|b[A_LITIL_TRETYS_ON_THE_SEVEN_DEADLY_SINS]
|b[by_RICHARD_LAVYNHAM,_O._CARM.]
|b[ed._Dr._J.P.W.M._Van_Zutphen]
|b[Rome:_Institutum_Carmelitanum,_1956._pp._1-25.]



     Pryde.


     |r[f.35r] |r<b> CRist =t= deyde vp on e crosse for sauacion of mankynde
         Grawnt vs grace so to a skapyn =e= sley ensaylingis of =e= fende
     That we be not for synne lost in owr last ende
     Too thingys y haue purposyd orwh goddis grace to don in is litil
 |r5 tretys. Fyrst to schewe schortly e comoun condicionys of e seuene
     dedly synnys as be figure & ensample in general. And afterward to
     reherse be proces & be ordre what bronchis & bowys growyn owt of
     hem in specyal. As towching e ferst mateer an holy man wrytith
     in hys book. & est Sanctus Thomas secundum quosdam vel Albertus
|r10 secundum alios in compendio theologie libro 3=o=. The seuene dedly
     synnys he sayth be lyknyd to seuene sundry bestis. as Pryde to
     e lyon. Couetyse to e vrchoun. Wrathe to e wolf. Enuye to =e=
     hound. Slowthe to e asse. Glotonye to a bere. & Lecherye to a
     swyn. Of whiche figuris & ensamplis y thenke to towche in ech of
|r15 e seuene dedly synnys be hem self./
     |r<b> PRyde is not ellys but a badde desyr of hey worschyp. as seynt Austyn
         writyth. & est libro 14 de ciuitate dei. c=o= 13=o=. Therfor y likne a
     prowd man to a lyon. for ryt as e lyon lokyth =t= alle oer bestis
     scholde hym worschipe. hym drede. & to him bowe;; Ryt so a
|r20 prowd man enkyth =t= alle oer men scholde hym worschipe. hym
     drede. & to hym lowte. & erfor it may wel be seyd of a prowd
     man as it is wrytyn in holy wryt Ecce quasi leo ascendet de superbia.
     Jeremie. 49. Loo now seyth e prophete & tak hede how he schal
     as a lyon risyn vp of hys pride. This is a synne =t= distroyth alle
|r25 vertewis & most greuyth god of alle oer vicys. In toknyng wher
     of. Lucifer =t= was sumtyme e fayrest angyl in heuene. is now for
     hys pride becomyn e fowlist fend in helle. And if ou wilt knowe
     wherinne he schewyd hys pride;; I answere e & say in is =t= he
     desyrede for his fayrhed to haue be peer w=t= god. for as y seyde be
|r30 forhande Pride is not ellis but a badde desyr of hy worschyp. And is
     maner of desyr may neuer mor a risyn in a mannys herte but be
     encheson of ese re. Or it is for e iftis of keende. or for e iftis
     of fortune. or ellis for e iftis of grace. The iftis of keende ben
     Nobilnesse of kynrede. Gentilnesse of blod. Plente of chyldryn. a_Vauncement
|r35 be erytage. Strengthe. Bewte. & comelyhed of persone.
     The iftis of fortune ben Londys. Rentis. Gold. Syluer. Tresowr.
     Catell. Clothyng. Hors. Harneys. Jewelys. Lordschyp. Worschyp &



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     Freendschip. The iftis of grace be sundry vertewys =t= god euyth
     a man. as Eloquence in spekyng. Curyouste of craft in syngynge.
     & swyche oer. These re |r[f.35v] maner of iftis be only cause why a man
     wexith prowd er hym owyth to be meek. & erfor his synne is
 |r5 wel e more. Seynt Gregory seyth & est libro 34 moralium prope
     finem. Pride he seyth is rote of alle vicys for is skile. For ryth as
     ne were e rote of e tre hyd in e erthe er scholde no bronche
     growe owt of it. Ryt so ner pride ferst rotyd in mannys herte er
     scholde no bronche of synne springyn owt of hym. Owt of Pride
|r10 growyn eyte bronchys. Whiche at ben here entitlid be name. as
     Presumpcyon   Presumpcyon is whan a man puttith hym silf
     Veynglorie    furtherfor in prees in presence of peple an an
     Vnbuxhumhed   oer man doth. Which =t= is as good as he. lokynge
     Boldnesse     after werschip & reuerence. to syttyn aboue. to
|r15 Ypocrysie     speke fyrst. & to take worschip of e world pass_yng
     Indignacyon   alle oer. demyng hym self perauenture
     Schamleshed   strenger & mor hardyer. wyser & mor wittyer.
     Sturdinesse   or ellis mor better & morworthy an eny oer.
     Of is bronche of pride spekyth seynt Austyn & est libro 14 de
|r20 ciuitate dei c=o= 13. wher he seyth =t= it is for e better =t= god suffryth
     oftetyme a prowd man =t= is presumptuows of hym silf to fallyn in to
     sum gret opyn synne. & e skyle is is/ for =t= same man scholde e
     sunner se his owne seknesse. & be e raer euyl payd w=t= hym silf
     an oer tyme =t= he was so presumptuows./ & seynt Austin puttyth
|r25 her of ensaumple in e same place & seyth us. The cause he sey
     =t= crist suffrede Petyr to forsakyn hym was for no ing ellis. but
     for e gret presumpcion =t= peter schewde a fornhande. whan he
     seyde ese wordis to crist. Et si omnes scandalizati fuerint in te. ego
     nunquam scandalizabor. Et si oportuerit me mori tecum non te negabo.
|r30 M=t= 26. They alle oer apostlis be sclawndrid be enchesyn of e. y
     schal neuer so sclaundrid be. And ey it falle me to deye w=t= e. y
     schal y person neuer for sake. Her seynt peter presumede to ferforth
     of him silf. for he demyd him silf mor trewe & moor trusty. beter
     hertyd. mor hardy an eny of hys felaschyp.//
|r35 Vaynglorie is whan a man bostith of hym silf gretly. or ellis reioyschith
     hym whan oer men magnyfyen his persone mor an wer worthy.
     louyng flatererys & gloserys =t= ofte wilyn reherse hys commendable
     dedis. & hatyng al o =t= in a mendement of alle hys defawtis tellyn



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     him =e= sothe. |r[f.36r] This bronche of pride crist tawchte his folwerys to
     fle. be ensample in e gospel M=t=. 9 c=o=. Wher it is rehersid =t= whan
     crist had helyd too blynde men. & ouyn hem bodily syte. he bad
     hem =t= ey scholde kepyn =t= thyng priuy & speke to no man erof.
5   & et ese men wente & tolde it alle abowte in e contre as ey
     ede. Now as clerkys seyn e skyle why =t= crist for bad o men =t=
     ey scholde not telle it out what he had don to hem. Was to euyn
     ensample to alle his folwerys to fleen vaynglorie & to schewyn =t= a
     good cristenman out not for lesyng of heuyn mede lokyn to be
|r10 preysid heere of his good dede.
     Vnbuxhamhed is whan a man w=t= stondith e hestis of god & of
     holycherche./ e byddyng of fader or of modyr. / e lawis of hys
     kyng. / e ordynawnce of his souerayn temperal or spiritual. / wil_fully
....lettyng =t= is comawndid/ & doyng =t= is defendid/ & wilfullych
|r15 hauyng no reward to resoun. ne to e payne =t= is lymytid in e lawe.
     This bronche of pride is ful greuous as it semyth be ensamplis of holy
     writ. For god bad in e olde lawe =t= ho so were rebel & vnbuxham
     to e prest =t= was goddis mynyster he scholde be ded erfor. as e
     bible rehersyth deuteronomij. 17. Also what man were rebel &
|r20 vnbuxham to e byddyng of fader or of moder. e fader or e moder
     scholde go playne vp on hym to e doom. & a noon he schold be
     stonyd to e deth. as it is rehersid in e same bok. deuteronomij 21 c=o=.
     Also =t= it is perlows a man to w=t= stondyn or to a rysen a en his
     souerayn temperel or spirituel. it semyth be holy wryt. Numerorum
|r25 16 c=o=. wher it is rehersid =t= er weryn re certayn men. =t= is to seyn.
     Chore. Dathan & Abyron. & for ey w=t= on a sent a rysyn a en
     Moyses & aaron. erfor god in punyssching of her pride made e
     erthe to opene & swelwyn hem in alle qwik. And her of spekyth
     Dauid in e sawter bok & seyth us. Et irritauerunt Moysen in
|r30 castris aaron sanctum domini. aperta est terra & deglutiuit dathan.
     & operuit super congregacionem abiron. They angrede he seyth Moyses
     & aaron =t= holy man in her leggyngis. & erfor e erthe was openyd
     & swelwid in =t= ilke man dathan. & helyd also hem =t= weren gadryd
     w=t= Abyron. This knewe seynt poul whan he wrot to e iewis. & seyde
|r35 us. Obedite prepositis vestris. ad hebreos 13=o=. Obeye ow to owr
     soueraynys.//.
     Boldnesse is whan a man trespacith vp trust of goddis mercy. enkyng



