / his o+gene
lackes / +tet he ne ssolde uynde / yno+g uor to zigge eche daye / ine
his ssrif+te . (CMAYENBI,33.542)

Ac sleu+te . and uoryetinge : blende+t +te zene+geres . +tet hi ne
zye+t na+gt ine +te boc / of hire inwytte . (CMAYENBI,33.543)

<heading>

+TE PERIL OF SLACNESSE . (CMAYENBI,33.545)

</heading>

Efterward / com+t slacnesse / +tet com+t / of +te defaute / of herte
and of kueade wone . +tet bint zuo +tane man / +tet onnea+te / he him
yef+t / to done wel . (CMAYENBI,33.547)

o+terhuil hit com+t / of onconnyndehede : and of fole hete . huerby +te
man / op let zuo his herte / and his body / be uestinges . and be
wakinges . and by o+tre dedes . zuo +tet he ual+t ine fyeblesse / and
ine zuiche ziknesse : +tet he ne may na+gt trauayly / ine godes seruice
. and to-ual+t ine +ta slacnesse / +tet he ne he+t smak / ne deuocion /
wel to done . (CMAYENBI,33.548)

Efterward / com+t werihede / +tet make+t +tane man / weri / and worsi /
uram daye / to daye / al-huet he is / al recreyd / and defayled .
(CMAYENBI,33.549)

And +tis is / +te zixte vice / of +te kueade sergonte . +tet he fayle+t
/ er +tan he come / to +te ende / o+ter to his terme .
(CMAYENBI,33.550)

And me kan zigge : huo +tet serue+t / and na+gt uol-serue+t : his ssepe
/ he lyest . (CMAYENBI,33.551)

<heading>

+TE 6 POYNS OF SLEU+TE : +TET BRENGE+T MAN TO HIS ENDE .
(CMAYENBI,33.553)

</heading>

And yet eft / +ter bye+t / zix poyns / kueade . huerby sleu+te brenge+t
man / to his ende . (CMAYENBI,33.555)

+Te uerste is / onbo+gsamnesse . huanne +te man / nele do / +tet me him
zay+t / ine penonce . (CMAYENBI,33.556)

o+ter me him hat zom+ting / +tet him +ting+t hard . he him excuse+t :
+tet he hit ne may do . (CMAYENBI,33.557)

o+ter yef he hit onderuang+t : he hit de+t / o+ter litel / o+ter na+gt
. (CMAYENBI,33.558)

+Te o+ter poynt / is inpacience . (CMAYENBI,33.559)

uor ase he ne may / no +ting bere / be bo+gsamnesse . he ne may +tolye
/ be paciense . zuo +tet non / ne dar to him speke / of his <P_34>
guode . (CMAYENBI,34.560)

+Te +tridde / is grochynge . (CMAYENBI,34.561)

Vor huanne me spek+t to him / uor his guode : he him wre+te+t /
(CMAYENBI,34.562)

and groche+t . (CMAYENBI,34.563)

and him +ting+t : +tet me him onwor+te+t . (CMAYENBI,34.564)

and +terof he ual+t / in-to zor+ge / (CMAYENBI,34.565)

+tet is / +te uer+te vice . (CMAYENBI,34.566)

An zuo moche / him ouerge+t / +te ilke zor+ge / +tet al / +tet me him
zay+t / al +tet me him de+t / al +tet he yher+t / al +tet he zi+g+t :
al hit him tiene+t . (CMAYENBI,34.567)

and zuo he ual+t / in-to zor+ge / and into tyene to libbe / zuo +tet
him-zelf / him haste+t / and wylne+t / his dya+t . (CMAYENBI,34.568)

and +tis is +te vifte vice . (CMAYENBI,34.569)

Efter alle +tise zor+guolle poyns of sleu+te / him yef+t +te dyeuel /
+tane strok dyadlych / (CMAYENBI,34.570)

and de+t him / into wanhope . (CMAYENBI,34.571)

+teruore he porchace+t / his dya+t / (CMAYENBI,34.572)

and him-zelue / sla+g+t . ase despayred . (CMAYENBI,34.573)

and him yef+t / alle kueadnesses / to done / (CMAYENBI,34.574)

and him ne dret na+gt / to do zenne / huet +tet hit by .
(CMAYENBI,34.575)

To zuich ende / let sleau+te +tane man . (CMAYENBI,34.576)

+Tise bye+t . xviij . poyns . +tet +te dyeuel / +trau+t / opo +tane
sleuuolle . (CMAYENBI,34.577)

hit ne is no wonder / +ta+g he lyese +tet geme . (CMAYENBI,34.578)

<heading>

+TET VIFTE HEAUED OF +TE BESTE . (CMAYENBI,34.580)

</heading>

+Tet vifte heaued / of +te beste / beuore y-zed . is the zenne / of
auarice / and of couaytyse / +tet is rote / of alle kueade . ase zay+t
zaynte paul . (CMAYENBI,34.582)

+Tet is +te maystresse / +tet he+t / zuo greate scole / +tet alle guo+t
+trin / uor to lyerni . ase zay+t / +te wrytinge . (CMAYENBI,34.583)

Vor alle manere of uolk / studie+t ine auarice / and greate / and smale
. kinges . prelates . clerkes . an lewede . and religious .
(CMAYENBI,34.584)

Auarice / is disordene loue . (CMAYENBI,34.585)

zuo disordene / him ssewe+t / in +tri maneres generalliche . ine
wynnynge : boldeliche . ine ofhealdinge : streytliche . ine spendinge :
scarsliche . (CMAYENBI,34.586)

T+ise bye+t +te +tri bo+ges principales : +tet of +tise rote wexe+t .
(CMAYENBI,34.587)

Ac specialliche / and propreliche / of +te rote of auarice / guo+t out
/ manye smale roten . +tet bye+t / wel greate / dyadliche zennes .
(CMAYENBI,34.588)

+Te uerste is gauelinge . +Te o+ter / +tyef+te . +Te +tridde / roberye
. +Te uer+te / chalenge . +Te vifte / sacrilege . +Te zixte / symonye .
+Te zeuende / kuedhedes . (CMAYENBI,34.589)

+Te e+gtende is / ine chapfare . (CMAYENBI,34.590)

+Te <P_35> ne+gende is / wycked creft . (CMAYENBI,35.591)

+Te tende is / ine kuade uolke . (CMAYENBI,35.592)

And ech of +tise smale roten / him to-del+t / ine uele manyeres .
(CMAYENBI,35.593)

+Tanne +te uerste rote / +tet is gauelinge . him to del+t / ine zeuen /
outkestinges . (CMAYENBI,35.594)

Vor +ter bye+t / zeue manere gaueleres : lenynde . +tet lene+t zeluer .
uor o+tren . And aboue +te catel : nime+t +te he+g+tes . o+ter ine pans
. o+ter ine hors . o+ter ine corn . o+ter ine wyn . o+ter ine frut of
+te grounde / +tet hi nime+t / ine wedde dyade . wy+t-oute rekenynge /
+tet frut ine paynge . (CMAYENBI,35.595)

And +tet wors ys : hi wylle+t rekeny tuyes . o+ter +tries +tet yer .
uor to do arise +tet gauel . (CMAYENBI,35.596)

and wylle+t / yet habbe yef+tes aboue / uor eche terme .
(CMAYENBI,35.597)

and make+t / ofte / of +te gauel : principale dette . (CMAYENBI,35.598)

+Tise bye+t gaueleres kueade / and uoule . (CMAYENBI,35.599)

Ac +ter is ano+ter lenere corteys . +tet lene+t / wy+t-oute chapfare
makiinde . alneway in he+ginge . o+ter ine pans . o+ter ine hors .
o+ter ine coupes of gold . o+ter of zeluer . o+ter robes . o+ter tonnen
mid wyn / o+ter ine uette zuyn . seruices ulessliche . of hors . of
carten . o+ter prouendres to ham / o+ter to hare children . o+ter ine
o+tre +tinges . (CMAYENBI,35.600)

and oueral to gauel / huanne me hit nim+t / by +te skele / of +te lone
. (CMAYENBI,35.601)

+Tis is +te uerste manere / of gauelynge / +tet is ine leninge
kueadliche . (CMAYENBI,35.602)

+Te o+tre manere / of gauelynge / is ine +tan / +tet ne lene+t na+gt /
to hare persone . ac +tet hire uaderes / and +te uaderes of hare wyues
/ o+ter hare eldringes / habbe+t yporchaced / be gauelinge . hit of
hyealde+t and nolle+t hit na+gt yelde . (CMAYENBI,35.603)

+Te +tridde manere of gavelinge . is ine ham / +tet habbe+t onwor+t /
to lene of hire hand : (CMAYENBI,35.604)

ac hi do+t lene / hare sergons . o+ter o+tre men / of hire pans .
(CMAYENBI,35.605)

+Tise bye+t +te mayster gaueleres . (CMAYENBI,35.606)

Of +te ilke zenne ne bye+t na+gt +te he+ge men quit / +tet hyealde+t
and sostene+t iewes and +te caorsins . +tet lene+t / and destrui+t /
+te contraye / (CMAYENBI,35.607)

and hy nyme+t +te medes / and +te greate yef+tes / and o+terhuil / +te
ronsounes / +tet bye+t of +te guodes / of +te poure . (CMAYENBI,35.608)

+Te uer+te manyere / is ine ham / +tet <P_36> lene+t / of o+tremanne
zelure / o+ter bor+ge+t / to litel cost : uor to lene / to gratter cost
. (CMAYENBI,36.609)

+Tise bye+t / litle gaueleres / +tet lyerne+t / zuych uoul creft .
(CMAYENBI,36.610)

+Te vifte manere is / ine cheapfare / huanne me zel+t / +tet +ting .
huet +tet hit by : more +tanne hit by wor+t / uor +tane time .
(CMAYENBI,36.611)

an +tet wors is / +te time-zettere ontrewe . (CMAYENBI,36.612)

huanne he yzi+g+t +tet uolk / mest nyeduol . +tanne wyle he zelle / +te
derrer tuyes / o+ter +tries zuo moche / +tane +tet +ting / by wor+t .
(CMAYENBI,36.613)

Zuych uolk / do+t to moche kuead . (CMAYENBI,36.614)

Vor hire time-zettinge / hi destrue+t / and make+t beggeres / +te
kny+gtes : and +te he+gemen / +tet uol+ge+t +te tornemens . and +tet hy
betake+t / hyre londes / and hare eritage / ine wed . and dead wed /
+tet na+gt him ne aquytte+t . (CMAYENBI,36.615)

+Te o+tre zene+ge+t / to begge +te +tinges / ase corn . o+ter wyn .
o+ter o+ter+ting / lesse be +te haluedele / +tanne hit his wor+t . uor
+te pans / +tet he pay+t beuore . (CMAYENBI,36.616)

and +tanne / hit zelle+t / ham ayen / tuyes zuo moche / o+ter +tries :
+te derrer . (CMAYENBI,36.617)

+Te o+tre begge+t +te +tinges / huanne hi bye+t lest wor+t to greate
cheape / ine herueste / +tet corn . ine uendonginge : +tet wyn . o+tre
cheapfares uor to zelle ayen / al-huet hi bye+t / mest diere .
(CMAYENBI,36.618)

and wilne+t / +tane dyere time / uor to zelle +te derrer .
(CMAYENBI,36.619)

+Te o+tre / +tet corn agerse . +te vines in flouringe / huanne +tet hi
bye+t / of uaire ssewynge . be zuiche uorwerde : +tet hi habbe / huet
cas yualle : hire catel sauf . (CMAYENBI,36.620)

+Te zixte manere / is of +tan / +tet take+t hire pans to marchons / be
zuo +tet hi by uela+ge / to +te wynnynge . and na+gt to +te lere .
o+ter +tet hi betake+t / hire bestes / to +te haluedele / be zuo +tet
hi by / of fer {TEXT:pris_written_above_fer} . +Tet is to zigge / +tet
yef hi sterue+t / ine mene-time : do o+tre ine hare stede / ase moche
wor+t . (CMAYENBI,36.621)

+Te zeuende manere / is ine +tan / +tet do+t / hare poure ne+g+geboures
/ ine hare nyedes . and uor +tet hi habbe+t / ham y-lend / a lyte
zeluer . o+ter corn . o+ter ydo zome cortaysye . (CMAYENBI,36.622)

And huanne hy hise yze+t poure / and nyeduol : +tanne make+t hy / mid
ham / marcat / to do hire niedes . (CMAYENBI,36.623)

and +te pans / +tet hi token beuore / to +te <P_37> poure manne . o+ter
him lende / a lite corn . / hi habbe+t +tri panewor+tes of worke : uor
ane peny . (CMAYENBI,37.624)

<heading>

+TE O+TER BO+G OF COUAYTISE . (CMAYENBI,37.626)

</heading>

+Te o+ter bo+g of auarice : ys +tyef+te . +tet is nyme / o+ter ofhealde
/ o+tre manne +tinges / wy+t wrong / and onwytinde / and wy+t-oute
wylle / of +te lhorde . (CMAYENBI,37.628)

And +tet me may do / ine uour maneres be +te manire of +tyeues .
(CMAYENBI,37.629)

Vor +ter ys : a +tyef open . and a +tyef ywre+ge . a +tief priue` . and
a +tyef uela+ge . (CMAYENBI,37.630)

+Te +tyef commun / and open / bye+t +to / +tet be zuiche crefte /
libbe+t . of huam me de+t dom / huanne me hise nym+t .
(CMAYENBI,37.631)

Of zuichen +ter bye+t / uele maneres . ine londe / and ine ze .
(CMAYENBI,37.632)

+Te +tyef y-wre+ge / is +tet stele+t ine halkes / and ywry+geliche
greate +tinges / o+ter little / be hire vi+gtinge . o+ter be traysoun .
o+ter be queayntise . (CMAYENBI,37.633)

+Te priue` +tyeues bye+t +to / +tet ne stele+t na+gt / of oncou+te . ac
of priues . (CMAYENBI,37.634)

And of zuichen : +ter bye+t / of greate / and of smale .
(CMAYENBI,37.635)

+Te greate / bye+t of +te kueade / and +te ontrewe reuen . prouos . and
bedeles . and seruons . +tet stele+t / +te amendes . and wy+tdra+ge+t
+te rentes / of hire lhordes . and rekene+t more / ine dedes . and ine
spendinge . an lesse / ine onderuonginge . and ine rentes .
(CMAYENBI,37.636)

Zuyche bye+t / +te greate officials / +tet bye+t / ine +te house / of
riche men . +tet make+t +te greate spendinges . and yeue+t largeliche /
+te guodes of hare lhordes / wy+t-oute hare wytende / and wy+t-oute
hare wylle . (CMAYENBI,37.637)

To +tise zenne belonge+t / +te zennes of +te wyue . +tet de+t zuo moche
/ be hare zenne / +tet +te children / +tet hi wot wel / +tet hi he+t /
be spousbreche : ber+t away +te kende . (CMAYENBI,37.638)

Zuych is +te zenne / of +te wyue +tet +te guodes / of hire lhorde
stel+t . uor to yeue / hare kenne . o+ter uor to done / into kuead us .
And of ham / of religion / +tet bye+t o+generes . (CMAYENBI,37.639)

uor hi behote+t to libbe / $wy+t-oute o+gninge . (CMAYENBI,37.640)

<P_38>

+Te o+tre bye+t / +te little +tyeues . +tet stele+t / ine +te house :
bread . wyn . an o+tre +tinges / huyche +tet hi by . o+ter of hire
ne+gebores . hire capons . hennen . frut of hire gardins . o+ter o+tre
+tinges / huet +tet hit by . (CMAYENBI,38.642)

Zuyche bye+t +to / +tet ofhyealde+t / +te +tinges / +tet hi vinde+t .
and wyte+t wel / huas +tet hi bye+t . and nolle+t hise na+gt yelde .
(CMAYENBI,38.643)

Vor yef +te vinst / and na+gt ne yelst : +tou hit stelst .
(CMAYENBI,38.644)

And +ta+g hi ne wyte / huas +tet hi bye+t : hi ne ssolle / na+gt
+teruore / hit ofhealde . (CMAYENBI,38.645)

ac hi ssollen do be +te rede / of holy cherche / o+ter be hire
ssrifteuaderes . (CMAYENBI,38.646)

+Te +tyeues be uela+grede / bye+t +to / +tet parte+t / of +te +tyef+te
/ o+ter uor uela+grede / o+ter by yef+te / o+ter be begginge . o+ter
ine o+tre manyere . (CMAYENBI,38.647)

Efterward / +to +tet consente+t / o+ter rede+t / o+ter hoti+t / hit do
. And +to +tet defende+t +te +tyeues / o+ter sostene+t his / in hare
queade / o+ter his onderuonge+t / in to hare house / o+ter in to his
londe / mid hare +tyef+te . Efterward / +te kueade domesmen / +tet hise
soffre+t . o+ter be yef+tes . o+ter be biddynges . o+ter be o+tre
kueade skele . and nolle+t . o+ter ne dorre / ri+gt do .
(CMAYENBI,38.648)

<heading>

+TE +TRIDDE BO+G OF AUARICE . (CMAYENBI,38.650)

</heading>

+Te +tridde bo+g of auarice : is roberye . +tet he+t uele smale roten .
(CMAYENBI,38.652)

+te uerste is / ine kueade exequitours / of bekuydes .
(CMAYENBI,38.653)

+Te o+ter is / ine kueade lordes / by he kny+gt / o+ter o+ter / +tet
be-ula+ge+t / +te poure men : +tet hi ssolden loki . be tayles . be
tornees . be lones . be kueade wones . be amendes . be +treapnynges .
o+ter be o+tre wones / +tet hy zeche+t . o+ter be+tenche+t / hou hi
mo+ge habbe / of hiren . (CMAYENBI,38.654)

Ine +tise zenne bye+t / +te greate princes . o+ter barouns . +tet be
hare streng+te / nime+t +te cites . +te casteles . +te londes . +te
baronyes . and +te o+tre riche men / +tet hare poure ne+geboures /
benime+t mid streng+te / londes / vines / o+ter o+tre +tinges . and
nime+t ary+gthalf / and alefthalf / +tet no +ting / ne may ham <P_39>
ascapie . (CMAYENBI,39.655)

+Te +tridde is / ine robberes / and kueade herber+geres / +tet
berobbe+t / +te pilgrimes / an +te marchons / and o+tre wayuerindemen .
(CMAYENBI,39.656)

+Te uer+te / is ine ham / +tet nolle+t paye / +tet hi ssolle . and +tet
hi of $healde+t / mid wrong / +te ssepes / of hare sergons . o+ter of
ham / +tet do+t hare niedes . (CMAYENBI,39.657)

+Te vifte is / ine +tise greate $prelates / +tet benime+t / and robbe+t
/ hire onderlinges / be to moche procuringe . o+ter be zome
onri+gtuolle niminges +tet hi do+t in to uele maneres .
(CMAYENBI,39.658)

+To bye+t +te wolues : +tet urete+t +te ssep . (CMAYENBI,39.659)

+Te zixte is / ine zuyche reuen . prouost . bedeles . o+tre mesteres
men / huiche +tet hy bye+t . +tet make+t +te greate robbynges / and +te
wronges / ope +te poure . and begge+t / +te greate eritages .
(CMAYENBI,39.660)

+Ter bye+t zuo uele o+tre maneres / of roberies : +tet long +ting / hit
were to zigge . (CMAYENBI,39.661)

ac zome bye+t y-contined / ope +tan / +tet bye+t yzed .
(CMAYENBI,39.662)

<heading>

+TE UER+TE BO+G OF AUARICE . (CMAYENBI,39.664)

</heading>

+Te uer+te bo+g of auarice / is acsynge . +tet is to yerne opo o+tre /
mid . wrong . (CMAYENBI,39.666)

to +tise zenne belonge+t / al +tet barat . alle ualshedes . and alle
gyles : +tet come+t / ine plait . (CMAYENBI,39.667)

Ine +tis clergie / he+t dame auarice / uele scolers . and of clerkes :
and of leawede . and specialliche / zeue manyeres of uolke . +tet alle
/ +tus studie+t . (CMAYENBI,39.668)

+Te uerste bye+t / +te ualse playneres / +tet make+t / +te ualse
bezechinges . and zeche+t / +te ualse demeres . and lang time . and +te
ualse wytnesses . +te ualse playteres . +te ualse lettres uor to greui
o+tren . and trauayle+t +tet uolk / myd wrong . o+ter be cristene cort
. o+ter be leawede cort . (CMAYENBI,39.669)

+Te o+tre bye+t / +te ualse yulemde / +tet vlye+t . and na+gt +tet /
+tet zi+gt is . and zeche+t $wy+tsettingges and respit . uor to bynime
o+tren / hare o+gen . (CMAYENBI,39.670)

+Te +tridde bye+t / +te ualse wytnesses . (CMAYENBI,39.671)

+tise make+t / +te ualse mariages . (CMAYENBI,39.672)

+tise benime+t / +te heritages . (CMAYENBI,39.673)

+tos do+t / zuo moche kuead / and harmes / +tet non / ne may his amendi
. (CMAYENBI,39.674)

and al +tis hi do+t / be hare greate couaytise . (CMAYENBI,39.675)

+Te uer+te bye+t / +te ualse plaiteres / +tet onderuonge+t / an
sostinet / +te <P_40> ualse causes / be hare wytinde / and hise
beclepie+t uor ssepe / and uor yef+tes . +tet hi nyme+t ari+gthalf /
and alefthalf . and ofte lyese / +te guode playntes / be hare
kueadnesse / o+ter uor onconynghede / o+ter be sleaw+te / miswende+t
+te ri+gtes / and do+g alle +te wronges / vor hare couaytise / ase +to
+tet bye+t maystres of gyle / and of contak / and of be-uelynge .
(CMAYENBI,40.676)

+Te vifte . bye+t / +te ualse notaryes / +tet make+t +te ualse lettres
. and ualse+t +te celes . make+t +te kueade libelles . and to uele
o+tre / ualshedes . (CMAYENBI,40.677)

+Te o+tre bye+t / +te ualse demeres . +tet ham zelue honge+t / more of
one half / +tanne of ano+tre / be yef+tes / o+ter be behotinges / o+ter
be byddinges / o+ter uor loue . o+ter uor wre+te / o+ter uor drede .
and onbynde+t +te playntes / mid wrong . And do+t maki +te greate
costes / and nime+t / +te greate yef+tes / o+terhuyl / of +te on :
o+terhuil / of +te o+tren / o+terhuyl / of on / and of o+tre . and
zelle+t / hare domes . o+ter ham / lete+t ywor+te . And do+t / to +te
poure men / greate harmes / +tet hi ne mo+ge amendi . (CMAYENBI,40.678)

+Te o+tre bye+t / +te kueade bezide-zitteres / +tet yeue+t +te kueade
redes / to +te demeres / and make+t lyese +te playntes : uor +te
seruices / +tet hy habbe+t . (CMAYENBI,40.679)

Alle +te persones / beuore yzed / bye+t y-hyealde to yelde / +tet hi
habbe+t y-het kueadliche / of o+tren . und hare harmes / +tet +te o+tre
habbe+t y-het / be ham . (CMAYENBI,40.680)

<heading>

+TE VIFTE BO+G OF AUARICE . (CMAYENBI,40.682)

</heading>

+Te vifte bo+g of auarice / is sacrilege . (CMAYENBI,40.684)

Sacrilege is : huanne me brec+t . o+ter bleche+t . o+ter dra+g+t
uoulliche / +te holy +tinges . o+ter +te men / of holy cherche . o+ter
+te y-hal+gede stedes / +tet bye+t apropred / to guodes seruise .
(CMAYENBI,40.685)

and +tet de+t do / ofte / couaytise ine uele maneres . Verst / huanne
me dra+g+t uoulliche / +tet bodi of oure lhorde / aze do+t +te ereges .
and +te wychen . and +te kueade prestes / uor to wynne .
(CMAYENBI,40.686)

Alsuo ich zigge / of +te o+tre sacremens . (CMAYENBI,40.687)

Efterward / huanne me brec+t / o+ter stel+t / o+ter dra+g+t uoulliche /
+te hal+gede +tinges . <P_41> +Te crouchen . +te calices +te creyme .
+te coporeaus . +te yblissede uestemens . and o+tre / yblissede +tinges
. (CMAYENBI,41.688)

Efterward / huanne me bern+t . o+ter brek+t cherches . o+ter holi
stedes . cherchtounes . o+ter hous of relygioun . o+ter huanne me
dra+g+t +to / out / +tet vle+t to holy cherche . o+ter into
cherchtounes . uor to by y-bor+ge . (CMAYENBI,41.689)

Efterward / huanne me make+t medles / ine cherche / zuo +tet +ter ys /
blod yssed . o+ter huanne me de+t / zenne of lecherie .
(CMAYENBI,41.690)

Efterward / huanne me lay+t hand / ine kueade / ine clerk . o+ter ine
man / o+ter ine wyfman / of religion . (CMAYENBI,41.691)

Efterward huanne me stel+t . o+ter ber+t / be kueade skele / out of
holy stede / yblissede +tinges / o+ter onblissede / huet +tet hit by .
(CMAYENBI,41.692)

Of +tise zennes / ne bye+t na+gt kuytte +to / +tet +te guodes of holy
cherche . +te patremoyne of Iesu crist / despende+t ine kueade us . Ne
+to na+temo / +tet benime+t / o+ter of hyalde+t mid $wrong / o+ter mid
streng+te . o+ter hede+t +te +tinges / +tet bye+t apropred / to holy
cherche . o+ter hise paye+t kueadliche . ase +te rentes . +to offrendes
. +te tendes . and +te o+tre ri+gtes / of holy cherche .
(CMAYENBI,41.693)

Of +tise zelue zenne / ne bye+t na+gt kuytte / +to +tet breke+t +te
zondayes / and +te festes / +tet bye+t to loki . (CMAYENBI,41.694)

Vor +te holy day / he+t his vridom / ase habbe+t +te holy stedes .
(CMAYENBI,41.695)

+Tise bye+t +te smale bo+ges +tet wexe+t of +te bo+ge of sacrilege .
(CMAYENBI,41.696)

<heading>

+TE .vj. BO+G OF AUARICE . (CMAYENBI,41.698)

</heading>

+Te zixte bo+g of auarice / is symonye . +tet is zuo ycleped / uor ane
wychche / +tet hette Symoun / +tet wolde begge / of seynte peter +te
apostel / +te grace / uor to do miracles / and byad grat guod .
(CMAYENBI,41.700)

and +teruore / hi bye+t y-cleped / Symoniaks : alle +to / +tet wylle+t
zelle / o+ter begge / +te gostliche +tinges . (CMAYENBI,41.701)

+tet is amang / alle +te dyadliche zennes : on of +te grateste .
(CMAYENBI,41.702)

And +tes bo+g / he+t manie tuygges . (CMAYENBI,41.703)

+Te uerste is in ham / +tet zelle+t / o+ter begge+t / +te holy ordres /
o+ter +tet body of / <P_42> oure lhorde / o+ter +te o+tre sacremens /
of holy cherche . (CMAYENBI,42.704)

+Te o+ter is ine ham / +tet zelle+t / godes word . and preche+t
principalliche / uor pans . (CMAYENBI,42.705)

+Te +tridde is ine ham / +tet be yef+tes / o+ter be behotinges / o+ter
be biddingges dreduolle / o+ter ulessliche / make+t zuo moche / +tet hy
/ o+ter o+tre : bye+t ichose / to dyngnetes of holi cherche . ase bye+t
bissopriches . abbayes . o+ter denyes . o+ter o+tre dingnetes / +tet me
make+t / be chyezinge . (CMAYENBI,42.706)

+Te uer+te is ine ham / +tet be yef+tes / o+ter be behotinges . o+ter
be biddinges dreduolle / o+ter be seruise na+gt clene / yeue+t +te
prouendres . and +te parosses . o+ter o+tre benefices of holy cherche .
(CMAYENBI,42.707)

+Te vifte is ine ham / +tet be markat makinde : lete+t hare benefices /
o+ter chonge+t . (CMAYENBI,42.708)

+Te zixte is ine ham / +tet be markat makinde : guo+t in-to religion .
and ine ham / +tet ine zuiche manere / his onderuonge+t .
(CMAYENBI,42.709)

Vele +ter bye+t o+tre zennes / and of diuers cas / ine symonye .
(CMAYENBI,42.710)

Ac hi belonge+t more / to klerekes : +tanne to leawede .
(CMAYENBI,42.711)

And +tis bok is more ymad / uor +te leawede : +tanne uor +te clerkes .
+tet habbe+t +te bokes . (CMAYENBI,42.712)

Ac alneway hit is nyed / to leawede men / +tet hi ham loki / uram +tise
zenne : ine +tri cas . (CMAYENBI,42.713)

+Te on is / huanne hi wylle+t helpe hare ken / o+ter hare uryendes / an
he+gy ine dingnetes / of holi cherch . +Te o+tre huanne hi yeue+t +te
prouendres o+ter benefices / +tet bye+t of hare yef+te . +Te +tridde /
huanne hi yelde+t hare children / into $religion . (CMAYENBI,42.714)

Ine +tise +tri poyns / yef hi yeue+t / o+ter onderuonge+t yef+tes /
o+ter kueade biddingges / o+ter kueade seruises : hi mi+gten zone ualle
in to +tise zenne of symonie . (CMAYENBI,42.715)

Vor ase zigge+t +te holi writes . +ter bye+t +tri maneres of yef+tes .
+tet make+t symonie . yef+te of hand . yef+te of mou+te / ase biddinges
. yef+te of seruise na+gt clenlich . (CMAYENBI,42.716)

Ich clepie onclenlich : huanne +te seruises bye+t y-do / uor
onclenliche cause . o+ter principalliche : uor +ting gostlich .
(CMAYENBI,42.717)

<P_43>

<heading>

+TE ZEUENDE BO+G OF AUARICE . (CMAYENBI,43.720)

</heading>

+Te zeuend bo+g / of auarice : ys wyckedhede . (CMAYENBI,43.722)

Ich clepie wychkedhede : huanne +te man / is zuo wykhed / and zuo moche
dyeuel : +tet him ne dret na+gt / to done / ane greate zenne / dyadlich
/ and orrible . o+ter grat harm / to o+tren / uor a lite wayn / o+ter
uor ureme / to him . (CMAYENBI,43.723)

+Tes bo+g / he+t manye tuygges . (CMAYENBI,43.724)

+Te uerste is . huanne / eny uor drede / of pouerte . o+ter uor
couaytise / uor to wynne : uorza+g+t
{TEXT:renay+t_written_over_uorza+g+t} god / and +te cristene bileaue .
and becom+t bougre . o+ter ieu . o+ter sarasin . (CMAYENBI,43.725)

To +tise zenne / belonge+t / +te zenne : of ham / +tet uor pans /
make+t to clepie / +tane dyeuel . and make+t +te enchauntemens . and
make+t to loky ine +te zuord . o+ter ine +te nayle / of +te +toume .
uor to of-take / +te +tyeues . o+ter uor o+tre +tinges .
(CMAYENBI,43.726)

And of ham alsuo / +tet make+t / o+ter porchace+t / be charmes / o+ter
be wychecreft . o+ter be kueadnesse / huet +tet hit by . +tet uolk /
+tet bye+t ine spoushod / togydere / ham hatie+t . o+ter ne mo+ge habbe
uela+grede / +te on wy+t +te o+tre / be spoushod . O+ter +tet uolk /
+tet ne bye+t na+gt ine spoushod : louie+t ham togidere / folliche :
and be zenne . (CMAYENBI,43.727)

+Te o+ter is / +te zenne / of grochinge / and of traysoun
{TEXT:bezuykinge_written_over_traysoun} . huanne +te man / uor wynnynge
. o+ter uor mede / de+t +ting / huer by hi dra+ge+t o+tre / to +te
dya+te . o+ter be zuorde . o+ter be uenym . o+ter ine o+tre manere /
huet +tet hit by . (CMAYENBI,43.728)

+Te +tridde / is +te zenne of ham / +tet uor wynnynge / berne+t hous .
tounes . casteles . cites . o+ter cherchen . o+ter destrue+t +te vines
. o+ter cornes . o+ter do+t o+tre harmes uor mede . (CMAYENBI,43.729)

+Te uer+te is +te zenne of ham +tet zawe+t discord . and purchace+t +te
stryfs / and +te werres in cites / o+ter ine capiteles / o+ter be-tuene
+te he+gemen / uor +tan +tet hi wene+t +te more to wynne mid strif ine
+te werre : +tanne ine pays . (CMAYENBI,43.730)

+Te vifte is +te zenne of reuen . of prouostes . of bedeles . of
sergons . +tet accuse+t / and $chalenge+t +tet poure uolc / and ham
<P_44> do+t raymi / and kueadliche lede uor a lite wynnynge +tet hi
habbe+t be-zide . (CMAYENBI,44.731)

to +tise zenne belonge+t +te zenne of ualse domesmen / and of ualse
playteres / and of ualse wytnesses . of huam we habbe+t aboue y-speke .
(CMAYENBI,44.732)

Ine manye o+tre maneres is ydo +te zenne of wyckednesse .
(CMAYENBI,44.733)

Ac lang +ting hit were to zigge . (CMAYENBI,44.734)

and betere may ech man rede +te ilke zenne / and +te o+tre / ine +te
boc of his inwyt : +tanne ine ane ssepes scinne . (CMAYENBI,44.735)

<heading>

+TE E+GTENDE BO+G OF AUARICE . (CMAYENBI,44.737)

</heading>

+Te e+gtende bo+g of auarice / is chapfare / huerinne me zene+ge+t /
ine uele maneres / uor timlich wynnynge . and nameliche / ine zeue
maneres . (CMAYENBI,44.739)

+Te uerste is / to zelle +te +tinges / ase dyere / ase me may . And to
begge / as guodcheap / ase me may . (CMAYENBI,44.740)

+Te o+ter is : lye+ge . zuerie . and uorzuerie / +te he+gere to zelle /
hare chapuare . (CMAYENBI,44.741)

+Te +tridde manere is / +tet me de+t ine wy+gtes . and ine mesures .
(CMAYENBI,44.742)

and +tet may by / ine +tri maneres . (CMAYENBI,44.743)

+Te uerste : huanne me he+t / diuerse wy+gtes / o+ter diuerse mesures .
and begge+t / be +te gratteste wy+gtes / o+ter be +te gratteste mesures
: and zelle+t by +te leste . (CMAYENBI,44.744)

+Te o+tre manere is / huanne me he+t / ri+gtuolle wy+gtes / and
ri+gtuolle mesures / and zelle+t ontreweliche / ase do+t +tise
tavernyers / +tet uelle+t +te mesure / myd scome . (CMAYENBI,44.745)

+Te +tridde manere zuo is huanne +to / +tet zelle+t be wy+gte /
purchace+t / and make+t zuo moche +tet / +tet +ting / +tet me ssel
we+ge / ssewe+t more heuy . (CMAYENBI,44.746)

+Te uer+te manere / to zene+gi in chapfare : is to zelle / to tyme .
(CMAYENBI,44.747)

of +tisen / we habbe+t yspeke aboue . (CMAYENBI,44.748)

+Te vifte manere is : o+ter +ting zelle : +tanne me he+t / y-sseawed
beuore . Ase do+t +tise scriueyns / +tet ssewe+t guode lettre / ate
ginnynge . and efterward / make+t wycked . (CMAYENBI,44.749)

+Te zixte is : hede / +te zo+tnesse / of +te +tinge / +tet me wyle
zelle / ase do+t / +te romongours of hors . (CMAYENBI,44.750)

+Te zeuende is / maki / porchaci / +tet / +tet +ting / +tet me zel+t /
make+t uor to ssewy <P_45> betere / +tanne hit by . ase do+t / +tise
zelleres of clo+t . +tet chiese+t / +te +tyestre stedes / huer hi
zelle+t / hare clo+t . (CMAYENBI,45.751)

Ine uele o+tre maneres / me may zene+gi / ine chapfares .
(CMAYENBI,45.752)

Ac long +ting / hit were to zigge . (CMAYENBI,45.753)

<heading>

+TE NE+GENDE BO+G OF AUARICE . (CMAYENBI,45.755)

</heading>

+Te ne+gende bo+g of auarice : is ine kueade creftes .
(CMAYENBI,45.757)

Ine +tise / zene+ge+t moche uolk : ine uele maneres . ase +tise fole
wyfmen . +Tet uor a lite wynnynge : hy yue+t ham to zenne .
(CMAYENBI,45.758)

Alzuo +tise hysians / and +tise kempen / and vele o+tre / +tet uor pans
/ o+ter uor timlich profit / yue+t ham / to crefte / na+gt oneste .
+tet ne may $na+gt / by do : wy+t-oute zenne . an of +tan +tet hit do+t
: and of ham / +tet hise so sostyene+t . (CMAYENBI,45.759)

<heading>

+TE TENDE BO+G OF AUARICE . (CMAYENBI,45.761)

</heading>

+Te tende bo+g / of auarice : bye+t kueade gemenes . ase bye+t +te
gemenes of des . and of tables . and of o+tre huyche huet +tet hy by /
huer me play+t uor pans . o+ter uor o+ter / timelich wynnynge .
(CMAYENBI,45.763)

Zuyche kuade gemenes / specialliche of des / and of tables : bye+t
uorbode / be ri+gte / uor manye zennes / +tet uol+ge+t zuyche gemenes .
(CMAYENBI,45.764)

+Te uerste is / couaytise uor to wynne / and uor to dispoyly / his
uela+ge . (CMAYENBI,45.765)

+Te o+ter is / gauelynge to grat . ase ne+gen / uor tuelf . na+gt uor
ane mon+te . ne to e+gte da+ges : ac ine one zelue day .
(CMAYENBI,45.766)

+Te +tridde is / to mori lyeasynges / and ydele wordes . and +tet wors
is : greate blasfemies of god / and of his hal+gen . hueruore / god him
wre+te+t . ase oftezi+tes / he he+t ynome / to lite wreche .
(CMAYENBI,45.767)

Vor o+terhuyl / ham miswent +te uisage / +tet beuore : behinde
(CMAYENBI,45.768)

<heading>

.A TALE . (CMAYENBI,45.770)

</heading>

A kny+gt wes / +tet zuor / be godes e+gen . (CMAYENBI,45.772)

an haste / his on e+ge / lhip ope +tet cheker . (CMAYENBI,45.773)

An archer / uor +tet he hedde ylore ate geme : nom his bo+ge /
(CMAYENBI,45.774)

and ssat an <P_46> he+g / a-ye god . (CMAYENBI,46.775)

+Tane mor+gen / huanne he zet / ate gemene : his arowe / vil ope +tet
cheker / al blody . (CMAYENBI,46.776)

+Te ver+te is / +te kueade uorbysne . +tet he +tet play+t : yef+t to
o+tren : +tet y-zye+t +tet geme . (CMAYENBI,46.777)

+Te vifte / in lere of time / +tet me ssolde be zette / ine guode
workes . (CMAYENBI,46.778)

And manye o+tre zennes : +tet long +ting / hit were to zigge .
(CMAYENBI,46.779)

O +ting / ich ne ssel na+gt uoryete . +tet / +te ilke / +tet wyn+t : he
ne may na+gt / ine guode manere ofhealde / +tet he wyn+t / ac ssel hit
$yeue uor godes loue . (CMAYENBI,46.780)

bote yef +tet hit by / ine zuyche manere : +tet he hit hedde / mid
barat / o+ter be streng+te . Ase +te ilke / +tet de+t +te o+tren playe
/ be $streng+te . Ine +tet cas / he ssolde hit yelde to him / +tet hit
he+t ylore . (CMAYENBI,46.781)

Alsuo ich zigge : of +tet me wyn+t / ine tornement . (CMAYENBI,46.782)

+Tise bye+t +te bo+ges / of auarice / (CMAYENBI,46.783)

yno+g +ter bye+t o+tre . (CMAYENBI,46.784)

Ac hy bye+t / more to clerekes : +tanne to +te leawede .
(CMAYENBI,46.785)

And +tis boc / is more ymad / uor +te leawede : +tanne uor +te clerkes
/ +tet conne+t +te writinges . (CMAYENBI,46.786)

<heading>

+TE ZIXTE HEAUED OF +TE BESTE . (CMAYENBI,46.788)

</heading>

+Te zixte heaued / of +te kueade beste : is lecherie / +tet is to moche
loue / and desordene / ine lost of lenden : o+ter / ine ulesslich lost
. (CMAYENBI,46.790)

Of +tise zenne uonde+t +te dyeuel / in vif maneres / Ase zay+t saynt
gregorie . Auerst / ine fole zi+g+te . efterward / ine fole wordes .
efterward / ine fole takinges . efterward ine fole kessinges .
(CMAYENBI,46.791)

efterward / me com+t to +te dede . (CMAYENBI,46.792)

Vor of fole zi+g+te : me com+t to +te speche . and uram +te speche / to
+te handlinge uram +te $handlinge : to +te kesinge . uram +te kessinge
: to +te dede . (CMAYENBI,46.793)

And +tous sotilliche / make+t +te dyeuel / guo uram on to o+ter .
(CMAYENBI,46.794)

+Tis zenne / him todel+t / uerst ine tuo maneres . (CMAYENBI,46.795)

uor +ter is lecherie / of herte : and lecherie of bodie .
(CMAYENBI,46.796)

+Te lecherie / of herte : zuo he+t / vour stapes . (CMAYENBI,46.797)

Vor +te gost / of fornicacion / +tet serue+t / of +te uere / of
lecherie / becleppe +te herten : (CMAYENBI,46.798)

make+t uerst / come +te +to+gtes . and +te likinges . and +te <P_47>
ymaginacions / of zenne / to herte : (CMAYENBI,47.799)

and make+t +tenche . (CMAYENBI,47.800)

