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1 . (CMMIRK,1.3)

ADVENT SONDAY . (CMMIRK,1.4)

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Good men and woymen , +tys day , as +ge knowen well , ys cleped
Sonenday yn +te Aduent ; +tat ys , +te Sonenday of Cristys comyng .
Wherfor +tys day holy chyrch makyth mencyon of two comyngys of Crist ,
Godys sonne , ynto +tys world , forto by mankind out of +te deueles
bondage , and to bryng hym and weldoers to +te blys +tat euer schall
last . (CMMIRK,1.6)

And his o+ter comyng , +tat schall be at +te day of dome , forto deme
all wikytdoers ynto +te pyt of hell for euermor . (CMMIRK,1.7)

But +te $forme comyng of Cryst ynto +tys world broght ioy and blysse
wyth hym ; (CMMIRK,1.8)

+terfor holy chyrch vsyth summe songes of melody , as Alleluja and
o+ter . (CMMIRK,1.9)

And for +te comyng of Cryst to +te dome schall be so jrus and so cruell
, +tat no tong may tell , +terfor holy chirch layth downe sum songes of
melody as : ' Te Deum laudamus , ' ' Gloria in excelsis , ' and '
Weddyng . ' (CMMIRK,1.10)

For aftyr +tat day schall weddyng neuer be . (CMMIRK,1.11)

+Tus holy chirche lay+te downe songys of melody befor , yn tokenyng of
vengans +tat woll come aftyr . (CMMIRK,1.12)

Then of +te fyrst comyng of Cryst into +tys world , +tus sayth Seynt
Austyne : ' +Ter ben +tre +tyngys +tat ben ryuet yn +tys world : burth
, trauell , and de+te . ' (CMMIRK,1.13)

+Tys ys +te testament +tat Adam , our formast fadyr , made to all his
ospryng aftyr hym , +tat ys : forto be borne yn sekenes , forto lyuen
yn trauayle , and forto dye yn drede . (CMMIRK,1.14)

But Crist - blessyt most he be ! - he come forto be executure of +tys
testament : (CMMIRK,1.15)

and was borne , (CMMIRK,1.16)

and trauayld , (CMMIRK,1.17)

and dyet . (CMMIRK,1.18)

He was borne to bryng man out of sekenes ynto euerlastyng hele ;
(CMMIRK,1.19)

he trauaylde forto bryng man ynto euerlastyng <P_2> reste ;
(CMMIRK,2.20)

he was ded forto bryng man ynto +te lyfe +tat neuer schall haue ende .
(CMMIRK,2.21)

+Tys was +te cause of Crystys fyrst comyng ynto +tys world . Wherfor he
+tat wyll scape +te dome +tat he wyll come to at +te second comyng , he
most lay downe all maner of pride and heynes of hert , and know
hymselfe +tat he ys not but a wryche and slyme of erth , and soo hold
mekenes yn his hert . (CMMIRK,2.22)

He most trauayl his body yn good werkes , and gete his lyfe wyth swynke
, and put away all ydylnes and slewth . (CMMIRK,2.23)

For he +tat wyll not trauayle here wyth men , as Seynt Barnard sayth ,
he schall trauayle ay wyth +te fendes of hell . (CMMIRK,2.24)

And for dred of deth he mot make hym redy to his God , when he woll
send aftyr hym , +tat ys : schryuen of his synnys , and allway kepe his
concyens clene not forto abyde from lenton to lenton , but as sone as
he fele+te +tat he hath synnet , anoon goo schryue hym , and mekly take
+te dome of his schryft-fadyr : (CMMIRK,2.25)

+ten schall he haue yn +te day of dome gret remedy and worschip .
(CMMIRK,2.26)

For ryght as a knyght scheweth +te wondys +tat he ha+te yn batayle , yn
moche comendyng to hym ; ryght so all +te synnys +tat a man hath
schryuen hym of , and taken hys penans for , schull be +ter yschewet yn
moch honowre to hym , and moche confucyon to +te fende . (CMMIRK,2.27)

And +tose +tat haue not schryuen hom , hit schall be schowet to all +te
world yn gret confusyon and schenschyp . (CMMIRK,2.28)

+Tys ys sayde for +te fyrst commyng of Cryst ynto +tys world .
(CMMIRK,2.29)

The secunde comyng of hym to +te dome schall so cruell be , and
ferdfull , and horrybull , +tat +ter schal com befor xv dayes of gret
drede ; (CMMIRK,2.30)

so by +te drede of +tes dayes +tat comen befor , a man may know aparty
the horobylyte +tat schall be yn +te dome , +tat comyth aftyr .
(CMMIRK,2.31)

The fyrst day , as Saynt Jerom sayth , +te see schall aryse vp yn hyr
styd , soo +tat +te watyr schall be hear then ayny hyll , by xl=ti=
cubytys , stondyng styll yn her styd , as hit wer a wall .
(CMMIRK,2.32)

The ij. day hit schall fall downe , so +tat vnne+te hit schall be
yseyne . (CMMIRK,2.33)

The iij. day +te seeswyne and +te cloppys of +te see schull <P_3> stond
on +te see and make roryng noyse so hyddous , +tat no man can tell hit
but God hymselfe . (CMMIRK,3.34)

The iiij. day +te see and all watyrs schull bren . (CMMIRK,3.35)

The v. day treus and herbys schull swete blode , (CMMIRK,3.36)

and all fowles schull come togedyr and no+ter ete ne drynke for ferd of
+te dome comyng . (CMMIRK,3.37)

The vj. day all byldyngys and castelles schull fall adowne to +te
grownde , (CMMIRK,3.38)

and an horrybull fyre schall aryse at +te sonne goyng downe , and +ten
a+geyne at +te vprysyng of hym . (CMMIRK,3.39)

The vij. day all stons and rockes schull vche all tobeton o+ter wyth a
hydwes noyse , whech noyse God hymselfe schall know and vndyrstond .
(CMMIRK,3.40)

The viij. day +te er+te schall quake so horribuly , +tat no best schall
stond on hit , (CMMIRK,3.41)

but all schall fal to +te grownd . (CMMIRK,3.42)

The ix. day all hyllys and mowntaynys schull turne ynto powdyr ,
(CMMIRK,3.43)

and +te er+te schall be made playne and euen . (CMMIRK,3.44)

The x. day men schull goo out of hur dennys +ter +tay daret for drede
so amated for fer , +tat non schall speke to o+ter . (CMMIRK,3.45)

The xj. day all +te bones of +te ded men schull ryse and stond vp on
hor graues , (CMMIRK,3.46)

and +tat day all graues schull opyn . (CMMIRK,3.47)

The xij. day sterres schull fall from heuen and spred out of hom
brennyng lemes . (CMMIRK,3.48)

The xiij. day all men schull be redy to aryse +tat haue ben ded befor .
(CMMIRK,3.49)

The xiiij. day heuen and er+te schull bren so horrybly , +tat no man
may tell hit . (CMMIRK,3.50)

The xv. day heuen and er+t schull be made newe , (CMMIRK,3.51)

and all men and woymen and childyrne schull aryse vp yn +te age of
xxx=ti= +gere and come to +te dome . (CMMIRK,3.52)

Then schal Ihesu Crist , veray God and man , come to +te dome , and al
seyntys wyth hym , and schow all his wondys all fresch , and newe , and
bledyng , as +tat day +tat he deyet on +te crosse . (CMMIRK,3.53)

And +ter +te crosse schall be schewet all blody , and all o+ter
ynstrumentys of his passyon . (CMMIRK,3.54)

Then sory may +tay be +tat haue ben wont to swer by his hert , by sydes
, by blod and bones of hym ; (CMMIRK,3.55)

+tat schall be to hym a hygh fure and a hygh confusyon , (CMMIRK,3.56)

but +tay wer sory +terof befor . (CMMIRK,3.57)

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Then schall Cryst heghly +tonke hom , and prayse hom +tat han don mercy
to hor euen-cristyn , (CMMIRK,4.59)

and schall say +tus to hom : ' My fadyrs blessyd chyldyrne come+te ynto
+te joy +tat euer schall last . (CMMIRK,4.60)

For when I was hongry , +ge fedden me ; (CMMIRK,4.61)

when I was thursty , +ge gaf me dryngke ; (CMMIRK,4.62)

when I was naket , +ge clo+tet me ; (CMMIRK,4.63)

when I was herberles , +ge herbert me ; (CMMIRK,4.64)

when I was seke , +ge vyset me ; +gevyng me +tat +tat was nedfull to me
; (CMMIRK,4.65)

when I was yn pryson , +ge come to me (CMMIRK,4.66)

and confortet me . (CMMIRK,4.67)

For when +ge dyddyn +tus for my loue , +ge dydden hyt to me
(CMMIRK,4.68)

and as moche +tonke I kan you for +tat +ge dydden to +te lest of myn ,
as +ge hadden don hit to myn owne selfe ; wherfor goo +ge now ynto +tat
ioye +tat euer schall last . ' (CMMIRK,4.69)

Then schall he horrubly rebuken ryche men +tat han don no mercy , and
say to hom spytwysly +tus : ' Goo +ge curset lystes ynto +te payne of
helle , (CMMIRK,4.70)

for +ge hadden ynogh wherof to haue fed me and my seruantys , and +geue
me dryngke , yclo+tet me , and herbert me , and holpen me yn my sekenes
, and vyset me yn my dyses , (CMMIRK,4.71)

and +ge wold not , (CMMIRK,4.72)

but louet your good and not me . Wherfor goo +ge now ynto +te fyre of
helle +tat ys ordeynt to +te fendys of hell wythout any mercy ;
(CMMIRK,4.73)

for +ge wold do no mercy , (CMMIRK,4.74)

and +terfor +ge schull haue no mercy . ' (CMMIRK,4.75)

Then woo schall be to hom +tat schall here +tys rebuke yn +tat day ;
(CMMIRK,4.76)

+ter schall no pleder helpe , ne gold , ne syluyr , ne othyr yftes ;
(CMMIRK,4.77)

but as a man hath don , he schall haue . (CMMIRK,4.78)

He schall haue accusars aboue hym , wythyn hym , on aythyr syde hym ,
and vndyr hym , +tat he schall no way scape . (CMMIRK,4.79)

Aboue hym schall be Crist his domes-man so wro+te , +tat no tong con
tell , for he dyt no mercy ; wythyn hym his on concyens accusyng hym of
+te lest +toght +tat euer he dyd amys ; hys angyll on +tat on syde
tellyng hym redely wher and how oft he ha+te don amys ; on +tat o+ter
syde fendes chalenchyng hym horres as by ryght ; vndyr hym helle
+geonyng , and galpyng , and spyttyng fyre and stench forto swolon hym
ynto +te payne +tat neuer schall haue ende . (CMMIRK,4.80)

Thys , good men , +ge schull know well +tat yn +te day of dome pore men
schull be domes-men wyth Cryst , and dome +te ryche . (CMMIRK,4.81)

For all +te woo +tat pore men hauen , hit ys by +te ryche men ;
(CMMIRK,4.82)

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and +togh +tay haue moche wrong , +tay may not gete amendes , tyll +tay
come to +tat dome ; (CMMIRK,5.84)

and +ter +tay schall haue all hor one lust of hom . (CMMIRK,5.85)

For when +tay haue wrong , and mow gete non amendys , +ten +tay pray
ful hertely to God forto qwyt hom yn +te day of dome ; (CMMIRK,5.86)

and woll he truly . (CMMIRK,5.87)

For +tus he sayth by his profyt : ' Kepytt your veniauns to me ,
(CMMIRK,5.88)

and I wyll qwyt you . ' Wherfor , syrs , for Goddys loue , whyll +ge
byn here , makyth amendes for your mys-dedys , and maky+te hom your
frendes +tat schall be our domes-men , and tryst +ge not to hom +tat
schall com aftyr you , lest +ge ben deseyuet , and dredyth +te payne of
hell +tat schall last wythouten any ende . (CMMIRK,5.89)

Seynt Bede telle+te +tat +ter was a husbond-man here yn Englond +tat
fell seke , and lay as for ded from +te euentyde tyll +te morow .
(CMMIRK,5.90)

+Ten aros he , (CMMIRK,5.91)

and departed his gedys yn +tre partyes , (CMMIRK,5.92)

and his partye he gaf to pore men , (CMMIRK,5.93)

and +gede (CMMIRK,5.94)

and was made a monke yn an abbay +tat stod by a watyr syde . Ynto +te
whech watyr ych nyght he +gede yn , wer hyt neuer soo coold forste ,
(CMMIRK,5.95)

and stod ther long tyme of +te nyght . (CMMIRK,5.96)

And when he was asket , why he put hymselfe ynto so moche penaunce , he
vnswered : ' Forto eschoyn +te more payne +tat I haue seyn , '
(CMMIRK,5.97)

and ete barly-bred , (CMMIRK,5.98)

and dranke watyr all his lyfe aftyr . (CMMIRK,5.99)

And he wold tell to relygyous men +te payne +tat he segh , +tat was soo
gret , +tat he cowthe not tel hit openly . (CMMIRK,5.100)

He sayde +tat an angyll lad hym ynto a place +tat on +te toon syde was
suche a colde , that no tong myght tell +te payne +terof ;
(CMMIRK,5.101)

and on +tat o+ter syde was suche a hete , +tat no man myght tell +te
payne +terof , ny of +te hete : (CMMIRK,5.102)

and sowles wern cast out of +tat won into +te to+ter . (CMMIRK,5.103)

And so +tat angyll schewet hym +te fyre +tat come out at +te mow+te ,
+tat was +te fyre of hell ; +tat was so hote , +tat als ferre as he
myght seen hit , hym +toght he brennet for hete . (CMMIRK,5.104)

And yn +te lees +terof he segh sowles bulmyng vp and don , cryyng
horrybuly , and a noyse of fendes cryyng : ' Sle , sle , sle , sle ,
sle , sle , (CMMIRK,5.105)

opon +te broche , (CMMIRK,5.106)

rost hote , (CMMIRK,5.107)

cast ynto +te cawdren , (CMMIRK,5.108)

sethe fast yn pyche , and cood , and brymston , and hot leed ! '
(CMMIRK,5.109)

+Tus +tay +tat ben dampnet to hell , +tay styntyn neuer to cry and
+gelle : ' Woo ys hym +tat +tedyr schall goo . ' (CMMIRK,5.110)

God hymselfe scheld vs +terfro , (CMMIRK,5.111)

and bryng vs to +te blys he boght vs to . (CMMIRK,5.112)

Amen . (CMMIRK,5.113)

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2 . (CMMIRK,6.116)

DE FESTO SANCTI ANDREE ET EIUS SOLEMPNITATE SERMO BREUIS .
(CMMIRK,6.117)

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Good men and weymen , such a day +ge schull haue Seynt Andrawys daye ,
and fast +te euen . +Te whech dey +ge schull come to +te chyrch to
serue God , and forto worschip the holy apostoll for +te speciall
uertues +tat he hade : (CMMIRK,6.119)

an for his hygh holynes of lyvyng , ano+ter for gret myracles doyng ,
the thrid for gret pas-syon suffryng . (CMMIRK,6.120)

He was a man of holy lyuing ; (CMMIRK,6.121)

for when he herd +tat Seynt Ion Baptyst prechet yn deserte , he $laft
al his worldes occupacyon , (CMMIRK,6.122)

and +gede to hym , (CMMIRK,6.123)

and was his descypull . (CMMIRK,6.124)

Then befell hit apon a day Crist come walkyng , (CMMIRK,6.125)

and when Seynt Ion segh hym walkyng , he sayde +tys to his dyscypull :
(CMMIRK,6.126)

' Lo , +gonde ys Godys lombe +tat schall do away +te syn of +te world .
' (CMMIRK,6.127)

And when Seynt Andrew herd +tat , anon he laft Ion (CMMIRK,6.128)

and suet Cryst . (CMMIRK,6.129)

And when he herd Crist preche , hym lyket soo well +tat he fatte Seynt
Petyr , his bro+ter , to Crist forto here his prechyng . (CMMIRK,6.130)

And +ten +tay bo+te casten such a loue to Cryst , +tat on a day sone
aftyr , as +tay wer yn +te see of Galyle fyschyng , Cryst come by hom ,
and callet hom . (CMMIRK,6.131)

+Ten +tay bo+te anon laften hor schippe , and hor nettys , and all +tat
+tay hadden , (CMMIRK,6.132)

and sewet Crist for+te ay , tyll he stegh ynto Heuen . (CMMIRK,6.133)

And when he was gon ynto Heuen , Andraw prechet Goddys worde to +te
pepull . Among +te wheche was on , callad Nicol , +tat lyvet lx=ti=
wyntyr and more yn lechery . (CMMIRK,6.134)

But by grace of God he +toght to amende his lyfe , (CMMIRK,6.135)

and let wryte a gospell on a boke , (CMMIRK,6.136)

and had +tat wyth hym yn hopyng +tat +te vertu of Cryst schull put away
his temptacyon . (CMMIRK,6.137)

And soo , by +te vertu of Goddys worde , he abstaynet hym of his synne
a while ; (CMMIRK,6.138)

but +get by entysyng of +te fend , on a day , he for+get hymselfe ,
(CMMIRK,6.139)

and +gede to +te bordell-hous , as he was wont to do . (CMMIRK,6.140)

And when he come +tedyr , +te womon criet vpon hym , (CMMIRK,6.141)

and sayde : ' Vnsley old man , goo he+ten ! (CMMIRK,6.142)

for I se apon +te mony meruayles . ' (CMMIRK,6.143)

+Ten +tys Nycol by+toght hym +tat he hade Goddys gospell on hym .
(CMMIRK,6.144)

And anon he +gede to Seynt Andraw , (CMMIRK,6.145)

and told hym +tys caas , (CMMIRK,6.146)

and prayde hym forto pray for hym to God +tat his sole wer not forlorne
. (CMMIRK,6.147)

Then Seynt Andraw sayde +tat he wold neuer ete ne <P_7> dryng , tyll he
wyst whe+ter he schuld be saued or noo . (CMMIRK,7.148)

+Ten he fast fyf dayees prayng and bysechyng for hym . (CMMIRK,7.149)

+Ten , at +te fyuet dayes ende , +ter come a voyce to hym ,
(CMMIRK,7.150)

and sayde : ' As +tou fastes and prayes to God , make Nycol forto don ;
(CMMIRK,7.151)

and +ten he schall be sauet . ' (CMMIRK,7.152)

+Ten callet he +tis Nicol to hym , (CMMIRK,7.153)

and bade hym fast fourty dayes bred and watyr , and pray bysily to God
; (CMMIRK,7.154)

and soo he dyd . (CMMIRK,7.155)

And when +te fourty dayes wer done , sone aftyr +tys Nicol deyd .
(CMMIRK,7.156)

+Ten come +ter a voyce to Andraw , (CMMIRK,7.157)

and sayde : ' By +ty prayer I haue wonen Nicoll +tat was lost . '
(CMMIRK,7.158)

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Narracio . (CMMIRK,7.160)

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Also a +gong man com to Seynt Andraw , (CMMIRK,7.162)

and preuely sayde to hym : ' Syr , my modyr ha+te besoght me forto lye
by hure ; (CMMIRK,7.163)

but for I wold not , hoo hath accuset me to +te justyce . Wherfor well
I wot y schall be ded . (CMMIRK,7.164)

And +get I haue leuer take +te deth +ten sclaundyr my modyr soo fowle .
Wherfor , syr , for Godys loue pray for me +tat I may take my deth
mekely . ' (CMMIRK,7.165)

+Ten sayde Saynt Andraw : ' Sonne , goo forth to +ty dome ,
(CMMIRK,7.166)

and I wyll goo wyth +te . ' (CMMIRK,7.167)

+Ten anon comme men , (CMMIRK,7.168)

and fatten hym to +te justyce . (CMMIRK,7.169)

And his modyr accusyt hym styfly to +te justice ; (CMMIRK,7.170)

and he held his tong , (CMMIRK,7.171)

and sayd naght . (CMMIRK,7.172)

Then spake Seynt Andraw (CMMIRK,7.173)

and sayde to hys modyr : ' +Tou wyket woman , +tat for lust of +ti
lechery art aboute to do +ti sonne to deth ; veniaunce wol fall apon
the ! ' (CMMIRK,7.174)

+Ten seyd ho to +te justyce : ' Syr , sy+ten my sonne wold haue done
+tys orybull dede , and myght not spede , he has drawen to +tys man for
socowr . ' (CMMIRK,7.175)

+Ten +te justyce commaundet to put +te sonne yn a fet , and cast hym yn
a watyr forto drowne hym , and Andraw ynto prison , tyll he wer aviset
on what de+te he schuld sle hym . (CMMIRK,7.176)

Then Saynt Andraw $prayde bysyly to God for help . (CMMIRK,7.177)

+Ten anon com a hydewes +tondyr +tat made all hom aferde , +tat +tay
wern all fayne to fach Andraw out of pryson . (CMMIRK,7.178)

And +terwyth com a bolt of layte , (CMMIRK,7.179)

and brant +te modyr to colys yn syght of all men . (CMMIRK,7.180)

And +tus he sauet +te man fro +te deth , (CMMIRK,7.181)

and turnet +te justyce and all +te pepull to +te faythe of Crist .
(CMMIRK,7.182)

Herby +ge may vndyrstond +tat he was a man of holy lyvyng .
(CMMIRK,7.183)

He was also gret yn myracles doyng . (CMMIRK,7.184)

For on a day , as he walket on +te see-warth , he segh a drownet man
cast vp on +te <P_8> watyr . (CMMIRK,8.185)

+Ten he prayde to God to reysen hym to lyue . (CMMIRK,8.186)

+Ten anon +tys body ros to lyue . (CMMIRK,8.187)

And when he was raysed to lyue , Seynt Andraw askyt hym how he was
drownet . (CMMIRK,8.188)

+Ten he vnsward (CMMIRK,8.189)

and sayd +tus : ' We wer fourty +geong men ynfere , (CMMIRK,8.190)

and herden of a holy man +tat was yn +tys contre , (CMMIRK,8.191)

and wolden haue gon to hym to haue herd his prechyng . (CMMIRK,8.192)

But when we wern yn +te see , a tempest comme on vs , (CMMIRK,8.193)

and drownet all ynfere . (CMMIRK,8.194)

But wold God +tat we haden ben cast vp all ynfere , +tat we myghten
haue ben rayset all togedyr ! ' (CMMIRK,8.195)

Then , at +te prayer of Seynt Andraw , all +te bodyes wern cast to lond
on dyuerse partyes . (CMMIRK,8.196)

Then Seynt Andraw made to gedyr hom togedyr , (CMMIRK,8.197)

and knelet adon , (CMMIRK,8.198)

and prayde longe for hom , tyll +tay werne rayset all . (CMMIRK,8.199)

Then Seynt Andraw prechet hom +te fayth of Cryst , (CMMIRK,8.200)

and folowed hom all ; (CMMIRK,8.201)

and when +tay werne stedfast yn +te fay+te , he send hom to hor contray
a+geayne wyth moche ioye and myr+te . (CMMIRK,8.202)

Mony o+ter myracles he dyd +tat wer to long to tell ; (CMMIRK,8.203)

but hereby +ge may know +tat he was myghty yn makyng of myracles , +tat
+tus rayset fourty drowned bodyes infere . (CMMIRK,8.204)

He sufferd also gret passyon for Cristis loue . (CMMIRK,8.205)

For when he was yn +te cite of Patras , he turnet to +te fayth a wyf of
+te iustyce , +tat was called Egeas : (CMMIRK,8.206)

he made men to do mawmetry , +tat ys , to offerne to fendys .
(CMMIRK,8.207)

But for Saynt Andraw repreuet hym +terof , anon he made to take hym ,
and constrayne hym forto haue done +te same . (CMMIRK,8.208)

But for he stedfastly a+geynstode hym , preuyng by mony resons +tat he
and all o+ter men schullden worschyp God of Heuen , and not +te fende
of hell . Then Egeas wax wod wroth , (CMMIRK,8.209)

and made men to do Andraw naket , and bete hym wyth scorgys , +tat all
his body ran on blod . (CMMIRK,8.210)

And aftyr he commaundet to bynd hym hond and fote to a cros , +tat he
schuld payne +ter long , or he deyet . (CMMIRK,8.211)

But when Seynt Andraw come to +te place +ter +te cros was made redy ,
he knelyd adowne , (CMMIRK,8.212)

and sayd : ' Hayl be +te cros +tat my maystyr Ihesu Crist deyd on .
(CMMIRK,8.213)

I worschippe +te wyth all my hert , (CMMIRK,8.214)

and desyre forto clyp +te . Wherfor now take me to +te , and +geld me
to my maystyr +tat deyd apon +te . ' (CMMIRK,8.215)

+Ten he stode vp , (CMMIRK,8.216)

and dyd of his clo+tys , (CMMIRK,8.217)

and +gaf hom to +te tormentowrs , (CMMIRK,8.218)

and bade hom do , as Egeas commawndyd <P_9> hom . (CMMIRK,9.219)

Then +tay bonden hym to +te crosse , hond and fote , so hard and
strayte , +tat +te blod wrast apon yche a knot . (CMMIRK,9.220)

+Tus he hongyt on +te crosse twoo dayes alyue , prechyng allway +te
pepull , so +tat +ter come to his prechyng mony a +towsand of folke .
(CMMIRK,9.221)

And for +te rew+te +tay hadden of hym , +tay beden Egeas do hym downe
of +te crosse , (CMMIRK,9.222)

or ellys +tay wold sle hym . (CMMIRK,9.223)

+Ten , for fer of +te pepull , he come forto haue taken hym downe .
(CMMIRK,9.224)

But +ten Andraw a+geynestode (CMMIRK,9.225)

and sayde : ' Egeas wyt +tou well +tat +tou schalt haue no myght forto
take me downe ; (CMMIRK,9.226)

for her I woll deye on +te crosse . ' (CMMIRK,9.227)

Then +ter come a gret lyght , so +tat +ter myght no man se hym half an
oure , (CMMIRK,9.228)

and yn +tat lyght he af vp +te gost . (CMMIRK,9.229)

+Tus , when Egeas segh +tat he was ded , he +geode homward .
(CMMIRK,9.230)

+Ten aftyr +te way he waxet wod , (CMMIRK,9.231)

and sone aftyr , among all men , he stervet yn +te way . (CMMIRK,9.232)

And Maximilla , his wyfe , herd +terof . (CMMIRK,9.233)

Anon scho mad take Seynt Andraws body downe , and bury hit yn a tombe .
Out of +te whech tombe manna and oyle walle+t out yfere , so +tat men
of +tat contre mowun know , when +tay schull haue der+te , and when
gret chep . (CMMIRK,9.234)

For when hit schall be dere , hit walleth scarce ; (CMMIRK,9.235)

and when hit schall be gret schep , hit walle+te plentwysly ynogh .
(CMMIRK,9.236)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,9.238)

</heading>

Aftyrward hit fell +tat +ter was a byschoppe +tat louet well Saynt
Andrew , so +tat all +tyng +tat he dyd , he commendyd hit to Saynt
Andrew . (CMMIRK,9.240)

Then , for +te deuell my+gt not putt hym out of purpos , he come to
+tis byschoppe yn +te lickenes of a fayre woman , prayng +tat ho most
speke wyth hym yn schryft ; (CMMIRK,9.241)

and he graunted . (CMMIRK,9.242)

+Ten scho began to speke +tus : ' Syr , ' ho sayde , ' I am a kynges
doghtyr (CMMIRK,9.243)

and haue ben cheresly ynorysched ; (CMMIRK,9.244)

but , for I se +te well of +tys world nys but a floure , I haue avowet
chastite . (CMMIRK,9.245)

And when my fadyr wold haue mariet me to a gret Prince , for I wold not
breke my vow , pryuely yn a nyght , I stale for+te yn pore wede .
(CMMIRK,9.246)

And when I hert of your gret holynes , I drewe to you to haue your
helpe , and consayle , and sokur . Wherfor , syr , I pray you +tat +ge
ordeyne so for me , +tat I may be holpen , +tat +te fende let me not of
my purpos . ' (CMMIRK,9.247)

Then +te byschoppe confortet hur , (CMMIRK,9.248)

and bade ho schuld haue trust yn <P_10> God ; (CMMIRK,10.249)

for ho +tat had sette soo gret a purpos yn hir hert , he wold +gif hur
grace wyth . (CMMIRK,10.250)

' But , +tis day , +ge schull ete wyth me ; (CMMIRK,10.251)

and aftyr mete , we schull be good cownseyle soo ordeyne for you , +tat
+ge schull be holpen . ' (CMMIRK,10.252)

' Nay , syr , not so , lest men wold haue suspessyon of euell . '
(CMMIRK,10.253)

' +Terof no charch , ' quod +te byschop . (CMMIRK,10.254)

For we schull be so fele yn company +tat +ter schall be no suspessyon
of mys . (CMMIRK,10.255)

+Ten ho gentyllych +tonket hym , (CMMIRK,10.256)

and was sette yn a chayre befor hym at mete . (CMMIRK,10.257)

But euer when +te byschoppe loket on hur , hym +toght hur soo fayre
+tat he was soo temptyd apon hur , +tat he had negh for+geetyn hymselfe
. (CMMIRK,10.258)

Then anon +ter come a pylgrym to +te +geate , (CMMIRK,10.259)

and put open +te +geate so hard , +tat all +tat weren yn +te halle ,
werne astonyet . (CMMIRK,10.260)

Then sayde +te byschoppe : ' $Dame , schall +tys man com yn or no ? '
(CMMIRK,10.261)

' Syr , ' sayde ho , ' fyrst let hym vnswar to a questyon ,
(CMMIRK,10.262)

and +ten lette hym yn . ' (CMMIRK,10.263)

' Dame , ' sayde +te byschop , ' make +ge +tys questyon ,
(CMMIRK,10.264)

for we byn vnavyset as now . ' (CMMIRK,10.265)

Then sayde ho : ' Let aske hym : what ys +te grettest merueyll +tat
euer God made yn a fote of erthe ? ' (CMMIRK,10.266)

Then when +te pylgrym was asket +tus , he vnswerd and sayde : ' A manys
face ; (CMMIRK,10.267)

for +tat ys er+te , and but a manys one fote . (CMMIRK,10.268)

For +togh all +te men and wymen , +tat euer wer borne , stonden yfere ,
I schuld know on by ano+ter by summe degre . ' (CMMIRK,10.269)

Then when he had made +tys vnswar , he was gretly commendet for his
wyse vnswar . (CMMIRK,10.270)

Then sayde ho : ' I se +tat he ys wyse . (CMMIRK,10.271)

Byd hym make ano+ter vnswar ; (CMMIRK,10.272)

aske hym whe+ter +tat er+te ys herre +ten Heuen ? ' (CMMIRK,10.273)

Then when +te pylgrym was asket +tis , +ten he sayde : ' $+Ter $as
{TEXT:+Teras} Cryst ys bodylyche . (CMMIRK,10.274)

For Crystys body ys of oure kynd , (CMMIRK,10.275)

and oure kynd ys er+te . Wherfor , $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} Crystys body
ys , +ter is Crystys body herre +ten Heuen ; (CMMIRK,10.276)

for Crist ys herre +ten any Heuen . ' (CMMIRK,10.277)

Then when he had made +tis vnswer , he was alowet and beden come yn .
(CMMIRK,10.278)

Then sayde ho : ' Let him asoyle +te thryd questyon , (CMMIRK,10.279)

and +ten let hym com yn . (CMMIRK,10.280)

Late aske hym , how ferre hit ys from Heuen to helle ? '
(CMMIRK,10.281)

Then when he was aposet of +tis , he vnswerd and sayd to +te messagere
: ' Goo a+geyne , ' sayde he to +te messager , (CMMIRK,10.282)

' and byd hur +tat sytty+te yn +te chayre byfor +te byschoppe make +tis
vnswar ; (CMMIRK,10.283)

for ho con bettyr +ten I . (CMMIRK,10.284)

Ho ys a fende , (CMMIRK,10.285)

and ha+te mette hit ; (CMMIRK,10.286)

and so dyd I neuer . (CMMIRK,10.287)

Ho fell downe , wyth Lucyfer , from Heuen <P_11> to helle :
(CMMIRK,11.288)

scho sytty+te +ter forto tempte +te byschoppe , and make hym les his
sowle . ' (CMMIRK,11.289)

+Ten when +te messager herd +tys , he was all hevy ; (CMMIRK,11.290)

but he made +tys $vnswar +tat all myghten here . (CMMIRK,11.291)

+Ten anon +tys fend vanechet away wyth an horrybull stenche .
(CMMIRK,11.292)

+Ten +te byschoppe by+toght hym of +tys temptacyon , (CMMIRK,11.293)

and was sory yn his hert , (CMMIRK,11.294)

and made send aftyr +tis pylgrym . (CMMIRK,11.295)

But by +tat +te messager come to +te +geate , +te pylgrym was goon ,
(CMMIRK,11.296)

and my+gt not be fonde . (CMMIRK,11.297)

Then +te byschoppe made all men forto pray to God forto send hom
wyttyng , what +tys pylgrym was +tat soo godly halpe hym yn his nede .
(CMMIRK,11.298)

+Ten come +ter a voyce (CMMIRK,11.299)

and seyde hit was Seynt Andrew , +tat come forto socour hym for +te
good lyfe and serues +tat he dyd to hym . (CMMIRK,11.300)

And bade hym eft be war yn tyme comyng , and preche +tat to +te pepull
yn help of hom . (CMMIRK,11.301)

Now +ge schull knele adowne , and make your prayer to +tis holy
apostoll , Seynt Andrew , +tat he be your mediator bytwyx God and you ,
prayng hym to +gyue you grace suche a lyfe to lede here , +tat hit be
plesyng to hymselfe , and to our lady , and to all +te company of Heuen
. (CMMIRK,11.302)

Amen . (CMMIRK,11.303)

And also +ge schull pray for +te state of all holy chyrch , and for +te
pope of Rome and all his cardenalles , et cetera . (CMMIRK,11.304)

<heading>

3 . (CMMIRK,11.306)

DE FESTO SANCTI NICHOLAI ET EIUS SOLEMPNITATE SERMO BREUIS .
(CMMIRK,11.307)

</heading>

Goode men and woymen , such a day ys Saynt Nycholas-daye . +Te wheche
nome ys vndyrstonden +te praysyng of +te pepull ; (CMMIRK,11.309)

for among all corseyntys of Heuen , Seynt Nycholas ys heghly yprayset
of +te pepull , and also yn holy chyrch specyaly for +tre vertues : for
his meke lyuyng , for his heuenly chesyng , and for his gret compassyon
hauyng . (CMMIRK,11.310)

He was meke of lyuyng ; (CMMIRK,11.311)

for as we reden , he had a fadyr +tat was callet Epyphanyus , and a
modyr +tat was heton Ioon . +Te wheche yn hor +gou+te geton Saynt
Nycholas . (CMMIRK,11.312)

And when he was borne , +tay auoued chastyte , (CMMIRK,11.313)

and delet no mor togedyr , (CMMIRK,11.314)

but hulden hom payet of +te chyld . (CMMIRK,11.315)