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     =t= er is but litil perel in his lif as long as oer men doth as euel as
     he. or wers. dredyng neyer veniownce here. ne peyne in helle. but
     alle wey doyng his lust in hope for to a skape. This bronche of pride
     is perlows. as it semyth wel be ensample. For seynt Jerom seyth |r[f.36v]
 |r5 & his wordis be rehersid in party in e lawe of holicherche de peniten_tia
     distinctione 3.  de Niniuitis. Tho men he seyth of e Cyte of
     Niniue at e prechyng of e prophete lonas dedyn penawnce for her
     synnys. & god tok the cyte to his mercy & to his grace. but after_ward
     ey turnede a en to here olde synnys. trowyng perauenture
|r10 =t= e mercy of god was gret. & =t= ey scholde a skape as wel after_ward
     as ey dede a forhande. & a noon orwh e wreche of god =t=
     same cyte was distroyd w=t= bodely enmyis. & so e boldnesse of her
     synne was cause of her owyn destruccyon. The cyte of Niniue was
     solempne & ryal. so gret & so howgy =t= it was of re days Jorney
|r15 w=t=inne. And er wer inne mo an an hundrid skore owsand ot
     peple. as e bible recordyth. Jone 3=o= & 4=o= capitutis./
     Ipocrisye is whan a man schewith hym self moor holyer. trewer. & beter.
     owtward an he is inward. spekyng of chastite & of clennesse. tretyng
     of deuocion & of holynesse. to hydyn his owyn euyl lyf orw lackyng
|r20 & despisyng of synne. euyng almesse. fastyng. doyng penawnce in
     presence of men. in tent to be hold good & to be preysid of e peple.
     And of swiche folk spekyth seynt Gregor libro 8. moralium c=o= 36.
     wher he liknyth an ypocrit or a popholy man to an ereyne. For ryt
     as an ereyne whan he hath sore trauaylid abowte e weuyng of hys
|r25 web. an comyth a litil puf of wynd & blowyth a wey al to gydere.
     Ryt so whan an ypocrite hath trauaylid his body w=t= penawnce.
     an comyth er a litil wynd owt of a mannys mowth =t= is not ellis
     but preysyng & ankyng & blowyth a wey alle his mede. And of
     swiche blastis it wer wel do to be war. erfor seyth crist in e gospel.
|r30 Attendite ne iusticiam vestram &c. & Cum ieiunatis nolite fieri sicut
     ypocrite tristes. Mathei 6.
     Indignacion is whan a man hath disdayn & despit of simple folk &
     lest not to speke to his pouer euyncristyn but if it be skornfullyche.
     & et euermor he faryth fowle w=t= his seruawntis & his soietis. &
|r35 hariowsly takyth on w=t= cristis pore peple. This bronche of pride is
     ofte cause of gret myschef. as it may be schewid be proces of e
     bible. & est 2=o= Regum c=o= 21. Wher it is rehersid =t= in e days of kyng
     dauid er was an hoyge hungur in e lond of israel. e which endurede
     re er to gydere contynueliche. & an went kyng dauid & enquirid
|r40 of god why is hungur was tallyn in e lond. & god almyty ans_werede
     a en & seyde =t= e cause was for =t= kyng saul & men of



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     his houshold had go of her indignacyon & oppressyd and slayn pore
     men =t= wer seruauntis in e land. which =t= were clepid gabonitis.
     & whan dauid e kyng herd her of. he wente & dede remedye er
     a ens. These gabonitis wer folk of a certayn contray =t= comyn |r[f.37r]
 |r5 & eldyn hem self to e iewys. & weryn mad comyn laborerys &
     seruauntis a mongis hem. & et many of e iewis hadde of hem gret
     disdayn & gret dispyt. as e bible rehersith Josue 9 c=o=. & so ese
     pouer men which =t= for disdayn were oppressyd myt haue wel seyd
     e wordis =t= ben writyn in e sawter bok. Quia multum repleta est
|r10 anima nostra opprobrium habundantibus & despeccio superbis. For
     our lit is ful of mochil wo. erfor we arn repreef to hem at ben
     plentewos & despyt to (hem) men at ben prowde.
     Schameleshed is whan a man a vowtyth hym selt of his harlotrie &
     dislityth hym to speke of synne & of wrecchydnesse in audience of
|r15 oer men. sparyng neyer for schame of e world. ne for drede of god.
     And to ech man =t= us doth it may be seyd in refraynyng of hys
     synne. Quid gloriaris in malicia qui potens es iniquitate. Why art
     ou glad in y schrewdnesse =t= art myty in wickidnesse. And seynt
     poul seyth also in his pistil. Non nominetur inquit in vobis turpitudo
|r20 aut stuttiloquium aut scurilitas. ad ephesios 5. c=o=. Let not he seyth
     fylthe or spekyng of folye or harlotrye be nempnyd a mong ow.//.
     Sturdynesse is whan a man doth opynlyche amys & excusith his
     defawte. & wil not bowen & be undyrnymen erof of hys souerayn.
     & is is on of e werste bronchis of pride. as seynt Austyn seyth
|r25 & est libro 4=to= de ciuitate dei c=o= 13. vbi sic inquit augustinus. Peior
     dampnabiliorque superbia est qua in peccatis manifestis suffugium
     excusacionis exquiritur. hec ille. Ho an at wile beyen him blis;; &
     also sowle bote lytly borwe;; These bronchis brekyn he mot y wis;;
     for pride is e ferst seed of sorwe./
|r30 |r<b> COuetyse is not ellys but a mysted loue to e catet of e world pt comely
         groweth in man of an vntrust pt he hath to god for drede of pouert./
     & erfor a couetous man is liknyd to an vrchon. For ryth as experience
     schewyth in dede e vrchon goth w=t= his scharp prickis & gadryth
     to gydere a gret hord of applis in e erthe. gessyng perauenture =t=
|r35 his lyuyng schold faylyn hym but he hadde so gret an hep gaderid
     to gydere at onys. Ryt so a couetous man gooth w=t= many sleytis
     & sotiltees & gadryth an hoord of erthely catel to gydere. wenyng



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     at god & e world wol faylyn hym;; but he hadde a gret summe of
     catel redelyche gadrid to gydere at onys/ & swiche hoordis of erthely
     catel =t= he gadrid to gidere in is maner be perauenture in e fendis
     lordschip. & to him o couetous men =t= ben gadererys erof ben
 |r5 seruauntis. For ryt as ey =t= be lordis tenawntis for e lond =t= ey
     holdyn of hym don hym certayn seruyses in e er. Ryt so couetous
     men for e good at ey holde of e fend. don hym a certayn seruyce./
     as it semyth be a clerkis sawe. & est Cestrensis in poticronica libro 7.
     wher a certayn |r[f.37v] fend was a knowe =t= he was chef kepere & lord
|r10 of al kyng Rychardys tresour which =t= he hadde gadrid to gydere.
     And herfor speky crist in e gospel & seyth us. Nolite thesaurizare
     vobis thesauros in terra. & intra. Non potestis deo seruire & mam_mone.
     M 6. Be e not of wil seyth crist to gadere tresowris to gydere
     in e erthe to our self. for e mow not he seyth serue boe at onys
|r15 god & e deuyl of rychesse. Vp on whiche wordis seyth seynt gre_gory
     =t= Mamona is a certayn fendis name =t= hath lordschip ouer
     erthly catel & ouer rychesse of e world. Also seynt poul seyth us
     in his pistil. Nichil enim intulimus in hunc mundum aut dubium.
     quod nec auferre quid possimus. habentes atimenta & indumenta
|r20 quibus tegamur hijs contenti sumus. Nam qui volunt divites fieri in_cidunt
     in temptacionem & laqueos diaboli & desideria multa invtilia
     & nociua. Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas. prima ad thimoth
     6. c=o=. Nowt he seyth browt we in to is world. & dowtles nout
     mow we beryn hennys. erfor haue we our liflode & our cloing
|r25 hold we vs a payd erw=t=. For o =t= willyn & wysschyn to be mad
     ryche fallyn in to temptacion & snaris of e fend & in to many
     desiris =t= be vnprofitable. & greuows vn to e sowle. For e rote he
     seyth of alle euelys in is world is couetyse. But her may be askyd a
     demawnde wheer it be laful & leful to a cristyn man to gadere
|r30 erthely tresour to gydere. To is questyon answerith a gret clerk.
     & est sanctus Thomas secundum quosdam vel Albertus secundum
     alios in compendio theologie. libro 3=o=. c=o= de auaricia. where he seyth
     =t= a man may gadre tresour to gydere on too maner wyse. On is for to
     haue hys likynge er inne onliche & not vpon entent for to releuyn hym
|r35 silf & oer men in her nede. & is maner is not lawtul. An oer maner
     is for to ben holpyn afterward w=t= hys owne good. & for to helpyn
     also oer men =t= be nedy. & is maner is boe lawful & leful. For seynt
     austyn seyth as it is rehersid in e lawe of holycherche. 12 questione
     prima. habebat dominus. That crist had pursis w=t= money which he
|r40 made Judas for to kepyn to helpyn erwt pouer men. Out of couetyse
     springith viij bronchys of oo kende. Which ben her entitlid as