Efterward / +te herte blef+t / ine +te +to+gtes . (CMAYENBI,47.801)

an suo delite+t . (CMAYENBI,47.802)

yet ne de+t he na+gt / +te dede uor no +ting . (CMAYENBI,47.803)

And ine +tise bleuinge / and ine +te ilke lost : is +to o+ter stape /
+tet may by / dyadlich zenne . (CMAYENBI,47.804)

+Te greate zenne may by / +te lost . (CMAYENBI,47.805)

+Te +tridde / stape / is +te $grauntingge of herte / and of +te scele /
and of +te wylle . (CMAYENBI,47.806)

And zuyche grantinges : bye+t alneway / deadlich zenne .
(CMAYENBI,47.807)

Efter +te grantinge : com+t +te wylnynge . and +te greate hete +tet hy
habbe+t uor to zene+gy . (CMAYENBI,47.808)

and do+t more +tanne tuenti zennes / yne +te daye / ine zi+g+te of
leuedys / and of maydynes / +tet ssewe+t ham / uayre ydi+gt .
(CMAYENBI,47.809)

+tet ofte hy sseawe+t / and di+gte+t ham / +te more quaynteliche / and
+te more honesteliche / uor to maki musi / +te foles to ham .
(CMAYENBI,47.810)

and ne wene+t na+gt / gratliche zene+gy : uor +tet hi ne habbe+t no wyl
/ to do +te dede . (CMAYENBI,47.811)

Ac uor-zo+te : hy zene+ge+t / wel greuousliche . (CMAYENBI,47.812)

Vor be +te ancheysoun / of ham : bye+t uorlore / manye zaules .
(CMAYENBI,47.813)

And +ter bye+t / moche uolk / y-do to dya+te / and to zenne .
(CMAYENBI,47.814)

Vor ase zay+t / +te uorbisne . ' levedi / of uaire di+gtinge : is
arblast / to +te tour . ' (CMAYENBI,47.815)

Vor hi ne he+t leme / ine hire bodye : +tet ne is / a gryn / of +te
dyeule . ase zay+t salomon . (CMAYENBI,47.816)

+Tanne behoue+t hit / yelde scele / ate daye of dome / of +te zaules /
+tet be +te ancheaysoun / of ham / bye+t uorlore . +Tet is / to
onderstonde : huanne hi yeue+t encheysoun / uor to zene+gy / be hare
wytinde . (CMAYENBI,47.817)

Lecherie of bodie . him to-del+t : ine lecherie of e+gen . of yearen .
of mou+te . of honden . an of alle +te wyttes / of +te bodye . And
specialliche : of +te uoule dede . (CMAYENBI,47.818)

And hue is hit uoul dede ze+t+te hit is kendelich ? (CMAYENBI,47.819)

uor +tet god / hit uorbyet / ine his spelle . and his apostel pauel :
+tet +tus zay+t . ' ech man habbe his o+gene : uor fornicacion . ' +tet
ys to zigge : his o+gene wyf . (CMAYENBI,47.820)

To +to zenne / belonge+t / alle +te +tinges / huer-by / +tet uless him
arist / and wylne+t / zuiche dede . ase bye+t +te mochele drinkeres .
and eteres . +te zofte bed . clo+tes likerouses . and alle <P_48>
manyere eyse / of bodye / out of nyede . and specialliche : ydelnesse .
(CMAYENBI,48.821)

+Te zenne of dede / of lecherie : him to-del+t / ine uele bo+ges / be
+te stat of +te persones / +tet hit do+t . (CMAYENBI,48.822)

and ge+t an he+g / uram kuede / to worse . (CMAYENBI,48.823)

+Te uerste is of man / o+ter of wyfman / +tet ne habbe+t / nenne bend .
ne of wodewehod . ne of spoushod . ne of ordre . ne of religioun . ne
of o+tre manere . (CMAYENBI,48.824)

+Tet is +te uerste zenne dyadlich : in dede / of lecherie .
(CMAYENBI,48.825)

+Te o+ter is / to wyfmanne commune . (CMAYENBI,48.826)

+Tis zenne / is more hard : uor hi is / more ald . and uor +tet /
zuyche wyfmen / bye+t o+terhuyl wyues . o+ter of $religion . and ne
uorzake+t nenne . ne uader / ne bro+ter . ne zone / ne ken .
(CMAYENBI,48.827)

+Te +tridde is / of man sengle / mid wodewe . o+ter ayeward .
(CMAYENBI,48.828)

+Te uer+te is / wi+t sengle wifman . (CMAYENBI,48.829)

+Te vifte is / mid wyfman ymarissed . (CMAYENBI,48.830)

+tet is +te zenne / of spousbreche . (CMAYENBI,48.831)

+tet is wel kuead . (CMAYENBI,48.832)

uor +ter is / brekinge of treu+te / +tet +te on ssel bere / to +te
o+tre . (CMAYENBI,48.833)

efterward +ter is / a sacrilege / huanne me brec+t / +te sacrement / of
spoushod . (CMAYENBI,48.834)

hit yual+t o+terhuyl / desertesoun / of eyr / and ualse mariages .
(CMAYENBI,48.835)

+Tis zenne / him dobble+t o+terhuil / huanne hi is / of man y-spoused :
wy+t wymman +tet he+t housebounde . (CMAYENBI,48.836)

+Te zixte is / huanne +te man / he+t his o+ge wyf / de+t +ting / +tet
is uorbode / and disordene / aye kende of man . and ordre . and of
spoushod . (CMAYENBI,48.837)

And mid o+gene zuorde : man may / him-zelue sle . (CMAYENBI,48.838)

Alsuo may he / mid his o+gene wyue / zene+gi dyadliche .
(CMAYENBI,48.839)

+Teruore smot god / to euele dya+te onam / iacobis neuu .
(CMAYENBI,48.840)

And +te dyeuel / +tet hette asmodeus / astranglede / +te zeue
houseboundes / of +te holy mayde / sare . +tet ze+t+te wes / yonge
thobyes wyf . (CMAYENBI,48.841)

Vor alle +te sacremens / of holi cherche / me ssel vsi / clenliche /
and mid / greate wor+tssipe . (CMAYENBI,48.842)

+Te zeuende is of man / to his godmoder / o+ter to his goddo+gter .
o+ter of godsone / to +te children of his godzyb / o+ter of his
godzybbe / (CMAYENBI,48.843)

uor +to children / ne mo+ge na+gt come / togydere : wy+t-oute dyadlich
zenne / ne be spoushod . (CMAYENBI,48.844)

<P_49>

+Te e+gtende is of man / to his kenne . (CMAYENBI,49.846)

and +te ilke zenne / arist : and lo+ge+t . be +tet +te kenrede / is
nye+g / o+ter uer . (CMAYENBI,49.847)

+Te ne+gende is / of +te manne / mid +te kenne / of his wyue . o+ter
ayeward / of +te wyue / mid +te kenne / of hare housebounde .
(CMAYENBI,49.848)

+Te ilke zenne / is wel dreduol . (CMAYENBI,49.849)

Vor huanne +te man / he+t uela+grede / myd enye wyfmane : he ne may
nanmore / be spoushod / habbe none / of hire kenne . (CMAYENBI,49.850)

and yef he / enye nim+t : +te spoushod / ne is na+gt .
(CMAYENBI,49.851)

And yef he / nim+t wyf : and efterward / of +te half / of hire kenne :
ha lyest / +te ri+gt / +tet he hedde / to his wyue / ine zuo moche /
+tet he ne may / efterward / wonye mid him / bote hy / hit ne bidde
beuore . (CMAYENBI,49.852)

+Te tende is of wyfmen to clerkes y-hoded . (CMAYENBI,49.853)

+Tis zenne / anhe+ge+t : and lo+ge+t . by +te hodes . and +te
wor+tssiphede . (CMAYENBI,49.854)

+Te enlefte is / of man / of +te wordle / to wyfman / of religion .
o+ter ayeanward / of wyfman of +te wordle / to man / of religioun .
(CMAYENBI,49.855)

+Te .xij. is of man / of religioun . and of wyfman / of religion .
(CMAYENBI,49.856)

and +tis zenne : an-he+ge+t / and lo+ge+t . be +te stat / of +te
persones / +tet hit do+t . (CMAYENBI,49.857)

+Te .xiij. is of prelas / +tet ssolden bi licnesse / and uorbysne / of
holynesse / and of klennesse / to al +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,49.858)

+Te laste / is mest uoul / an lodlakest / +tet ne is na+gt / to nemny .
(CMAYENBI,49.859)

+Te ilke zenne / is aye kende / +tet +te dyeuel tek+t to man . o+ter to
wyfman / ine uele maneres / +tet ne bye+t na+gt / to nemni / uor +te
materie / +tet is to moche / abomynable . (CMAYENBI,49.860)

Ac ine ssrif+te / hit ssel nemni / +te ilke / to huam / hit is be-ualle
. (CMAYENBI,49.861)

Vor asemoche / ase +te zenne / is more uoul / and more grislich : +te
more is wor+t / +te ssrifte . (CMAYENBI,49.862)

Vor +te ssame / +tet me he+t / of +te zigginge : is grat del / of +te
penonce . (CMAYENBI,49.863)

+Tis zenne / is zuo onwor+t to gode : +tet he dede rine / uer berninde
/ and bernston stinkinde / ope +te cite` of sodome / and of gomorre .
and azenkte / vif cites / in-to helle . (CMAYENBI,49.864)

+Te dyuel him-zelf / +tet hit <P_50> porchace+t : he+t ssame / huanne
man hit de+t . (CMAYENBI,50.865)

and +te eyr / is anuenymed / of +te dede . (CMAYENBI,50.866)

<heading>

+TE ZEUENDE HEAUED OF +TE BESTE . (CMAYENBI,50.868)

</heading>

+Te zeuende heaued / of +te kueade beste : zuo is / +te zenne of +te
mou+te . and +teruore / +tet +te mou+t / he+t tuo offices . huerof /
+te on belonge+t / to +te zuel+g / ase to +te mete / an to +te drinke .
(CMAYENBI,50.870)

+Te o+ter / zuo is in speche . (CMAYENBI,50.871)

+Teruore / him to-del+t / +te ilke zenne : in tuo deles /
principalliche . +Tet is to wytene : in zenne of glotounye / +tet is
ine mete / and in drinke . and ine zenne / of kueade tonge . +tet is /
ine fole spekinge . (CMAYENBI,50.872)

And uerst / zigge we / of +te zenne / of glotounye . (CMAYENBI,50.873)

+tet is a vice / +tet +te dyeuel / is moche myde ypayd . and moche /
onpay+t god . (CMAYENBI,50.874)

Be zuych zenne / he+t +te dyeuel / wel grat mi+gte / in manne . Huer-of
/ we rede+t ine +te godspelle / +tet god / yaf yleaue +te dyeulen / to
guo in to +te zuyn . and +to hi weren / ine ham : hise adreynten / ine
+te ze . ine tokninge : +tet +te glotouns / lede+t lif / of zuyn . and
+te dyeuel he+t yleaue / to guo in ham : and hise adrenche / ine +te ze
/ of helle . and ham / to do ete zuo moche : +tet hi to-cleue . an zuo
moche drinke : +tet hy ham adrenche+t . (CMAYENBI,50.875)

Huanne +te kempe / he+t his uela+ge / yueld / and him halt / be +te
+trote / wel onnea+te / he arist . (CMAYENBI,50.876)

Alsuo hit is of +tan / +tet +te dyeuel halt / be +ta zenne .
(CMAYENBI,50.877)

and +teruore ble+teliche / he yern+t / to +te +trote : ase +te wolf /
to +te ssepe / him uor to astrangli / ase he dede to euen / and to Adam
/ in paradys terestre . (CMAYENBI,50.878)

+Tet is +te vissere / of helle / +tet nym+t +tane viss / bi +te +trote
/ and by +te chinne . (CMAYENBI,50.879)

+Tis zenne / moche mis-pay+t god . (CMAYENBI,50.880)

Vor +te glotoun / make+t to grat ssame / huanne he make+t / his god :
of ane zeche / uol of dong / +tet is of his wombe / +tet he loue+t more
/ +tanne god . and ine him ylefth / and him serue+t . (CMAYENBI,50.881)

God him hat ueste : (CMAYENBI,50.882)

+te wombe zay+t / ' +tou ne sselt / (CMAYENBI,50.883)

ac et longe / and a-trayt . ' (CMAYENBI,50.884)

<P_51>

God him hat be +te mor+gen arise : (CMAYENBI,51.886)

+te wombe zay+t / ' +to ne sselt / (CMAYENBI,51.887)

ich am to uol / (CMAYENBI,51.888)

me behoue+t to slepe / (CMAYENBI,51.889)

+te cherche nys non hare / (CMAYENBI,51.890)

hy abyt me wel . ' (CMAYENBI,51.891)

And huanne he arist : he begyn+t his matyns / and his benes / and his
oreysones . (CMAYENBI,51.892)

and zay+t . ' a / god / huet ssolle we / ete to day . (CMAYENBI,51.893)

huader me ssolle / eny +ting uynde / +tet by wor+t ? '
(CMAYENBI,51.894)

Efter +tise matynes : come+t +te laudes . (CMAYENBI,51.895)

and $he zay+t . ' A . god / huet we hedde / guod wyn yesteneuen / and
guode metes . ' (CMAYENBI,51.896)

And efter+tan / he bewep+t his zennes : (CMAYENBI,51.897)

and zay+t . ' Allas he zay+t / ich habbe y-by nye+g dyad to ni+gt .
(CMAYENBI,51.898)

to strang / wes +tet wyn / teue . (CMAYENBI,51.899)

+Tet heaued / me ak+t . (CMAYENBI,51.900)

ich ne ssel by an eyse : al-huet ich habbe / ydronke . '
(CMAYENBI,51.901)

+Tous to +te kueade zay+t . (CMAYENBI,51.902)

+Tis zenne / let man to ssame . (CMAYENBI,51.903)

Vor al+teruerst / he becom+t tauernyer . (CMAYENBI,51.904)

+tanne he play+t ate des . (CMAYENBI,51.905)

+tanne he zel+t his o+gen . (CMAYENBI,51.906)

+tanne he becom+t ribaud . holyer . and +tyef (CMAYENBI,51.907)

and +tanne me hine anhonge+t . (CMAYENBI,51.908)

+Tis is +tet scot : +tet me ofte pay+t . (CMAYENBI,51.909)

+Tis zenne him to-del+t / ase be saynt gregorye . ine vif bo+ges .
(CMAYENBI,51.910)

Vor ine vif maneres / me zene+ge+t / be mete / and be drinke . O+ter-2
uor +tet / +tet me eth / and dryng+t : to-uore time . o+ter / to
lostuolliche . o+ter / out of mesure . o+ter / to ardontliche . O+ter /
to plentyuousliche . (CMAYENBI,51.911)

+Te uerste bo+g +tanne / of +tise zenne : is to ete / beuore time .
(CMAYENBI,51.912)

and to uoul +ting hit is / of man / +tet he+t age : huanne he / ne may
abyde / time / to etene . (CMAYENBI,51.913)

and of grat lecherie / of +trote / hit com+t . +tet man / +tet is
strang / and hol of bodye . wy+t-oute ancheysoun sceluol . to-uore
ri+gte houre / yern+t to +te mete / ase de+t a best doumb .
(CMAYENBI,51.914)

And uele zennes come+t / of +to ilke wone . (CMAYENBI,51.915)

+Tanne hit com+t / +tet zuych a man zay+t . +tet he ne may ueste . ne
do penonce . (CMAYENBI,51.916)

Vor he he+t +tet yzed . ' ich habbe / a to kuead heaued . '
(CMAYENBI,51.917)

And he zay+t zo+t . (CMAYENBI,51.918)

uor he he+t hit zuych ymad . and kuead herte alzuo / +tet he+t ymad
+tet kuead . and him he+t y-do breke / +te uestinges /
(CMAYENBI,51.919)

+tet is grat zenne . and yef he him damnede / be him zelue : +ter-of no
streng+te . (CMAYENBI,51.920)

Ac <P_52> he wyle habbe uela+ges / +tet do+t ase he de+t . huiche he
dra+g+t / uram wel to done and let his mid him / in-to helle .
(CMAYENBI,52.921)

Vor he de+t ham / breke hare uestinges . and do hare glotounyes .
huer-of hi ham / wolden loki : yef +ter nere / kueade uela+ges .
(CMAYENBI,52.922)

Vor +te drinkere / and +te horling / amang +te o+tre kueades / +tet hi
do+t : propreliche one zenne / +tet is +te dyeules / huanne hi
wy+t-dra+ge+t to do wel . (CMAYENBI,52.923)

Hy ziggep+t / +tet hi ne mo+ge na+gt ueste . (CMAYENBI,52.924)

ac hy lye+ge+t . (CMAYENBI,52.925)

Vor litel loue of god : ham he+t +tet / y do zigge . (CMAYENBI,52.926)

Vor yef hi loueden zuo moche / +te zo+te ioye of heuene . ase hy do+t /
+te ydele blisse / of +tis wordle : ase hy ueste+t / uor +te timliche
nyedes / al-huet ni+gt : ase wel / hi mi+gten ueste / huet non / uor
god : yef hi him / zuo moche louede . (CMAYENBI,52.927)

Ac hy bye+t / ase is +tet child . +tet wyle alneway / habbe +tet bread
/ ine his hand . (CMAYENBI,52.928)

And +te sselt conne / +tet ase me zene+ge+t / ine to ra+te arizinge /
uor to ethene : and alsuo me zene+ge+t : late to soupi .
(CMAYENBI,52.929)

+Tanne +tet uolk / +tet late louie+t to soupi / and to waki be ni+gte .
and waste+t +tane time / ine ydelnesse . and late guo+t to bedde / and
arise+t late : zene+ge+t / ine uele maneres . Verst : ine +tet hi
waste+t / +tane time . and hine miswende+t / huanne hi make+t / of +te
$ny+gt : day . and of +te daye / ni+gt . (CMAYENBI,52.930)

Zuych uolk / god acorse+t / be +te prophete . (CMAYENBI,52.931)

Vor me ssel be daye : wel / do . and be ni+gte / herie god / and bidde
. (CMAYENBI,52.932)

ac huo +tet ly+t a bedde / huanne he ssolde arise . slepe he mot :
huanne he ssolde bidde . and his seruise yhere / and god herie .
(CMAYENBI,52.933)

and +tos he / lyest al his time / and +te ni+gt : and +tane day .
(CMAYENBI,52.934)

Efterward / ine zuyche wakinges : me de+t manye kueades . ase playe ate
ches . o+ter ate tables . (CMAYENBI,52.935)

and me zay+t / manye bisemers . and folyes . (CMAYENBI,52.936)

and +tus waste+t / +te wreche his time / and his wyttes / and his
guodes . (CMAYENBI,52.937)

and wre+te+t god . (CMAYENBI,52.938)

and harme+t his bodi / and more +te zaule . (CMAYENBI,52.939)

+Te o+ter bo+g : is of mete / and of drinke / be to moche / and
wi+t-oute mesure . (CMAYENBI,52.940)

+Te ilke bye+t / propreliche glotounes / +tet al uorzuel+ge+t / ase
de+t +te kete of <P_53> his sperringe . (CMAYENBI,53.941)

Hit is grat wyt / to loki mesure / ine mete / and ine drinke / and grat
helpe . (CMAYENBI,53.942)

uor moche uolk sterue+t . (CMAYENBI,53.943)

and ofte +ter come+t / greate ziknesses . (CMAYENBI,53.944)

Ac huo +tet wyle +tise mesure lyerny : he ssel ywyte / and onderstonde
/ +tet +ter bye+t / uele maneres to libbe / ine +te wordle .
(CMAYENBI,53.945)

+Te uerste libbe+t / be +te ulesse . +Te o+ter be / his ioliuete` . +Te
+tridde / be his fisike . +Te uer+te / be his onestete` . +Te vifte /
be +tan +tet hare zennes acse+t . +Te zixte be +te goste / and be +te
loue of god . (CMAYENBI,53.946)

+To +tet libbe+t be +te ulesse / ase zay+t zaynte paul / hi sla+ge+t
hire zaulen . (CMAYENBI,53.947)

uor hi make+t / of hare wombe : hare god . (CMAYENBI,53.948)

+Te ilke / ne hyealde+t scele / ne mesure . (CMAYENBI,53.949)

and +teruore / hi ssolle habbe / ine +te o+tre wordle / pine wy+t-oute
mesure . (CMAYENBI,53.950)

+Te ilke +tet libbe+t be hare iolyuete` : wylle+t hyealde / hire fole
uela+gredes : zuo +tet hi ne conne / ne hi ne mo+ge / healde mesure .
(CMAYENBI,53.951)

+To +tet libbe+t be ypocrisye / +tet bye+t / +te dyeules martires . hi
habbe+t / tuo mesures . (CMAYENBI,53.952)

uor +te tuaye dyeulen / +tet tormente+t +tane ypocrite : bye+t moche
ayder / ayens o+tren . (CMAYENBI,53.953)

+Te on him zay+t . ' eth yno+g / al-huet / +tou art uayr / and uet . '
(CMAYENBI,53.954)

+te o+ter him zay+t : ' +tou ne sselt . (CMAYENBI,53.955)

ac +tou sselt ueste / al huet +tou art / bleche and lhene . '
(CMAYENBI,53.956)

Nou behoue+t / to habbe / tuo mesures / ane little / and ane scarse .
+tet he use+t / touore +te uolke . And ano+tre guode and large . +tet
he use+t / +tet non ne y-zy+g+t . (CMAYENBI,53.957)

+tes ne halt na+gt / +te ri+gte mesure . (CMAYENBI,53.958)

+Te ilke / +tet couaytyse lede+t / habbe+t zuyche mesure : ase +te pors
wyle . +tet is lheuedi / and hotestre / of +te house .
(CMAYENBI,53.959)

+tanne ssolle we betuene +te porse / and +te wombe / of +te glotoune :
habbe a uayr strif . (CMAYENBI,53.960)

+Te wombe zay+t . ' ich wylle by uol . ' (CMAYENBI,53.961)

+Te purs zay+t / ' ich wylle by uol . ' (CMAYENBI,53.962)

+Te wombe zay+t / ' ich wylle +tet +tou ete . and drinke / and +tet
+tou despendi . ' (CMAYENBI,53.963)

And +te purs zay+t : ' +tou ne sselt na+gt . (CMAYENBI,53.964)

ich wille +tet +tou loki / and wy+tdra+ge . ' (CMAYENBI,53.965)

Allas / huet ssel he do / +tes wreche / +tet is +trel / to zuyche tuaye
kueade lhordes . Tuo mesures / <P_54> make+t be wy+gte ymad . +te
mesure of wombe / in o+tremanne house guode / and large .
(CMAYENBI,54.966)

And +te mesure of +te purse / of his . +tet is zor+guol and scarse .
(CMAYENBI,54.967)

+To +tet libbe+t be fisike : hy healde+t +te mesure / of ypocras / +tet
is lite / an strait . (CMAYENBI,54.968)

and hit iual+t ofte . +tet +te ilke / +tet be fisike leue+t : be fizike
sterf+t . (CMAYENBI,54.969)

+To +tet libbe+t be hyre onestete : +te ilke hyealde+t / +te mesure of
scele . and libbe+t worssipliche / to +te wordle / +tet ete+t ine time
/ and ine oure . and nime+t mid guode wylle : +tet hi habbe+t / and
cortaysliche / an gledliche . (CMAYENBI,54.970)

+To +tet libbe+t be +tan / +tet hare zennes okse+t . hyealde+t zuiche
manere / and mesure / ase me ham charge+t / ine penonce .
(CMAYENBI,54.971)

+To +tet libbe+t / be +te goste . bye+t +to / +tet ine +te loue of god
wonye+t . to huam +te holy gost tek+t / to hyealde ordre / an sckele /
and mesure . (CMAYENBI,54.972)

+To +tet habbe+t +te lhordssip / ope +te bodyes / +tet is zuo y-ta+gt /
+tet he ne acse+t / none outtrage . and de+t / +tet +te gost hat /
$wy+t-oute grochinge / and wi+t-oute wi+tzigginge . (CMAYENBI,54.973)

Nou mi+gt +tou ysi / uor +tet we habbe+t hyer yzed / +tet uele ginnes /
he+t +te dyeuel / uor to nime +tet uolk / be +te +trote .
(CMAYENBI,54.974)

uor uerst / he sseawe+t ham / +te wynes / and +te metes / +tet bye+t
uayre / and likerouses / ase he dede / to euen +tane eppel .
(CMAYENBI,54.975)

And +tet / yef hit him ne is na+gt wor+t : he him zay+t . ' eth / an
drink ase +te ilke / (CMAYENBI,54.976)

and +te ilke . uela+grede +te behoue+t $hyealde . yef +te wylt / +tet
me ne scorne +te na+gt . and +tet me +te / ne hyalde uor papelard . '
(CMAYENBI,54.977)

o+ter he him zay+t . ' +te hel+te of +tine bodye / +tou sselt loki .
(CMAYENBI,54.978)

uor huo +tet ne he+t hel+te : he ne he+t na+gt . (CMAYENBI,54.979)

Ne by na+gt mansla+g+te / of +te selue . (CMAYENBI,54.980)

+tou sselt to +tine bodye : +te sostinonce . ' (CMAYENBI,54.981)

O+ter he him zay+t . ' Nim yeme / of +te guodes / +tet +tou dest /
o+ter mi+gt do . (CMAYENBI,54.982)

+tou ne est / na+gt uor +te lost / of +tyne bodye : ac to serui god .
(CMAYENBI,54.983)

+tou sselt / +tine streng+te loki to god . ase zay+t daui+t . '
(CMAYENBI,54.984)

+tise sceles / bye+t zuo cleuiinde / +tet +te wyseste / and +te
$holyiste man : bye+t o+terhuyl / beca+gt . (CMAYENBI,54.985)

<P_55>

+Te +tridde bo+g of +tise zenne is / to uerliche yerne / to +te mete /
ase de+t +te hond : to +te hes . (CMAYENBI,55.987)

and +te more / +tet is / +te ilke uerlichhede : +te more / is +te zenne
. (CMAYENBI,55.988)

Vor ase hit ne is / no zenne / uor to habbe richesses . Ac his / to
moche louye . Alsuo / hit ne is no zenne / uor to ethe / +te guode
metes : ak ethe his / to uerliche / o+ter disordeneliche .
(CMAYENBI,55.989)

Ethe metes / bye+t guode / to guode . and to ham : +tet be scele / and
be mesure / his vse+t . and hise nime+t / mid +te sause / of +te drede
/ of oure lhorde . (CMAYENBI,55.990)

Vor me ssel / euremo habbe drede : +tet me / ne mys-nyme / be ouerdede
. (CMAYENBI,55.991)

and me ssel herye god . and yelde hym +tonkes / of his yef+tes .
(CMAYENBI,55.992)

And be +te zuetnesse / of +te mete / +tet wy+t-oute / ne may by : me
ssel +tenche / godes zuetnesse . and to +te ilke mete : +tet uel+t +te
herte . (CMAYENBI,55.993)

+Teruore me ret / ine hous of religion / ate mete : uor +tet / huanne
+tet bodi / nym+t his mete / of one half : +tet +te herte / nyme his of
o+ter half . (CMAYENBI,55.994)

+Te uer+te bo+g / of +tise zenne / of +tan +tet / to nobleliche wylle+t
libbe . +tet despende+t / and waste+t / uor to uelle hare glotonye /
hwer-of an hondred poure / mi+gten libbe / and yno+gliche by ueld .
(CMAYENBI,55.995)

Zuich uolk zene+ge+t ine uele maneres . Verst : in greate despenses /
+tet hi make+t . efterward / ine +tan / +tet hi / hit vse+t / ine to
grat hete / and ine to grat lost . And efterward / ine +te ydele blisse
/ +tet hi habbe+t . (CMAYENBI,55.996)

Vor hit ne is na+gt / onlepiliche lecherie / of zuel+g :
(CMAYENBI,55.997)

ac hit is / wel ofte uor bost / +tet hi zeche+t / zuo riche metes / and
make+t / zuo uele mes . huer-of / ofte / come+t / uele kueades .
(CMAYENBI,55.998)

+Te vifte bo+g is / +te bysihede / of glotuns / +tet ne zeche+t / bote
to +te delit / of hare zuel+g . (CMAYENBI,55.999)

+tise bye+t propreliche / lechurs / +tet ne zeche+t / bote +tet lost /
of hare zuel+g . (CMAYENBI,55.1000)

Ine +tri +tinges / nameliche / li+t +te zenne / of zuyche uolke . Verst
/ ine +te greate bysihede / +tet hy habbe+t / to porchaci / and to
agrai+ti . Efterward / mid grat lost / +tet hy habbe+t / ine +te us .
Efterward / in +te blisse / +tet hi habbe+t / ine +te recordinge .
(CMAYENBI,55.1001)

And huo <P_56> +tet mi+gte telle / huyche bysinesse hi do+t / to +tan /
+tet hare metes / by wel agray+ted . and ech to his o+gene smac . and
hou hy mo+ge maki / of one mete / uele mes desgysed / uor hare uoule
lost . (CMAYENBI,56.1002)

And huanne +te mes / bye+t y-come / on / efter +te o+ter : +tanne bye+t
+te burdes / and +te trufles / uor entremes . (CMAYENBI,56.1003)

and ine +tise manere / ge+t +te tyme . (CMAYENBI,56.1004)

+te wreche him uoryet . (CMAYENBI,56.1005)

+te scele slep+t . (CMAYENBI,56.1006)

+te ma+ge gret / (CMAYENBI,56.1007)

and zay+t . ' Dame Zuel+g / +to me ssast . (CMAYENBI,56.1008)

ich am zuo uol : +tet ich to-cleue . ' (CMAYENBI,56.1009)

Ac +te tonge +te lyckestre / him ansuere+t : (CMAYENBI,56.1010)

and zay+t . ' +ta+g +tou ssoldest to-cleue : ich nelle na+gt lete
askapie / +tis mes . ' (CMAYENBI,56.1011)

Efter +te lecherie / +tet is ine etinge : com+t +te blisse / +tet is
ine +te recorder . (CMAYENBI,56.1012)

Efterward / hi wesse+t +tet hi hedden / nykken of crane . and wombe of
cou . uor +tet +te mosseles / blefte lenger / ine +te +trote .
(CMAYENBI,56.1013)

and more mi+gten uorzuel+ge . (CMAYENBI,56.1014)

Nou +tou hest y-hyerd / +te zennes / +tet come+t of glotounye / and of
lecherie . (CMAYENBI,56.1015)

and +teruore / +tet zuyche zennes / arize+t communliche / ine tauerne :
+tet is welle of zenne . +Teruore / ich wylle a lite take / of +te
zennes / +tet bye+t y-do / ine +te tauerne . (CMAYENBI,56.1016)

+Te tauerne / ys +te scole of +te dyeule / huere / his deciples
studie+t . and his o+gene chapele / +ter / huer me de+t / his seruese .
and +ter huer he make+t / his miracles / zuiche ase behoue+t to +te
dyeule . (CMAYENBI,56.1017)

At cherche / kan god / his uirtues sseawy . and do his miracles . +te
blynde : to li+gte . +te crokede : to ri+gte . yelde +te wyttes of +te
wode . +te speche : to +te dombe . +te hier+te : to +te dyaue .
(CMAYENBI,56.1018)

Ac +te dyeuel de+t al ayenward / ine +te tauerne . (CMAYENBI,56.1019)

Vor huanne +te glotoun ge+t in to +te tauerne / ha ge+t opri+gt .
(CMAYENBI,56.1020)

huanne he com+t a-yen : he ne he+t uot +tet him mo+ge sostyeni ne bere
. (CMAYENBI,56.1021)

Huanne he +terin ge+t : he y-zyc+t / and y-her+t / and spec+t wel / and
onderstant . (CMAYENBI,56.1022)

huan he com+t ayen : he he+t al +tis uorlore / ase +te ilke +tet ne
he+t wyt / ne scele / ne ondertondinge . (CMAYENBI,56.1023)

Zuyche bye+t +te miracles +tet +te dyeuel make+t . (CMAYENBI,56.1024)

And huet lessouns +ter he ret . (CMAYENBI,56.1025)

alle uel+te he tek+t +ter . glotounye . lecherie . zuerie . uorzuerie .
lye+ge . <P_57> miszigge . reneye god . euele telle . contacky . and to
uele o+tre manyeres of zennes . (CMAYENBI,57.1026)

+Ter arise+t +te cheastes . +te strife . +te mansla+g+tes .
(CMAYENBI,57.1027)

+ter me tek+t to stele : and to hongi , (CMAYENBI,57.1028)

+Te tauerne is a dich to +tieues . and +te dyeules castel uor to werri
god / an his hal+gen . (CMAYENBI,57.1029)

and +to +tet +te tauernes sustyene+t : bye+t uela+ges of alle +te
zennen +tet bye+t y-do ine hare tauernes . (CMAYENBI,57.1030)

and uor zo+te yef me ham zede / o+ter dede / asemoche ssame to hire
uader / o+ter to hare moder . o+ter to hare gromes . ase me de+t to
hire uader of heuene . and to oure lheuedy . and to +te hal+gen of
paradis . mochel hi wolden ham wre+ti (CMAYENBI,57.1031)

and o+ter red hi wolden do +ter to +tanne hi do+t . (CMAYENBI,57.1032)

<heading>

+TE ZENNES OF +TE TONGE . (CMAYENBI,57.1034)

</heading>

Huo +tet wyle conne and we+ge +te zennes of +te tonge : hit behoue+t
+tet he conne we+ge / and ayenwe+ge / +tet word huych +tet hit by . and
huer-of hit com+t : and huet kuead hit de+t . (CMAYENBI,57.1036)

Vor hit y-ual+t +tet / +tet word is zenne ine hym . uor +tet hit is
kuead . (CMAYENBI,57.1037)

And yef hit by-ual+t +tet hit by zenne uor +tet hyt ge+t out of kueade
herte . (CMAYENBI,57.1038)

And of heauede hit biual+t / +tet +te speche is grat zenne / uor +tet
hi de+t grat kuead / +ta+g hy by uayre and ysmo+ted .
(CMAYENBI,57.1039)

Nou sselt +tou ywyte / +tet +te kueade tonge / is +tet trau +tet god
acorsede in his spelle / uor +tet he ne uand na+gt bote leaues . +tet
ine holy writ bye+t $onderstonde wordes . (CMAYENBI,57.1040)

And alsuo ase hit is strang +ting to telle / alle +te lyeaues of +te
trauwe : alsuo hit is strang +ting uor to telle +te zennes +tet of +te
tonge come+t . (CMAYENBI,57.1041)

An +tise ten bo+ges we mo+ge alsuo nemni : ydelnesse . yelpinge .
blondinge . todra+ginge . lyesynges . vorzueriinges . stryfinge .
grochinge . wy+tstondinge . blasfemye . (CMAYENBI,57.1042)

+Te ilke +tet ham yeue+t / to moche to ydele worddes . hi zeche+t grat
harm / +tet hi ne aparceyue+t na+gt . (CMAYENBI,57.1043)

Vor hy lyese+t +tane time precious . huer-of hi ssolden habbe eftsone
disete . (CMAYENBI,57.1044)

and uorlyese+t +te guodes +tet hi +tenche+t to done / and ssolden do .
(CMAYENBI,57.1045)

and nime+t +te tresor of +te herte . (CMAYENBI,57.1046)

<P_58>

and hise uel+t a-yen mid ydelenesse . (CMAYENBI,58.1048)

hi onwri+t +tane pot . (CMAYENBI,58.1049)

and +te ule+gen vlye+t +terin . (CMAYENBI,58.1050)

hi hise clepie+t / ydele wordes / (CMAYENBI,58.1051)

ac hi ne bye+t . (CMAYENBI,58.1052)

ac hi bye+t of grat cost / and harmuolle / and perilous . ase +to +tet
emte+t +te herte of hire guode . and vel+t his ayen / mid ydelnesse /
ase +to / huer-of behoue+t yelde rekeninge of echen beuor god / ate
daye of dome . ase god zay+t ine his spelle . (CMAYENBI,58.1053)

Hit ne is na+gt lite +ting / ne ydelenesse / huer-of hit behoue+t
rekeni . and yelde scele ine +te he+ge cort / ase beuore god / and al
+te baronage of heuene . (CMAYENBI,58.1054)

Ine +to ydele wordes me zene+ge+t ine vif maneres . (CMAYENBI,58.1055)

Vor +ter bye+t zome wordes ydele / huer of +te tonges bye+t zuo uolle /
+tet speke+t beuore / and behynde . +tet bye+t ase +te cleper of +te
melle / +tet ne may him na+gt hyealde stille . (CMAYENBI,58.1056)

And yef hi spek+t bisye wordes of ham +tet zuo ble+teliche telle+t
tidyinges . +tet zette+t ofte hare herte to mesayse of ham +tet his
yhere+t . and make+t +te efter telleres ofte by $yhyealde foles and uor
lye+geres . (CMAYENBI,58.1057)

Efterward bye+t +te tales / and +te uayre zigginges . huer-of hi
habbe+t moche of ydele blisse / +to +tet hise conne sotilliche zigge /
(CMAYENBI,58.1058)

uor +te herkneres do wel lhe+g+ge . (CMAYENBI,58.1059)

Efterward bye+t +te bourdes / and +te trufles uol of uel+te / and of
leazinges . +tet me clepe+t ydele wordes . (CMAYENBI,58.1060)

Ac uorzo+te hit ne bye+t . (CMAYENBI,58.1061)

ac hy bye+t wel stinkinde / and wel uoule . (CMAYENBI,58.1062)

Efterward bye+t +te bisemeres and +te scornes / +tet hi zigge+t ope +te
guode men . and ope alle ham +tet wylle+t do wel / +teruore : +tet hi
my+gten his dra+ge to hare corde . and uram +te guode +tet hi habe+t
y-conceyued wy+tdra+ge . (CMAYENBI,58.1063)

+Tet ne bye+t na+gt ydele wordes . (CMAYENBI,58.1064)

Vor +tou art ase mansla+g+te / yef +tou be +tine tonge / wy+tdra+gst
ane man / o+ter a child wel to done . (CMAYENBI,58.1065)

and god +te can asemoche +tank : ase wolde +te kyng / yef +te heddest
ysla+ge his zone / o+ter his tresor ystole . (CMAYENBI,58.1066)

<heading>

OF +TE ZENNE OF YELPINGE . (CMAYENBI,58.1068)

</heading>

Efterward com+t +te zenne of yelpynge / +tet is wel <P_59> grat / and
wel uoul / wel uals / and wel vileyn . (CMAYENBI,59.1070)

Hi is wel grat : (CMAYENBI,59.1071)

Vor huo +tet yelp+t : he is aperteliche godes +tyef .
(CMAYENBI,59.1072)

and him wyle benyme his blisse / ase we zede hyerbeuore .
(CMAYENBI,59.1073)

+tet is a wel uals zenne . (CMAYENBI,59.1074)

Vor +te guodes huerof he mi+gte wynne +te heuene : hi yeue+t uor a
litel wynd . (CMAYENBI,59.1075)

And zuo hit is a wel uoul zenne . (CMAYENBI,59.1076)

Vor +te wordle zelf / ham halt uor fol . and uor vileyn and uor nice .
(CMAYENBI,59.1077)

Ine +tise bo+ge bye+t vif leaues . +tet bye+t vif manere of yelpinges .
(CMAYENBI,59.1078)

On is preterit . $+tet is to zigge : of +tinge ypased .
(CMAYENBI,59.1079)

+Tet is +te zenne of +tan / +tet zuo ble+teliche recorde+t hare dedes /
and hare prowesses . and +tet hi wene+t habbe / o+ter wel ydo : o+ter
wel yzed . (CMAYENBI,59.1080)

+Te o+ter is of present +tet is to zigge : of nou . (CMAYENBI,59.1081)

+tet is +te zenne of +to : +tet na+gt ne do+t gledliche . ne ham ne
paye+t wel to done / ne wel zigge . bote ase me his yzy+g+t / o+ter
yher+t . (CMAYENBI,59.1082)

+Tise / ine dede / o+ter ine speche / and ine zinginge : hi yelpe+t /
and zelle+t uor na+gt : al +tet hi do+t . (CMAYENBI,59.1083)

To +tan belonge+t +te zenne of zuichen +tet yelpe+t of +te guodes +tet
hi habbe+t / o+ter +tet hi wene+t habbe / of hare noblesse . of hare
richesse / of hare prouesse . (CMAYENBI,59.1084)

Hy bye+t ase +te coccou / +tet ne can zinge / bote of him zelue .
(CMAYENBI,59.1085)

+Te +tridde is +te zenne of +tise ouerweneres +tet zigge+t . ich wille
do +tet / and +tet . (CMAYENBI,59.1086)

ich wylle awreke forre . (CMAYENBI,59.1087)

ich wille maki +te helles and +te danes . (CMAYENBI,59.1088)

+Te uer+te is more sotil (CMAYENBI,59.1089)

+tet is of +tan +tet ne mo+ge uor ssame ham-zelue praysi . ac al +tet
o+tre do+t / and zigge+t : altogidere uayrliche blamye+t ase ri+gt
na+gt ne him prayse+t . to +tet hi conne do and zigge .
(CMAYENBI,59.1090)

+Te vifte is yet more sotil / of ham +tet huanne hi wille+t +tet me
hise praysi / and hi nolle+t zigge aperteliche : hi hit make+t a na+gt
/ and make+t zuo moche ham milde / and zigge+t / +tet hi bye+t zuo
kueade / and zuo zenuol / and zuo onconnynde : +trisi+te more / +tanne
hi by . vor +tet me ham here+t / and hyealde : uor wel bo+gsam .
(CMAYENBI,59.1091)