+Ten +tay maden forto cristen hym , (CMMIRK,11.316)

and callet hym Nychol +tat ys a manys name ; (CMMIRK,11.317)

but Nicholas , +tat ys a chyldys name , so <P_12> +tat , all his
lyfe-dayes , he huld +tat name of a chyld , (CMMIRK,12.318)

and +te vertues wyth +tat ben mekenes , and sympulnes , and wythout
maleys . (CMMIRK,12.319)

Also when he was yn cradull , he fast Wennysday and Fryday ; +te wheche
dayes he nold sowke but ones yn +te day , and soo hold hym apayde .
(CMMIRK,12.320)

And for he huld for+te +tes vertues all his lyfe-days wyth his chyldes
name , +get childyr dydden hym worschyp spesyaly byfor any o+ter seynt
. (CMMIRK,12.321)

+Tus all his lyfe-dayes , he lyued so mekly , and so symply , and soo
wythout maleys , +tat all +te pepull hym louet and praysyd for his meke
leuyng . (CMMIRK,12.322)

He was choson by a voyce , +tat com from Heuen , forto be byschoppe of
+te syte of Myrre . (CMMIRK,12.323)

For when +te byschoppe of +tat cyte was ded , +te byschoppys of +te
contrey comen togedyr forto chese ano+ter byschoppe . (CMMIRK,12.324)

+Ten com +ter a voyce to on of hom +tat was chef of hom ,
(CMMIRK,12.325)

and bade him goo erly yn +te morow to +te chyrchedurre and make hym
byschoppe +tat he fond +ter , (CMMIRK,12.326)

' and he ys callet Nycholas . ' (CMMIRK,12.327)

Thus on +te morow +te byschoppe was erly vp , (CMMIRK,12.328)

and +gede to +te chyrche-dyr , (CMMIRK,12.329)

and fonde +ter Nycholas , (CMMIRK,12.330)

and sayde to hym : ' What ys +ti name ? ' (CMMIRK,12.331)

+Tan he , as he was full meke , vnswerd : ' Syr , ' he sayde , lowtyng
downe wyth hys hed , ' Nycholas , seruant to your holynes . '
(CMMIRK,12.332)

+Ten sayde he : ' Comme , my sonne , wyth me ; (CMMIRK,12.333)

I haue forto speke wyth +te yn pryuety . ' (CMMIRK,12.334)

And ladde hym to +tes o+ter byschoppys (CMMIRK,12.335)

and seyde : ' Lo , syrres , here he ys +tat God ha+te schowet vs before
! ' (CMMIRK,12.336)

and sakeret hym byschoppe . (CMMIRK,12.337)

+Tus was he made byschoppe by heuenly chesyng . (CMMIRK,12.338)

He had also gret compassyon to all +tat werne yn woo . (CMMIRK,12.339)

For when his fadyr and his modyr bo+te werne dede , +tay laftyn hym
wordely good inogh , +te wheche he spende apon hom +tat weren nedy .
(CMMIRK,12.340)

Then fell hit soo +tat +ter was a ryche man , +tat had +tre doghtren ,
fayre woymen and +gong ; (CMMIRK,12.341)

but by myschet , he was fallen yn suche pouerte , +tat for gret nede he
ordeynet his doghtren forto becomyn woymen , and so to gete hor lyuyng
and his , bo+te . (CMMIRK,12.342)

But when Nicholas herd +terof , he had gret compassyon of hem ;
(CMMIRK,12.343)

and on a nyght , priuely at a wyndow , he cast ynto +te mannys chambur
a gret some of gold yn a bagge . (CMMIRK,12.344)

+Ten yn +te mornyng , when +tys mon $found +tys gold , he was soo glad
, +tat no man cow+te tell ; (CMMIRK,12.345)

and wyth +tis gold anon he mariet <P_13> his eldyst doghtyr .
(CMMIRK,13.346)

Then , yn ano+tir nyght , Seynt Nycolas kest yn ano+tir somme of gold
ynto +te mannys chambur , as he dede er befor ; and soo +te thryd tyme
, tyll +tay were all yweded . (CMMIRK,13.347)

But +te thryt tyme , when +tys man herd +te gold fall dowen , anon he
+gede out , (CMMIRK,13.348)

and ouertoke Nycholas , (CMMIRK,13.349)

and knew +tat hyt was he +tat so holpe hym yn his nede .
(CMMIRK,13.350)

But Nycholas charched hym forto kepe hit cownsell , whyles he lyuet .
(CMMIRK,13.351)

Also ano+tir tyme , men weren yn +te see yn despeyre of hor lyues ,
cryyng to Seynt Nycholas for helpe . (CMMIRK,13.352)

+Ten anon he com to hom , goyng on +te watyr , (CMMIRK,13.353)

and sayd to hom : ' Loo , I am here redy at your callyng , '
(CMMIRK,13.354)

and holpe hom soo , +tat +tay comen sonde to hauen . (CMMIRK,13.355)

Also +tat tyme was suche a derth and hongyr yn +tat contrey , +tat all
negh spylleden for defawte . (CMMIRK,13.356)

+Tan hit happude so , +tat +ter comen schyppys of +te Emperour , freght
wyth whete , ynto +te hauen . (CMMIRK,13.357)

Then went Seynt Nycholas to hom , prayng hom to grawnte hym of yche
skynnys corn yn +te schyppe a hundered boschelles , and of whete , for
to releue +te pepull wyth ; (CMMIRK,13.358)

and he wold vndertake +tat +tay schuld want ryght noght of hor mette ,
when +tay comen home ; (CMMIRK,13.359)

and so he had his askyng . (CMMIRK,13.360)

And when +tys schyppe-men comen home , +tay had all hor mette ,
(CMMIRK,13.361)

and wonted ryght noght . (CMMIRK,13.362)

And hit +tat Saynt Nycholas hadde by hys holy prayer , hit was of suche
fuson and $plente , +tat hit fond all +te pepull to ete and to sowe +te
+gerthe aftyr . (CMMIRK,13.363)

Thre knyghtes also weren enpeched to +te Emperour of traytere by fals
suggestyon , (CMMIRK,13.364)

and wer commawndet to pryson forto haue ben slayne +tat nyght .
(CMMIRK,13.365)

But for +tes knyghtys wepyng and cryyng to Seynt Nycholas , then he
come +tat nyght to +te Emperour , as he lay yn hys bedde ,
(CMMIRK,13.366)

and sayde +tus to hym : ' Why hast +tou soo wrongfully ydampned +tes
knyghtes to deth ? (CMMIRK,13.367)

Ryse vp anon , (CMMIRK,13.368)

and make forto delyuer hom , (CMMIRK,13.369)

or elles I pray God +tat he rayse a batayle a+geynys +te yn +te whech
+tou schalt be ded , (CMMIRK,13.370)

and bestys schull ete +te . ' (CMMIRK,13.371)

Then sayde +te Emperour : ' Who art +tou +tat spekys so boldly to me ?
' (CMMIRK,13.372)

' I am , ' he sayde , ' Nycholas , +te byschoppe of Mirre . '
(CMMIRK,13.373)

Then was +te Emperour soo aferd , +tat anon he send aftyr +te knyghtys
to hym , (CMMIRK,13.374)

and sayd +tus : ' What wychecraft con +ge , +tat +ge haue trowblet me
al +tys nyght ; (CMMIRK,13.375)

know +ge a man +tat hatte Nycholas , +te byschoppe of Myrre ? '
(CMMIRK,13.376)

+Ten when +tay herd his name , +tay fellen to +te grownde on knees ,
(CMMIRK,13.377)

and helden vp hor hondes , thonkyng <P_14> Seynt Nycholas .
(CMMIRK,14.378)

And whan +tay haden told +te Emperour of his lyfe , he bade hom goo to
hym , and +tonke hym hor lyfe , and pray hym heghly +tat he schuld
+trete hym no more so : (CMMIRK,14.379)

but pray to hym +tat he pray to God for me and for my reme .
(CMMIRK,14.380)

And so +tay dydden . (CMMIRK,14.381)

+Tus +ge mvn se +tat he hadde gret compassyon of all +tat weron yn
doses . (CMMIRK,14.382)

And +tan aftyr , when he wyste +tat he schuld dye , he prayde to God
forto send hym an angyll and fache hys soule . (CMMIRK,14.383)

And when he segh +te angell comyng , he lowtet downe wyth hys hed
(CMMIRK,14.384)

and sayde : ' In manus tuas , Domine , commendo spiritum meum , '
(CMMIRK,14.385)

and soo +gelde vp +te gost . (CMMIRK,14.386)

And when he was buryet , at +te hed of +te tombe sprong a well of oyle
+tat dyd medysyn to all seke . (CMMIRK,14.387)

+Ten fell hit so +tat , mony +gere aftyr , Turkes stryeden +te cyte of
Myrre +ter Saynt Nycholas lay . (CMMIRK,14.388)

And when men of +te cyte of Barus herden +tat , seuen and fourty
knyghtys with hor helpes , ordeynet hom schyppes , (CMMIRK,14.389)

and +geodyn +tedyr . (CMMIRK,14.390)

And when +tay comen +tedyr , by tellyng of four monkes +tat werne lafte
+ter , +tay knew hys tombe ; (CMMIRK,14.391)

and anon +tay vndedyn hit , (CMMIRK,14.392)

and fonden his bones swymmyng yn oyle . (CMMIRK,14.393)

And +ten +tay token hom vp , (CMMIRK,14.394)

and broghton hom ynto +te cyte of Barus wyth mekyll joye and mur+te .
(CMMIRK,14.395)

Then aftyr , for gret myrackles +tat wern ywroght +ter , hit fell +tat
a Jew lett make an ymage of Saynt Nycholas , (CMMIRK,14.396)

and set hyt yn his schop among his good , (CMMIRK,14.397)

and bade hym kepe well his good , whyll he wer from home ,
(CMMIRK,14.398)

othyr ellys he schuld der abye hit ; (CMMIRK,14.399)

and soo went his waye . (CMMIRK,14.400)

So , when ho was gon , comen theves (CMMIRK,14.401)

and stelen his good , (CMMIRK,14.402)

and beren hit away . (CMMIRK,14.403)

Soo when +tys Jew was commen home and fonde hys good ystolne , he was
wod wroth wyt Saynt Nycholas , (CMMIRK,14.404)

and toke and schowrget and bete +tus image of Saynt Nycholas , as hyt
had ben Seynt Nycholas hymselfe , (CMMIRK,14.405)

and +tus spake to hym : ' I toke +te my good to kepe , Nycholas ,
(CMMIRK,14.406)

for gret tryst I had yn +te ; (CMMIRK,14.407)

and now +tow hast +tus fowle seruet me . (CMMIRK,14.408)

+Tow schall bye hyt ych day , tyll I haue my good a+geyne . '
(CMMIRK,14.409)

Than , as +tes +tefes weren yfere to depart +tis stolen goode , come
Seynt Nycholas to hom (CMMIRK,14.410)

and sayde : ' How +ge haue made me betyn for +tis good ? '
(CMMIRK,14.411)

and schowet hom hys sydys all blody . (CMMIRK,14.412)

' Goth , ' sayde <P_15> he , (CMMIRK,15.413)

' and beryth +tis good a+geyne , (CMMIRK,15.414)

othyr elles vengeans schall falle apon you , (CMMIRK,15.415)

and +ge schull be hongyd ych on . ' (CMMIRK,15.416)

Then sayde +tay to hym : ' Who art +tou +tat +tretyst vs +tis ? '
(CMMIRK,15.417)

+Ten sayde he : ' I am Nycholas , Goddys seruant , +tat +te Jew betoke
his good to kepe . ' (CMMIRK,15.418)

+Ten wer +tay sory aferd +tat anon , +tat same nyght , +tay beren
a+geyne all +tys good . (CMMIRK,15.419)

Then , on +te morow , when +te Jew segh his good $broght holy a+geyne ,
anon he toke fologht , (CMMIRK,15.420)

and was aftyr a trew crysten man , (CMMIRK,15.421)

and hadde +te blysse of Heuen . To +te whech blysse , +trogh +te prayer
of Seynt Nycholas , God bryng vs to . (CMMIRK,15.422)

<heading>

4 . (CMMIRK,15.424)

DE CONCEPCIONE BEATE MARIE ET $EIUS FESTIUITATE . (CMMIRK,15.425)

</heading>

Alsoo , good men and woymen , suche a day +ge schull haue our Lady-day
+tat ys callet +te Concepcyon . Of +te wheche day holy chyrch maketh
mencyon of +te concepcyon of hyr for +tre specyall poyntes : for hor
fadyr holynes , for hor modyr goodnes , and for hyr owne choson mekenes
. (CMMIRK,15.427)

Scho had a fadyr +tat was callet Iohachym , +tat was of such holynes
+tat , when he was fyften +gere old , he departyd his good yn +tre
partyes : on to wydows and to fadyrles chyldyrn ; ano+tyr to +to +tat
wern pore and nedfull , and seruet God nyght and day yn +te tempull ;
(CMMIRK,15.428)

the thryd he kepyd to his howswold . (CMMIRK,15.429)

And when he was xx=ti= +gere old , for +te gret godenesse +tat he herd
and knew by Saynt Anne , he weddyd hur , (CMMIRK,15.430)

and werne yfere xx=ti= +gere . +Te wheche tyme , Anne neuer dysplesyd
hym , by nyght nor be day , for +te gret godenes +tat was wythyn hur .
(CMMIRK,15.431)

But +ta+g +tay wer bo+te good and holy , God gaue hom no fruyth of hor
body ; (CMMIRK,15.432)

but wern barayne bo+te . (CMMIRK,15.433)

Therfor +tay maden a vow to God , bothe , yf he wold +gif hom a chyld ,
+tay wold offyr hit vp ynto +te tempull +tat schulld serue hit day and
nyght . (CMMIRK,15.434)

Then as Iohachym , on a day , wyth hys neghtboures +gede to +te tempull
, forto bryng his offryng to +te byschop of +tat contrey , +tat heght
Isakar , and he rebuket hym openly , (CMMIRK,15.435)

and +tus to hym sayde : ' Iohachym , ' quod he , ' hyt fallyth not to
+te +tat art barayne , forto offyr yn company wyth +tes +tat God hath
+geuen fruyte yn Israell . ' (CMMIRK,15.436)

Then was Iohachym sore aschamet of his rebuke , +tat he went home
wepyng , (CMMIRK,15.437)

and preuely toke his schepherdus wyth his schepe , (CMMIRK,15.438)

and +gede forth yn ferre contrey among hylles , (CMMIRK,15.439)

and <P_16> purposet hym forto haue lyuet +ter all his lyfe-dayes , and
neuer efte haue sene Anne , his wyfe . (CMMIRK,16.440)

Then was Anne sory , (CMMIRK,16.441)

and prayde to God (CMMIRK,16.442)

and sayde +tus : ' Lord , ' scho sayde , ' +tat me ys woo , for I am
barayne , and may haue no chyldren ; and now more , for my husbond ys
gon , and I not whethyr . (CMMIRK,16.443)

Lord , haue mercy on me ! ' (CMMIRK,16.444)

Then , as scho prayde this , an angyll com to hur , (CMMIRK,16.445)

and comforted hur , (CMMIRK,16.446)

and sayde : ' Anne , be of good chere , (CMMIRK,16.447)

+tou schalt haue a chyld suche +tat neuer noon had lyke , ny neuer
schall be byfore nor aftyr . ' (CMMIRK,16.448)

Then was Anne aferde of +tys angeles worde and of +te syght of hym ,
(CMMIRK,16.449)

and lay all day yn hur prayers , as scho had ben ded . (CMMIRK,16.450)

Then went +tis same angell to Iohachym , (CMMIRK,16.451)

and sayde to hym +te same wordes , (CMMIRK,16.452)

and bade hym take a lombe , and offyr hit to God yn sacryfyce .
(CMMIRK,16.453)

And soo he dyd . (CMMIRK,16.454)

And when he had ydone , fro mydday to euensong tyme he lay apon +te
erthe yn his prayers , +tonkyng God wyth all hys hert and all hys myght
. (CMMIRK,16.455)

Then , on +te morow , as +te angell bade , he +gede homward on soft
pace wyth hys schepe . (CMMIRK,16.456)

And when he come negh home , +te angell come to Anne , (CMMIRK,16.457)

and bade hyr goo to +te +geate +tat was called +te gylden +geate , and
abyde hor husbond +ter . (CMMIRK,16.458)

+Ten was scho glad and fayne , (CMMIRK,16.459)

and toke hor maydens wyth hor , (CMMIRK,16.460)

and +gede thedyr , (CMMIRK,16.461)

and met +ter wyth Iohachym , hor husbond , (CMMIRK,16.462)

and sayde : ' Now , Lord , I thonke +te heghly , (CMMIRK,16.463)

for I was wedow , (CMMIRK,16.464)

and now I am noon ; (CMMIRK,16.465)

I was barayne , (CMMIRK,16.466)

and now I schall haue a chyld ; (CMMIRK,16.467)

I was yn mornyng and woo , (CMMIRK,16.468)

and now I schall be yn joy and lykyng , and conseyue our lady .
(CMMIRK,16.469)

And when scho was borne , scho called hor Mary as +te angell bade
before . (CMMIRK,16.470)

Then aftyr , when scho was wened , +tay broght hur to +te tempull ,
(CMMIRK,16.471)

and laften hyr among o+ter maydens to serue God day and nyght .
(CMMIRK,16.472)

Then was scho so meke yn all hor doyngys , +tat all othyr vyrgenes
called hor qwene of maydens , so +tat scho was and ys +get +te mekest
seynt yn Heuen , and most redy ys ay to helpe all +to +tat callyth to
hyr yn nede . (CMMIRK,16.473)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,16.475)

</heading>

I rede ther was a lord +tat trade a peny-reue , +te wheche hade gederet
hys lordes rent , and +gede to bere hyt to hym . (CMMIRK,16.477)

+Ten wer +ter +tefes set for hym yn a wod +tat he most nede goo +trogh
. (CMMIRK,16.478)

But when he come ynto +te wode , he be+toght hym +tat he had not sayde
oure lady sawter +tat he was wont to saye ych day . (CMMIRK,16.479)

+Ten anon <P_17> he kneled adowne , (CMMIRK,17.480)

and bygan forto say . (CMMIRK,17.481)

Then anon com oure lady lyke a fayre mayden , (CMMIRK,17.482)

and set a garlond on his hedde ; (CMMIRK,17.483)

and at yche ' Aue , ' scho set a rose yn +te garlond +tat schon as
bryght as a sterre . (CMMIRK,17.484)

So by +tat he had jsayde , +te garlond was made ; (CMMIRK,17.485)

hyt was so bryght , +tat all +te wode schon +terof . (CMMIRK,17.486)

Thus when he had ydone , he kysset +te er+te , (CMMIRK,17.487)

and went his way . (CMMIRK,17.488)

+Ten wer +tes +tefes redy , (CMMIRK,17.489)

and broght hym to hor mayster +tat hade seyn all +tys doyng .
(CMMIRK,17.490)

+Ten sayde +te +tef to hym : ' I wot +tou art suche a lordys seruant ,
and haues hys mone wyth +te . (CMMIRK,17.491)

But tell me what woman was +tat , that set +tis garland apon +ti hed ?
' (CMMIRK,17.492)

' For sothe , I segh no woman , (CMMIRK,17.493)

nor haue no garlond +tat I knew . (CMMIRK,17.494)

But for I hade for+geton forto say our lady sawter and was adred of you
, I kneled adown (CMMIRK,17.495)

and seyde hit , prayng to hir to helpe me at my nede . '
(CMMIRK,17.496)

Then sayde +te +tef : ' For hor loue , now go +ti way , (CMMIRK,17.497)

and pray hor for vs . ' (CMMIRK,17.498)

And soo he +gede sonde and saf hys way by socour of our lady .
(CMMIRK,17.499)

But now schull +ge here how +tys fest was fyrst fonden .
(CMMIRK,17.500)

+Ter was yn Englond a kyng , was cleput Wylliam +te Conquerour +tat
send +te abbot of Ramsey to +te kyng of Denmarke on message .
(CMMIRK,17.501)

But when he was yn +te see , +ter com a derkenesse to hym and such
tempest wyth +tat , +tat he and all +tat wern wyth hym , went to haue
be yspyld anon ryght . (CMMIRK,17.502)

Then yche man prayde bysyly on his ende to dyuerse sayntys of Heuen ,
to haue helpe and socour yn +tat gret nede . (CMMIRK,17.503)

+Ten as +tys abbot prayde deuoutly to God , +ter come a fayre man to
hym (CMMIRK,17.504)

and sayde +tus : ' Woldyst +tou halow +te concepcyon of oure lady ,
+tat ys +te secunde daye aftyr Saynt Nycholas-day , he woll socowr +te
and +ti men now yn +tys nede . ' (CMMIRK,17.505)

' Syr , ' sayde he , ' wyth a hertly wyll , soo +tat +tou telle , what
schall +tat serues ben . ' (CMMIRK,17.506)

+Ten sayde he : ' +Te same , worde for worde , +tat ys yn hor natyuyte
, saue turne +te natyvyte ynto +te concepcyon . ' (CMMIRK,17.507)

' Ful gladly , ' sayde he , ' schall +tys be don . ' (CMMIRK,17.508)

And anon sesut +te tempest , (CMMIRK,17.509)

and clere wedyr com a+geyne . (CMMIRK,17.510)

And he dyd his mesage , (CMMIRK,17.511)

and spedde wele yn all his doyng . (CMMIRK,17.512)

And when he had told +te kyng of +tys vysion , +te kyng made preche hit
ouer all +te reme . (CMMIRK,17.513)

And soo hit was halowet for euermore yn holy chyrche ; (CMMIRK,17.514)

and so , out of +te reme , hyt ys now cananyset yn +te courte of Rome ,
and halowet +tro+g all crystyndome . (CMMIRK,17.515)

Now pray we to oure lady wyth good entent of our lyuyng <P_18> to haue
amendement , (CMMIRK,18.516)

and pray for vs to hor sonne +tat we may $be wyth hym yn Heuen .
(CMMIRK,18.517)

Lady , we pray +tat hit soo be . (CMMIRK,18.518)

Amen , amen ; (CMMIRK,18.519)

pur charyte . (CMMIRK,18.520)

<heading>

5 . (CMMIRK,18.522)

DE FESTO SANCTI THOME APOSTOLI ET EIUS SOLEMPNITATE SERMO BREUIS .
(CMMIRK,18.523)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , such a day +ge schull haue Seynt Thomas-day of
Ynde , +tat was Crystys holy apostull , and fast +te euen , and come to
chyrche +tat day to worschyppe God and his holy apostole Seynt Thomas ,
as all holy chyrche dothe , and specyalle for +te propurtes +tat +tis
apostle had ; +tat ben to say : hegh preuyng of our fay , grette
wondres yn his way , and gret myracles on his day . (CMMIRK,18.525)

This holy apostoll preuet so oure fay , +tat he lafte no scrypull yn no
parte +teryn . (CMMIRK,18.526)

For when all +te dyscypull beleuedon and tolden hym , +tat Cryst was
rysyn from dethe to lyue , and +tay haden seen hym on lyue , and spoken
wyth hym , Thomas vnswaret and sayde he wold neuer beleue +tat , tyll
he had put hys fyngyr yn +te wond +ter +te nayles wern dryuen yn
Crystes hondes , and put his hondes yn Crystys syde , yn +te wond of
+te spere . (CMMIRK,18.527)

Then VIII dayes aftyr , when all +te dyscypules wern yfere , and Thomas
wyth hom , +ten come Ihesu bodely to hom , (CMMIRK,18.528)

and seyde to hom : ' Pees be to you ! ' (CMMIRK,18.529)

And +ten he sayde to Thomas : ' Come (CMMIRK,18.530)

and put +ti fyngres yn +te holes of +te nayles +tat persed my hondys ,
(CMMIRK,18.531)

and put +ty hondys ynto my syde , (CMMIRK,18.532)

and be no lengyr out of beleue , but heraftyr stedfast yn +te byleue .
' (CMMIRK,18.533)

Then when Thomas had soo ydo , anon he criet for wondyr and for fere ,
(CMMIRK,18.534)

and sayde : ' My Lorde and my God ! ' +Tat ys forto say : ' Now I
beleue , Ihesu , +tat +tou art God and man . ' (CMMIRK,18.535)

Then sayde Cryst to hym : ' Thomas , for +tou haues seen me , +tou
beleuest yn me . ' (CMMIRK,18.536)

This +te taryng of Thomas byleue broght vs yn full byleue , and to +te
beneson of Ihesu Cryst . (CMMIRK,18.537)

Of thys sayth Saynt Gregory +tus : ' Moch more Thomas of Inde helpys me
to +te fayth +tat wold not byleue , tyll he had hondelet and groped +te
wondes of Cryst , +ten Mary Mawdelen +tat byleuet anon at +te forme
tyme and furst . ' (CMMIRK,18.538)

+Tus Thomas preuet our fay . (CMMIRK,18.539)

He made also wonders yn his way . (CMMIRK,18.540)

For when +te kyng of <P_19> Inde had send a messager , +tat heght
Abbanes , ynto +te contre of Cesare , to seche hym a carpenter +tat
cou+te make hym a palyce , then Crist speke wyth Abbanes ,
(CMMIRK,19.541)

and sayde to Thomas of Inde : ' Goo wyth hym . ' (CMMIRK,19.542)

And when +tay wer passed +te see , +tay comen to a cyte of +te wheche
+te kyngys doghtyr was +tat day weded . Wherfor yche man was commawndet
forto come yn to +te mete . (CMMIRK,19.543)

Then , among o+ter , Thomas and Abbanes comen yn to +te fest .
(CMMIRK,19.544)

But for Thomas had all his +toght yn God , and had no lust to ete , +te
butler smot hym on +te cheke , (CMMIRK,19.545)

and bade hym ete . (CMMIRK,19.546)

Then sayd Thomas : ' I nyll not ryse of +tys place , tyll +tat same
hond be gnawen wyth dogges , and be broght hedyr befor me . '
(CMMIRK,19.547)

Then anon +te butler +gede aftyr watyr , (CMMIRK,19.548)

and a lyon slow hym , (CMMIRK,19.549)

and dranke hys blod ; (CMMIRK,19.550)

and dogges etyn his body . Among +te wheche +ter was won blacke dogge
+tat toke hys hond yn his mowth , and broght hyt ynto +te hall , yn
syght of all men , and leyde hit downe befor Saynt Thomas .
(CMMIRK,19.551)

Then was +ter a woman , a mynstrell , +tat vndyrstode Thomas wordes .
The whech anon fell downe to Thomas fete , and cryed +tat all men
herden : ' O+ter-4 +tou art God o+ter Goddys dyscypull ;
(CMMIRK,19.552)

for ryght as +tou saydes , hit ys fallen ! ' (CMMIRK,19.553)

Then was +te kyng and all men abasschet , (CMMIRK,19.554)

and prayden Thomas +tat he wold bless hys doghtyr and hor hosbond .
(CMMIRK,19.555)

Then Thomas prechedde hom bo+te , so +tat he made +te husbond byschop
of +te cyte , and +te wyfe a nonne +tat weren bothe martyres for
Crystys sake . (CMMIRK,19.556)

Then went Thomas forth ynto Inde to +te kyng , (CMMIRK,19.557)

and beheght +te kyng to make hym a pales , abull for a kyng . Wherfor
+te kyng was glad , and made to delyuer hym a gret som of gold forto
make +te pales wyth . (CMMIRK,19.558)

And soo he went ynto ano+ter feer contre , whyll Thomas schuld make
+tys place . (CMMIRK,19.559)

But for Thomas +toght +tat hit was bettyr forto make hym a palyse yn
Heuen +ten yn erth , +terfor he toke +tys money (CMMIRK,19.560)

and dalt hit among pore men and woymen , and ouer all $+ter $as
{TEXT:+teras} was nede . (CMMIRK,19.561)

And soo aftyr went about , (CMMIRK,19.562)

and preched Goddys worde to +te pepull , (CMMIRK,19.563)

and turnet mony ynto +te faythe of Cryst . (CMMIRK,19.564)

Then aftyr +te kyng come home , and had gret hope to haue his paleyse
made redy , and herd how Thomas had don he was wod wroth
(CMMIRK,19.565)

and wold do Thomas and <P_20> Abbanes bothe to deth . (CMMIRK,20.566)

But for his bro+ter was dede +tat same tyme , +terfore he made forto do
hom bo+te yn pryson , tyll +te tyme he had buryet his brothyr .
(CMMIRK,20.567)

+Ten , as God wold , whan hys brother had layne longe ded , he ros from
deth to lyue , (CMMIRK,20.568)

and told +te kyng +tat he had yseen +te palyce +tat Thomas had made to
hym : ' Wherfor I pray the , let me bye hit , and I wyll +gef +te as
moche as hit cost +te . ' (CMMIRK,20.569)

Then +te kyng bythoght hym , (CMMIRK,20.570)

and by counsell he sayde : ' Naye ! ' (CMMIRK,20.571)

and toke folo+gt and mony +tousandys of pepull wyth . (CMMIRK,20.572)

+Ten seon +te byschoppys of mawmetry +tat all +te pepull laft hor lawe
, and +geden to crysten fayth . Wherfor +tay wer so wroth wyth Thomas ,
+tat won of hom seyde he wold wreke his goddys ; and wyth a sper ryuede
Thomas +trogh +te body , and slogh hym . (CMMIRK,20.573)

Then crysten men buryeden hym yn a tombe of crystall . (CMMIRK,20.574)

+Ter God worcheth mony wondyrfull myracles for hym ; (CMMIRK,20.575)

for the honde +tat was yn Crystys syde , hit wold neuer ynto +te towmbe
, (CMMIRK,20.576)

but lythe euer wythout . (CMMIRK,20.577)

Thus he dyd mony wondres yn hys daye . (CMMIRK,20.578)

He dyd also mony wonders on his day ; (CMMIRK,20.579)

for alle +te contre cometh +tedur on hys day , (CMMIRK,20.580)

and taketh howsell of hys hond yn +tis wyse . (CMMIRK,20.581)

The byschop of +te see syngyth +te masse +tat day . (CMMIRK,20.582)

When he beginyth +te masse , er he say +te ' Confyteor , ' he taketh a
branche of a vyne , (CMMIRK,20.583)

and puttyth yn Thomas hond ; (CMMIRK,20.584)

and soo goth to masse . (CMMIRK,20.585)

+Ten oute of this branche burgeneth out grapes . (CMMIRK,20.586)

And soo , by +tat +tat +te gospell be sayde , +te byschop taketh +tis
grapes , (CMMIRK,20.587)

and wrengyth ynto +te chales , (CMMIRK,20.588)

and syngyth wyth +tat wyne , (CMMIRK,20.589)

and howseleth all +te pepull aftyrward +terwyth ; (CMMIRK,20.590)

and puttyth +te ost ynto Thomas honde , (CMMIRK,20.591)

and so howseleth all +te pepull . (CMMIRK,20.592)

But when any comyth +tat ys vnworthy , anon +te hond closyth togedyr ,
(CMMIRK,20.593)

and woll not open , tyll he be schrevyn clene ; (CMMIRK,20.594)

and +ten hit openeth (CMMIRK,20.595)

and howseleth hym . (CMMIRK,20.596)

Also when men byn yn debate , +tay ben ybroght byfor +te towmbe of
Saynt Thomas , and sette on twyn , (CMMIRK,20.597)

and +te cause of +te debates ys rehersed . (CMMIRK,20.598)

+Ten wyll +te hond turne to hym +tat ys yn +te ryght ; (CMMIRK,20.599)

and so ben +tay made at wone . (CMMIRK,20.600)

Thus he preuet our fay (CMMIRK,20.601)

and dude wondres yn his way , and gret myracles on his day . Wherfor
pray we to hym to make vs studfast yn our fay And helpe vs yn oure long
day , <P_21> And bryng vs +ter as ys no nyght but euer day :
(CMMIRK,21.602)

That ys +te joy +tat lestyth ay . (CMMIRK,21.603)

Amen . (CMMIRK,21.604)

Ion Grysostom seyth , +tat Thomas come to +tat contray wher +te kynges
of Coleyne were , and folowed hom , and made hom crysten men .
(CMMIRK,21.605)

For , +togh +tay haden worschypped Crist yn his burthe , +tay herden no
more of hym , tyll Thomas come to home , and taght hom +te faythe . +Te
whyche now +tay lyne at Colen . (CMMIRK,21.606)

<heading>

6 . (CMMIRK,21.608)

DE NATIVITATE DOMINI NOSTRI IHESU CRSTI ET EIUS SOLEMPNITATE .
(CMMIRK,21.609)

</heading>

Godde men and woymen and crysten creatures , as +ge here and sethe ,
+tys day all holy chyrche syngythe , and redythe , and maketh melody yn
mynde of +te swete byr+te of our Lord , Ihesu Cryst , veray God and man
, +tat was as +tys day borne of hys modyr , Seynt Mary , yn gret help
and socour to all monkynd , but specyaly for +tre causes : forto +gyue
pes to men of good wyll , forto lyghten hom +tat loken ill , and forto
draw men so wyth loue hym tylle . (CMMIRK,21.611)

Then , as to +te forme cause +tat he was borne forto +geuen pes to men
of good wyll , I may preue +tus . (CMMIRK,21.612)

For when he was borne angeles songen +tus : ' Gloria in excelsis Deo .
' +Tat ys to say : ' Ioye be to God +tat ys hegh yn Heuen ,
(CMMIRK,21.613)

and pes be yn er+te to men of good wyll . ' (CMMIRK,21.614)

At $mydnyght Crist was borne , (CMMIRK,21.615)

for +ten alle +tyng be kynd taketh rest yn schewyng +tat he ys prynce
of pes , and was comen to make pes bytwyx God and man , and bytwyx
angeles and man , and bytwyx man and man . (CMMIRK,21.616)

He made pes bytwyx God and mon ; wherfore forto be a trewe mediatur
bytwyx hom , he toke kynde of bo+te : and veray God and man .
(CMMIRK,21.617)

And soo , by hys medyacyon , he knet +te loue of God to man so sadly ,
+tat +te fadyr of Heuen spared not his owne sonne , but send hym forto
bye man wyth his blod , and bryng hym by wayes of mekenes a+geyne to
+te joye of paradyse +tat man lost by couetyse and heghnes .
(CMMIRK,21.618)

Thus he made pes bytwyx God and man . (CMMIRK,21.619)

He made pes bytwyx angeles and man ; (CMMIRK,21.620)

for when angeles <P_22> seon +tat hor Lorde was wroth wyth man for
vnbuxamnes - fore vmbuxomnes is a thing that angeles haten - wherfor
+tay kepton +te +geatys of paradyse , and letten no sowle come yn ,
tyll +tay seen hor Lord borne yn mankynde . +Ten anon , for loue of hor
Lord , +tay deden mon worschippe , (CMMIRK,22.621)

and speken godely and louyngly to pore schephordes +tat kepten hor
schepe yn +te contre by , (CMMIRK,22.622)

and bade hom goo ynto +te cyte of Bedelem ; (CMMIRK,22.623)

for +ter +tay schuld fynd a chyld borne and layde yn a cracche , and do
hym worschip . (CMMIRK,22.624)

And soo +tay dedyn , so +tat euer sethen angeles haue ben frendys and
seruandys to all good men and woymen , and all yn +te reuerens of +te
yncarnacyon of oure Lord Ihesu Cryst . (CMMIRK,22.625)

Thus he made pes bytwyx angeles and man . (CMMIRK,22.626)