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     Mawmetrie of Money  Mawmetrie of money is whan a man settyth
     Ambycyon            mor his herte vp on his erthely catel. an he
     Nygardschyp         doth vp on =t= ilke lord =t= alle hath lent &
     Tresown             sent. & sumtyme is mor willy to don & to
 |r5 Vsure               trauaylyn |r[f.38r] for mede of money & for goldis
     Symonye             loue an for mede of sowle & for goddis
     Rauayn or thefte    loue. & hath a likynge to se his catel. to
     Sacrylegye          handle it. to telle it & to schewe it. or to
     maken hys bost erof to oer men. for to be holde ryche & ryal.
|r10 And her of spekyth e apostle & seyth us. Avaricia est ydolorum
     servitus. Ad Eph 5 c=o=. Couetyse he sey is seruage of mawmetis. Vp
     on whiche wordis e glose sey us. A couetous man makyth gold
     hys god. This bronche of couetyse is perlous. not only to e sowle.
     but also to e body. for is skyle. For ryt as kyng Ezechie for =e=
|r15 grete likynge =t= he hadde to schewe his gold & his tresowr to e men
     of babilonye for to be holde ryche & ryal. erfor he les afterward
     alle to gydere. For god in chastisment of =t= synne sutfrede men of
     babilonye to come & to bere a wey alle =t= richesse as e bible re_hersith.
     ysaye 38 c=o=. & erw=t= a cordyth a gret clerk/ & est ysidorus
|r20 de summo bono. libro 3=o=. c=o= 23. Ryt so god almyty sofryth many
     a ryche man in is world to be robbyd of alle his good for e grete
     likyng =t= he hath erinne & e bost =t= he blowith erof to oer
     men. & erfor seyth e prophete in e sauter bok: Diuicie si affluant
     nolite cor apponere. Thowh rychesses fallyn plentewosly to ow. be
|r25 not in wil to sette our herte er vp on.
     Ambicyon is whan a man vsyth sleytes & sotiltes to maken hym
     self ryche. ryal. & solempne. euyng smale eftis to receyue gret_tere.
     plesyng lordis lowlich. to be a vancyd e heyer. flateryng &
     plesyng hem =t= mowe maken hym gret. seruyng & trauelyng for
|r30 loue & lordschyp as it semyth. & is is al only his entent to haue
     a gret reward at e last ende. In is vice fallyn also alle =o= men =t=
     be rauayne & extorcyonys. or ellys be eny oer fals colour or trewe
     maken hem selt ryal & riche of oer mennys godis. Of is branche
     of couetyse spekyth seynt gregory & seyth us. & est libro 20
|r35 moralium super illum textum Qui rodebant in sotitudine. Duo inquit
     sunt genera hominum ambicioni sue seruientium. vnum videlicet quod
     semper ad auariciam blandimentis utitur lingue. aliud quod aperta vi
     intendit rapine. hec doctor. Ther ben he seyth too maner of men =t=
     folwyn e synne of ambycion. On =t= vsith alwey to glosyn fayre



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     w=t= e tunge for couetyse of ing perauenture =t= is but veyn. An
     oer =t= besyeth w=t= opyn strengthe to makyn hem self ryche. be
     extorcyonys and rauayne.//.
     Nygardschip is whan a man ha y nowh & sparyth natheles. he holt
 |r5 harde. he spendyth lytil. he partyth not w=t= hys symple kyn. hath
     no pyte vp on hys pouer euyncristyn & ful litil or ellis ryt not wil
     do for e loue of god. And her of spekith Salomon |r[f.38v] & seyth us.
     Viro cupido & tenaci sine ratione est substantia. ecclesiastici 14. c=o=.
     A couetous man he sayth & a negard erw=t=. hath good w=t= owtyn
|r10 resown. for it profitith neyer hym ne noon oer man =t= lyuyth
     be syde hym. Thys bronche of couetyse tobie tawte his sone to fle
     whan he seyde ese wordys. Ex substantia tua fac elemosinam &
     noli auertere faciem tuam ab vllo paupere. ita enim fiet vt nec a te
     auertatur facies domini. quomodo potueris ita esto misericors. si mul_tum
|r15 tibi fuerit;; habundanter tribue. si exiguum tibi fuerit;; exiguum
     libenter impertire. Thobie. 4=to=. Of thy good do yn almesse & turne
     ou neuer y face a wey fro no pouer man. for an it schal so be =t=
     god schal not turne a wey his face fro e. as ou myt;; so be mercyful.
     it ou haue moche;; if plentewosly erof. if ou haue lityl;; parte
|r20 gladly & if litil.
     Tresown is whan a man is fals to hym. to whom he owte to be trewe
     for wynnyng of money or getyng of mede. In is bronche of couetyse
     trespacyd Judas =t= solde crist his owne lord to e Jewys for couetyse
     of xxx pans. as it is rehersid in e gospel. Mt 26. And e holy man
|r25 Bede seyth =t= his folweris be alle o men =t= for eny meede beryn
     fals witnesse in doom a ens her euyncristyn as e lawe of holy
     cherche rehersith. xj. q~. 3. Abiit iudas. & e skile is is. for swiche
     men for loue of e money sellyn e trewthe. & god him self is trewthe./
     Vsure is whan a man lenyth for wynnyng be couenownt priuely or
|r30 opynly. or ellis in entent to take iftis or presentis because of =t=
     lenyng. beying or sellyng e derrer for drecchyng of e payment.
     or makyng eny newe cheuesawnce. towchyng hous or lond or eny
     meble catel in entent to be payd of more an he lenyth. And dredles
     e beyere & e sellere e borwere & e lenere be bothe a cursid.
|r35 This bronche of couetyse is a ens Moyses lawe. a en cristis lawe.
     & a en e lawe of his spowse =t= is holycherche. Fyrst it is a en
     Moyses lawe. for us sey Moyses lawe. Fratri tuo absque vsura id
     quo indiget commodabis. deuteronomij 23. To thy brother w=t= owtyn
     vsure ou schalt lenyn what hym nedyth. Also it is a en cristis
|r40 lawe. for us sey cristis lawe. Mutuum date nichil inde sperantes. luce
     6. c=o=. Leene e. hopynge nowt to haue erfor. Also it is a en e



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     lawe of holicherche. For us seyth e lawe. extra de vsuris Quia in
     omnibus. =t= opin vsureris schold not be howslyd. ne beryed in
     cristyn beryelys. & what cristyn man affermeth =t= vsure is no
     synne. owith to be punschid as an heretik as e lawe of holy cherche
5   rehersith. extra de vsuris in clementinis. An heretik is he =t= bringeth
     vp or ellis folwith eny newe opynyon a en e feyth of holycherche.//.
     Symonye is whan a man takyth or euyth eyer be opyn bargayn.
     or be priuy entent eny erthely good for thyng =t= is gostly. as |r[f.39r] gold
     syluer. hows. lond catel. seruyse. or bodelych prayeris of frendis for
|r10 bisschoprychis. prouendris personagis or eny oer benefys. or ellys
     for schryuyng or howslynge. Weddyng or ordris euyng or eny oer
     sacrament of holycherche. For owt takyn only tythys & offringis
     =t= longyn to holycherche be lawe;; ellis al =t= is be couenownt calen_gyd
     for eny sacrament or bunfys. it is boe in e euer & in e taker
|r15 symonye & synne. This colour of couetyse is clepid symonye for
     is skyle. For symon magus be gan it in e newe lawe. as holy writ
     rehersith. actuum 8. This bronche of couetyse is perlous boe to e
     body & to e sowle. Ensample in holy scripture. & est 3=o= Regum
     c=o= 13. Wher it is rehersid =t= certayn men keme to kyng Jeroboam
|r20 & euyn hym iftis to ben his prestis. & for he was redy to take
     o iftis of hem. erfor it was cause of his vndoyng & of o =t= langede
     to hym. Also 4=to= Regum 5=to= c=o=. it is rehersid =t= Gyesi e which was
     seruaunt to heliseu e prophete was smyte w=t= a foul meseldrie for
     swich takyng of iftis.
|r25 Rauayn is whan a man takyth an oer mannys god a gayn his wil
     & his leeue. In is vice fallen alle tyrauntis & extorsioneris in cuntre
     & bringerys vp of newe customys. of taskys & talyagis. They also
     =t= be fals colowris of trewe puttyn men owt of her hows. her lond
     & her herytage. This bronche of couetyse is ful myscheuous as it
|r30 semyth be ensample of holy wryt. & est 3=o= Regum c=o= 21. Wher it is
     rehersid =t= kyng Acab coueytede a pouer mannys vyneart =t= hyt
     Naboth. & for he myt nout haue it w=t= e pouer mannys wil. he
     wax a greuyd w=t= hym. and cast sleyhtis to haue it a en his wil.
     & anoon orwh e consayl of Jesabel kyng acab is wif er was formyd
|r35 a fals playnt to e doom vp on is pouer man. & orwh a fals queste
     & men =t= bar fals witnesse is pouer man was demyd to e deth.
     & us gat kyng acab e vineard. But a noon as is was don god
     almyty sente to kyng acab bode be e prophete helye =t= he & his