' Allas ' zay+t saynt bernard ' huet +ter is hier zor+guolle yelpinge .
' (CMAYENBI,59.1092)

Hy make+t ham dyeulen : uor +tet ; me halt ham uor angles .
(CMAYENBI,59.1093)

Hy make+t ham kueade : uor <P_60> +tet me ssolde his hyealde uor good .
ne more me ne may ham wre+ti : +tanne uor to zigge / uor zo+te +tou
zayst zo+t . (CMAYENBI,60.1094)

To +tan belonge+t +te zenne of ham +tet zechi+t spekemen ham uor to
praysi . and uor to grede hare noblesse / be huas mou+te hi speke+t /
and +te more hardyliche . (CMAYENBI,60.1095)

<heading>

OF BLONDINGE . (CMAYENBI,60.1097)

</heading>

+Te blonderes / bye+t +te dyeules noriches . +tet his children yeue+t
zouke / and do+t ham slepe ine hare zenne be hare uayre zang .
(CMAYENBI,60.1099)

Hy smerie+t +tane way of helle mid hony / ase me de+t to +te bere / uor
+tet +te zene+gere hine ssolde guo +te hardylaker . (CMAYENBI,60.1100)

+Tis zenne him to-del+t : ine vif deles . +tet bye+t ase vif leaues :
ine +tise bo+ge . (CMAYENBI,60.1101)

+Te uerste zenne is of +tyse blonderes . +tet huanne hi yze+t +tet he /
o+ter hy / +tet hi wylle+t beuly / habbe+t wel yzed . o+ter +tet he
he+t wel ydo : an-haste him zigge+t to him-zelue / uor +tet ha he+t
ydele blisse . (CMAYENBI,60.1102)

Ac his kuead nolle+t hi him na+gt telle . (CMAYENBI,60.1103)

+Te o+ter zenne is / huanne +te litle guodes +tet hire children +tet hi
do+t zouke / ydo / o+ter yzed : hy leue+t / and dobble+t / and more+t
hit of hiren / al-huet +ter is more of lyeasinge / +tanne of zo+t .
(CMAYENBI,60.1104)

And +teruore hi bye+t ycleped ualse wytnesses ine holy writ .
(CMAYENBI,60.1105)

+Te +tridde zenne is / huanne hi do+t onderstonde te manne / o+ter +te
wyfmanne / +tet he he+t ine him manie guodes / and graces / huer-of he
ne he+t none (CMAYENBI,60.1106)

and +teruore his clepe+t holy writ : charmeres . (CMAYENBI,60.1107)

uor hy becharme+t zuo moche +tane man : +tet he $ylef+t ham more /
+tanne him zelue . +tet he ylef+t bet +tet he yher+t : +tanne +tet he
yzi+gt . and +tet hy zigge+t of him : +tanne +tet hi use+t .
(CMAYENBI,60.1108)

+Te uer+te zenne is . +tet huanne hi alle zinge+t / ' Placebo . ' +tet
is to zigge : ' mi lhord zay+t zo+t . mi lhord de+t wel . ' and wende+t
to guode / al +tet +te guodeman de+t / o+ter zay+t . by hit guod by hit
kuead . (CMAYENBI,60.1109)

And +teruore hy bye+t ycleped ine +te writinge : ecko . +tet is +te
rearde +tet ine +te he+ge helles com+t ayen / and acorde+t to al +tet
me him zay+t . by hit guod / by hit kuead . by hit zo+t / by hi uals .
(CMAYENBI,60.1110)

<P_61>

+Te vifte zenne is / huanne +te blondere defende+t / and excuse+t / and
wrye+t +te kueades / and +te zennes / of ham +tet he wyle ulateri .
(CMAYENBI,61.1112)

and +teruore zuyche bye+t ycleped ine writinge : tayles .
(CMAYENBI,61.1113)

Vor hi wre+t +te uel+tes of zenne of riche men / uor zom timlich guod .
hueruore hi bye+t anlicned to +te tayle of +te uoxe / be hare barat /
and uor hare bezuykinge of tedra+gynge . (CMAYENBI,61.1114)

Blondere / and misziggere : bye+t of one scole . (CMAYENBI,61.1115)

+Tise bye+t +te tuo nykeren +tet we uynde+t ine bokes of kende of
bestes . (CMAYENBI,61.1116)

Vor hy bye+t a ssewynge of +te ze / +tet me klepe+t nykeren . +tet
habbe+t bodyes of wyfman / and tayl of uisssse . and clauen of arn .
and zuo zuetelich zinge+t / +tet hi make+t slepe +te ssipmen /
(CMAYENBI,61.1117)

and efterward his uorzuel+g+t . (CMAYENBI,61.1118)

+Tet bye+t +te blonderes . +tet be hare uayre zang / make+t slepe +tet
uolk . (CMAYENBI,61.1119)

and ine hare zenne . hi resemble+t an eddre / +tet hatte serayn . +tet
yern+t more zuy+tere / +tanne hors . and o+terhuyl vle+t . and habbe+t
+tet uenym zuo strang : +tet no triacle ne is +ter to na+gt wor+t .
(CMAYENBI,61.1120)

Vor ra+tre com+t +te dya+t : +tanne me uel+t +tane byte .
(CMAYENBI,61.1121)

+Tet bye+t +te missiggeres . of huam salomon zay+t / +tet hi byte+t /
ase eddren ine bezuykinge . (CMAYENBI,61.1122)

an +tet uenim sla+g+t +tri / in one stroke . +tane +tet zay+t . +tane
+tet lhest . and +tane / of huam he missay+t . (CMAYENBI,61.1123)

+Tet is +te felliste best +tet me clepe+t hyane . +tet ondelf+t +te
bodies of dyade men / and hise ete+t . (CMAYENBI,61.1124)

+Tet bye+t +to / +tet byte+t and ete+t +te guode men of religion / +tet
bye+t dyade to +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,61.1125)

Hi bye+t more feller / +tanne helle . +tet ne uorzuyl+t / bote kueade .
(CMAYENBI,61.1126)

Ac hi yerne+t op to +te guode . hueruore hy bye+t anlicned to +te zo+ge
. (CMAYENBI,61.1127)

huanne hi he+t yuar+ged / wel ble+teliche byt men : yclo+ted mid huyt .
(CMAYENBI,61.1128)

Hy bye+t ase +te lhapwynche / +tet ine uel+te of man / make+t his nest
/ and zuo reste+t . (CMAYENBI,61.1129)

+Tet bye+t +te ssarnboddes +tet beule+t +te floures . and louie+t +tet
dong . (CMAYENBI,61.1130)

And +tes bo+g he+t vif leaues . (CMAYENBI,61.1131)

+Te uerste is / huanne me vint lea+ginges and +te kueades uor o+tren to
arere blame . (CMAYENBI,61.1132)

+Te o+ter is / huanne <P_62> +tet kuead +tet he yher+t of o+tren / he
hit tel+t uor+t / (CMAYENBI,62.1133)

and hit more+t of his o+gen . (CMAYENBI,62.1134)

+Te +tridde is huanne he kuenc+t / and de+t to na+gte / alle +te guodes
+tet +te man de+t / and hise de+t $hyealde to ane kueade .
(CMAYENBI,62.1135)

+Tes eth +tane man al yhol . (CMAYENBI,62.1136)

+te o+tre ne ete+t hine na+gt al / (CMAYENBI,62.1137)

ac byt / and nim+t a stech . (CMAYENBI,62.1138)

and +tis is +tet uer+te lyeaf of +tise bo+ge / +tet is propreliche
ycleped todra+gynge . (CMAYENBI,62.1139)

Vor he to-dra+g+t / and toheau+t eche daye zom stech of guode / +tet he
yhyer+t of o+tren . (CMAYENBI,62.1140)

Vor huanne me zay+t guod of o+tren touore him : alneway he vint / and
zet ames . (CMAYENBI,62.1141)

Vor zo+te he zay+t : +tet is zo+t . (CMAYENBI,62.1142)

he is wel guod man / (CMAYENBI,62.1143)

and ich hine louie moche / (CMAYENBI,62.1144)

ak he he+t zuich a lac ine him / (CMAYENBI,62.1145)

and +tet me uor+ting+t . (CMAYENBI,62.1146)

+Tes is +te scorpioun +tet make+t uayr mid +te heauede . and enueyme+t
mid +te tayle . (CMAYENBI,62.1147)

+Te vifte is huanne he miswent / and went to +te worse half . al +tet
he yher+t / o+ter yzi+g+t / +tat me may wende to guode / and to kueade
. (CMAYENBI,62.1148)

and +teruore is he uals demere / and ontrewe . (CMAYENBI,62.1149)

<heading>

LEAZYNGES . (CMAYENBI,62.1151)

</heading>

Leazinge ualse+t +tane man / alse me ualse+t +te kinges sel / o+ter +te
popes bulle . (CMAYENBI,62.1153)

and +teruore +tet me make+t ualse moneye and ber+t ualse lettres : ha
ssel by demd ase ualsere / ate daye of dome . (CMAYENBI,62.1154)

+Te lye+gere is amang +te men : ase +te ualse peny amang +te guode .
ase +tet chef : amang +te corn . (CMAYENBI,62.1155)

+Te lye+gere is ylich +te dyeule . +tet is his uader . ase god zay+t
ine his spelle . (CMAYENBI,62.1156)

Vor he is lye+gere / and uader of leazinges / ase he +tet made +te
uerste leazinge . (CMAYENBI,62.1157)

and yet he hise make+t / and tek+t echedaye . (CMAYENBI,62.1158)

+Te dyeuel him ssewe+t ine uele ssef+tes . (CMAYENBI,62.1159)

and him chonge+t ine uele wysen / +tet uolk uor to gyly .
(CMAYENBI,62.1160)

Alsuo de+t +te lye+gere . hueruore he is ase +te gamelos +tet leue+t by
+te eyr and na+gt ne he+t ine his roppes bote wynd . and he+t ech
manere colour / +tet ne he+t non his o+gen . (CMAYENBI,62.1161)

Ine +tise bo+ge bye+t +tri smale tuygges : (CMAYENBI,62.1162)

Vor +ter bye+t leazinges helpinde and leazinges likynde . and leazinges
<P_63> deriynde . (CMAYENBI,63.1163)

and in echen is zenne . (CMAYENBI,63.1164)

Vor ase zay+t saynt austin . asemoche ase he +tet lye+g+t / be his
leazinge / de+t guod to o+tren : alneway he de+t his o+gene harm /
(CMAYENBI,63.1165)

+tanne +te leazinges helpinde bye+t zenne . (CMAYENBI,63.1166)

Ac +te leazinges likinde . bye+t more grat zenne / ase bye+t +te
hye+ginges of +te lozeniour . and of +te gememen / and of +te scorneres
. +tet zigge+t +te bysemeres . and +te lezinges . (CMAYENBI,63.1167)

and +te lhe+ginges uor to solaci +tet uolk / ine ziggynge / and ham to
harkni : is zenne . (CMAYENBI,63.1168)

hit ne is non drede . (CMAYENBI,63.1169)

Ac +te lyazinges deriynde : bye+t dyadlich zenne . huanne me his zay+t
wytindeliche / and be +to+gte / uor to do harm to o+tren .
(CMAYENBI,63.1170)

To +tise bo+ge belonge+t alle ualshedes / and +te gyles / and +te
contackes . +tet me de+t in al +te wordle uor o+tren to gyly and harmy
. o+ter ine zaule / o+ter in bodye . o+ter ine guodes . o+ter ine los /
huych +tet hit by . (CMAYENBI,63.1171)

<heading>

OF +TE ZENNE OF LYE+GINGE . (CMAYENBI,63.1173)

</heading>

Kvead +ting hit is to lye+ge / (CMAYENBI,63.1175)

ac more zenne hit is him zelue uorzuerie . (CMAYENBI,63.1176)

and +teruore oure lhord hit zuo moche uorbyet . (CMAYENBI,63.1177)

Perilous +ting hit is to zuerie . ac na+gt uor +tan / +tet ine no poynt
me ne may zuerie : wy+t-oute zenne . ase zay+t +te bougre . Ac uor +tan
+tet ofte zuerie : make+t ofte uorzuerie / and ofte zene+gi .
(CMAYENBI,63.1178)

Vor ine zeue maneres me zuere+t . (CMAYENBI,63.1179)

Verst huanne me zuere+t boldliche / +tet is $in onwor+tnesse / and
ble+teliche . +tet hit +ting+t / +tet him hit like+t to zuerie .
(CMAYENBI,63.1180)

+teruore hit uorbyet saint Iacob . (CMAYENBI,63.1181)

' ne zuerie+t na+gt : bote huanne hit is nyed . ' (CMAYENBI,63.1182)

ac +tet wyl : is +te lecherie uor to zuerie . (CMAYENBI,63.1183)

Efterward huan me zuere+t li+gtliche / +tet is uor na+gt / and
wy+t-oute scele . (CMAYENBI,63.1184)

+tet is uorbode ine +te o+tre heste of +te la+ge / +tet god wrot ine
+te tables of ston / mid his vingre . (CMAYENBI,63.1185)

Efterward huanne me zuere+t be wone : ase at eche worde .
(CMAYENBI,63.1186)

Vor +ter bye+t zome zuo euele yta+gt : +tet hi ne conne no+ting / zygge
wy+t-oute zueriynge . (CMAYENBI,63.1187)

+Tise habbe+t god in to grat onwor+thede . huanne al day / and uor
na+gt / him clepie+t to wytnesse / of al +tet hi zigge+t .
(CMAYENBI,63.1188)

Vor zueriinge ne is non <P_64> o+ter +ting : +tanne to clepie god to
wytnesse . and his moder / and his hal+gen . (CMAYENBI,64.1189)

Efterward huanne me zuere+t folliche . (CMAYENBI,64.1190)

and +tet yual+t ine uele maneres . O+ter huanne me zuere+t be tyene /
and sodaynlyche / huer-of him uor+ting+t efterward . O+ter huanne me
zuere+t uor +ting +tet me ne may na+gt healde wy+t-oute zenne :
(CMAYENBI,64.1191)

zuich o+t me ssel breke : and do penonce uor +tane fole o+t .
(CMAYENBI,64.1192)

O+ter huanne me zuere+t zikerliche / of +tinge +tet me nis na+gt ziker
/ yet +ta+g hit by zo+t . O+ter huanne me behat zikerliche +tet me
na+gt not / yef me hit may uoluelle . O+ter huanne me zuere+t be +te
sseppinges / ase me zay+t . be +te zonne +tet ssin+t . by +tet uer +tet
bern+t . o+ter by myn heued . o+ter by myne uader zaule . o+ter o+tre
+tane ylych . (CMAYENBI,64.1193)

Zuyche o+tes god uorbyet in his spelle . (CMAYENBI,64.1194)

Vor +tet ich ssel maky ziker : (CMAYENBI,64.1195)

ich ne ssel na+gt dra+ge to wytnesse / bote +tane he+ge zo+t . +tet is
god +tet al wot . na+gt +te clene ssep+tes / +tet ne bye+t bote
ydelnesse . (CMAYENBI,64.1196)

And huanne ich his zuerye be +to+gte : ich bere ham ane wor+tssipe /
+tet ich ssolde bere to god onlepi . (CMAYENBI,64.1197)

Ac huanne me zuere+t be +te godspelle : me zuere+t be him / +tet +te
wordes bye+t / and bye+t ywryte . (CMAYENBI,64.1198)

And huanne me zuere+t be +te holy relikes / and be +te hal+gen of
paradis : me zuere+t be ham / and be god +tet ine ham wone+t .
(CMAYENBI,64.1199)

Efterward huanne me zuere+t vileynliche by god / and by his hal+gen .
(CMAYENBI,64.1200)

ine +tise zenne / bye+t +te cristene worse / +tanne +te sarasyn . +tet
nolden zuerie ine none manere / ne nolden +tolye / +tet me zuore beuore
ham / zuo vileynlyche / be Iesu crist : ase do+t +te cristene .
(CMAYENBI,64.1201)

Hi bye+t more worse +tanne +te gyewes : +tet hine dede a-rode .
(CMAYENBI,64.1202)

Hy ne breken non of his buones . (CMAYENBI,64.1203)

Ac +tise him tobreke+t smaller : +tanne me de+t +tet zuyn ine bocherie
. (CMAYENBI,64.1204)

+Tise ne uorbere+t na+gt oure lheuedi . (CMAYENBI,64.1205)

and +tise his tobreke+t more vileynlaker : and hire / and +te o+tre
hal+gen / +tet hit is wonder : hou +te cristendom hit +tole+t .
(CMAYENBI,64.1206)

Efterward huanne me zuere+t ualsliche . o+ter huanne me ber+t ualse
<P_65> wytnesse . o+ter me zuere+t uals / wytindelyche . ine huyche
manyere / +tet me zuere+t o+ter openliche / o+ter stilleliche be art /
o+ter be sophistrie . (CMAYENBI,65.1207)

Vor ase +te ri+gte wrytes zigge+t / god +tet loue+t Mueknesse / and
zo+tnesse / yne zuyche wytte onderuang+t +tane o+t / (CMAYENBI,65.1208)

and onderstant +tet word : ase he hit onderstant / +tet ne +teng+t
na+gt bote guod . (CMAYENBI,65.1209)

and +tet muekliche / and wy+t-oute stryf hit onderstant .
(CMAYENBI,65.1210)

Mochel is grat godes myldenesse . huanne zuyche men +tet zuerie+t of
+tinge +tet hi wyte+t wel : +tet ne is na+gt zo+t . o+ter behote+t
+ting : +tet hi nele na+gt healde . +tet +te dyeuel him ne astrangle+t
hastelyche . (CMAYENBI,65.1211)

Vor huanne he zay+t : zuo god me helpe . o+ter zuo god me loky . and he
lye+ge : he de+t him out of +te helpe / and of lokynge of god .
(CMAYENBI,65.1212)

nou ssolde he be ri+gte / lyese wyt / and onderstondinge / and body .
and guodes . and zaule / and al +tet he halt of gode .
(CMAYENBI,65.1213)

+Te laste bo+g of +tise zenne is : huanne man agelt his treu+te / and
+tet he he+t behote / and y-granted . o+ter be his treu+te . o+ter be
his o+te . (CMAYENBI,65.1214)

Vor treu+te ylo+ge / and o+t ybroke : is ase hit were al on .
(CMAYENBI,65.1215)

<heading>

CHEASTE . (CMAYENBI,65.1217)

</heading>

Saynt augustin zay+t . +tet no+ting zuo moche ne ys ylych to +te
dyeules dedes : ase cheaste . (CMAYENBI,65.1219)

+Tes meyster huer-of ne is non drede : pay+t moche +te dyeule /
(CMAYENBI,65.1220)

and na+gt ne pay+t god . +tet ne loue+t bote pays / and onynge .
(CMAYENBI,65.1221)

+Tes bo+g him to-del+t ine .vij. o+tre bo+ges . Huer-of +te uerste is :
strif . +Te o+ter / chidinge . +Te +tridde / missigginge . +Te uer+te /
godelinge . +Te uifte / atwytinge . +Te zixte / +treapninge . +Te
zeuende / vnonynge arere . (CMAYENBI,65.1222)

Huanne +te dyeuel yzi+g+t loue / and onynge amang uolke : moche hit him
uor+ting+t . (CMAYENBI,65.1223)

and uor ham maki vnonynge : he make+t ble+teliche his mi+gte ham uor to
do striui . (CMAYENBI,65.1224)

And +te dyeuel begin+t +tet uer of <P_66> tyene / and euel wyl uor to
becleppe . (CMAYENBI,66.1225)

+Tanne efter +tet strif / and +te cheaste : com+t +te noyse / and +te
cheaste . (CMAYENBI,66.1226)

Al / alsuo huanne me aly+gt +tet uer : lhap+t +tet smech efter +te layt
. Stryf / and cheaste / and huanne +te on zay+t to +te o+tren : ' zuo
hit is . ' (CMAYENBI,66.1227)

' zuo hit ne is . ' (CMAYENBI,66.1228)

' zuo hit wes ' / (CMAYENBI,66.1229)

' zuo hit nes . ' (CMAYENBI,66.1230)

Chidinge is : huanne eyder lyexne+t o+tren / o+ter greate wordes .
(CMAYENBI,66.1231)

Efter +tan come+t +te myssigginges . (CMAYENBI,66.1232)

+tet is huanne +te on peyne+t +tanno+tren / and zigge+t +te greate
felonyes . (CMAYENBI,66.1233)

Vor +ter is a feloun +tet he+t +te tonge more keruinde : +tanne rasour
. more zuyfter / +tanne arwe ulyinde . and more boryinde : +tanne
zouteres eles . (CMAYENBI,66.1234)

zuyche men bye+t anlykned to +te +torn-hog . +tet ys al ywry+ge myd
prikyinde eles . (CMAYENBI,66.1235)

and hit is to moche fel / (CMAYENBI,66.1236)

and zone hit is wro+t . (CMAYENBI,66.1237)

And +tanne hit is of-tyened : he kest out his eles of his bodye :
ari+gthalf / and a lefthalf . (CMAYENBI,66.1238)

Alsuo he is anlikned to +te felle dogge . +tet byt / and beberk+t alle
+to +tet he may . (CMAYENBI,66.1239)

Efterward come+t +te godelinges . (CMAYENBI,66.1240)

+Tet is huanne +te on godele+t +tanne o+trene . (CMAYENBI,66.1241)

And +tet is zuo grat zenne / +tet +te wrytynge zay+t : +tet huo +tet
godele+t his emcristen : he ys acorsed of god . (CMAYENBI,66.1242)

And saynte paul zay+t . +tet zuych uolk ne mo+ge habbe godes ryche .
(CMAYENBI,66.1243)

And salomon zay+t . +tet hare mou+t is : ase +te wy+gte +tet ual+t ine
hot weter . +tet kest hyer / and +ter : and scolde+t alle +to +tet
bye+t +ter aboute . (CMAYENBI,66.1244)

Efter+tan come+t +te wy+tnymynges / +tet byet yet more gratter zenne .
huanne me atwyt ane man / o+ter his zennes / o+ter his folies / o+ter
his pouerte` / o+ter his poure ken / o+ter o+tre lac +tet is ine him .
(CMAYENBI,66.1245)

Efterward zuo come+t +te +treapnynges / (CMAYENBI,66.1246)

and beginne+t +te medles / and +te werres . (CMAYENBI,66.1247)

Ac aboue alle +tise zennes +tet we habbe+t hyer ynemned : pase+t +te
zenne $of ham / +tet be hare kueade tonge / sostyene+t / and arere+t
+te strife / and +te euele wylles / betuene ham <P_67> +tet bye+t
uryendes togidere . and +to +tet miswende+t +tet pays . and +te onynges
. (CMAYENBI,67.1248)

God hate+t moche zuych uolk (CMAYENBI,67.1249)

and zuo zay+t +te writinge . (CMAYENBI,67.1250)

<heading>

OF GROCHINGE . +TET IS OF HIM +TET NE DAR NA+GT ANSUERIE .
(CMAYENBI,67.1252)

</heading>

Ofte we hit yze+t come / +tet +te ilke +tet ne dar ansuerye / ne chide
. +tet he begin+t to grochi betuene his te+t . and grunny .
(CMAYENBI,67.1254)

Vor efter +te chyaste : we zette+t +te zenne of grochinge .
(CMAYENBI,67.1255)

Hou grat is +te zenne : ous ssewe+t wel +te wreche +tet god ken nyme .
ase recorde+t holi wryt . (CMAYENBI,67.1256)

Vor +tise zenne / onleak +te er+te / (CMAYENBI,67.1257)

and uorzual+g datan and abyron . (CMAYENBI,67.1258)

and villen doun al kuic in-to helle . (CMAYENBI,67.1259)

An uor +to zenne / zente god a uer / +tet uorbernde kore : and alle his
uela+ges .CC.L. of +te gretteste of godes ost ine desert .
(CMAYENBI,67.1260)

Vor +te ilke zenne uorlore +te yewes +tet land of beheste / +tet god
ham hedde behote . zuo +tet of zix C. +tousond / +tet god hedde ykest /
out of +te +treldome of +te kinges of egipte . and +tet he hedde yloked
: uourti year ine desert / myd +te manne` of heuene . ne yede in-to +te
holy londe / bote tuo / wy+toute mo . +tet hetten calef : and Iosue .
(CMAYENBI,67.1261)

ac alle hi storuen in zor+ge : ine +te desert . (CMAYENBI,67.1262)

+Tis zenne he+t tuaye bo+ges . (CMAYENBI,67.1263)

Vor +te on : is grouchinge aye god . (CMAYENBI,67.1264)

and +te o+tre aye man regne+t . (CMAYENBI,67.1265)

+Tis zenne is ine uele maneres / ase ine sergons aye hire lhordinges .
ine wyfmen : aye hare leuedis . and ine children / aye hare uaderes /
and hare modren . Ine poure : aye +te riche . and +te +trelles : aye
+te kny+gtes . Ine leawede : aye +te clerkes / and aye +te prelas . and
+te cloystres : aye +te abbottes . and +te priours : and hire officials
/ ase subprior . and +te o+tre . (CMAYENBI,67.1266)

And wext +te grochinges ine alle zuyche persones : o+ter of
onbo+gsamnesse uor +tan +tet me is to hard ine hestes . o+ter ine
sleau+te / uor +tet me is to sleuuol . o+ter of inpacience / uor +tet
me ne de+t na+gt alle +te wylles . o+ter of enuie . o+ter of felonie .
uor <P_68> me auonce+t more +te on : +tanne +te o+tre . and manye o+tre
kueade roten . (CMAYENBI,68.1267)

Grochinge aye god he+t yet nou yno+g mo encheysouns .
(CMAYENBI,68.1268)

Vor man +tet he+t uorlore grace / and +tolemodnesse : he wyle by
mayster ope god . zuo / +tet / al god de+t ine er+te : bote yef he hit
ne do al to his wylle : an haste he groche+t aye god . and zyng+t +tet
pater noster . to tokne . Vorzo+te ac +te dyeules zang .
(CMAYENBI,68.1269)

Vor ase +te holi gost tek+t . and make+t his ychosene zinge ine hare
herten +te zuete zonges of heuene . +tet is of +te graces of al +tet he
de+t . and of al +tet he us zent . Alsuo +te kueade gost make+t his
deciples zinge +tanne zang of helle . +tet is grochinge . +tet eure
ssel yleste ine helle . in al +tet god de+t / bote hit by al to hire
wylle . (CMAYENBI,68.1270)

Vorzo+te mochel is zuych a man fol / ant out of his wyte / +tet wyle
+tet me him yelde scele / of al +tet he he+t ydo / yef me him zent /
aduersete` . pouerte` . ziknesse . dyere time . rayn . dru+g+te . yef
me yef+t him / and benym+t hit o+tren . (CMAYENBI,68.1271)

bote yef hit ne by do al to his wylle : he him niym+t anhaste to grochi
aye god / (CMAYENBI,68.1272)

and him euele +tonke+t . (CMAYENBI,68.1273)

huet wonder is hit / +ta+g god him awrek+t of zuyche uolke / +tet
wylle+t him benyme his lhordssip / and his wyshede . (CMAYENBI,68.1274)

<heading>

OF WY+TSTONDYNGE . (CMAYENBI,68.1276)

</heading>

Kvead +ting is grochinge : (CMAYENBI,68.1278)

ac more is wors / wy+tstondinge . (CMAYENBI,68.1279)

wy+tstondynge is a zenne / +tet com+t of +te herte +tet is rebel / and
hard / and rebours / and dyuers . +tet alneway wyle +tet his wyl by do
/ and his zygginge by yhyalde . +tet wyle / +tet alle +te o+tre /
bou+ge to him . and he ne bou+ge to nonen . (CMAYENBI,68.1280)

+Tis is +te harde herte : huer-of salomon zay+t . +tet he ne may na+gt
fayly : of kued ende . (CMAYENBI,68.1281)

And ase +ter is grochinge aye god . and aye man : alsuo is zuych herte
rebel to god / and to man . (CMAYENBI,68.1282)

+Tis zenne he+t vour bo+ges . (CMAYENBI,68.1283)

Vor zuyche herten bye+t rebours / and rebels / red / to leue . to done
godes heste . chastinge +tolye . and techinge onderuonge .
(CMAYENBI,68.1284)

Yef enye <P_69> of hare uryendes ham wylle+t rede . and hare ureme
ssewy . na+gt ham nolle+t yhere . ra+tre uor +tet hi habbe+t yspeke .
(CMAYENBI,69.1285)

hi do+t +te more ble+telaker +te contrarye . (CMAYENBI,69.1286)

To +te rede of oure lhorde : ofte hi bye+t rebel / (CMAYENBI,69.1287)

yef me ham ret +ting : +tet by to hel+te to hire zaules . ne no+tyng
nolle+t do / (CMAYENBI,69.1288)

er+tan me gabbe+t of ham . (CMAYENBI,69.1289)

And +tos hy bye+t rebels / to +te heste of oure lhorde / to huam hi
bye+t yhyealde . (CMAYENBI,69.1290)

and zuo moche ham zet beuore +te dyeuel of toknen . o+ter of fyeblesse
. o+ter of elde . o+ter of ye+ge+te . o+ter of o+tre kueade sceles .
+tet alast : hi ne do+t na+gt . (CMAYENBI,69.1291)

Efterward huanne me his chaste+t / and wy+tnym+t . hi ham defende+t ase
+te bor / zuo +tet hare folyes ne beknawe+t . (CMAYENBI,69.1292)

and +te more +tet hi ham excuse+t : +te more wext +te zenne .
(CMAYENBI,69.1293)

And zuo hit is huanne god his beat / and chaste+t . (CMAYENBI,69.1294)

and maugre hy wyte+t . (CMAYENBI,69.1295)

and zygge+t ofte . on+tank +tan : and +te o+tren / ' huet wyle god me
do . (CMAYENBI,69.1296)

huet habe ich him misdo ? ' (CMAYENBI,69.1297)

+Tos de+t +te fol . (CMAYENBI,69.1298)

and +tet him ssolde by triacle : to him went in to uenym .
(CMAYENBI,69.1299)

and +te medecine : him yef+t +tane dya+t . (CMAYENBI,69.1300)

Efterward +ter bye+t zome of zuo diuers wyt / +tet none guode techinge
ne onderuonge+t . ak alneway werye+t hare sentense huet +tet hit by .
zuo +tet ofte hi ualle+t ine errour . and ine ualse opinions . and ine
eresye . and ine euele byleaue . (CMAYENBI,69.1301)

<heading>

OF BLASFEMYES . (CMAYENBI,69.1303)

</heading>

Blasfemyes is ase zay+t saynt austin . o+ter huanne me ylef+t and zay+t
of god +ting : +tet me ne ssel yleue / ne healde . o+ter me ne lef+t
na+gt +tet me ssolde yleue . (CMAYENBI,69.1305)

Ac speciallyche we clepie+t hyer blasfemye : huanne me missay+t of god
/ and of his hal+gen . o+ter of +te sacremens of holy cherche .
(CMAYENBI,69.1306)

+Tis zenne ys ydo ine uele maneres . O+ter huanne me hit zay+t be
+to+gte . ase do+t +te bougres / and +te mysbyleuinde . O+ter me hit
zay+t uor couaytise to wynne . ase do+t +tise charmeres / and +tise
wychen . O+ter huanne me hit zay+t be tyene / and be despit ase do+t
+tise playeres / +tet zuo uyleynliche <P_70> tobreke+t Iesu cristes
body . and zuo uileynliche missigge+t of god an of his blissede moder /
+tet hit is dreduol and zor+ge to hyere / and lheste .
(CMAYENBI,70.1307)

+Tise bye+t ase wode houndes / +tet bite+t and ne knawe+t na+gt hare
lhord . (CMAYENBI,70.1308)

+Tis zenne is zuo grat : +tet god his awrek+t o+terhuyl aperteliche ase
we habbe+t yzed beuore / +to we speke of wyckede uolke .
(CMAYENBI,70.1309)

Of +tise zenne zay+t god ine his spelle / +tet hit ne ssel by uoryeue :
ne ine +tise wordle ne ine +te o+tre . (CMAYENBI,70.1310)

Nou we habbe+t ytald ten manere zennes of +te tonge .
(CMAYENBI,70.1311)

+Tanne is +te uerste : ydelnesse . and +te laste : blasfemie
(CMAYENBI,70.1312)

and be cas hit is +tet Salomon zay+t . +tet +te beginnynge of +te
kueade tonge : is folie . and +te ende : to kuead errour .
(CMAYENBI,70.1313)

Hyer ende+t +te zeue dyadliche zennes / and alle hire bo+ges .
(CMAYENBI,70.1314)

and huo +tet wel him stude` de+t ine +tis boc : he my+gte moche profiti
/ and lyerny / and knawe eche manyere of zenne / and him-zelue wel
ssryue . (CMAYENBI,70.1315)

Vor non ne may him wel ssriue / ne him loki uram zenne : bote he his ne
knawe . (CMAYENBI,70.1316)

Nou ssel +tanne +te ilke / +tet ine +tise boc ret . yzy diligentliche
to by yssriue . and him loky be his my+gte . (CMAYENBI,70.1317)

Of o+tre zennes +tet he ne is na+gt gelti : he ssel herye god and him
bo+gsamliche +tonky . +tet him he+t yloked . (CMAYENBI,70.1318)

<heading>

VOR TO LYERNY STERUE . (CMAYENBI,70.1320)

</heading>

Onnea+te sterf / +tet ylyerned ne he+t . (CMAYENBI,70.1322)

Lyerne to sterue : (CMAYENBI,70.1323)

+tanne sselt +tou conne libbe . (CMAYENBI,70.1324)

Vor non wel libbe ne ssel conne : +tet to sterue ylyerned ne he+t .
(CMAYENBI,70.1325)

And +te ilke ary+gt is ycleped wrechche : +tet ne can lybbe / ne ne dar
sterue . (CMAYENBI,70.1326)

Yef +tou wylt libbe vriliche . lyerne to sterue gledliche .
(CMAYENBI,70.1327)

Yef +tou me zayst / hou me hit ssel lyerny : ich hit wyle +te zigge an
haste . (CMAYENBI,70.1328)

+Tou sselt ywyte +tet +tis lyf : ne is bote dya+t . (CMAYENBI,70.1329)

Vor dya+t is a wendinge . (CMAYENBI,70.1330)

and +tet <P_71> ech wot . (CMAYENBI,71.1331)

and +teruore me zay+t of ane manne huanne he sterf+t : he went . And
huanne he is dyad : he is ywent . (CMAYENBI,71.1332)

+Tis lyf alsuo ne is bote a wendynge . uor zo+te / uor zo+te : a
wendinge wel ssort . (CMAYENBI,71.1333)

Vor al +tet lyf of ane manne / +ta+g he leuede a +tousond year : +tet
ne ssolde by / bote onlepy prikke : to +te zy+g+te / of +te o+tre lyue
/ +tet eure wy+toute ende ssel yleste . o+ter ine zor+ge : o+ter ine
blisse / wy+toute endynge . (CMAYENBI,71.1334)

+Tis ous wytnesset wel +te kyng . +te erl . +te prince . +te emperour .
+tet +te blysse of +te wordle : hedden zomtyme . (CMAYENBI,71.1335)

nou ine helle : wepe+t / and grede+t . yelle+t / and zor+ge+t . ' A .
allas : huet is ous wor+t oure pouer . wor+tssipe . noblesse . richesse
. blisse . and bost . (CMAYENBI,71.1336)

al hit ys ywent / wel ra+tre +tanne ssed : o+ter uo+gel ulyinde . o+ter
quarel of arblaste . (CMAYENBI,71.1337)

And +tous ge+t al oure lyf . (CMAYENBI,71.1338)

Nou we were ybore : and an haste dyad . (CMAYENBI,71.1339)

ne al oure lyf : nes na+gt bote a lyte prikke . (CMAYENBI,71.1340)

nou we bye+t ine zor+ge wy+t-oute ende . (CMAYENBI,71.1341)

Oure blisse / is ywent in-to wop . oure karoles : into zor+ge .
gerlondes . robes . playinges . messinges . (CMAYENBI,71.1342)

and alle guodes bye+t ous yfayled . ' (CMAYENBI,71.1343)

Zuyche bye+t +to zonges of helle . ase +te writinge ous tel+t . ous uor
to ssewy : +tet +tis lyf / ne is bote a wendynge : wel ssort .
(CMAYENBI,71.1344)

and +tis wordle : ne is bote wendynge . (CMAYENBI,71.1345)

and libbe ne is bote a wendynge . (CMAYENBI,71.1346)

+Tanne ne is libbe : bote sterue . (CMAYENBI,71.1347)

and +tet is zo+t / ase pater noster . (CMAYENBI,71.1348)

Vor huanne +tou begonne libbe : anhaste +tou begonne to sterue .
(CMAYENBI,71.1349)

And al +tin elde . and al +tine time / +tet ys yguo :
(CMAYENBI,71.1350)

+te dya+t +te he+t ywonne : and halt . (CMAYENBI,71.1351)

+Tou zayst +tet +tou hest zixti year . (CMAYENBI,71.1352)

+te dya+t hise he+t . (CMAYENBI,71.1353)

and neuremo his nele +te yelde . (CMAYENBI,71.1354)

+Teruore is +tet wyt of +te wordle folye . (CMAYENBI,71.1355)

And +te clerk zyinde : ne yzy+g+t na+gt . (CMAYENBI,71.1356)

Day and ni+gt / make+t o +ting . (CMAYENBI,71.1357)

and +te more +tet hit make+t : +te lesse zuo knawe+t .
(CMAYENBI,71.1358)

alneway sterue+t : (CMAYENBI,71.1359)

and hi ne conne sterue . (CMAYENBI,71.1360)

Vor day / and ny+gt : +tou sterfst / as ich +te habbe yzed .
(CMAYENBI,71.1361)

Yet eft ine o+tre manere / ich +te teche +tise clergie . <P_72> +tet
+tou conne wel libbe : and wel sterue . (CMAYENBI,72.1362)

Nou yhyer : (CMAYENBI,72.1363)

and onderstand . (CMAYENBI,72.1364)

+te dya+t ne is bot a todelinge of +te zaule : and of +te bodye .
(CMAYENBI,72.1365)

and +tet ech wel wot . (CMAYENBI,72.1366)

Nou ous tek+t +te wyse catoun . (CMAYENBI,72.1367)

' Lyerne we ' zay+t he ' to sterue . (CMAYENBI,72.1368)

todele we +tane gost of +te bodie ofte . ' (CMAYENBI,72.1369)

+tet deden +te meste wyse of +tise philosophes +tet +tis lif zuo moche
hateden / and +te wordle : zuo moche onwor+tede . and zuo moche wylnede
lyf na+gt dyeadlich . +tet hi westen be hare wylle . (CMAYENBI,72.1370)

ac hit nes ham na+gt wor+t . (CMAYENBI,72.1371)

Vor hi ne hedden non grace / ne +te beleaue of iesu crist .
(CMAYENBI,72.1372)

Ac +te holy men +tet louie+t god / and yleue+t / +tet of +tri dyea+tes
/ habbe+t +te tuay ypased . (CMAYENBI,72.1373)

Vor +ter is dya+t to zenne : and dyad to +te wordle .
(CMAYENBI,72.1374)

Nou abyde+t +tane +tridde dyea+t . +tet is +te todi+gtinge of +te zaule
: and of +te bodie . (CMAYENBI,72.1375)

Betuene ham and paradys ne is bote a lyte wo+g / +tet hy agelte+t be
+tenchinge / and be wylnynge . (CMAYENBI,72.1376)

and yef +tet bodi is of +tis half : +te herte / and +te gost : is of
o+terhalf . (CMAYENBI,72.1377)

+Ter hy habbe+t hyre bleuinge / as zay+t saynte paul . hire solas .
hire blisse . and hire confort . and alle hire lostes .
(CMAYENBI,72.1378)

and +teruore : hy hatye+t +tis lyf : +tet ne is bote dya+t .
(CMAYENBI,72.1379)

and wylne+t +tane dya+t bodylich . (CMAYENBI,72.1380)

Vor +tet is damezele bereblisse / +tet +te dya+t / +tet alle +te
hal+gen coroune+t / and do+t {TEXT:zette+t_written_over_do+t} in to
blisse . (CMAYENBI,72.1381)

Dya+t is to guodemen : ende of alle kueade . and gate / and inguoynge :
of alle guode . (CMAYENBI,72.1382)

Dya+t is +te stream : +tet todel+t / dya+t / and lyf .
(CMAYENBI,72.1383)

Dya+t / is of +tis half . lif / of o+tre half . (CMAYENBI,72.1384)

Ac +te wyse of +tise wordle +tet of +tis half +te streme yzye+t zuo
bri+gte : of o+terhalf hi na+gt ne yze+t . (CMAYENBI,72.1385)

an +teruore his clepe+t +te writinge : foles / and yblent .
(CMAYENBI,72.1386)

Vor +terne dya+t : hi clepie+t lyf . (CMAYENBI,72.1387)

And +tane dya+t / +tet is to +te guoden / beginnynge of liue : hi hit
clepie+t / +tan ende . (CMAYENBI,72.1388)

And +teruore hy hatye+t zuo moche +tane dya+t . (CMAYENBI,72.1389)

Vor hi nyte+t huet hit is . (CMAYENBI,72.1390)

ne of o+terhalf +te streame ne habbe+t na+gt ybleued .
(CMAYENBI,72.1391)

and na+gt ne wot : +tet out ne ge+t . (CMAYENBI,72.1392)

+Tanne yef +tou wylt ywyte huet is guod / and huet is <P_73> kuead :
guo out of +ti zelue . (CMAYENBI,73.1393)

guo out of +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,73.1394)

lierne to sterue . (CMAYENBI,73.1395)

todel +tine zaule uram +te bodye be +to+gte . (CMAYENBI,73.1396)

zend +tine herte in-to +te o+tre wordle : +tet is to heuene . into
helle / in-to purgatorie . (CMAYENBI,73.1397)