He made also pes bytwyx man and man . (CMMIRK,22.627)

For a+geyne tyme +tat he wold be borne , he made such pes +trogh all
+te world , +tat $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} kyndomes and prouynces wern at
werre , yche on wyth o+ter , in his burth-tyme was soo gret pes , +tat
on man +tat heght Octauian , and was Emperour of Rome , and had +te
gouernance of all +te world , and all +te world was suget to +te
Emperour of Rome , and duret soo +trytty wyntyr yn so moche +tat +tan
was send out a mawndement +trogh all +te world , comawndyng +tat
euer-yche man schuld go to +te cyte +tat he drogh lynage of , and ley a
peny apon his hed , and offeren hit vp knowlachyng +tat he was suget to
+te Emperour of Rome . (CMMIRK,22.628)

Then most Ioseph , our ladyes husbond , nedys go to +te cyte of Bedelem
to offyr wyth o+ter men . (CMMIRK,22.629)

But , for he had no money , he toke an ox wyth hym forto sell +ter ,
and make hym money of . (CMMIRK,22.630)

But , for he durst not leeue our lady byhynd hym - for scho was negh
tyme of burthe - he sette hyr on an asse , (CMMIRK,22.631)

and toke hyr wyth hym . (CMMIRK,22.632)

But when +tay comen ynto +te cyte , hit was soo full of pepull , +tat
+tay myght gete hom no herber ; (CMMIRK,22.633)

but turnet ynto a caue +tat was bytwene two howsys , $+ter $as
{TEXT:+teras} men setten hor capuls when +tay comen to +te marked ,
(CMMIRK,22.634)

and fonden +ter a crcche wyth hay , (CMMIRK,22.635)

and setten +te ox and +te asse +terto . (CMMIRK,22.636)

Then , a lytyll byfor mydny+gt , oure lady bade Ioseph gete hyr
mydwyues , (CMMIRK,22.637)

for scho schuld be delyuerd . (CMMIRK,22.638)

But , <P_23> whyle he was yn +te towne aftyr mydwyues , our lady was
delyuerd , (CMMIRK,23.639)

and lappyd hyr sonne yn clo+tes , (CMMIRK,23.640)

and layde hym yn the cracche befor +te ox and the asse .
(CMMIRK,23.641)

And +tay anon knewen hor Lorde , (CMMIRK,23.642)

and fellen downe on knees , (CMMIRK,23.643)

and worschepen hym , (CMMIRK,23.644)

and ete no more of +te hay . (CMMIRK,23.645)

That same tyme as men of +te contrey +geden at +te plogh , exen speken
to the plogh-men (CMMIRK,23.646)

and sayden : ' +Tese sedys schull encrese (CMMIRK,23.647)

and men schull wax few . ' (CMMIRK,23.648)

Then , sone aftyr , com Ioseph wyth two mydwyues , +gebel and Salome .
(CMMIRK,23.649)

But when +gebell fonde well +tat our lady was clene mayden , scho cryed
anon (CMMIRK,23.650)

and sayde : ' A mayden hath borne a chylde ! ' (CMMIRK,23.651)

Then +tat o+tyr , Salome , would not leue +tat , (CMMIRK,23.652)

but busturly hondeled our lady ; (CMMIRK,23.653)

and +terwyth anon hor hondes dryden vp . (CMMIRK,23.654)

Then come +ter an angell , (CMMIRK,23.655)

and bade hyr towch +te chylde , and be hole . (CMMIRK,23.656)

And soo scho dyd , (CMMIRK,23.657)

and was hole . (CMMIRK,23.658)

Then went Ioseph , (CMMIRK,23.659)

and dyd hys offryng wyth o+tyr men , (CMMIRK,23.660)

and kept oure lady yn +te same caue whyll scho was yn chyld-bed .
(CMMIRK,23.661)

+Tus , good men , +ge mou vndyrstonde how God +geueth pes to hom +tat
ben men and wymen of good wyll , and callyth hom his chyldren .
(CMMIRK,23.662)

In verefiyng of thys thyng +te fyrst masse +tat ys songon +tis day sone
aftyr mydnyght , begynnyth thus : ' Dominus dixit ad me : filius meus
es tu ! ' (CMMIRK,23.663)

' God sayde to me : +tou art my sonne . ' (CMMIRK,23.664)

God calle+te hym his sonne +tat loueth here pees and rest ;
(CMMIRK,23.665)

and when he parte+te from +tis world , he wyll bryng hym to +te blysse
+tat euer schall last . (CMMIRK,23.666)

And +tay +tat wyll haue no pees here , +tay schull go hethen ynto
euerlastyng wo . (CMMIRK,23.667)

+Tus Crist +geuyth pes to men of good wyll , (CMMIRK,23.668)

and blessyth hys pepull yn pees . (CMMIRK,23.669)

He leghteneth also +tat loketh euell . (CMMIRK,23.670)

Herby , good men , +ge schull vndyrstond +tat Cryst heled not +too +tat
weren blynde yn body , but mony mo +tat wern blynd yn sowle , and
combyrd wyth derkenes of synful levyng . (CMMIRK,23.671)

For , as Seynt Austeyne saythe : ' When Cryst schuld be borne , +te
world was so full of derknes of synful lyuyng , and nomely of syn of
lechery , and of syn a+geyne kynde , +tat had nye to haue laft to haue
ben yborne of mankynd . ' Wherfor +tat nyght +tat Cryst was borne , all
+tat doden synne a+geyne kynd , deydyn sodenly +trogh all +te world ,
in schowyng how horrybly +tat synne ys before Goddys een .
(CMMIRK,23.672)

Then loket +tay full euell and had gret nede to be jlyghnet +tat haden
ay her hert to synne . Wherfor Cryst <P_24> was borne at mydnyght , and
turnet +te darkenes of nyght ynto day-lyght , schowyng +tat +tan was
+te sonne of ryghtwysnes comen , forto lyghten all +tat wern combret
wythyn-forthe wyth darkenes of synne . (CMMIRK,24.673)

Also +tat same tyme +tat he was yborne , as mony doctors sayn , Crist
apered yn a bryght sterre to +tre kynges yn +te est , (CMMIRK,24.674)

and bade hom goo ynto Bedeleem , and worschip +ter a chyld +tat schuld
be kyng of Iewes +tat was borne . (CMMIRK,24.675)

And soo +tay deden , suyng +te sterre , tyll +tay comen +tedyr .
(CMMIRK,24.676)

Thus he leghtenet hom +tat byfore loked full euell . (CMMIRK,24.677)

For before +tay wer paynones , (CMMIRK,24.678)

and leued on mawmetrye and fals goddys . (CMMIRK,24.679)

But aftyr +tay loueden Crist , (CMMIRK,24.680)

and wern holy men ; (CMMIRK,24.681)

and now +tay lyen at Coleyn . (CMMIRK,24.682)

+Tus +te byrth of Cryst made mony to see full well +tat befor loked
full euell . (CMMIRK,24.683)

For he lokyth full euell +tat algate ha+te er to his good and to
wordely worschippe . (CMMIRK,24.684)

For +tys maketh a man blynd , so +tat he for+geted his God , and hath
no lyst forto desyre +te ryches of Heuen , ne forto see +te lyght +tat
+ter ys but maketh hys good his god and hys mawmet . (CMMIRK,24.685)

For +tat a man loueth most yn +tys world , +tat ys callet his god and
his mawmet . (CMMIRK,24.686)

Then - for Cryst was borne forto destrye suche mawmetry - whan +tat
Herode pursewed hym , and wold haue slayne hym , his modyr bare hym
ynto +te lond of Egypt . (CMMIRK,24.687)

And when he come +tedyr , anon all +te mawmetys +tat weron yn +te lond
, +tay fellen downe to +te grownde , doyng to vndyrstond +tat he was yn
+te world +tat schuld cast don yn monnys hert +te mawmetry of couetyse
of good and of worldes worschyppe , and pompe , and pride +tat men
vseden +tat tyme . Wherfor , +tagh he hymselfe wer lord of all lordes ,
he was borne full porly , and of a pore mayden , and yn pore place ,
and yn a pore araye , +geuyng ensampull to all men forto set not by
worldly ryches , no+ter by pryde of +tys world ; (CMMIRK,24.688)

for haue a man neuer so moche good ne so moch worschyp , here he
fyndythe hit , (CMMIRK,24.689)

and here he schall leue hit . (CMMIRK,24.690)

Thus Cryst by myracles +tat he scheweth yn hys burthe , lyghtenyth
mony-on wythyn-forthe +tat weren before fallen blynd . (CMMIRK,24.691)

Yn tokenyng of +tis +te secunde masse of this day ys sayde yn +te
dawyng , when nyght and daye departyth . +Te wheche masse begennyth
+tus : ' Lux fulgebit hodie super nos . ' (CMMIRK,24.692)

' Lyght schall <P_25> schyne +tys day apon vs . ' (CMMIRK,25.693)

For +te Fadyr of Heuen sendyth grace of gostly lyght apon all hom +tat
leueth +tat Cryst was borne +tis day , veray God and man , of his modyr
Mary , veray modyr and mayden . (CMMIRK,25.694)

And sette noght be vanyte of +tis world , (CMMIRK,25.695)

but set all his hope yn Cryst and yn his modyr Mary . (CMMIRK,25.696)

+Tus Crystys burth lyghtned mony +tat befor loket euell .
(CMMIRK,25.697)

Also wyth loue he drogh men hym tyll . (CMMIRK,25.698)

+Ge seen wele , good men , by experyment al day , +tat a fayre chyld
drawet loue of +to +tat sene hyt , and maketh hem to haue lykyng to
speke and to play wyth hyt . (CMMIRK,25.699)

Thus Crist was borne a chyld , +te fayrest +tat euer was borne of a
woman , forto draw loue to hym of mankynd . (CMMIRK,25.700)

For whyll a chyld ys +geong and wythout synne , hit ys more amyable
+ten hit ys aftyr , when he comyth to man-state . (CMMIRK,25.701)

This not only for his bewte , but also for hys bonte yche man ha+te
mater forto drawe to hym , and do hym worschyppe as dude Octouiam , +te
Emperour . +Te whech Emperour plesed so +te empyre of Rome , +tat all
men wolden haue worschypped hym as hor God . (CMMIRK,25.702)

But +ten +te Emperour was so wyse , (CMMIRK,25.703)

and knew well +tat he was but a man as o+ter werne , (CMMIRK,25.704)

and durst not take +tat name apon hym ; (CMMIRK,25.705)

but send aftyr Sybyll , +te sage , (CMMIRK,25.706)

and asked hyr whe+tur ther shuld be after him eny iborne , +tat schuld
be grattyr +ten he . (CMMIRK,25.707)

Then Sybyll loket yn +te sonne , (CMMIRK,25.708)

and sygh at mydday a cercule of gold aboute +te sonne , and yn +te
myddyll of +te cerkyll a wondyr fayre mayden , and a chyld yn hyr barme
. (CMMIRK,25.709)

And when Syble had schewet +tys to +te Emperour , scho sayde to hym : '
This chyld schall be grettyr +ten +tou ; wherfor do hym worschyp and
reuerence . ' (CMMIRK,25.710)

+Ten +te Emperour toke sens , (CMMIRK,25.711)

and dyd hym sacryfyce ; (CMMIRK,25.712)

and charget all men +tat +tay schulden do also , and call +tat chyld
God , and not hym . (CMMIRK,25.713)

By +tys ensampull ych crysten mon and woman schuld lerne to do
reuerence , and seruyce , and honor +tys day to +tys child . Wherfor
+te +trydde masse of +tys day ys sayde at mydday , yn schewyng +tat
yche man and woman ys holden to come and offer of +tis child and of hys
modyr ; and soo schowe hym seruant and soget to hym , and knewlech +tys
schyld for hys God and for his Lorde . (CMMIRK,25.714)

And , for euery man schuld do +tus for loue and not for awe , +te masse
bygynneth +tus : ' Puer natus est nobis . ' (CMMIRK,25.715)

' A chyld ys borne <P_26> to vs . ' (CMMIRK,26.716)

A chyld , he sayth , and not a man , soo +tat all men and woymen for
loue schuld haue boldnesse forto com to hym to seche grace . And for he
ys full of grace and redy forto do mercy to hem +tat askyth hit mekely
wyth dew reuerence ; (CMMIRK,26.717)

and he ys ay redy to +geue grace and mercy . (CMMIRK,26.718)

Yn tokenyng of +tys +tyng , +tat same day Cryst was borne yn Bedeleem ,
a well yn Rome of watyr turned ynto oyle (CMMIRK,26.719)

and ran soo all +tat day , schewyng +tat +te well of grace and of mercy
was borne +tat day +tat schuld +geue grace and mercy to all +tat wold
come to hym +terfor . (CMMIRK,26.720)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,26.722)

</heading>

I rede of a woman +tat was defowled wyth +te synne of lechere , and
almost fell yn dyspayre . (CMMIRK,26.724)

For when scho +toght on Crystys dome , scho knewe hur gylty ;
(CMMIRK,26.725)

when scho +toght on +te paynes of hell , scho knew well +tat +tylke
paynes wer ordeynet for suche as scho was ; (CMMIRK,26.726)

when scho +toght on paradyse , scho wyst well scho my+gt not come +ter
, (CMMIRK,26.727)

for scho was vnworthy ; (CMMIRK,26.728)

when scho +toght on +te passyon of Cryst , scho wyst well +tat scho was
vnkynde to hym +tat suffred so moche for hur . (CMMIRK,26.729)

At +te last , scho be+toght hur how +tat chyldern don no vengeans , but
lyghtly ben sa+gt , +togh +tay ben wrothe . Wherfor scho cryet to Cryst
prayng hym for his chyldhede +tat he wold haue mercy on hor , and
for+geuen hor hyr synne and hyr trespas . (CMMIRK,26.730)

Then scho held a voyce on hegh +tat sayde : ' +Ty trespas ys for+geuen
+te . ' (CMMIRK,26.731)

And soo hertly pray we to hym +tat he for+geue vs our synnes , and
+geue vs +te blysse +tat he bo+gt vs to . To +te wheche blys God bryng
vs all to . (CMMIRK,26.732)

Amen . (CMMIRK,26.733)

<heading>

7 . (CMMIRK,26.735)

DE FESTO SANCTI STEPHANI ET EIUS SOLEMPNITATE . (CMMIRK,26.736)

</heading>

Blessyd pepyll of Goddys mowth , +tat byn comen +tys day to holy
chyrche yn worschyp of God and +tys holy martyr , Seynt Steven , +tat
ys callet Goddys fyrst martyr , for +te enchesen +tat he was +te fyrst
martyr +tat sufferd deth for Crystys loue , aftyr +tat he was ascendet
ynto Heuen . (CMMIRK,26.738)

Then , forto ster you to deuocyon +te more to +tis holy martyr , +ge
schull now here what he sufferd <P_27> for Crystys loue .
(CMMIRK,27.739)

As +te boke of +te dedys of +te apostoles tellyth , whan Cryst was
styet vp into Heuen , +te apostoles tentedon all to prechyng of Goddys
wordes and to holy prayeours , (CMMIRK,27.740)

and myght not serue all +tat turneden to +te fayth , (CMMIRK,27.741)

+tay chosen syx holy men and goode out of syxty and ten +tat wern
Crystys dyscyples forto helpen hom yn Goddys seruyce . Of +te wheche
Seynt Steven was +te fyrst and +te wysyst , and was full of grace and
myght of +te Holy Gost , +tat he dyd mony wondres and myracles yn +te
pepyll . (CMMIRK,27.742)

But , +tagh a man be neuer soo holy a lyuer , +get he schall haue
enmyes . Wherfor +te Iewes of dyuerse contre +tat haden envy to Seynt
Steuen , rysen , a+geynes hym , and dysputed wyth hym a+geynes Crystys
faythe , hauyng full purpos , yf +tay myghten , to ouercome hym by
dysputson , and by fals wytnes , to do hym to deth . (CMMIRK,27.743)

But when Seynt Steven knew hor males , he +toght forto sese hom wyth
won of +tes +tre wayes : by schamyng yn dysputeson , o+tir by drede of
reuelacyon , othyr by loue and holy oryson . (CMMIRK,27.744)

But furst he assayeth by schamyng and dysputeson . (CMMIRK,27.745)

For +tay began to dyspute wyth hym ; (CMMIRK,27.746)

but he was so full of +te Holy Gost , +tat +tay haden no wytte ne no
powste forto +geynestonde hym . (CMMIRK,27.747)

But openly he ouercome yn all hor maters , (CMMIRK,27.748)

and preued hor wyttys fals , (CMMIRK,27.749)

and sayde , he was redy forto take dethe yn verefyyng of all +tat he
had sayde . (CMMIRK,27.750)

And preued wele +tat hit was a gret schame to all hom +tat werne gret
clerkes , and knew +te lawe and +te profesyes +tat schulden come and
wer fulfylled yn Ihesu Cryst +tat he prechet ; and +get wold not leue
in hym . (CMMIRK,27.751)

But algate a+geynstode +te Holy Gost +tat spake yn hor hertes ,
(CMMIRK,27.752)

and schewet hom yn concyens +tat +tay dedden amys . (CMMIRK,27.753)

And , $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} +tay seen +te comyn pepull turne to +te
faythe for wondyrs and myracles +tat God schowet ynto hor syght , +tay
algate a+geynestoden styfly , (CMMIRK,27.754)

and setten Goddys werkes at noght , only by males of envyus hertys and
by no maners of resyn of scriptures . (CMMIRK,27.755)

+Ten wer +tay more anangrede a+geynes hym , (CMMIRK,27.756)

and freton hor hertys wythyn , (CMMIRK,27.757)

and gryspude wyth hor teeth a+geynes hym . (CMMIRK,27.758)

And , for +tay myght not ouercome hym wyth dyspytson , +tay +toghten
forto take hym wyth som wordes of sclawndyr yn God , wherby +tay
myghten lawfully haue mater and cause to do hym to dethe .
(CMMIRK,27.759)

Then knew Saynt <P_28> Steuen hor malyce , (CMMIRK,28.760)

and lyft vp his een ynto Heuen (CMMIRK,28.761)

and segh Ihesu , Goddys Sonne , stondyng at his Fadyr ryght hond .
(CMMIRK,28.762)

And +ten sayde Seynt Steuen : ' Loo , I see Ihesus stondyng at hys
Fadyr ryght hond , redy forto helpe me . ' (CMMIRK,28.763)

And +terwyth anon his face schone lyght , as +tagh he had ben an angell
of Heuen . (CMMIRK,28.764)

But when +tay herdyn hym speke soo , +tay weren fayne (CMMIRK,28.765)

and stoppet hor eres , als +toght +tay haden herde hym speke fals
sclawndyr yn God , and had ben to horryble for any mon to haue herd hym
lye so . (CMMIRK,28.766)

Then anon +tay drowen hym out of +te cyte , forto stenen hym to dethe ,
as for a sclawndyr of God , (CMMIRK,28.767)

and chosen two men +tat cowth best hurle stones at hym ,
(CMMIRK,28.768)

and despoyled hym of his clo+tes , (CMMIRK,28.769)

and layden hom at +te fete a +gong man +tat was callet Sawle , +tat was
aftyrward called Paule ; (CMMIRK,28.770)

for he was of +te chef of hom +tat dyden Saynt Steuen to deth .
(CMMIRK,28.771)

But when Saynt Steven segh +tat he myght not sesen hom byfor by
reuelacyon , +ten he turnet to devot oryson ; (CMMIRK,28.772)

and when +tay hurled at hym stones , and smytten out his braynes , he
cryed to God (CMMIRK,28.773)

and sayde : ' Lord God , take my sowle . ' (CMMIRK,28.774)

And , for he wold pray more devotly for his enmyes +ten for hymselfe ,
he knelet don to +te erthe (CMMIRK,28.775)

and sayde : ' Lord Ihesu , reet not to hom +tis synne , (CMMIRK,28.776)

but for+geue hom +tis gylt . ' (CMMIRK,28.777)

And when he had sayde soo , anon he sleput yn God . (CMMIRK,28.778)

+Ten taketh hede , good crysten men , whyche a brennyng loue +tys mon
had yn hys hert , +tat prayde more devotly for his bodely enmyes +tan
he dyd for hymselfe . (CMMIRK,28.779)

In +tis he +gaf an hegh ensampull to all crysten men forto haue charyte
yche on to o+tir , and forto pray hertfully for herre enmys , and for
yche mon +tat pursewyth hom , or doth hom any doses . (CMMIRK,28.780)

For he +tat praythe deuotly for his enmy , he ys yn +tat a martyr ;
(CMMIRK,28.781)

for martyrdom fallyth by +tre wayes : +tat ys , by passyon and wyll
+terto , by wyll wythout passyon , by passyon wythout wyll .
(CMMIRK,28.782)

In schewyng of +tes +tre martyrdomes , +tes +tre festys +tat seu+te +te
byrth of Crist , ben set togedyr , in tokenyng +tat whosoo sufferth any
of +tes , he schall be sett next Cryst yn Heuen . (CMMIRK,28.783)

Seynt Steuen , he ys set next , (CMMIRK,28.784)

for he had passyon and wyll +terto . (CMMIRK,28.785)

Seynt Ion had wyll , (CMMIRK,28.786)

but he was not slayne . (CMMIRK,28.787)

The Innocentys , thay suffreden <P_29> deth , (CMMIRK,29.788)

but +tay had no wyll +terto , but not a+geynes wyll . (CMMIRK,29.789)

+Tus may a man be a martyr , +tagh he sched no blod , +tat ys when he
suffereth wrong , and ys pursued of euell men , and +tonketh God
+terfor , and taketh hit wyth good wyll , and prayth for his enmyes to
God yn full scharyte . (CMMIRK,29.790)

For martyrdome wythout charyte , as Seynt Poule saythe , profuty+te
noght . Wherfor taketh good hede , (CMMIRK,29.791)

and +ge schull fynde +tat +tes +tre wern full of charyte .
(CMMIRK,29.792)

Seynt Steven when he schuld dye , he knelet adown forto pray for his
enmyes . (CMMIRK,29.793)

Seynt Ion when he went to hys deth , he sayde to hom +tat ladden hym :
' My chyldyren , loueth togedyr , and +tat ys ynogh . ' (CMMIRK,29.794)

The Innocentes , for +tay wern so +gong , +tat +tay cowthe not speke ,
+tay schewet hor loue by open sygne . (CMMIRK,29.795)

For +tay dydden lagh on hom +tat slowen hem , (CMMIRK,29.796)

and playde wyth hor hondes when +tay seen hor bryght swerdes schyne .
(CMMIRK,29.797)

Then , for enchesen +tat Saynt Steuen was so gloryous martyr , God
schewet mony myracles for hym of +te wheche +tis ys on .
(CMMIRK,29.798)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,29.800)

</heading>

Ther was an honest woman , (CMMIRK,29.802)

and had seuen sonnes and +tre doghtyrs . (CMMIRK,29.803)

But yn a myshappe , apon a day , all +tay wra+teden hor modyr , so +tat
scho yn a gret maleyse cursed hom all . (CMMIRK,29.804)

And anon +terwyth fell vengeans apon hom , so +tat +te membrys of hom
qwoken , +tat all +tat seen hom , had compassyon of hom , and reweden
hom gretly . (CMMIRK,29.805)

And for +tay myght not do no good , +tay +geden as maset bestes +turgh
all +te contre . (CMMIRK,29.806)

Then hapenet hit so +tat a brothur of hem +tat het Pole , and a sustyr
+tat het Pallyda , comen ynto a chyrche of Saint Steuen .
(CMMIRK,29.807)

And when +tys man herd how deuotly Seynt Steuen prayde for hem +tat
sloghen hym , he had full tryst +tat he wold pray for hym ,
(CMMIRK,29.808)

and he wold be hys seruant alway aftyr . (CMMIRK,29.809)

And so , yn +tys full hope , he +gede ynto chansele , (CMMIRK,29.810)

and wyth all hys hert prayde Seynt Steven of helpe . (CMMIRK,29.811)

And anon yn seght of all men he was all hole . (CMMIRK,29.812)

+Ten when his syster segh hyr bro+ter hole , prayde +te same wyse +ten
to Seynt Steuen . (CMMIRK,29.813)

And +ten , as scho prayde , scho fell on slepe ; (CMMIRK,29.814)

and when scho woke , scho was hole , (CMMIRK,29.815)

and wyth all hyr hert thonket God and Seynt Steuen . (CMMIRK,29.816)

Ano+ter myracull Seynt Austeyn telleth +tus : (CMMIRK,29.817)

A senatour of <P_30> Rome wyth his wyfe went to Ierusalem ,
(CMMIRK,30.818)

and ther byld a fayre chapell yn worschyp of Seynt Steuen .
(CMMIRK,30.819)

And when he was ded , he ordeynet hymselfe to be buryed +teryn by Seynt
Steuen . (CMMIRK,30.820)

But , longe aftyr hys deth , his wyfe wold goo a+geyne to hyr contrey ,
(CMMIRK,30.821)

scho wold haue +te bonys of hyr maystyr wyth hyr . (CMMIRK,30.822)

And soo wyth $prayers and yftes , +te byschop broght hur +te bones of
Steuen and of hyr husbond , (CMMIRK,30.823)

and sayde to hyr : ' I know not , whe+ter ben +te bonys of +ty maystyr
. ' (CMMIRK,30.824)

+Ten sayde scho : ' Syr , I know well , +tes ben my maysters bones , '
(CMMIRK,30.825)

and toke Seynt Steuen 's bonys ynstude of hyr maystyrs , vnwyttyng .
(CMMIRK,30.826)

+Ten , when scho come on +te see , angeles songen yn +te ayre ,
(CMMIRK,30.827)

and as swete sauour come out of +te bones +tat passed any spyces .
(CMMIRK,30.828)

And +terwyth fendys cryedyn : ' Wo ys vs , (CMMIRK,30.829)

wo ys vs ; (CMMIRK,30.830)

for Steuen goth , (CMMIRK,30.831)

and byttyrly brennyth vs . (CMMIRK,30.832)

and betyth vs . ' (CMMIRK,30.833)

And +terwyth reryth a tempest +tat +te schepmen wenden to haue byn
$drownet , and cryed to Seynt Steuen . (CMMIRK,30.834)

And he anon aperet to hom (CMMIRK,30.835)

and seyde : ' Be not adred , ' (CMMIRK,30.836)

and anon +te tempest sesud . (CMMIRK,30.837)

Then herden +tay fendes cryyng : ' +Tou wykked prince , our mayster
brenne +te scheppe , (CMMIRK,30.838)

for Steven , +tat ys our aduersary , ys +teryn ! ' (CMMIRK,30.839)

Then +te prynce of fendys sende fyue fendes forto brenne +te schyppe ;
(CMMIRK,30.840)

but +ten was +te angell of God redy , (CMMIRK,30.841)

and drownet hom ynto +te grownde of +te see . (CMMIRK,30.842)

And when +tay come wyth +te schyppe to londe , fendes cryedyn : '
Goddys seruand comyth +tat was stenet to deth wyth wyket Iewys ! '
(CMMIRK,30.843)

Then , yn +te worschyppe of Seynt Steven , men maden a chyrche ,
(CMMIRK,30.844)

and put hys bonys +teryn , wher God wroght many myracles for hym .
(CMMIRK,30.845)

Now pray we to +tys blesset martyr of Crist +tat he woll pray for vs ,
+tat we may come to +te blysse +tat euer schall last . To +te whech
blys God bryng you and me to . (CMMIRK,30.846)

Amen . (CMMIRK,30.847)

<heading>

8 . (CMMIRK,30.849)

DE FESTO SANCTI IOHANNIS , APOSTOLI ET EUANGELISTE , SERMO BREUIS .
(CMMIRK,30.850)

</heading>

Goddys blessyd pepull , +ge ben comen +tys day to holy chyrch to
worschyp God and our lady and Seynt Ion , +te Euangelyst , +tat ys
Goddys owne derlyng . Wherfor all holy chyrche +tys day <P_31> maketh
mencyon of +te specyall grace +tat Cryst +gaf hym befor all o+ter
dyscyples . (CMMIRK,31.852)

He +gaf hym grace of vyrgynyte , and grace of kepyng of his modyr fre ,
and grace of schowyng of hys pryuyte . (CMMIRK,31.853)

He +gaf hym grace of vyrgynyte , +tat ys , of maydenhode .
(CMMIRK,31.854)

For as +te story tellyth , and summe han an opyneon , when he schuld
haue wedded Mary Mawdelen , Cryst called hym (CMMIRK,31.855)

and bede hym sewe hym . (CMMIRK,31.856)

And he anon laft all +tis worldes vanyte , (CMMIRK,31.857)

and sewed Crist forth , (CMMIRK,31.858)

and kept hym clene mayden tyll his endyng-day . (CMMIRK,31.859)

In a preuyng of +tis , as we reden , when Domician , +te Emperour of
Rome , herd +tat Ion prechet yn a contrey +tat ys called Asy , and byld
mony chyrches , he was wroth +terwyth , (CMMIRK,31.860)

and send aftyr Ion , (CMMIRK,31.861)

and made put hym yn a brasyn tonne foll of oyle , (CMMIRK,31.862)

and so settyth hym +teryn . (CMMIRK,31.863)

But when he had long sothen +teryn , and all men went he had ben sothyn
to pesys , +ten +te Emperour bade upon +te tonne . (CMMIRK,31.864)

And when +to tonne was openet , Ion come out of +te oyle and of +te
brennyng of +te fure , as hole and as sond yn ych parte of his body ,
as he was clene of part of womonnys body , bo+te of +toght and of dede
. (CMMIRK,31.865)

And o+ter assay he had full hard . (CMMIRK,31.866)

When he see a tempull of Iewes full of mawmetry , he prayde to God
forto dystrye hit . (CMMIRK,31.867)

And +terwyth anon hit fell downe ynto powdyr ; wherfor Arystodemus , a
byschop of +te tempull , pursewed Ion to +te de+te . (CMMIRK,31.868)

+Ten sayde Ion to hym : ' What woll +tou , +tat I do forto make +te
byleue on Ihesu Crist , my Lord ? ' (CMMIRK,31.869)

+Ten sayde he : ' I wyll make venym , and do men forto dryngke hit
befor +te . (CMMIRK,31.870)

And when +tou sest hom ded , drynke +tou +tat wythout harm ;
(CMMIRK,31.871)

and +ten I schall leue on +ty God . ' (CMMIRK,31.872)

Then sayd Ion : ' Goo , (CMMIRK,31.873)

and do as +tou sayst . ' (CMMIRK,31.874)

+Ten ordeynet +tis byschop poysen , (CMMIRK,31.875)

and geten two men +tat wern dampned to +te deth , (CMMIRK,31.876)

and made hom drynke of +tat poysen befor Ion . (CMMIRK,31.877)

And when +tay haden drongken , +tay werne ded anon ryght .
(CMMIRK,31.878)

Then Ion toke +tat poysen , (CMMIRK,31.879)

and blessed hyt ; (CMMIRK,31.880)

and so drangke hit of , (CMMIRK,31.881)

and was neuer +te wors , (CMMIRK,31.882)

and semede lyflaker aftyr , +ten he was before . (CMMIRK,31.883)

For as clene as he was wythout venym of lechery , so clene he was of
+tat poysen , aftyr he had drongken hit . (CMMIRK,31.884)

But +get +tys byschop seyde , he myght not leue , tyll he segh +te men
reyset a+geyne to lyue +tat wern sleyne by dryngkyng of +tat venym .
(CMMIRK,31.885)

Then Ion cast of hys cote , (CMMIRK,31.886)

and sayde : ' Haue +tis , (CMMIRK,31.887)

and lay hit apon +te ded bodyes , (CMMIRK,31.888)

and say +tus : Ion , Crystys apostole , <P_32> send me to you ,
(CMMIRK,32.889)

and bede you ryse vp yn Crystys name . ' (CMMIRK,32.890)

And when he had don so , +tay rysyn a+geyne to lyue . (CMMIRK,32.891)

Then this byschop wyth mony o+ter leued yn Cryst , (CMMIRK,32.892)

and weron folowet of Ion ; (CMMIRK,32.893)

and he was aftyr a full holy man . (CMMIRK,32.894)

Thus he +tat hath grace to kepe hym clene yn body and sowle , +tagh +te
fende held ynto hym venym of lechery or of othyr synne , hyt schall do
hym no harme ; (CMMIRK,32.895)

but yn +te a+geynestondyng of his lust , he ys a martyr befor God ,
(CMMIRK,32.896)

and he schall be taken as for worthy to be koper of Crystys modyr .
(CMMIRK,32.897)

Then +tus , for +te clennes +tat Cryst sygh yn Ion befor all o+ter ,
when he schuld dye , he charget Ion wyth +te kepyng of hys modyr ;
(CMMIRK,32.898)

and he , as a goode sonne , schuld take hyr ynto hys kepyng .
(CMMIRK,32.899)

So +tat when Cryst was ded and ley in his tombe , Ion wyth o+ter help
bare hyr ynto his hous , (CMMIRK,32.900)

and kept hir +ter , tyll Cryst was rysen a+geyne to lyue .
(CMMIRK,32.901)

And eft when Cryst stegh ynto Heuen , he kept hyr yn +te same chambyr ,
as long as sho lyued aftyr here yn erthe . (CMMIRK,32.902)

Thus had he grace of kepyng of Crystys modyr fre . (CMMIRK,32.903)

And he had also grace yn schowyng of Goddys pryuetye . (CMMIRK,32.904)

Thus was furst when Cryst sate at hys soper on Scher +Tursday ,
(CMMIRK,32.905)

for gret loue +tat he had to Cryst , he lenet his hed to Crystys brest
. (CMMIRK,32.906)

And +ten ryght as a man leneth to a well and dryngketh his body full of
watyr , ryght soo Ion drangke of +te well of wysdom +tat ys yn Crystys
brest , (CMMIRK,32.907)

and fulled hys sowle so full of gostly wysdome , so +tat aftyr he
passed all othyr yn wysdome . (CMMIRK,32.908)

Thus Crist schowed hym of hys priuete before all othyr .
(CMMIRK,32.909)

Also for he wold not stynte to preche Goddys worde , the Emperour
exilet hym alonly ynto +te yle of Pathmos . (CMMIRK,32.910)

But when he was +ter hys one , God schewet hym +te apocalyppys of +tys
world +tat were forto come , and most of Antecryst , and of +te worldes
endyng , and of +te day of dome . (CMMIRK,32.911)

And as he segh hit , he wrot hit yn gret confyrmacyon of holy chyrche .
(CMMIRK,32.912)

But aftyr when +te Emperour was ded , Ion was callet a+geyne to +te
cyte of Ephesim , +ter he was byschop . (CMMIRK,32.913)

And when he come +tedyr , a wydow +tat het Drusyan , lay ded on bere .
(CMMIRK,32.914)

+Ten for Ion segh mony wepe for hyr , Ion sayde to hyr : ' Drusyan ,
ryse vp , (CMMIRK,32.915)

and go , (CMMIRK,32.916)

and make me some mete . ' (CMMIRK,32.917)

And scho anon ros vp , as +togh scho had rysen from slepe .
(CMMIRK,32.918)

Ano+ter day , two +gong men and rych , by +te prechyng of Saynt Ion ,
+tay solden all hor godes , (CMMIRK,32.919)

and sewoden hym . (CMMIRK,32.920)