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     wif scholde haue a schamful ende for e couetyse of e pouer mannys
     good & fals dede =t= ey hadde hym don.//.
     Sacrilegye is whan a man stelith eny thyng owt of holy place as
     e lawe canon beryth witnesse. xvij=a=. q~. iiij=a=. In this braunche of
 |r5 couetyse falle many men. Alle o =t= ben atte sent that chyrchis or
     chapelys preestis clerkys or eny man of holy cherche or eny oer
     holy place is robbid. or eny thyng at is halwyd. as chalys vestment
     or eny iewel bere a wey or relik. alle tho men =t= robbyn holycherche
     of hyre good or ben assent er to opynly. ey ben acursyd be e
|r10 lawe canown xvij=a=. questio iiij=a=. Omnes raptores ecclesie.//. |r[f.39v]
     |r<b> WRathe is a werchynge of wreche or a desyr of veniaunce. & erfor
         a man =t= is comely wroth & angry. ffel & malicyous is liknyd
     to e wolf & =t= for too skelys. On is is for ryt as e mayster of
     propirtees rehersith & est Bartholomeus libro 18. at harpe is not in
|r15 good twne =t= hath wolfys strengis & scheepis strengys meynt boe
     to gydre. for e contrariowste of kendis be twene boe. Ryt so =t=
     company leuyth not comely in good pees wher rytful men & gode_men.
     malicyous men & angry be boe to gydere conuersawnt. For
     owh e rytful men & e goode men wolde haue pees on her syde;;
|r20 et e malicious men & e angri men wil noon haue on her syde. For
     holywrit sey us. Vir iracundus suscitat rixas. Prouerbiorum 26.
     A man he seyth =t= is angry & felle areryth debat. An oer skyle is
     is. e wolf is a best =t= is perlous to greue for drede of his malice.
     For he wil a waytyn his tyme to be a vengyd on hym =t= hym hath
|r25 greuyd. Ryt so it is perlous to greue =t= man =t= is felle & malicious
     of hym silf. for swyche a man seketh hym leyser to wrekyn hys tene.
     Seyn austyn expownyng e wordis of e gospel M=t= 5. Qui irascitur
     fratri suo reus erit iudicio. Ryt as er ben sundry degrees of synne.
     Ryt so er be sundry degrees in payne. Ther ben he say iij sundry
|r30 degrees of wrathe. & ech of hem is moor greuows an oer. On
     at restith in e herte. An oer =t= is schewyd w=t= e mowthe. And
     e rydde =t= is schewid in e dede doyng. The ferste may be clepid
     hate of herte. The seconde malys of mowe. And e thridde werchyng
     of wreche. For e ferste maner of wrethe is a man worthy to be
|r35 sompnyd to pere a for e Justyce =t= is god hym self. & as a man
     =t= is gilty to stondyn to e doom & =t= is dredful. For e seconde
     maner of wrethe is man worthy to haue e sentence of e doom |r[f.40r]
     & et is =t= moor dredful. But for e rydde maner of wrathe is a



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     man worthy to go to e fer of helle =t= is endles. & =t= is most dredful.
     But her may be askyd a demawnde & is is / wheer a man be be
     holde to for eue =t= an oer man hath trespacyd a en hym. To is
     questyon answerith a gret clerk. & est Sanctus Thomas secundum
 |r5 quosdam vel Albertus secundum alios in compendio theologie libro
     3=o= c=o= de ira. Wher he seyth =t= a man may for eue an oer man his
     trespas on too manerys. On is for to puttyn a wey e wrethe &
     e heuynesse of herte =t= he hadde a gayn hym. An oer is to fallyn
     a wey fro e querel & e accyon =t= he hadde a gayn hym. As to e
|r10 ferste is euery cristyn man bownde be e lawe of charyte. for crist
     sey us in e gospel: Si non dimiseritis hominibus peccata eorum.
     nec pater celestis dimitet vobis. M=t= 6. if e for if not men her trespas.
     e fader of heuene schal not for eue ow our trespace. But to e
     seconde is not a cristyn man bownde. but if he wil hym self for to
|r15 schewen e more perfeccion. As crist for to schewe e more per_feccion
     of charyte for af hem vtterly his deth =t= slowyn him &
     seynt steuene dede e same. Owt of wrae springin vij bronchis.
     which ben here entitlid as
     Hate of herte           
|r20 Malys of mow           
     werchyng of wreche      
     Hastynesse or fershed   
     Manslawhtre             
     Vnpacyence              
|r25 Blasfemye               
     Hate of herte is whan a man spekyth litil & menyth moche malyce.
     a bydyng tyme til he may wrechyn his teene. lowryng & chaungyng
     chere. eschewyng e company =t= he hatyth. & waytyng be lawe or
     be lordschip. or ellis be strenge of euyl company to hyndrin & to
|r30 harmyn his euyncristyn in persone or in goodis. leef to plete & to
     strife. loo to a coorde. & at e laste w=t= a iudas kesse schewith a
     loue y fayned. This bronche of wrae is contrarious to charite &
     to e loue of god. For seynt John seyth us in his pistil. Si quis
     dixerit quoniam diligo deum & fratrem suum odit mendax est. prima
|r35 johannis 4=to=. Ho so euer seyth =t= he louyth god & hatith his broer
     he is a gabbere.



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     Malyce of mowe is whan a man is dispitous of hys tunge & rekenyth
     vp in his hastynesse alle e euyl =t= he kan of a man chonchynge
     colour in cheer. & scheetyng forth wordis of skorn. in schamyng &
     schenschyp of =t= mannys persone. And her a en spekith e apostil
 |r5 & seyth us. Omnis sermo matus ex ore vestro non procedat. ad ephe_sios
     4=to= c=o=. /. Nullus sermo malus ex ore vestro procedat per equi_pollenciam.
     Let not euyl word he sey goon owt of owr mowth.
     Werchyng of wreche is whan a man ha no mercy. but doth alle |r[f.40v] hys
     besynesse to schewyn his cruelte. & to parforme his wickide wil.
|r10 And herof spekyth salomon & sey us. Qui wlt vindicari a domino
     inueniet vindictam. Relinque proximo tuo nocenti te & tunc deprecanti
     tibi peccata soluentur ecclesiastici 28. He at wil be a vengid he say
     schall tyndin aenward veniawnce comyng fro owr lord god. Therfor
     for eue y neyhebor e harm =t= he ha e doon & an schall y
|r15 prayer be herd & ou schalt go qwyt of y synnys.
     Hastynesse & fershed is whan a man in e hete of his wrae & w=t= owtyn
     a vysement takyth veniawnce on hym =t= he is a greuyd w=t=.
     in smytynge or harmynge oo wyse or oer. And is bronche of yre
     & wrae is perlous. for it makith a man to do many fowl excesses.
|r20 as e lawe canon rehersith xi. q~. 3. Cum autem thessalonicam. of e
     emperowr of Rome Theodosye e which was onys so hasty & so feers
     for on of his knytis was slayn in a rore of e peple =t= he went a
     noon & w=t= owtyn eny proces of lawe or of doom dede sle nerhande
     vi owsand of e peple. & herfor as e story of holy cherche makyth
|r25 mynde & habetur in historia tripartita libro 14. Seynt Ambrese dede
     cursyn is emperowr solemlyche & wolde not suffre hym to come
     w=t=inne e cherche dore til he hadde don certayn penawnce =t= he
     hadde enioyned hym. A gayn is bronche of synne spekyth e
     apostil seynt Jame & sey us. Sit omnis homo velox ad audiendum.
|r30 tardus ad loquendum & tardus ad iram. Jacobi 4=to=. Let ech man be
     lyt to heere. slowh to spekyn & slowh to wraththe.
     Manslawhtre is whan a man reuyth an oer of his lif w=t=owtyn auct_orite
     of god. or leue of lord. & of lawe or ellis a sentownt er to.
     In is vice fallyn all o bodyly =t= ben mordereris of men priuely or
|r35 opynly. castyng or waytyng how ey mowe bringe a man to his
     bodely deth. as be enpesunnyng. be fals apelyng or be fals witnes in
     questis. And in is vice fallyn alle ey gostly =t= w=t= strok of her
     wickyd tongis sleen & quenchyn e gode loos of her euyncristyn.