+ter +tou sselt yzy : huet is guod and huet is kuead .
(CMAYENBI,73.1398)

Ine helle +tou $sselt yzi mo zor+ges : +tanne me mo+ge deuisy . Ine
purgatorie / mo tormens +tanne me mo+ge +tolye . Ine paradys / more
blisse +tanne me mo+ge wylny . (CMAYENBI,73.1399)

Helle +te ssel teche / hou god awrek+t dyadlych zenne .
(CMAYENBI,73.1400)

Purgatorie : +te ssel sseawy / hou god clenze+t veniel zenne .
(CMAYENBI,73.1401)

Ine heuene +tou sselt yzy openliche / hou uirtues / and guode dedes :
bye+t he+gliche yolde . (CMAYENBI,73.1402)

Ine +tis +tri +tinges : is al +tet is nyed wel to wytene hou me ssel
conne libbe / and wel sterue . (CMAYENBI,73.1403)

Nou loke eftzone a lyte / (CMAYENBI,73.1404)

and ne tyene +te na+gt / to +tise +tri +tinges . uor+tet +tou lyernest
to hatye zenne . (CMAYENBI,73.1405)

Voryet +ti body / ones a day . (CMAYENBI,73.1406)

guo in-to helle ine +tine libbinde : +tet +tou ne guo / ine +tine
steruinge . (CMAYENBI,73.1407)

+Tis de+t ofte +te holi man / and +te wyse . (CMAYENBI,73.1408)

+Ter +tou sselt yzy : al +tet herte hate+t . and bevly+g+t . and
defaute of alle guode . yno+g of alle kueade . ver bernynde . brenston
stinkinde . tempeste brayinde . voule dyeulen . honger . and +torst :
+tet me ne may na+gt stonchi . dyuerse pines / and wepinges . and
zor+ges : mo +tanne herte mo+ge +tenche / ne tonge telle .
(CMAYENBI,73.1409)

and eure ssel yleste wy+t-oute ende . (CMAYENBI,73.1410)

And +teruore is +te ilke zor+ge wel ycleped : dya+t wy+t-oute ende .
(CMAYENBI,73.1411)

And huanne +tou yzixt +tet hit behoue+t zuo dyere abegge onlepy
dyadlich zenne : +te woldest +te ra+tre lete be vla+ge quik . +tanne
+tou dorstest / to onelepi dyadliche zenne consenti .
(CMAYENBI,73.1412)

Efterward guo in-to purgatoriie . (CMAYENBI,73.1413)

+ter +tou sselt yzi +te pines of +te zaules / +tet hyer hedden
uor+tenchinge / ak nere na+gt uolliche yclenzed . (CMAYENBI,73.1414)

nou hi do+t +ter / +te leuinge of hare penonce / al-huet +tet hi bye+t
/ bri+gte / and clene . ase hi weren ate poynt / and ate time / huanne
hi <P_74> yeden out of +te welle of cristninge . (CMAYENBI,74.1415)

Ac +te ilke penonce ys wel grislich and hard . (CMAYENBI,74.1416)

Vor al +tet eure +toleden +te holy martires . o+ter wyfmen +tet
trauayle+t of childe / of zor+ge : ne ys bote a be+t ine chald weter :
to +te reward of +te fornayse : huerinne berne+t +te zaules . al-huet
hi bye+t yclenzed . ase gold al yclienzed ine +te vere / me ne vint
lesse +tanne yclenzed . (CMAYENBI,74.1417)

Vor +tet uer is of zuyche kende / al +tet hit vint ine +te zaule of
gelte of dede . of speche . of +to+gte / +tet yerne+t to zenne : o+ter
lite / o+ter moche : al uorbern+t / and clenze+t . (CMAYENBI,74.1418)

and +ter bye+t ypunyssed , and awreke : alle uenyal zennes . +tet we
clepie+t : litle zennes . +tet we do+t ofte / and smale fole +to+gtes .
wordes ydele . trufles . scornes . and alle o+tre ydelnesses . al-huet
hi by wor+te : to guo in-to heuene . huer ne ge+t in na+gt / bote hit
by ri+gt bri+gt . (CMAYENBI,74.1419)

+Tet ilke uer drede+t +to . +tet by hare my+gte ham loke+t uram
dyadlich zenne : and loke+t holyliche hare herten . and hare bodyes .
and hare mou+tes . and +te vif wyttes uram alle zenne . and zuo libbe+t
/ ase hi ssolden echedaye to dome come to-uore god . And +teruore +tet
non ne may libbe wy+t-oute zenne . (CMAYENBI,74.1420)

Vor ase zay+t Salomon : zeuezi+te a day / ual+t +te guode man .
(CMAYENBI,74.1421)

and +teruore be holy ssrifte / and be tyeares / and be benes : hi do+t
hare mi+gte ham zelue to arere / and to amendi . and ham zelue zuo deme
: +tet hi onderstonde to uol+gi +tane laste dom . (CMAYENBI,74.1422)

Vor huo hier him dem+t zo+tliche : him ne wor+t non hede to by uorlore
: ate daye of dome . (CMAYENBI,74.1423)

And +tus me lyerne+t kuead to knawe / an to beuly / and alle zennes to
hatye / and grat and smal . (CMAYENBI,74.1424)

and onderstonde +te holy drede of god / +tet is beginnynge of guod lif
: and of alle guode . (CMAYENBI,74.1425)

Ac hit ne is na+gt yno+g to lete +te kueades : bote me lyerny +tet guod
to done . and bote yef me zeche +te uirtues / (CMAYENBI,74.1426)

uor wy+t-oute ham : non ari+gt wel ne leue+t . (CMAYENBI,74.1427)

+Tanne yef +tou wylt lyerny wel to libbe be uirtue : lyerne zuo ase ich
+te habbe yzed / to sterue . (CMAYENBI,74.1428)

Todel +tine gost uram +tine bodye / be +to+gte / and be wylninge .
(CMAYENBI,74.1429)

guo out of <P_75> +tise wordle steruinde . (CMAYENBI,75.1430)

guo in-to +te londe of +te libbynde / +ter non ne $sterf+t / ne
yealde+t . (CMAYENBI,75.1431)

+tet is ine paradys . (CMAYENBI,75.1432)

+Ter me lyerne+t wel to libbe / and wyt / an corteysye .
(CMAYENBI,75.1433)

uor +ter ne may guo in : no uyleynye . (CMAYENBI,75.1434)

+Ter is blisfolle uela+grede of god . and of angles . and of hal+gen .
(CMAYENBI,75.1435)

+ter opwexe+t alle guodes . uayrhede . richesse . wor+tssipe . blisse .
uirtue . loue . wyt . ioye wy+toute ende . (CMAYENBI,75.1436)

+Ter ne is non ypocrisye . ne barat . ne blondinge . ne discord . ne
enuye . ne honger . ne +torst . ne hete . ne chele . ne kuead . ne
zor+ge . ne drede of vyendes . ac alneway festes and kinges bredales .
zonges . and blisse wy+toute ende . (CMAYENBI,75.1437)

+Te ilke blisse is zuo grat : +tet huo +tet hedde ytake +ter of
ennelepi drope / of +te leste +tinge +tet +ter ys : he ssolde by of +te
loue of god zuo dronke : +tet al +te blisse of +tise wordle / him
ssolde by / drede : and wo . Rychesses : dong . wor+tssipes : uoulhede
. (CMAYENBI,75.1438)

and +te ilke to greate loue +tet he ssolde habbe to come +ter : him
ssolde by an hondred +touzen zi+te +te more hardiliche hatye zenne .
and louie uirtues . (CMAYENBI,75.1439)

+tet is al +te drede of helle . huer-of ich habbe beuore ispeke .
(CMAYENBI,75.1440)

Vor loue is more stranger : +tanne drede . (CMAYENBI,75.1441)

And +tanne is +tet lyf uayr / and oneste : +tanne me beuly+gt / +tet
kuead / and me de+t +tet guod . na+gt uor drede / uor to by yspild : ac
uor +te wylnynge of heuene . and uor +te loue of god . and uor +te
greate clennesse : +tet uirtue he+t . and guod lyf . (CMAYENBI,75.1442)

And +te ilke +tet loue lede+t : he zek+t ra+tre / and lesse him
costne+t / +tanne him +tet serue+t god : be drede . (CMAYENBI,75.1443)

+Te hare yern+t . (CMAYENBI,75.1444)

+te gryhond hym uol+ge+t . (CMAYENBI,75.1445)

+te on be drede : +te o+ter be wylnynge . (CMAYENBI,75.1446)

+te on vly+g+t : (CMAYENBI,75.1447)

+te o+ter hyne dryf+t . (CMAYENBI,75.1448)

+Te holy man yern+t ase grihond . +tet habbe+t alday hare e+ge / to
heuene : huer hi yzye+t +te praye : +tet hi driue+t .
(CMAYENBI,75.1449)

And +teruore hy uoryete+t alle o+tre guodes . ase de+t +te gentyl hond
: huanne ha zy+t his praye / touore his e+gen . (CMAYENBI,75.1450)

+Tis is +tet lyf / of +te wel louiynde . of gentil herte / and affayted
. +tet zuo moche louye+t uirtue : and hatye+t zenne . +tet yef hi weren
zykere / +tet me ne ssolde his <P_76> conne / ne god ne ssolde his
awreke : ham ne daynede na+gt / to do zenne . (CMAYENBI,76.1451)

Ac al hare +tenchinges / and al hare $wyll $is {TEXT:wyllis} : hire
herten clenliche loki / and agray+ti / +tet hi by wor+ti : to habbe +te
blisse of paradys . huer no cherl ne ssel come in / ne uals . ne +tyef
. ne proud . uor +te worse ssolde by +te uela+grede .
(CMAYENBI,76.1452)

<heading>

HOU ME SSEL KNAWE GUOD AND KUEAD . (CMAYENBI,76.1454)

</heading>

Nou ich +te habbe ysseawed / hou me tek+t wel to sterue / and lede guod
lyf . (CMAYENBI,76.1456)

Ac +tou sselt ywyte / +tet +te begynnynge uor to come to guode lyue :
is to zeche uirtue . +tet is +tet me knawe / na+gt onlepilyche huet is
zenne / and huet is elmesse : ac +tet me conne ri+gt wel knawe / and
deme : huet is kuead / and huet is guod . and uor to dele +tet zo+te
guod : uram +te o+tren . and +tet greate guod / uram +te little .
(CMAYENBI,76.1457)

Vor +ting +tet me ne knau+t na+gt ne is yhated / ne ywylned .
(CMAYENBI,76.1458)

And +teruore sselt +tou ywyte be +tan +tet +te wrytinges zygge+t : +tet
+ter bye+t zeue smale yef+tes of god / +tet me clepe+t +te smale guodes
. on lite / an o+ter grat / and zo+te . An onlepiliche bye+t guodes
ari+gt . huerof al +te wordle ys nye+g begyled
{TEXT:bezuyke_written_over_begyled} . (CMAYENBI,76.1459)

Vor hi yeue+t +te greate guodes : uor +te little . o+ter +te lesse /
uor +te little . o+ter +te greate / uor +te lesse . (CMAYENBI,76.1460)

Vor +tis wordle is ase a fayre / huer bye+t manye fole chapmen . +tet
of alle +tinges / hi knawe+t +te propre uirtue and +tet wor+t .
(CMAYENBI,76.1461)

+tet ous tek+t +te holy gost / and non o+ter maister .
(CMAYENBI,76.1462)

He ous tek+t to knawe +te greate +tinges uram +te little . +te
preciouses / uram +te viles . +te zuete / uram +te zoure .
(CMAYENBI,76.1463)

<heading>

OF TIMLICHE GUODES . (CMAYENBI,76.1465)

</heading>

Hy clepie+t +te smale guodes : +te guodes of time / +te guodes of
fortune {TEXT:hap_written_over_fortune} . (CMAYENBI,76.1467)

and +te leuedy fortune : went hare hue+gel eche daye /
(CMAYENBI,76.1468)

and benym+t / (CMAYENBI,76.1469)

and yef+t . (CMAYENBI,76.1470)

and went +tet is aboue : bene+te . (CMAYENBI,76.1471)

+tet bye+t +te smale stones of gles ssynynde . (CMAYENBI,76.1472)

and +te conioun his bay+t uor rubys . uor <P_77> safyrs . o+ter uor
emeroydes . +tet bye+t as iueles to children . +tet god ous yef+t / ous
to solas . and uor oure loue : to dra+ge to him . uor +tet he wot +tet
we bye+t fyeble / and tendre . (CMAYENBI,77.1473)

and hyealde we ne mo+ge his . efterward / wayes of pouerte` / of zor+ge
/ and of martirement / ase de+t +te guode godes kny+gt . +tet +tane
kyngdom of heuene payne+t be streng+te to wynne be his prouesse .
(CMAYENBI,77.1474)

+Tanne +tise ne bye+t : ne grete guodes / ne smale ary+gt .
(CMAYENBI,77.1475)

+Tanne wes a fol Iesu crist goddes zone . +tet cheas pouerte . and
ssame . (CMAYENBI,77.1476)

an efterward : he uorzok / blisses . wor+tssipes . and richesses :
(CMAYENBI,77.1477)

yef tet bye+t +te zo+te guodes . +Tanne ne bye+t na+gt / alle zo+te
guodes ine heuene . (CMAYENBI,77.1478)

+Tanne ne is na+gt god parfitliche yblyssed : +tet ne vze+t na+gt
zuyche guodes . (CMAYENBI,77.1479)

+Tanne is god ontrewe / and onkende / +tet +tise guodes benym+t his
urendes . and hise yef+t more largeliche : to his yuo .
(CMAYENBI,77.1480)

yef +tet bye+t zo+te guodes : +tanne weren foles alle +te hal+gen . and
alle +te wyse clerkes . and +te greate filosofes . +tet +tise guodes
beulo+ge / and onwor+tede / ase dong . (CMAYENBI,77.1481)

Yef +tet bye+t zo+te guodes : +tanne lye+g+t god / +tet lye+ge ne may :
and holy wryt . +tet hise clepe+t / leazinges . and ssed . and metinges
. and uanites . nettes . and bendes . and +te dyeules grines .
(CMAYENBI,77.1482)

and +tet is zo+t / aze pater noster . (CMAYENBI,77.1483)

Vor +tet bye+t +te dyeules ginnes . huer-by +te zaules ine a +tousond
maneres he gyle+t / and nym+t / and bynt / and halt .
(CMAYENBI,77.1484)

Ac +te wyse chapman / +tet is +te guode man / +tet +te holy gost aly+gt
. be zo+te beknaulechinge / +tet ouer al him knau+t / huet ech +ting is
wor+t / and yzy+g+t hit ri+gt wel . Hi onderstonde+t / +tet al +te
wordle ne is na+gt a guod snode : uor mannes herte to uelle . and +tet
+ter is moche kuead : and litel of guod . (CMAYENBI,77.1485)

And +teruore huo +tet loke+t +te perils / and +te kueades +tet +ter
bye+t / and wyte+t +tet hit is zo+t : +tet hi conne zigge . he +tet ne
yef+t / +tet he loue+t : he ne nym+t / +tet he wylne+t . Hy make+t to
god ane handuol . (CMAYENBI,77.1486)

uor hi yeue+t +te wordle : uor heuene . na+gt / uor al . hor : uor gold
. (CMAYENBI,77.1487)

and lete+t al uor <P_78> god . richesses . lostes . wor+tssipes .
(CMAYENBI,78.1488)

and become+t poure . (CMAYENBI,78.1489)

+Tet is +te uayriste lyf / an +te zykeriste : +tet is ine +tise wordle
. (CMAYENBI,78.1490)

+Te o+tre bye+t / +tet yze+t / +tet ine uele maneres hi mo+ge do hare
prou / of guodes of time . +tet me may hise habbe : ak na+gt to moche
louye . (CMAYENBI,78.1491)

Vor god ne hat na+gt / al to lete . (CMAYENBI,78.1492)

hy hise ofhyealde+t : (CMAYENBI,78.1493)

ac litel hise prayze+t . (CMAYENBI,78.1494)

hi hise uze+t : (CMAYENBI,78.1495)

ac litel his louye+t . ase dede saynt Abraham . Iob . and daui+t . and
uele o+tre . +tet +te perils beulo+ge : and deden hire profit / of +te
guodes +tet god ham lende : (CMAYENBI,78.1496)

hi cou+ten begge heuene . (CMAYENBI,78.1497)

hi cou+ten hire zennen uorbegge . and helpe hare nyxte .
(CMAYENBI,78.1498)

Hi co+ten more louye god / and herye / and +tonki . worpssipie . drede
. and yleue . uor +te greate perils huer hi bye+t / and ham zelue +te
more bou+ge / huanne hi yze+t hare fieblesse / and hire poure loue /
and hare defautes . huanne +tane strayte way ne dorren guo . huanne zuo
lyte wylle+t uor god +tolye / and yeue / +tet zuo moche +tolede / and
let uor ham / (CMAYENBI,78.1499)

yef hi wel ham wytye+t / (CMAYENBI,78.1500)

ak $strang hit is . (CMAYENBI,78.1501)

Vor hit is wel li+gter +ting : alle +te guodes of +te wordle lete / at
on tyme uor god : +tanne his ofhyealde / and na+gt louye .
(CMAYENBI,78.1502)

<heading>

OF +TE LESSE GUODES . (CMAYENBI,78.1504)

</heading>

+Te midel guodes / bye+t of kende : and of techinge .
(CMAYENBI,78.1506)

Of kende : ase uayrhede of bodye . prouesse . streng+te . zuyfthede .
myldenesse . clyer wyt . sle+g+te . onderstondynge . and alle zuyche
guodes +tet kende ber+t . (CMAYENBI,78.1507)

Be techinge : ase grat clergye . ine alle o+tre guodes : +tet me wyn+t
be studye / o+ter be guode wone / ase bye+t guode +teawes / and zome
uirtues . (CMAYENBI,78.1508)

Ac +tise ne bye+t na+gt yet ari+gt +te zo+te guodes :
(CMAYENBI,78.1509)

uor hi ne make+t na+gt +tane / +tet hise he+t uollyche guod .
(CMAYENBI,78.1510)

Vor manye filozofes / o+ter of greate clierkes / and of kynges / and of
emperours / +tet hedden moche of zuyche guodes : bye+t ydampned ine
helle . (CMAYENBI,78.1511)

Efterward / zuyche guodes yef+t oure lhord <P_79> alsuo to his uyendes
: ase he de+t to his uryendes . to sarazyns / and to ualse cristene :
ase to +te guode . (CMAYENBI,79.1512)

Efterward / hit ne is na+gt zo+t guod / +tet fayle+t / and +tet me may
lyese wylle he nolle he . (CMAYENBI,79.1513)

and +tet +tieues ne mo+ge stele . ne robbere benime .
(CMAYENBI,79.1514)

alneway ate ende : dyea+t his benym+t . (CMAYENBI,79.1515)

Efterward / zo+te guodes helpe+t eche daye / (CMAYENBI,79.1516)

and ne harme+t neure . (CMAYENBI,79.1517)

Ac uorzo+te zuyche guodes / and zuiche graces wy+toute : do+t ofte
kuead / (CMAYENBI,79.1518)

and harme+t ham / +tet hise habbe+t / bote hi hise ne wel usy . And
huanne hi ham yelpe+t / o+ter hi ham prode+t / and o+tren hy onwor+te+t
. (CMAYENBI,79.1519)

Vor +te ilke to huam god he+t yyeue +te ilke graces / and +te ilke
guodes / +tet ich habbe beuore ynemned god uor to serui . and helpe his
nixte . bote yef he hit ne vsy treueliche : he ssel by ine +te more
gratter torment . (CMAYENBI,79.1520)

and straytlyche him behoue+t rekeni . and yelde scele to god / ate daye
of dome . of +tet he he+t ydo . and of +tet he he+t ywonne / of +te
guodes +tet god him he+t ylend : uor to mory . (CMAYENBI,79.1521)

<heading>

OF +TE ZO+TE GUODES . (CMAYENBI,79.1523)

</heading>

Nou ich +te habbe ssortliche yssewed / huyche bye+t +te lyttle guodes /
and +te midel guodes : (CMAYENBI,79.1525)

nou ich +te wylle ssewy huet ys +te zo+te guod ari+gt : +tet make+t
+tan +tet hise he+t : guod . (CMAYENBI,79.1526)

and wy+t-oute ham : non ne wes neure ari+gt guod . (CMAYENBI,79.1527)

+Tet guod me clepe+t : godes grace . and uirtue . and charite` .
(CMAYENBI,79.1528)

Grace : uor +tet he yaf / hel+te . and lyf . and zaule .
(CMAYENBI,79.1529)

uor wy+t-oute +tise guodes : +te zaule is dyead . (CMAYENBI,79.1530)

Vor ase +tet body is dyead wy+toute zaule : alzuo is +te zaule :
wy+toute godes grace . (CMAYENBI,79.1531)

Hy is ycleped uirtue : uor +tet hy wor+tssipe+t +te zaule myd guode
workes / and mid guode +tewes . (CMAYENBI,79.1532)

Hy is ycleped charite` : uor +tet hy ioyne+t +te zaule to god .
(CMAYENBI,79.1533)

uor charite` ne is non o+ter +ting : +tanne dyere onhede .
(CMAYENBI,79.1534)

+tet is +te ende / (CMAYENBI,79.1535)

+tet is +te perfeccion / and +te guodhedde / huer-to we ssolle ous
dra+ge . (CMAYENBI,79.1536)

Moche weren +te egypciens deceyued . +tet is to zigge / +te yealde
filozofes +tet zuo byzylyche desputede / <P_80> and zo+gten huet wes
+te he+geste guod ine +tise lyue . ne neure ne my+gten hit vynde .
(CMAYENBI,80.1537)

Vor zome hit zette ine loste of ulesse . +te o+tre : ine richesses .
and o+tre / ine oneste lyf . (CMAYENBI,80.1538)

Ac +te greate filozofe saynte pawel . +tet wes ynome in to +te +tridde
heuene / and pasede alle +te o+tre filozofes / ous proue+t be uele
skeles . +tet +te he+geste guod ine +tise lyue : ys +te kuen of uirtues
dame charite` . (CMAYENBI,80.1539)

Vor he zay+t wy+t-oute hire : non o+ter guod / ne is wor+t .
(CMAYENBI,80.1540)

and huo +tet +tis he+t : he he+t alle +te o+tre . (CMAYENBI,80.1541)

and huanne alle +te o+tre guodes fayle+t : +tis ne fale+t na+gt .
(CMAYENBI,80.1542)

and aboue alle +te o+tre greate guodes +tet bye+t : +tys is +te lheuedy
. (CMAYENBI,80.1543)

+Tanne is +tis +tet gratteste guod : +tet is onder heuene .
(CMAYENBI,80.1544)

<heading>

OF +TRI MANERES OF GUODE . (CMAYENBI,80.1546)

</heading>

And hueruore wylt +tou +tet guod / +tet is ycleped ri+gt uirtue more
louie / and zeche aboue alle o+tren : (CMAYENBI,80.1548)

+tis ich wylle yet eft / his wor+t ssewy . (CMAYENBI,80.1549)

Me can todele +tri manere guodes . guod / wor+tssiplich . guod /
lostuol and guod : uremuol . (CMAYENBI,80.1550)

nanmore ne is of guodes . ne zo+te . ne ydele . bote +tise +tri maneres
. (CMAYENBI,80.1551)

and +tet +tou yzist openliche . Of +te guodes of +te wordle / +tet non
ne wylne+t / ne loue+t no+ting / bote yef he wene : +tet hit by him
wor+tssipuol / o+ter lostuol . o+ter uremuol . (CMAYENBI,80.1552)

+Te proude : zek+t +ting wor+tssipuol . +Te couaytous : +ting uremuol .
+Te lostuol : +ting lykynde . (CMAYENBI,80.1553)

And alle +tet +tise zeche+t ydelliche : is ine uirtue / zo+tliche .
(CMAYENBI,80.1554)

Vor uirtue is +ting wel wor+tssipuol . lostuol . and uremuol .
(CMAYENBI,80.1555)

<heading>

OF UIRTUE . (CMAYENBI,80.1557)

</heading>

+Tet uirtue is wor+tssipuol : (CMAYENBI,80.1559)

+tet my+gt +tou ysy ine +tise manere . (CMAYENBI,80.1560)

Zyx +tinges bye+t ine +tise wordle moche ywylned / uor +tet hit +ting+t
+tet hy bye+t moche wor+tssipuol . uayrhede . wyt . prouesse . my+gte .
vridom . and noblesse . (CMAYENBI,80.1561)

+Tise bye+t zix wellen of ydelnesse . +Tanne ydele blisse is to moche .
(CMAYENBI,80.1562)

Vayrhede / is +ting mochel <P_81> yloued . (CMAYENBI,81.1563)

uor +tet is +ting moche ywor+tssiped . (CMAYENBI,81.1564)

And na+gt uor+tan uayrhede +tet +te e+ge of +te bodye yzy+g+t / and
loue+t . is +ting uals / ssort . and ydel . (CMAYENBI,81.1565)

Vals : yef he ne is uayr . ne +te ilke uayr . (CMAYENBI,81.1566)

ac oure e+gen bye+t fyeble / +tet ne zye+t bote +tet skin wy+t-oute .
(CMAYENBI,81.1567)

+Tanne huo +tet hedde +te zy+g+te ase he+t +te lynx / +tet me clepe+t
o+terlaker : leucernere . +tet yzy+g+t +tor+g +tane wal alouer . ha
ssolde yzy openliche / +tet non uayr body / ne is : bote a huyt zech
uol of donge stynkinde . and ase a donghel besnewed .
(CMAYENBI,81.1568)

Efterward +tis uayrhede is ssort . (CMAYENBI,81.1569)

uor zone hit fayle+t and ualouwe+t ase +tet flour of +te uelde /
(CMAYENBI,81.1570)

anon ase +te zaule him todel+t . al +te uayrhede +tet / +tet body he+t
: +te zaule hit yeaf . (CMAYENBI,81.1571)

and uor +te zaule he hit he+t . (CMAYENBI,81.1572)

+Teruore he is fol / +tet of uayrhede of bodie him glede+t .
(CMAYENBI,81.1573)

Ac +te uayrhede of +te zaule : is uayrhede ari+gt / +tet alneway wext
and neure ne ssel fayly . (CMAYENBI,81.1574)

+Tet is +te zo+te uayrhede / hueruore +te zaule to god like+t / and to
+te angles +tet yze+t +te herte . (CMAYENBI,81.1575)

+Tis uayrhede yelt / and yef+t / to +te zaule : grace . and uirtue .
and loue of god . (CMAYENBI,81.1576)

uor hy reforme+t / (CMAYENBI,81.1577)

and agray+te+t / (CMAYENBI,81.1578)

and him yelt his ry+gte pryente . +tet is +te ymage of his sseppere /
+tet is uayr wy+t-oute comparysoun . (CMAYENBI,81.1579)

and +tet best him anlykne+t : mest is uayr . (CMAYENBI,81.1580)

+Tanne +tet uayreste +ting +tet ys onder god : is +te zaule / +tet he+t
parfitliche his ri+gte ssep+te / and his ri+gte bri+gtnesse / colour of
flour . bri+gtnesse of zonne . ssep+te of man . lykynge of preciouse
stones . (CMAYENBI,81.1581)

And al +tet +te e+ge of herte yzy+t of uayr : is uoulhede and uel+te /
to +te zy+g+te of him . (CMAYENBI,81.1582)

and al +tet me may onder gode +tenche of uayr : hit ne may na+gt by
ycomparisoned to him . (CMAYENBI,81.1583)

<heading>

OF WYT / AND OF CLEREGYE . (CMAYENBI,81.1585)

</heading>

Cleregye and wyt / bye+t +tinges moche ywor+tssiped .
(CMAYENBI,81.1587)

Ac yef +tou wylt by wys ari+gt . and he+ge cleregye lyerny : make +tet
+tou habbe +tet zo+te godes guod . +tet is / grace / and uirtue .
(CMAYENBI,81.1588)

uor +tet is +te zo+te wysdom . +tet aly+gt +te herte of man . ase de+t
+te zonne +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,81.1589)

+Tis wyt pase+t +te <P_82> wyttes of +te wordle / ase de+t +te zonne :
+te brytnesse of +te mone . (CMAYENBI,82.1590)

Vor yef wyt of +te wordle ne is bote folye ase zay+t +te wrytinge / and
childhede / and onwyt . folye ine ham : +tet +te wordle louye+t / and
hire uayrhede / +tet hi ne conne yknawe / +tane day : uram +te ny+gt .
ne deme betuene grat / and smal . betuene precious / an vil .
(CMAYENBI,82.1591)

Hy wene+t of +te mone : +tet hit by +te zonne . (CMAYENBI,82.1592)

uor hi wene+t of +te wor+tssipe of +te wordle : +tet hyt by +te zo+te
blisse . of ane epple : an hel . (CMAYENBI,82.1593)

uor hi wene+t by +te wordle : +tet hit by wel grat +ting . +tet to +te
zi+g+te of +te heuene ne is bote an eppel . (CMAYENBI,82.1594)

hy wene+t of a gles : +tet hit by a sefir . (CMAYENBI,82.1595)

uor hi wene+t +tet hare my+gte / and hare streng+te : by wel grat .
+tet more is brekynde / and fyeble : +tanne gles . (CMAYENBI,82.1596)

Efter +te $childhede / +tet +te wyt of +te wordle / (CMAYENBI,82.1597)

and +to +tet bye+t zuo wyse to loky +tet body / and to eysy / and to
delyty / +tet libbe+t ase children . +tet ne zeche+t bote hare wyl to
done . In zuych uolk is skele dyad . (CMAYENBI,82.1598)

and +teruore / hi libbe+t ase bestes . (CMAYENBI,82.1599)

uor hare wyt is al myswent / and corupt . ase +te zuel+g of +te zyke /
o+ter of +te wyfman grat myd childe . +tet more hi uynt smak in ane
zoure epple : +tanne ine ane huetene lhoue . and +tet child in ane cole
: +tanne ine ane guode mete . (CMAYENBI,82.1600)

Alsuo zuych uolk ne mo+ge yleue / +tet +ter by more blisse / and lost /
ine god to serui / and to louie : +tanne to done +te wyl of hare loste
. (CMAYENBI,82.1601)

uor hi ne conne deme / betuene zuete / and byter . (CMAYENBI,82.1602)

Efterward / +tis wyt / is onwyt . ine +tan +tet bye+t zuo moche sotyl
ine kuednesse to uynde / ine o+tren to gyly / and deceyui . o+ter be
playt / o+ter be streng+te / o+ter be barat . +tet hy ne +tenche+t / ne
studie+t / bote ham zelue to auonci : and o+tren to harmy .
(CMAYENBI,82.1603)

+Tet wyt is +te dyeules wyt / ase zay+t saint iacob / +tet eche daye
him uonde+t / o+tren to harmy . (CMAYENBI,82.1604)

Ac +te zo+te wyt / +tet +te holy gost tek+t to godes uryendes / is ine
knauynge wy+t-oute wy+tnimynge / +tet ech +ting is wor+t .
(CMAYENBI,82.1605)

hit ssewe+t +tet +te wordle is ydel : ine byinge . vyl : ine wor+t .
biter : <P_83> in smac . +tet +te blisse of +te wordle : is ydel . +te
richesses : vil . +te lostes : bitere . (CMAYENBI,83.1606)

Efterward he yef+t to y-uele / +tet +te loue of god / and uirtue / is
zo+t +ting / and of pris . (CMAYENBI,83.1607)

Zo+t : uor hi uoluel+t +te herte / and norisset / and sostyene+t .
(CMAYENBI,83.1608)

of pris : uor me may god / an al +tet he he+t : begge .
(CMAYENBI,83.1609)

Zuete : uor +tet is +te manne / +tet alle +tise +tinges make+t zuete .
zuynch . zor+ges . tyeaers / and wepinges . ssames . martires . and
alle pinen . and al +tet me may +tenche . (CMAYENBI,83.1610)

+Tet is +te zuete sucre / and of guod ssmak . (CMAYENBI,83.1611)

and +tet is +te wyt / and +te wysdom / +tet +te writinge clepe+t /
worpssipuol wysdom / huerof wext zo+te blisse ine inwyt .
(CMAYENBI,83.1612)

Efter uirtues / an charites : he yef+t zo+te prouesse .
(CMAYENBI,83.1613)

+tanne +ter nys prowesse ari+gt : bote ine godes kny+gtes / +tet +te
holy gost he+t y-dobbed / and y-armed / mid uirtu / and mid charite` .
(CMAYENBI,83.1614)

Ine prouesse bye+t +tri +tinges to-deld . hardyesse . streng+te . an
stedeuestnesse . (CMAYENBI,83.1615)

Non ne is ary+gt preus : +tet +tise +tri +tinges ne he+t . +tet ne ys
hardy / and zyker / to greate +tinge ondernime . strang / and my+gtuol
/ uor to uol+gy . zed / and stable : uor to uol+gy . (CMAYENBI,83.1616)

Ac wy+t-oute wyt / and wy+t-oute porueyonce : ne bye+t na+gt wor+t non
of +tise +try +tinges . (CMAYENBI,83.1617)

Vor ase zay+t +te boc of +te art of kny+gthod / ine o+tre quereles
huanne me mysnym+t hou +tet hit by uounde myd amendement .
(CMAYENBI,83.1618)

Ac errour ine batayle / ne may na+gt by amended . (CMAYENBI,83.1619)

uor hi is anon awreke . (CMAYENBI,83.1620)

Fole op-nymynge is huer lite profit li+t . and moche cost . and of
peril . and of payne . (CMAYENBI,83.1621)

Zueche bye+t +te opnymynges / +tet me clepe+t prous . and hardi / ine
+tise wordle / +tet body / and zaule brenge+t in-to zenne / and +te
guodes also / and ine peril / and ine payne / uor a lyte lost to habbe
: +tet mochel is ydel / and litel ylest . (CMAYENBI,83.1622)

Ac uirtue make+t man of greate herte / and of wyse opnymynge +tanne hi
make+t man +tet ne is bote er+te / zuo hardi / +tet he dar opnyme : +te
regne of heuene to wynne . and alle +te dyeulen / +tet bye+t zuo
stronge / to <P_84> ouercome . (CMAYENBI,84.1623)

+Tis opnimynge : is guod / and wys . huer +ter is lytel peril / and
litel of pyne . and blisse . and wor+tssipe wy+t-oute mesure .
(CMAYENBI,84.1624)

Huo +tet ne he+t uirtue : he ne he+t grat herte / ase he+t +te ilke
+tet he+t drede of na+gt . (CMAYENBI,84.1625)

Zuyche bye+t +to +tet zuo moche drede+t +te kueades and +te aduersetes
of +te wordle . and +tet habbe+t drede uor to lyese : +tet hi ne mo+ge
na+gt longe hyealde . (CMAYENBI,84.1626)

ha ne+t na+gt grat herte +tet hit yef+t uor na+gt . ase do+t +to +tet
yeue+t hare herten to louie +te guodes of fortune / +tet ine zo+te : ne
bye+t na+gt / to +te zi+g+te of +te zo+te guodes of blisse .
(CMAYENBI,84.1627)

+tanne zuych uolc bye+t ase is +tet child / +tet loue+t more ane
sseawere : +tanne ane kingdom . an eppel : +tanne al his kende .
(CMAYENBI,84.1628)

Ac uirtue yef+t grat herte ari+gt . (CMAYENBI,84.1629)

uor uirtue make+t wynne heuene : and onwor+ti +te wordle . grat berdone
of penonce to bere . and alle +te kueades of +te wordle onderbere . and
gledliche +tolye . and uor god to leste / to alle +te asaylynges of +te
dyeule wydstonde . (CMAYENBI,84.1630)

And ase zay+t +te wyse seneke . Na+gt ne habbe+t more of my+gte aye
uirtues / kueade mysfalles / and zor+ges / ne al +tet fortune may
+treapny / an do : more +tanne +ter bye+t dropen of rayn ine +te ze .
(CMAYENBI,84.1631)

Virtue make+t man hardi / ase lyoun . strang / ase olyfont . stedeuest
and lestinde / ase +te zonne / +tet alneway yern+t / and ne is neure
wery . (CMAYENBI,84.1632)

+tanne +ter ne is prowesse : bote uirtue . (CMAYENBI,84.1633)

<heading>

MY+GTE . (CMAYENBI,84.1635)

</heading>

Alsuo +ter ne is non zo+te lhordssip : bote ine uirtue .
(CMAYENBI,84.1637)

A grat lhord he is : +tet to huam al +te wordle serue+t .
(CMAYENBI,84.1638)

Zuych lhordssip / yef+t man grace and uirtue . (CMAYENBI,84.1639)

Vor hi zet man spirituellyche ine his ri+gte stat / huerinne he wes
uerst ymad . (CMAYENBI,84.1640)

+Te man wes ymad ine zuyche wor+tssipe / and ine zuyche lhordssipe :
+tet he wes lhord of alle ssep+tes / +tet were onder heuene . and to
huam : alle +tinges bo+gen / and to huam no+ting ne my+gte derye .
(CMAYENBI,84.1641)

and +tet is +te ri+gte stat to man and to his <P_85> lhordssip .
(CMAYENBI,85.1642)

Ac +tis lhordssip he leas be zenne . (CMAYENBI,85.1643)

ne he hit na+gt ayen ne mi+gte awynne : bote be uirtue .
(CMAYENBI,85.1644)

Ac uirtue arere+t +tane man an he+g : (CMAYENBI,85.1645)

and him de+t +te wordle onderuot / (CMAYENBI,85.1646)

and him de+t wende to heuene . (CMAYENBI,85.1647)

Virtue make+t +tane man / more ari+gt lhord of +te wordle : +tanne by
+te kyng / of his regne . (CMAYENBI,85.1648)

Vor of +te guodes of +te wordle / he he+t ase moche ase his herte
wylne+t . (CMAYENBI,85.1649)

+Ter is his wone / and his sustinonce / and al +tet he wyle habbe /
more yno+g / +tanne habbe +te kyng . (CMAYENBI,85.1650)

uor al +tet habbe+t +te guode / and +te kuede : al hit is his .
(CMAYENBI,85.1651)

Vor of zuo moche make+t his prou / (CMAYENBI,85.1652)

and of al hire god / (CMAYENBI,85.1653)

and +tonke+t . (CMAYENBI,85.1654)

and more loue+t / (CMAYENBI,85.1655)

and drede+t / (CMAYENBI,85.1656)

and serue+t . ine +tet he yzi+g+t / and knau+t / +tet alle ssep+tes
bye+t ymad him uor to serui . (CMAYENBI,85.1657)

Efterward / he he+t ano+tre empire / uayr / an grat / wy+toute +tet non
ne ys ary+gt lhord . (CMAYENBI,85.1658)

uor he is emperour of him-zelue . +tet is of his bodye : and of his
herte . huiche he dem+t / and halt ine guode payse / huerof he de+t his
wyl . (CMAYENBI,85.1659)

Vor his herte is zuo bli+te to +te wylle of gode : +tet al +tet god
de+t : al hit is him uayr . (CMAYENBI,85.1660)

and +terby he+t he alneway : +te herte ine peyse . (CMAYENBI,85.1661)

and +tet body gouerne+t be +te wylle of god / (CMAYENBI,85.1662)

and al +tet god de+t to his bodye : he yelt +tonkes /
(CMAYENBI,85.1663)

and hym pay+t . (CMAYENBI,85.1664)

and +tet is +te lhordssip / +tet uirtue yef+t to +tan +tet hit he+t .
Huerof spec+t senekes +tet zay+t . Ase moche wor+tssipe / and grat
empirete` of +te kynge / by emperour of +ty-zelue . (CMAYENBI,85.1665)

A god uele bye+t +ter kynges / and of barouns ine +te wordle / +tet
habbe+t casteles / cites / and regnes / +tet ne habbe+t na+gt +tis
lhordssip . +Tet of hare herten : ne bye+t na+gt lhordes . +tet hyse
tormente+t ofte . o+ter be yre / o+ter be euel wil . o+ter be couaytyse
/ o+ter be $wylnyngges . +tet hy ne mo+ge na+gt uoluelle .
(CMAYENBI,85.1666)

<heading>

VRIDOM . (CMAYENBI,85.1668)

</heading>

Efterward / non ne he+t uridom : bote he habbe grace / and uirtue .
(CMAYENBI,85.1670)

+Tanne yef +tou wilt conne huet is <P_86> uridom ari+gt . +tanne sselt
+tou onderstonde +tet +te man he+t +tri maneres of uridom . +te one of
kende . +te o+tre of grace / +te +tridde of blisse . (CMAYENBI,86.1671)

+Te uerste is uri-wyl / huer-by he may chyese / and do / uryliche o+ter
+tet guod o+ter +tet kuead . (CMAYENBI,86.1672)

+Terne uridom he halt of god zuo uriliche +tet non ne may him do wrang
. (CMAYENBI,86.1673)

ne alle +te dyeulen of helle ne mo+gen mannes wyl streng+ti to do one
zenne wy+t-oute his wylle . (CMAYENBI,86.1674)

Vor yef man . dede +tet kuead to-yeans wylle : hit nere non zenne .
(CMAYENBI,86.1675)

Vor non ne zene+ge+t ine +tet he ne may na+gt bevly . ase zay+t saynt
austyn . (CMAYENBI,86.1676)

vridom habbe+t alle men . (CMAYENBI,86.1677)

ac hit is ybounde ine children / and ine foles / and yne wytlease /
+tet ne habbe+t nenne skele / huer-by hi conne chyese : +tet guode uram
+te kueade . (CMAYENBI,86.1678)