+Ten , on a day , <P_33> as +tay comen ynto a cyte of Pergame , when
+tay segh +tos +tat wer hor seruandys byfor , gon yn ryche araye , and
+tay homselfe yn pore wede , by temptacyon of +te fende , +tay
forthoght hor purpos , (CMMIRK,33.921)

and wer sory +tat +tay haden so laft hor goodys . (CMMIRK,33.922)

Then anon , by reuelacyon of +te priuetye of God , Ion knew hor +toght
(CMMIRK,33.923)

and sayde to hom : ' I see how +te deuell tempteth you , and makyth you
forthynke your purpos +tat +ge ben yn . Wherfor goo +ge to +te wode ,
and bryngyth ay+ter of you hys burden of +gardys ; (CMMIRK,33.924)

and aftyr go+te to +te see , (CMMIRK,33.925)

and bryngyth ay+ter of you hys borden of stones . ' (CMMIRK,33.926)

And so +tay deden . (CMMIRK,33.927)

Then , at +te prayer of Seynt Ion , +te +gardys turnet ynto gold , and
+te stons ynto jewels . (CMMIRK,33.928)

And +ten Ion sayd to hom : ' Now takes +tys gold and +tese precyous
stones ; (CMMIRK,33.929)

and +ge be as rych as +ge wer befor ; (CMMIRK,33.930)

and knoweth well +tat +ge haue lost +te kyndom of Heuen . '
(CMMIRK,33.931)

Then happened hit +tat men broghten a ded body to burye hit .
(CMMIRK,33.932)

When +te modyr of +te corse segh Ion , scho fell on knees to hym ,
prayng hym +tat he wold rere hyr sonne to lyue , as he reryd Drusyan ,
+te wedow . (CMMIRK,33.933)

+Ten Ion prayde to God ; (CMMIRK,33.934)

and anon he +tat was ded , roos vp . (CMMIRK,33.935)

+Ten Ion sayde to hym : ' I bydde +te , tell +tes men whad +tou hast
yseyne , and whad joy +tes men han lost . ' (CMMIRK,33.936)

Then he , yn heryng of all men , told of +te joye of paradyse and of
the paynes of hell , how strong and how horrybly +tay wern ; and how he
segh gloryous places ordeynet for +tos men ; and now how sore hor
angeles wepton for loue of hom ; (CMMIRK,33.937)

and much joye fendes maden , (CMMIRK,33.938)

for +tay wer turnet from hor perfyt louyng . (CMMIRK,33.939)

+Ten anon +tese weren sory yn hor hertys , (CMMIRK,33.940)

and repenteden hom for hor doyng , (CMMIRK,33.941)

and wepyng cryed to Ion +tat he schuld pray to God for hom , and +geue
hom penaunce . (CMMIRK,33.942)

And when +tay haden don hor penaunce , anon +te gold turned a+geyne
ynto +geardes , and +te jewelles ynto stones ; (CMMIRK,33.943)

and +tay wer holy men aftyr . (CMMIRK,33.944)

Ano+ter reuelacyon Ion had by schowyng of Goddys priuete ;
(CMMIRK,33.945)

for on a day he segh a child +tat was lyke forto haue ben a good man .
Wherfor Ion broght hym to a byschop , and bade hym kepe hym and teche
hym . (CMMIRK,33.946)

+Ten +tis chyld waxed a man , (CMMIRK,33.947)

and +gaf hym to foly , (CMMIRK,33.948)

and so fell to a company of +tefes , (CMMIRK,33.949)

and was sone aftyr a maystyr of hom . (CMMIRK,33.950)

+Ten , by reuelacyon of God , Ion knew +tat anon ; (CMMIRK,33.951)

and he +gede to +te byschop , (CMMIRK,33.952)

and blamed hym sore for myskepyng of hys chyld , (CMMIRK,33.953)

and bade tell hym wher he was . (CMMIRK,33.954)

Then +te byschop , wyth moche fere , sayde he was a leder of +teues yn
<P_34> suche a place . (CMMIRK,34.955)

+Ten Ion , for he was old , and myght not well goo , toke a hors ,
(CMMIRK,34.956)

and rode +tedyr . (CMMIRK,34.957)

And when +tys +tef segh Ion , he was aschamed +tat he flogh .
(CMMIRK,34.958)

Then Ion rode aftyr , (CMMIRK,34.959)

and sayde : ' My swete sonne , my dere sonne , abyde (CMMIRK,34.960)

and speke wyth me , +ty old fadyr . ' (CMMIRK,34.961)

So , at +te last , +tys mon abode . (CMMIRK,34.962)

+Ten Ion preched hym , so +tat he laft all hys foly , (CMMIRK,34.963)

and was aftyr so holy a mon , +tat he was a byschoppe aftyr .
(CMMIRK,34.964)

+Tus Ion had reuelacyon of Goddys pryuete . (CMMIRK,34.965)

Ano+ter reuelachyon he had when he was L=ti= wyntyr old and VII .
(CMMIRK,34.966)

+Ten come Ihesu to hym wyth his dyscyples (CMMIRK,34.967)

and +tus to hym sayde : ' My derlyng , come now to me ; (CMMIRK,34.968)

for now hit ys tyme to ete wyth me and thy brethern yn my fest . '
(CMMIRK,34.969)

+Ten anon he arose , (CMMIRK,34.970)

and wold have gon . (CMMIRK,34.971)

Then sayde Cryst to hym : ' Apon Sonday +tow schalt come to me . '
(CMMIRK,34.972)

+Ten , by Sonday , he was so febull , +tat he made lede hym to +te
chyrche , (CMMIRK,34.973)

and euer , as he myght , speke to hom +tat ladden hym : (CMMIRK,34.974)

' Chyldren , loue+t yche on othyr . ' (CMMIRK,34.975)

+Ten sayde on to hym : ' Fadyr , why say +ge +tus soo oft ? '
(CMMIRK,34.976)

+Ten sayde he : ' For , yf +ge louen togedyr , hit ys jnogh to
saluacyon . ' (CMMIRK,34.977)

Then made he to make hym a graue before +te auter . (CMMIRK,34.978)

And when hyt was made , he lay downe yn hit ; (CMMIRK,34.979)

and ther come such a lyght apon hym , a gret whyll , +tat no man myght
see hym . (CMMIRK,34.980)

And when +tis lyght was gon , +te put was full of manna ,
(CMMIRK,34.981)

and wallut vp so doth sonde yn well wyth watyr . (CMMIRK,34.982)

In +te lyfe of Saynt Edward +te Confessour +tat lythe at Westmynster ,
ys wrytten +tat Saynt Ion aperyth to Seynt Edward on a day , as he
+gode on processyon , (CMMIRK,34.983)

and prayd hym forto +geue hym summe good for Seynt Ionys loue , th'
Evangelyst ; (CMMIRK,34.984)

for he louet hym moche . (CMMIRK,34.985)

But for +te kyng hadde noght elles redy forto +geue hym , he toke +te
ryng of hys fyngyr , (CMMIRK,34.986)

and +gaf hym ; (CMMIRK,34.987)

and soo Ion had +te ryng VII +gere . (CMMIRK,34.988)

And at +te VII +gerys ende , Ion aperet to a knyght of +te kyngys
by+gonde +te see , (CMMIRK,34.989)

and bade hym bere +tat ryng to +te kyng , (CMMIRK,34.990)

and bade hym be+tenke hym well for whos sake he +gaf hyt away , and say
+tat he greteth hym wele , (CMMIRK,34.991)

and bade hym make hym redy , (CMMIRK,34.992)

for he schall dey sone . (CMMIRK,34.993)

And so he dyd , (CMMIRK,34.994)

and +gede to +te blysse of Heuen . To +te whech blysse God bryng you
and me to , yf hit be his wyll . (CMMIRK,34.995)

Amen . (CMMIRK,34.996)

<P_35>

<heading>

9 . (CMMIRK,35.999)

DE INNOCENTIBUS ET EORUM FESTIUITATE . (CMMIRK,35.1000)

</heading>

Goddys owne blessed chyldern , +tat byn comen +tis day to holy chyrch
yn +te worschyp of God and +te chyldern +tat weren yslayne for Goddys
sake . (CMMIRK,35.1002)

As holy chyrche +tis day maketh mynde , and redu+te and syngythe of hom
, +tes chyldren ben called yn holy chyrche Innocentys , +tat ys yn
Englysche : wytheouten nye . (CMMIRK,35.1003)

For +tay wer not nyes to God by pride , (CMMIRK,35.1004)

for God ys euer anyed wyth pryde , men and woymen , (CMMIRK,35.1005)

and a+gaynestondyth hom , nor to hor neghtbur by no wrong doyng , ny to
homselfe by no concent of synne . (CMMIRK,35.1006)

I may well say , +tay lyueden here clanly wythout schame , +tay dyedyn
wythout blame , and wern folowed yn her same . (CMMIRK,35.1007)

This Innocentes +tat holy chyrche syngeth of , lyueden her wythout
schame ; (CMMIRK,35.1008)

for +tay wer all within two +ger of age . Wherfor +tay wer not aschamet
of hor owne schappe ; (CMMIRK,35.1009)

for when a chyld ys wythyn state of innocentes , he ys not aschamet of
hys schappe , (CMMIRK,35.1010)

for he ys not defowled wyth fulth of synne , (CMMIRK,35.1011)

but of +te synne +tat he hathe , he draweth of +te synne of Adam and of
Eue . (CMMIRK,35.1012)

For so ferden +tey yn +te same wyse . (CMMIRK,35.1013)

For whyle +tay wer yn paradyse yn +te state of jnnocentes , +tay wer
naket ; (CMMIRK,35.1014)

but +tay wer not aschamet of hor schappe , (CMMIRK,35.1015)

for +tay wer wythout synne . (CMMIRK,35.1016)

But as sone as +tay haden synned , +tay seen hor schappe ,
(CMMIRK,35.1017)

and wern aschamet +terof , (CMMIRK,35.1018)

and hydden hit wyth leues of fygge-tre . (CMMIRK,35.1019)

Thus , when synne bygynnyth to take rote yn a chyld , +ten jnnocentes
gothe away ; (CMMIRK,35.1020)

for +ten he begynnyth to know +te good from +te euell .
(CMMIRK,35.1021)

+Ten he synneth , (CMMIRK,35.1022)

and +ten he greueth hys God . (CMMIRK,35.1023)

But +tes chyldyr lyued not soo long forto knew +te good from +te euell
, (CMMIRK,35.1024)

but wern jslayne wythyn degre of jnnocentes . Wherfor +tay lyuedon here
wythout schame . (CMMIRK,35.1025)

+Tay dyeden alsoo wythout blame ; (CMMIRK,35.1026)

for Herode , kyng of Iewes , made to sle hom wythout gult .
(CMMIRK,35.1027)

For when +te kyngys comen to Herod , and askyt hym wher +te kyng of
Iewes was borne , and bede tell hom , for +tay wern comen to worschyppe
hym ferr out of +te est . +Ten was Herod all astonyed of hor wordes ,
(CMMIRK,35.1028)

and asked his clerkes wher he schuld be borne . (CMMIRK,35.1029)

+Ten sayde +tay yn +te cyte <P_36> of Bedeleem . (CMMIRK,36.1030)

+Ten sayde Herod to +te kynges , byddyng hom goo +tedyr , and do hym
worschip ; and come a+geyne to hym , and telle hym all hor doyng , +tat
he myght come and worschip hym also . (CMMIRK,36.1031)

But when +tes kynges haden don hor offryng to Cryst , +tay +gedyn hom
by anothyr way . (CMMIRK,36.1032)

Then was Horod wondyr wrothe , (CMMIRK,36.1033)

and schaped anon to haue slayn Cryst . (CMMIRK,36.1034)

But when he had made hym redy +terfor , +tat same tyme , +te Emperour
of Rome sende to hym by lettyr forto come to hym yn all +te hast +tat
he myght ; (CMMIRK,36.1035)

for two of his owne sonnes hadden apechet hym of traytery to +te
Emperour . (CMMIRK,36.1036)

Soo at +tat tyme he laft +te sleyng of Cryst , (CMMIRK,36.1037)

and +gede to Rome , (CMMIRK,36.1038)

and had +te bettyr of hys sonnes , (CMMIRK,36.1039)

and come hom wyth mor worschip +ten he had byfor-hond . Wherfor he
+toght +te more forto sle Cryst , lest he had , when he come to monnys
state , put hym out of hys kyndome . (CMMIRK,36.1040)

Then send he anon men , (CMMIRK,36.1041)

and bade sle all +te chyldyr +tat weren yn Bedeleem and yn +te contrey
abowte , +tat wer too +ger old and wythynn , +tagh hyt were a chyld
+tat was borne +tat same day . (CMMIRK,36.1042)

And soo +tay dedyn . (CMMIRK,36.1043)

He was aferd , lest Crist +tat made +te sterre brynge +te kynges so
ferre , cou+te haue turnet hym ynto dyuerse ages , and made hymselfe
oldyr or +gongyr , at his one lyst . (CMMIRK,36.1044)

And for he was a +gere goyng and comyng to Rome , +terfor he made to
sle all +te chyldre +tat wern two +ger olde or within two .
(CMMIRK,36.1045)

And for wrach schuld falle on hymselfe yn party , +terfor a chyld of
his owne +tat was don to norysche yn +te contrey was slayn among o+ter
. (CMMIRK,36.1046)

But +ten come +ter an angyll to Ioseph , (CMMIRK,36.1047)

and bade hym take +te chyld and his modyr , and fle ynto +te lond of
Egypt , and be +ter tyll he wernet hym . (CMMIRK,36.1048)

And so +tay dyden . (CMMIRK,36.1049)

+Tus +tes Innocentes wern slayn wythout blame . (CMMIRK,36.1050)

Thay wer also folowed yn hor same , +tat ys to say , yn hor owne blod .
(CMMIRK,36.1051)

+Tay wer not folowet yn no font , but yn $schedyng of hor blod .
Wherfor +ge schull vndrystond +tat folo+gt come+t +tre maner of wyse :
yn watyr , as we ben crystened yn +te fonte at +te chyrch ; in chedyng
blod , as +te childyr and mony +towsandys of o+ter martyrs +tat
schedden hor blod for Crystys loue ; (CMMIRK,36.1052)

the +tryd fologht ys in fayth , yn +te wheche all +te patryarches , and
prophetys , and all othyr holy fadyrs +tat wern befor Crystys
yncarnacyon +tat leuedyn yn Cristes comyng ; (CMMIRK,36.1053)

+tay wern folowed yn fologht of faythe . (CMMIRK,36.1054)

Thus +ge mou see how much cruelte +tis man <P_37> had yn hert , +tat
slogh so many chylderne for envy +tat he had to Cryst +tat noght gult
to hym nor non o+ter . (CMMIRK,37.1055)

+Ten , for he made mony a modyr chyldles , and forto wepe for hor deth
, God wroght so for hom +tat he made to sle his owne schylldren .
(CMMIRK,37.1056)

And aftyr , as he pared an appull , wyth +te same knyfe he slogh
hymselfe . (CMMIRK,37.1057)

Thus he +tat was lusty for to schedde gyltles blod , at +te last he
schedde hys owne hert-blod . (CMMIRK,37.1058)

For he that ys wythout mercy , vengeans schall fall apon hym .
(CMMIRK,37.1059)

And he +tat loueth to do mercy , God wyll +geue hym mercy .
(CMMIRK,37.1060)

And +tis I aferme by ensampull +tat I fynde yn +te lyfe of Seynt
Syluestyr . (CMMIRK,37.1061)

Ther I fynde +tat Constantyn , +te Emperour , was mesele and , by
consele of hys leches , he made forto get +tre +towsand chyldren yfere
, forto haue slayn hom ; (CMMIRK,37.1062)

and all hor blod schuld haue be done yn a vessell , and +te Emperour be
bathyd +teryn , whyll hit had ben hote . (CMMIRK,37.1063)

Then when +tese chyldren wern gedert yn a place , +tis Emperour com
rydyng in a chare +tedyr . (CMMIRK,37.1064)

But when he come negh , +te modyrs of +te chyldren comen a+geynys hym ,
cryyng , and wepyng , and makyng a dulfull noyse . (CMMIRK,37.1065)

+Ten asket +te Emperour , what woymen +tay wern . (CMMIRK,37.1066)

+Ten sayden o+ter , +tay wern +te modyrs of +te chyldren +tat schuld be
ded , and made +tat noyse for sorow of hor chyldren . (CMMIRK,37.1067)

Then sayde +te Emperour , hyt wer a cruell dede of vs forto make so
fele bodiys to be slayn , forto hel my body +tat am but on man ;
(CMMIRK,37.1068)

and mony of hom may be full worthy men here aftyr . (CMMIRK,37.1069)

+Ten stode +te Emperour yn full gret stude . (CMMIRK,37.1070)

' Nay ! ' quod he , ' I woll not so , (CMMIRK,37.1071)

let hom goo hom a+gayne hole and sonde , (CMMIRK,37.1072)

and I wyll take +te penance +tat ys ordeynet for me ! '
(CMMIRK,37.1073)

And made +gef +te modyrs gret +giftes , (CMMIRK,37.1074)

and so bade hom goo hom wyth myrth and laghyng +tat comen +tedyr wyth
sorow and wepyng . (CMMIRK,37.1075)

Then +te nyght aftyr as +te Emperour slepyd yn his bed , Petyr and
Poule comen to hym (CMMIRK,37.1076)

and sayden , for +te gret compassyon +tat he had of +te chyldren and
hor modyrs , God send hym word +tat he wold haue compassyon of hym ,
(CMMIRK,37.1077)

and bade hym send aftyr Seynt Syluestyr , and folow hym ;
(CMMIRK,37.1078)

and +ten he schuld be hole . (CMMIRK,37.1079)

And soo he dyd . (CMMIRK,37.1080)

So when +tat he was folowed +ter anon yn +te watyr , +te lepull felle
away from hym , (CMMIRK,37.1081)

and he was as clene of skynne and hyde as any chyld +tat he delyuerd
before . (CMMIRK,37.1082)

Thus +ge mow se , good men , how he +tat woll do mercy , schall <P_38>
haue mercy ; (CMMIRK,38.1083)

and he +tat wyll do vengeans , vengeans schall fall on hym .
(CMMIRK,38.1084)

So for Herod dyd vengeans , vengeans fell on hym ; (CMMIRK,38.1085)

and for +tys o+ter man dyd mercy , he had mercy and grace , bo+te her
and yn Heuen . To +te whech mercy God bryng you and me , +tat for vs
dyed on +te rode-tre . (CMMIRK,38.1086)

Amen . (CMMIRK,38.1087)

<heading>

. (CMMIRK,38.1089)

DE FESTO SANCTI THOME , MARTIRIS ET EIUS SOLEMPNITATE .
(CMMIRK,38.1090)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , +tat ben ytaght by Goddys lawes forto come +tys
day to holy chyrch , forto worschip God and +tys holy martyr Seynt
Thomas +tat was slayn for +te lawes of holy chyrch and for +te ryght of
+te rem . (CMMIRK,38.1092)

This holy Seynt Thomas was born yn +te cyte of London ,
(CMMIRK,38.1093)

and had a fadyr was callet Gylbert , +tat was scheryue of London .
(CMMIRK,38.1094)

+Ten felle hit , as +tys Gylbert went to +te holy lond , he was taken
and put yn dysstres . (CMMIRK,38.1095)

+Ten come +ter a worschypfull woman of +te contrey to hym
(CMMIRK,38.1096)

and sayde , yf he wold plyght hys troth to wed hur , scho wold helpe
hym out of his doses . (CMMIRK,38.1097)

And soo scho dyd . (CMMIRK,38.1098)

Then went Gylbert hom to Englond . (CMMIRK,38.1099)

And when scho segh hyr tyme , scho come aftyr (CMMIRK,38.1100)

and met wyth hym at Seynt Poules chyrch yn London . (CMMIRK,38.1101)

Then made Gylbert +te byschop of +te cyte forto folow hur , and aftyr
forto wed hom . (CMMIRK,38.1102)

And so Gylbert gate Thomas of this woman . (CMMIRK,38.1103)

And when scho was wyth chyld , scho met yn a nyght +tat scho come to
Saynt Poulys chyrch ; (CMMIRK,38.1104)

but when scho wold haue gon yn , hur wombe was so gret +tat scho myght
not by no way . (CMMIRK,38.1105)

Then , on +te morow , scho +gode to hur scheryft-fadyr ,
(CMMIRK,38.1106)

and told hym hur swyuen . (CMMIRK,38.1107)

+Ten sayde he : ' Dame , be glad (CMMIRK,38.1108)

and +tonke your God ; (CMMIRK,38.1109)

for +tou hast a chyld yn +ty body +tat schall be so holy a man , +tat
all holy chyrche schall be to lytyll to receyue hym . (CMMIRK,38.1110)

+Ten was scho glad (CMMIRK,38.1111)

and +tonked God +gorne . (CMMIRK,38.1112)

And aftyr , when +tis chyld was borne , he was folowed and callet
Thomas , +tat ys to vndrystond : alle mon . (CMMIRK,38.1113)

For he was aftyr a man at all ; (CMMIRK,38.1114)

for he serued +te kyng monly , (CMMIRK,38.1115)

he serued God devotly , (CMMIRK,38.1116)

and deyd for +te law mekely . (CMMIRK,38.1117)

For what tyme he was made chaunseler ; +tys lond was full of <P_39>
Flemyngys , and so ouersette wyth hom , +tat a man myght not goo bytwyx
townes for hom vnrobbet . (CMMIRK,39.1118)

But yn a schort tyme , Thomas , what wyth wysdome , what wyth monhed ,
drof hom out of +tys lond , (CMMIRK,39.1119)

and made suche rest and pees +trogh all +te lond , +tat a man myght goo
wher he wold vnrobbet , wyth his good yn hys hond . (CMMIRK,39.1120)

He was also monfull yn reparelyng of +te kynges maners +tat wer astryed
, and namely of +te kyngys palyce yn London +tat was all forlet .
(CMMIRK,39.1121)

But bytwen Astyr and Whyssentyde Thomas made reparayle hyt a+geyne ;
(CMMIRK,39.1122)

for he had so mony werkemen of dyuerse craftys , +tat a man schuld not
here his felow speke for dount of strokes . (CMMIRK,39.1123)

He was also monfull yn dede of armes . (CMMIRK,39.1124)

For $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} +te kyng had be+gonde +te see mony
castellys and townys out of his hond , and had spende moche goode , and
sched moche blode , forto gete hom , and myght not avayle , then Thomas
wyth hys wytte and monhed gete hom a+geyne . (CMMIRK,39.1125)

And also yn werres of +te kynges of Fraunce , he bare hym soo , +tat
euer aftyr +te kyng loued hym cherly , (CMMIRK,39.1126)

and was aftyr hys best frende yn exhile , and his chef helpe and
socoure . (CMMIRK,39.1127)

He was also monfull yn all his aray , clo+tede yn +te rychest clo+t
+tat myght be fonde , and yn furures . (CMMIRK,39.1128)

He had also +te best horses +tat wern yn +te reem . (CMMIRK,39.1129)

And also hys sadyls and brydyls , +tay schone all of syluer .
(CMMIRK,39.1130)

He was monfull yn howshold , +tat hys hall was yche day of +te +gere
new strawed , yn somyr wyth grene rosches , and yn wyntyr wyth clen hay
, forto saue knyghtys clo+tys +tat setton on +te flore for defaute of
place on +te benche : so fele comen yche day to his mete .
(CMMIRK,39.1131)

For of all +te dayntees +tat weren wythyn +te reem , yn his howshold
weren plente . (CMMIRK,39.1132)

So +tat +te kyng hymselfe wold mony a tyme vnwarned come to +te mete ,
and sytte downe , bo+te for +te loue +tat he had to Thomas , also forto
se +te aray of Thomas howshold +tat all men speken so moche +terof .
(CMMIRK,39.1133)

For trewer loue was neuer bytwene two men +ten was bytwen +te kyng and
Thomas , whyll hit last . Wherfor I put here +tys ensampull :
(CMMIRK,39.1134)

Yn a cold wyntyrs-day , as +te kyng and Thomas rydyn yfere yn +te Chepe
of London {TEXT:ofLondon} , +ten was +te kyng war of a pore man , sore
acold wyth toren clo+tes , (CMMIRK,39.1135)

and sayde to Thomas , hit wer almes forto +geue +gondyr pore man warmer
clo+tes +ten he ha+te , (CMMIRK,39.1136)

' he semeth sore acold . ' (CMMIRK,39.1137)

' Syr , ' quod Thomas , ' so hit wer (CMMIRK,39.1138)

and to suche +ge schuld take hede . ' (CMMIRK,39.1139)

+Ten sayde +te kyng ; ' He schall <P_40> haue +tys . ' (CMMIRK,40.1140)

Then had Thomas a clo+te on hym +tat was of fyne scarlad , well yfurred
wyth grys . (CMMIRK,40.1141)

This clo+te +te kyng pullet at fast , forto haue drawen hyt of ,
(CMMIRK,40.1142)

but Thomas logget a+geyne . (CMMIRK,40.1143)

+Tus +tay wrastelet long , soo +tat +tay wer negh to haue fallen to
grounde . (CMMIRK,40.1144)

But forto fauer +te kyng , Thomas suffred hym to pull hit of .
(CMMIRK,40.1145)

And when he had hit of , +te kyng kest hyt to +te pore man ,
(CMMIRK,40.1146)

and bade hym ren away fast , (CMMIRK,40.1147)

and sayde : ' Haue +tis , (CMMIRK,40.1148)

and sell hit , (CMMIRK,40.1149)

and by +te o+tir klo+tes ; (CMMIRK,40.1150)

for yf +tou besette hit well , +tou myght fare +te bettyr al +te dayes
of +ti lyfe . ' (CMMIRK,40.1151)

Then Thomas faynet hym wroth , (CMMIRK,40.1152)

but he was well apayde +terof +tat hit was so beset . (CMMIRK,40.1153)

Then haden men furst gret mervayle , whad come bytwene +te kyng and
Thomas ; (CMMIRK,40.1154)

but when +tay knew how hit was , all men logh (CMMIRK,40.1155)

and maden gret joye and borde +terof . (CMMIRK,40.1156)

Thus I schow by ensampull how +tay loued togedyr ; (CMMIRK,40.1157)

for bettyr loue , ne trewer , was neuer bytwene two bre+ter , +ten was
bytwene +te kyng and Thomas , whyle hyt last . (CMMIRK,40.1158)

+Tus Thomas serued +te kyng monfully . (CMMIRK,40.1159)

He serue+t God devotly . (CMMIRK,40.1160)

For als sone as he was made archebyschop of Caunturbury , anon ho waxyd
ano+tir man , (CMMIRK,40.1161)

and turned al hys lyfe ynto bettyr , (CMMIRK,40.1162)

and +toght forto serue +te Kyng of Heuen als well afture , als he dyd
hys kyng yn er+te befor . (CMMIRK,40.1163)

+Ten anon he leyde away scarlat and ryche forres , (CMMIRK,40.1164)

and wered blake klo+tes of myddyll price , (CMMIRK,40.1165)

and kest away sylke and syndall , (CMMIRK,40.1166)

and wered next his flesche an hard heyre and a breche syde to hys
hommes of +te same +tat bred so moch vermyn on hym , +tat hit was an
horrybull syght forto se . (CMMIRK,40.1167)

But +tis penance no mon knoweth , but he +tat hath seyn hit .
(CMMIRK,40.1168)

But he euer hudde hym , so +tat +ter wer but few +tat knew hit .
(CMMIRK,40.1169)

Also , yche Wenysday and Fryday , he made hys confessour bete hym wyth
a +garde apon +te backe al bare , as a chyld ys beten yn scole .
(CMMIRK,40.1170)

Alsoo , yche day , he vsyd forto wasche +te fete of xxx=ti= por men ,
knelyng , (CMMIRK,40.1171)

and +gef yche man IIII penyes of syluer . (CMMIRK,40.1172)

Moche more holynesse he vsed of prayng and of wakyng +tat wer now to
longe forto telle . (CMMIRK,40.1173)

But forto schew +tat God suffrede hym specyaly , +tus ensampull I tell
: (CMMIRK,40.1174)

When Thomas was exilet , and dwelled yn +te abbay of Ponteney , on a
day , when he had sayde his masse , he kneled adon byfor an auter yn
hys prayers . (CMMIRK,40.1175)

And as he kneled don +ter , the abbot of +te place sayde he hadde to
speke wyth hym , (CMMIRK,40.1176)

<P_41>

and abode wythout pryuely vndyr a pilere . (CMMIRK,41.1178)

And as he stode +ter , he herd our Lord , Ihesu Cryst , speke wyth
Thomas , (CMMIRK,41.1179)

and told hym , how he schuld be slayn yn his owne chyrche for his loue
; wherfor he bade hym be studfast , and hold forth as he had begonnen .
(CMMIRK,41.1180)

+Ten when Thomas was comen out of his chapell , +te abbot felle downe
to +te grownde (CMMIRK,41.1181)

and sayde : ' Syr , +ge mowe blesse +te tyme +tat +ge wer borne , forto
haue suche vysitacion , as I now haue herde . ' (CMMIRK,41.1182)

+Ten sayde Thomas : ' Yf +tou haue oght herde , I charche +te +tat +tou
neuer telle hit , whyll I am on lyue . ' (CMMIRK,41.1183)

Soo , whyllys he lyued , he kept hit clos ; (CMMIRK,41.1184)

but when Thomas was ded , he told hit openly to all men .
(CMMIRK,41.1185)

Thus , I say , Thomas seruet God deuotly . (CMMIRK,41.1186)

He deyd also full mekely . (CMMIRK,41.1187)

For when he segh +te kyng ouerset holy chyrch , and made lawes suche as
schuld destrye +te londe , +ten Thomas put hym forth , (CMMIRK,41.1188)

and repreued +te kyng of hys mysdoyng . (CMMIRK,41.1189)

+Ten was +te kyng wroth , (CMMIRK,41.1190)

and made a parlament at Northhampton all yn myschaunce of Thomas .
(CMMIRK,41.1191)

And for Thomas wold not sette to hys sele of +te curset lawe +tat +te
kyng and his sory cownsell haden made , he was dampned as a traytour to
+te kyng , and exiled out of +te lond . (CMMIRK,41.1192)

Then went Thomas to +te kyng of France for socour ; (CMMIRK,41.1193)

and he louyngly receyued hym and his clerkys all , (CMMIRK,41.1194)

and fond hom almost VII +gere all +tat hom behoued . (CMMIRK,41.1195)

+Ten , aftyr mony deseses and greues and wrongys +tat he had mekely
suffered of +te kyng of Englond and of his offycers , bo+te yn Englond
and by+gonde +te see , by trety of +te pope and of +te kyng of Fraunce
, +ter was made a faynt loueday bytwene +te kyng of Englond and Thomas
. (CMMIRK,41.1196)

But when +te kyng schuld haue kyssed Thomas , he wold not ;
(CMMIRK,41.1197)

for he sayde , he had made a vow +tat he wold neuer kysse Thomas ;
(CMMIRK,41.1198)

but bade hym boldely goo home to hys chyrche . (CMMIRK,41.1199)

+Ten , whad by cownsell of +te kyng of Fraunce , and pryncypaly for the
byddyng of +te pope , he +gode hom to Canturbury . (CMMIRK,41.1200)

Then wer +ter foure knyghtys of cursed lyuyng +tat for gret hope +tat
+tay hadden forto be thonked of +te kyng , +tay maden a vow yfere to
sle Thomas . (CMMIRK,41.1201)

And soo at Chyldyrmas-day , almost at nyght , +tay come to Canturbury
ynto Thomas halle : Syr Raynald Bereson , Syr William Tracy , Syr
Rychard Bretane , Syr Hewe Morvyle . (CMMIRK,41.1202)

Then Raynold Bereson - for he was boystres of kynde - wythouten any
gretyng he <P_42> sayde to Thomas +tus : ' +Te kyng +tat ys by+gonde
+te see , sendes vs to +te , (CMMIRK,42.1203)

and byddys +te +tat +tou asoyle the byschoppys +tat +tou hast acursed .
' (CMMIRK,42.1204)

Then sayd Thomas +tus : ' Syres , +tay ben acurset by +te pope , and
not by me ; (CMMIRK,42.1205)

and I may not asoyle +tat +te pope hath acurset . ' (CMMIRK,42.1206)

' Well ! ' quad Raynald , ' +ten we sene +tat +tou wyll not do +te
kyngys byddyng . (CMMIRK,42.1207)

By +te een of God , +tou schalt be ded ! ' (CMMIRK,42.1208)

+Terfor +ten cryed the o+ter knyghtys : ' Sle , (CMMIRK,42.1209)

sle , (CMMIRK,42.1210)

sle , ' (CMMIRK,42.1211)

and +goden (CMMIRK,42.1212)

and armed hom yn +te courte . (CMMIRK,42.1213)

Then clerkes and monkes droghen Thomas to +te chyrch , (CMMIRK,42.1214)

and sparrut +te dyrres to hom . (CMMIRK,42.1215)

But when Thomas herd +te knyghtes yarmed yn +te cloystyr , and wold
haue comen yn , and myght not , Thomas +gede to +te dyr ,
(CMMIRK,42.1216)

and vnbarret +te dyrre , (CMMIRK,42.1217)

and toke a knyght by hond , (CMMIRK,42.1218)

and sayde : ' Hit besemeth not to make holy chyrche a castell :
(CMMIRK,42.1219)

cometh yn , my chyldern ! ' (CMMIRK,42.1220)

+Ten for hyt was darke +tat +tay myght not well know Thomas by ano+ter
, +ten on sayde : ' Wher ys +tat traytour ? ' (CMMIRK,42.1221)

' Nay ! ' quod Thomas , ' no traytour , but +te archbyschop . '
(CMMIRK,42.1222)

+Ten sayde he a+geyne : ' Fle , (CMMIRK,42.1223)

for +tou , art but ded . ' (CMMIRK,42.1224)

' Nay ! ' quod Thomas , ' I come not forto fle , but to abyde , and
take my deth for Goddys loue and for +te ryght of +tys chyrch . '
(CMMIRK,42.1225)

Then Raynald , wyth hys swerdys poynt , put of his cappe +tat he had on
hys hed , (CMMIRK,42.1226)

and smot at hym , (CMMIRK,42.1227)

and kut halfe his crowne . (CMMIRK,42.1228)

+Ten anothyr smot aftyr , (CMMIRK,42.1229)

and hut yn +te same stroke , (CMMIRK,42.1230)

and smot his crowne all of +tat hit hongyt by , as hyt hade be a dysche
. (CMMIRK,42.1231)

Then Thomas fel down on knees and elbous , (CMMIRK,42.1232)

and sayd : ' God , ynto thy hondys I betake my cawse and the ry+gt of
my chyrche . ' (CMMIRK,42.1233)

And +ten +te thyrdde knyght smot , (CMMIRK,42.1234)

and hutte half his stroke upon +te clerkeys arme +tat held +te crosse
before Thomas ; (CMMIRK,42.1235)

and +tat other dele of +te stroke fell downe to Thomas hed .
(CMMIRK,42.1236)

And he +tat had half +te stroke anon he wythdrogh hys arme
(CMMIRK,42.1237)

and flagh away . (CMMIRK,42.1238)