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     as seynt Austyn schewith be ensample of e gospel in is maner. &
     his wordis be rehersid in e lawe canon de penitentia d prima. c=o=
     Periculose. O gospel seyth =t= crist was do to e deth at vndern An
     oer gospel sey =t= crist was do to e deth at mydday. And what
 |r5 may is variacion mene. not ellis as seynt Austyn sey. but =t= Jewis
     slow crist at vndern w=t= here tungis. & e knytis slowh hym at
     mydday w=t= here handis.//.
     Vnpacyence is whan a man grucchith a en e resonable chastysynge
     of his souerayn. & a en e vndernomyng of hys defawtis. enkyng
|r10 =t= alle is wrong =t= is a en his wil. A en is spekyth e apostil &
     sey |r[f.41r] us. Seruum dei non oporteat litigare sed mansuetum esse ad
     omnes. docibilem pacientem cum modestia. 2=a= ad thimotheum 2=o=. Hit
     behouyth not him =t= is goddis seruawnt to makyn debat but for to
     be buxham to alle. & redy to take te(u)chyng pacyent & softe of
|r15 maneris & of beryng.
     Blasfemye is whan a man spekyth & grucchith a ens god in tri_bulacion
     or in dissese or in seknesse. & enkyth =t= god is vnmytful
     or vnritful for he grawntith not him his wil a noon. demyng =t=
     he sent him moor wo. & lasse wele an he holt him self worthy. he
|r20 set no prys be pilgremagis. to corsayntis ne to holy ymagis. he
     hath no trust in prayeris & in suffragijs of holycherche for as
     moche as he is not lessid of his dissese as hastely as he wolde.
     A ens is vice spekyth seynt powl & sey us. Omnis amaritudo
     & ira & indignacio & blasfemia tollatur a vobis. ad eph 4=to=. Let al
|r25 heuynesse & wrathe indygnacyon & blasfemye be put a wey fro
     ow.
     |r<b> ENuye is e sorwe which pt oo creature ha =t= a noer farith well. or
        e gladnesse =t= he farith euele. Therfor is e enuyous man lykned
     to e hownd. For ryt as it greuyth e hownd =t= a man gooth be
|r30 e way owh =t= man do hym noon harm & ellis wolde he not berken
     vp on hym;; Ryt so it greuyth an enuyous man =t= a noer go be
     syden hym owh he =t= go be sydyn him do him noon harm. &
     ellys wold not e enuyous man bakbityn his neyhebour & spekyn
     euyl of hys euyn cristyn. Ther is sum hond of is condicyon. he wil
|r35 whil a man is present fawnyn vp on hym w=t= hys tayl. but a noon as
     =t= man turnyth his bak;; =t= same hound wil bityn hym be e hele.
     Ryt so a enuyous man in presence of him =t= he hatith wil speke
     fayre w=t= e tunge. but a noon as =t= same man turnyth bak;; e enuy_ous



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     man is redy to bakbityn him & to spekyn euyl of him in his
     absence. & erfor it is alwey good to fle e company of e enuyous
     man. as Salomon consaylith in his bok of prouerbis & say us.
     Non commedas cum homine inuido & ne desideres cibos illius. prouer_biorum
 |r5 23. Ete ou nout w=t= e enuyous man. ne desyre not his
     metis. But heer may be asked a demawnde how a man myte so
     schape hys lif. =t= no man scholde haue enuye w=t= hym. This same
     askyde Plato of his Mayster Socrates as a clerk rehersith. & est petrus
     blesensis. epistula. 69. And Socrates answerede & seyde a en to
|r10 hys dysciple. Esto inquit miser quia sota miseria caret inuidia. if
     ou wilt leuyn he sey w=t= owtyn enuye be a wrechche. for er leuyth
     no man w=t= owtyn envye but only e wrechche. Owt of enuye springeth
     iiij bronchys e which ben her entitlid. as
     Gladnesse of an noer mannys myschef  
|r15 Heuynesse of his bonchef              
     Bakbytyng                             
     Sowyng of discord                     
     Gladnesse of a noer mannys myschef is whan a man seeth his
     broer |r[f.41v] lesyn his good. for gon his frendis. fallyn in seknesse or in
|r20 dongeer of lordschip. in pouerte. in disclawndre or in eny oer
     dissese. & is er of glad & ioyful in his herte. Of =t= man spekyth
     Salomon & sey us. Qui in ruina alterius letatur non erit impunitus
     prouerbiorum 18. Ho =t= is glad =t= a noer man fallyth in myschef
     schal not a scape =t= he ne schal be punschid erfor. This bronche
|r25 of enuye ha a condicion contraryous to charyte. For it farith be
     o men =t= louyn hem to gydere & a cordyn in charyte as it doth
     be e strengis in e harpe =t= a cordyn to gydere in twne. For seynt
     Gregory seyth us & est in prologo moralium =t= whan e harpe is
     wel set in twne let oo streng be towchyd erof. & a noon schal a
|r30 noer streng =t= is his consonawnt & a cordyng w=t= him in twne
     steryn. & be meuyd at e towch of his felawe. Ryt so it faryth
     gostly Let oo good cristyn man be towchid w=t= seknesse bodely or
     w=t= eny oer myschef. a noon is er anoer good cristyn man erby
     steryd & hath er of rewe & pyte in his herte. Thus ferde seynt
|r35 powl whan he seyde us. Quis infirmatur & ego non infirmor. 2=a= ad
     corinth xj. Ho is seek he seyth & y am not seek also. / & is maner
     of perfeccion he tawte oer men whan he seyde us. Gaudete cum



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     gaudentibus & flete cum flentibus. ad Romanos 12. Be e glad w=t= hem
     =t= ben glad & ioyful. & wepe e w=t= hem =t= wepyn & ben soryful.//.
     Heuynesse of a mannys bonchef is whan a man seeth his broer
     encresyn in vertu. in rychesse. in good loos. in getyng of good loue.
 |r5 in wynnyng of worschip or in eny oer good hap & is heuy in his
     herte erof. & castyth cawtelys to hyndryn him & to a peyryn his
     name. of is bronche of pride spekyth e wise man Socrates. &
     ponitur in prouerbijs philosophorum & sey us. So wolde god at
     enuyous men haddyn her eyen & her erys in alle grete cytees &
|r10 townys =t= here hertis myte e moore be dissesid & e more ful
     of kare orwh seynge & herynge of oer mennys welfare.
     Bakbityng is whan a man a peyrith his broer bewey of disclawndre
     be it soth be it fals. feynynge falce talys & berynge fals tidynges a
     bowte. discurynge consayl =t= schold be hyd. & hydynge e trewe
|r15 =t= scholde be knowe. preysyng him =t= is vicyous & lackyng him
     =t= is vertuows. turnyng ech good word & ech good dede of him =t=
     he hatith to e worst entent. Of is bronche of enuye =t= is ful comyn
     a mongis worldly men towchith e lawe canon. vi=a=. q. p=a= Deteriores.
     Wher it is seyd =t= a bakbitere is werse an a ef or a robbere of
|r20 mennys good. & e skyle is. For it is wors to be nome a mannys
     good loos an his catel & his good. For Salomon sey us in his
     bok. Melius est inquit nomen bonum quam diuicie multe. prouerbiorum
     22. Betere is a good name an many rychessys.
     Sowyng of discord is whan a man goth & maketh hem at e debat
|r25 =t= haue be felawis or frendis be tellyng of talys for pryuy enuye |r[f.42r] &
     enmyte to some of e partyes. Of is maner of enuye spekith Salomon
     in e bok of his prouerbis. & est prouerbiorum 6. Wher he seyth
     =t= after alle oer wickid men =t= god hatith. he lothy gretly & hatith
     specialy =t= man e which sowith discord a mong his breeryn. What
|r30 man erfore so sowith e seed of dissencyon he is e fendis child
     dowtlees. for why he is contrarious to crist prince of pes. which
     =t= say us in e gospel. Beati pacifici quoniam filij dei vocabuntur.
     Mt 5. Blessyd be ey sey crist =t= been makeris of pees. for ey
     schul be clepid godis chyldryn for her goodnesse.//.
|r35 |r<b> SLowthe is a vice which is rotyd in hym =t= is vnlusty of him sylf to
         serue god or e world desyryng noon oer blisse but only eese. That
     man which is ouyn to is vice is liknyd to e asse. for is skile. For
     ryt as e asse louyth wel his ese & he is ryt loth to trauayle but