+Terne uridom +te man benym+t him-zelue ine grat del . huanne he
zene+ge+t dyadliche . (CMAYENBI,86.1679)

uor him-zelue zel+t : uor +tane lost of +te zenne . (CMAYENBI,86.1680)

and him-zelue yelt to +te dyeule / (CMAYENBI,86.1681)

and becom+t his +trel to +te zenne . zuo +tet he ne may hit uor+trawe
to his wylle / +tet he he+t ymad zyker : bote +te grace of god him
helpe . (CMAYENBI,86.1682)

+Te o+ter uridom is +te ilke / +tet habbe+t +te guodemen in +tise
$wordle / +tet god he+t yvryd be grace / and be uirtue / uram +te
+treldome of +te dyeule and of zenne : +tet hi ne bye+t +trelles . ne
to gold / ne to zeluer / ne to hare caroyne . ne to +te guodes of
fortune / +tet +te dya+t : ne may benime . (CMAYENBI,86.1683)

Ac hy habbe+t hire herten zuo arered ine god : +tet hi ne prayse+t +te
wordle : bote ane botoun . (CMAYENBI,86.1684)

and hi ne drede+t kyng . ne erl . ne non misual . ne pouerte . ne ssame
. ne dya+t . (CMAYENBI,86.1685)

uor hi bye+t half deade . (CMAYENBI,86.1686)

and habbe+t +te herten zuo to-deld uram +te loue of +te wordle : +tet
hi abide+t and wylne+t +tane dya+t / ase de+t +te guode workman his
ssepe . and +te lezere his heruest . and +to +tet bye+t ine wo of ze :
guod port . and +te prisons : hare deliureonse . and +te pylgrym : his
contraye . (CMAYENBI,86.1687)

and +tise bye+t stedeuestliche vri / ase me may by ine +tise wordle .
(CMAYENBI,86.1688)

Vor hi ne leue+t / ne drede+t no+ting bote god . (CMAYENBI,86.1689)

and bye+t <P_87> ine greate pays of herte . (CMAYENBI,87.1690)

uor hy hys habbe+t yzet ine god . (CMAYENBI,87.1691)

and bye+t nye+g ine paradys be wylnynge . (CMAYENBI,87.1692)

And +te ilke vrydom : com+t of grace : and of uirtue .
(CMAYENBI,87.1693)

Ac yet eft +tis vridom : ne is bote +treldom / to +te zy+g+te / of +te
+tridde uridome . +tet habbe+t +to +tet bye+t nye+g deliured / of bodye
/ and of al . and myd gode bye+t / nou ine his glorie .
(CMAYENBI,87.1694)

+tise bye+t zo+tliche vry . (CMAYENBI,87.1695)

uor hy bye+t delyured of alle wo / of drede / of dea+te / and of zenne
. of wanhope . of gyle . and of +te wordle . of zor+ge . and of alle
pyne of herte / and of bodye : wy+t-oute comynge ayen . of huyche
+tinges / non ne is ury ine +tise wordle : huet hi is y-do .
(CMAYENBI,87.1696)

<heading>

NOBLESSE . (CMAYENBI,87.1698)

</heading>

Hvo +tet +tano+trene urydom huer-of ich habbe yspeke my+gte habbe : to
greate noblesse hit ssolde come . (CMAYENBI,87.1700)

+Te zo+te noblesse / com+t of +te gentyle herte . (CMAYENBI,87.1701)

Vorzo+te non herte ne is gentyl : bote he louie god .
(CMAYENBI,87.1702)

+tanne +ter ne is non noblesse : bote to serui god an louye . ne
vyleynye : bote ine +te contrarie . +tet is god to wre+ti / and to do
zenne . (CMAYENBI,87.1703)

Non ne ys ari+gt gentyl / ne noble / of +te gentilesse of +te bodye .
(CMAYENBI,87.1704)

Vor ase to +te bodye : alle we bye+t children of one moder . +tet is of
er+te : and of wose . huer-of we nome alle : uless and blod .
(CMAYENBI,87.1705)

of +to zide : non ne is ari+gt gentil / ne vri . (CMAYENBI,87.1706)

Ac oure ri+gte uader / is kyng of heuene / +tet made +tet body of +te
er+te . and ssop +te zaule to his anlycnesse an to his fourme .
(CMAYENBI,87.1707)

An al ase hit is of +te uader ulesslich +tet mochel is bli+te / huanne
his children him bye+t ylych . al-zuo hit is of oure uader gostlich /
+tet be wrytinges / an be his zondes / ne let na+gt ous to somony / and
bidde / +tet we zette payne : to by him ilich . (CMAYENBI,87.1708)

and +teruore he ous zente his blissede zone Ihesu crist in-to er+te /
uor to brenge ous +te zo+te uorbisne / huer-by we bye+t yssape to his
ymage / and to his uayrhede / ase bye+t +to +tet wonye+t ine his <P_88>
he+ge cite` of heuene . (CMAYENBI,88.1709)

+Tet bye+t +te angles / and +te hal+gen of paradis / huer ech is +te
more he+g / and +te more noble / +te more propreliche +tet he ber+t +te
ilke uayre ymage . (CMAYENBI,88.1710)

And +teruore +te holy man ine +tise wordle de+t al his herte / and al
his payne to knawe god / and louye . And of hire herte : alle zenne to
waynye . (CMAYENBI,88.1711)

Vor +te more +tet +te herte is clene / and +te uayrer : zuo moche he
yzy+g+t +te face of Iesu crist +te more openliche . (CMAYENBI,88.1712)

and +te more +tet he his yzy+g+t openliche : +te more he him loue+t +te
stranglaker . +te more he him likne+t propreliche . (CMAYENBI,88.1713)

And +tet is +te zo+te noblesse / +tet make+t ous godes zones .
(CMAYENBI,88.1714)

And +teruore zay+t ri+gt wel saynd ion +te apostel . uor +tanne we
ssolle by godes children . (CMAYENBI,88.1715)

and we ssolle by him ylich propreliche huanne we him ssolle yzy / ase
he ys openliche . +tet ssel by ine his blysse : huanne we ssolle by ine
paradys . (CMAYENBI,88.1716)

uor hyer ne zy+t non / onwry+ge +te uayrhede of god / bote ase hit by
ine ane ssewere . ase zay+t sainte pauel . (CMAYENBI,88.1717)

Vor +tanne we him ssolle yzy face to face clyerlyche .
(CMAYENBI,88.1718)

+Te zo+te noblesse +tanne of man begyn+t hyer be grace / and be uirtue
. (CMAYENBI,88.1719)

and is uolueld ine blysse . (CMAYENBI,88.1720)

+Tise noblesse make+t +te holy gost ine herte +tet he clenze+t ine
clennesse / and aly+gt ine zo+tnesse . and uoluel+t ine charite` .
(CMAYENBI,88.1721)

+Tise bye+t +te +tri greteste guodes : +tet god yef+t +te angles . ase
zay+t saint denys . huer-by hy bye+t yliche to hare sseppere .
(CMAYENBI,88.1722)

And +tus worke+t +te holy gost ine +te herten of guode men be grace /
and be uirtue / huer-by hy bye+t ymad to +te ymage / and to +te
anlycnesse of god / ase hit may by ine +tise lyue . (CMAYENBI,88.1723)

uor he his arere+t zuo ine god / and his beclep+t zuo ine his loue /
+tet al hare wyl / and al hare onderstondinge is / +tet is <lacuna>
+tet is hare be+tenchinge +tet is ywent ine god . (CMAYENBI,88.1724)

+tis loue and +tis wylnynge / +tet ioyne+t / and one+t zuo +te herte to
god : +tet he ne may o+ter +ting wylny : o+ter +tanne god wyle .
(CMAYENBI,88.1725)

uor hi ne habbe+t betuene god and ham : bote onlepi wyl .
(CMAYENBI,88.1726)

and +tanne to +te ymage / and to +te anliknesse <P_89> of god . ase me
may habbe in er+te . (CMAYENBI,89.1727)

and +tet is +te gratteste noblesse / and +te he+geste gentilesse / +tet
me may to hopye : and cliue . (CMAYENBI,89.1728)

A . god / hou hy bye+t uer uram +tise he+gnesse / +to +tet make+t ham
zuo quaynte of +te ilke poure noblesse +tet hi habbe+t of hare moder
+te er+te / +tet ber+t and norysse+t azewel +te hogges : ase hy de+t
+te kinges . (CMAYENBI,89.1729)

and hy ham yelpe+t of hare gentylete` / (CMAYENBI,89.1730)

uor +tet hy wene+t by of gentile woze . (CMAYENBI,89.1731)

and +te ilke kenrede : hy conne ri+gt wel telle . (CMAYENBI,89.1732)

And +te o+tre zyde hy ne loke+t na+gt / huer-of ham com+t +te zo+te
noblesse / and +te gentil kenrede . (CMAYENBI,89.1733)

Hy ssolden loki to hare zo+te uorbysne Ihesu crist / +tet mest louede /
and worssipede his moder : +tanne eure dede eny o+ter man .
(CMAYENBI,89.1734)

and alneway huanne me him zede . ' sire : +ti moder / and +ti cosyn /
+te akse+t . ' He ansuerede . ' huo ys my moder / (CMAYENBI,89.1735)

and huo bye+t myne cosynes ? (CMAYENBI,89.1736)

huo +tet de+t +te wyl of myne uader of heuene : he is my bro+ter / and
my zoster / and my moder . ' (CMAYENBI,89.1737)

Vor +tis is +te noble zyde / and +te gentyl kende / (CMAYENBI,89.1738)

+ter-of com+t / and wext ine herte : zo+te blisse / (CMAYENBI,89.1739)

ase of +te o+tren ydele noblesse : wext prede / and ydele blisse .
(CMAYENBI,89.1740)

<heading>

GENTYL GUOD . (CMAYENBI,89.1742)

</heading>

Nou ich +te habbe al uolliche ysseawed +tet ich leue . +tet +ter ne is
non guod ary+gt wor+tssipuol : bote uirtue / and charyte` . +tet ys
uayr loue of god . +Tet +ter ne is non o+ter guod profitable .
(CMAYENBI,89.1744)

+Tis ous wytnesse+t saynte paul . +tet zay+t alsuo . ' Yef ich hedde
zuo moche wyt ine me / +tet ich cou+te alle clergyes . alle speches .
and speke alse wel ase my+gte man / o+ter angel . and ich cou+te godes
priuites / and his redes . and yef ich betoke my body to sla+ge . and
yeue al +tet ich habbe to +te poure . and dede by miracle +te helles
lheape uram one stede / to ano+tre . bote yef ich ne hedde +te uirtue
of charite` : al hit nere me na+gt wor+t . ' (CMAYENBI,89.1745)

Nou nim hede +tet zaynte paul +tet me ssel wel yleue . ous he+t hyer
ynemned / +te meste gentile <P_90> guodes / +tet man may do / and +tet
mest were ywoned : to by wor+t . and profiti . (CMAYENBI,90.1746)

+Tet bye+t $+te porueyonces of bodye . and sla+g+te to +tolye . helpe
poure . to wende +tane zenuolle . and connynge . an speches .
(CMAYENBI,90.1747)

and $he zay+t +tet alle +tise guodes wy+t-oute charite` : ne bye+t
na+gt wor+t . (CMAYENBI,90.1748)

and yef +tise guodes ne bye+t na+gt wor+t : hou ssolde lesse guodes by
wor+t ? (CMAYENBI,90.1749)

+Tis +ti-zelf +te my+gt yzy be skele +tet hyer beuore me he+t yzed .
(CMAYENBI,90.1750)

zuo moche is wor+t +te man : ase is wor+t his land . (CMAYENBI,90.1751)

+tet is ase zo+t / ase pater noster . (CMAYENBI,90.1752)

Huo +tet wel onderstant . hou / and huer-by / +te man is wor+t / o+ter
na+gt / o+ter zomdel / o+ter more o+ter lesse / and +tet ne is non
drede / +tet / +tet ne by charite / and +te loue of god .
(CMAYENBI,90.1753)

Vor huo +tet mest he+t : mest is wor+t . (CMAYENBI,90.1754)

and huo +tet lest he+t : lest is wor+t . (CMAYENBI,90.1755)

and huo +tet $na+gt ne he+t : ua+gt ne is wor+t . (CMAYENBI,90.1756)

Vor huo moche +te man het of timliche guodes / ase bye+t / gold / an
zeluer . an richesses . o+ter guodes gostliche . o+ter kendeliche / ase
bye+t / creft / and queyntyse . wyt / and clergye . streng+te / and
prouesse . and o+tre guodes . Hou ssel ich zygge +tet hi do+t guod /
+tanne he ssel by +te more zoruollaker ydamned / uor +tet he his
benote+t na+gt ari+gt . of +te guodes +tet god him hedde ylend uor to
winne . (CMAYENBI,90.1757)

Efterward yef he de+t workes bodylyche / as do+t +tise zuynkeres / and
+tise gememen . O+ter yef he de+t workes gostliche . ase bye+t
uestinges benes . ssrede +te poure . bere +te here . yef he is
wy+t-oute charite : zo+t uor to zigge : hit ne is him na+gt wor+t .
(CMAYENBI,90.1758)

Vor +teruore / +te more mede to-uore god him ne wor+t +te ra+tre / yef
he sterf+t wy+t-oute charite : y-damned ha wor+t . (CMAYENBI,90.1759)

Ac +te ilke +tet he+t uirtue and charite` guode / of al +tet god him
zent ine +tise wordle / of al he de+t his nyede . (CMAYENBI,90.1760)

and of al he wyn+t : grace of blysce . (CMAYENBI,90.1761)

Charite` is a guod chapfare / +tet oueral wyn+t / and none time ne
lyest . (CMAYENBI,90.1762)

alle +te guode panewor+tes hy bay+t . (CMAYENBI,90.1763)

and de+t alneway his nyede . (CMAYENBI,90.1764)

and na+gt uor+tan : hy he+t alneway hire peny ayen / +tet is +te loue
of herte / +tet is +te <P_91> godes peny / huer-mide me bay+t / alle
+te guodes of +te wordle / (CMAYENBI,91.1765)

and alneway ha blef+t uor euremo / ine +te purse . (CMAYENBI,91.1766)

Loue he+t ine eche stede his zales . (CMAYENBI,91.1767)

Charite` wyn+t ine eche +tinge . and playntes . (CMAYENBI,91.1768)

and hy he+t +te maystrie : ine alle batayles . (CMAYENBI,91.1769)

Hi de+t / +tet asemoche is wor+t to $onen {TEXT:onenen} ueste enne day
: ase to ano+tren : al ane lenten . (CMAYENBI,91.1770)

Hi de+t / +tet ase moche is wor+t o peny to onen +tet ha yef+t : ase to
ano+tren : an hondred pond . Zygge a pater noster : ase to ano+tren a
sautyer . (CMAYENBI,91.1771)

and +tet ne is uor non o+tre skele : bote uor +tet / +tet zuo moche is
wor+t +te man / zuo moche bye+t wor+t his workes . (CMAYENBI,91.1772)

Vor +te more +tet he he+t zo+te loue : +te more he wyn+t eche daye .
(CMAYENBI,91.1773)

Loue is +te wy+gte ine +te balance $zay+t saynt Michel .
(CMAYENBI,91.1774)

uor non o+ter +ting ne may we+ge : huanne me com+t to nime ech his
ssepe : bote loue and charite` . (CMAYENBI,91.1775)

and +teruore ich zigge / +tet +ter ne is non guod profitable
aperteliche / and a ri+gt speke : bote uayr loue / and charite` .
(CMAYENBI,91.1776)

<heading>

OF TUO LOSTUOLLE GUODES . (CMAYENBI,91.1778)

</heading>

Ase god made man of body an of zaule : alzuo he him he+t y-yeue tuo
manere guodes lostuolle / uor his herte to him dra+ge . ine huychen
bye+t alle +te zo+te lostes . (CMAYENBI,91.1780)

+Te uerste guod wy+t-oute : bye+t +te vif wyttes of +te bodye . be
zy+g+te be hyer+te . / be smellinge . be zuel+gynge . and be takynge .
(CMAYENBI,91.1781)

+Tise uif wytes / bye+t ase uif condwys / huerby +te lostuolle guodes
of +te wordle guo+t in-to +te herte uor to deliti / and uor ham zouke
to +te zo+te losses / +tet bye+t ine god to louie . (CMAYENBI,91.1782)

Vor al +te lost of +tise wordle / +tet habbe+t +te vif wyttes / ne
bye+t bote a drope of deau / to +te zi+g+te of +te welle .
(CMAYENBI,91.1783)

ac of +te greate ze / huer-of alle +tise guodes come+t . +te drope of
+te deawe huanne me his zyk+t auer : anlykne+t to ane stone . of pris .
(CMAYENBI,91.1784)

ac huanne me wen+t hine nime : he ual+t agrund / (CMAYENBI,91.1785)

and to na+gte becom+t . (CMAYENBI,91.1786)

Alsuo +te playinges of +te wordle / and +te <P_92> lostes of +te vif
wyttes huanne me hise teng+t / and sseppe+t / and sseawe+t moche of
pris : (CMAYENBI,92.1787)

ac huanne me hise halt : alle hi bye+t uorlore / (CMAYENBI,92.1788)

and become+t na+gt / and metinges . (CMAYENBI,92.1789)

+Tench of +te lost of uernyere / and of metinge of ny+gt /
(CMAYENBI,92.1790)

+tou sselt ysy +tet hit is al on . an haste guo+t : and zone come+t .
ine none manere uelle ne may . and +tet ine one drope is zuo moche
zuetnesse / +tet hy ssel by +te zuetness of al +te welle .
(CMAYENBI,92.1791)

And +teruore +te wyse and +te holy man ine +tise wordle / ine al +tet
hi zye+t and smacke+t of +te guodes lostfolle of +tise wordle : herye+t
god . (CMAYENBI,92.1792)

and +te more wylne+t +te loue of him . (CMAYENBI,92.1793)

and +te more +tet hy yze+t +te zuete dropes : +te more hy wylne+t to
come to +te welle . (CMAYENBI,92.1794)

And +teruore +tet hi wyte+t wel / +tet +te more me loue+t +tane drope :
+te more me uor-yet +te welle . (CMAYENBI,92.1795)

and +te more +tet lyke+t +te zuetnesse of +te wordle : +te lesse me
wylne+t / +te zuetnesse of god . (CMAYENBI,92.1796)

+teruore myd alle +te honden +tet hy mo+ge / hi neme+t and use+t . +te
lostes ulessliche / and +te ple+ges . +tet be +te vif wyttes come+t .
(CMAYENBI,92.1797)

A . god hou hi bye+t foles / and more +tanne a best . +tet wyte+t /
+tet / +tet body of man : is +te meste poure makynge . and +te vileste
+tet is . and +te spirit of man : is +te zaule . and ys +te nobleste
+ting / an +te he+geste ssep+te +tet may by . (CMAYENBI,92.1798)

and na+gt uor+tan / hy mo+ge wene / +tet more bye+t zuete / and
lostuoller / +te guodes +tet come+t by +te bodye : +tanne +to +tet
come+t be +te goste . (CMAYENBI,92.1799)

+tet bye+t zo+te guodes / and clene / and lestynde / (CMAYENBI,92.1800)

and mo+ge +te herte velle and uoluelle . (CMAYENBI,92.1801)

Zueche guodes yef+t god to man ine +tise wordle . huanne he yef+t pays
of herte . and +te maystrie of his vyendes . and blisse of inwyt huanne
he uoluel+t +te herte of loue . and of blisse gostlych / and him
adreng+t of ane zuetnesse wonderuol . zuo +tet he ne may him hyealde /
ne him-zelue yuele . (CMAYENBI,92.1802)

Of zuyche blisse / and of zuyche loste / no liknesse / ne non
comparisoun ne may by yuounde ine yoyes / and ine lostes of +te wordle
/ +tet ne bye+t bote dropen to +te zi+g+te of +te <P_93> welle of
zuetnesse . (CMAYENBI,93.1803)

+Tet is +te welle huer-of oure lhord spek+t ine his spelle .
(CMAYENBI,93.1804)

' Huo +tet ssel drinke ' he zay+t / ' of +te wetere +tet ich wylle
$yeue him : hi ssel become a welle / +tet him ssel do lheape / in-to
+te lyue eurelestynde . ' (CMAYENBI,93.1805)

+Tet is +te welle of blisse / and of zuetnesse . of lyue / $and of
charite` . +tet may uoluelle +te herte / and non o+ter +ting +tet is .
(CMAYENBI,93.1806)

Of +tise welle hedde daui+t y-nome / +tet zede ine his sautere .
(CMAYENBI,93.1807)

' O . god / hou is nou grat / +te mochelhede / of +tine zuetnesse +tet
+tou lokest to +tine seruinde / and yefst to +tine uryendes . '
(CMAYENBI,93.1808)

And uorzo+te huo +tet hedde wel ytasted and ysmacked +te ilke zuetnesse
+tet god yef+t to his urendes : he ssolde onwor+ti alle +te lostes /
and alle +te blissen of +tise wordle . (CMAYENBI,93.1809)

and wolde chise / and ofhealde +te gostliche blisse /
(CMAYENBI,93.1810)

and ssolde by ase +te ilke / +tet boute+t +tet mele / +tet to-del+t
+tet flour uram +te bren . and ase +te ilke +tet make+t +te oyle / +tet
nim+t +te pure grece : and let +tet greate draf . (CMAYENBI,93.1811)

Vor blisse of herte +tet com+t of god to louie +tet is zo+te blisse and
ziker / ase zay+t +te uorbisne . +tet non ne he+t zikere blisse / bote
yef hi come of loue . (CMAYENBI,93.1812)

And in +te writyngge ha clepe+t uile / oure lhord $by {TEXT:be} +te
profete / +tet zay+t . ' Ich wylle ' zay+t he ' vile of blisse
uorwepinge . alle blisse / clene / and zo+te of herte / uor wop of
penonce . ' (CMAYENBI,93.1813)

Of +tise oyle bye+t ysmered / +to +tet god he+t ymad kynges / and
lhordes of +te wordle / and god zelf . (CMAYENBI,93.1814)

and +tanne is +te man ziker cristen / huanne he is ysmered myd +tise
holy crayme . (CMAYENBI,93.1815)

Vor of crayme : is yzed crist : and of crist : cristendom .
(CMAYENBI,93.1816)

And huo +tet is ysmered mid +tise oynement : +tet is +te blisse / and
+te loue of god . he leue+t ine god : and god ine him . ase zay+t saint
Ion +te apostel . (CMAYENBI,93.1817)

and +tet lif is of cristene . +tet is ari+gt to speke / lif of man .
(CMAYENBI,93.1818)

+tet is guod lyf and yblyssed +tet cristene ssolle yleue / and wylny to
zeche : to habbe +tet lyf eurelestinde . (CMAYENBI,93.1819)

uor he ne is na+gt alyue : ac ine langour / +tet echedaye leue+t ine
bysyhede / ine +to+gtes / ine zor+ges . (CMAYENBI,93.1820)

ne +tet ne is na+gt lyf of man : ac of child / +tet nou wep+t / nou
lhe+g+t / and nou is wel an <P_94> eyse : and nou is euele aneyse . nou
is wro+t / nou is ine payse . nou ine blisse . nou ine zor+ge .
(CMAYENBI,94.1821)

+Tanne huo +tet wyle lede guod lif : zeche +tet he habbe / +tet zo+te
guod . (CMAYENBI,94.1822)

and +tanne ssel he habbe lyf wor+tssipuol lyf . lostuol . and
profitable . (CMAYENBI,94.1823)

and +tanne he ssel libbe ase a man . +tet is to zigge : zikerlyche .
hollyche . wysliche . and blisuolliche $wy+t-oute zor+ge .
(CMAYENBI,94.1824)

and to zuiche lyue me com+t : o+ter be grace / o+ter be uirtue . and
na+gt o+terlaker . (CMAYENBI,94.1825)

<heading>

OF UIRTUE MORE SPECIALLICHE . (CMAYENBI,94.1827)

</heading>

Nou ich +te habbe aboue yssewed generalliche +te dingnete` / and +te
wor+t / and +te guodnesse : of uirtu / and of charite` : and hueruore
me ssel hise zeche . (CMAYENBI,94.1829)

Vor grat ureme +ter com+t his uor to habbe . blisse . wor+tssipe / and
lyf eurelestinde . (CMAYENBI,94.1830)

Ac uor +tan / +tet me ne knau+t na+gt zuo wel +tet +ting ine general /
ase me de+t in special : +teruore hyer ys myn ywyl to spekene of uirtue
more openliche . zuo +tet ech +tet wylle ine +tise boc studye : mo+ge
his lyf ordeyni be uirtue / and be guode dedes . (CMAYENBI,94.1831)

Vor o+terlaker litel hit him ssolde by wor+t to conne +tet guod : bote
me hit dede . (CMAYENBI,94.1832)

Vor ase zay+t saynt iacob . He +tet can guod / and ne de+t hit na+gt :
+ter is zenne / yef he misde+t . (CMAYENBI,94.1833)

Fol he is +tet can +tane ri+gte way / and be his wytinde mysge+t .
(CMAYENBI,94.1834)

+Te holy writ comparisone+t +te zaule and of +te guode manne / an of
+te guode wyfmanne : to ane uayre gardyne uol of grenhede / and of
uayre trawes / and of guod frut . Huerof god zay+t ine +te boc of loue
. ' My zoster / my lemman / +tou art a gardin besset / myd tuo
ssetteles . ' +tet is +te grace of god / and of angles .
(CMAYENBI,94.1835)

+Terne gardyn zette +te greate gardyner / +tet is god +te uader /
huanne he nhesse+t +te herte / and make+t zuete / and tretable / ase
wex ymered . and ase land guod and agray+ted / and wor+ti +tet hy by
yzet mid guode ympen . (CMAYENBI,94.1836)

+Te ilke ympen bye+t +te uirtues / +tet +te holy gost <P_95> be-deawe+t
myd his grace . (CMAYENBI,95.1837)

Godes zone +tet is +te zo+te zonne be +te uirtue of his clernesse :
de+t ham wexe an he+g / and profite . (CMAYENBI,95.1838)

<heading>

OF +TRI +TINGES NYEDUOLLE : TO +TE ER+TE . (CMAYENBI,95.1840)

</heading>

+Tyse +tri +tinges bye+t nyeduolle to alle +te +tinges +tet in +te
er+te wexe+t . Guod molde . wocnesse norissynde . and renable hete .
(CMAYENBI,95.1842)

wydoute +tise +tri +tinges gostliche / ne mo+ge +te ympen of uirtue /
ne wexe / ne bere frut . (CMAYENBI,95.1843)

+tise +tinges / make+t +te grace of +te holy gost mid herte .
(CMAYENBI,95.1844)

and hi de+t al greny / and flouri . and bere frut . (CMAYENBI,95.1845)

and hi make+t alsuo / alse a paradis er+tlich to lykerous . uol of
guode traues / and of frut / and precious . (CMAYENBI,95.1846)

Ac ase god zette paradys er+tlich uol of guode trawes / and of frut .
and amydde zette a trau / +tet me clepe+t : +tet trau of lyue .
hueruore +tet his frut hedde nyede to loky +tet lyf / to +tan +tet hit
ssolde ete / wy+toute steruinge / and wy+toute zyknesse . and wy+t-oute
ealdinge . and wy+t-oute fyeblesse . Alsuo de+t gostliche to +te herte
+te greate gardyner . +tet is god +te uader . (CMAYENBI,95.1847)

Vor he he+t y-zet +te trawes of uirtue / and amydde +tet trau of lyue .
+tet is Iesu crist / +tet zay+t ine his spelle . ' He +tet eth my uless
/ and dring+t my blod : he he+t lyf eurelestinde . ' (CMAYENBI,95.1848)

+Tis trau grene+t and uayre+t be his uirtue : alle +to ine paradis .
(CMAYENBI,95.1849)

Be +te uirtue of +tise trawe wexe+t / florisse+t / and make+t frut :
alle +te o+tre trawes . (CMAYENBI,95.1850)

Ine +tise trawe al hit ys guod al +tet +ter is . (CMAYENBI,95.1851)

+Tis trau is to alowe / and to louie / uor manye +tinges . Vor +te rote
. Vor +tane wode . Vor +tet flour . Vor +tane smel . Vor +te leaues .
Vor +tet frut . And uor his uayre ssed . (CMAYENBI,95.1852)

+Te rote of +tise trawe / +tet is +te wel greate loue / and to moche
charite` of god +te uader / hueruore he ous louede zuo moche / +tet uor
his kueade +trel to begge : he yaf his wel guode zone . and him
deliurede to +te dya+te / and to torment . (CMAYENBI,95.1853)

Of +tise rote spek+t +te profete / (CMAYENBI,95.1854)

and zay+t . +tet ' a yerd ssel guo out of +te rote of yesse . '
(CMAYENBI,95.1855)

+tet word is wor+t ase moche / <P_96> ase a becleppinge of loue .
(CMAYENBI,96.1856)

+Tet wode / +tet is his preciouse uless . (CMAYENBI,96.1857)

+Te herte of +to traue : wes +te holy zaule / Ine huam wes / +te
preciouse yolk of +te wysdome of god . (CMAYENBI,96.1858)

+Te rinde / wes +te uayre conuersacioun / wy+toute . (CMAYENBI,96.1859)

+Tet zep : of +to traue / and +te tyeres / weren uour wel preciouses
+tinges / and of ri+gt greate uirtue / +tet of his preciouse lemes
yourne . +tet weren tyeares . zuot . weter . and blod .
(CMAYENBI,96.1860)

+Te lyeaues : weren +te holi wordes / +tet helden of alle zycnesses .
(CMAYENBI,96.1861)

+Te floures : weren +te holy +to+gtes / +tet alle weren uayre and
oneste / and berinde frut . (CMAYENBI,96.1862)

+Tet frut / weren +te tuelf apostles / +tet al +te wordle uedde an
norissede be hare techinge / and by hare uorbisne / mid hare guode
dedes / and +te benefices . (CMAYENBI,96.1863)

+Te bo+ges / of +to traue / ine one wytte / bye+t alle +te ychosene
+tet euere were . and +tet bye+t . and +tet ssolle by .
(CMAYENBI,96.1864)

uor ase he zede to his apostles . ' Ich am ' he zede ' +te vyne /
(CMAYENBI,96.1865)

and ye bye+t +te bo+ges . ' (CMAYENBI,96.1866)

Ine ano+tre wyt : +te bo+ges weren +te uayre uirtues / and +te
gloriouse uorbysnes / +tet he ssewede be dede / and to+gte be mou+te
+tet weren +te uirtues uol-do and uolle of +te zo+te guodnesse / +tet
he ssewede to his priue` urindes / +tet weren +te tuelf apostles / +tet
he ledde in-to ane he+ge helle . priuelyliche . (CMAYENBI,96.1867)

+Ter he zet ase zay+t +tet godspel / and his deciples aboute him .
(CMAYENBI,96.1868)

+Tanne he openede his mou+t / and his trezor +tet he hedde ywre+ge ine
his herte . (CMAYENBI,96.1869)

and ham +tus zeayde . Yblissed bye+t +te poure of goste /
(CMAYENBI,96.1870)

uor +te kyngdom of heuene is hyre . (CMAYENBI,96.1871)

Yblissed bye+t +te mylde : (CMAYENBI,96.1872)

uor hi ssolle by lhordes of +te er+te . (CMAYENBI,96.1873)

Yblissed bye+t +to +tet hyer wepe+t / (CMAYENBI,96.1874)

uor hi ssolle habbe +tet confort of god . (CMAYENBI,96.1875)

Yblissed +to +tet habbe+t honger and +torst of ri+gt .
(CMAYENBI,96.1876)

uor hi ssol by uolueld . (CMAYENBI,96.1877)

Yblissed bye+t +te merciuolle / (CMAYENBI,96.1878)

uor hi ssolle uynde merci . (CMAYENBI,96.1879)

Yblessed bye+t +te clene of herte / (CMAYENBI,96.1880)

uor hi ssole yzi god aperteliche . (CMAYENBI,96.1881)

Yblissed bye+t +te paysyble / (CMAYENBI,96.1882)

uor hi ssolle by ycleped godes zones . (CMAYENBI,96.1883)

+Tise bye+t +te zeue bo+ges of +te trawe of liue / of godes zone Iesu
crist . (CMAYENBI,96.1884)

<P_97>

Ine +te ssede of +tise trawe / him ssel guod herte sseduy / and yzy +te
ilke uayre bo+ges +tet bere+t +tet frut of liue eurelestinde .
(CMAYENBI,97.1886)

Ine +tise zeue wordes is beloke alle he+gnesse / and alle perfeccion of
grace and of uirtue of zo+te blyssedhede . asemoche ase me may habbe
ine +tise wordle . and habbe and onderstonde : ine +te o+tre .
(CMAYENBI,97.1887)

+Tise bye+t +te zeue ruieles of holy lyf / +tet +te zo+te salomon tek+t
to his children . (CMAYENBI,97.1888)

+Tis is +te zo+te filozofie / +tet +te mayster of angles tek+t to his
deciples . (CMAYENBI,97.1889)

Ine +tise zeue wordes bye+t besset ase zigge+t +te hal+gen / al +te
summe of +te newe la+ge / +tet is +te la+ge of loue / and of zuetnesse
. (CMAYENBI,97.1890)

hy is wel yzed newe : (CMAYENBI,97.1891)

uor hi ne may na+gt yealdy / ase dede +te yealde la+ge to +te yewes .
(CMAYENBI,97.1892)

hi is zo+tliche newe / and desgised uram o+tre la+ges .
(CMAYENBI,97.1893)

La+ge is yzed +teruore +tet hy hare-zelue ne bynt . (CMAYENBI,97.1894)

ake +te o+tre bynde+t / (CMAYENBI,97.1895)

and +tis onbynt . (CMAYENBI,97.1896)

+Te o+tere charge+t : (CMAYENBI,97.1897)

and +tis oncharge+t . (CMAYENBI,97.1898)

+Te o+tre +treapne+t : (CMAYENBI,97.1899)

and +tis behot . (CMAYENBI,97.1900)

Ine +te o+tre to strif : (CMAYENBI,97.1901)

ine +tise to pays . (CMAYENBI,97.1902)

Ine +te o+tre to uorzuerie : (CMAYENBI,97.1903)

ine +tise to loue . (CMAYENBI,97.1904)

Ine o+tre corsynge : (CMAYENBI,97.1905)

ine +tise blissinge . (CMAYENBI,97.1906)

+Tanne is +tys / al uol of blissinge . (CMAYENBI,97.1907)

and +teruore hi bye+t yblyssed +to +tet hyse healde+t zay+t salomon .
(CMAYENBI,97.1908)

Vor +te ilke +tet his he+t : he he+t ywonne +tet trau of liue .
Hueruore +tise zeue +tinges touore yzed bye+t ycleped blyssinges .
(CMAYENBI,97.1909)

uor hy make+t man yblyssed ine +tise wordle ase man may by ine +tise
lyue : and more yblyssed ine +te o+tre . (CMAYENBI,97.1910)

Nou hest +tou yherd huo is +tet trau of lyue / +tet is amydde paradis /
+tet god zet ine +te holy zaule . (CMAYENBI,97.1911)

Ine +te ssede of +tise trawe / wexe+t / and profite+t / and bere+t frut
. +te traw of uirtue +tet god +te uader / +tet is +te greate gardyner /
zet ine +te gardyne / (CMAYENBI,97.1912)

and his wetere+t of +te welle of his grace / +tet his de+t greny / and
wexe / and profiti . (CMAYENBI,97.1913)

An hise halt ine grenehede / and ine lyue . (CMAYENBI,97.1914)

+te ilke welle hym todel+t ine zeue streames . +tet bye+t +te zeue
yef+tes of +te holy gost / +tet wetere+t al +tane gardin .
(CMAYENBI,97.1915)

Nou loke +te greate cortaysie of oure zuete maystre Iesu <P_98> crist
godes zone / +tet com to +te wordle to zeche / an to souy / +tet / +tet
wes uorlore . Vor +tet he wyste wel oure pouerte` / and oure fyeblesse
. and uor oure zennes / we ville . (CMAYENBI,98.1916)

Ac be ous we ne mo+ge na+gt arise / ne come ayen . ne out of zenne guo
. ne uirtue to zeche / ne come to +te blissede lyue / +tet is of his
grace and of his yef+te ne com+t . (CMAYENBI,98.1917)

+Teruore he na+gt ne let ous uor to somoni / +tet we hym bydde and
bezeche his yef+tes . (CMAYENBI,98.1918)

And moche ous behat : +tet yef we hym bezechi+t +ting +tet ous is guod
: +tet we hit ssolle habbe . (CMAYENBI,98.1919)

And more he ous de+t of corteysye . (CMAYENBI,98.1920)

Vor he is oure playtere / +tet ous make+t oure bezechinge : +tet we ne
cou+te na+gt maky / yef he nere . (CMAYENBI,98.1921)

+Te bezechinge +tet he ous made of his uayre yblessede mou+te : uayre .
guode . ssorte . an cleuiynde : +tet wes +tet pater noster . huerinne
bye+t zeue bezechinges / be huichen we bezeche+t oure guode uader of
heuene / +tet he ous yeue +te zeue yef+tes of +te holi gost / +tet hi
ous delyuri of +te zeue dyadliche zennes / and hise strepe of al of
oure herten . and ine hare stede : zette and uor+tdra+ge / +te zeue
uirtues / +tet ous lede to +te zeue blissinges of perfeccion / and of
holy lyf . huerby we mo+ge habbe +te zeuen behestes +tet he make+t to
his ychosene . Huerof oure onderstondinge is myd +te holy gostes helpe
. (CMAYENBI,98.1922)

Verst speke of +te zeue benes of +te pater noster . Efterward : of +te
zeue uirtues +tet bye+t ayens +te zeue dyadliche zennes / huer-of we
habbe+t aboue yspeke . (CMAYENBI,98.1923)

+Te zeue benes bye+t / ase zeue uayre maydenes / +tet ne lete+t na+gt
uor to lhade of +te zeue streames +te quikke weteres uor to wetery +te
zeue trawes +tet bere+t +tet fruyt of liue eurelestinde .
(CMAYENBI,98.1924)

<P_98>

<heading>

+TE UORE-SPECHE OF +TE HOLY PATER NOSTER . (CMAYENBI,98.1927)

</heading>

Hvanne me zet a child to lettre . ate begynnynge me him tek+t his pater
noster . (CMAYENBI,98.1929)

Huo +tet of +tise clergye wyle conne : be-come milde ase a child .
(CMAYENBI,98.1930)

uor to zuyche scolers tek+t oure guode mayster Iesu crist / +tise
<P_99> clergie / +tet is +te uayreste / and mest behofsam +tet is . huo
+tet wel hit onderstant and of-halt . (CMAYENBI,99.1931)

Vor zuyche wene+t hit wel conne and onderstonde : +tet neuerte ne
cou+te bote +te rynde wy+toute / +tet is +te lettre / +tet is guod .
(CMAYENBI,99.1932)

Ac litel is wor+t to +te zy+g+te of +te newen +tet is wy+tinne zuo
zuete . (CMAYENBI,99.1933)

Hit ys wel ssort ine wordes : and wel lang ine wytte . Li+gt to zigge /
an sotil to onderstonde . (CMAYENBI,99.1934)

+Tis bene / pase+t alle o+tre / ine +tri +tinges . ine dignete` / in
ssorthede . an ine guodnesse . (CMAYENBI,99.1935)

+Te dignete` is / ine +tan +tet godessone hit made . (CMAYENBI,99.1936)

To god +te uader ine worde . God +te holy gost / +tet is +tet me acse+t
. (CMAYENBI,99.1937)

He wolde +tet hit were ssort / uor +tet non ne ssolde him werye : hit
uor to lyerny . An uor +tan +tet non ne ssolde him tyeny hit uorto
zigge gledliche / an ofte . And uor to ssewy / +tet god +te uader ous
yhyer+t wel zone : huanne we him bidde+t mid guode herte .
(CMAYENBI,99.1938)

uor he ne he+t none hede of longe ryote of tales y-slyked / ne y-rymed
. (CMAYENBI,99.1939)

Vor ase zay+t sant gregorye . Zo+tliche bidde / ne is na+gt to zygge
uayre wordes / and y-slyked myd mou+te : ake keste playntes and dyepe
zykynges of herte . (CMAYENBI,99.1940)

+Te wor+t / and +te profit of +tise bene : is zuo grat / +tet he
belouk+t ine ssorte wordes / al +tet me may wylny of herte . An to
bydde wel to done . +tet is +tet me by delyured of alle kueade : and
uolueld of alle guode . (CMAYENBI,99.1941)

<heading>

HYER BEGIN+T +TET PATER NOSTER . (CMAYENBI,99.1943)

</heading>

+Tvs begin+t +tet pater noster . (CMAYENBI,99.1945)

' Vader oure / +tet art ine heuene . ' (CMAYENBI,99.1946)

Loke hou oure guode spekeman / and oure zuete mayster Iesu crist / +tet
is +te wysdom of god +te uader / and kan alle la+ges / and +te wones of
his cort +te tek+t wel to playty / and wyslyche / and sotilliche / an
ssortliche to speke . (CMAYENBI,99.1947)

Vorzo+te +tis uerste word +tet +tou zayst / yef hit is wel onderstonde
/ and yuol+ged / hit +te ssel yeue al +tine playnte .
(CMAYENBI,99.1948)

Vor saynt bernard +tus zay+t . +Tet +te bene +tet begyn+t be +te zuete
name of +te <P_100> uader . yef+t ous hope to onderuonge alle oure
byddynges . (CMAYENBI,100.1949)