Then smot +te fourth knyght his swerde to +te pament , (CMMIRK,42.1239)

and barst +te poynt of his swerde . (CMMIRK,42.1240)

And when +tay had so don , +tay sayd : ' Goo we hens , (CMMIRK,42.1241)

he ys ded . ' (CMMIRK,42.1242)

But when +tay werne at +te chyrch dyrr outward on Robert Brok turnet
a+geyne , (CMMIRK,42.1243)

and set his fote in Thomas necke , (CMMIRK,42.1244)

and scraput out +te brayne of +te scolle about on +te pament .
(CMMIRK,42.1245)

+Tus for ryght of holy chyrch and +te lawes of +te lond , Thomas take
his deth full mekely . (CMMIRK,42.1246)

+Ten how +tys martyrdome was knowen yn Ierusalem , hit fell <P_43> +tus
: (CMMIRK,43.1247)

In Ierusalem was an abbay of monkes , yn +te whech +tat same day +tat
Thomas deyd , lay a monke at +te poynt of deth . (CMMIRK,43.1248)

+Ten , for he was a good man of lyuyng , +te abbot bade hym , yf God
wer apayde , +tat he schuld com to hym aftyr his deth , and tell hym of
hys fare . (CMMIRK,43.1249)

And soo aftyr +tat he was ded , he come a+geyne (CMMIRK,43.1250)

and told +te abbot +tat , when he deyd , angeles broghten hym befor God
, (CMMIRK,43.1251)

and as he stode +ter , he segh a byschop come wyth a huge company of
angeles and of o+tyr seyntys . (CMMIRK,43.1252)

And as he stode befor God , his hed dreppyd downe of blode of his
wondes +tat he had . (CMMIRK,43.1253)

Then sayde God to hym : ' Thomas , +tus hit besemyth +te forto come
ynto +ty Lordes court . ' (CMMIRK,43.1254)

And set a huge croune of brennyng gold on his hede +tat was ywonded ,
(CMMIRK,43.1255)

and sayde : ' As moche joye as I haue geven Seynt Petyr , I +geue to
+te . ' (CMMIRK,43.1256)

And +ten he sayde : ' Hereby know I now , +tat +tylke gret byschop of
Caunturbury ys +tys day slayne for Goddys sake . (CMMIRK,43.1257)

And soo know +ge well +tat I goo to blysse . ' (CMMIRK,43.1258)

Thus told +te patryarcha of Ierusalem , sone aftyr hys deth , when he
come ynto Englond aftyr men to feght a+geynes +te Sarysens .
(CMMIRK,43.1259)

Then hit $befell aftyr , a bryd +tat couthe speke , as he herd +te
pepull +tat comen on pylgremage to Seynt Thomas , on a day , he went
out of his cage , and a sparowhawke wold haue slayne hym .
(CMMIRK,43.1260)

Then +tis brydde cryed , ' Saynt Thomas , helpe ' ; (CMMIRK,43.1261)

and anon +tys sparhawke fell downe ded . (CMMIRK,43.1262)

Thus so sone as Seynt Thomas herd a bryd +tat wyst not what ho seyde ne
mant , moche more and sannyr he heruth hom +tat callyth to hym wyth all
hor hertys . (CMMIRK,43.1263)

Ano+ter man +tat Saynt Thomas loued yn his lyue , was seke ,
(CMMIRK,43.1264)

and come to Saynt Thomas prayng to hym of helpe ; (CMMIRK,43.1265)

and anon he was helyd . (CMMIRK,43.1266)

But aftyr , he +toght +tat God send hym +tat sekenes for gret encrese
of soule mede , (CMMIRK,43.1267)

and +gede a+geyne to Saynt Thomas prayng hym , yf hit wer more helpe to
his soule to be secke +ten to be hoole , +tat he most be seke a+geyne .
(CMMIRK,43.1268)

Then anon +te sekenes toke hym a+geyn , (CMMIRK,43.1269)

and he thonkyd God and Saynt Thomas . (CMMIRK,43.1270)

Thus whan +te kyng herd how God wroght so many myracles for Saynt
Thomas , he come to Caunturbury , wolward and barfote , and all naked
but a febull cote , forto hyde his body ; (CMMIRK,43.1271)

and +gede <P_44> barfote yn +te myre and yn +te lake , as he had ben
+te porest man yn +te reme , cryyng and sekyng full sore , prayng Saynt
Thomas of helpe and of for+geuenesse . (CMMIRK,44.1272)

Soo when he come to Saynt Thomas tombe , he made +te couent of +te
place by and by to +geue hym dyscyplyn upon his bare backe wyth a
scharpe +gerde , (CMMIRK,44.1273)

and +ter +te sory customs and lawes +tat made debate bytwen Thomas and
hym , byfor all his pepull +ter he dampnet hom , (CMMIRK,44.1274)

and graunted +te chyrch hys fredomes for euermor ; (CMMIRK,44.1275)

and soo he +geode his way . (CMMIRK,44.1276)

Thes foure knyghtes when +tay herden , how God wroght for Saynt Thomas
, +tay weren full sory of hor cursed dedes , (CMMIRK,44.1277)

and cursed +te tyme +tat hit befelle hom soo , (CMMIRK,44.1278)

and lafton all hor lordschyppys and londes and rentes +tat +tay hadden
, (CMMIRK,44.1279)

and wenten to Ierusalem ; (CMMIRK,44.1280)

and +ter +tay werredyn on Goddys enmys . (CMMIRK,44.1281)

But William Tracy , by lettyng +tat he had , he taryed behynde ,
(CMMIRK,44.1282)

and fell seke , (CMMIRK,44.1283)

and rotud all his body , so +tat hymselfe lompmale wyth his hondes kest
away hys flesche ynto +te flore , (CMMIRK,44.1284)

and had an horrybull deth . (CMMIRK,44.1285)

The thre o+ter also deyden on spytues de+tes , so +tat , wythyn +tre
+gere aftyr , Thomas deth was thus venget . (CMMIRK,44.1286)

And +tus +tay wer ded all ; (CMMIRK,44.1287)

but euer , whill +tay lyueden , +tay euer cryed mercy to God and Seynt
Thomas . (CMMIRK,44.1288)

And soo do we , +tat we may haue +te blys +tat he boght vs to . To +te
wheche blysse , +trogh the prayer of Saynt Thomas of Caunturbury , God
$bryng vs to . (CMMIRK,44.1289)

<heading>

11 . (CMMIRK,44.1291)

DE CIRCUMCISIONE DOMINI NOSTRI , IHESU CRISTI . (CMMIRK,44.1292)

</heading>

Goddys owne seruandys , as +ge know well , +tys day ys called
New-+gerus-day , as endyng of +te +ger +tat ys gon , and begynnyng of
+te +gere +tat ys comyng . Wherfor , as I hope , +ge ben comen as +tys
day to holy chyrch , forto contynue your seruice forth +tys +gere als
well o+ter bettyr +tat comy+te , as +ge dyddyn +te +gere +tat ys gon ,
wythouten any new cownant makyng . (CMMIRK,44.1294)

For a good seruand +tat hath a good maystyr , he maketh but onys
cownant wyth hym , (CMMIRK,44.1295)

but soo holdeth forth from +gere to +gere , hauyng full tryst yn his
maystyr +tat he woll for his good seruyce reward at hys ende <P_45> and
at his nede . (CMMIRK,45.1296)

Now right soo Goddys seruandys maketh couenant wyth hym , onys at +te
fonte when +tay ben jcrystenet . (CMMIRK,45.1297)

And soo holden forth hor couenantys , hauyng full tryst yn hor God +tat
he woll at hor endyng be hor socoure , and +geuen hom auauncement in
his court of Heuen . (CMMIRK,45.1298)

Then schull +ge +tat ben Goddys seruantys , know wele +tat +tis day ys
called New-+geris-day , and also +te circumsicyon of oure Lord , and
+te vtas of +te natyuyte . (CMMIRK,45.1299)

Hit ys callet New-+gerys-day , for hit ys +te forme day of +te kalender
. (CMMIRK,45.1300)

Then , for +te +gere ys rewlet and gouernet by +te kalender , and +tis
day stondeth yn +te begynnyng +terof , hit ys callet +geres-day .
(CMMIRK,45.1301)

Then sayth Seynt Austeyn +tat , +tis day and +tis nyght , paynene vsen
many fals opynyons of wychecraft and of fals fayth , +te whech ben
noght to telle among crysten men , lest +tay wer drawen yn vse .
Wherfor , +ge +tat ben Goddys seruandes , be +ge well war , lest +ge
ben deseyvet by any sorsery and by any byleue : as by takyng of howsell
of on man raythyr +ten of ano+tyr , othyr forto bye othyr selle , and
aske or borue . Yn +te whyche some men haue dyuerse opynyons +tat ,
+gyf +tay werne clene schereven , +tay wer worthy gret penawnce for
mysbeleue ; (CMMIRK,45.1302)

for +tat comyth of +te fende , and not of God . (CMMIRK,45.1303)

+Tis ys callet alsoo +te cyrcumcysyon of our Lord . (CMMIRK,45.1304)

For , as holy chyrche techeth +tys , he was circumsiset ,
(CMMIRK,45.1305)

and sched hys blode +tis day for our sake . (CMMIRK,45.1306)

For when his flesch was kytte from hym , he bledde +gorne and full sore
to hym . (CMMIRK,45.1307)

For he was +gong and tendyr of age , but eght dayes old ;
(CMMIRK,45.1308)

and +terfor he bledde +te more . (CMMIRK,45.1309)

+Ten +ge schull know +tat he bled for vs v tymes . (CMMIRK,45.1310)

+Te fyrst day was +tat day when he was circumcyset . (CMMIRK,45.1311)

+Tat othyr tyme was for fere of his passyon , as he prayde to hys fadyr
; (CMMIRK,45.1312)

+ten he swet blode and watyr for drede . (CMMIRK,45.1313)

For ryght as a chyld wepyth for fere , when he segh +te +gerde come ,
and +get hath no stroke , ryght soo +te flesche of Cryst was aferde of
+te strong passion +tat was comyng ; (CMMIRK,45.1314)

and soo swat blod and watyr for drede . (CMMIRK,45.1315)

The thryd tyme was yn flagellacyon , when he was wyth fers knyghtes
beten wyth scorges upon his bare body , +tat he was rennyng on blod all
aboute . (CMMIRK,45.1316)

The fourthe tyme was , when he was naylet hond and fote to +te crosse ,
and soo heuen vp , +tat +te body paysude downe to hys fete .
(CMMIRK,45.1317)

The <P_46> v tyme was , when +te spere openet hys syde , and blod and
watyr ranne out . (CMMIRK,46.1318)

+Tes fyve tymes he sched his blod for vs . (CMMIRK,46.1319)

Then , syth +tat Cryst was wythout synne , and circumsision was
ordeynet yn remedy of synne , why wold he be circumsyset ?
(CMMIRK,46.1320)

Seynt Austyne seyth : for foure causes . (CMMIRK,46.1321)

On was forto make a sy+t wyth +te Iewes ; (CMMIRK,46.1322)

elles +tay myghten skylfully haue sayde to hym : ' +Tou art not of our
lawe ; wherfor we receyue +te not , ne concenten to +ty techyng . '
(CMMIRK,46.1323)

The secunde cause was to desayue +te fende . (CMMIRK,46.1324)

For ryght as he deseyuet our allur modyr and soo dampnet all monkynd ,
ryght soo lay to Cryst forto desayue hym , wher+trogh al monkynde
schuld be boght to +te blysse a+geyne . (CMMIRK,46.1325)

+Ten when +te fend sygh Cryst ycircumcised as othyr werne , he wende ,
he had taken +tat penaunce yn remedy of orygnall synne ,
(CMMIRK,46.1326)

and soo knew hym not by ano+ter synfull mon . (CMMIRK,46.1327)

For yf he had knowen hym redely +tat he had comen forto by monkynd out
of his bondam , he wold neuer haue tysut mon to haue don hym to deth .
(CMMIRK,46.1328)

This was also +te cause , why oure lady was wedded to Ioseph , forto
deseyue +te fende , +tat he schuld wene , +tat he was his fadyr , and
not conseyuet of +te Holy Gost . (CMMIRK,46.1329)

The +trid cause was why he was circumcysed , forto conferme +te old
lawe , yn gret comfort of oure faders of +te old lawe and testament .
(CMMIRK,46.1330)

For yf he had ben foloet and anon circumcyset , hit had byn a gret
dyscomfort to all +tat wern befor +te yncarnacyon of Cryst .
(CMMIRK,46.1331)

The four+te cause was of hys cyrcumcysyon . (CMMIRK,46.1332)

For he wyst well +tat heretykes schuld come , +tat wolden say , +tat
Cryst had a body of +te ayre by fantesy , and not veray flesch and blod
as we haue . (CMMIRK,46.1333)

+Ten for a body of +te ayre may not bledde , ne ha+te no blod yn hym ,
+terfor , forto put away +te erroure , Cryst was cyrcumsysed ,
(CMMIRK,46.1334)

and bled yn +te kyttyng of his flesche . (CMMIRK,46.1335)

+Te whech flesche +tat was so kytte from hys membur , an angell broght
hit aftyr to kyng Charles , for +te most veray relyk of all +tat lond .
(CMMIRK,46.1336)

And he , for worschyppe +tat he cow+te do +terto , he broght hit ynto
Rome to +te chyrch +tat ys callet Sancta Sanctorum . (CMMIRK,46.1337)

For +tes foure causes Cryst was $circumcyset . (CMMIRK,46.1338)

This day $ys also callet +te vtas , +tat ys , +te eght day of oure
ladys byr+te , yn techyng to $ych crysten seruand forto +tenke on +te
<P_47> eght dayys +tat sewyth +te byrth-day . (CMMIRK,47.1339)

+Te fyrst ys forto +tenke ynwardly on +te sede +tat he ys conceyuet of
, +tat ys so fowle yn hymselfe and so wlatfull , +tat man o+ter woman ,
be he neuer so fayre , and he see +te matere +tat he ys made of , his
hert wold wlaton and be aschamed of hymselfe , to +tenk +tat he wer
conceyuet of so fowle +tyng . (CMMIRK,47.1340)

The secunde day ys forto +tenke , how greuesly he paynes his modyr yn
hys burthe-tyme yn so moche , +tat hit ys Goddys hegh miracull +tat
sche skapyth to lyue . The +tryd , +tenke how febull and how wrecche he
ys , when he ys bore . (CMMIRK,47.1341)

For all bestes of kynde , yn somwhat , con helpe hymselfe , saue +te
man ; (CMMIRK,47.1342)

he no+ter may , ne con helpe hymself yn no degre ; (CMMIRK,47.1343)

but schuld dye anon , +gyf he wer not holpen of othyr .
(CMMIRK,47.1344)

The fourthe ys forto +tenke , how moche drede and pareyle he leueth yn
alway ; (CMMIRK,47.1345)

for euermore , yn ych place , deth sewe+t hym redy , forto falle on hym
, what tyme , ny wher , he wot neuer . (CMMIRK,47.1346)

The fyfte ys forto +tenke , how horryble deth ys when he come+te ;
(CMMIRK,47.1347)

for yn schort tyme , he makyth hym forto stynke , +tat all hys best
frendes ben besy , forto put yn +te er+te , and hyde hym +ter .
(CMMIRK,47.1348)

The syxte ys forto +tenke , how rew+tefull ys +te partyng of +te sowle
from +te body +tat may not be departyd , tyll +te hert yn +te body
breke , for syghtes +tat the sowle se+te . (CMMIRK,47.1349)

The seuent ys forto +tenke , how dredfull ys +te dome +tat he goth to .
(CMMIRK,47.1350)

Anon +ten he +tat +tenkyth bysely on +tes seuen dayes , he schall be
circumcyset yn +te +geght day , +tat ys to say , he schall kytte away
from hym +te lust of his flesche and worldes lykyng ; and so schall he
come to +te vtas of Cryst , +tat ys , to +te joy +tat ys yn heuen-blys
. To +te whech joye God bryng you and me to , +gif hit be hys wyll .
(CMMIRK,47.1351)

Amen . (CMMIRK,47.1352)

<heading>

12 . (CMMIRK,47.1354)

DE EPIPHANIA DOMINI SERMO BREUIS . (CMMIRK,47.1355)

</heading>

Goddys worschypfull seruantys , as +ge knoe+te all , +tis day +ge
calleth Twelfeday . (CMMIRK,47.1357)

But all mys ; (CMMIRK,47.1358)

for hit ys +te +tretteneth day of Crystynmasse . +Te whych day holy
chyrche make+te and calleth +te Epyphany , +tat ys yn Englysche tonge :
+te schowyng of our Lord Ihesu Cryst , veray God and man , +tat he was
. (CMMIRK,47.1359)

For +tys day holy chyrche make+te mynde , how Ihesu Cryst was schewet
veray <P_48> God and man +tre wayes : by +tre kynges offryngys , yn his
one folowyng , and by watyr ynto wyne turnyng . (CMMIRK,48.1360)

The +tretten day aftyr his bur+te , he was schewet by offryng of +tre
kynges ; (CMMIRK,48.1361)

and +tat same day , IX and XX=ti= wyntyr and XIII dayes aftyr , he was
folowet yn +te watyr of flem Iordan . (CMMIRK,48.1362)

And +tat same day , $twelmon+te aftyr , he turnet watyr ynto wyne at
+te weddyng yn +te Cane of Galyle . (CMMIRK,48.1363)

But , for +tys fest make+te mynde of +tes kyngys offryng , +terfor
pursew we +te forme of holy chyrche , (CMMIRK,48.1364)

and tell how yn hor offryng Ihesu Cryst was schewet veray God and man .
(CMMIRK,48.1365)

These +tre kyngys werne of +te lynage of Balaam +tat prophysyet , how
+tat a sterre shuld spryng of Iacob ; (CMMIRK,48.1366)

and +togh +tay wern no Iewes of kynde , neuer+teleesse +tay haden herd
by ansetry of +te sterre . Wherfor +tay wylnet moche forto here , and
oft-tyme , on nyghtys , comen togedyr upon a certeyne hyll , forto
dyspytte by astronomy of +tys sterre . (CMMIRK,48.1367)

Then upon Cristenmassenyght , +te same tyme +tat Cryst was born , as
+tay wer ifere disputyng of +tat sterre , a sterre come to hom bryghtyr
+ten any sonne , and yn +te sterre a fayre chyld , and vndyr hys hed a
$bryght crosse of gold , (CMMIRK,48.1368)

and sayde +tus to hom : ' Goos anon yn all +te hast ynto +te lond of
Iewre , (CMMIRK,48.1369)

and take wyth you gold , and ensens , and myrre , (CMMIRK,48.1370)

and offreth +tes +tre to hym +tat ys now +ter borne kyng of Iewes ,
veray God and man . (CMMIRK,48.1371)

And I woll be your gyde , and led you +te next way +tedyr . '
(CMMIRK,48.1372)

Then +tay , wythe gret hast , token dromendarys +tat ben of kynd so
swyft , +tat +tay woll renne on a day fur +ten any o+ter hors yn +tre
dayes , (CMMIRK,48.1373)

and soo ryden to Ierusalem , +tat ys +te hed-cyte of Iewre , hopyng
forto wytte +ter sone wher +tys chyld was borne . (CMMIRK,48.1374)

But anon , as +tay turnet ynto +te cyte , +tay lost +te sight of +te
sterre , +tat er glode tofor hom , tyll +tay come +tedyr , bryghtyr
+ten +te sonne . (CMMIRK,48.1375)

Then , for kyng Herode was +ter , +tay +goden to hym , (CMMIRK,48.1376)

and asked wher +te kyng of Iewes was borne , (CMMIRK,48.1377)

and sayden : ' We seghen his sterre yn +te est , (CMMIRK,48.1378)

and ben comen wyth offryng to worschyppe hym . ' (CMMIRK,48.1379)

Then was Herod all trowbuld , and all +te cyte wyth hym , more for
glaueryng +ten for any loue +tat +tay hadden to hym . (CMMIRK,48.1380)

Then asked he his clerkys wher +te chyld schuld be borne ;
(CMMIRK,48.1381)

and +tay sayde yn Bedeleem . (CMMIRK,48.1382)

Then Herod asket preuely +tes kynges of +te sterre , (CMMIRK,48.1383)

and bade hom <P_49> goo to Bedeleem , and worschyp +tis chyld , and
come a+geyne to hym , and tel hym wher he schuld fynd hym , so +tat he
myght go and worschip hym as +tay dydden . (CMMIRK,49.1384)

Then , when +te kynges passyd +te towne toward Bedeleem , anon +te
sterre apered a+geyne to hom ; (CMMIRK,49.1385)

and when +tay syghen +te sterre comyng a+geyne , +tay wer gretly ioyet
yn hor hertys . (CMMIRK,49.1386)

+Ten , as hit yn mony place ys payntude and corven , +tat kyng +tat ys
yn +te mydyll , for gret ioy +tat he had , wryde bakward to hys
{TEXT:tohys} felow byhynd , (CMMIRK,49.1387)

and pytte hys hond vp , schewyng hym +te sterre ; (CMMIRK,49.1388)

lewde men hauen an opynyon (CMMIRK,49.1389)

and sayne , +tat he had slayne a mon , wherfor he turned backeward .
(CMMIRK,49.1390)

But God forbede +tat +tys opynyon wer trew . (CMMIRK,49.1391)

For now ys mony hundred of seyntes +tat wer befor men-sleers ,
(CMMIRK,49.1392)

and dydden mony an holy martyr to de+te ; (CMMIRK,49.1393)

but aftyr +tay wer turnet , (CMMIRK,49.1394)

and wern holy martyrs homselfe , (CMMIRK,49.1395)

and seen God yn his face euermor . (CMMIRK,49.1396)

Then +tes kynges sudyn +tys sterre forth , tyll +tay come ynto Bedeleem
. (CMMIRK,49.1397)

+Ten when he come ouer +te hous wher Cryst was , he stode styll .
(CMMIRK,49.1398)

Then +tes kynges lyghten don , (CMMIRK,49.1399)

and +goden ynto the hous , (CMMIRK,49.1400)

and fonden +te chyld wyth hys modyr . (CMMIRK,49.1401)

And +ten wyth all +te reuerence +tat +tay cowthen , +tay kneleden done
, (CMMIRK,49.1402)

and offeryd yche on of hom +tes +tre +tenges : gold , and ensens , and
myrre ; knowlechyng by +te gold +tat he was kyng of all kynges , and by
ensens +tat he was veray God , and by myrre +tat he was veray man ,
+tat schuld be ded , and layde yn graue wythout rotyng .
(CMMIRK,49.1403)

For gold ys kyng of metelles ; (CMMIRK,49.1404)

ensens is brent yn holy chyrche in worschip of God ; (CMMIRK,49.1405)

myrre ys an oynement +tat kepyth ded bodyes from rotyng .
(CMMIRK,49.1406)

Thus when +tes kynges hadden don hor offryng , by techyng of an angell
, +tay laften Herode , (CMMIRK,49.1407)

and wenton hom by ano+ter way . (CMMIRK,49.1408)

And +te sterre vanesched away ynto hor forme kynde . (CMMIRK,49.1409)

Then Ioseph , as Bernard sayth , kept of +te gold as much as hym nedet
for his tribut +tat he schuld +geue to +te Emperour , and more +tat hym
nedet to oure lady , whyll scho lay yn chyld-bedde ; (CMMIRK,49.1410)

and +te remenant he dalt to suche as hadden nede . (CMMIRK,49.1411)

The ensens he brent to put away +te stench of +te stabull +ter scho lay
. (CMMIRK,49.1412)

And wyth myrre our Lady wassched hur chyld , to kepe hym from wormes
and o+ter ful+tes . (CMMIRK,49.1413)

But what fell aftyr of +tes kynges , <P_50> I fynde nothyng put yn
certeyne , but by opynyons +tat sayn how Saynt Thomas of Inde when he
come ynto +tat contre , he folowed hom . (CMMIRK,50.1414)

And +ten ryght as +te sterre lyghtneth hom to Crystys byrth , ryght so
+te Holy Gost leghteneth hom wythyn , (CMMIRK,50.1415)

and schewed hom , whad was +te most profytabull way to Heuen , so +tat
+tay lafton all hor remes and hor lordschyppys , and +goden forth as
pylgrymys to Ierusalem , and so to o+ter places as Cryst suffred de+te
, and so forth to Melayne ; (CMMIRK,50.1416)

and +ter +tay deyeden . (CMMIRK,50.1417)

But aftyr +tay werne translat to Coleyne , (CMMIRK,50.1418)

and so byn called +te kynges of Colen . (CMMIRK,50.1419)

Now , good men , +ge haue herd how our Lord Ihesu Cryst was +tis day
schewed by +tes kyngys offryng . Wherfor as +tay offered +ten to hym ,
soo schuld +ge do your offryng to hym . (CMMIRK,50.1420)

+Tus when +ge come to holy chyrche wyth all +te mekenes and reuerens
+tat +ge can , knelyth adowne , not on your kne as to a lord temporall
, but on bo+te your knees , (CMMIRK,50.1421)

and do hym worschippe . (CMMIRK,50.1422)

And yf +ge soo done , +ten +ge offeren to hym precyous gold .
(CMMIRK,50.1423)

For +ter nys no gold yn +tys world so precyous to God , as ys a meke
hert and a lowe of a man or of a woman . (CMMIRK,50.1424)

+Ten herwyth hold vp your hondes to hym wyth a deuot hert
(CMMIRK,50.1425)

and say +tus : ' Lord , God of Heuen , haue mercy on me synfull . '
(CMMIRK,50.1426)

And +ten +ge offren to hym sence . (CMMIRK,50.1427)

For +ter nys no brent sence +tat sauereth so swete yn mannys nase , as
do+te a deuote oreson yn Goddys nase and yn +te angeles about hym .
(CMMIRK,50.1428)

And sy+te make+te a crosse yn +te erthe (CMMIRK,50.1429)

and sayth : ' Lord , when I +tat am erthe schall dye and turne ynto
erthe , +ten , Lord God , haue my soule . ' (CMMIRK,50.1430)

And +ten +ge offern to hym myrre . (CMMIRK,50.1431)

For ryght as myrre kepyth a body from stenche and rotyng , ryght so
myght of deth kepyth a soule from rotyng and stenche yn dedly synne .
(CMMIRK,50.1432)

In thys wyse do+te your offryng , (CMMIRK,50.1433)

and getyth you as moche mede as +tes kyngys haden . (CMMIRK,50.1434)

He was also schowet at his foloyng . (CMMIRK,50.1435)

For when he come to flem Iordan , he +ged ynto +te watyr
(CMMIRK,50.1436)

and halowet hit . (CMMIRK,50.1437)

For ryght as he was circumsyset , to fulfyll and conferme +te old lawe
, ryght soo he was folowed , to begynne and to halow +te crysten lawe
for no nede +tat he had +terto , for he was clene wythout synne , but
forto make +te sacrament +tat schuld wasschen and clanse hom <P_51>
+tat taky+te cristyndome yn hys name , of all synne . (CMMIRK,51.1438)

+Ten was Ion Baptyst redy +ter and moche pepull wyth hym +tat comen
+tedyr , to be folowed . (CMMIRK,51.1439)

And then Iohn seid to Cryst qwakyng and tremblyng for fere : ' Lord ,
+ge +tat ben Godys lombe wythout synne , +ge haue no nede to be folowed
of me ; (CMMIRK,51.1440)

but I +tat am a man getyn and borne yn synne , I most com to +te , to
be folowed yn Ierusalem of my synnes . ' (CMMIRK,51.1441)

+Ten sayde Crist to Ion : ' Suffyr at +tys tyme , (CMMIRK,51.1442)

for we most fulfull all rightwesnes . ' (CMMIRK,51.1443)

Then Ion folowed Ihesu Cryst ; (CMMIRK,51.1444)

and as hit ys credebule , oure Lord was folowed , and othyr +tat wern
Cristes discipules aftyr hym , and all +te pepull +tat wern come +tedyr
. (CMMIRK,51.1445)

Then when all werne folowet , our Lord Ihesu Crist went out of +te
watyr . (CMMIRK,51.1446)

And as he prayde on +te waters brynke , and all +te pepull wyth , a
gret ly+gt vmbeclypped hym . (CMMIRK,51.1447)

And so , yn syght of Seynt Ion and all +te pepull , +te Holy Gost yn
lykenesse of a whyte dowe lyght on Crystes hed , (CMMIRK,51.1448)

and +te Fadyr of Heuen spake +tus yn heryng of all : ' +Tis ys my dere
belouet sonne +tat well plesyth me . ' (CMMIRK,51.1449)

Al +tus was done , forto teche yche cristen man his byleue .
(CMMIRK,51.1450)

For yche crysten man or woman ys holden forto beleue yn +te Fadyr , and
yn +te Sonne , and yn +te Holy Gost , +tat ben +tre persons and won God
. (CMMIRK,51.1451)

And +tagh +te Fadyr spake abouen , and +te Sonne Ihesu Crist wer ther
bodely , and +te Holy Gost yn lickenesse of a dowve , +ge schull beleue
+tat here ben +tre persons and on God yn Trynyte . (CMMIRK,51.1452)

This byleue +ge knowlachen on +te watyrs brynke , +tat ys +te brynke of
+te fonte when +ge ben folowed . Wherfor he +tat byleueth and doth +te
werkes of +te byleue wythout dowte , he schall be sauet ;
(CMMIRK,51.1453)

and he +tat beleueth not , he schall be dampnet . (CMMIRK,51.1454)

The werkes of +te byleue byn mekenes and charyte . (CMMIRK,51.1455)

For wythout +tes two schall +ter no man be sauet ; (CMMIRK,51.1456)

and +te +tat hath +tes two , he ys wrytten yn +te geanology of Cryst .
Wherfor , yn wytnes of +tys geanology +tat ys red yn mydwyntyr-nyght ,
begynnyth aboue at Abraham , and so comyth downe to Ioseph , and soo to
oure lady Mary , in schouyng +tat ys most mekest of hert , ys next to
oure Lorde ; (CMMIRK,51.1457)

and seche he avaunset . (CMMIRK,51.1458)

And +terfor +te geanology +tat ys red this nyght , begynyth at Ihesu
Cryst , (CMMIRK,51.1459)

and goth vp to Adam , <P_52> and so ynto God , yn schewyng +tat he +tat
hath perfyte loue to hys eme-crysten , ys wryttyn yn +te geanologe of
God yn Heuen ; and schall be as cosyn and dere derlyng to God +ter
wythouten ende . (CMMIRK,52.1460)

Thus Cryst was schowet by watyr ynto wyn turnyng for +te fest of Ion
+te Euangelyst and Mary Mawdelen . (CMMIRK,52.1461)

+Ten for Ion was Crystes ante sonne , he and hys modyr , and moo of his
dyscypuls werne callet +tedyr . (CMMIRK,52.1462)

+Ten hit happant so +tat hom wonted wyne at +te mete . (CMMIRK,52.1463)

+Ten bade Ihesus seruandus full syxe stones +tat stoden +ter wyth watyr
, (CMMIRK,52.1464)

and when +tay hadden don soo , Ihesus blessed hom , (CMMIRK,52.1465)

and bade hom holden and bere to hym +tat began +te bord .
(CMMIRK,52.1466)

Then sayde he , +tat was wyne passyng any o+ter . (CMMIRK,52.1467)

Thus Ihesus schowet hym veray God and man ; (CMMIRK,52.1468)

veray God yn +tat he turned watyr ynto wyne , and veray man yn +tat he
ete and drangke wyth hom . (CMMIRK,52.1469)

This myracull he dyd yn schewyng +tat he blessyth +te weddyng +tat ys
done , as +te lawe of holy chyrche ordeyneth . (CMMIRK,52.1470)

Now , good men , +ge han herd , how oure Lord Ihesu Crist +tis day was
schewed by kynges offryng , and efte yn his holy folewyng , and
eftsonus by myracles at +te weddyng . Wherfor do hym honowre and
worschippe wyth $+goure offryng , and buth stydfast yn +te fayth of
your folowyng , and brekyth not +tat hygh troth +tat +ge maken at your
weddyng . (CMMIRK,52.1471)

And +ten +ge schall come to +te blysse +tat ys euerlastyng . To the
wheche blysse God bryng you and me , yf hit be his will .
(CMMIRK,52.1472)

Amen . (CMMIRK,52.1473)

<heading>

13 . (CMMIRK,52.1475)

DE CONUERCIONE SANCTI PAULI (CMMIRK,52.1476)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , suche a day +ge schull haue a hegh fest yn holy
chyrch +tat ys callet +te conuersyon of Saynt Pole ; +tat ys yn
Englysche : +te conuertyng of Seynt Pole . (CMMIRK,52.1478)

For +tat day , he was conuerted from a curset tyrand ynto Goddys
seruant , from an hegh man and a prowde ynto a meke man and a devot ,
and from +te deuellys dyssypull ynto Goddys holy apostoll .
(CMMIRK,52.1479)

Soo , for +tis man was so yturnet from all wyckednesse ynto all
goodnesse , yn gret streng+te and helpe to holy chyrch , +terfor holy
chyrch halewo+te his conuersyon . (CMMIRK,52.1480)

And soo +tay do+te of non o+ter seynt , <P_53> but only of hym .
(CMMIRK,53.1481)

And +tat ys for +tre skylles : furst for gret myracull yn hys turnyng ,
and for gret joy yn his defendyng , and for hegh ensampull in amendyng
. (CMMIRK,53.1482)

Furst +tys man or he was turnet , he was callet Sawle .
(CMMIRK,53.1483)

For ryght as Saule , +te kyng of Ierusalem , pursued Dauid , to haue
slayne hym , ryght soo +tis Saule pursewet Cryst , and his dyscyples ,
and his seruantys , to haue broght hom to +te de+te . Wherfor , whill
Crist +gode on erth here , he wold neuer come to hym , forto here his
techyng . (CMMIRK,53.1484)

But as sone as he was styed ynto Heuen , +ten anon - for he was lerede
and cowthe +te Iewes lawe - he began to a+geynesette Crystys dyscipuls
, dysputyng a+geynes hom , and pursuyng hom yn all +tat he myght , in
full entent to haue destryed Crystys lawes . (CMMIRK,53.1485)

Then , on a day , he dysputyth wyth Seynt Steven ; (CMMIRK,53.1486)

and for he myght not ouercome hym , he schaped how he myght bryng hym
to +te deth , so +tat he laft hym neuer tyll +tat he was stenet to +te
dethe . (CMMIRK,53.1487)

+Ten , as hit ys +te maner of +te fendys chyldyr when +tay haue don a
foule turne , +tay reioysen hom +teryn , (CMMIRK,53.1488)

and ben fayne and prowde yn hor hertys , (CMMIRK,53.1489)

and encresen yn hor maleyse , (CMMIRK,53.1490)

so was +tys Sawle glad of +te de+te of Seynt Steven . (CMMIRK,53.1491)

And for he wold haue geten hym a name of wykednesse passyng all o+ter ,
he +geode to hom +tat haden +te lawe of Iewes to kepe ,
(CMMIRK,53.1492)

and gete hym lettyrs of warant , forto take and bryng all crysten men
and woymen +tat +tay myght fynde yn any place , and bryng hom bonden
ynto Ierusalem , forto take hor deth +ter . (CMMIRK,53.1493)