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     he be constrayned er to. & et onis more he is a best =t= goth a
     slowh paas. as e Maister of propirtees rehersith. & est bartholomeus
     libro 18. Ryt so fary man =t= folwith moche e synne of slowe he
     louyth wel bodely eese. he is looth to trauayle for his liflode but
 |r5 e gretter nede make it. if he go to cherche. he goth a slowh pas. he
     ha as leef come to late as to rathe. he ha as leef to heere no masse
     as eny. but if it be only to eschewe schame of e world. Owt of
     slowe springyn viij bronchys which be heer entitlid as
     Sluggynesse
|r10 Tendyrheed     Sluggynesse is whan a man castyth him to slepe
     Idilnesse      mochil. to lygge longe a bedde. late comynge to
     Rechileshed    e seruyse of god. hauyng no sauyr in bedis byddyng.
     Dylayng        ne no deuocion in matynys heryng & masse. Thys
     Arwnesse       vice destroyeth deuocyon & drawith a man a wey
|r15 Wanhope        fro god holly. & no wonder. for e wyse man seyde
     Heuynesse      us to hys sone. Plus vigila semper ne sompno deditus
     esto. Nam diuturna quies vicijs alimenta ministrat. Sone he seyth
     loke =t= ou a wake & yue e not to sleep & sluggynesse. For
     cild or man longe reste to take fedith mochil wickidnesse.
|r20 Tendyrhed is whan a man delitith him in softe cloynge. in nessche
     beddyng. he moste ofte be wassche. ofte be bathid. & ofte be kempt.
     he cherschith so tenderlyche his flesch =t= he may no scharpnesse
     sofre. ne noyng =t= is hard. As is goyng barfot. Welleward. leuynge
     be hard mete & drinke. lyggynge on hard lyteris. owt of lynnyn
|r25 clois. knelyng on e bare grownd. suffryng cold in handis & feet.
     & tak scharp disciplynys for e loue of god. He =t= chersith so his
     body & hys flesch =t= he may no swich ing suffre fallyth in is
     vice. This vice folwith |r[f.42v] most o men which =t= ben nursschid vp
     in kyngis courtis as it semyth be cristis wordis in e gospel. luce 7.
|r30 wher he sey us. Qui in veste preciosa sunt & in delicijs in domibus
     regum sunt. Tho men seyth crist =t= be gay in vesture & in delicys.
     haue her leuyng in kyngis howsis & er ben her dwellyngis. This
     vice is wel perlous as it semyth be e wordis of seynt Jerom & est in
     epistula centesima xvij=a= ad Julianum. Wher he sey us. Difficile
|r35 est & impossibile vt quis moriturus de delicijs transiat ad delicias.
     It is hard he sey & as yng =t= is impossible =t= he =t= deyeth in
     delytis scholde passen fro delitys to delitys a en.//.
     Idilnesse is whan a man louyth noon occupacyon but vanyte and
     werk w=t= owte profite. as pleyng at e tables. at e chesse. at e dees.



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     & alle oer game =t= no profyte is inne. e whiche ho so vsith it out
     of mesure & in vntyme. leuyng erfor a beter occupacion he fallyth
     in is (synne) vice. In is vice trespacen al o lewid & leryd =t= whan
     ey scholde serue god byn idil. or ellis occupied a bowte ing =t= is
 |r5 lasse worth boe to e body & to e sowle. Of is vice spekyth god
     almyti be e prophete eechiel. & sey us. Hec fuit iniquitas
     sodome. superbia. saturitas panis & ocium ipsius. Eechiel 16. Of sodome
     is was e wickidnesse. pride. welfare of mete & drinke & ydilnesse.
     This vice was odyous to e wyse men of e paynemys lawe. & moche
|r10 more odious it owith be to e wyse men of cristis lawe. for why e
     poete ouidie which =t= was a paynym sey us & est in libello de
     remedio amoris. Ocia si tottas periere cupidinis artes. if ou he sey
     do ydilnesse awey as it is nedful an perschyn e craftis of loue =t=
     is vnlefful. And erfor seynt Jerom seyth us in on of his pistlis.
|r15 Semper aliquid boni operis facito vt diabolus te inueniat occupatum.
     non enim facititer capi potest a diabolo qui bono vacat exercicio. Do
     ou he sey alwey sum good dede =t= e fend may finde e besy.
     For =t= man may not lytly be cawth of e deuyl in his temptacyon.
     which =t= euyth him besely to good occupacyon.
|r20 Reckeleshed is whan a man do not his diligence to godward ne to
     hys euyncristyn. as us. he takyth noon hede wheer he go to cherche
     or go not to cherche. Wheer he here matynys or noon. Wheer he
     here masse or no masse. Also he doth not his deuer to wetyn how
     his pouer euen cristyn fare be sydyn hym. be ey sek be ey not
|r25 seek. be ey nedy be ey not nedy. fare ey wel fare ey not wel. he
     maky no fors but ha an eye alwey to him silf & to no body ellys.
     & swich a man loueth not his god ne dredith not his god. for why
     Salomon seyth us in his bok. Qui timet deum nichil necgligit. eccle_siastici
     12. Ho =t= dredith god almyty he dispisith no ing =t= made
|r30 is to his worschip. |r[f.43r]
     Dylaynge is not ellis but a tarying =t= a man makyth whan he lyth
     long in hys synne. & a bydyth long in his synne er he wil be schryue
     & repentyn him of his mys dede. trowyng =t= er is but litil perel
     or noon in late repentawnce. Herof spekyth Salomon in his book &
|r35 seyth us. Ne tardes conuerti ad dominum & ne differas de die in
     diem. subito enim veniet ira eius. ecclesiastici 5. Tary ou not to be
     turnyd a en to our lord god ne differre not fro day to day. for
     sodeynliche schal his wrethe come. In is vice fallyn alle o men
     =t= contynuyn her synne fro er to er. fro day to day. fro woke to



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     woke. enkyng =t= it is no gret perel to hem if ey mowe haue hosel
     & schrifte & repentaunce in her ende. but in at ey put hem self
     in gret perel. as schewyn wel e wordis of seynt Austyn & ey ben
     rehersid in e lawe canon de penitentia. d. vij.. . Wher seynt Austyn
5   sey =t= he dar not be hotyn =t= man sikernesse for to be sauyd owh
     he take sacramentis & deye w=t= a repentawnce. Which =t= ha con_tynued
     hys synne as longe as he myte & wolde neuer leue it. til =t=
     seknesse of deth fil vp on hym. erfor sey seynt Austyn ou =t= art
     a synful man repente e of y mysdede & do y penawnce erfore
|r10 whil ou hast y bodyly hele. For if ou repente e what tyme
     ou myt no lengur synne. y synnys haue forsake e & not ou y
     synnys.
     Arwnesse is whan a man leuyth his good purpos for drede of perelys
     =t= mowe falle. as us. Som man enkyth =t= it were nedful to hym
|r15 to go certayn pilgremagis. but afterward e same castyth =t= he
     myte lytly fallyn in to sundry seknesses or deyn in his pilgremagis
     goyng. Wherfor he wil not erof but fallyth awey from his purpos
     for drede of perelis. Also sum man purposith & enkyth in his herte
     to yuen certayn almesse to pouer men for to make hem to pray
|r20 for hym. but afterward e same enkyth =t= e world is hard & =t=
     he may lithly be come pouer hym self. Wherfor he fally a wey from
     e ferst purpos. Of ys vyce spekyth Salomon & sey us. Noti esse
     pusillanimis in animo tuo & facere elemosinam non despicias. ecclesias_tici
     7. c=o=. Wil ou not ben arw in yn herte. & haue ou not despit
|r25 of pouer to do hem yn almesse.//.
     Wanhope is whan a man holdith hym self so wickyd =t= he may not
     be a mendyd. enkyng =t= his frayelte & his febilnesse is so gret =t=
     he may w=t= stonde no temptacionys. & erfor he let e fend werche
     & folwith e wil also of e flesch as ofte as he is temptyd. he cryeth
|r30 after noon help of god. he ordeyneth hym silf to w=t= stonde no temp_tacion.
     but euer he demyth him silf worthy to be dampnyd. he wil
     not schryuyn hym of his euyl lif. ne repente him of his synne.
     letyng =t= it is vnpossibil a en e rytwisnesse of god to euyn grace
     |r[f.43v] & mercy to pray or to faste erfor. or to don eny almesse he ne
|r35 holt it but a folye. & swich a man is ofte temptyd to sleen hym silf.
     Of is vice spekyth seint Jerom & seyth us & est super psalmum
     108. Judas he sey trespacyd more whan he hyng him silf. an whan
     he be trayde crist. & e skele is. For ne hadde he fallyn in wanhope