+Tis zuete word / vader / +tet al +te remenont make+t zuete / +te
sseawe+t +tet +tou sselt yleue . (CMAYENBI,100.1950)

and +te somone+t to +tan +tet +tou sselt do . (CMAYENBI,100.1951)

and +tise tuo +tinges soue+t man : huanne he ylef+t wel / and a-ri+gt .
an he de+t efterward / +tet he ssel . (CMAYENBI,100.1952)

Huanne +tou him clepest uader / +tou beknaust +tet he is lhord of house
. +tet is of heuene / and of er+te : and heaued / and ginnynge / and
welle / huerof alle ssep+tes / and alle guod come+t .
(CMAYENBI,100.1953)

and +tus +te beknaust his mi+gte . (CMAYENBI,100.1954)

Efterward / ze+t+te +tet he ys uader / he is di+gtere / and gouernour /
and porueyour / to his mayne` . an nameliche of his children / +tet is
of man / +tet him-zelf he+t y-mad and yssape / to his anliknesse .
(CMAYENBI,100.1955)

and +tus +tou beknaust his wysdom . (CMAYENBI,100.1956)

Alast +tanne +tet he is uader be kende / and be ri+gte / he loue+t +tet
he he+t ymad / ase zay+t +te boc of wysdome . (CMAYENBI,100.1957)

and is zuete and milde . (CMAYENBI,100.1958)

and zuo loue+t / and dra+g+t uor+t his children . (CMAYENBI,100.1959)

and ham de+t hare prou . and betere +tanne hi conne deuisi .
(CMAYENBI,100.1960)

and he his byat / (CMAYENBI,100.1961)

and his chaste+t huanne hi misdo+t uor hare prou ase guod uader /
(CMAYENBI,100.1962)

and ble+teliche he his $onderuang+t / huanne hi come+t to hym .
(CMAYENBI,100.1963)

Nou ich +te sseawy +tanne +tis word +tet +tou zayst : vader . his
mi+gte . his wysdom . his guodnesse . (CMAYENBI,100.1964)

He +te be+teng+t of o+terhalf +te zelue . +tine noblesse . +tine
uayrhede . +tine richesse . (CMAYENBI,100.1965)

More gratter noblesse ne may ich habbe : +tanne to by zone to ane zuo
greate emperur +tet is god . (CMAYENBI,100.1966)

More gratter richesse ne may by : +tanne to by kyng of alle +ting .
(CMAYENBI,100.1967)

More gratter uayrhede ne may by : +tanne to by him ari+gt ylich . Huych
uayrhede is zuo grat : +tet hit pase+t +to+gt of man / and of angle .
(CMAYENBI,100.1968)

+Tanne +tis word / uader / +te be+teng+t +tet +tou art zone . uor +tet
+tou +te paynest him uor to by ylych . ase guod zone ssel by ylich his
guode uader . +tet is to zigge : +tet +tou by bold / and of grat wyl /
and strang / and mi+gtuol wel to done . and +tet +tou by wys / and
y-wer / large / and cortoys / zuete / and milde clene and wy+t-oute
<P_101> uileynye / ase he is . and +tet +tou hatye zenne / and
uoulhedes / and kueadhedes ase he de+t . zuo +tet +tou na+gt ne do aye
kende . (CMAYENBI,101.1969)

+Tis vord +tanne +te de+t be+tenche / at alle +te times +tet +tou zayst
+tet pater noster : +tet yef +tou art ari+gt zone : +tou sselt him
anlykny be kende . be heste . and be ri+gte . and +tou him sselt loue .
wor+tssipe . and reuerence . drede . seruice . and bo+gsamnesse .
(CMAYENBI,101.1970)

Nou +tench +tanne huanne +tou zayst +ti pater noster / +tet +tou by him
a guod zone and trewe / yef +tou wylt +tet he +te by guod uader . an
milde . (CMAYENBI,101.1971)

' +Tench huas zone +tou art ' : me zay+t to +te newe kny+gte huanne he
ge+t into +te tornement . (CMAYENBI,101.1972)

Nou +tou yzyxt wel hou +tis uerste word is zuete . and hou hit +te
amoneste+t +tet +tou by bold and of guode wylle . and hit +te tek+t
huych +tou sselt by . (CMAYENBI,101.1973)

Nou ich +te acxy hueruore +tou zayst ' uader oure . ' and na+gt ' uader
myn ' ? and +tet +tou him uela+gest mid +te / huanne +tou zayst : ' yef
ous ' / and ne zayst na+gt ' yef me . ' (CMAYENBI,101.1974)

Ich wile +te zigge yef +tou wylt . (CMAYENBI,101.1975)

Non ne ssel zigge / uader min . bote +te ilke +tet ys his zone be kende
wy+t-oute gynnynge / wy+t-oute ende / +te zo+te godes zone .
(CMAYENBI,101.1976)

Ac we ne bye+t na+gt his zones be kende / bote asemoche +tet we bye+t
ymad to his anliknesse . (CMAYENBI,101.1977)

ac alsuo bye+t +te sarasyns . (CMAYENBI,101.1978)

ac we bye+t his zones be grace and by adopcion . (CMAYENBI,101.1979)

Adopcioun zuo is a word of la+ge . (CMAYENBI,101.1980)

uor by +te la+ges of +te emperurs / huanne an he+g man ne he+t no child
: ha may chiese +tet child of a guod man yef he wyle . and maki him his
zone be adopcioun . +tet is be auoerie . zuo +tet he ssel bi yhealde
uor his zone auoud / and ssel bere his eritage . (CMAYENBI,101.1981)

+Tise grace god ous made +te uader wy+toute oure ofseruinge . ase zay+t
saynt pauel . (CMAYENBI,101.1982)

Huanne he ous dede come to +te cristenedome we were poure and naked /
and child of yre / and of helle . (CMAYENBI,101.1983)

+Tanne huanne we zigge+t ' vader oure ' and we zigge+t / ' yef ous . '
we gadere+t alle oure bro+tren mid ous of adopcion / +tet bye+t
children of holy cherche . be +te byleaue +tet hi onderuinge ine
cristnynge . (CMAYENBI,101.1984)

<P_102>

Nou ous ssewe+t / huer-of +tis word / oure . +te largesse / and +te
cortaysye / $of god oure uader . +tet ous yef+t more ble+teliche /
yno+g / +tanne lyte and to uelen : +tanne to onen allone . Huer-of
saynt gregorie zay+t . ' +te bene / +te more +tet hi is commun : +te
more hy is wor+t . ase +te candele is betere bezet +tet serue+t to ane
halle and uol of uolk : +tanne zy +tet ne serue+t / bote to onlepy
manne . ' (CMAYENBI,102.1986)

+Tis word hat ous to yelde +tonkes myd al oure herten . of +tise grace
+tet he ous he+t ydo / huer-by we bye+t his children / and his eyrs .
and +tet moche ardontliche louye oure ealde bro+ter Iesu crist / +tet
ous uela+ge+t wy+t him ine his grace . (CMAYENBI,102.1987)

+Tis word ous amoneste+t +tet we loki ine oure herte holylyche +tane
holy gost +tet is oure wytnesse . (CMAYENBI,102.1988)

+Tis adopcion is ase weddes / ase zay+t saynte paul / huer-by we by+t
zikere / +tet we ssolle habbe +te eritage of oure uader . +tet is +te
blysse of paradys . (CMAYENBI,102.1989)

+tis word ous tek+t and zay+t +tet we bye+t alle bro+tren / grat / and
smal / poure and riche . he+g / and lo+g / of one uader / and of one
moder . +tet is of god / and of holy cherche . (CMAYENBI,102.1990)

and non ne ssel o+tren onwor+ti : ac louie ase bro+ter .
(CMAYENBI,102.1991)

and +te on ssel helpe +tanne o+tre : ase do+t +te lemes of +te zelue
bodye . and ech bidde uor o+tren ase zay+t saint Iocob .
(CMAYENBI,102.1992)

And zuo hit is oure ureme wel grat . (CMAYENBI,102.1993)

Vor huanne +tou zest +tine bene ine +te uela+grede of al holy cherche :
uor on paternoster +tet +tou zayst / +to wynst mo +tanne an hondred
+tousond . (CMAYENBI,102.1994)

+Tis word / oure . ous tek+t to hatye +tri +ting nameliche . Prede .
wre+te . and auarice . (CMAYENBI,102.1995)

Prede : de+t man out of uela+grede . (CMAYENBI,102.1996)

uor he wyle by aboue alle o+tren . (CMAYENBI,102.1997)

Wre+te : de+t man out of uela+grede . (CMAYENBI,102.1998)

uor huanne he werre+t wy+t enne : he werre+t wy+t alle +te o+tre .
(CMAYENBI,102.1999)

Auarice : de+t man out of uela+grede . (CMAYENBI,102.2000)

vor hi nele ne him / ne his +tinges / communy mid o+tren .
(CMAYENBI,102.2001)

And +teruore zuych uolk ne habbe+t part / ine +te holy pater noster .
(CMAYENBI,102.2002)

+Tis word / ' oure ' : ous ssewe+t +tet god is oure : yef we wylle+t .
and +te <P_103> uader . and +te zone . and +te holy gost . +tet is yef
we loke+t his hestes . (CMAYENBI,103.2003)

and zuo zay+t ine +te godsspelle saint Ion . ' Vader oure / +tet art
ine heuene . ' (CMAYENBI,103.2004)

Huanne ich zigge / ' +tet +tou art ine heuene ' : ich zigge tuo +ting .
+tet he is kyng / and +tet he is at paradis . (CMAYENBI,103.2005)

Alsuo huanne ich zigge / ' +tet art / ine heuene ' : ich zigge +tet he
is / and +tet he is ine heuene . (CMAYENBI,103.2006)

Me vint ywryte ine +te o+tre boc of +te la+ge . +tet god him ssewede to
Moyses ine ane helle / and him zede . guo in-to egipte / and zay to +te
kynge faraon of mine half / +tet he +te delyuri mi uolk +te children of
$ysrael / of +te +treldome / huerine he hise halt . (CMAYENBI,103.2007)

' lhord ' / zayde moyses . ' yef me akse+t huet is +ti name . huet ssel
ich zigge ? ' (CMAYENBI,103.2008)

' Ich am / +tet am . ' zayde god . (CMAYENBI,103.2009)

Nou zigge+t +te hal+gen / and +te guode clerkes . +tet amang alle +te
he+ge names of oure lhorde : +tis is +te uerste / and +te mest propre .
(CMAYENBI,103.2010)

and +tet mest ari+gt ous tek+t uor to knawe / +tet / +tet god is .
(CMAYENBI,103.2011)

Vor alle +te o+tre names huer hi speke+t of his guodnesse . and of his
wysdome . o+ter of his mi+gte . (CMAYENBI,103.2012)

o+ter he is zuich / and zuich . (CMAYENBI,103.2013)

he is +te ri+gt guod . +te ri+gt trewe . +te ri+gt wys . +te ri+gt
mi+gti . and uele o+tre maneres of speches +tet me zay+t of him . +tet
ne zigge+t propreliche +te zo+te of +te byinge of god .
(CMAYENBI,103.2014)

Ac we +tet bye+t greate / an boystoyse to spekene of zuo he+ge +tinge /
speke we of god / zuo / ase we conne deuisi ane man / of huam me ne kan
na+gt his name / ase me zay+t . (CMAYENBI,103.2015)

he is kyng . (CMAYENBI,103.2016)

he is erl . (CMAYENBI,103.2017)

he is zuo grat . zuo uayr . zuo large . and uele of zuyche +tinges /
huer-by me may ywyte hou +tet hit by +te man knawe (CMAYENBI,103.2018)

Ac ne zigge+t na+gt ari+gt his name / ase we speke+t of god :
(CMAYENBI,103.2019)

uele we uinde+t of wordes / +tet ous ssewe+t huet +tet hit bi of him .
(CMAYENBI,103.2020)

Ac +ter ne is non zuo propre ase +tis word / ' +tet art . ' +tet zuo
propreliche . zuo ssortliche . zuo cleuiyndelyche . zuo sotilliche /
+te names nemne+t / ine zuo moche / ase onderstondinge him may
strechche . (CMAYENBI,103.2021)

Vor god is ase +te ilke / +tet one is / ase zay+t saint Iob .
(CMAYENBI,103.2022)

<P_104>

He one is / ari+gt to spekene . (CMAYENBI,104.2024)

uor he one is / eurelestinde / wy+toute beginnynge . and wy+t-oute ende
. (CMAYENBI,104.2025)

+tet me ne may zigge : of non o+tre +ting . (CMAYENBI,104.2026)

Efterward he one is zo+tliche . (CMAYENBI,104.2027)

uor he is zo+t / and zo+tnesse aboue alle +tinges yssape .
(CMAYENBI,104.2028)

and zuo bye+t alle ssep+tes ydele and ydelenesse . (CMAYENBI,104.2029)

And ase zay+t $Salomon and na+gt to +te zy+g+te of him . and to na+gte
ssolden come : bote yef he his ne sostyenede be his uirtue .
(CMAYENBI,104.2030)

Ate laste he one is zetnesse an uestnesse ine onelepi poynte wy+t-oute
him to trobli / wy+t-oute him to chongi / wy+t-oute him remue ine none
manere . ase zay+t saynt Iacob . (CMAYENBI,104.2031)

Alle o+tre +tinges bye+t chonginde / ine eche manere of hare kende .
(CMAYENBI,104.2032)

+Tanne is he propreliche yclieped : +tet art . (CMAYENBI,104.2033)

Vor he is zo+tliche wy+t-oute ydelnesse / zetnesse / wi+t-oute enye
chonge eure to yleste : wy+t-oute ende . wy+t-out heaued . wy+t-oute /
wes . wy+t-oute / ssel by . (CMAYENBI,104.2034)

uor +ter ne is no gelt . (CMAYENBI,104.2035)

Nou +tou sselt onderstonde zuo +tet +ter ne is na+gt +tet me mo+ge
betere ywyte / +tanne +tet : +tet god is . (CMAYENBI,104.2036)

Ac +ter ne is no+ting zuo strang to conne / ase huet / and huet +ting
is god . (CMAYENBI,104.2037)

+Ter-uore ich +te rede wel / +tet +tou ne musy na+gt to moche / hit uor
to zeche . uor +tou my+gtest ly+gtliche guo out of +te ri+gte waye .
(CMAYENBI,104.2038)

Hit is yno+g uor +te / +tet +tou zigge : ' lyeue uader +tet art ine
heuene . ' (CMAYENBI,104.2039)

Zo+t hit is +tet he is oueral yhered . ine er+te . ine ze . ine helle .
ase he is ine heuene . (CMAYENBI,104.2040)

Ac me zay+t he is ine heuene / uor +tet he is +te eldeste / and +te
meste yknawe / and +te meste beloued / and +te meste ywor+tssiped .
(CMAYENBI,104.2041)

Efterward he is ine heuene gostliche / +tet is ine holy bodyes +tet
bye+t he+ge . clyre . and clene . ase is +te heuene .
(CMAYENBI,104.2042)

uor ine zuyche herten : he ys ald . and yknawe . and ydred . and
ywor+tssiped and yloued . (CMAYENBI,104.2043)

Nou hest +tou yherd +tise uour wordes . Pater noster qui es in celis .
(CMAYENBI,104.2044)

+Tet uerste +te somone+t / to wor+tssipie god . +Tet o+ter : to louie
god . +Te +tridde : to drede god . Vor +ta+g he by uader oure : alneway
he ys bezide / and <P_105> na+gt chonginde . +Te uer+te +te to
streng+ti . (CMAYENBI,105.2045)

uor asemoche ase he is zuo he+g / and +tou zuo lo+g . yef +tou ne art
bald / and of guode wylle : +tou ne sselt na+gt come / huer he wone+t .
(CMAYENBI,105.2046)

+Tet uerste word ous ssewe+t +te langnesse of his eurebleuinge . +tet
o+ter : +te brede of his charite` . +te +tridde : +te dyepnesse of his
zo+thede . +te uer+te : +te he+gnesse of his mageste` .
(CMAYENBI,105.2047)

Huo +tet he+t wel +tise uour +tinges zo+tliche wy+toute drede he ssel
by yblyssed . (CMAYENBI,105.2048)

<heading>

+TE UERSTE BENE OF +TE HOLY PATER NOSTER . (CMAYENBI,105.2050)

</heading>

Nou hest +tou yherd +te uorespeche of +te holy pater noster . +tet is
ase ane inguoinge of +te vi+tele . (CMAYENBI,105.2052)

ey god / huo +tet cou+te wel al +tane zang : hou he ssolde vinde uayre
notes . (CMAYENBI,105.2053)

Vor hit ne is no drede +tet ine +te zonge / +tet +te wysdom of god made
/ +te ilke +tet tek+t +te uo+geles zynge : ne he+t uele notes sotiles /
and zuete / +ta+g +ter by lyte lettre . (CMAYENBI,105.2054)

Ine +tise zonge bye+t zeue notes . +tet bye+t +te zeue benes . +tet
porchace+t +te zeue yef+tes of +te holy gost . +tet strepe+t +te zeuen
haued zennes of +te herte . (CMAYENBI,105.2055)

and hi zette+t / and norisse+t +te zeuen uirtues . be huychin me com+t
to +te zeue blissinges . (CMAYENBI,105.2056)

Of +tise zeue benes / +te +tri uerste : make+t man holy / aze moche ase
man may by ine +tise wordle . (CMAYENBI,105.2057)

+te uour efterward him make+t stedeuestlyche : ri+gtuol .
(CMAYENBI,105.2058)

Al +te holynesse of man / +tet is ymad to +te ymage of +te trinite` /
+tet is be +tri +tinges +tet bye+t ine +te zaule . be+tenchinge .
onderstondynge . and wyl . ine +tet +tet +te zaule bi stedeuestliche
yclenzed ine +te wylle . stedeuestliche ali+gt ine +te onderstondinge .
stedeuestliche yuestned in god . mid god ine +te be+tenchinge .
(CMAYENBI,105.2059)

and +te more +te zaule onderuang+t plenteliche +tise +tri +gef+tes of
god : and hy more propreliche $ne+glec+t / to his ri+gte uayrhede of
his kende . +tet is to +te anlicnesse of +te uader / and of +te zone /
and of +te holy gost . +Tet is huanne god +te uader him conferme+t his
be+tenchinge . god +te zone him aly+gt his $onderstondinge . <P_106>
god +te holy gost he+t yclensed his wyl . (CMAYENBI,106.2060)

+tise +tri +tinges we bezeche+t ine +te +tri uerste benes of +te pater
noster . (CMAYENBI,106.2061)

Huanne we zigge+t / sanctificetur nomen tuum . we ssewe+t to oure guode
uader corteysliche oure principal desyr +tet we ssolle eure habbe .
+tet is +tet his name by yhal+ged and yconfermed ine ous . +tanne
huanne we zigge+t / sanctificetur nomen tuum : +tet is to zigge . '
sire / +tis is oure he+ge wyl / +tis we bezechi+t toppe alle +ting /
+tet +tin holy name / +tet is +ti guode los +ti knaulechinge / +ti
beleaue / by y-confermed ine ous . ' (CMAYENBI,106.2062)

Ine +tise uerste bene : we bezeche+t +te uerste and +te principal
yef+te of +te holy gost / +tet is +te yef+te of wysdom / +tet uestne+t
/ and conferme+t +te herte in god . and his ioyne+t zuo to him : +tet
hi ne may by ondo / ne to-deld . (CMAYENBI,106.2063)

Wysdom is yzed of smac / and of smacky . (CMAYENBI,106.2064)

Vor huanne +te man onderuang+t +tise yef+te : he $zuel+g+t / and
smacke+t / and uel+t +te zuetnesse of god . Ase me uel+t +te zuetnesse
of +te guode wyne ate zuel+g / betere +tanne to +te zi+g+te .
(CMAYENBI,106.2065)

Ac to +tan +tet +tou onderstanst betere huet is to zigge / ' +ti name
by yhal+ged ine ous : ' +tou sselt ywyte +tet +tis word / holy / is ase
moche wor+t : ase / klene . ase wy+toute er+te . ase yhal+ged to godes
seruice / ase y-dept ine blod / ase yconfermed . (CMAYENBI,106.2066)

Ine +tise uyf maneres hal+ge+t +te gost of wysdom / +te herte of man .
(CMAYENBI,106.2067)

Verst he his wype+t / and clense+t / ase de+t +tet uer $+tet clenze+t
and fine+t +tet gold . (CMAYENBI,106.2068)

Efterward he de+t away al +te ilke uel+te / of alle er+tliche loue .
and of alle wylle of ulesse . (CMAYENBI,106.2069)

and make+t to comene al out of smak . al +tet me wes ywoned byuore to
louie . ase +tet weter is out of smak to +tan +tet is ywoned to +te
guode wyne . (CMAYENBI,106.2070)

Efterward he him hal+ge+t of al to godes seruice . (CMAYENBI,106.2071)

uor he de+t him al away of alle wre+te . (CMAYENBI,106.2072)

and de+t him al +tenche of god . and to louie / and serui . Ase +te
cherche is yhal+ged to godes seruice . zuo +tet me ne ssel o+ter +ting
do +terinne : +tanne +te seruice of god . (CMAYENBI,106.2073)

Efterward he dep+t <P_107> ine blod . (CMAYENBI,107.2074)

Vor he hise zet ine ane zuo $berninde loue / and one zuo zuete deuocion
of Iesu crist . +tet huanne he +teng+t ine him / and his passion : he
ys alsuo ydept / and al-suo dronke of +te preciouse blode / +tet Iesu
crist ssedde uor him : (CMAYENBI,107.2075)

ase is a zop of hot bryead huanne me hit pote+t in-to wyn . +tet is a
newe cristninge . (CMAYENBI,107.2076)

Vor depe and cristni : is al on . (CMAYENBI,107.2077)

Efterward he him uestne+t zuo ine god / +tet no +ting ne may him to
parti ne onioyni . (CMAYENBI,107.2078)

+Tanne $he wyle +tis word nou zigge : ' +tin name by yhal+ged ine ous .
' +tet is to zigge : ' yef ous +tane gost of wysdom / be huam bi we zuo
yclensed ase gold . and yuayred of alle uel+te / huer-by we ssolle by
zuo uol dronke of +tine loue : +tet alle o+tre zuetnesses / ssolle by
ous bytere : be huam we ssolle by zuo yyeue to +te / an to +tine
seruise : +tet neure mo of o+tren we ne maky streng+te . be huam by we
na+gt wy+toute more ywesse : ac zuo moche ydept yne grayne / and ynewed
and eft ycristned ine +te bloode of Iesu crist be deuocioun of ueste
loue / huer-by +te name of oure uader by zuo yuestned ine ous : +tet he
by oure uader and we his zones / and his eyrs . zuo yuestned +tet no
+ting +tet mo+ge beualle ne mo+ge ous ondo of +te ilke uestnesse / ne
of +tise grace . ' (CMAYENBI,107.2079)

Wel is hit grat grace of god $huanne +te wyl is zuo yroted ine god
huich / ne may to cryepe uor none uondinge . (CMAYENBI,107.2080)

Wel gratter +ting his huanne me is zuo yuestned ine +te loue and
adrayngt in +te zuetnesse of god . +tet no solas ne no confort me ne
onderuang+t : bote of him . (CMAYENBI,107.2081)

Ac y-yeue is +te herte parfitliche and yconfermed . (CMAYENBI,107.2082)

uor +te memorie is zuo cleuiynde ine him : +tet ne of no +ting +tenche
/ bote ine him . (CMAYENBI,107.2083)

And +tet we bydde+t him huanne we zigge+t : sanctificetur nomen tuum .
' lhord +ti name by y-hal+ged ine ous . ' (CMAYENBI,107.2084)

<heading>

+TE O+TRE BENE OF +TE HOLY PATER NOSTER . (CMAYENBI,107.2086)

</heading>

Adueniad regnum tuum . (CMAYENBI,107.2088)

+tet is +te o+tre bene of +te pater noster . huer we bydde+t / +tet
godes regne come <P_108> to ous / and by wy+t-inne ous .
(CMAYENBI,108.2089)

Oure lhord zay+t ine his spelle to his deciples . ' +te regne of god :
is nou wy+t-inne you . ' (CMAYENBI,108.2090)

Nou onderstand wel hou +tet may by . Huanne god yef+t ane grace +tet me
clepe+t / +te gost of onderstondinge to +te herte . (CMAYENBI,108.2091)

ase de+t +te zonne +tet de+t away +te +tyesternesse of +te ny+gt / and
waste+t +te cloudes / and +te hore urostes bi +te mor+gen . Alsuo
waste+t +te holy gost alle +te +tyesternesses of +te herte .
(CMAYENBI,108.2092)

and him ssewe+t his zennes / and his defautes / zuo +tet +te ilke wende
by al klene . (CMAYENBI,108.2093)

+tanne wynde+t hi zuo uele defautes . and of motes . and of doust
wy+t-oute tale . Ase +te zonne byam ssewe+t his motes / and +tet doust
+tet bye+t bene+te ine +te house . (CMAYENBI,108.2094)

Efterward he him eft ssewe+t of o+tre half na+gt wy+t-oute more +tet /
+tet is wy+t-inne him / ac +tet / +tet is bene+te +te helle . and +tet
/ +tet is aboue him ine heuene . +tet / +tet is aboute him / alle uayre
ssep+tes : +tet alle herye+t god / and him wytnesse+t hou god is guod
and almi+gti . wys . and uayr . grat and milde . zuete .
(CMAYENBI,108.2095)

and +te more me zy+gt +te sseppinges bri+gte : +te more hit is wynynde
him-zelue to yzyenne . (CMAYENBI,108.2096)

Ac he yzy+g+t / +tet he ne is clene / ne wor+ti him to zyenne :
(CMAYENBI,108.2097)

+tanne anhet +te guode herte and trewe / (CMAYENBI,108.2098)

and him wre+te+t to him-zelue . (CMAYENBI,108.2099)

+Tanne nym+t he his pic / and his spade / (CMAYENBI,108.2100)

and begin+t to delue / and to myny . (CMAYENBI,108.2101)

and ge+t in-to his herte . (CMAYENBI,108.2102)

+Terinne he vint zuo uele zennes / and vices / and zuo uele defautes /
and zuo moche doust / and tribulaciouns of herte / and of +to+gtes /
and of wyckede wylles / +tet he him wre+te+t / and zor+ge+t . and nim+t
a wycked wyl to him-zelue . zuo +tet he begin+t +te herte to clensi to
+te zo+te / and to keste out alle +te uel+tes +tet him benim+t +te
zi+g+te of god ine him . (CMAYENBI,108.2103)

and +tet he de+t mid +te spade of zo+te ssrif+te . (CMAYENBI,108.2104)

Ac huanne he he+t longe ymyned / and he he+t / alle his uel+tes ykest
out : +tanne uint he pays / and reste / and solas / and blisse / zuo
+tet him +ting+t +tet al +te wordle by an helle to +te lokinge <P_109>
of +te ilke clyernesse / and of +te ilke pays : +tet he uint ine his
herte . and +tet we oxe+t : huanne we zigge+t Adueniad regnum tuum .
+tet is to zigge : ' Leue uader / ylyky +te / +tet +te holy gost ous
wille aly+gte +te herte / and clensi and zuope / al-huet hi by wor+ti
god uor to y-zy . and +tet he wile come and wonie ase kyng / and ase
lhord . and gouernour / and hotere . zuo +tet al +te herte by his / and
he by kyng . and euremo we him mo+ge yzy . (CMAYENBI,109.2105)

uor +tet is lyf wy+t-oute ende . (CMAYENBI,109.2106)

and godes riche habbe wy+t-inne ous . ' (CMAYENBI,109.2107)

+Teruore zay+t oure lhord in his spelle : +tet godes riche is ase on
tresor in +te uelde yhed . +tet is ine herte . +tet is gratter +tanne
al +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,109.2108)

<heading>

+TE +TRIDDE BENE OF +TE HOLY PATER NOSTER . (CMAYENBI,109.2110)

</heading>

Fiat uoluntas tua / sicut in celo & in terra . (CMAYENBI,109.2112)

+Tis is +te +tridde bene huerinne we bydde+t oure uader of heuene /
+tet his wyl by ydo ine ous : ase hit is ydo ine heuene . +tet is ase
+te holy angles of heuene / +tet bye+t zuo ali+gt / and yuestned ine
god : +tet hi ne mo+ge o+ter +ting wylny / bote +tet god wille .
(CMAYENBI,109.2113)

+Tis bene we ne mo+ge habbe : bote yef we ne habbe / +te yef+te of red
. +tet is +te +tridde yef+te of +te holy gost / +tet ous tek+t his
o+gene guod wyl . and +tet he ous wende . oure wrechide wil / and hise
confermy / al to +te he+ge guode . zuo +tet he ne he+t ne o+gene wyt /
ne o+gene wyl . ak his o+gene onlepiliche / +tet hi by lheuedy of al
+te herte yhollyche . and maki ine ous al +tet hi wyle ase hi make+t
ine angles of heuene / +tet make+t echedaye his wil wy+t-oute
misnimynge / and wy+toute wy+tzigginge . (CMAYENBI,109.2114)

Nou hest +tou yherd +te +tri uerste benes of +te pater noster . +tet
bye+t +te he+geste / and +te dingneste . (CMAYENBI,109.2115)

Ine +te uerste / we akse+t +te yef+te of wysdom . Ine +te o+tre : +te
yef+te of onderstondinge . Ine +te +tridde / +tet guode red . ase ich
+te habbe aboue yssewed . (CMAYENBI,109.2116)

+Tise +tri +tinges we ne bydde+t / na+gt uor +tet we hise habbe+t ine
+tise <P_110> lyue dyadlich parfitlyche . (CMAYENBI,110.2117)

ak we sseawe+t to $oure uader oure wylles / +tet bye+t / o+ter ssolle
by / to +tan +tet +tise +tri benes by ine ous ymad / and uolueld ine
+te lyue eurelestinde . (CMAYENBI,110.2118)

+Te o+tre vour +tet come+t $efterward we wille+t speke ane o+tre speche
. (CMAYENBI,110.2119)

Vor we zigge+t aperteliche to oure uader ' yef ous .
(CMAYENBI,110.2120)

uoryef ous . (CMAYENBI,110.2121)

wyte ous . (CMAYENBI,110.2122)

delyure ous . ' (CMAYENBI,110.2123)

bote +tise vour benes of him we ne habbe : we bye+t dyade / an euele
betake ine +tise wordle . (CMAYENBI,110.2124)

Vor hi bye+t ous nyeduolle ine +tise lyue dyadlich .
(CMAYENBI,110.2125)

<heading>

+TE UER+TE BENE OF +TE HOLY PATER NOSTER . (CMAYENBI,110.2127)

</heading>

Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie . (CMAYENBI,110.2129)

Mochel ous tek+t oure guode mayster / to spekene myldelyche / and
wysliche . huanne he ous tek+t to zigge . Vayre uader / oure bryad of
eche daye / yef ous to day . (CMAYENBI,110.2130)

Huet may +te zone betere acsy to his uader : +tanne bread wy+t-oute
more / uor +tane day to endy ? (CMAYENBI,110.2131)

He ne acse+t none outrage / ne wyn . ne uless . ne uiss .
(CMAYENBI,110.2132)

$ac bread wy+toute more $he byt . na+gt uor ayer / ne na+gt uor al +te
woke . ac wy+t-oute more : +tane day to endy . (CMAYENBI,110.2133)

Nou hit +ting+t +tet hit by wel lite +ting +tet we acse+t :
(CMAYENBI,110.2134)

ac uor zo+te hit is wel grat +ting . (CMAYENBI,110.2135)

Huanne me bit +te bro+terhede / and +te uela+grede / and part / and
ri+gt / ine alle +te guodes of +te house . Alsuo hit is huose +tet
smacke+t of +tise breade . (CMAYENBI,110.2136)

He he+t +te bro+terrede . and part / and uela+grede . and ri+gt . and
ine alle +te guode dedes +tet bye+t ine heuene . +Tet is +tet bread of
+te ilke holy couent . +Tet bread of heuene . +tet bread of angles .
+tet bread lostuol . +tet bread of lyue eurelestinde .
(CMAYENBI,110.2137)

Vor hit yef+t guod lyf / (CMAYENBI,110.2138)

and loke+t +te zaule wy+t-oute steruinge . Huer-of zo+t zay+t ine +te
godspelle . ' Ich am +tet bread of lyue / +tet com doun uram heuene .
(CMAYENBI,110.2139)

huo +tet ssel ete of +to breade : he ssel eure lybbe wy+t-oute
steruinge . ' (CMAYENBI,110.2140)

+tet bryad is mete ari+gt . uor hit stonche+t al +tane honger of +te
wordle / and uel+t man +tet he he+t yno+g / zuo ne de+t non o+ter mete
. (CMAYENBI,110.2141)

+Tet is +tet bread and +te mete / +tet +tou nymst / of +te sacrement
<P_111> of +te wyeuede / +tet +tou sselt ete zuy+te / and glotounliche
/ ase tek+t +te writinge / ase de+t +te lecherous +tane guode mete :
+tet o+terhuil uorzuel+g+t +tane guode snode / wy+t-oute chewynge .
+tet is to zigge / +tet +tou sselt nyme +terne mete mid greate wylle of
herte / and mid grat lost . (CMAYENBI,111.2142)

And +tou hit sselt ase hit by uorzuel+ge / wy+t-oute chewynge . and
+tet is to zigge . yleue ine grat / +tet / {TEXT:+tet} hit is +te zo+te
bodi of Iesu crist . and +te zaule . and +te godhede / al to-gydere /
wy+t-oute to zeche : hou hit may by . (CMAYENBI,111.2143)

Vor god may more do : +tanne man mo+ge onderstonde .
(CMAYENBI,111.2144)

Efterward me ssel +terne mete eft chyewe / ase +te oxe +tet gers +tet
he he+t uorzuol+ge . +Tet is to zigge +tet me ssel recordi zueteliche
and smalliche be little stechches / alle +te guodnesses of oure lhorde
and al +tet Iesu crist +tolede ine er+te uor ous . (CMAYENBI,111.2145)

And +tanne vint +te herte +tane ri+gte smac of +te ilke mete .
(CMAYENBI,111.2146)

and $onderuang+t ane wel greate hete of +te loue of god . and ane wel
greate wylnynge to do yno+g an to +tolye uor him al +tet he mi+gte .
(CMAYENBI,111.2147)

and al +tis de+t +te uirtue of +to breade . (CMAYENBI,111.2148)

Vor +tet is +tet bread +tet conforte+t and streng+te+t +te herte / to
+tet hy by wel strang uor to +tolye / and do grat +ting uor godes loue
. (CMAYENBI,111.2149)

Ac +tet ne may na+gt by wy+t-oute +te uer+te yef+te of +te holy gost /
+tet is y-cleped +te yef+t of streng+te / +tet arme+t godes kny+gt /
and him de+t yerne to by martired . and make+t ham le+g+ge betuene +te
tormens . (CMAYENBI,111.2150)

Nou mi+gt +tou wel yzy hou corteysliche / huanne we acse+t +tet ilke
bread : we acse+t +tane yef+te of $streng+te . (CMAYENBI,111.2151)

Vor ase +tet bread bodylich / sostene+t and streng+te+t +tet bodi :
alsuo +te yef+te of $streng+te make+t +te herte strang to +tolye / and
to done grat +ting uor god . (CMAYENBI,111.2152)

+Tet ilke bread we hit clepiy+t oure / uor hit wes ymad of oure do+ge .
(CMAYENBI,111.2153)

yblissed by +te guode wyfman : +tet of hiren +tet flour +ter to dede .
(CMAYENBI,111.2154)

+Tet wes +te mayde Marie . (CMAYENBI,111.2155)

and yfryd ine +te panne of +te crouche / ase he zay+t ine +te sautere .
(CMAYENBI,111.2156)

uorzo+te uorzo+te yfryd ine his o+gene blode . (CMAYENBI,111.2157)

uor +tet dede he / ine +te greate wylle of his loue / +tet he hedde to
ous . (CMAYENBI,111.2158)

And +tet is +tet <P_112> bread tuies y-bake / huermide he astore+t his
ssip . +tet is holy cherche / uor to pasy +te greate ze / of +tise
perilouse wordle . (CMAYENBI,112.2159)

Hit is oure . uor he hit ous let : at his yleaue nymynge / and at his
laste bequide / Iesu crist +te wel large / ase meste greate tresor :
+tet he ous mi+gte lete . (CMAYENBI,112.2160)

and hit ous yaf ase +tet uayreste iowel / +tet he ous mi+gte yeue . and
+tet we hit ssolde loky : uor his loue . (CMAYENBI,112.2161)

Hit is uorzo+te oure / (CMAYENBI,112.2162)

uor no+ting ne may / hit ous benime toyens oure wylle .
(CMAYENBI,112.2163)

We hit clepie+t oure bread of echedaye . +tet is to zigge / of eche
daye . uor +tet is +te echedayes dol / +tet god yef+t to his wel
wilynde : +tet eche daye do+t his seruice / and zigge+t his oures .
+tet is to alle guode herten / +tet eche daye zueteliche be zo+te loue
make+t memorie / and be+tenchinge of his passion . (CMAYENBI,112.2164)

+Tet greate of +te prouendre / we nime+t ine oure heruest ine heuene /
huanne we him ssolle ysy onwry+ge / ine his uayrhede / ase he is .
(CMAYENBI,112.2165)

Hit is ysed +teruore echedayes : +tet eche daye / hit is ous nyeduol .
(CMAYENBI,112.2166)

and echedaye me ssel hit nyme / o+ter ate sacrement of +te wefde / ase
do+t +te prestes : o+ter gostliche be ri+gte byleaue .
(CMAYENBI,112.2167)

+Tet bread is wel precious / an wel noble / and wel ydi+gt .
(CMAYENBI,112.2168)

+Tet is kynges mete / huerinne bye+t ech manyere lykinges / and alle
guode smackes / ase zay+t +te boc of wysdome . (CMAYENBI,112.2169)

+tet ne is na+gt mete to gromes / ne to yeue . ne to piecaille . ne to
cheuaille . ne to cherles . ac to noble herten and gentil . an cortays
. and clene . +tet is to +te herte +tet is gentil be grace . noble / be
guod lyf . yclensed / and ywesse be zo+te ssrifte . (CMAYENBI,112.2170)

Of +tise uirtue spek+t saynt matheu +te wangeliste /
(CMAYENBI,112.2171)

and hit clepe+t ziker bread substanciel . +tet is to zigge : +tet
pase+t / and ouerge+t alle substances / and alle ssep+tes be ver . ine
uirtue / and ine dingnete` / and ine alle o+tre maneres of wor+t .
(CMAYENBI,112.2172)

ne me ne may betere write / ne more yno+g : +tanne wit substances .
(CMAYENBI,112.2173)

Me zay+t +tet mete is +te $mi+gtuoller / +tanne he he+t yno+g of my+gte
. and of norissinge . (CMAYENBI,112.2174)

and +te more +tet he is norissinde : me zay+t +tet he <P_113> is +te
substancieler . and +tere-uore +tet ine +tise breade is more uirtue /
and of guod / and of norture / +tanne me mo+ge +tenche / o+ter zigge .
(CMAYENBI,113.2175)

ne zay+t me na+gt +tet hit is substanciel . (CMAYENBI,113.2176)

alsuo me zay+t +tet hit is ope substance / +tet is / uirtuous / and
substanciel aboue onderstondigge / and wenynge . (CMAYENBI,113.2177)

+Tet bread we bydde+t to oure uader . (CMAYENBI,113.2178)

and him we bidde+t / +tet he hit ous yeue to-day . ine +tise daye /
+tet is ine +tise dyadliche liue . zuo +tet we mo+ge maky ane guode
iornee / and to abyde +te gledlaker oure ssepe . +Tet is +te peny +tet
he yef+t to his workmen / $huanne euen com+t . +tet is +te ende of +te
liue . (CMAYENBI,113.2179)

<heading>

+TE VIFTE BENE OF +TE HOLY PATER NOSTER . (CMAYENBI,113.2181)

</heading>

Dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris
. (CMAYENBI,113.2183)

Ine +tise bene we bidde+t oure uader of heuene / +tet he ous wylle
uoryeue / oure misdedes / ase we uoryeue+t to ham : +tet ous mis-do+t .
o+ter habbe+t mis-do . (CMAYENBI,113.2184)

+tanne zigge we +tus . (CMAYENBI,113.2185)

' Leue uader / uoryef ous oure dettes : ase we uoryeue+t oure dettours
. ' (CMAYENBI,113.2186)

Oure dettes : bye+t oure zennes / +tet we habbe+t ydo wexe ope oure
zaulen . +tet is +tet beste wed of +te house . (CMAYENBI,113.2187)

+Te zenuolle be one zenne dyadlich / +tet zuo zone is y-pased / ase to
+te loste / o+ter ase to +te dede / is y-obliged to zuo ane greate
gauelinge : +tet he ne he+t mi+gte to hit endi . +tet is to +te pine of
helle / +tet is wy+t-oute ende . (CMAYENBI,113.2188)

Efterward / he ssel to gode / +tet he he+t ywre+ted / zuo grat amendes
: +tet he ne he+t mi+gte uor to yelde . (CMAYENBI,113.2189)

Vor ine al his lyue +ta+g ha leuede an hondred year o+ter more : he ne
mi+gte na+gt do uoluellinde penonce of one dyadliche zenne / yef god
wolde usy to yelde dom . (CMAYENBI,113.2190)

And +teruore hit behoue+t to yerne to +te cort of merci and bidde merci
/ and aksy uoryeuenesse . (CMAYENBI,113.2191)

Vor be +te ri+gte of +te cort of dom / +te zene+gere ssolde by demd /
and ycondemned to dya+te eurelestinde . (CMAYENBI,113.2192)