And when he had +tos letteres , he toke suche a pryde , and such envy
yn his hert a+geyn cristen men , +tat when he herd speke of hom , anon
he snorted at +te nose , and fro+te at +te mowth for angur , thretyng
and manassyng so hely toward hom , +tat yche man was wondyr sor aferde
of hym . (CMMIRK,53.1494)

Then , for he herd +tat yn +te cyte of Damaske wer mony crysten men hud
for drede , anon he toke hys hors and his men wyth hym ,
(CMMIRK,53.1495)

and rode +tedyrward in all +te hast . (CMMIRK,53.1496)

But +ten our Lord Ihesu Crist - blessed mote he be ! - schewed +te
swetnes of his grace +tus . (CMMIRK,53.1497)

When +tys Saule was yn his pryde and malys , and yn purpos forto haue
don most males and harme ; +ten aboute mydday , when +te sonne schone
allur clerust , then Crist cast a lyght of grace aboute Saule +tat was
ferre bryghtyr +ten +te sonne ; (CMMIRK,53.1498)

and <P_54> yn +tat lyght spak +tus to hym : ' Saule , Saule , qwhy
pursues +tou me ? ' (CMMIRK,54.1499)

+Ten anon he was so sore aferd , +tat he fell downe of his hors ,
(CMMIRK,54.1500)

and for gret fere sayde : ' Lord , whad art +tou ? ' (CMMIRK,54.1501)

Then sayde oure Lord : ' I am Ihesus of Na+gareth +tat +tou pursues . '
(CMMIRK,54.1502)

He sayde not : I am God of Heuen , ne Goddys sonne of Heuen .
(CMMIRK,54.1503)

But for crysten men byleven +tat Ihesu was rysen from deth to lyue ,
+terfor Saule pursued most hom (CMMIRK,54.1504)

and sayde +tat +tay leuedon on a ded mon . (CMMIRK,54.1505)

Herfore oure Lord Ihesu sayde : ' I am Ihesu of Na+gareth ' ;
(CMMIRK,54.1506)

for +tat ys +te name of monhode . (CMMIRK,54.1507)

Then leued Saule yn hym (CMMIRK,54.1508)

and sayde : ' Lord , what wold +tou make me ? ' (CMMIRK,54.1509)

+Ten sayde Ihesu , our Lord : ' Ryse (CMMIRK,54.1510)

and go ynto +te cyte , (CMMIRK,54.1511)

and +ter schall be sayd to +te what +tou schalt do . ' (CMMIRK,54.1512)

Then seen his men +tys lyght , (CMMIRK,54.1513)

and herden +te voyce , (CMMIRK,54.1514)

but +tay seen no man ; (CMMIRK,54.1515)

but +geden to Saule , (CMMIRK,54.1516)

and token hym by the hond , for he was blynd , (CMMIRK,54.1517)

and ladden hym ynto +te cyte to a good mannys howse . (CMMIRK,54.1518)

And +ter he was +tre dayes and +tre nyghtes fastyng , (CMMIRK,54.1519)

and myght not seon ; (CMMIRK,54.1520)

but euer he prayde to God for drede +tat he had of +tat vysyon . +Te
whech tyme , +te Holy Gost taght hym Crystys lawe . (CMMIRK,54.1521)

Then +te thryd day come to hym won of Crystys dyscypuls +tat hat Anany
, as God bade hym , (CMMIRK,54.1522)

and sayde to hym full sore aferd : ' Saule , brothyr , oure Lord Ihesu
Cryst hathe sende me to +te , +tat +tou schalt see and be folowed . '
(CMMIRK,54.1523)

And when he layde his hondys on his hed , anon he segh ;
(CMMIRK,54.1524)

and +ten +ter fellen from his eyn lyke skalus of fyssch .
(CMMIRK,54.1525)

And when he had folowed hym , he callet hym Paule . (CMMIRK,54.1526)

And when he had eten , he was conforted , (CMMIRK,54.1527)

and had his strengthe a+geyne , (CMMIRK,54.1528)

and was wyth +te dyscypuls +tat wer +ter a few dayes . (CMMIRK,54.1529)

And +ten he went ynto +te tempull , (CMMIRK,54.1530)

and openly preched Ihesu Crystys , prechyng clerly +tat he was Cryst
and non o+ter . So +tat yche man wondyr of his sodeyne conuersyon ,
(CMMIRK,54.1531)

and sayden to homself +tat hit was an hegh myracull of God +tat he +tat
was so curset of lyvyng , was so sone turned ynto so blessyd a man .
(CMMIRK,54.1532)

Thus , good men , +ge mo se and here how gret a myracull God schewet yn
his conuertyng . (CMMIRK,54.1533)

Holy chyrche maketh alsoo gret joy for hys defendyng . (CMMIRK,54.1534)

Hit was gret gladnesse to all cristen men forto see hym +tat was so
lyghtly before redy forto destrye hom , +ten so sodenly bysy forto
<P_55> encrese hom . (CMMIRK,55.1535)

And he +tat was glad forto schede hor blode for hom , and he +tat +gede
, to drawe hom to +te deth , +ten put hym forth $boldely , to take deth
for hom . (CMMIRK,55.1536)

And $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} no man durst preche Goddys worde for hym ,
aftyr , by comfort of hym , +tay sparad no+ter for kyng , ne for non
o+ter lord ; (CMMIRK,55.1537)

but opynly preched +te faythe of Ihesu Crist yn iche place .
(CMMIRK,55.1538)

And he +tat was soo prowde byfor , aftyr fell to yche crysten mannys
fote +tat he had gult to , to aske mercy wyth full meke hert . Wherfor
Saynt Austyn lykene+te him vnto an vnycorne and seith : ' +Te vnycorn ,
of kynd , he beryth a horne yn his nose , and wyth +te horne sley all
bestys +tat he feghtyth wyth and $is soo feers +tat +ter may no hunter
take hym , by no craft . (CMMIRK,55.1539)

But +tus he woll spye wher hys walk ys , (CMMIRK,55.1540)

and +ter he setty+te a woman +tat ys clene mayden . (CMMIRK,55.1541)

And when +tys vnycorn segh hyr , anon of kynd he falleth don ,
(CMMIRK,55.1542)

and layth hys hed yn hur barme , myghtles wythout strengthe :
(CMMIRK,55.1543)

and soo ys taken . (CMMIRK,55.1544)

Thus , ' he seyth , ' Paule was $fyrst so fers and prowde , +tat +ter
durst no prechour dele wyth hym ; (CMMIRK,55.1545)

but when God schewed hym +tys maydyn , +tat ys +te faythe of holy
chyrch , anon he fell don of his pryde , (CMMIRK,55.1546)

and was sympull , and meke , and soget to Crystys seruantys .
(CMMIRK,55.1547)

Hereof holy chyrche ys glad of his defendyng . (CMMIRK,55.1548)

He was set also for ensampull of heg amendyng . (CMMIRK,55.1549)

God ys soo gracyous yn hymselfe , +tat he woll +tat no man be lorne ;
(CMMIRK,55.1550)

but he woll +tat all men and woymen ben sauet . Wherfor , yn hegh
ensampull and confort to all synfull , he settu+te Seynt Paule to loken
on . (CMMIRK,55.1551)

For +tagh a man o+ter woman haue don neuer so moch a synne or lyued so
curset a lyfe , yf he woll taken ensampull of Seynt Paule , +tat ys ,
leue pryde and be meke , leue synne and be bysy to amende , +ten schall
he make God and all +te Court of Heuen make moche mor myrth yn Heuen of
his conuercyon , +ten do+te holy chyrch yn erth of Paules conuersyon .
(CMMIRK,55.1552)

But mor harme ys : +ter byn men and woymen +tat lyuen hor synnes mor
+ten God ; +tat woll no+ter for loue of God , ne for drede of God and
+te paynes of hell leue hor synne ; (CMMIRK,55.1553)

but sayn +tat God wyll not lese +tat he ha+te boght wyth hys hert-blod
. (CMMIRK,55.1554)

' But +tou +tat says so , be +tou war +tat +tou lese not +tyself .
(CMMIRK,55.1555)

But whill +tou louest +ty synne mor +ten +ti God , and hades leuer be
+te deueles seruant +ten Goddys , +tou dampnes +tiself ,
(CMMIRK,55.1556)

and art cause of +tyn owne <P_56> damp-nacyon . ' Wherfor to suche ,
God ha+te ordeynt to turment fendes , and $bryng hom to +te payne +tat
ha+te non ende . (CMMIRK,56.1557)

For , as Gregory seyth , +to +tat schull be dampnet , +tay begynnyn hor
penaunce in party here , (CMMIRK,56.1558)

and so aftyr hor de+te contynue+te for+te . Wherfor I telle +tis
ensampull +tat was told me of suche +tat knewyn hit done yn dede .
(CMMIRK,56.1559)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,56.1561)

</heading>

Ther was a man , a curset lyuer , +tat was an officer to a lord .
(CMMIRK,56.1563)

And as he rode to a maner of +te lordes , he fell wod ,
(CMMIRK,56.1564)

and so vnbrydylt his hors +tat bare hym into a maner of +te lordes .
(CMMIRK,56.1565)

But when he come yn , anon +te bayly sagh what +te man ayled ,
(CMMIRK,56.1566)

and made anon his hynes bynd hym to a post yn +te berne .
(CMMIRK,56.1567)

Then when +te bayly had ysoupyd , he bade on of his hynes go and loke
how +tys man dyd . (CMMIRK,56.1568)

And when he come to +te berne , he segh +tre grete doggus as blacke as
a cole on yche a syde plucke away hys flesche . (CMMIRK,56.1569)

+Ten was +tys hyne so sore aferd , +tat vnne+te he huld hys wytte , but
+gode to his bed , and lay seke +ter longe aftyr . (CMMIRK,56.1570)

But , on +te morow , when men comen to +te berne , +tay fonden no mor
of +tys man , but his bare bonys and all +te flesche away .
(CMMIRK,56.1571)

Thus who so lyueth a fowle lyfe , he may be sure of a foule ende .
(CMMIRK,56.1572)

And +tagh his ende be fayre to mannys syght , hyt ys ryght fowle yn
Goddys syght and all his angeles . Wherfor ych man take good ensampull
, whyll he ys here , by Saynt Paule , and amende hym whill he hath
space and tyme of amendyng ; (CMMIRK,56.1573)

for aftyr +tat a man ys ded , +ter nys no tyme of amendyng .
(CMMIRK,56.1574)

And he +tat soo do+te , he schall come to Saynt Paule and haue +te ioye
+tat euer schall last . To +te whech ioye God bring vs all , yf hyt be
his wyll . (CMMIRK,56.1575)

Amen . (CMMIRK,56.1576)

<heading>

14 . (CMMIRK,56.1578)

DE PURIFICACIONE BEATE MARIE ET EIUS SOLEMPNITATE . (CMMIRK,56.1579)

</heading>

Good cristen men and woymen , +tat louy+te to serve oure lady , and to
fast hur euens bred and watyr in hegh mede to you , <P_57> such a day
+ge schull haue Candylmasse-day ; wherfor do+te in +tat euen as your
deuocyon teche+te you . (CMMIRK,57.1581)

For , +tat day , holy chyrche maketh gret melody yn worschyppe of hyr
and of hyr swete sonne Ihesu Crist , our Lord , specyaly yn +tre
+tynges : yn our lady puryfiyng , in Symones metyng , and yn candels
offryng . (CMMIRK,57.1582)

This day , good men , is called +te puryfycacyon of our lady ; +tat ys
yn Englyssche tong , +te clansyng of oure lady ; (CMMIRK,57.1583)

for no nede +tat scho had , (CMMIRK,57.1584)

for scho was clansed so wyth +te worchyng of +te Holy Gost yn
conceyvyng of hur sonne , +tat +ter was laft yn hir no mater of synne ,
ne of non othyr ful+te . (CMMIRK,57.1585)

But for +tat day was +te fourty fro +te byrthe of hyr sonne , and was
called yn +te Iewes lawe +te day of purgacion not only of oure lady ,
but for all o+ter wymen of +te lawe ; wherfor +get we callen hit +te
puryficacyon of our lady . (CMMIRK,57.1586)

The lawe of the Iewes was +ten suche +tat a woman +tat was delyuerde of
a man-chyld sculd be holden vnclene by +te lawe VII dayes aftyr hur
burth ; (CMMIRK,57.1587)

and +ten +te lawe +gaf hur leue to go to hur husbondys bed .
(CMMIRK,57.1588)

But +get scho was vnclene by +te lawe +tre and xxx=ti= dayes aftyr , so
+tat tyll fourty dayes wer fulfylled , scho schuld not come wythyn +te
temple . (CMMIRK,57.1589)

+Ten , +tat day , scho schuld come to +te tempull wyth hyr offryng and
wyth hur sonne , and offre for a ryche man a lombe , and for a pore a
payre of turturs o+ter two culuer-bryddes . (CMMIRK,57.1590)

And soo offred oure lady for hyr sonne . (CMMIRK,57.1591)

And yf a woman wer delyuerd of a mayden-chyld , scho schuld dowbull +te
dayes of comyng to chyrch , and to hur husbonddys bed , and comyng ynto
+te tempull . (CMMIRK,57.1592)

For , as clerkes techen , hit ys VII dayes aftyr a woman conseyueth of
+te man , er +tan +te sede turne ynto blod ; and +tre and +trytty dayes
aftyr +tat +ten , or hit haue shap of man : (CMMIRK,57.1593)

and +ten God sendyth lyfe ynto hit . (CMMIRK,57.1594)

And yf hit be a maydechylde , hit dowbulth all +te dayes , bo+te-1 of
turnyng ynto blod , and ynto schappe of body . (CMMIRK,57.1595)

And +tys ys +te cause +tat for encheson +tat +te forme woman Eue vexude
God more +ten dyd man , +terfor scho ys more lengyr yn formyng +ten +te
man . (CMMIRK,57.1596)

+Tus for fleschly coupull of man and woman ys vnclene yn hymselfe ,
+terfor lawe ordeyneth a remedy forto clanse hom . (CMMIRK,57.1597)

But +ten +ge schull know wele +tat oure lady had no nede to +tys <P_58>
clansying , (CMMIRK,58.1598)

for scho conceyuet not of coupull of man but only of +te Holy Gost , so
+tat scho was clene of all maner fulthe towchyng conseyt of man .
(CMMIRK,58.1599)

Neuer+teles , scho +gode to +te tempull as o+ter woymen dydden for
foure skylles . (CMMIRK,58.1600)

The fyrst was to fulfyll scripture +tat bydde+te +tus : ' +Te grettyr
+tou be , +te meker make +te yn all +tyng ' ; (CMMIRK,58.1601)

+tus scho dyd . (CMMIRK,58.1602)

For +tagh scho wyst +tat scho was modyr to Goddys Sonne of Heuen , and
was so full of worschyp passyng all othyr woymen , +get scho made hur
as +te porest woman +tat was yn hur company . (CMMIRK,58.1603)

The secunde skyll was to fulfyll +te lawe . (CMMIRK,58.1604)

For ry+gt as scho fulfylled +te lawe yn +te circumcysyon of hur sonne ,
ryght soo scho fulfyllet hit yn hur puryficacyon and offryng of hur
sonne yn +te tempull , doyng for hym as o+tir pore woymen dydden for
hor chyldyrn . (CMMIRK,58.1605)

The +trid skylle was forto stoppe mowthes , lest +tay had sayde +tat
+tay dyd not +te lawe , and soo cast a gret chalange a+geyns hom yn
tyme comyng +teraftyr . (CMMIRK,58.1606)

The fowrth skylle was to ensampull to all cristen woymen +tat +tay
schuld come to +te chyrche aftyr hor burth , and +tonke God heghly +tat
had saued hom hole and sonde yn hor trauayle ; (CMMIRK,58.1607)

for +ter nys non euel +tat go+te so nygh +te de+te wyth scapyng as
do+te hit . (CMMIRK,58.1608)

For +tes skylles God made mynde of our lady purefiyng .
(CMMIRK,58.1609)

He made also mynde of Symones and Anne a+geyncomyng . (CMMIRK,58.1610)

+Tys Symeon was a passyng old man ; (CMMIRK,58.1611)

but for he prayde besely day and nyght to God +tat he most see Cryst
bodely , er +ten he deyd , and soo God grawnted hym his bone , and +tis
Anne also , not Anne , our ladyes modyr , but ano+ter +tat was weddyd
seven +gere , and +ten when hur husband was ded , scho lyued tyll scho
was foure skore +gere old , and serued God yn +te tempull day and nyght
. (CMMIRK,58.1612)

+Tat also +tat had grawnte of God to see Crist er scho deyd .
(CMMIRK,58.1613)

Then when our lady come toward +te tempull wyt hor sonne , +te Holy
Gost warnet +tys Symeon and +tys Anne ; (CMMIRK,58.1614)

and +tay +ter wyth mecull ioye +gode a+geynes hom , (CMMIRK,58.1615)

and broght hom ynto +te tempull . (CMMIRK,58.1616)

+Ten Symeon toke hym yn his armes wyth all +te reuerens +tat he cow+te
, (CMMIRK,58.1617)

and cussed hym , (CMMIRK,58.1618)

and +tonked hym heghly +tat he let hym lyue to +te tyme forto se hym
bodely wyth his een . Wherfor , +get yn mynde of +tys processe , when a
woman cometh <P_59> to +te chyrche-dyrre tyll +te pryst come and cast
holy watyr on hyr , and clansu+t hur , and so takyth hyr by +te hond ,
and bryngyth hur to +te chyrche , +geuyng hur leue to come to +te
chyrch , and to goo to hur husbandys bed . (CMMIRK,59.1619)

For and scho haue ben at hys bed befor , scho most take hor penance and
he , bothe . (CMMIRK,59.1620)

+Terfor holy chyrch maketh mynde +tys day of candels offryng .
(CMMIRK,59.1621)

+Ge seen , good men , +tat hyt ys comyn vse to all crysten men forto
come to +te chyrche +tys day , and bere a candyll yn processyon , as
+tagh +tay +gedyn bodyly wyth oure lady to chyrch , and aftyr offyr
wyth hyr yn worschip and high reuerens of hur . (CMMIRK,59.1622)

Then now hereth how +tys worschip was furst yfond , when +te Romaynes
by gret chyualry conquerod all +te world . (CMMIRK,59.1623)

For +tay wern euerous yn hor doyng +tat retten not to God of Heuen +tat
+gaf hom +tat euere ; (CMMIRK,59.1624)

but made hom dyuerse goddys , aftyr hor owne lust . (CMMIRK,59.1625)

And soo , among othyr , +tay hadden a god +tat was callet Mars , +tat
was byfor +tat tyme a chyualrous knyght , and an euerous yn batayle .
Wherfor +tay called hym god of batayle , prayng +gorne to hym for helpe
. (CMMIRK,59.1626)

And for +tay wolden spede +te bettyr , +tay dyd gret worschyp to his
modyr +tat was callet Februa ; aftyr +te whech woman , as mony haue
opynyon , +tys mon +tat now ys was called February . Wherfor +te fyrst
day of +tys mone +tat now ys Candylmasse-day , +te Romans wold goo al
nyght about +te cyte of Rome wyth torches , and blasus and canduls
brennyng , yn worschip of +tys woman Februa , hopyng for +tys worschip
to haue +te ray+tyr helpe of hyr sonne Mars yn hor doyng .
(CMMIRK,59.1627)

Then was +ter a pope +tat heght Sergyus . (CMMIRK,59.1628)

For he segh cristen men drawe to thys mawmetry , he +toght to turne
+tat foule custom ynto Goddys worschyp and oure lady Seynt Mary ,
(CMMIRK,59.1629)

and commaundyd all cristen men and wymmen forto come +tys same day to
chyrche and iche on offyr a candyll brennyng yn worschyp of our lady
and hur swete sonne . (CMMIRK,59.1630)

Soo yche man aftyr , by processe of tyme , lafton +tat worschip +tat
+tay dyden to +tat woman Februa , (CMMIRK,59.1631)

and duden worschip to our lady and to hyr sonne , so +tat now +tys
solempnyte ys halowed +trogh crystendame , (CMMIRK,59.1632)

and yche man , and woman , and chyld of age come+te +tys day to +te
chyrche , (CMMIRK,59.1633)

and offren brennyng condyls ; as +togh +tay wer bodyly wyth our lady to
chyrche , on chyld hopyng for +tys reuerens +tat +tay <P_60> don to hyr
yn er+te , to haue a gret reward +terfor yn Heuen . (CMMIRK,60.1634)

And so +tay may be sure +terof . (CMMIRK,60.1635)

For a candyll brennyng bytokenyth oure lady , and hor sonne , and a man
hymselfe ; (CMMIRK,60.1636)

for a candyll ys made of whyte weke and of wax brennyng wyth fyre .
(CMMIRK,60.1637)

+Tus Crystys whyt soule was hydde wyth his monhede (CMMIRK,60.1638)

and brenne+te wyth +te fyre of his Godhed ; (CMMIRK,60.1639)

hit bytokenyth also our ladyys modyrhode and maydynhede , lightnet wyth
+te fyre of loue ; (CMMIRK,60.1640)

hyt bytokeneth also yche good man and woman +tat do+te good dedes wyth
good entent , and yn full loue and charite to God and to his
euen-cristen . Wherfor yf any of you ha+te soo trespassyd to his
neghtbur wherby +tat +tys candyll of charyte ys qwenchet , furst go he
and acord hym wyth his neghtbur , and so tend his condyll a+geyne , and
+ten offyr his condyll to +te pryst . (CMMIRK,60.1641)

For +tys ys Godys commaundment ; (CMMIRK,60.1642)

and elles he lesyth hys meryt of his offryng . (CMMIRK,60.1643)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,60.1645)

</heading>

I rede yn +te lyfe of Saynt Dunstan how +tat his modyr , when scho was
gret wyth chyld wyth hym , scho come on Condylmasseday to +te chyrch .
(CMMIRK,60.1647)

And when all +te pepull had gon on processyon wyth candyls brennyng ,
and stoden all yn +te chyrche , yche on wyth his lyght yn hys hond ,
sodenly all the condyls +tat wern yn +te chyrche wern quaynt ,
(CMMIRK,60.1648)

and a gret derkenes come wyth all , so +tat vnneth on myght se ano+ter
. (CMMIRK,60.1649)

And when +tay haden stond soo long sore aferd , +ten come +ter a fayre
lyght from Heuen , (CMMIRK,60.1650)

and lyght +te candyll +tat Saynt Dunstanys modyr had yn hond ;
(CMMIRK,60.1651)

and so offryd hyr condyll . (CMMIRK,60.1652)

And so of hure al o+ter werne lyght , so +tat wythyn a whyle aftyr ,
all +te chyrche was so lyght a+geyne , yn token he was yn hyr wombe
+tat schuld aftyr tynd mony mannys charite , +tat was befor qwenchet by
envy . (CMMIRK,60.1653)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,60.1655)

</heading>

I rede of anothyr woman +tat was soo deuot yn oure lady seruyce , +tat
scho +gaf for hor loue all +te clo+tys +tat scho had , saue +te
febullyst +tat scho +god yn herselfe . (CMMIRK,60.1657)

Hit fell so +tat on Condylmasse-day , scho wold haue goon to chyrche .
(CMMIRK,60.1658)

But for scho was not honest arayde , scho dyrst not for schame ;
(CMMIRK,60.1659)

for scho had non <P_61> honest clo+tes , as scho was wont to haue .
(CMMIRK,61.1660)

Then when othyr men went to +te chyrch , scho was wondyr sory ;
(CMMIRK,61.1661)

for scho schuld be wythout masse +tat holy fest . Wherfor scho went
into a chapell +tat was negh hur place and was +ter yn hur prayer .
(CMMIRK,61.1662)

And so as scho prayde , scho fell on slepe , (CMMIRK,61.1663)

and +toght +tat scho was yn a fayre chyrche , (CMMIRK,61.1664)

and sygh a gret company of maydens comyng ynto +te chyrche ; and on
+tat was passyng fayre of hom +ten any went befor , hauyng a fayre
crowne of schynnyng gold on hur hed . (CMMIRK,61.1665)

Then sate scho done all othyr wyth . (CMMIRK,61.1666)

And when +tay werne sette , +ter come yn won wyth a gret burthen of
condylls ; (CMMIRK,61.1667)

and furst +gaue +te chef-mayden +tat had +te crowne , won candyll ,
(CMMIRK,61.1668)

and so dalt all aftyr +tat wern yn +te chyrche . (CMMIRK,61.1669)

And so scho come to +tys woman (CMMIRK,61.1670)

and +gaf hur a candull , (CMMIRK,61.1671)

and +ten was scho fayne . (CMMIRK,61.1672)

Then segh scho a prest and too dekens honestly reueschet , wyth too
sergeberers goyng to +te auter ; (CMMIRK,61.1673)

and as hur +to+gt Crist was +te pryst , two angels +te too dekens ,
(CMMIRK,61.1674)

and Laurence and Vyncent +tay beren +te serges . (CMMIRK,61.1675)

And so too +gong men begonnen +te masse wyth a mery note .
(CMMIRK,61.1676)

So when +te $gospell was red , +te qwene of maydens furst offered hur
condull to +te prest , and soo aftyr ych on yn rew . (CMMIRK,61.1677)

But when all haden offryd , and +tis prest abode aftyr +tis woman , +te
qwene sayde to hyr (CMMIRK,61.1678)

and bade hyr goo offyr . (CMMIRK,61.1679)

And when +tys messager had sayde hys ernde , +tys woman vnswared scho
wold not leue hyr serge , but scho wold kepe hit for gret deuocyon .
(CMMIRK,61.1680)

Then send +te qwene ano+ter messager (CMMIRK,61.1681)

and bade say to hur +tat scho was vncurtes forto tary +te prest soo ;
(CMMIRK,61.1682)

and but yf scho wold offyr hit wyth a good wyll , scho bade take hit of
hur . (CMMIRK,61.1683)

+Get scho sayde nay , (CMMIRK,61.1684)

scho wold not offyr vp hur serge . (CMMIRK,61.1685)

Then +tys messager wold haue taken hyt of hur wyth strength .
(CMMIRK,61.1686)

But for scho huld so fast bytwyx hom two , +te serge brake yn +te
myddys . (CMMIRK,61.1687)

And half +te messager bar forth , (CMMIRK,61.1688)

and +tat o+ter part +te woman huld wyth hur . (CMMIRK,61.1689)

And so yn wrastelyng , scho woke of hyr slepe (CMMIRK,61.1690)

and foude halfe yn hor hond . (CMMIRK,61.1691)

And scho +tonkyd oure lady hertly +tat scho was not wythout masse +tat
day , and for scho +gaf hur such a relycke to kepe , whill scho lyued
aftyr . (CMMIRK,61.1692)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,61.1694)

</heading>

Ano+ter woman was of so euell lyuyng , +tat scho dyd neuer good dede yn
hir lyue , (CMMIRK,61.1696)

but only fonde a serge brennyng byfor <P_62> an ymage of oure lady yn a
chyrch . (CMMIRK,62.1697)

Then fel hit , when scho was ded , fendys comen and fattyn hur soule to
hell . (CMMIRK,62.1698)

But when +tay wern at hell-+geate , +ter come two angelys
(CMMIRK,62.1699)

and rebuket +te fendes +tat +tay wern soo bold to fache any soule
wythouten dome . (CMMIRK,62.1700)

Then sayde +tay hur nedyd no dome , for scho had neuer don good dede yn
hyr lyue . (CMMIRK,62.1701)

Then sayden +te angeles : ' Bryngy+te +te soule byfor our lady ' ;
(CMMIRK,62.1702)

and soo +tay dydden . (CMMIRK,62.1703)

But when hit was fond +tat scho dyd neuer good dede , scho most nede
goo to hell . (CMMIRK,62.1704)

Then sayde our lady : ' Scho fonde a serge befor me brennyng
(CMMIRK,62.1705)

and wold euer whyll scho had lyued ; (CMMIRK,62.1706)

+ten wyll I be as kynd to hur as scho was to me . ' Wherfor scho bade
an angell take a gret serge and lyght hyt , and bade hym sette hit so
brennyng byfor hur yn hell , and commaunde +tat no fende schuld be so
hardy forto come nygh hit , but let hit brenne +ter for euermor .
(CMMIRK,62.1707)

Then sayde +te fendes +tat hit schuld be a hoge confort to all +tat ben
yn hell ; wherfor +tay had leuer leue +tat soule , +ten do such an ese
to +te soules +tat ben yn payne . (CMMIRK,62.1708)

+Ten bade oure lady an angyll to ber +te soule a+geyne to +te body ,
(CMMIRK,62.1709)

and soo he dud . (CMMIRK,62.1710)

And when scho was comen a+geyne to lyue , +ten scho be+toght hyr on
+tat hard dome +tat scho was toward , (CMMIRK,62.1711)

and +gede , (CMMIRK,62.1712)

and scherof hyr ; (CMMIRK,62.1713)

and was aftyr a good woman , (CMMIRK,62.1714)

and seruet our lady deuotly all hur lyue-dayes aftyr , (CMMIRK,62.1715)

and had +te blysse of Heuen . To +te wheche blis God bryng you and me
to yf hyt be hys wyll . (CMMIRK,62.1716)

Amen . (CMMIRK,62.1717)

<heading>

15 . (CMMIRK,62.1719)

DE DOMINICA IN SEPTUAGESIMA BREUIS SERMO . (CMMIRK,62.1720)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , +ge schull all know well +tat +tys day is called
Sonday yn +te Septagesin . (CMMIRK,62.1722)

Then for enchesen +tat holy chyrche ys modyr to all cristen pepull ,
scho taketh hede to hyr chyldern as a good modyr ouyth forto do ,
(CMMIRK,62.1723)

and seyth hom all sore seke yn +te sekenes of synne , and mony of hom
wonded to de+te wyth +te swerd of synne . +Te wheche sekenesse +tay
haue caght all +tys +gere before , but namely +tes Cristynmasse-dayes
+tat wern ordeynet in holy chyrche for gret solempnyte .
(CMMIRK,62.1724)

For yche man schuld +tat tyme make more solempnyte , and more bysyly ,
and more mekely , and more deuotly serue God +ten any o+ter <P_63> tyme
of +te +gere ; for cause +tat God schewed all mankynd thelke dayes hegh
swetnes of his loue , +tat he wold lowen hymself so , forto be born yn
+te same flesche and blod as on of vs , and was layde yn a cracche more
porly +ten any of vs , and aftyr was folowed yn watyr as won of vs ,
and come to a weddyng , hymself and his modyr wyth his dyscypuls ,
forto halow weddyng and forto clanse hit of synne all forto make vs
holy , and bre+tern to hym , and ayres of +te blysse of Heuen .
(CMMIRK,63.1725)

For +tes causes , men and woymen yn old tyme wern full glad yn soule
this tyme , (CMMIRK,63.1726)

and maden gret solempnite , making homselfe clene yn body and yn soule
of all ful+te and vnclennes of synne , (CMMIRK,63.1727)

and dyddyn grownd hom yn sadde loue to God and to hor euen-cristen ,
doyng gret almes , yche mon aftyr hys hauyng , to hom +tat haden nede .
(CMMIRK,63.1728)

But now more harme ys +tat solempnite and holynes ys turned ynto ful+te
of synne and sekenes of soule , ynto pryde by dyuerse gyses of clo+tyng
, (CMMIRK,63.1729)

into couetyse wylnyng worschyp on byfor ano+ter vnskylfully ;
(CMMIRK,63.1730)

into envy , for on ys arayde bettyr +ten ano+ter ; (CMMIRK,63.1731)

in gloteny by surfet of dyuerse metys and drynkes ; (CMMIRK,63.1732)

into lechery +tat seweth alway gloteny ; (CMMIRK,63.1733)

into slou+te of Goddys seruyce liyng yn +te morow-tyde long yn bedde
for owtrage wakyng ouer nyght ; (CMMIRK,63.1734)

in rawtyng , in reuelyng , and playes of vanyte , in iapys makyng of
rybawdy and harlottry , so +tat he ys most worthi +tat most rybawdy can
make and spende . (CMMIRK,63.1735)

+Tus +te holy dayes of +tat fest +tat wer ordeynt yn hegh worschyp to
God and to hys sayntys , now ben turned ynto hegh offence of God and
ynto gret hyndryng and loos of manys sowle . Wherfor holy chyrche seyng
hir chyldryn far +tus , as a modyr full of compassyon for +te gret
myslykyng +tat scho ha+te yn hyr hert for hom , +tys day , scho layth
downe Alleluia and o+ter songys of melody , and take+te for+te tractus
, +tat ben songys of mowrnyng , and sykyng , and longyng .
(CMMIRK,63.1736)

And also for +te holy sacrament of weddyng ys moche defoulet by suche
vanytes , scho layth hom downe +tes dayes +tat ben comyng , and yn +te
Aduent , and also for new weddet +geuen hom to lykyng and lust of hor
body , and +tenke all on +te lyfe , and noght on +te deth .
(CMMIRK,63.1737)

But , as a holy clerke sayth , hit ys moche <P_64> more spedfull to
manys soule forto goo to +te house $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} a cors ys ,
+tat all wepen +ten to +te hous +tat all reuely+te and laghyth ;
(CMMIRK,64.1738)

for such worldys murthe makyth a man to for+gete his God and hymselfe
alsoo . (CMMIRK,64.1739)

But $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} ys +te syght of corses and wepyng , +tat
makyth a man to thenke on his deth , +tat ys +te chefe helpe to put
away synne and +te worldys vanyte . (CMMIRK,64.1740)

For so taght Salamon his sonne (CMMIRK,64.1741)

and bade hym haue hys last ende yn mynde , (CMMIRK,64.1742)

and +ten he schuld neuer synne dedly . (CMMIRK,64.1743)

Then holy chyrche , hauyng gret compassyon of hure chyldryn , ordeyned
+tre maner of saluys to hele hur chyldryn wyth ; (CMMIRK,64.1744)

that ben : to thynke on de+te ynwardly , forto labyr bysyly , and forto
chastyce +te body resnably . (CMMIRK,64.1745)

To +te fyrst , forto thenke on deth ynwardly , holy chyrche +geuyth an
ensampull +tus yn +te offyce of +te masse . (CMMIRK,64.1746)

+Ter he saythe +tus : ' Circumdederunt me gemitus mortis . ' That ys in
Englisch : ' The sykyngys of deth hauen vmbeclypped me . '
(CMMIRK,64.1747)

+Tus sayth he techyng his good chyldryn , forto haue yn mynde how hard
he ys vmbstad wyth deth on yche syde yn so moch , +tat he may not
away-scape ; (CMMIRK,64.1748)

but euer de+te sewyth hym wyth his bow drawen and an arow +teryn redy
to choton at hym , (CMMIRK,64.1749)

he wot neuer wher ne what tyme . (CMMIRK,64.1750)

+Tys ys a pryncypall salue to ych man +tat take+te hit to hert , to put
away all maner worldes vanyte , and vayn murthe , and reuell .
(CMMIRK,64.1751)

But forto vndyrstond +tys +te bettyr , I schew +tys by ensampull .
(CMMIRK,64.1752)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,64.1754)