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     he schold neuer haue hangid him silf. Now endeles wanhope is e
     most synne =t= is. for it is so gret a synne =t= as crist recordit in e
     gospel M=t= 12 & luce 12. it schal neuer be for ouyn in is world ne
     in =t= oer.
 |r5 Heuynesse is whan a man ha no likynge to seruyn his god a ryt.
     & ey he sey many bedis et he hath erw=t= no deuocion. Of swich
     men spekith seynt Jerom & seyth us. & ponitur in canone de con_secratione.
     d 5. Non mediocriter. Melor est inquit septem psalmorum
     decantacio cum cordis puritate & spiritual hillaritate quam vnius
|r10 psalterij modulacio cum anxietate cordis atque tristicia. Beter is he
     sey e seyng of seuene psalmis w=t= clennesse of herte & a gostly
     gladnesse erwt. an e seyng of an hool sawter w=t= heuynesse of
     herte & care. Therfor seyth e prophete us. Detectare in domino &
     dabit tibi peticiones cordis tui. Haue y likinge in our lord god. &
|r15 he schal eue e yn askynge of yn herte./
     |r<b> GLotonye is a talent w=t=owtyn temperure & mesure to mete or to
         drinke. A glotown is liknyd to e bere for too skelys. On is is.
     The bere alwey ha a maner of talent in his tunge to certayn metis
     which =t= he louyth. & =t= makyth him ofte to likken hys tunge. as
|r20 experyence schewith wel at eye. Ryt so a gloton ha al wey a
     maner of talent in his tonge to laste metis =t= be deynte. Anoer
     skile is is. e bere ha so gret delyt to e hony. =t= he wil come to
     =t= place wher he gessy to fynde a swarm of been & likkyn a wey
     her hony. Which ey haue trauaylid abowte as e Maister of propir_tees
|r25 rehersith. & est Bartholomeus libro 18. Ryt so a gloton delityth
     him so gretly in swete metis & delicious drinkis =t= he is not a schamyd
     to go wher he may sunnyst fynde swete musselis & deuowre =t= oer
     men haue sore trauaylid fore. But heer may be askid a demawnde.
     & is is. Wheer it be ony synne to a cristyn man to ete deynte metis
|r30 & drinke delycious drinkis. To is questyon answerith seynt Gregory
     & est libro xxx moralium. & sey nay. for why he sayth. us do we
     many a tyme w=t= owtyn synne. & if er be eny trespas as towchyng
     is mateer it lyth neyer in e mete ne in e drinke but in e appetit
     & in talent of hym =t= delityth hym to mochel in swich metis &
|r35 swich drinkis. And seynt Gregory specifyeth in e same place fyue
     manerys wherby a man may fallyn in to glotonye. The ferste is if a
     man abide not resonable tyme but sunner eti an he scholde. The
     secunde is. if a man couayte to mochil for to haue metis =t= be deynte. |r[f.44r]



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     The ridde is if a man ordeyne =t= his mete be ouerdeliciously dyt.
     The fourthe is if he be to gredy in his etyng. The fifte is it he
     passe mesure in mete takyng. And ese fyue manerys mowe be
     brout & comprehendid in fowre bronchis at growyn owt of glotonye.
5   which ben heer entitlid be name as
     Gredynesse                   
     Lustyhed                     
     Surfet in etyng & drinkyng   
     And of curye curyowshed      
|r10 Gredynesse is whan a man etyth & drinkyth ouer hastly & mesurith
     not wel him silf. In is vice fallyn ey =t= on fastyng days wil not
     abydin e owr of noon. & sittyn lengur at e mete. & etyn moore
     at e meel an ey woldyn ellys. Sumtyme ey engruytyn hem silf
     ouer euyn for drede of hungur on e morwyn. & brekyn e fastis
|r15 =t= owtyn to ben holde. As apostelis euenys. vigilijs. embryng days.
     & al e fridays in e er. e aduent. & e lenton. They also quenchyn
     her hungyr w=t= spycis & confeccionys. or ellys w=t= crustyng of bred
     & ouer moche drinke. Whan ey scholde faste. Aens is vice spekith
     Salomon & seyth us. Noti auidus esse in omni epulacione. ecclesias_tici
|r20 37. Wil ou nowt be gredy in euery meel.
     Lustihed is whan a man settyth his herte alle to gydere in delicys
     & ha noo ioye but whan he may spekyn of welfare. & be seruyd
     w=t= deynte metis. w=t= delicious drinkis. karyng at ech meel how lusti_liche
     he may fare at e nyxte. sparyng for no coost. & letyng no
|r25 good so wel dispendid as on good mete & good drinke. Hit faryth
     be o men =t= yuen hem to lustyhed as it dede be a certayn secte
     of philosofris. Seynt Austyn tellyth. & est in quodam sermone de
     verbis domini & apostoli =t= er were to sectis of philosofris in e
     cyte of athenis. be twene whom was a gret altercacion & debat for
|r30 diuersyng of opynyonys. e ferste were clepid Stoycy. =t= oer were
     clepid Epicurei. Tho men Stoyci seyden =t= e moste souerayn blisse
     =t= a man myte haue is for to delityn him hollyche in vertewis & in
     noing ellis. But e epicureys seyde =t= e moste souerayn blisse
     =t= a man may haue. is for to delytin him hollyche in lustis of e
|r35 flesch. Whiles ese philosofris stryuyn us to gydere in opynyonys
     cam seynt poul in to e same cyte & diuersede fro hem boe. &
     seyde. =t= soeliche e moste souerayn blisse =t= eny man may haue
     is to leuyn in clennesse of sowle & to delityn him in hys god. Ryt
     so it farith now in partye er be some of =t= oo secte. & some of =t=
|r40 oer. Alle o men =t= ben vertewous in cunnyng & not in leuyng. be
     folwerys of e ferste secte. But er ben oer =t= delityn hem in metis



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     & drinkys & welfare. & =t= ben of epicuryys secte. And of hem spekith
     seynt poul |r[f.44v] & seyth us. Quorum deus venter est & gloria in con_fusione.
     ad philippenses 3=o=. Her bely is here god & here ioy schal
     turne in to confusyon.//.
 |r5 Surfet in etyng or drenkyng is whan a man pamprith so his bely with
     mete & w=t= drynke =t= he may not browke it w=t= hele. so =t= he lesyth
     his syte & alle his wit. & e weeldynge of hys lemys. he ianglith.
     he bosti. he profrith to werke maystries. & er he wenyth to sey
     weel. he spekyth a en reson. In is vice fallyn ey =t= in ryot & in
|r10 rere soperis wastyth more an nedith owt of tyme & owt of mesure.
     distroyng vitaylis & cristynmennys liflode be e which many a
     pouer man myte be refreschschyd. Of is vice spekith crisostomus.
     & ponitur in de consecratione. d. 5. Nichil enim. & sey us. Excessus
     inquit ciborum consumit & putrefacit corpus humanum & macerat
|r15 egritudine diuturna. & tunc morte crudeti consumit. Surfet of metis
     wastyth & rotyth a mannys body & pryuyth it w=t= long seknesse &
     afterward bringith it to a foul deth. And erfor consaylith vs e
     apostil for e beter & seyth us. Sicut in die honeste ambulemus
     non in commesacionibus & ebrietatibus. ad Romanos 12. Walke we
|r20 now as in e day honestly leuyng & not in surfetis of mete and
     drynke./
     Curyouste of curye is e ferthe branche of glotonye. is is whan a
     man kan not holdyn hym payd w=t= esy fare & meene maner of seruyse.
     but ordeyneth many curious metis ech diuers fro oer. moor for to
|r25 encrecyn his appetyt an for to quenchyn his hungur. In is vyce
     fallyn alle o men. Which wastyn a wey alle her good in etyng &
     drynking & grete festis makyng. Of is vice spekyth a clerk in his
     bok. & est Innocencius in libello de miseria condicionis humane. Wher
     he seyth us. Contempnitur inquit mediocritas & superfluitas affecta_tur.
|r30 In diuersitate ciborum & varietate saporum auiditas nescit modum.
     & voracitas excedit mensuram. sed & inde grauatur stomacus. turbatur
     sensus. opprimitur intellectus. inde non satus & sanitas sed morbus
     et mors. Audi inquit super hoc inquit sentenciam sapientis. & est
     ecclesiastici 37. Noti auidus esse in omni eputacione & non te effundas
|r35 super omnem escam. in multis enim escis est infirmitas & multi propter
     crapulam obierunt. hec ille. This clerk reprouyth swich wast in metys
     & seyth us. Meene maner he seyth in seruyse of metys is dispysid.
     & surfet is coueytid. & browt inne. In dyuersyte of metis & gret



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     variacion of smellis & sauorys gredynesse can no mesure. Herfor it
     is he seyth =t= e stomak is dissesid. witte disturblid. & vnderstanding
     is oppressyd. her of he seyth comyth noon helthe. but soor seknesse
     & deth. Therfor seyde Salomon us. Be ou not gredy in ech meel.
 |r5 ne sched not owt y silf vp on ech mete at ow seest. for many
     metis schul be cause of many seknessis. and for swich surfetys many
     haue deyd be for is tyme.//. |r[f.45r]
     |r<b> LEcherye is an vnleful lust =t= comyth of e frayelte of e flesch
         & defoylith e sowle which =t= is er to y knet. A lecherous man is
|r10 liknyd to an hog or to a swyn. For ryt as e hog is a best =t= louyth
     wel for to be in a foul place;; Ryt so a lecherous man louyth for
     to ben w=t= company =t= is dishonest & in badde place wher he may
     fulfelle his fowle lust. Therfor it is rehersid in e bok of philofris
     prouerbys. =t= er was a lecherous man which =t= spak to e filosofre
|r15 Pictagoras & seyde =t= him owte meryer to be conuersawnt w=t=
     wymmen an w=t= clerkis & philosophris. And e gode man answerede
     a en ful wisly & seyde in is maner. This is he sey to me no wonder.
     For a sowe or a swyn ha leuer to walwyn in a foul sloo;; an to
     waschyn hym in a fayr ryuer. Owt of lecherye springyn eyte brown_chis
|r20 which ben heer entitlyd be name. as
     Symple fornicacion              
     Spowsbreche                     
     Incest                          
     Rauyssching of woman               Be War
|r25 Vyolacyon of mayndenhod         
     Abusyon                         
     Pollucyon                       
     Synne a en keende              
     Symple fornicacion is trespace be twyx sengle man & sengle womman.
|r30 & ow is be e lest bronche of lecherye. it it owith to be eschewid
     for is skyle. For as a certayn clerk sey. & est Petrus lumbardus in
     glosa super illud prime ad corinth. 6. Omne peccatum quodcumque
     fecerit homo extra corpus est. qui autem fornicatur in corpus suum
     peccat. Alle oer synnys he sey defoylyn bote a mannys sowle only.
|r35 but fornicacion & lecherye ha of him self boe to defoyle body
     & sowle.
     Spowsbreche is a trespace in e weddid man =t= takyth an oer an
     hys owne wif. or ellis in a weddid womman =t= goo & takyth an