+Teruore oure guode mayster Iesu crist ous <P_114> tek+t zuo to oxi
uoryeuenesse and quittinge huanne we bidde+t oure guode uader +tet is
zuete and milde / uor to $yeuene : large and corteys / +tet he ous
$uoryeue oure misdedes . (CMAYENBI,114.2193)

Ac nim wel hede hou +tou bidde . (CMAYENBI,114.2194)

' Voryef ous oure misdedis / ase we uoryeue+t to ham : +tet ous habbe+t
misdo . ' (CMAYENBI,114.2195)

Vor yef we ne uoryeue+t to ham +tet ous habbe+t $misdo : god ne
uoryef+t na+gt ous oure misdedes . ase he him-zelf zay+t ous / ine +te
godspelle . (CMAYENBI,114.2196)

+Tanne he +tet zay+t his pater noster / and he+t ine his herte hate /
wre+te / o+ter wyckedhede : he bit more aye him-zelue : +tanne uor
him-zelue . (CMAYENBI,114.2197)

Vor he bit god / +tet he ne uoryeue him na+gt / huanne he zay+t . '
uoryef me : ase ich uoryeue . ' (CMAYENBI,114.2198)

and uor +tet at alle +te times +tet +tou zayst +ti pater noster beuore
god +tet yzi+g+t +tine herte : +tou sselt uoryeue +tine wyckede wil /
and keste out of +tine herte : alle wre+te / and alle hate . and
euelwyl . (CMAYENBI,114.2199)

o+terlaker +ti bene is more aye +te : +tanne uor +te .
(CMAYENBI,114.2200)

Yef hit +te +ting+t strang +ting and kuead uor to uoryeuene / +tin euel
wyl to ham +tet +te hatie+t / o+ter +tet +te kuead wille+t / huer he al
misde+t : +tench +tet god uoryaf his dya+t to ham +tet him dede a+te
rode / +te uor to yeue uorbisne / uor to uoryeue to ham / +tet +te
habbe+t misdo / and more yet eft : ham guod do : yef hi habe+t $nyede
to +te . (CMAYENBI,114.2201)

Vor ase he zay+t ine his spelle . Ne is hit na+gt grat +ting ne grat
ofseruinge aye god to do guod to ham +tet ous do+t guod . ne to louie
+to +tet ous louye+t ? (CMAYENBI,114.2202)

Vor +tet de+t +te paen / and +te sarasyn / and o+tre zene+geres .
(CMAYENBI,114.2203)

Ac we +tet bye+t godes children be byleaue and be grace / and we bye+t
cristene ynemned of Iesu crist / (CMAYENBI,114.2204)

and we bye+t eyrs mid him of +te heritage of paradys /
(CMAYENBI,114.2205)

of ous to uoryeue +te on to +te o+tre / and louye oure uyendes . +tet
is to zigge hare persones . an bidde uor ham / and do ham guod yef hy
habbe+t nyede and +tou hit $mi+gt do . (CMAYENBI,114.2206)

Vor +tus he hit hat ine his spelle . (CMAYENBI,114.2207)

+Tanne ssolle we onlepiliche hatye +te zennes / and louie +te zaules .
+tet bye+t ymad <P_115> to +te anliknesse of oure lorde .
(CMAYENBI,115.2208)

Alsuo ase a leme of +te bodye / loue+t and uorber+t an o+ter . yef o
leme bleche+t an o+ter be cas . +te o+ter na+gt him awrec+t +teruore .
(CMAYENBI,115.2209)

We bye+t al o body ine Iesu crist / ase zay+t +te apostel .
(CMAYENBI,115.2210)

and +teruore we ssolle ech louye o+ter / and na+gt hatie / ne harmi mid
wrong / on / +te o+ter . (CMAYENBI,115.2211)

Huo +tet o+terlaker de+t : he is mansla+gte / (CMAYENBI,115.2212)

and him-zelue damne+t ase zay+t +te wrytinge . (CMAYENBI,115.2213)

Zuych can zigge his pater noster : (CMAYENBI,115.2214)

him were betere +tet he were stille . uor he let his domes-man : ayens
him . (CMAYENBI,115.2215)

Ine +tise bene +tet we do+t to gode . we him bezeche+t one yef+te of
+te holy gost / +tet is y-cleped / +te yef+te / of connynge . +tet
make+t +tane man ine +to+gte and uol of wytte . (CMAYENBI,115.2216)

+Tes gost him ssewe+t huet he is . and ine huet peril he is . and
huannes he com+t . and huyder he ge+t . and +tet he de+t . and +te
misdede +tet he he+t ydo . and hou moche / he he+t hyer ywonne . and
hou moche he ssel . (CMAYENBI,115.2217)

And huanne he yzi+gt +tet he ne he+t huermide endy : +tanne him de+t
+tes gost wepe / (CMAYENBI,115.2218)

and grede merci to god / (CMAYENBI,115.2219)

and zigge . ' Lhord / uoryef me mine dettes . +tet bye+t myne zennen .
(CMAYENBI,115.2220)

Vor ich am mochel ine dette ayen +te / and uor +te queades +tet ich
habbe ydo . and uor +te guodes +tet ich habbe uoryete / and ylete to
done . +tet ich my+gte / and ssolde habbe ydo . And uor +to guodes +tet
+tou me hest ydo . and +tine greate guodnesses +tet ich habbe eche daye
onderuonge / huyche ich habbe kueadliche yvzed / and +te kueadliche
yserued . (CMAYENBI,115.2221)

And +teruore lhord ich ne habbe huer-of maki +te yeldinge :
(CMAYENBI,115.2222)

uoryef me +tet ich +te ssel . ' (CMAYENBI,115.2223)

Huanne +tes gost him he+t zuo aly+gt / +tet he knau+t his defautes :
{TEXT:and} +tanne him de+t keste out of +te herte alle wre+te / and
alle hate / and al to uoryeue his euele ywyl / yef +ter is eni .
(CMAYENBI,115.2224)

and yef +ter ne is : he is ine wylle and ine porpos uor to uoryeuene
mid herte / yef me him misde+t . (CMAYENBI,115.2225)

And +tanne may he zigge wel . ' Vayre uader uoryef ous oure misdedes /
ase we do+t to ham : +tet ous habbe+t misdo . ' (CMAYENBI,115.2226)

<P_116>

<heading>

+TE ZIXTE BENE OF +TE HOLY PATER NOSTER . (CMAYENBI,116.2229)

</heading>

Et ne nos inducas in temptacionem . (CMAYENBI,116.2231)

+te ybernde : uer dret . (CMAYENBI,116.2232)

and +te ilke +tet o+terhuyl yualle is in-to zenne . huanne +te zenne
him is $uoryeue : he is +te more milde : and +te more dreduol /
(CMAYENBI,116.2233)

and +te more he he+t grater drede of uondinge . (CMAYENBI,116.2234)

+Teruore bit he hier to huam god his misdedes uoryef+t / +tet he hine
loky uram ayen-uallinge . (CMAYENBI,116.2235)

Et ne nos inducas in temptacionem . +tet is to zigge . ' Vayre zuete
uader / ne led ous na+gt in-to uondinge . ' (CMAYENBI,116.2236)

+Te dyeuel is +te uondere . (CMAYENBI,116.2237)

vor hit is his creft / huer-of he serue+t ine godes house / uor to
proui +te newe kny+gtes . (CMAYENBI,116.2238)

and yef +te uondinge nere guod and uremuol to guode / god +tet al
make+t uor oure guode / nolde na+gt +tolye +tet hi come .
(CMAYENBI,116.2239)

Ac ase zay+t sant bernard . huanne +te uondere ous knoke+t ope +tane
reg : he ous ssep+t oure corounes of blisse . Ase +te ilke +tet ope +te
regge of +te guode kny+gte / smit and beat / him ssept his los : and
his blisse . (CMAYENBI,116.2240)

+Te dyeuel +terto propreliche uonde+t +tane man : +tet he hine my+gte
wy+t-dra+ge uram +te loue of god . (CMAYENBI,116.2241)

+Teruore bit sainte pawel his deciples / +tet hi by yzet ase tours .
yroted ase trawes : in loue . zuo +tet non uondinge him ne mo+ge refye
/ ne rocky . (CMAYENBI,116.2242)

+Teruore ine +tise bezechinge we acse+t help of gode ine oure batayle /
and +te yef+te of pite` . +tet is a grace +tet bedeawe+t +te herte and
make+t his zuete and reu+teuol . and make+t his al become grene / and
ber+t yno+g frut of guode workes wy+t-oute and wy+t-inne er+te /
streng+ti his roten ine +te er+te of libbende . +tet is ase +tet guode
mortyer / huer-of me make+t +te guode walles sarzineys +tet me ne may
na+gt breke / ne mid pic / ne mid mongenel . (CMAYENBI,116.2243)

+Tanne huanne we zigge+t . et ne nos inducas in temptacionem . +tet is
to zigge . ' Vayre zuete uader / make oure herten ueste / an stedeuest
/ +tet hi ne ssake uor none uondynge +tet to hare com+t . ' We ne
bydde+t na+gt / +tet we ne ssolle by uonded : Vor +tet were a fole
bezechinge / <P_117> and ssamuol . (CMAYENBI,117.2244)

Ase +te zone of a guod man +tet ssel by a newe kny+gt him bezek+t . '
Leue uader ich +te bidde +tet +tou me loki +tet ich ne guo neuremo : ne
to ioustes / ne to tornemens . ' We wylle+t wel +tet we by yuonded .
vor hit is oure ureme ine uele maneres . (CMAYENBI,117.2245)

uor we bye+t +te more ymylded / and +te dreduoller / and +te more wys
ine alle +tinges . and +te more wor+t / an +te more asayd .
(CMAYENBI,117.2246)

Vor ase zay+t salomon . Ze +tet ne he+t +tise uondinges : he ne may
no+ting wel conne . bote ase me kan +te batayle of troye / be
hyere-zigginge . (CMAYENBI,117.2247)

Vor he ne may him-zelue yknawe / ne him uestni ine +te streng+te of his
uyendes / ne hare sotylhede . and hou god is trewe to +te nyede / his
uryend uor to helpe . ne of hou uele zennes / ne of hou uele perils /
he he+t +te ofte yloked . (CMAYENBI,117.2248)

and uor alle +tise skeles / he ne ssel na+gt ari+gt conne god louie /
ne him +tonki of his guode . (CMAYENBI,117.2249)

Ac we him bidde+t +tet he loky oure herten / +tet hi ne guo in-to
uondynge / +tet is +tet hi ne consenti . (CMAYENBI,117.2250)

Vor al +tet is of ous : (CMAYENBI,117.2251)

we bye+t zuo poure / and zuo fyeble / +tet we ne mo+ge na+gt ane time
of +te daye +tolye +te asaylinges of +te dyeule : wy+t-oute +te help of
oure lhorde . (CMAYENBI,117.2252)

And huanne he ous fayle+t : we guo+t +ter-in . (CMAYENBI,117.2253)

Huanne he ous help+t : we wy+tstonde+t . (CMAYENBI,117.2254)

and we uy+gte+t / (CMAYENBI,117.2255)

and we ouercome+t . (CMAYENBI,117.2256)

And +teruore we zigge+t . ' Lyeue uader ne led ous na+gt in-to uondinge
. +tet is ne +tole na+gt / +tet we go in-to consentinge . '
(CMAYENBI,117.2257)

<heading>

+TE ZEUENDE BENE OF +TE HOLY PATER NOSTER . (CMAYENBI,117.2259)

</heading>

Sed libera nos a malo / amen . (CMAYENBI,117.2261)

Saynt austin zay+t . +tet +te o+tre vices ous make+t o+ter +te kueade
to done : o+ter +te guodes lete to done . (CMAYENBI,117.2262)

Ac al +tet me he+t ydo . and alle +te yef+tes +tet he he+t yporchaced :
prede is ine wille to destrue / and to benime . (CMAYENBI,117.2263)

An +teruore $huanne god he+t y-yeue to man +tet he him he+t ybede ine
+tise zeue benes beuore yzed . +tane uerst hit is nyed uorzo+te : +tet
he him delyuri of +te kueade / and of his aspiinges .
(CMAYENBI,117.2264)

<P_118>

And +teruore com+t alast +tis bene / ase +te efter-warde / +tet zay+t
+tous . (CMAYENBI,118.2266)

Sed libera nos a malo . amen . +tet is to zigge : ' Lyeue uader deliure
$ous of +te kueade . +tet is to zigge : of +te $dyeuele . and of his
sle+g+tes . +tet we ne lyese be prede / +te guodes : +tet +tou ous hest
y-yeue . ' (CMAYENBI,118.2267)

Inne +tise bene we him bidde+t / +tet he ous yeue +te yef+te / of drede
. huer-by we ssolle by delyured of +te kueade / and of alle o+ter kuead
. +Tet is of alle zene / and of alle perils ine +tise wordle : and ine
+te o+tre . Amen . (CMAYENBI,118.2268)

Nou hest +tou y-herd +te notes / +tet me kan noty ope +tise zonge +tet
god made . +tet is +tet pater noster . (CMAYENBI,118.2269)

Nou loke +tet +tou hit conne wel zinge ine +tine herte .
(CMAYENBI,118.2270)

Vor grat guod +te ssel beualle : yef +tou zuo dest .
(CMAYENBI,118.2271)

<P_249>

Sobrete` ne is o+ter +ting +tanne to loki ri+gte mesure . +tet alneway
halt +tane middel ine to moche : and to lite . (CMAYENBI,249.2273)

be +tan +tet scele a-li+gt be grace tek+t . (CMAYENBI,249.2274)

Vor ine +tise timliche guodes / +tet / +tet is to moche to onen : is to
lite to ano+tren / (CMAYENBI,249.2275)

and +tet / +tet is to moche to ane poure manne : to ane riche manne hit
were ofte-zi+tes <P_250> to lite . (CMAYENBI,250.2276)

Ac sobrete` and temperance / zet ouer-al mesure . Alsuo ine gostliche
guodes : ase ine uestinges / ine wakiinges / ine dissiplines / and ine
o+tre dedes of uirtue / +tet bye+t y-do uor god / an uor note of +te
zaule : (CMAYENBI,250.2277)

zet mesure . zuyche ase scele acse+t . +Te uirtue of temperance and of
sobrete` . (CMAYENBI,250.2278)

+te ilke uirtues loke+t mesure sceluolle . na+gt onlepiliche ine mete
and ine drinke : ac in alle uirtues . ase $zay+t saynt bernard .
(CMAYENBI,250.2279)

Vor +tise uirtue zet alle +te +to+gtes . alle +te willes . alle +te
steriynges of +te herte . and alle +te wyttes of +te bodye / outnime
+te lhordssip of ri+gte scele . ase zay+t tullius +te wyse . zuo +tet a
li+gte scele be yef+te of wysdome / halt ine pese +te lhordssip of +te
herte / and of +te bodie . (CMAYENBI,250.2280)

and +tet is +te ende and +te onderstondinge of alle uirtues +tet +te
herte and +tet body by wel y-ordayned to god . zuo +tet god onlepiliche
by he+g lhord . ine zuyche manere +tet al by ine his bo+gsamnesse al
+tet he he+t ine +te regne of bodye and of +te zaule . and +tet make+t
sobre loue of god . +tet zet of al / +te herte in-to +te wille of god .
(CMAYENBI,250.2281)

+Tanne zaynt austin zay+t . +tet +te uirtue of temperance and of
sobrete / is alone +tet is yloked to god y-hollyche wy+t-oute
corrupcion . and ous wy+tdra+g+t uram +te loue of hier bene+te . +tet
is +te loue of +tise wordle / +tet troubleth +te herte of man / and
hise zet ine zor+ge . and him benim+t ri+gtuolle knaulechinge of god /
and of him-zelue . Alsuo ase me ne zi+g+t na+gt bri+gtliche ine +te
wetere ystered . (CMAYENBI,250.2282)

Ac +te loue of god / +tet is wel y-clensed of alle er+tliche loue / and
of alle ulessliche willes zet +te herte ine pais . (CMAYENBI,250.2283)

Vor hi him de+t and zet ine his o+gene stede . +tet is ine gode .
(CMAYENBI,250.2284)

+Ter he him reste+t . (CMAYENBI,250.2285)

+ter he is in pais . (CMAYENBI,250.2286)

ne ne he+t blisse / ne reste : bote +ter . (CMAYENBI,250.2287)

+Tanne zay+t oure lhord ine his spelle . ' +tou sselt by ine trauayl
ine +tise wordle . (CMAYENBI,250.2288)

ac ine me +tou sselt vinde reste . ' (CMAYENBI,250.2289)

And saynt austin zede . ' Lhord : min herte ne may by ine pais : alhuet
hi reste+t ine +te . ' (CMAYENBI,250.2290)

+Te ilke loue ne wext na+gt of er+te / ne of mares . <P_251> Of +tise
wordle . (CMAYENBI,251.2291)

Ac hy com+t doun of +te he+ge roche hueroppe hi ys yzet and y-mad +te
greate cite of paradis / end +te cite of holi cherche . +Tet is Iesu
crist / ope huam bye+t y-set and ymad uestliche be guode bileaue . +te
stronge casteles . +tet bye+t +te herten of guode men .
(CMAYENBI,251.2292)

Of +to he+ge roche com+t doun +te welle of loue ine herte +tet is wel
y-clenzed uor +te loue of +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,251.2293)

+Te ilke welle is zuo clier and zuo y-zendred / +tet +te herte hire
y-knau+t / and y-zi+g+t hire zelue and hire makiere . alsuo ase me
yzi+g+t in ane uayre welle wel yzendred . (CMAYENBI,251.2294)

ope +to welle +te herte reste+t efter +te trauayl of guode workes / ase
we rede+t of Iesu crist oure lhord . +Tet +to he hedde zuo moche y-guo
+tet he wes al weri / he him zette and restede ope +te welle .
(CMAYENBI,251.2295)

+Te ilke welle boue +tet guode herte / he +tet him wille ber+ge / him
reste+t is +te loue of god . (CMAYENBI,251.2296)

+Te ilke welle is zuo zuete and of zuo guod smac : +tet +te ilke +tet
+terof dring+t / uoryet alle o+tre zuetnesses and o+tre smakkes .
(CMAYENBI,251.2297)

+Te ilke welle ne uel+t na+gt +tane fanc ne +te er+te / ne +tane merss
of +tise wordle / (CMAYENBI,251.2298)

and +teruore hy is zuete and of guod smac to drinke .
(CMAYENBI,251.2299)

uor ase moche ase +te welle yuel+t lesse of +te er+te : zuo moche hi is
+to holer and +te betere of to drinke . (CMAYENBI,251.2300)

+Tet is +te welle of wytte and of wysdome . (CMAYENBI,251.2301)

uor +te ilke +tet +terof dring+t / he knau+t wyt and wysdom
(CMAYENBI,251.2302)

and vel+t / and smacke+t +te greate zuetnesse +tet is ine god / and
+tet is +te he+geste wyt of man : wel to knawe his sseppere / and him
louie mid al his herte . (CMAYENBI,251.2303)

Vor wy+toute +tise filosofie / alle o+tre wyttes ys folye .
(CMAYENBI,251.2304)

Zuych wyt zet +te holy gost ine herte / +tanne he him yef+t +tane
yef+te of wisdom / +tet is herte of gostliche blisse / and hire
adraynk+t / and make+t him dronke of holy loue . (CMAYENBI,251.2305)

Huet wyt is +tet / +tet +te holy gost zet in-to +te herte wel y-clenzed
: +tet ich habbe hier be-uore y-ssewed / huer +tet is spek of +te
wyttes of +te zaule / ate ginninge of +te dra+g+te of uirtue .
(CMAYENBI,251.2306)

and +teruore <P_252> ich paci +te ssortlaker . (CMAYENBI,252.2307)

+Tet gostliche wyt +tet com+t of stedeuest loue of god . make+t +te
herte sobre / and zofte / (CMAYENBI,252.2308)

and alle +tinges a-mesure+t / zuo +tet +te herte +tet is ine zuich stat
is ine payse / ase hi may by ine +tise dyadliche liue .
(CMAYENBI,252.2309)

Vor ine +tise wordle / non ne may libbe wy+t-oute torment / and
wy+t-oute zome vi+gtinge of temptacion . +tet god zent ofte uor to
uondi his kny+gtes . and uor +tan +tet hi conne usy of armes of uirtue
. (CMAYENBI,252.2310)

uor o+terlaker hi ne mo+ge by guode kny+gtes . (CMAYENBI,252.2311)

+Tanne me cou+te maky +te tornoymens ine time of pays .
(CMAYENBI,252.2312)

Ac huanne +te guode kny+gt het ouercome +tet tornoyment : he went ayen
to his house . +ter he him reste+t al in eyse . (CMAYENBI,252.2313)

Alsuo de+t +te guode herte huanne hi he+t wel yuo+gte and he+t ouercome
+tet tornenoyment of uondinges : (CMAYENBI,252.2314)

ha com+t ayen to him-zelue / (CMAYENBI,252.2315)

and him reste+t ine god . +Tet him conforte+t efter +te trauayl / zuo
+tet he +ter uoryet al his trauayl . and ne +teng+t bote of god . huer
he uint al +tet he wilne+t . +Tet is +tet frut +tet +te traw of
sobrete` ber+t / +tet com+t of +te yef+te of wysdom / ase ich habbe
aboue yzed . (CMAYENBI,252.2316)

<heading>

OF +TE STAPES OF SOBRETE` . (CMAYENBI,252.2318)

</heading>

Ase ich habbe aboue yssewed / sobrete` ne is o+ter +ting / bote to loky
ri+gte mesure ine alle +tinges . (CMAYENBI,252.2320)

Ac specialliche : ine vyf +tinges me ssel loki mesure .
(CMAYENBI,252.2321)

+Tet bye+t alsuo ase zeue stapes huerby wext and profite+t +tet traw of
sobrete` . (CMAYENBI,252.2322)

+Te uerste stape of sobrete` is / +tet me zette mesure in his
onderstondinge . spacialliche to +te articles and to +te poyns of +te
beleaue . (CMAYENBI,252.2323)

+Te ilke ouerge+t mesure / +tet wyle zeche kendelich skele / ine +tan
+tet is aboue onderstondinge / ase do+t +te bougres / and +te
misbylefde . +tet wylle+t mesuri +te beleaue be hare onderstondinge .
(CMAYENBI,252.2324)

ac hi ssolden mesuri hire onderstondinge and hare skele to +te mesure
of +te beleaue / +tet god ous he+t y-yeue . (CMAYENBI,252.2325)

And salomon zayde to his zone . ' Vayre zone / do in-to +tine <P_253>
wytte mesure . ' +Tet is to zigge / +tet tou ne bi na+gt / of zuo
o+gene wytte / ne na+gt zuo ypi+gt in +tine ouerweninge : +tet +tou ne
flechchi / uor to leue to guod red . and +tet +tou ne lete +tin o+gene
wyt / uor to bou+ge to +te wyser +tanne +tou . (CMAYENBI,253.2326)

And specialliche to +te articles of +te beleaue me ssel lete his o+gene
wyt / and his onderstondinge flechchi / and zette ine +treldom of +te
beleaue / ase zay+t zayte paul . na+gt uor to apeluchier ne zeche
kendelich scele . huer he non ne he+t / ase do+t +te bysye / o+ter +te
malancolien / +tet bye+t ylich +tan +tet zek+g +te crammeles ine +te
russoles . o+ter +tan +tet zek+t +tet uel ine +te aye / o+ter +tane
knotte ine +te resse . (CMAYENBI,253.2327)

+Te o+ter stape is / +tet me zette mesure ine +te loste and mid +te
likinge of +te wille / +tet me ne him ne aslaky na+gt to moche +tane
bridel to yerne to lostes of +te ulesse / ne to +te couaytise of +tise
wordle . (CMAYENBI,253.2328)

+Tanne +te wyse zay+t ine +te $writinge . ' Ne uol+ge na+gt ' he zay+t
' +te couaitises ne +te wylninges of +tine herte / (CMAYENBI,253.2329)

and +te miswende to do +ti wyl / +tet +tou hit ne uoluelle na+gt . and
yeld guod skele . (CMAYENBI,253.2330)

uor yef +tou dest to +tine herte his wyl : +tou makest blisse to +tine
vyendes / +tet bye+t +te dyeulen of helle . ' (CMAYENBI,253.2331)

uor alsuo ase +te ilke +tet make+t blisse to his uo / ayens huam he
ssel ui+gte / huanne he him yelt to him ouercome . (CMAYENBI,253.2332)

Yef he him yelt ouercome to +te dyeule +tet him consente+t to his euele
wylninges . (CMAYENBI,253.2333)

+Teruore zay+t $zaynte peter +te apostel . ' ich you helsny / +tet ye
ase oncou+te / and pilgrimes / you loki uram wilninges . '
(CMAYENBI,253.2334)

+Te ilke +tet is pilgrim and ine oncou+te contraye / huer bye+t manye
+tyeues an robberes +tet aspie+t +te pilgrims / and wayte+t +te wayes :
ham loke+t moche / +tet hi ne ualle ine +te honden of +tyeues .
(CMAYENBI,253.2335)

and +teng+t hou he may guo zikerliche . (CMAYENBI,253.2336)

Alle +te guode men ine +tise wordle bye+t oncou+te and pilgrims .
(CMAYENBI,253.2337)

Hi bye+t oncou+te / uor hi bye+t oute of hare contraye . +tet is
paradys . +tet is +te contraye / and heritage to guode men .
(CMAYENBI,253.2338)

Hi ne bye+t +tenchinde bote uor to uoluelle hire iornayes / al huet hi
come+t to hare eritage / <P_254> +tet is +te cite` of paradis / +tet
+te guode pilgrims zeche+t . ase zay+t zaynte paul +tet ne habbe+t / ne
nolle+t habbe +te eritage hier ine +tise wordle . (CMAYENBI,254.2339)

Zuyche pilgrims +tet wille+t guo zikerliche : hi do+t ham ofte ine
guode uela+grede / and ine zikere guoinge . (CMAYENBI,254.2340)

+Te guode uela+grede +tet let zikerliche and guo+t ri+gtuolliche / is
byleaue / and loue . (CMAYENBI,254.2341)

beleaue / let +tane way to pilgrimes . (CMAYENBI,254.2342)

ac loue his ber+t . zuo +tet +te way ham greue+t lite / o+ter na+gt .
(CMAYENBI,254.2343)

Huo +tet he+t zuyche uela+grede : he ne he+t of +tyues none drede +tet
wayte+t +te wayes . (CMAYENBI,254.2344)

+Tet bye+t dyeulen +tet nime+t and robbe+t alle +to / +tet none zuiche
uela+grede ne habbe+t . (CMAYENBI,254.2345)

+Tet bye+t +to +tet wylle+t do hyere / hyre lostes : +tet ham do+t
in-to +te honden / and in-to +te grines of +te dyeule .
(CMAYENBI,254.2346)

Beleaue / and loue of god . of-halt +te herte / (CMAYENBI,254.2347)

and his wy+tdra+gt uram queade +to+gtes / and uram fole lostes / +tet
he ne consenti . (CMAYENBI,254.2348)

Alsuo ase me ofhalt +tane uo+gel be +te ges / +tet he ne vly to his
wylle . +Te herte is ase is +te uo+gel +tet wolde vly to his wylle /
(CMAYENBI,254.2349)

and bote hy by ofhealde / be +te ges of beleaue / and of loue / hy
uly+g+t perilousliche / zuo +tet hy hyre spil+t / and ual+t ofte into
+te grines / of +te uo+gelere of helle . +tet is +te dyeuel / +tet ne
wylne+t / bote to nime +tane uo+gel . (CMAYENBI,254.2350)

+Teruore +te guode men and +te wyse / wy+tdra+ge+t hare wyl / and hare
lostes / and hare +to+gtes . be temperance and be sobrete` . Huerof
senekes zay+t . ' yef +tou louest to bi sobre / and atempre : wy+tscore
/ and wy+tdra+g +tine willes / and zete ane brydel to +tine couaytises
. ' (CMAYENBI,254.2351)

Vor alsuo ase me wy+t-halt +tet hors by +te bridle +tet hit ne guo
na+gt to his wille : alsuo me ssel ofhyealde +te herte be +te briddle
of sobrete` / +te hy ne yeue hire na+gt / to +te wille ne to +te
couaytise of +tise wordle . (CMAYENBI,254.2352)

+Te +tridde stape of sobrete` is / zette and loki mesure ine wordes .
Huerof salomon zay+t . +Tet ' +te wyse / and +te wel yto+gte / tempre+t
/ and mesure+t his wordes . ' (CMAYENBI,254.2353)

And saynt Ierome zay+t . +tet ' mid ueawe wordes / is y-proued <P_255>
mannes lyf . ' +tet is to zigge . by +te wordes me may yknawe +te
folyes / and +te wyttes of men . {TEXT:Vor} ase me knau+t +tet zuin be
+te tonge / yef hit ys hol . o+ter aboue y-zawe . (CMAYENBI,255.2354)

and +teruore zay+t +te wyse ine +te writinge . +tet ' +te wordes of +te
wyse bye+t y-we+ge ine +te waye . ' +Tet is to zigge / +tet +te wyse
ssel zuo we+ge +te wordes ine +te waye of skele and of discrecion +tet
+ter ne by na+gt to wy+t-nymene . (CMAYENBI,255.2355)

Zome uolk bye+t / +tet ne mo+ge ham na+gt hyalde stille / ne na+gt ham
loki / +tet hi ne zigge / by hit zo+t by hit leazinge .
(CMAYENBI,255.2356)

+Tet bye+t ase +te melle wy+t-oute scluse . +tet alne-way went be +te
yernynge of +te wetere . (CMAYENBI,255.2357)

Vor hi habbe+t ase uele wordes / ase +ter com+t of weter to +te melle .
(CMAYENBI,255.2358)

Ac +te wise zette+t +te scluse of discrecion / uor to ofhealde +tet
weter of fole wordes . and to uele . +tet hi ne guo be +te melle of +te
tonge . (CMAYENBI,255.2359)

+Teruore zay+t +te wyse ine +te writinge . ' Yzi+g +tet weter yerne . '
+Tet is to zigge : hald +tine wordes ine +te scluse of discrecion .
(CMAYENBI,255.2360)

uor ase zay+t salomon . ' Huo +tet let guo +tet weter to his wille : he
is ofte cause of strif / and of chidinge / and of manie kuedes / +tet
come+t of kueade tonge . ' ase ich habbe be-uore yzed / ine +te
chapitele of uices . huer ich spek of +te zenne of +te tonge .
(CMAYENBI,255.2361)

+Teruore zay+t wel +te wyse ine +te writinge . ' do ' zay+t he / '
+tine wordes ine waye / and guod bridel ine +tine mou+te .
(CMAYENBI,255.2362)

and nim nede +tet +tou ne ualle be +tine tonge be-uore +tine uo : +tet
+te asspie+t . ' (CMAYENBI,255.2363)

An-o+ter zay+t . ' Do to +tine mou+te / a dore and a loc . and to +tine
wordes : a waye and a yok . ' (CMAYENBI,255.2364)

Huo +tet ne we+g+t his wordes ine +te waye of discrecion . and ne
ofhalt na+gt his tonge by +te bridle of skele . +tet ssel ofhyealde +te
tonge of kueade wordes . he ual+t li+gtliche ine +te honden of his uon
. +tet bye+t +te dyeulen / +tet oueral ous aspie+t / and wayte+t .
(CMAYENBI,255.2365)

Huanne +te von / +tet vi+gte+t aye +tane castel / {TEXT:yef_hi} vynde+t
+te gate oppe : hi guo+t in li+gtliche . (CMAYENBI,255.2366)

alsuo +te dyeuel +tet ui+gt wy+t +tane castel of +te herte / huanne he
uint +te gate oppe / +tet is +te mou+t / he nim+t li+gtliche +tane
castel . (CMAYENBI,255.2367)

And +teruore <P_256> zayde daui+t ine +te sautere . ' Ich sette guode
lokinge to +te mou+te aye mine yuo . ' / +tat is +te dyeuel .
(CMAYENBI,256.2368)

+Te lokinge of +te mou+te / +tet is skele and discrecion . +tet
examene+t +te wordes / er+tan hi guo out ate mo+te .
(CMAYENBI,256.2369)

+Tis is +te vi+gt huerof +te wyse spek+t ase ich habbe aboue yzed /
huer me ssel we+ge +tet word er hit by yzed . (CMAYENBI,256.2370)

And +tou sselt ywyte / +tet zo+tnesse halt +tise ri+gtuolle waye .
(CMAYENBI,256.2371)

Vor zo+tnesse acorde+t +te onderstondinge of +te herte : and +tet word
of +te mou+te / as hit is ine +te herte . (CMAYENBI,256.2372)

+Tis waye ne ssel hongi of +tis half / ne of yend half / ari+gthalf ne
alefthalf . +Tet uor none priue` loue of man ne of wyfman . ne uor
timlich note . ne uor hate of o+tren : me ne ssel lete to zigge zo+t /
huer +tet me ssel / and huanne hit is nyed . (CMAYENBI,256.2373)

ne leazinges / ne ualsnesse / me ne ssel zigge uor nenne man .
(CMAYENBI,256.2374)

Ase me ssel loki mesure ine wordes : alsuo me ssel loki mesure ine
hyer+te . (CMAYENBI,256.2375)

Vor asewel me may zene+gy ine kuede hyer+te : ase ine kueade speche .
(CMAYENBI,256.2376)

+Tanne +te ilke +tet yhyer+t ble+teliche missigge o+tren : ys partiner
/ and uela+ge of +te zenne of +tan +tet he yher+t . +Tet non ne wolde
zigge ble+teliche kuead of o+tren / nameliche to-uore greate men / bote
yef he ne wende +tet hit likede to him +tet hit hyer+t .
(CMAYENBI,256.2377)

+Tanne an hal+gen zay+t . +tet ' non ne ssolde by misziggere : bote
+ter by an hyerere . ' (CMAYENBI,256.2378)

+Teruore salomon zay+t . ' te nor+tene wynd / to-+trau+t +te raynes /
and +te lourinde chiere : +te wordes of +te missiggere . '
(CMAYENBI,256.2379)

+Tise greate men hi ssolden wel ham loki / +tet hi hiere+t / and +tet
hi leue+t . +tet hi vinde+t veawe / +tet zo+t ham zigge .
(CMAYENBI,256.2380)

Ac ulatours / and lye+geres / bye+t to grat cheap ine hare cort .
(CMAYENBI,256.2381)

+Te meste dier+te +tet is aboute ham / is of zo+tnesse / an of trew+te
. (CMAYENBI,256.2382)

and +teruore hi bye+t ofte y-giled . +Tet hi yhere+t ble+teliche / and
y-leue+t li+gtliche +tet me ham zay+t and +tet ham like+t .
(CMAYENBI,256.2383)

Senekes zay+t . +tet +ter ne lacke+t to greate lhordes : bote zo+t
ziggeres . (CMAYENBI,256.2384)

Vor hi habbe+t lye+geres / and vlatours : to greate cheape . and veawe
zo+t ziggeres . (CMAYENBI,256.2385)

Me ssel habbe <P_257> +te earen opene / uor to hyere ble+teliche / +te
guode wordes / +tet bye+t wor+t to +te help of zaule . and y-sset : to
fole wordes / ydele / and queade . +tet mo+ge do harm : and ne mo+ge do
guod . (CMAYENBI,257.2386)

+Teruore +te wyse zay+t ine +te writinge . ' Stoppe +tine earen mid
+tornes . (CMAYENBI,257.2387)

and ne hyer na+gt +te queade tongen . ' (CMAYENBI,257.2388)

+te queade tonge : is tonge of eddre of helle / +tet +te misziggeres
bere+t . and enuenime+t +to +tet his y-here+t . (CMAYENBI,257.2389)

Aye zuyche tongen me ssel stoppi +te yeren mid +tornes / mid the drede
of oure lorde / o+ter mid +te +tornes huermide god wes y-corouned / uor
be+tenchinge of his passion : (CMAYENBI,257.2390)

Vor huo +tet he+t drede of god / and be+tenchinge of his passion : he
nolde na+gt ble+teliche y-hyere +te misziggeres / ne flatours / ne fole
wordes / ne lodliche . (CMAYENBI,257.2391)

In ano+tre manere me may onderstonde +tis word . ' Stoppe +tine yeren
mid +tornes . ' (CMAYENBI,257.2392)

+Te +tornes +tet prikie+t / be-tokne+t harde wordes and prekiinde /
heruore me ssel wy+tnime +te missiggeres / and maki his stille and
ssewy semblont +tet me ne hier+t his na+gt ble+teliche .
(CMAYENBI,257.2393)

+Ter is an eddre +tet is y-hote ine latin / aspis . +tet is of zuiche
kende / +tet hi stoppe+t +tet on eare mid er+te / and +tet o+ter mid
hare tayle / +tet hi ne yhere +tane charmere . (CMAYENBI,257.2394)

+Te ilke eddre ous tek+t a wel grat wyt / +tet we ne hyere na+gt +tane
charmere / +tet is +te lye+gere / and +te flatour . +tet ofte
be-charme+t +te riche men . (CMAYENBI,257.2395)

Ac huo +tet stoppe+t +tet on eare mid er+te / and +tet o+ter mid +te
tayle : he ne ssolde habbe none hede to bi be-charmed of +te dyeule /
ne of kueade tongen . (CMAYENBI,257.2396)

+Te ilke stoppe+t +tet on eare mid er+te : +tet +teng+t +tet he is of
er+te / and to er+te ssel come . (CMAYENBI,257.2397)

and zuo +tenche his uoulhede and his ziknesse . hueruore he him ssel
moche mildi : and na+gt him praysy . (CMAYENBI,257.2398)

+Tet o+ter eare stoppi mid +te tayle / uor to be+tenche of +te dya+te /
+tet him ssel wel astonie . (CMAYENBI,257.2399)

Huo +tet +tus cou+te stoppi his earen : he nolde yhyere ble+teliche
zigge / ne recordi +ting : +tet ssolde misliki god .
(CMAYENBI,257.2400)

and zuo ssolde he by wel ytempred / <P_258> and amesured ine hyer+te
and ine lhestinge . (CMAYENBI,258.2401)

And +tis is +te uer+te stape of sobrete . (CMAYENBI,258.2402)

+Te uifte stape is / to loki mesure of ssredinge of preciouse robes /
huerof me pase+t moche mesure / and make+t moche ouerdoinges .
(CMAYENBI,258.2403)

and +teruore +tet ouerdede is grat zenne / and uelezi+te anchesoun to
zene ine o+tren . (CMAYENBI,258.2404)

+teruore me ssel ine zuyche +tinges loky mesure . (CMAYENBI,258.2405)

Vor hit is to moche of pris and to moche bysy agray+tinge ne were zenne
: (CMAYENBI,258.2406)

oure lhord ne speke na+gt zuo stefliche ine his spelle a-ye +te queade
riche / +tet zuo ofte ham ssrede+t / ase of to zofte bougeren and of to
moche of pris pourpre . (CMAYENBI,258.2407)

O. moche is he fol uorzo+te / and child of wytte / +tet of his
ssredinge is proud . (CMAYENBI,258.2408)

Me ssolde him wel hyealde fol : +tet were proud to bere +te ssredinge .
(CMAYENBI,258.2409)

+Tet ne ssolde by bote a tokne . and a be+tenchinge of +te ssame of his
uader / and of his o+gene . (CMAYENBI,258.2410)

+Tes wone of robes nes yuounde / bote uor +te zenne of oure uerste
uader uor to wry his confusion / and oure . (CMAYENBI,258.2411)

Huanne me yzi+g+t bere ane byrie . +tet is tokne +tet +ter is wy+tine a
dyad . (CMAYENBI,258.2412)

alsuo hit y-ual+t ofte / +tet onder +te uayre robes : is +te zaule dyad
be zenne / and nameliche ine +tan +tet ham gledye+t / and prede+t .
(CMAYENBI,258.2413)

Yef +te pokoc him prette uor his uayre tayle . and +te coc uor his
kombe / hit ne is no wonder +tet kende ham he+t y-yeue / an do+t be
hare kende . (CMAYENBI,258.2414)

Ac man o+ter wyfman / +tet he+t wyt and skele / and wot wel +tet kende
ne he+t na+gt y-yeue him +tet ilke ssroud / he ne ssel him na+gt prede
: of +te ssredinge of his bodye . ne of +te quayntises of his heuede .
(CMAYENBI,258.2415)

+Teruore zay+t +te wyse ine +te writinge . ' ne glede +te na+gt ine
uayr ssroud . ' (CMAYENBI,258.2416)

And zaynte paul +tus $zay+t . +Tet +te wyfmen hi ssolle ham agray+ti :
mid sobrete` . +tet is to zigge : be mesure / and wy+t-oute ouerdoinge
/ be +te stat / +tet +te wyfman acse+t . (CMAYENBI,258.2417)

Vor zo+te +tet ne is na+gt wy+t-oute ouerdoinge . +tet on wyfman . ssel
habbe uor hare body ine one yere zuo uele payre of robes / and of
diuerse maneres / huerof manye poure mi+gten by <P_259> sostened of
+tan +tet is to moche . (CMAYENBI,259.2418)

Ac yet eft yef hi weren ate ende y-yeue uor godes loue to +te poure :
yet hit were zom+ting . (CMAYENBI,259.2419)

ac hi bye+t ofte y-yeue to rybaus +tet is wel grat zenne .
(CMAYENBI,259.2420)

+Teruore me ssel loki mesure ine zuyche +tinge be +te stat +tet +te
persone acse+t ase ich habbe aboue y-zed . (CMAYENBI,259.2421)

+Te zixte stape of temperance and of sobrete` is / +tet ech loki guode
mesure ine his contenonce / and ine his beringe . (CMAYENBI,259.2422)