</heading>

I rede of a kyng +tat was a man euer hevy of chere , and wold neuer
lagh ne make glad chere ; but euer was yn mornyng and heuynesse .
(CMMIRK,64.1756)

Then , for his meyne and all o+ter men wern greuet +terwyth , +tay
+godyn to +te kyngys bro+ter prayng hym forto speke to +te kyng +tat he
wer of gladdyr chere , yn comfort of all his meyne and all othyr .
(CMMIRK,64.1757)

Then went hys brothyr to +te kyng (CMMIRK,64.1758)

and sayde +tat he greuet all +tat werne aboute hym , wyth his heuy
chere , (CMMIRK,64.1759)

and counselyt hym forto leue +tat heuy cowntenance and taken lyghtyr
chere to hym , yn tyme comyng . (CMMIRK,64.1760)

Then was +te kyng wyse , (CMMIRK,64.1761)

and +toght forto chast hys $brothyr by a wyle , (CMMIRK,64.1762)

and wro+tly bade hym go hom and medyll hym of +tat he had to do of ,
and noght of hym . (CMMIRK,64.1763)

Then was hit +te maner of +tat contre +tat when any man shuld be don to
deth , ther shuld come trompers and <P_65> trompe befor +te +geate .
(CMMIRK,65.1764)

+Ten sende +te kyng trompers byddyng trompe befor his brothyr +geate ,
and men wyth , forto haue rest hym and bryng hym to hym .
(CMMIRK,65.1765)

But , +tis mene whyle , +te kyng called to hym VII men +tat he tryst ,
(CMMIRK,65.1766)

and bade hom , when hys brothyr come , forto drawe hor swerdys and
stond aboute hym , wyth all +te poyntys about hys hert .
(CMMIRK,65.1767)

Soo , when +tys brothyr was comen , anon +tes VII men dydden as +te
kyng bade . (CMMIRK,65.1768)

Then +te kyng commawndyt all men forto dawnce and to make al +te reuell
+tat +tay couthe , on yche syde ; (CMMIRK,65.1769)

and so +tay dydden . (CMMIRK,65.1770)

Then sayde +te kyng to hys brothyr : ' Brothyr , why art +tou of so
heuy a schere ? (CMMIRK,65.1771)

Heue vp +tyn hert , (CMMIRK,65.1772)

and make mery . (CMMIRK,65.1773)

Lo , al +tys myr+te ys made yn comfort of +te ! ' (CMMIRK,65.1774)

Then vnswared he (CMMIRK,65.1775)

and sayde : ' How schuld I be of any chere , and se here VII swerdys
set to my hert , and wot neuer wheche of hom schall furst be my dethe ?
' (CMMIRK,65.1776)

Then sayde +te kyng : ' Put vp your swerdys ! ' (CMMIRK,65.1777)

and spake to his bro+tyr +tus : ' Hit faryth by me wher +tat euer y be
, +te VII dedly synnys ben euer redy , forto rowe me to +te hert ;
(CMMIRK,65.1778)

and +tys makyth me +tat I make no gladdyr chere , (CMMIRK,65.1779)

but euer am aferde of my sowle de+te . ' (CMMIRK,65.1780)

Then sayde his bro+ter : ' Syr , y crye you mercy ! (CMMIRK,65.1781)

I knew +tys neuer or now ; (CMMIRK,65.1782)

and now schall I be wysyr whyle +tat I lyue . ' Wherfor y say $boldely
: he +tat wyll take +tys to hert , he schall haue bettyr lust forto
lowren +ten to lagh , forto syke +ten forto syng , to reme +ten rymov ,
to drowpe +ten to daunce ; so +tat he schall fynde mynde of de+te +te
pryncipall helpe for all maner synne . (CMMIRK,65.1783)

That othyr salue ys forto labur bysyly . (CMMIRK,65.1784)

To +tis labour Seynt Paule , yn hys pystyll of +tys day , teche+te and
saythe +tus : ' Sic currite , ut comprehendatys . ' (CMMIRK,65.1785)

' Rennyth soo +tat +ge may gripe +te gome . ' (CMMIRK,65.1786)

By +tys gomen and rennyng +ge schall vndyrstond bysy labour .
(CMMIRK,65.1787)

For he +tat renny+te for +te gamen , he enforsu+te hym yn all his myght
to ren swyftly . (CMMIRK,65.1788)

So most yche good seruand enforse hym forto laboure yn +te degre +tat
God hath sette hym yn . (CMMIRK,65.1789)

Men of holy chyrche schuld labour bysily prayng and studiyng forto
teche Godys pepull ; (CMMIRK,65.1790)

lordys and o+ter rented men schuld labur bysyly , to kepe holy chirch
yn pees and rest , and all othyr comyn pepull ; (CMMIRK,65.1791)

the comyns schuld labour bysyly , forto gete lyflode to homselfe and to
all o+tir . (CMMIRK,65.1792)

Then , for no man ne no woman schuld excuse hym of +tys labour , God yn
+te gospell of +tys day +geue+te an <P_66> ensampull , sayyng +tus : '
A husband-man +gede yn +te morow at pryme , and eftsones at vndyr , and
efte at mydday , and eftsonys at none of +te day , and at euensong ,
(CMMIRK,66.1793)

and hyryd men to his vyne+gorde for labour . ' (CMMIRK,66.1794)

Soo by all +te tydes of +te day , all +te ages and degres ben
vndyrstonden , (CMMIRK,66.1795)

and ben hyred by Good , forto labour whyll +tay ben yn +tis world .
(CMMIRK,66.1796)

For , as Iop saythe , a mon ys borne to labour ; (CMMIRK,66.1797)

and Seynt Barnard seyth : ' He +tat wyll not labour her wyth men , he
schall labour yn hell wyth fendes . ' (CMMIRK,66.1798)

For +tat ys +te testament +tat Adam laft to all his ospryng : labour
and sorow . (CMMIRK,66.1799)

To +tys labour holy $chyrche +geueth ensampull , $+ter $as
{TEXT:+teras} he , +tys day , rehersyth how God made Adam and Eue ,
forto laboure and to kepe paradyse , and bade hom ete of all +te treun
yn paradyse , excepte won tre +tat he kepte a chefe to hymselfe .
(CMMIRK,66.1800)

So , as oft as +tay sen +tat tre , +tay schuld +tenke on hym , and know
hym as for God ; (CMMIRK,66.1801)

and for +tay schuld not be to for+getfull yn hor wele , he forbade hom
to ete +terof yn payne of deth . (CMMIRK,66.1802)

Then , for +te fende segh hom +ter yn so moche wele and hymselfe yn so
moche payne , he had envy to hom , (CMMIRK,66.1803)

and +gede to Eue , (CMMIRK,66.1804)

and asked Eue why +tay ete not of +tat tre . (CMMIRK,66.1805)

+Ten sayde scho : ' For God had forbedyn vs +tat tre , in payne of deth
. ' (CMMIRK,66.1806)

Then sayde +te fende : ' He wot full well +tat what tyme $ge $eten
{TEXT:+geten} +terof , +ge schull be as Godys , knowyng bo+te good and
euell . (CMMIRK,66.1807)

And yf +ge wyll preue +tat I say sothe , ete of +te tre
(CMMIRK,66.1808)

and say . ' (CMMIRK,66.1809)

+Ten ete Eue of +te tre (CMMIRK,66.1810)

and +gaf Adam ; (CMMIRK,66.1811)

and fore Adam loued hyr and wold not wroth hur , ho toke an appull .
(CMMIRK,66.1812)

And anon +terwyth ay+ter segh o+terys schappe , (CMMIRK,66.1813)

and wern aschamed of hyt , (CMMIRK,66.1814)

and token leues of a fyge-tre (CMMIRK,66.1815)

and hydden hit . (CMMIRK,66.1816)

Then come God anon , (CMMIRK,66.1817)

and for +tay myght not deyn yn paradyse ne suffyr payne +ter , he drof
hom naket out of paradyse ynto +te wrecchet world , wepyng and sore
sekyng . (CMMIRK,66.1818)

+Ter +tay schulden drye woo and sorow , and gete hor mete wyth labour
and swot , and dye at +te last . (CMMIRK,66.1819)

Then prayde Adam sore wepyng to God +tat he schuld not set to hard
vengens apon hym , but haue mercy apon hym , and haue reward how he
synned by ygnorance , and not by males , and was deceyuet by envy of
the fende . (CMMIRK,66.1820)

Then had God rew+te of hym (CMMIRK,66.1821)

and for +tay wer naket , he clo+ted hom wyth pylches , (CMMIRK,66.1822)

and bade Adam labour and ete his mete wyth swote , and Eue bere hur
bur+tes yn woo and payne ; (CMMIRK,66.1823)

and +gaf Adam dyuerse ynstrumentys forto labour wyth , (CMMIRK,66.1824)

and laft hym +ter . (CMMIRK,66.1825)

By +tys ensampull <P_67> +ge schull take hede forto labour bysyly ;
(CMMIRK,67.1826)

for yf Adam and Eue had bysyede hom yn labour , +te fende schuld not
haue ouercomen hom so sone . (CMMIRK,67.1827)

For +te fend kepyth no more when he woll tempte man , but fynd hym
ydull . Wherfor +ge schull know well +tat hit ys a ryche salue to hele
synne : labour bysyly . (CMMIRK,67.1828)

The +tryd ys forto chastes +ty body dyscretly . (CMMIRK,67.1829)

Herto Saynt Paule techyth vs yn +te pystyll of +tys day , +ter he sayth
+tus : ' Castigo corpus meum et in seruitutem redigo . ' That ys yn
Englysche : ' I chast my body and dresse hit ynto seruage of +te soule
. ' (CMMIRK,67.1830)

For mannys flesche ys so wyld and lusty to synne , +tat hyt wyll no way
leue his lust and serue +te soule tyll hit be chastet wyth penance ; so
+tat , by scharpenes of penaunce , +te lyking of synne schall be slayne
yn +te flessche +tat dothe +te synne . (CMMIRK,67.1831)

Thus dyd Adam and Eue yn ensampull to all +tat comen of hom .
(CMMIRK,67.1832)

For , fele +geres byfor hur deth , ay+ter of hom stode yn a watyr ,
nyghtys fer from o+ter , vp to +te chyn , for penaunce .
(CMMIRK,67.1833)

+Ten when hor flessch was grene as grece for cold , +te fend come to
Eue , bryght as an angell , (CMMIRK,67.1834)

and sayd to hur +tat God had send hym from Heuen , (CMMIRK,67.1835)

and bade hur : ' Go to Adam (CMMIRK,67.1836)

and say hym how +tat God byddyth hym sese of hys penaunce ;
(CMMIRK,67.1837)

for he ha+te don ynogh for hys gylt , and +tou also for +tyn . '
(CMMIRK,67.1838)

Then +gode Eue to Adam (CMMIRK,67.1839)

and sayde hym soo . (CMMIRK,67.1840)

But , for Adam wyst well +tat +tys come of +te fende , and not of Godys
sonde , he sayde to hur : ' When God drof vs out of paradyse for oure
synne , and had compassyon of vs , when we wepyd on hym , and mekely
prayde on hym for mercy , he set vs here , to do penaunce to our lyues
ende . (CMMIRK,67.1841)

But +ten , for suche a gret synne may not be qwaynt but wyth gret
penaunce , +te more penaunce we don , +te more ys oure mede befor God .
Wherfor go a+geyne ynto +ty penance yn Godys name . ' (CMMIRK,67.1842)

Eft he come a+geyne to Eue (CMMIRK,67.1843)

and sayde : ' God ha+te take rewarde of your gret penance +tat +ge
suffren , (CMMIRK,67.1844)

and hath for+geuen your synne ; wherfor byd Adam be glad and leue of
his penance , lest God be wro+te wyth hym +tat he take no reward to his
sonde . ' (CMMIRK,67.1845)

Then , when Eue had sayde to Adam +tus , he vnswared and sayde : ' I
wot well +tat oure penawnce greueth hym moch mor +ten vs ,
(CMMIRK,67.1846)

and he ys aboute as moche as he may , to make vs to leue of , and so
forto lese oure mede befor God . (CMMIRK,67.1847)

But for God rewardyth a good endyng , <P_68> and not +te begynnyng ,
+terfor lese we not our mede , (CMMIRK,68.1848)

but do we forth oure penance tyll our lyues +gende . ' (CMMIRK,68.1849)

+get +te +trid tyme he come a+geyne to hur (CMMIRK,68.1850)

and sayde : ' Goo to Adam (CMMIRK,68.1851)

and say +tat he began foule , and wel foulyr he woll ende .
(CMMIRK,68.1852)

For +ge gylton furst by ynnocens and by defaute of +te fende ,
(CMMIRK,68.1853)

and now +ge synneth by good deliberacyon (CMMIRK,68.1854)

and knoweth +tat +ge don mys ; wherfor your gylt ys now wors and
dowbull dampnacyon or +tat hyt was before . ' (CMMIRK,68.1855)

Then was Eue aferd , (CMMIRK,68.1856)

and +gede to Adam , (CMMIRK,68.1857)

and sayde hym soo . (CMMIRK,68.1858)

+Ten sykut Adam sore (CMMIRK,68.1859)

and sayde to hur : ' Vnsely woman , God of his goodnesse made of on of
my rybbys forto helpe me ; (CMMIRK,68.1860)

and now +tou art bysy by techyng of +te fende eft forto combyr me .
(CMMIRK,68.1861)

But +tenke on +tat ; (CMMIRK,68.1862)

for oure forme synne stanke soo yn Godys nase , +tat all our ospryng
schall be enfecte and $envenemode +terof ynto +te worldys ende .
Wherfor +togh we myght do as moch penance as all our ospryng , hit wer
to lytyll forto qwyt vs to our God . (CMMIRK,68.1863)

But for God for hys he+g grace alowe+te a good wyll $+ter $as
{TEXT:+teras} myght fayleth , +terfor do we oure penance wyth a good
wyll , +togh hit be lytyll whyll we ben here ; (CMMIRK,68.1864)

and +ten I hope +tat God woll +geue vs +te oyle of mercy when tyme of
mercy comyth . ' (CMMIRK,68.1865)

Then +gede Eue a+geyne (CMMIRK,68.1866)

and dud hyr penaunce mekely tyll hyr lyues ende . (CMMIRK,68.1867)

And when +tay haden lyued IX hundyrt wyntyr and +trytty , and haden
+tritty sonnes and +tritty doghtyrs , +tay deydyn , (CMMIRK,68.1868)

and wer buriet yfere . (CMMIRK,68.1869)

Thus , good men , know +tat Adam and Eue wern bo+te holy or +tay deydyn
, and +toghten on de+te $ynwardly , and laburt bo+te bysely , and
chastest hor body resnably ; (CMMIRK,68.1870)

and so most all +tat comen of hom , +tat hopen forto come to +te joye
of paradyse , and to +te lyfe +tat euer shall last . (CMMIRK,68.1871)

In tokenyng of +tys , +tis Sonday ys called ' Yn Septuagesin , ' +tat
ys a nowmbyr of syxty dayes and x . +Te wheche nowmbyr bygynnyth +tys
day and endythe +te Settyrday yn +te Estyr-weke ; so +tat holy chyrche
ys yn mornyng for hur chyldyr from +tis day ynto Setyrday yn Astyr-euen
. (CMMIRK,68.1872)

Then scho takythe comfort to hyr yn party (CMMIRK,68.1873)

and sengyth on Alleluia wyth a tracte , for encheson +tat scho ys not
+get yn full murth tyll Settyrday aftyr +tat ys callyd Settyrtday in
Albis . (CMMIRK,68.1874)

+Ten scho ley+t don tractys , and grayles , (CMMIRK,68.1875)

and syngy+te dowbull Alleluia , techyng yche good Godis child forto do
penance and labour jn longyng , tyll he come to Astyr Setyrday ; +tat
is , tyll his soule passe to rest . (CMMIRK,68.1876)

But <P_69> +get +te sowle ys not yn full joy tyll Setyrday in Albys ,
+tat is , tyll +te day of dome when +te body and sowle schull come
togedyr , and be yclo+ted in albys , +tat ys yn whit , seuen sy+tys
brightyr +ten +te sonne . (CMMIRK,69.1877)

And +ten schull +tay syng yfere dowbull Alleluia yn +te joye +tat euer
schall last . To +te whech ioy God bryng you and me , yf hit be his
wyll . (CMMIRK,69.1878)

Amen . (CMMIRK,69.1879)

<heading>

16 . (CMMIRK,69.1881)

DE DOMINICA IN SEXAGESIMA BREUIS SERMO . (CMMIRK,69.1882)

</heading>

Goode men and woymen , +tys day ys called yn holy chirch Sonday yn
Sexagesin . (CMMIRK,69.1884)

+Ten +ge schull knowe well +tat Sexagesin ys sette for a nowmbur of
+tre score . By +te whech nowmbyr +ge schull vndyrstond +tat holy
chyrche techeth yche man and woman , to +tenke on how schort a mannis
lyfe is now in our dayes o+ter +tat hit was in olde tyme before .
(CMMIRK,69.1885)

For , summe tyme , men lyuedon IX hundyrt wyntur and more ;
(CMMIRK,69.1886)

but , now , he +tat lyuy+te +tre score +ger or summewhat more , he ys
taken for a long lyuyng man . (CMMIRK,69.1887)

But +te goodnes of God ys so moche , +tat yf we wyll be wyse yn our
schort lyue forto plese God and saue our soules , he woll +geue vs as
moche mede yn Heuen , as he +gaf hom +tat lyued soo mony +geres .
(CMMIRK,69.1888)

+Ten he +tat woll haue +tat mede of God , he most haue +tre +tynges
wythe hym ; +tat ys : forto suffyr tribulacyon mekly , forto do
almes-dede dyscretly , and forto hate synne namly . (CMMIRK,69.1889)

+Ten , for a manys dayes byn schort , he most suffyr +te more
tribulacyon wyth good wyll , and not wyth grychyng a+geyne hym .
(CMMIRK,69.1890)

For hyt comy+te of specyall grace of God when he sendys any man
tribulacyon o+ter any dysese ; (CMMIRK,69.1891)

for hyt ys o+ter for remedy of his synnys forto haue his penance here ,
o+ter yn hey encres of his joy befor God . (CMMIRK,69.1892)

+Ten , for Saynt Paule , Godis holy apostoll , woll +tat yche man take
ensampull by hym forto suffyr tribulacyon wyth good wyll , he rehersyth
yn +te pystyll of +tys day moche of +te tribulacyon +tat he suffyrd
(CMMIRK,69.1893)

and saythe thus : ' I haue be put ynto prison oft-tymes , and suffyrd
wondys of gret chaynes and o+ter dyuerse yrens ; and fyue tymes betyn
wyth scorgys of +te Iewes , and had yche tyme nene and +trytty strokes
on my bare body ; <P_70> and +tryse beton wyth +gardys of paynones ;
and onys beton wyth stons ; and +tryse ben yn schipwrak on +te see ,
and was yn +te grond of +te see on nyght and on day ; and ofte-tyme in
pareyle of flodys , and yn pareyl of +teves , and yn pareyle of fals
bre+tern +tat schewedon hom to me louyng and trewe , and werne false
and entyset o+ter to do me doses . ' (CMMIRK,70.1894)

He rehersyth all +te woo +tat he suffyrd yn dyuerse trauayls , yn
myscheves , yn colde , yn nakedschip , yn +turst , yn hongur , yn long
wakyng , yn fastyng , and yn mony o+ter myscheves +tat he suffurd ,
+tat wern to long to tell . (CMMIRK,70.1895)

And all he suffyrd wyth good wyll , (CMMIRK,70.1896)

and euer +tonked God of hys swete sonde ; (CMMIRK,70.1897)

for wele he wyst +tat all +te doses +tat God send to hym , was for syn
+tat he dyd befor , and for encrese of his meryt aftyr . Wherfor yche
man +tat will plese God - what maner doses come+te to hym , be hit
sekenes , be hit lose of goodys +tat ben worldly , o+ter deth of any
frende - take hyt as esely as +ge may ; (CMMIRK,70.1898)

for in tyme aftyr when he is maystyr of hymselfe , +ten +tonke he God
(CMMIRK,70.1899)

and pray hym mekely of mercy of his ynpaciens . (CMMIRK,70.1900)

God knowe+te your fragelte , (CMMIRK,70.1901)

and +terfor he for+geueth sone all +to +tat askyth hym mercy wyth a
meke hert . (CMMIRK,70.1902)

+Tus most a man suffyr tribulacyon mekely . (CMMIRK,70.1903)

He most also do almys-dede dyscretly , +te wheche byn fyguret by +tes
Syxagesin +tat byn syxty dayes . (CMMIRK,70.1904)

For syxty ys syx tymys ten , so +tat by +te syx +ge schull vndyrstond
+te syx werkes of charyte +tat comen out of +te ten commawndementys of
God . +Te whech werkes byn : forto +gyue mete to +te hongry ; forto
+geue drynke to +te +tursty ; to clo+te hom +tat byn acold for defaute
of clo+tes ; forto +geue hom herber +tat hauen non ; forto help hom
+tat byn seke of +tat hom nedyth ; forto viset presoners , and socour
hom wyth mete , and drynke , and o+ter +tat hom nedyth ;
(CMMIRK,70.1905)

and othyr werke holy chyrch layth to ; +tat ys : forto bury +te pore
+tat ha+te no helpe as Toby dude . (CMMIRK,70.1906)

+Tys ben +te werkes of charite and of mercy +te whech ych man and woman
most nedely do , +tat wyll haue mercy of God yn +te dredfull day of
dome . Wherfor +tis Sexagesin bygynnyth +tys day and endyth +te
Wonnysday yn Astyr-weke ; +te wheche holy chyrche syngu+te : ' Venite
benedicti Patrys mei etc. , ' that ys in Englysche : ' Com +ge , my
fadyrys blessed chyldyrne , and takyth +te kyndome of Heuen +tat ys
ordeynt to you . ' (CMMIRK,70.1907)

Thes same wordys God schall say to you at +te day of dome <P_71> and to
all +tat han don +te werkes of mercy dyscretly . Wherfor all +tat han
wherof , +tay moten do hom yn dede ; and +tay +tat haue not wherof ,
+tay moten haue good wylle forto do , yf +tay hadyn wherof ; so +tat
hor good wyll schall fulfyll +tat hor nonpower may not .
(CMMIRK,71.1908)

Then , for +tes werkes moten be don dyscretly , lest a man lese all
yfere , God techythe by ensampull yn +te gospell of +tys day how +tay
schull be don (CMMIRK,71.1909)

and seythe +tus : ' A mon +gode out , forto sowe his sede ;
(CMMIRK,71.1910)

and when he sew , som sede fell by +te way , (CMMIRK,71.1911)

and fowles of +te ayre etyn hit ; (CMMIRK,71.1912)

and som fell on a stone , (CMMIRK,71.1913)

and hit dryet vp for defaute of humore ; (CMMIRK,71.1914)

and somme fell among +tornes , (CMMIRK,71.1915)

and hoo in +te grownde choket hit ; (CMMIRK,71.1916)

and som fell yn good erthe , (CMMIRK,71.1917)

and hyt bro+gt furthe frute an hundyrthfold . ' (CMMIRK,71.1918)

This way say+te Cryst : ' I am +te way to Heuen . ' Wherfor his sede
fallyth bysyde +te way , +tat +geue+te hys almes not only for Crystys
loue , but for pompe of +te world , and vayn glory , and forto be
holden a holy man ; and so lesy+te al yfere . (CMMIRK,71.1919)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,71.1921)

</heading>

I rede +tat +ter was a wondyr $rych {TEXT:ry_h} man , som tyme , yn
Eirlond , (CMMIRK,71.1923)

and dyd so mony almys-dedys yn hys lyue , +tat all men wendon +tat he
had ben a gret seynt before God . (CMMIRK,71.1924)

But when he was ded , he apered to won +tat loued hym wele yn his lyue
, as blak as pyche wyth an horrybull stenche , (CMMIRK,71.1925)

and sayde to hym : ' +ge wenyn I am a saynt ; (CMMIRK,71.1926)

but now I am such as +tou may se . ' (CMMIRK,71.1927)

Then sayde +tat o+ter : ' Wher byn all +tyn almys-dedys bycomen ? '
(CMMIRK,71.1928)

+Ten sayde he : ' +Te wynd of vayn glorye hathe blowen hom away . '
(CMMIRK,71.1929)

Thus he +tat do+te almys-dedys for vayne glorie , he lesyth all his
mede , (CMMIRK,71.1930)

and fendys of +te ayre strien hit . (CMMIRK,71.1931)

His sede fallyth on a stone , +tat +geuyth his almys to suche as he
knoweth well , +tat ben groundyd in dedly synne and woll not leue hit ,
(CMMIRK,71.1932)

or whosoo mantaynyth hom yn hor synne , he lesy+te his mede .
(CMMIRK,71.1933)

His sede also +tat fallyth among +tornes , +tat +geuyth hys almes to
ryche men +tat haue no nede +terto , and also +geuyth hit to his
seruandys in reward of hor hyre , and soo lesyth hys mede .
(CMMIRK,71.1934)

But his sede fally+te yn good erthe , +tat +geueth his almes to good ,
pore , trew men +tat ben Godys ayr , and othyr wher +ter he wot , hit
ys almes . (CMMIRK,71.1935)

And +tys sede schall +geld a hundrethfold fruyt , and be euerlastyng
fode yn <P_72> Heuen . (CMMIRK,72.1936)

+Tus +ge +tat don almes dyscretly , schull haue +gour fode yn Heuen
perpetuall . (CMMIRK,72.1937)

He most also hate syn namely , and sle hit yn all +tat he may ;
(CMMIRK,72.1938)

for he +tat hatyth synne , louyth God , (CMMIRK,72.1939)

and God louyth hym ; (CMMIRK,72.1940)

and so he is made on spyryte wyth God . (CMMIRK,72.1941)

God hatyth synne so moche , +tat he toke vengeans on all +te world , as
holy chyrche nowe makyth mynde , and namely for synne of $lechery and
of vowtrye , and for synne a+geyne kynd . (CMMIRK,72.1942)

Then , for God segh +tis wikednes namly of +tes synnys regnyng yn +te
world , he sayde +tus : ' Me forthenkyth +tat I made man . ' Wherfor he
sayde to Noye : ' All +te world ys enfect wyth synne so greuesly , +tat
I woll strye hit wyth a flod . Wherfor make +te a schyppe , as I woll
teche +te , of planke-bordes , and make chambors +teryn , and take of
all clene bestys +tre coupull and on by hymself of all o+ter vnclene
bestys take on cowpull yn , and mete wyth hom . ' (CMMIRK,72.1943)

Then made Noye +tys schyppe as God taght hym , sqware in +te bo+tom ,
of +tre hundyrt cubytes yn lengthe , and yn brede fyfty cubytys , and
+trytty cubites yn heght ; so +tat +tis schippe was yn makyng a hundyrt
wyntyr , forto schew how mercyable God ys , and how lo+te he ys to do
vengeans . (CMMIRK,72.1944)

And he do+te hit , forto loke yf men wold amend and aske mercy .
(CMMIRK,72.1945)

But for +te pepull wold not amende , but was euer +te lengyr +te worse
, al maner of bestys , as God bade byfore , werne jbroght byfore Noye
by help of +te angelys , and don yn +te schippe . (CMMIRK,72.1946)

And when all wern broght yn , God bade Noye and his +tre sonnes goo
ynto +te schyppe by homself ; and Noyeys wyfe and hys sonnes wyues by
homselfe ; for encheson +tat , yn tyme of affliccyon , men schuld
absten hom from coupull of woymen . (CMMIRK,72.1947)

So when +tay wern alle in , God closud +te dore aftyr hom wythout-forth
; (CMMIRK,72.1948)

and +ten hit rayned so gretly fourty dayes and fourty nyghtys , +tat
+te watyr bare +te schyppe herre +ten any hull by fyfty cubytys ,
(CMMIRK,72.1949)

and stod so styll an hundyrt dayes and fyfty , (CMMIRK,72.1950)

And so was all +te world drownet , bo+te man and best , outtaken hom
+tat werne in +te schyppe . (CMMIRK,72.1951)

Neuer+teles Ioseph sayth +tat in Armeny ys a hull +tat ys called Baris
, +tat was herre +ten +te watyr where mony men and woymen were ysaued ,
as men haue an oppynyon . (CMMIRK,72.1952)

+Ter was <P_73> Noye a twolfmony+te yn +te schyppe . (CMMIRK,73.1953)

+Ten he put out a raven forto bryng worde yf +te watyr wer all sesyd or
no . (CMMIRK,73.1954)

+Ten fond +tys rauen a drowned careyn , (CMMIRK,73.1955)

and fulled hym +terof , (CMMIRK,73.1956)

and come not a+geyne . (CMMIRK,73.1957)

Aftyr Noye send a culuer out +tat come a+geyne wyth a branche of an
olyue-tre in hur byll ; wherby Noye knew +tat +te watyr was sesyt and
+tonkyd God heghly . (CMMIRK,73.1958)

Then when God bade hym go out , he +gede out , (CMMIRK,73.1959)

and toke out +te hed-best of +te clene bestys , (CMMIRK,73.1960)

and brent hym yn offryng to God . Wherfor God was so wele payde +tat he
+gaf hym and all men aftyr hym leue forto ete flesche of clene bestys ,
and forto drynke wyne $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} befor +te flod men etyn
no flessche , ne drynkyd no drynke but watyr ; (CMMIRK,73.1961)

for +te erthe was so badfull byfor , +tat hom nedud non o+ter fode ,
but suche as come of +te erth . (CMMIRK,73.1962)

+Tus , good men , +ge most vndyrstond how gret vengeans God toke on +te
world for wykednesse of synne , (CMMIRK,73.1963)

and now , more harme ys , +te pepull ar as full of synne as +tay wer
+tat tyme ; (CMMIRK,73.1964)

and +terfor God will take vengeans , ner +te prayers of holy sayntys
and specyaly of our lady . (CMMIRK,73.1965)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,73.1967)

</heading>

For +tis I rede yn +te lyfe of Seynt Domink (CMMIRK,73.1969)

when he was on a nyght yn his deuocyons he segh our Lord Ihesu holdyng
+tre speres yn his hond , redy forto schote to +te world for vengeans .
(CMMIRK,73.1970)

Then come our lady anon , (CMMIRK,73.1971)

and kneled befor hym , (CMMIRK,73.1972)

and sayde : ' My dere sonne and swet , what wyll +ge do ? '
(CMMIRK,73.1973)

Then sayde he : ' Dere modyr , +te world ys so full of pride , and of
couetyse , and of lechery ; wherfor , wyth +tese +tre swerdys , I woll
schote at hom . ' (CMMIRK,73.1974)

Then sayde our lady : ' My swete sonne , haue mercy , (CMMIRK,73.1975)

and +get abyde a whyle ; (CMMIRK,73.1976)

I haue on trew seruand , +te wheche schall goo , and preche , and turne
+te world to +te . ' (CMMIRK,73.1977)

And so scho send forth Saynt Domink , (CMMIRK,73.1978)

and bade hym go , and preche Godys worde , and turne +te pepull ;
(CMMIRK,73.1979)

and so he dude . (CMMIRK,73.1980)

Thus , good men , +ge haue herde how by prayer of our lady and by
prechyng of +tys good man , God spared to do vengeans +tat tyme .
(CMMIRK,73.1981)

But nowe , more harme ys , +te pepull ys combyrt wyth +te same synne ,
(CMMIRK,73.1982)

and ys full like to be smytten wyth +te same vengeans o+ter wyth wors ;
(CMMIRK,73.1983)

for now +te pepull setty+te but lytyll by God : (CMMIRK,73.1984)

for +tagh +tay heren prechyng and techyng , +tay wyll <P_74> not
amendde hom , ny leue hor synne . Wherfor God smyty+te yn parte now ,
and woll hereaftyr well hardyr and sarre . Wherfor +ge schull pray to
God to hold vp his hond of vengeans +tat hyt fall not yn our dayes ;
but +tat we may come to amendement and haue +te blysse +tat he bo+gt vs
to . To +te wheche blysse God bryng you and me , yf hit be hys wyll .
(CMMIRK,74.1985)

Amen . (CMMIRK,74.1986)

<heading>

17 . (CMMIRK,74.1988)

DE DOMINICA IN QUINQUAGESIMA SERMO BREUIS . (CMMIRK,74.1989)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , +tys day is callet yn holy chyrche Sonday yn
Quinquagesin . (CMMIRK,74.1991)

+Ten schull +ge know +tat +tys word quinquagesin ys an nowmbur of fyfty
, +te wheche nowmbur bytokenyth remission and ioye . (CMMIRK,74.1992)

For yn +te old lawe , ych fyfty wynter , all men and woymen +tat wern
sette wyth seruice and bondage , +tay wern made fre in gret ioy and
murth to hom . Wherfor +tys nowmbur bygynnyth +tys day , and endyth yn
Estyrday , schewyng +tat yche godys-seruand +tat ys oppressyd wyth
tribulacyon , and takyth hit mekely yn his hert , he schall be made fre
yn his resurrecyon : +tat ys yn +te day of dome , and be made +te ayre
of +te kyndome of Heuen . (CMMIRK,74.1993)

And +get yn more comfort of all Godys pepull yche fyfte +gere , +te
pope of Rome graunty+te a full remyssion of all synnys to yche man and
weman +tat comyth to Rome +tat +gere . (CMMIRK,74.1994)

But for all men may not come +tedyr and haue +tys pardon , +terfor +te
Pope of Heuen , Ihesu Cryst , of his specyall grace graunty+te all men
and woymen full pardon of hor synnys yn hor deth-day , so +tat +tay
woll kepe by hor lyue +tre +tyngys +tat ben nedefull to hom . +Te
wheche ben +tese : full contricion wyth schryft , full charite wythout
feynyng , and stabull fayth wythout flateryng . (CMMIRK,74.1995)

And , sothly , wythout +tes +tre , +ter may no man haue pardon at Rome
ne elleswher . Wherfor he +tat wyll be asoylet of +te Pope of Heuen ,
and haue playne remyssyon of hys synnys , he most be full contryte ,
+tat ys , ynwardly sory for hys synnys and his gyltes ; and so schryue
hym clene , and be yn full purpos neuer forto synne more .
(CMMIRK,74.1996)

Whoso do+te +tus , leue he wele , God for+geuyth hym his trespas , and
full <P_75> perdon +terof . (CMMIRK,75.1997)

For a man may haue suche a contricion , +tat hyt schall quench all +te
paynes +tat wer ordeynt for hym . (CMMIRK,75.1998)

Ensampull we haue of Petyr +tat forsoke Cryst wyth he+g othys .
(CMMIRK,75.1999)

But for he was contryte , and byttyrly wepte , +terfor God +tat ys full
of mercy , foraf hym his trespas , (CMMIRK,75.2000)

and made hym more chere +teraftyr +ten he dude byfore .
(CMMIRK,75.2001)

Ano+ter ensampull . (CMMIRK,75.2002)

I fynde +tat +ter was a gret man and was so wykyd of lyvyng , +tat all
demede hym to helle . (CMMIRK,75.2003)

+Ten happyd hym so , +tat he fell seke yn his de+te-bed .
(CMMIRK,75.2004)