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     oer an here owne hosbonde. This bronche of lecherye is greuous.
     for as moche as god made wedlok aboue an hy in paradys. whan he
     schoop e womman & made here of on of e mannys rybbis. &
     knettyng er a knotte which =t= he wold not eftsonys vnknettyn.
 |r5 Than is it a perlous ing to brekyn =t= ilke knotte e whiche god
     made hym silf & wolde neuer haue it vnknet. Of is bronche of
     lecherye y fynde a dredful word. & it is put in e lawe canon. d 56.
     Diuulgatum est wher it rehersid at bonifas e pope martyr. Wrot
     to e kyng of yngelond & seyde us. It is pubplyschyd to vs in
|r10 frawnce be maner of prophecye =t= it englysch men breke e knotte
     of wedlok & folwe hordom & lecherye at er schal springe of hem
     a wickid seed in tyme =t= is comynge. |r[f.45v] The seed schal not ellis be
     but childrin which ey schul bringe forth in lecherye. this seed
     schal multiplie so ferforth in e lond =t= e peple schal not be streng
|r15 in batayle ne stable in e fayth of holycherche. & so ey schul haue
     no worschip of name to e worldward. & also god schal hatyn hem
     & not louyn. as it schal be schewid be wreche =t= is comynge.
     Incest is trespace be twene hem =t= be flescly be sibbe. as fader &
     dowhter. moder & sone. broer & suster. cosyn & cosyn. or in eny
|r20 maner kynrede alyed w=t= inne e fowrthe degre of sibbrede. The
     same synne is also vndyrstande in ech degre of gostly sibbrede.
     As be twyx godfader & goddowter. godsone & godmoder. or eny
     of her childrin. In ese for seyd bronchis of lecherye may a man
     or a woman trespacyn in two manerys. On is in wil. An oer is in
|r25 dede. In wil trespacyth he or sche dedly =t= sore setty his herte vp
     on loue =t= is vnlawful. & sumtyme for loue waxith seek makyng
     songis of paramowris. / writyng letteris/. sendyng iftis./ wowyng
     w=t= fayr wordis/. downsyng & syngyng & makyng cheer in gay
     appareyl. & in quynte disgysynge to seme plesawnt & amyable.
|r30 Also if a womman make her self orwh coryous a teer. & be craft
     to seme fayr & fresscher an kynde hath grawntyd. w=t= nyce cheer
     of lokynge of goyng & delectable wordis. drawynge mennys hertis
     to folye & to synne. In dede men trespacyn whan e lust is fulfillyd.
     & so it semyth & soth it is. =t= e wil & e wisschyng/. e speche
|r35 & e lokynge/ clippynge & kyssynge/ halsyng & handlyng/ talkynge
     and towchynge/ & nyce cheer makynge/ in entent of lecherye may
     make boe man & womman worthy to be dampnyd as for a dedly
     synne.
     Rauysschyng is whan a man ledith a wey anoer mannys dowter
|r40 w=t=owtyn his wil & his wityng. For swich defawte he is worthy to
     be ded as be e lawe emperyal. Neyeles holycherche may hym



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     saue fro e deth as e lawe canon rehersith. 36. q. p=a=. Illa lex. And
     her of spekyth e byble genesi 34. Wher it is rehersyd =t= a certayn
     man at hyte Sychem. caste his loue to Lyes dowter & for he
     rauysched here & trespacyde w=t= here. god suffrede hym to be slawe
 |r5 & be ded erfore.
     Vyolacion of maydenhod is whan a man be nomyth a womman e
     flowr of her maydenhed be sche secler or regler. & is is a gret synne
     as be godis lawe. For why seynt Austyn seyth in libro de sancta
     virginitate. at e stat of wedlock is good. e staat of wedeweschip
|r10 is better. but e staat of mayndenhed is altherbest. This |r[f.46r] loore is
     is |r{sic!} growndid vpon e apostil wher he seyth us. Qui matrimonio
     iungit virginem suam. benefacit & qui non iungit metius facit. & postea
     toquens de nuptis & viduis. Mulier inquit alligata est viro quanto
     tempore viuit. quod si dormierit vir eius. liberata est a lege viri. cui
|r15 wlt nubat beacior autem erit si sic permanserit secundum concilium
     meum. =e= ad chorinth 7. He =t= maryeth his dowter =t= is a mayde
     he doth wel. & he =t= marye not doth beter. And an spekyng of
     wyuys & widewys he sey us. A womman is bownde to her hosbonde
     as longe as he leeuyth. but whan he is ded an is sche fre fro e
|r20 lawe of wedlook. if sche wil be weddid a en. wel is. but sche he
     seyth schal be worthy moor blisse to dwelle stylle a wodewe after
     my consayl.
     Abusyon is knowyng of womman in maner at is a en e kours
     at is limytid in e lawe of keende. & in e lawe of god. As if a
|r25 man vse his wif as sche were his concubine. Or it sche entyce e
     man as he were her lemman owt of kendely maner or passyng skilful
     maner. moor to parforme lust an for to multeplye froyt & in en_cresynge
     e freelte of e flesch to lykyng w=t= hote metis & drynkis.
     w=t= spicys & medicynys. w=t= ydelnesse & eese. towching & kyssyng.
|r30 & makyng cheer =t= is vnchast. Also if =t= ilke lust be not for bore
     in tyme of naturel seknesse. & fro e child quyking to e purifica_cion.
     & swyche dayes & nytis as owyn to be fastid or halwid be
     e lawe. In ese manerys & many mo may a man wi his wif boe
     dedly & venyally fallyn in to synne.//.
|r35 Pollucion is dremyng illusyon of lecherye =t= fallyth on a man or
     woman slepyng w=t= an leful likyng. as ey it were in dede. Of is synne
     spekyth bede libro primo de gestis anglorum. & e same is put in
     e lawe of holycherche d 6. Testamentum. Wher it is rehersid how



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     =t= seynt Austyn e apostil of ynggelond sente to seynt Gregory for
     to be enformyd of is perlous synne. & seynt Gregory wrot to hym
     is sentence. =t= Illusyon which =t= comyth to a man dremynge.
     comyth sumtyme of superfluyte of mateer. or of seknesse. & an
 |r5 is not for to drede for it is anne no synne Somtyme it fallyth of
     e deuelys deceyt for enuye =t= he hath to a chast man or woman.
     & an it is a venyal synne. And sumtyme it comyth of to mochil
     mete & drinke & of to moche sleep & eese. & an it is a dedly synne.
     & of alle ese a man |r[f.46v] may haue euydence. & knowynge. after tyme
|r10 =t= he is a wakyd if he wolde wel ransakyn hym silf.
     Synne a en keende is schortly alle maner lecherye =t= womman doth
     w=t= owtyn man. or man w=t= owtyn womman. of ese re laste synnys
     spekyth seynt Austyn & seyth. =t= ei be so fowl & so horrible =t=
     crist him self for schame erof was in poynt to haue left his incarna_cion.
|r15 neuer to haue take flesch & blood in sauacyon of mankeende.
     Also seynt Jerom super illud Lux orta est eis. seyth at on cristemasse
     nyt al o at were infectyd in is maner of synne. Were distroyed
     orwh out alle e world. For is synne a en keende were fyue grete
     cytees distroyed w=t= stynkyng brenston & wildefeer. as e bible
|r20 rehersith genesi 18. wherfor e wyse man Innocencius de miseria
     condicionis humane. towchith =t= same// processe & seyth =t= god wolde
     not commyttyn power to his awngelis to a vengyn is synne. but
     conseruede at power specially to hym silf. & dede hym self execucion
     to schewe e greuoushed of is horrible synne. A en is synne =t=
|r25 stynketh as brenston in e syte of god spekyth a gret clerk. & est
     Alanus de planctu nature. wher he schewith at euery creature scholde
     kendely hatyn is fowle synne. for it is a en alle e ordre of keende.//.
     Fro e seed of sorwe at is synne god schyld vs orwh his mercy
     & grawnt vs his grace. That we// mowe after our hennys wendyng
|r30 come to heuene =t= blisful place. Amen.//.
   
     Explicit Tractatus De Septem Peccatis Mortalibus. Ouem Composuit
     Reuerendus Magister Frater Ricardus Lauynham. Ordinis Beatis_sime DeiGenitricis  Marie De    Monte Carmeli.//.
   
     