+Tanne seneke zay+t . Yef +tou art sobre and atempred / nim +tou hede
+tet +te steriynges of +tine herte ne of +tine bodye / ne by uoule ne
onwor+ti . (CMAYENBI,259.2423)

Vor of +te discordance of +te herte : com+t +te discordance of +te
bodie . (CMAYENBI,259.2424)

Zome +ter bye+t zuo childhedi / and of zuo nice manere / +tet hi make+t
ham-zelue to by hyealde foles . (CMAYENBI,259.2425)

Hit becom+t wel to man of worssipe / and +tet is ine grat stat / +tet
he by wel ordine / and amesured ine alle his dedes / and in alle his
zigginges . and of uayre contenonce to-uore alle men / zuo +tet non ne
mo+ge nime of him kueade uorbisne / ne +tet he ne by yhealde uor fol /
ne uor child . (CMAYENBI,259.2426)

Vor ase zay+t a grat filosofe . ' child of elde . child of wytte . and
child of +teawes : bye+t al on . ' (CMAYENBI,259.2427)

+Te writinge zay+t +tet / +tet child of an hondred year : ssel by
acorsed . +Tet is to zigge . +tet +te ilke +tet he+t uolle elde / and
leue+t ase a child : ssel by acorsed of god . (CMAYENBI,259.2428)

+Tanne zaynte paul zayde of him-zelue . ' +To ich wes child : ich dede
ase a child . (CMAYENBI,259.2429)

ich +to+gte ase a child . (CMAYENBI,259.2430)

ac ze+t+te ich com to elde of uol man : ich $uorlet alle mine
childhedes . ' (CMAYENBI,259.2431)

Vor huo +tet halt ald man uor child : he hine halt uor fol .
(CMAYENBI,259.2432)

And +teruore zay+t zaynte paul . ' Ne by na+gt child of wytte .
(CMAYENBI,259.2433)

ac ine queadnesse by lite . ' (CMAYENBI,259.2434)

Nou is hit +tanne guod +ting and oneste . profitable / and wor+tssipuol
to man an to wyfman / and nameliche to grat uolk . +tet hi loki
sceluolle mesure / ine berynge ine contenonce / and +tet hi by wel
ordyne oueral . and be-uore god / and be-uore +te uolke .
(CMAYENBI,259.2435)

And +tis is +te zixte stape of +tise trawe . (CMAYENBI,259.2436)

<P_260>

+Te zeuend stape is / to loki mesure ine mete and ine drinke .
(CMAYENBI,260.2438)

Vor ouerdede of mete and of drinke : de+t moche harm ine bodie and ine
zaule . ase ich habbe be-uore yzed . (CMAYENBI,260.2439)

+Teruore zay+t oure lhord ine his spelle ' Nime+t ye hede / +tet youre
herten / ne by ygreued / ne y-charged of glotounie / ne of dronkehede .
' +Tet is to zigge / +tet +tou ne do ouerdoinge of mete and of drinke .
(CMAYENBI,260.2440)

Sobrete` loke+t mesure ine mete and ine drinke . +tet me ne maki
ouerdoinge . (CMAYENBI,260.2441)

Of +te ouerdoinges +tet me wes y-woned to do ine drinke and ine mete /
ich habbe yno+g yspeke ine +te dra+g+te of vices huanne +tet ich spek
of +te zenne of glotunie / to huam +tis uirtue huerof ich habbe yspeke
/ zuo is contrarie specialliche . (CMAYENBI,260.2442)

and +teruore ich nelle nanmore hyer speke . (CMAYENBI,260.2443)

Nou hest +tou y-herd +te stapes huerbi +tis traw wext and note+t .
(CMAYENBI,260.2444)

and yef +tou wylt ywyte +te bo+ges of +tise trawe : yzi+g alle +te
o+tre uirtues / +tet bye+t y-contynent ine +tis boc .
(CMAYENBI,260.2445)

and +tou sselt yuinde oueral +tise uirtu . (CMAYENBI,260.2446)

Vor ase ich habbe yzed aboue / and y-ssewed . +Tis uirtue zet mesure
ine alle +te uirtues . hueruore ich zigge / +tet alle +te o+tre uirtues
bye+t bo+ges of +tise . (CMAYENBI,260.2447)

uor hy hyre ssewe+t ine alle +te o+tre bo+ges . (CMAYENBI,260.2448)

+Tet traw ber+t wel uayr frut . and wel smakinde . +tet is pais of
herte . ase ich habbe aboue yzed . (CMAYENBI,260.2449)

Vor huo +tet he+t +tise uirtue : he he+t +te herte zuo to-deld uram +te
loue of +te wordle / and zuo y-yoyned to god be charite .
(CMAYENBI,260.2450)

+tet is charite : loue of god . (CMAYENBI,260.2451)

Vor hi zet alle o+tre +tinges ine uoryetinge +tet ne bye+t na+gt ydy+gt
to god . (CMAYENBI,260.2452)

And ine zuyche manyre +te herte him reste+t ine god . huer hi he+t al
hire confort . hire blisse / and hire lost . +tet pase+t alle o+tre
lostes . (CMAYENBI,260.2453)

Zuych comfort / zuych lost / set +te holy gost ine herte +tet is uolmad
ine +te uirtue of sobrete` / +tet com+t of +te yef+te of wysdome / ase
ich habbe aboue yzed . (CMAYENBI,260.2454)

Vorzo+te he +tet zuich pays of herte mi+gte habbe / and yuele : he
ssolde him resti ine god / +tet is +te ende / and +te uoluellinge / and
+te somme of <P_261> his wylninges . (CMAYENBI,261.2455)

he ssolde bi y-blissed ine +tise wordle / and ine +te o+tre .
(CMAYENBI,261.2456)

uor he ssolde habbe y-wonne +te ilke blissinge +tet god behat ine his
spelle to ham +tet +tise ilke pais lokede wy+t-oute brekinge .
(CMAYENBI,261.2457)

uor he zay+t +tet hi bye+t yblissed +te paysible . (CMAYENBI,261.2458)

uor hi ssolle by y-cleped godes zones . (CMAYENBI,261.2459)

+To bye+t payzible / +tet zay+t zaint austin / +tet alle +te steriinges
of +te herte ordayne+t / and zette+t onder +te lhordssipe of ri+gte
scele and of +te goste . (CMAYENBI,261.2460)

+Tos bye+t ari+gt y-cleped children / (CMAYENBI,261.2461)

uor hi bere+t +te anliknesse of hire uader / +tet is +te god of loue
and of pais . aze zay+t zainte paul . (CMAYENBI,261.2462)

and +tanne pays and loue of god / is +tet +ting +tet mest make+t man
anlikni to god . and +te $contrarie to +te dyeule +tet is godes uo .
(CMAYENBI,261.2463)

Efterward / hi bye+t y-cleped godes zones . (CMAYENBI,261.2464)

uor hi uol+ge+t al hare uader wel nier +tanne eni o+ter .
(CMAYENBI,261.2465)

uor pays / and loue / him uol+ge+t more nyer : +tanne eni o+ter uirtue
. (CMAYENBI,261.2466)

Efterward / hi do+t +te workes of hire uader . (CMAYENBI,261.2467)

uor god ne com in-to +tise wordle / bote to maki pays be-tuene god and
man . be-tuene man and angle . $be-tuene man and himzelue .
(CMAYENBI,261.2468)

+Tanne +to he wes ybore / +te angles zonge uor +tet pays +tet god hedde
y-bro+gt in-to er+te . and +teruore +tet +te uolk ne ssolde zeche bote
pays . (CMAYENBI,261.2469)

+Teruore +tanne +tet hi bye+t godes zones / hi bye+t yblissed ine +tise
wordle be special grace . (CMAYENBI,261.2470)

Ac +te ilke blissinge ssel by uolmad huanne hi ssolle by ine payzible
possession of +te eritage of hire uader / +tet is of +te riche of
heuene huer hi ssolle by ine zikere pays . ine pese uoldo / huer alle
lostes ssolle by uolueld . huer ne may by no kuead / ne zor+ge / ne
aduersete` / ne defaute . ac abundance / and plente` of alle guode .
blisse and ioye wy+t-oute ende . (CMAYENBI,261.2471)

+Tet ssel by pais wor+tssipuol / lostuol / and eurelestinde . Pais +tet
pase+t / and ouerge+t wyt . ase zay+t zaynte paul . (CMAYENBI,261.2472)

And ze+t+te +tet hi pase+t alle wyttes : hi pase+t alle wordes .
(CMAYENBI,261.2473)

Vor herte non ne may +tenche / ne mannes tonge telle : huet +ting is
+tet pais +tet god he+t behote his urendes . (CMAYENBI,261.2474)

And +teruore ich ne ssolde by <P_262> bote a wlaffere ne zigge +ting to
+te uolle . (CMAYENBI,262.2475)

And +teruore ich nelle non more zigge . (CMAYENBI,262.2476)

ac hier ich wille endi mine matire . To +te blisse of oure lhorde / to
huam by alle wor+tssipe . +tet ous lete wonie ine his uela+grede / huer
is lif eurelestinde . (CMAYENBI,262.2477)

+Tis boc is ycome to +te ende : (CMAYENBI,262.2478)

Heuene blisse god ous zende . (CMAYENBI,262.2479)

AMEN . (CMAYENBI,262.2480)

<poetry>

Nou ich wille +tet ye ywyte hou hit is y-went : +tet +tis boc is
y-write mid engliss of kent . (CMAYENBI,262.2482)

+Tis boc is y-mad uor lewede men / Vor uader / and uor moder / and uor
o+ter ken / ham uor to ber+ge uram alle manyere zen / +Tet ine hare
inwytte ne bleue no uoul wen . (CMAYENBI,262.2483)

' Huo ase god ' is his name yzed / +tet +tis boc made
(CMAYENBI,262.2484)

god him yeue +tet bread / of angles of heuene and +terto his red /
(CMAYENBI,262.2485)

and onderuonge his zaule huanne +tet he is dyad . (CMAYENBI,262.2486)

</poetry>

Amen . (CMAYENBI,262.2488)

Ymende . +tet +tis boc is uolueld ine +te eue of +te holy apostles
Symon an Iudas / of ane bro+ter of +te cloystre of sanynt austin of
Canterberi / Ine +te yeare of oure lhordes beringe . .
(CMAYENBI,262.2489)

Vader oure +tet art ine heuenes / y-hal+ged by +ti name .
(CMAYENBI,262.2490)

cominde +ti riche . (CMAYENBI,262.2491)

y-wor+te +ti wil / ase ine heuene : and ine er+te . (CMAYENBI,262.2492)

bread oure echedayes : yef ous to day . (CMAYENBI,262.2493)

and uorlet ous oure yeldinges : ase and we uorlete+t oure yelderes .
(CMAYENBI,262.2494)

and ne ous led na+gt : in-to uondinge . (CMAYENBI,262.2495)

ac vri ous uram queade . (CMAYENBI,262.2496)

zuo by hit . (CMAYENBI,262.2497)

Hayl Marie / of +tonke uol . (CMAYENBI,262.2498)

lhord by mid +te . (CMAYENBI,262.2499)

y-blissed +tou ine wymmen . (CMAYENBI,262.2500)

and y-blissed +tet ouet of +tine wombe . (CMAYENBI,262.2501)

zuo by hit . (CMAYENBI,262.2502)

Ich leue ine god / uader almi+gti . makere of heuene / <P_263> and of
er+te . And ine iesu crist / his zone on-lepi / oure lhord . +tet
y-kend is / of +te holy gost . y-bore of Marie Mayde . y-pyned onder
pouns pilate . y-nayled a rode . dyad . and be-bered .
(CMAYENBI,263.2503)

yede doun to helle . (CMAYENBI,263.2504)

+tane +tridde day a-ros uram +te dyade . (CMAYENBI,263.2505)

Stea+g to heuenes . (CMAYENBI,263.2506)

zit a+te ri+gt half of god +te uader al-mi+gti . (CMAYENBI,263.2507)

+tannes to comene he is / to deme +te quike / and +te dyade .
(CMAYENBI,263.2508)

Ich y-leue ine +te holy gost . holy cherche generalliche . Mennesse of
hal+gen . Lesnesse of zennes . of ulesse arizinge . and lyf
eurelestinde . (CMAYENBI,263.2509)

zuo by hyt . (CMAYENBI,263.2510)

Uor to sseawy +te lokynge of man wy+t-inne . +tellyche ane uorbysne /
oure lhord ihesu crist zay+t . ' +Tis uorzo+te ywyte+t . +tet yef +te
uader of +te house wyste huyche time +te +tyef were comynde : uor-zo+te
he wolde waky / and nolde na+gt +tolye +tet me dolue his hous . '
(CMAYENBI,263.2511)

Be +tise uader of house me may onderstonde / +te wyl of skele . to huam
be-longe+t moche mayne` . +To+gtes . and his besteriinge . wyt . and
dedes / ase wel wy+t-oute : ase wy+t-inne . +tet is to zigge / huych
mayne` / to moche slac / and wylles uol ssel by : bote yef +te ilke
uaderes stefhede hise strayny / and ordayny . (CMAYENBI,263.2512)

Vor zo+te yef he hym a lyte of his bysyhede wy+t-dra+g+t : huo may
zigge / hou +to+gtes . e+gen . earen . tonge . and alle o+tre wyttes :
become+t wylde . (CMAYENBI,263.2513)

Hous . is inwyt / in huychen +te uader of house wone+t .
(CMAYENBI,263.2514)

+te hord of uirtues gadere+t . Vor huych hord : +tet ilke zelue hous ne
by y-dolue / he+glyche he wake+t . (CMAYENBI,263.2515)

+Ter ne is na+gt on +tyef : ac uele . (CMAYENBI,263.2516)

ac to eche uirtue : ech vice wayte+t . (CMAYENBI,263.2517)

+Ta+gles he+glyche by +te +tyeue : is onderstonde +te dyeuel . a-ye
huam and his kachereles / +te ilke zelue uader / +ta+gles yef he ne
were na+gt onlosti : his hous mid greate streng+te wolde loky .
(CMAYENBI,263.2518)

+Te uader of +te house / ate uerste guoinge in : he zette sle+g+te / to
by doreward . +tet y-knau+t huet is to uorlete : and huet ys to wylny .
huet uor to bessette out of +te house . huet uor to onderuonge into +te
house . (CMAYENBI,263.2519)

Nixt +tan : ha zette streng+te . +tet +te vyendes / +tet sle+g+te zent
<P_264> to zygge / to keste out : streng+te wy+tdro+ge . +tet his uoule
lostes wy+t-dro+ge : and wy+t-zede . (CMAYENBI,264.2520)

Ri+gtnesse uorzo+te ssel zitte amydde / +tet echen his o+gen yef+t .
Hueruore : huyche time +te +tyef is comynde / me not .
(CMAYENBI,264.2521)

ac eche tyme me ssel drede . (CMAYENBI,264.2522)

+Tise zuo y-di+gt : na+gt longe to +te wakynde +te slep of zenne
benym+t . (CMAYENBI,264.2523)

Vor al +tet lyf is to waky . (CMAYENBI,264.2524)

Zome messagyers sle+g+te ssel lete in . +tet zome +tinges mo+ge telle /
+tet me may a-waki myde . (CMAYENBI,264.2525)

+Tus +te messagyer of dya+te acse+t inguoynge : (CMAYENBI,264.2526)

he is onderuonge . (CMAYENBI,264.2527)

Me him acse+t ' huo he ys . huannes he com+t . huet he he+t yso+ge . '
(CMAYENBI,264.2528)

He ansuere+t . he ne may na+gt zigge : bote yef +ter by he+gliche clom
. Huich y-graunted : +tus he begyn+t . (CMAYENBI,264.2529)

' Ich am drede / and be+tenchinge of dya+te . and dya+t comyde :
(CMAYENBI,264.2530)

ich do you to wytene . ' (CMAYENBI,264.2531)

Sle+g+te spec+t uor alle . (CMAYENBI,264.2532)

and acse+t . ' And huer is nou +te ilke dya+t . and huanne ssel he come
? ' (CMAYENBI,264.2533)

Drede zay+t . ' Ich wot wel +tet he ne abyt na+gt to comene /
(CMAYENBI,264.2534)

and nye+g he is . (CMAYENBI,264.2535)

ac +tane day / o+ter +tane tyme of his comyinge : ich not . '
(CMAYENBI,264.2536)

Sle+g+te zay+t . ' And huo ssel come myd hyre ? ' (CMAYENBI,264.2537)

Drede zay+t . ' A +touzend dyeulen ssolle come mid hire . and brenge
mid ham / greate bokes / and bernynde hokes / and chaynen auere . '
(CMAYENBI,264.2538)

Sle+g+te zay+t . ' And huet wylle+t hy do mid alle +tan ? '
(CMAYENBI,264.2539)

Drede zay+t . ' Ine +te bokes bye+t y-write alle +te zennen of men .
(CMAYENBI,264.2540)

and hise brenge+t / +tet be ham hi mo+ge ouercome men . of huychen +te
zennes +terinne bye+t ywryte . (CMAYENBI,264.2541)

+tet bye+t to hare ri+gte . (CMAYENBI,264.2542)

Hokes hi brenge+t / +tet +to +tet bye+t to hare ri+gte ouercome+t :
hire zaulen be streng+te : of +te bodye dra+ge+t out .
(CMAYENBI,264.2543)

and hise bynde+t mid +te chaines / (CMAYENBI,264.2544)

and in to helle hise dra+ge+t . ' (CMAYENBI,264.2545)

Sle+g+te zay+t . ' Huannes $comst $te {TEXT:comste} ? '
(CMAYENBI,264.2546)

Drede zay+t . ' Vram helle . ' (CMAYENBI,264.2547)

Sle+g+te zay+t . ' And huet is helle . (CMAYENBI,264.2548)

and huet $yse+ge $+te {TEXT:yse+ge+te} ine helle ? '
(CMAYENBI,264.2549)

Drede zay+t . ' Helle is wyd / wy+t-oute metinge . dyep / wy+t-oute
botme . Vol of brene on-+tolyinde . Vol of stenche / wy-oute
comparisoun . (CMAYENBI,264.2550)

+Ter is zor+ge . (CMAYENBI,264.2551)

+ter is +tyesternesse . (CMAYENBI,264.2552)

+ter ne is non ordre . (CMAYENBI,264.2553)

+ter is groniynge wy+t-oute ende . (CMAYENBI,264.2554)

+ter ne is <P_265> non hope of guode . non wantrokiynge of kueade .
(CMAYENBI,265.2555)

Ech +tet +terinne is : hate+t him zelue : and alle o+tren .
(CMAYENBI,265.2556)

+Ter ich yze+g alle manyere tormens . (CMAYENBI,265.2557)

+te leste of alle / is more +tanne alle +te pynen +tet mo+ge by y-do
ine +tise wordle . (CMAYENBI,265.2558)

+Ter is wop . and grindinge of te+t . (CMAYENBI,265.2559)

+ter me ge+t uram chele in to greate hete of uere . (CMAYENBI,265.2560)

and buo+te on+tolyinde . (CMAYENBI,265.2561)

+Tere alle be uere / ssolle by uorbernd . (CMAYENBI,265.2562)

and myd wermes ssolle by y-wasted / (CMAYENBI,265.2563)

and na+gt ne ssolle wasti . (CMAYENBI,265.2564)

Hire wermes / ne ssolle na+gt sterue . (CMAYENBI,265.2565)

and hare ver ne ssel neure by ykuenct . (CMAYENBI,265.2566)

No rearde ne ssel +ter by y-hyerd / bote . wo : wo .
(CMAYENBI,265.2567)

wo hy habbe+t : (CMAYENBI,265.2568)

and wo hy grede+t . (CMAYENBI,265.2569)

+Te dyeules tormentors pyne+t . (CMAYENBI,265.2570)

and to-gydere hy bye+t y-pyned . (CMAYENBI,265.2571)

ne neure ne ssel by ende of pyne : o+ter reste . (CMAYENBI,265.2572)

+Tellich is helle / an a +tousend zy+te worse . (CMAYENBI,265.2573)

And +tis ich yze+g ine helle / and a $+tousend $zi+te
{TEXT:+tousendzi+te} more worse . (CMAYENBI,265.2574)

+Tis ich com uor to zygge you . ' (CMAYENBI,265.2575)

Sle+g+te zay+t . ' God wet ssolle we do . (CMAYENBI,265.2576)

Nou bro+tren and zostren y-hyre+t my red . (CMAYENBI,265.2577)

and yue+t youre . (CMAYENBI,265.2578)

Bye+t sle+ge . (CMAYENBI,265.2579)

an wake+t ine youre bedes / porueynde guodes . na+gt onlyche beuore
gode : ac be-uore alle men . ' (CMAYENBI,265.2580)

+Tolemodness zay+t . ' Do we to worke godes nebsseft / ine ssrif+te /
and ine zalmes : (CMAYENBI,265.2581)

glede we hym . (CMAYENBI,265.2582)

bye+t sobre / (CMAYENBI,265.2583)

and wakye+t / (CMAYENBI,265.2584)

uor youre uo +te dyuel / ase +te lyoun brayinde ge+t aboute +tan : +tet
he wyle uor-zuel+ge . ' (CMAYENBI,265.2585)

Streng+te zay+t . ' Wy+tstonde+t hym : stronge ine byleaue .
(CMAYENBI,265.2586)

Bye+t glede ine god . (CMAYENBI,265.2587)

Clo+te+t you mid godes armes . +te hauberk of ry+gt . +tane sseld of
beleaue . (CMAYENBI,265.2588)

nyme+t +tane helm of hel+te . and +te holy gostes zuord : +tet is godes
word . ' (CMAYENBI,265.2589)

$Ry+gtnesse zay+t . ' Lybbe we sobreliche . $ry+gtuollyche an
bonayrelyche . Sobrelyche : ine ous zelue . ry+gtuollyche : to oure
emcristen . bonayrelyche : to god . (CMAYENBI,265.2590)

+tet we nolle+t +tet me do to ous zelue : ne do we hyt na+gt to o+tren
. (CMAYENBI,265.2591)

and +tet we wylle+t +tet me do to ous zellue : do we hit to o+tre men .
(CMAYENBI,265.2592)

and uor zo+te +tet is ri+gt . ' (CMAYENBI,265.2593)

Sle+g+te zay+t . ' +Ter is ano+ter wy+t-oute +te gates uayr . and gled
. (CMAYENBI,265.2594)

hit +ting+t +te he $breng+t glednesse . ' (CMAYENBI,265.2595)

$Ry+gtnesse zay+t . ' onderuonge+t hym . (CMAYENBI,265.2596)

<P_266>

be cas he ous ssel gledye . (CMAYENBI,266.2598)

uor +tes ilke uerste : gratlyche he ous he+t y-mad of-dret . '
(CMAYENBI,266.2599)

Sle+g+te zay+t to +te messagere . ' Guo in . (CMAYENBI,266.2600)

and huo +tou art . and huannes +tou comst . and huet +tou hest yzo+ge :
zay ous . ' (CMAYENBI,266.2601)

+Te messagyr zay+t . ' Ich am loue of lyue eurelestynde . an wylnynge
of +te contraye of heuene . (CMAYENBI,266.2602)

Yef ye me wylle+t y-here : habbe+t amang you . clom / and reste .
(CMAYENBI,266.2603)

Na+gt uor zo+te amang gredynges and noyses : ych ne may by yherd . '
(CMAYENBI,266.2604)

$Ri+gtuolnesse zay+t . ' Yef we longe godes drede / and be-+tenchinge
of dya+te were stille : ry+gt hit is / +tet +te spekinde / wel more we
by stille . ' (CMAYENBI,266.2605)

Wylningge of +te lyue wy+t-oute ende / zay+t . ' +Teruore bye+t stille
/ (CMAYENBI,266.2606)

and yhere+t myd wylle . (CMAYENBI,266.2607)

Ich come uram heuene . (CMAYENBI,266.2608)

and +telliche +tinges ich y-ze+g +ter . +tet no man ne may dyngneliche
zigge . (CMAYENBI,266.2609)

+Ta+gles zom+tyng ich wylle zigge : ase ich may . (CMAYENBI,266.2610)

Ich yze+g god . ac be ane sseawere ine ssede . ' (CMAYENBI,266.2611)

' Ich yze+g +te ilke onspekynde / an on-todelinde mageste` of +te holy
trinyte` . (CMAYENBI,266.2612)

be-gynnynge / ne ende ne he+t . (CMAYENBI,266.2613)

Ac and ly+gt +ter-inne wone+t / +tet me ne may na+gt come to .
(CMAYENBI,266.2614)

Vram +to ly+gte bye+t y-+torsse mine e+gen / and +te zy+g+te +tyester .
(CMAYENBI,266.2615)

Hyt ouerge+t uorzo+te alle wyttes / and alle zy+g+tes . +te ilke
$bry+gtnesse . and +te ilke uolnesse . (CMAYENBI,266.2616)

+Ta+gles a lytel ich yze+g oure lhord iesu crist / ine ri+gt half
zittinde . +tet is to zygge : ine +te lyue wy+t-oute ende regnynde .
(CMAYENBI,266.2617)

+Ta+g he ouer alle ssep+tes by zuo uayr : +tet ine him wylne+t +te
angles to zyenne . Yet nou +te wounden and +te toknen of +te passion he
he+t ine his bodye . huermyde he ous bo+gte . be-uore +te uader uor ous
stant uor to bydde . (CMAYENBI,266.2618)

Ich y-ze+g nyxt iesu crist +te ilke blisfolle mayde / and moder +te
ilke zodes / and oure lhordes iesu cristes / myd alle wor+tssipe and
reuerence / y-nemned marie / ine +te wonderuolle trone zittynde / aboue
alle +te holy ordres of angles / and of men : anhe+ged . hire zone
iesus uor ous byddinde . and to huam hi is uol of merci .
(CMAYENBI,266.2619)

Ac +te ilke wonderuolle mageste` / <P_267> and +te bri+gtnesse of +te
moder / and of +te zone : ich ne my+gte na+gt longe +tolye /
(CMAYENBI,267.2620)

ich wente myne zi+g+te uor to yzi / +te ilke holy ordres of +te gostes
: +tet stonde+t be-uore god . of huichen +te eurelestinde holynesse of
+te zi+g+te of god / an of +te loue . ne hit ne ssel lessi :
(CMAYENBI,267.2621)

ne hit ne ssel endi / (CMAYENBI,267.2622)

ac eure wexe and blef+t . (CMAYENBI,267.2623)

Ac na+gt +te ilke degrez / and dingnetes / heryinges alsuo / huyche
hyre makyere hy bere+t no man uollyche +tenche / (CMAYENBI,267.2624)

ne na+gt ne may by yno+g to telle . (CMAYENBI,267.2625)

+Terefter +te profetes ich y-ze+g . and +te patriarkes wonderlyche
glediynde ine blisse . (CMAYENBI,267.2626)

uor +tet hy yze+gen ine goste : uolueld hy yze+t . +tet ine longe anoy
onderuynge / +tet ouet of blysse wy+t-oute ende chongeden .
(CMAYENBI,267.2627)

Ich y-ze+g +te apostles ine tronen zittynde . +Te tribus / and +te
tongen / alle preste . and of poure / and of zyke : zuo blisuolle and
holy / of oure lhord iesu crist / and zuo he+ge / yno+g alneway ich am
wondrinde . (CMAYENBI,267.2628)

Ich y-ze+g / ac uollyche ich ne $my+gte al yzy / +te innumerable
uela+grede of +te holy martires / mid blisse and wor+tssipe /
y-corouned . +tet be +te pinen of +tise time / huyche hi beren to +to
blisse / +tet wes ysseawed ine ham : hy come +terto .
(CMAYENBI,267.2629)

Hyre holynesse / and hyre blysse : long time ich me lykede .
(CMAYENBI,267.2630)

Ich yze+g to +te blyseede heape of confessours . amang huam / men
apostles / and techeres / +tet holy cherche mid hare techinge wereden .
and alsuo uram alle heresye / $wy+t-oute wem habbe+t yclenzed :
sseawe+t . (CMAYENBI,267.2631)

and hy uele habbe+t y-ta+gt . (CMAYENBI,267.2632)

ssyne+t ase sterren / ine eurelestynde $wy+t-oute ende .
(CMAYENBI,267.2633)

+Ter bye+t Monekes +tet uor claustres / and uor strayte cellen . wel
moche / an clyerer +tanne +te zonne : habbe+t wonyinges . Vor blake and
uor harde kertles / huyter +tane +te snaw . and of alle zofthede / and
nesshede / clo+tinge habbe+t an . (CMAYENBI,267.2634)

Vram hare e+gen / god wype+t alle tyeres . (CMAYENBI,267.2635)

and +tane kyng hy ssolle ysy ine hys uayrhede . (CMAYENBI,267.2636)

Alast / to +te uela+grede of maydynes ich lokede . of huychen / blysse
/ ssep+te / agray+tinge / and melodya huyche none mannes speche :
dingnelyche <P_268> may telle . (CMAYENBI,268.2637)

And hy zonge +tane zang : +tet non o+ter ne may zynge .
(CMAYENBI,268.2638)

Ac and +te zuete smel ine hare regyon / zuo zuete ys : +tet alle manyre
zuete smelles ouercom+t . (CMAYENBI,268.2639)

And to hare benes : oure lhord arist . (CMAYENBI,268.2640)

to alle o+tren : zittinde he lhest . ' (CMAYENBI,268.2641)

Sle+g+te zay+t . ' Hyt lyke+t +tet +tou zayst . (CMAYENBI,268.2642)

Ac uor of echen of +te holy ordres / wondres +tou hest y-zed : we
bydde+t +tet +tou zigge ous / huet is hare dede ine mennesse /
(CMAYENBI,268.2643)

and huet is +te $conuersacion of uela+grede : zay ous . '
(CMAYENBI,268.2644)

+Te $wylnyngge of +te lyue wy+t-oute ende zay+t . ' Vor zo+te ich wylle
zygge . (CMAYENBI,268.2645)

+Te dede of alle ine mennesse / ys zeueuald . (CMAYENBI,268.2646)

Hy lybbe+t . (CMAYENBI,268.2647)

hy smacke+t . (CMAYENBI,268.2648)

hy louye+t . (CMAYENBI,268.2649)

hy bye+t glede . (CMAYENBI,268.2650)

hy herye+t . (CMAYENBI,268.2651)

hy bye+t zuyfte . (CMAYENBI,268.2652)

hy bye+t zikere . ' (CMAYENBI,268.2653)

Sle+g+te zay+t . ' +Ta+g ich zomdel +tis onderstonde : uor ham +tet
lheste+t / of echen zay . ' (CMAYENBI,268.2654)

Wylnynge of +te lyue $wy+t-oute ende zay+t . ' Zuo by hyt .
(CMAYENBI,268.2655)

Hy lybbe+t be lyue wy+t-oute ende . wy+t-oute enye tyene . $wy+t-oute
enye lessinge . wy+t-oute enye wy+tstondynge . (CMAYENBI,268.2656)

Hyre lyf is +te zy+g+te and +te knaulechynge of +te holy trinyte` . ase
zay+t oure lhord iesus . (CMAYENBI,268.2657)

+tis is +tet lyf wy+t-oute ende / +tet hy knawe +te zo+te god / and
huam +te zentest iesu crist . (CMAYENBI,268.2658)

and +teruore ylyche hy bye+t / (CMAYENBI,268.2659)

uor hy y-zye+t : ase he is . (CMAYENBI,268.2660)

Hy smacke+t +te redes and +te domes of god . (CMAYENBI,268.2661)

Hy smacke+t +te kendes / and +te causes / and +te $begynnynges of alle
+tynges . (CMAYENBI,268.2662)

Hy louye+t god wy+t-oute enye comparisoun . uor +tet hy wyte+t huerto
god his he+t y-bro+gt uor+t . (CMAYENBI,268.2663)

hy louye+t ech o+tren : ase ham zelue . (CMAYENBI,268.2664)

Hy bye+t glede of god onzyginde . (CMAYENBI,268.2665)

hy bye+t glede of zuo moche of hare o+gene holynesse : and uor +tet ech
loue+t o+tren ase him zelue . (CMAYENBI,268.2666)

ase moche blisse he+t ech of o+tres guode : ase of his o+gene .
(CMAYENBI,268.2667)

+Teruore by zyker / (CMAYENBI,268.2668)

uor eurych he+t aseuele blyssen : ase he he+t uela+ges . and aseuele
blissen to echen : ase his o+gene of alle . (CMAYENBI,268.2669)

and +teruore eureich more loue+t wy+toute comparisoun god : +tet hym
and o+tre made / +tanne him zelue / and alle o+tre . More hy bye+t
glede wy+t-oute gessynge of godes holynesse : +tanne of his o+gene /
and of alle o+tre myd hym . (CMAYENBI,268.2670)

Yef +tanne on <P_269> onnea+te nym+t al his blisse . hou ssel he nyme
zuo uele and zuo manye blyssen ? (CMAYENBI,269.2671)

And +teruore hit is yzed . guo into +te blysse of +tyne lhorde . na+gt
+te blisse of +tine lhorde / guo in to +te . (CMAYENBI,269.2672)

uor hy ne may . (CMAYENBI,269.2673)

+Terefter / hy herie+t god wy+t-oute ende / wy+t-oute werynesse . ase
hyt is y-wryte . (CMAYENBI,269.2674)

Lhord / y-blyssed by +to +tet wonye+t ine +tyne house / in wordles of
wordles : (CMAYENBI,269.2675)

ssolle herye +te . (CMAYENBI,269.2676)

Zuyfte hy bye+t . (CMAYENBI,269.2677)

uor huer +tet +te gost wyle by : uorzo+te +ter is +tet body .
(CMAYENBI,269.2678)

Alle hy bye+t $my+gtuolle . (CMAYENBI,269.2679)

Zykere hy bye+t of zuyche lyue . of zuo moche wysdome . of zuo moche
loue . of zuo moche blysse . of zuyche heryinge . of zuyche holynesse .
+tet non ende . non lessynge . non uallynge doun ssolle habbe .
(CMAYENBI,269.2680)

Lo alyte ich . habbe yzed to you . of +tan +tet ich yze+g ine heuene .
(CMAYENBI,269.2681)

Na+gt uor zo+te ne may zigge / ase ich yze+g / (CMAYENBI,269.2682)

ne na+gt ase hy bye+t : ne my+gte ysy . ' (CMAYENBI,269.2683)

Sle+g+te zay+t . ' Vorzo+te ine heuene we onderstonde+t +tet +tou were
. (CMAYENBI,269.2684)

and zo+t +ting +ter +tou yse+ge . (CMAYENBI,269.2685)

and zo+t +tou hest y-zed . ' (CMAYENBI,269.2686)

Streng+te zay+t . ' Huo ssel ous todele uram cristes loue ?
(CMAYENBI,269.2687)

tribulacion . o+ter zor+ge . and o+tre . (CMAYENBI,269.2688)

zykere bye+t . uor no+ter dya+t / ne lyf and o+tre . '
(CMAYENBI,269.2689)

Ry+gt zay+t . ' Do+t out +tane uerste messagyer . (CMAYENBI,269.2690)

hyt ne is na+gt ri+gt +tet he bleue ine +te house / myd +te ry+gtuolle
. (CMAYENBI,269.2691)

Vor $ry+gtuolle loue : de+t out drede . ' (CMAYENBI,269.2692)

Streng+te zay+t . ' guo out drede . (CMAYENBI,269.2693)

+tou ne sselt na+gt by ine oure stedes . ' (CMAYENBI,269.2694)

Drede zay+t . ' Huet habbe ich mis-do . do . do . ich uor guode zede .
' (CMAYENBI,269.2695)

Temperancia zay+t . ' Bro+tren and zostren / ich zigge to you . nanmore
smacky / +tanne be-houe+t . (CMAYENBI,269.2696)

ac smacke to sobrete` . (CMAYENBI,269.2697)

+Tou drede / guo out myd guode wylle . (CMAYENBI,269.2698)

+tole +tane dom / +tet ri+gt he+t y-demd . (CMAYENBI,269.2699)

be auenture +te my+gt eft by onderuonge . yef wylnynge of lyf wy+t-oute
ende / o+terhuyl let of . ' (CMAYENBI,269.2700)

+te makyere zay+t . +Tus / +tus / nou ssel eurich hys heuynesse / ssake
a-way / uram drede / to +te loue of +te heuenelyche contraye him-zelue
wende . (CMAYENBI,269.2701)

Zuo by hit . (CMAYENBI,269.2702)

<P_270>

Nammore ne is be-tuene ane manne / and ane beste : bote ine
onderstondynge . (CMAYENBI,270.2704)

Na+gt of o+tre +tinge ne glorefye +te . (CMAYENBI,270.2705)

Of uirtues +te prest +te / (CMAYENBI,270.2706)

of bestes +tou sselt by ouercome . (CMAYENBI,270.2707)

Of zuyfthede +te prest +te / (CMAYENBI,270.2708)

of ule+gen +te worst ouercome . (CMAYENBI,270.2709)

Of uayrhede +te prest +te : (CMAYENBI,270.2710)

hou moche uayr is ine +te ue+teren of +te pokoce / (CMAYENBI,270.2711)

huerof art +tou more wor+t ? (CMAYENBI,270.2712)

of godes ssep+te . (CMAYENBI,270.2713)

Huer is godes ssep+te ? (CMAYENBI,270.2714)

Ine +tenchinge / and ine onderstondinge . Yef +tou +tanne +teruore art
betere +tanne a best / uor +tet +tou hest +tenchinge / huerby +tou
$onderstanst . +tet a best ne may onderstonde . (CMAYENBI,270.2715)

+Ter-uore uorzo+te : man is more betere / +tanne a best .
(CMAYENBI,270.2716)

Li+gt of man is ly+gt of +to+gtes . (CMAYENBI,270.2717)

Li+gt of +to+gtes aboue +to+gtes is . (CMAYENBI,270.2718)

and ouerge+t alle +to+gtes . (CMAYENBI,270.2719)

Yet eft . O . men / ne bye+t na+gt +tyestre . (CMAYENBI,270.2720)

ne bye+t na+gt ontrewe . onri+gtuole . queade . robberes . wrechen .
louieres of +te wordle . (CMAYENBI,270.2721)

+Tise uor zo+te bye+t +tyesternesse . (CMAYENBI,270.2722)

Ly+gt ne is na+gt awaye : (CMAYENBI,270.2723)

ac ye bye+t awaye / uram ly+gte . (CMAYENBI,270.2724)

+Te blynde ine +te zonne : he+t +te zonne present . (CMAYENBI,270.2725)

ac he is uram +te zonne . (CMAYENBI,270.2726)

+Teruore ne bye+t na+gt +tyestre . (CMAYENBI,270.2727)

Yet eft . +te wordle +tyestre . uor +te louyeres of +te wordle . bye+t
+tyestre . (CMAYENBI,270.2728)

and +te wordle is quead . (CMAYENBI,270.2729)

uor +to +tet wonye+t ine wordle bye+t queade . ase a quead hous . na+gt
+te walles : ac +to +tet wonye+t +terinne . (CMAYENBI,270.2730)

Yet eft . crist ne hedde no +tyng hueruore he ssolde sterue :
(CMAYENBI,270.2731)

and dyad he is . (CMAYENBI,270.2732)

+tou hest hueruore : (CMAYENBI,270.2733)

and to sterue +tou hest onwor+t ? (CMAYENBI,270.2734)

wylne myd guode wylle to +tolye : be +tyne ofseruynge / +tet he +tolede
myd guode wylle . +tet +te wolde delyury / uram +te dya+te eurelestinde
. (CMAYENBI,270.2735)

Yet eft . be huam +tet angel is ymad : be him is ymad +te smale werm .
(CMAYENBI,270.2736)

Ac +te angel is wor+ty to +te heuene : +te werm to +te er+te .
(CMAYENBI,270.2737)

+Te ilke +tet made : he dy+gte . (CMAYENBI,270.2738)

Yef he dede +tane smale werm in-to heuene : +te woldest hym wy+tnyme .
(CMAYENBI,270.2739)

Yef he wolde maki angles of uoule stynkynde ulesse : +tou woldest hym
wy+tnyme . (CMAYENBI,270.2740)

And na+gt uor+tan : nyxt +tan de+t god . (CMAYENBI,270.2741)

and +ta+gles he ne is na+gt to wy+tnymene . (CMAYENBI,270.2742)

Vor alle men of ulesse ymad : huet bye+t hy <P_271> bote wermes ?
(CMAYENBI,271.2743)

and of wermes / he make+t angles . (CMAYENBI,271.2744)

Yet eft . huych herte me arere+t : ech may y-zy . +tet na+gt +te
heuynesse of ulesses wylle beuore ygreued / auore ual+t / ere hit by
arered . (CMAYENBI,271.2745)

Ac ech him zelue y-zy bere / +te heuynesse of his ulesse : yue wyl be
wy+tdra+gynge . (CMAYENBI,271.2746)

+tet he clensy : +tet he arere to god . (CMAYENBI,271.2747)

zuo by hit . (CMAYENBI,271.2748)

Hayl godes moder Marie / Mayde uol of +tonke / god by myd +te /
(CMAYENBI,271.2749)

y-blyssed by +tou / ouer alle wyfmen . (CMAYENBI,271.2750)

And y-blyssed by oure Lhord iesus / +tet zuete ouet / of +tyne wombe
yblessed . (CMAYENBI,271.2751)

zuo by hit . (CMAYENBI,271.2752)

<poetry>

Mayde / and moder mylde . uor loue of +tine childe : +tet is god an man
: Me +tet am zuo wylde / uram zenne +tou me ssylde : ase ich +te bydde
can . (CMAYENBI,271.2754)

amen . (CMAYENBI,271.2755)

</poetry>