And when he felde he schuld be ded , he +toght how wyckedly he had
ylyued before , (CMMIRK,75.2005)

and caght such a contricion in his hert , +tat he wepte day and nyght ,
(CMMIRK,75.2006)

and neuer sesed seuen dayes +tat he lyued . (CMMIRK,75.2007)

And made prestys to be wyth hym , day and nyght ; (CMMIRK,75.2008)

and euer as hys synne come to mynde , wyth hegh repentance , he schrof
hym , (CMMIRK,75.2009)

and euer cryed to God of mercy deuotly , +tat iche man ha+te rewthe of
hym . (CMMIRK,75.2010)

And so deyd fruth . (CMMIRK,75.2011)

Then was +ter bysyde , in an abbay , a monke +tat deyd +tat same tyme ,
+tat +tis man dude , (CMMIRK,75.2012)

and was bedon by his abbot com a+geyne , and telle hym of hys state .
(CMMIRK,75.2013)

And so he dude , (CMMIRK,75.2014)

and sayde to his abbot : ' Syr , I am come as +ge bade me .
(CMMIRK,75.2015)

+Geue me leue to go my way ; (CMMIRK,75.2016)

for I goo to joye . ' (CMMIRK,75.2017)

+Ten sayde +te abbot : ' Was +ter any soule +tat +gede to +te joye
wythout payne , +tat day , +tat +tou dyddyst dye ? ' (CMMIRK,75.2018)

+Ten sayde +te monke : ' For so+te on and no moo , (CMMIRK,75.2019)

and +tat was +te soule of +tat man , ' (CMMIRK,75.2020)

and told his nome . (CMMIRK,75.2021)

+Ten sayde +te abbot : ' Now I se well +tat +tou art a fend , and not
my monke +tat art ycomyn , to temp me ; (CMMIRK,75.2022)

for well I wot , +gyf any sowle be yn payne , +ten ys hys soule . '
(CMMIRK,75.2023)

Then sayde +te monke : ' Ful vnwor+ty ys any man to knowe +te pryuete
of Godis dome . (CMMIRK,75.2024)

+Tat man had suche contricyon , and wepte so byttyrly , er +tat he deyd
, for hys synnys , +tat +te watyr of his een persued all hys clo+tis ,
and +te brest , and so don into +te erthe . Wherfor goo +tedyr
to-morrow , and when +tou fyndyst hit so+te +tat I say , leue +tat I am
trew and goo to joye . ' (CMMIRK,75.2025)

Then +gede +te abbot +tedyr ; (CMMIRK,75.2026)

and when he fonde all sothe +tat +te monk told , +ten he knelyd don ,
(CMMIRK,75.2027)

and herut God , (CMMIRK,75.2028)

and bade all men be glad : (CMMIRK,75.2029)

for he was +tus certefyet , +tat his soule was yn blysse .
(CMMIRK,75.2030)

+Tus +te gret contrycyon +tat +tys man hadde , er he deyd , quenched
+te gret payne +tat was ordeynt to hym . (CMMIRK,75.2031)

<P_76>

Hereby +ge may know opynly how spedfull hyt ys to a man to be contrite
of his synnys . Wherfor forto draw men to contricion namly +tes fyfty
dayes , +te fyft psalme of +te sauter , +tat ys : ' Miserere mei , Deus
! ' ys more rehersyd +tes dayes +ten any o+ter tyme of +te +gere . +Te
wheche ys +tus to say yn Englysche : ' God , aftyr +ty gret mercy haue
mercy on me ; and aftyr +ty multytude of +ty mercyus , do away my
wickednesse ! ' and soo forth . (CMMIRK,76.2033)

Thus when a man ys sory for hys synnys and sayth +tes wordys wyth full
hert , God heryth his prayer (CMMIRK,76.2034)

and for+geueth hym hys trespas , so +tat he be yn full wyll to amende
hym yn tyme comyng , and also full of charyte wythout faynyng .
(CMMIRK,76.2035)

For , what maner vertu +tat a man haue , but yf he be yn charyte , hit
stondys hym in no vayle ; (CMMIRK,76.2036)

for +togh he wepe and crye to God : whyll he ys wythout charyte to any
of hys euencristen , God heryth hym not . (CMMIRK,76.2037)

Herto acordyth Seynt Paule yn +te pystyll of +tys day (CMMIRK,76.2038)

and sayth +tus : ' Thagh I were as eloquent yn speche as any man or any
angell ; +tagh I had prophecyus and knew +te priuetyes of God ; or
+tagh I had so full fayth , +tat I myght remewe hylles ; or +tagh I
dalt all my goodys to pore men for Godys sake ; or +tagh I put my body
to brenne for Godys loue : +gif I haue no charite , all prophetyth me
noght . ' Wherfor , +tagh a man wenyth he leue+te his God and loue not
hys euencristen , he ys dysceyuet ; (CMMIRK,76.2039)

for he loue+te his God , +tat loue+te all +tat God loue+te .
(CMMIRK,76.2040)

Thus most a man haue full charite +tat woll be sauet befor God .
(CMMIRK,76.2041)

For he +tat deyth yn charite , schall be sauet ; (CMMIRK,76.2042)

and he +tat deyth yn dedly synne , schall be dampnet : whefor of all
vertues charite is most necessary . (CMMIRK,76.2043)

+Get +ge most haue stabull fayth wythout flateryng , so +tat +ge leue
saddely as holy chyrche leuyth , +tat is , yn +te Fadyr , and yn +te
Sonne , and yn +te Holy Gost . (CMMIRK,76.2044)

+Te Fadyr full God , and +te Sonne full God , and +te Holy Gost full
God ; (CMMIRK,76.2045)

and +get +tes +tre but on God +tat made all +tyng of noght .
(CMMIRK,76.2046)

Thus fayth was furst schewed to +te holy patryark Abraham , as holy
chyrche +tys day maketh mynde , and sayth +tat Abraham was yn +te vale
of Mambre , and segh +tre fayre men comyng toward hym .
(CMMIRK,76.2047)

And <P_77> +ten he +gede a+geyne hom (CMMIRK,77.2048)

and , +tagh he see +tre , he worschepyd but on , +geuyng all men
ensampull forto se yn hor spyryte +te Fadyr , and +te Sonne , and +te
Holy Gost ; +tre persons , and on godhed ; and worschip hom as on God .
(CMMIRK,77.2049)

And alsoo +ge schull leue yn +te yncarnacyon of oure Lord Ihesu Crist
+tat oure lady conceyuet of +te Holy Gost wythout wem of hyr body , and
was borne of hur yn flessch and blode as on of vs , (CMMIRK,77.2050)

and he was veray God and man +tat aftyr was ded on +te crosse , and
buryet , (CMMIRK,77.2051)

and aros from de+te to lyue +te +tryd day , (CMMIRK,77.2052)

and stegh ynto Heuen on +te Holy +Tursday , (CMMIRK,77.2053)

and schall come a+geyne , forto deme +te quycke and +te ded .
(CMMIRK,77.2054)

This was fygurt by Isaake , +tat was +te sonne of Abraham , +te wheche
Abraham gete by his wyfe Sare +turgh byhest of God when +tay wer bo+te
past age forto gete chyldyr ; of +te whech sonne God behet Abraham ,
+tat he schuld haue fruyt as mony as wer sterres of Heuen .
(CMMIRK,77.2055)

+Ten when +tys chyld was borne , he was called Isaake .
(CMMIRK,77.2056)

But when he was xxv +gere old , God asayde Abraham yn +tys wyse :
(CMMIRK,77.2057)

he bade hym take hys sonne Isaak +tat he loued wele , and go to suche
an hull +tat he wold schew hym , and +ter offyr vp hym yn sacryfyce ,
(CMMIRK,77.2058)

+tat was , sle hym and brenne hym , as +te maner was +tat tyme .
(CMMIRK,77.2059)

+Ten Abraham , +togh he loued his sonne moche and had behest of God to
haue gret vssu by hym , neuer+telese he toke hym anon wythout grucchyng
, (CMMIRK,77.2060)

and +gede to +tat hulle , (CMMIRK,77.2061)

and made Isaak to ber wod to bren hymself wyth . (CMMIRK,77.2062)

And when +tay come to +te hullys cop , Abraham made an auter of +te
brondys , (CMMIRK,77.2063)

and set hom on fure ; (CMMIRK,77.2064)

and +ten toke his sonne Isaake , (CMMIRK,77.2065)

and wold han slayne hym , and offred hym vp soo to God .
(CMMIRK,77.2066)

Then anon spake an angyll to hym , (CMMIRK,77.2067)

and bade hym leue of , and take +te wedyr +tat ys byhynde hym , tyed by
+te hornys to brerys , ' and offor hyt ynstede of +ty sonne ' ;
(CMMIRK,77.2068)

and so he dyd . (CMMIRK,77.2069)

Then by Abraham +ge schull vndyrstonde +te Fadyr of Heuen , and by
Isaac his sonne Ihesu Crist . +Te whech he sparyd not for no loue +tat
he had to hym ; but suffered +te Iewes to lay +te wode apon hym , +tat
was +te crosse apon hys schuldres , and ladden hym to +te mount of
Caluary , and +ter dydyn hym on +te autre of wode , +tat was +te crosse
, +tat was made of foure treus : <P_78> cydyr , cypur , olyue , and
palme ; and +ter dyed for all mankynd . (CMMIRK,78.2070)

Thus may Crist well be called Isaac +tat ys to vndyrstond laghtur for
mony a soule . (CMMIRK,78.2071)

He broght out of helle laghyng +tat +gode +tedyr , full sor wepyng .
(CMMIRK,78.2072)

+Ten as +tus was fygur of Crystys passyon longe or he wer borne , ryght
so Crist hymselfe +tys day yn +te gospell tolde to his dyscypuls how he
schuld be scornyd , and betyn wyth scorgys , and don to deth on +te
crosse , and ryse +te +tryd day a+geyne to lyue . (CMMIRK,78.2073)

And , for +tay schuld haue full leue hereto , anon befor hom he made a
blynd man to see +tat cryed to hym and sayde : ' Ihesu , Dauid sonne ,
haue mercy on me ! ' (CMMIRK,78.2074)

+Ten sayde Crist to hym : ' What wolt +tou +tat I do to +te ? '
(CMMIRK,78.2075)

And he sayde : ' Lorde , +tat I may see ! ' (CMMIRK,78.2076)

+Ten sayde Ihesus : ' +Ty faythe ha+te heled +te , (CMMIRK,78.2077)

behold forth ! ' (CMMIRK,78.2078)

and anon he sygh gracyously (CMMIRK,78.2079)

and heryed God hertfully . (CMMIRK,78.2080)

+Tys most yche man +tat wyll haue pardon of God : (CMMIRK,78.2081)

he most haue full contrycyon wyth schryft , and hole charite wythout
faynyng , and stydfast beleue wythout flateryng . (CMMIRK,78.2082)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,78.2084)

</heading>

I rede +tat +ter was a byschop of Lyncolne +tat hatte Robert Grosched ,
(CMMIRK,78.2086)

and was holden on of +te grettyst clerkys yn +te world in hys tyme .
(CMMIRK,78.2087)

And when he laye in hys dethe-bedde , +ter come to hym a gret multytude
of fendys , (CMMIRK,78.2088)

and spyted wyth hym so of +te faythe , +tat +tay hadden negh turned hym
, and put hym ynto dyspayre . (CMMIRK,78.2089)

But +ten was oure lady redy , +tat ys ay redy in nede ,
(CMMIRK,78.2090)

and sayde to hym : ' My seruand , say +tou beleuyst as holy chyrch
do+te . ' (CMMIRK,78.2091)

And he cried and sayde : ' Y beleue as holy chyrch beleuyth . '
(CMMIRK,78.2092)

And +terwyth +te fendes vanechid away anon ; (CMMIRK,78.2093)

and he +gaf vp his spyryte . (CMMIRK,78.2094)

Now schul +ge all pray to God +tat he +geue you all stydfastnes yn +te
beleue of holy chyrch , +tat +te fende haue no power of you yn your
deth-tyme and graunt +tat blysse to you that he boght you to .
(CMMIRK,78.2095)

Amen . (CMMIRK,78.2096)

<P_79>

<heading>

18 . (CMMIRK,79.2099)

DE FESTO SANCTI MATHIE , APOSTOLI , ET EIUS SOLEMPNITATE .
(CMMIRK,79.2100)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , suche a day +ge schull haue Seynt Mathis day ,
Godys holy apostull . +Te whech ha+te non euen set yn certeyne forto
fast , but at monnys deuocyon , as Ion Belet sayes , +tat ys a doctor
of holy chyrch ; for cause +tat he was not chosen of Crist hymselfe ,
whyll he went here yn er+te . (CMMIRK,79.2102)

Then schull +ge know well , good men , +tat Cryst whyll he was here yn
erthe , he ches hym twelf apostull , forto sewe hym , to se , and to
here all +tat he dude and preched ; (CMMIRK,79.2103)

for +tay schuld bere wyttenes to +te pepull aftyr hys assencyon of all
+tyng +tat he dyde . (CMMIRK,79.2104)

For +te Iewes werne so hard a+geyne hym yn all +tyng , +tat +tay wold
not beleue no+tyng +tat he dyd ; (CMMIRK,79.2105)

but +tat most be preuet by wytnes . (CMMIRK,79.2106)

Then was Iudas Skaryot on of +tos twelfe +tat Crist had chosen to hym .
(CMMIRK,79.2107)

+Tat Iudas had befor slayne his owne fadyr , and bylayn hys owne modyr
; (CMMIRK,79.2108)

and so com to Crist , to be won of hys dyscypuls . (CMMIRK,79.2109)

+Ten Crist made hym on of hys dyscypull . (CMMIRK,79.2110)

But , for he was wont before to stele , and cow+te not leue his old
wone , he wex wery of Cristys holy lyuyng ; (CMMIRK,79.2111)

and for heye couetyse of money , he sold his Lord Ihesu Crist to +te
Iewes for thrytty penyes . (CMMIRK,79.2112)

And so , when he segh +tat Crist was demed to +te deth by hys sale ,
anon he fell yn dyspayre , (CMMIRK,79.2113)

and +gede anon , (CMMIRK,79.2114)

and hongyd hymselfe wyth +te grenne of a rope . (CMMIRK,79.2115)

So , by ryght dome , +tat +trote +tat spake +te wordes of traytery
a+geynys his Lord , +tat +trote was ystrangled wyth +te grynne of a
rope ; (CMMIRK,79.2116)

for he wold haue sayde mony foule wordys by his Lord aftyr his de+te ,
+tat dyd so foule by hym yn his lyue . (CMMIRK,79.2117)

And for +te fend myght not draw his soule out by +te mo+te +tat had
kyssed +te mou+te of Godys sonne so late befor , +terfor he barst hys
wombe , (CMMIRK,79.2118)

and outsched hys guttys , (CMMIRK,79.2119)

and drew out his soule +tat way , (CMMIRK,79.2120)

and bar hyt to hell . (CMMIRK,79.2121)

But +get , for bycause +tat God ys so good yn hymself , and woll +tat
yche man haue his good dedes rewardud , and +tat yche synne be
yponysched , (CMMIRK,79.2122)

<P_80>

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,80.2125)

</heading>

We reden +tat Saynt Brandan , as +te schyppyd in +te see , he sawe +tys
Iudas syttyng on a stone yn +te see , and a clo+te hongyng befor hym
+tat was putte yn +te watyr , and bete hym yn +te face +gorne and
thykke . (CMMIRK,80.2127)

+Ten Brendan went hyt had ben some holy man , +tat had suffred +ter for
penaunce , (CMMIRK,80.2128)

and asked hym yn +te name of God what he was . (CMMIRK,80.2129)

Then vnswared he (CMMIRK,80.2130)

and sayde : ' I am Iudas , Godis traytour , +tat haue +tis place of
Godys curtesy , for refreschyng of +te gret hete +tat I suffred wythyn
; (CMMIRK,80.2131)

and for no gret merete +tat euer I deseruet , me thynkyth I am yn
paradyse , whyll I am here . ' (CMMIRK,80.2132)

Then sayde Brandan : ' Why hast +tou +tat stone vndyr +te ,
(CMMIRK,80.2133)

and why betyth +tat clo+te +te yn +ti face ? ' (CMMIRK,80.2134)

Then sayde he +tat he layde +te stone yn a hegh-way $+ter $as
{TEXT:+teras} +te comyn pepull schuld trede +teron , and be esyd +terby
; (CMMIRK,80.2135)

and +te clo+te he +gaue to a mesyll . (CMMIRK,80.2136)

' But for +te clo+te was ano+ter mannys , and noght myn ; +terfor hit
do+te but halfe +te refreschyng as hit schuld , had hit byn myn owne .
' (CMMIRK,80.2137)

Then sayde Brandan : ' How long has +tou +tys ees ? ' (CMMIRK,80.2138)

+Ten sayde he : ' Yche Sonenday from euensong to euensong , and from
mydwyntyr to +te XII day , and yn +te Passyon-day of oure lady , and in
Candylmasse-day . ' (CMMIRK,80.2139)

Then Brendan +tonkyd God +tat ys soo mercyabull yn all +tyng ,
(CMMIRK,80.2140)

and bade hys felawes rowe fast , +tat +tay wer goon ; (CMMIRK,80.2141)

for +tay schuld here ty+tyngys sone . (CMMIRK,80.2142)

And +terwyth come out of an hull +tat was bysyde , mony fyndes
(CMMIRK,80.2143)

and casten blomes of brennyng yerne ynto +te see . (CMMIRK,80.2144)

Aftyr +tat +te see brent in ych syde of hom ; (CMMIRK,80.2145)

but God kept hom so , +tat +tay haden non harme . (CMMIRK,80.2146)

+Ten for bycause +tat +tis Iudas was won of +te XII apostoles , and +te
nowmbyr of hom most nede be fulfyllyd aftyr +tat Crist was styed ynto
Heuen , +te eleuon apostyll wyth o+tyr mony of Crystys dyscypuls weren
togedyr yn a plase . (CMMIRK,80.2147)

+Ten sayde Petyr to all : ' Good men and bretherne , hit ys knowen to
you how +tat Iudas was on of vs twelfe apostols , (CMMIRK,80.2148)

and fore bycause +tat +tylke nombyr may not be vnfulle , hit ys nedfull
to chese on of +tes men , +tat haue ben wyth our Lord Ihesu from +te
tyme +tat he was folowed ynto +te tyme +tat he stegh ynto Heuen , forto
be wyttenes of his vprist wyth vs . (CMMIRK,80.2149)

Then +tay setten out two men , Iosep <P_81> Barsabas and Mathy ,
(CMMIRK,81.2150)

and layden loot apon hom , prayng God to chese , whedyr he wold haue of
hom two ; (CMMIRK,81.2151)

and soo +te lote fell apon Mathy , (CMMIRK,81.2152)

and was nombyrt wyth +te o+ter aleuen apostolis . (CMMIRK,81.2153)

Then went Mathy anon ynto Iure , (CMMIRK,81.2154)

and preched Godis worde ; (CMMIRK,81.2155)

and for he had gret grace forto do myracles , he turned moche pepull to
+te fay+te . (CMMIRK,81.2156)

Then was +te fende sory , (CMMIRK,81.2157)

and aperyd to +te byschop of +te Iewes lawe in lykenes of a +gong chyld
wyth long herus , and hory , and vnsemely , (CMMIRK,81.2158)

and bade hom take Mathy , and do hym to +te de+te ; (CMMIRK,81.2159)

othyr elles he wold turne all +te pepull to Cristys faythe ,
(CMMIRK,81.2160)

' and +ten schull +ge be sette at noght , and be wreches , and begers
euermor aftyr . ' (CMMIRK,81.2161)

Then +tys byschopys werne wood wroth , (CMMIRK,81.2162)

and senden men to take Mathy ; (CMMIRK,81.2163)

and so +tay dydyn , (CMMIRK,81.2164)

and bonden his hondys byhynd hym , (CMMIRK,81.2165)

and casten a rope about his necke , (CMMIRK,81.2166)

and laddon hym ynto pryson , (CMMIRK,81.2167)

and bonden hym wyth chaynes fast . (CMMIRK,81.2168)

But +tat nyght aftyr our Lord Ihesu Crist come to hym wyth moche lyght
, (CMMIRK,81.2169)

and lowsed his hondys . (CMMIRK,81.2170)

And when he had wele confortyd hym , he openyd +te pryson-dyrre ,
(CMMIRK,81.2171)

and bade hym go , and preche +te faythe , and spare for no man ;
(CMMIRK,81.2172)

and soo he dyd . (CMMIRK,81.2173)

Then , as he preched , +ter wer som +tat a+geynestoden hym ,
(CMMIRK,81.2174)

and letted o+ter +tat wold haue turned to +te faythe . (CMMIRK,81.2175)

Then sayde Mathy : ' Y tell you befor +tat +ge schull falle done qwycke
ynto hell ' ; (CMMIRK,81.2176)

and +terwythe anon , yn syght of all +te pepull , +te erth openyd ,
(CMMIRK,81.2177)

and sowoluyd hom yn body and soule , (CMMIRK,81.2178)

and neuer was more seyn of hom . (CMMIRK,81.2179)

+Ten was +te pepull sore aferde of +tat syght , (CMMIRK,81.2180)

and turned to +te fay+te , a gret nowmbyr of hom . (CMMIRK,81.2181)

Then , when +te byschopys herden hereof , +tay maden to take Mathy
eftsones , (CMMIRK,81.2182)

and set hom to throw stonys at hym ; (CMMIRK,81.2183)

and so +tay dyddyn . (CMMIRK,81.2184)

And when he was negh +te de+te , he bade cristen men bury +te stones
+tat he was slayne wyth , wyth hym yn his graue , yn wytnes of his
martyrdome ; (CMMIRK,81.2185)

and he knelyd don , (CMMIRK,81.2186)

and hef vp his hondys to God , (CMMIRK,81.2187)

and +gaf vp +te gost . (CMMIRK,81.2188)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,81.2190)

</heading>

Rondylf Hyldon , monke of Chestyr , telly+te yn hys cronyclys ano+tyr
myracull (CMMIRK,81.2192)

and seyth : When Saynt Wolstan vyset hys byschopryche , men broghten a
mon befor hym +tat dyd hys nehtbur moch doses , and woll neuer be yn
pes , prayng +tat holy <P_82> byschop +tat he wold chast hym .
(CMMIRK,82.2193)

But when +tys byschop had preched hym al +tat he cou+te , and fonde hym
euer +te lengur +te wors , +ten he prayde to Seynt Mathy to schewe his
myracull to hym and yeve him that he was wor+ty . (CMMIRK,82.2194)

Then anon , yn syght {TEXT:yns_yght} of all men , +ter come of +te
erthe two fendes wyth two brennyng howkes , (CMMIRK,82.2195)

and pullet +tys man quyk don ynto hell ; wherby +te pepull was well
comfortet , and euer aftyr lyued yn pes and rest . (CMMIRK,82.2196)

And so y pray to God +tat we may . (CMMIRK,82.2197)

Amen . (CMMIRK,82.2198)

<P_82>

<heading>

DE DOMINICA IN QUADRAGESIMA SERMO BREUIS . (CMMIRK,82.2201)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , +tys day ys called in holy chyrch Sonday yn
Quadragesin . (CMMIRK,82.2203)

+Ten ys quadragesin a nowmbur of fourty ; (CMMIRK,82.2204)

for fro +tis day to Astyr ben forty dayes +tat byth +te te+tedayes of
+te +gere . (CMMIRK,82.2205)

And for ych man dothe forfet more o+ter las , +terfor , forto make
satysfaccyon for +tat gylt , yche man ys holden by +te lawe of holy
chyrch to fast +tes fourty dayes , outtaken hom +tat +te lawe
dyspensyth wyth for nede . (CMMIRK,82.2206)

That ben chyldyr wythyn xxi +gere , woymen wyth chyld , old men passed
age and myghtles to fast , pylgrymys , and seke , and pore , and +tes
+tat labryn sore fore hor lyuelod : (CMMIRK,82.2207)

+tus +te lawe dyspensyth wyth apon hore concyens . (CMMIRK,82.2208)

+Ten for bycause +tat Sonday ys no day of fastyng , +terfor +ge schull
begyn your fast at Aske-Wanysday , and +tat day com to holy chyrche ,
and take askes at +te prestys hond , and ber forth in your hert +tat he
sayth to you , when he layth askes on your hedys . (CMMIRK,82.2209)

+Ten he saythe +tus : ' Man , thynke +tat +tou art but eskys ,
(CMMIRK,82.2210)

and to eskys +tou schalt a+geyne turne . ' (CMMIRK,82.2211)

+Ten byn +ter +tre dyuerse skylles why +ge schull fast +tes fourty
dayes . (CMMIRK,82.2212)

On ys , bycause as +te gospell of +tys day telly+te , how +tat +te Holy
Gost lad our Lord ynto desert +tat was bytwyx Ierusalem and Ieryco ,
forto be temptyd of +te fende . (CMMIRK,82.2213)

And was +ter fourty dayes and so mony nyghtys fastyng for our loue ,
schouyng to vs and all cristen men and pepull +te uertu and +te mede
+tat comyth of fastyng ; +te wheche uertu and mede ben expressed yn +te
<P_83> preface yn +te masse +tat ys sayde in holy chyrche +tes fourty
dayes . (CMMIRK,83.2214)

Ther ys sayde +tus : ' +Te bodely fast +trostys don vysis ,
(CMMIRK,83.2215)

and lyfty+te manys hert to God , (CMMIRK,83.2216)

and +gevyth hym vertu and mede ; (CMMIRK,83.2217)

hit +geuyth hym mede in Heuen +tat euer schall last , and uertu yn
er+te gret . ' (CMMIRK,83.2218)

For , as clerkys telly+te and techyth , for +te spolde of a fasting man
may sle any eddyr bodyly . (CMMIRK,83.2219)

Then , moche mor , he schall sle +te myght of +te deuyll , +tat ys +te
old eddyr , +te fende of hell , +tat come to Eue yn paradyce in
lyckenes of an eddyr , forto tempt hur of gloteny , of vayne glory ,
and of couetyce . (CMMIRK,83.2220)

Ryght so he come to Crist yn lykenes of a man , lest he had ben knowyn
, (CMMIRK,83.2221)

and temptyd hym of +tat same synne . (CMMIRK,83.2222)

Thus , as +te gospell telly+te , when Crist had fast so long , and was
by kynd of manhed anhongred , +te fende come to hym , (CMMIRK,83.2223)

and schewed hym stonys , (CMMIRK,83.2224)

and sayde : ' Yf +tou be Godys sonne , make +tes stonys brede ' ; +tat
ryght as Eue , when scho sygh +te appull , was raght forto ete +terof ,
ryght so he had hope forto haue made Crist , and so by gloteny haue
eten of +te brede : (CMMIRK,83.2225)

for gloteny ys not yn a manys mete , but yn foule appetyte .
(CMMIRK,83.2226)

+Ten sayd Crist to hym : ' A man schall not only lyue by bred ; but
yche word +tat go+te out of Godys mow+te . ' (CMMIRK,83.2227)

+Ten +te fende toke Crist , (CMMIRK,83.2228)

and set hym on a pynacull on +te tempull , (CMMIRK,83.2229)

and sayde : ' Yf +tou be God sonne , bryng +tyselfe downe wythout monys
helpe , +tat I may know +te for Godys sonne . ' (CMMIRK,83.2230)

Then sayde Crist : ' Tou schalt not tempte God , +ty Lorde . '
(CMMIRK,83.2231)

+get , +te +tryd tyme , he toke hym , (CMMIRK,83.2232)

and set hym on a hegh hulle , (CMMIRK,83.2233)

and schewed hym all +te kyndomes of +te world by takyng , and all +te
ioyes of hom . (CMMIRK,83.2234)

And when he had all told hym , he sayd +tus to hym : ' All +tes I woll
+geue +te , so +tat +tou wolt fall don to +te er+te and worschyp me . '
(CMMIRK,83.2235)

Then he vnswared and sayde : ' Goo on bak , Sathan , (CMMIRK,83.2236)

hit ys wryttyn : +tou schalt worschyp +ty Lord God , and only serve hym
. ' (CMMIRK,83.2237)

+Ten +te fende lafte hym , (CMMIRK,83.2238)

and angelys comyn , (CMMIRK,83.2239)

and broghten hym mete . (CMMIRK,83.2240)

Then , for +te fende ys most bysy forto make yche man to gylt yn +tes
+tre synnes , most +tes fourty dayes , +terfor you nedythe +tre helpys
a+geynys hom ; (CMMIRK,83.2241)

+tat ben +tese : a+geynys gloteny , abstynens ; a+geynys pryde ,
mekenes ; a+geynes couetyse , largenes . (CMMIRK,83.2242)

Then a+geyne gloteny +ge most fast , +tat ys , not ete befor tyme ; but
abyde tyll none of +te daye . (CMMIRK,83.2243)

And when +ge byn at your mete , ete +ge not <P_84> frechudly , no more
+ten ano+ter tyme , (CMMIRK,84.2244)

ny sytte for lust no lengyr +ten ano+ter day , (CMMIRK,84.2245)

and be+te well war +tat +ge fast , bo+te day and nyght , as Crist dude
. (CMMIRK,84.2246)

Ther byth mony +tat fastyn +te day at on mele ; (CMMIRK,84.2247)

but +tay wyll sytte moche of +te nyght , and drynke , and soo full hor
wombe wyth drynke as well as wyth mete ; (CMMIRK,84.2248)

and +tay +tat don so , don gloteny . (CMMIRK,84.2249)

And also +ge most fast from all maner flesch mete and whyt-mete ;
(CMMIRK,84.2250)

for as Ierom says : ' Eggys and chese byn molton flesche ,
(CMMIRK,84.2251)

and mylke ys wyth blod . ' (CMMIRK,84.2252)

And forto shew ensampull of holy chyrch , takyth hede on +te prest +tat
go+te to masse , +tat ys , to Godys bord , how he at hys bygynnyng
bow+te his knees to God , and byddy+te all o+ter do soo ;
(CMMIRK,84.2253)

and also , at +te end of hys masse , he byddu+te all men bow herre
hedys to God . (CMMIRK,84.2254)

So do +ge when +ge gon to your Lord : (CMMIRK,84.2255)

furst worschip +ge God wyt a Pater Noster and an Aue o+ter mo , as your
deuocyon ys , (CMMIRK,84.2256)

and maketh a crosse on your mete , (CMMIRK,84.2257)

and aftyr mete +tonkyth God wyth ano+ter Pater Noster and an Aue , +tat
euer sendyth you mete at your nede . (CMMIRK,84.2258)

+Tus +ge schull a+geynes gloteny . (CMMIRK,84.2259)

And a+geyn vayn glory +tat ys yn mannys hert , +ge most fast
wythyn-forth gostly . (CMMIRK,84.2260)

+ge schull put away all euell +toghtes of heghnes , and haue +toghtys
of lones . (CMMIRK,84.2261)

+Tenky+te how a man ys borne febull , and seke , and naked , and pore ;
and how he go+te yche day a journay toward his deth , woll he , nyll he
; and how +tat , at +te last , dethe comy+te and casty+te hym downe
seke yn hys bed , gronyng and sykyng , and sone casty+te vp hys mete
and hys drynke , and turnet hyde and hew ; and how his brethe stinkyth
, hys lyppys wexyn blew , hys face pale , hys een +golow , hys mow+te
fro+tys : and so , at +te last , wyth depe +goskyng +geldyth vp +te
gost . (CMMIRK,84.2262)

Then lythe +ter but a stynkyng stoke of +gerthe , (CMMIRK,84.2263)

and ys hyed to be putte ynto +te er+te , and laft +ter , and sone
for+getyn . (CMMIRK,84.2264)

Hold +tys yn your mynd ; (CMMIRK,84.2265)

and I hope +tys schall put away pryde . (CMMIRK,84.2266)

A+geynes couetyse +ge schull fast wythyn and wythout . (CMMIRK,84.2267)

Wythyn : for oure bysy +toghtys of $worldys occupacyon and of hardnes ,
to hold good a+geynes Godys byddyng . (CMMIRK,84.2268)

Also wythout : (CMMIRK,84.2269)

your hondys +tat han ben ay redy forto take , now +ge schull make hom
redy forto reche +te pore mete , and drynke , and +tat +tay han nede to
; (CMMIRK,84.2270)

for +te hondys be not wor+ty to heue vp to God , +tat be not wont to
reche +te pore mete . (CMMIRK,84.2271)

And $+tilke folke +tat han ben bysy erly and late to walke aboute
worldely good , now schuld be <P_85> bysy , alsoo , to vyset pore and
seke , and goo on pylgrymage , and goo to +te chyrch , to here Godys
seruyce . (CMMIRK,85.2272)

And +ge +tat ha+te before fast for chynchnes , now schall spare on hys
mou+te , to +geue suche +tat haue nede . (CMMIRK,85.2273)

Thys fast plesyth God more (CMMIRK,85.2274)

and helpeth +te soule hegly ; (CMMIRK,85.2275)

for ryght as watyr quenchyth fyre , ryght so almys-dede quenchyth synne
. Wherfor +te profyt sayth +tus : ' +geue allmes , (CMMIRK,85.2276)

and all +tyng schall be clene to you , soo +tat hyt be +geuen wyth good
wyll . ' (CMMIRK,85.2277)

But , mor harme ys , +ter byn mony +tat han mor lust to fede hor owne
bodyes wyth lusty metys , and drynkes , and daynte+ts , +ten forto
+geue a pore man a schyue of bred . (CMMIRK,85.2278)

<P_86>

<heading>

. (CMMIRK,86.2281)

DE DOMINICA PRIMA QUADRAGESIME . (CMMIRK,86.2282)

</heading>

Hortamur vos , ne in vacuum graciam Dei recipiatis . Corintheos VI=to=
. (CMMIRK,86.2284)

Good men and woymen , +tes wordes +tat I haue sayde yn Lateyn , byn
+tus to say yn Englysch : ' We amonechen you , +tat +ge take not +te
grace of God yn vayn . ' (CMMIRK,86.2285)

+Tes ben +te wordes of Seynt Paule , Cristys holy apostull , +tat ben
red yn +te pystyll of +tys day ; by +te wheche word +tys holy apostull
chargyth all good pepull , +tat +tay take hede what grace God sendyth
hom , and +tat +tay taken not +tat grace yn vayn . (CMMIRK,86.2286)

God +geuyth grace to man all tymes ; (CMMIRK,86.2287)

but for a man nedy+te more hys grace +tys tyme +ten ano+ter , +terfor ,
of hys hegh mercy , he +geuyth now-dayes more habundant of Lenton +ten
any o+ter tyme . The whech grace he partu+te yn +tre wayes , +tat ys to
say : in way of gracyous abydyng , in way of gracyous demyng , and yn
way of gracyous amendys makyng . (CMMIRK,86.2288)

+Tes +tre wayes God sendyth hys grace to you now . Wherfor , ryght as
Seynt Paule monysche+te hys dyscypuls , ryght soo I monyssch you +tat
ben my chyldyr yn God , +tat +ge take not +tys grace of God yn vayn .
(CMMIRK,86.2289)

+Ge haue a comyn sayng among you , (CMMIRK,86.2290)

and sayn +tat Godys grace ys worth a new fayre . (CMMIRK,86.2291)

+Ten takyth hede how moche worth Godys grace ys ; (CMMIRK,86.2292)

for +tagh any of you had as moche gold as a fayre ys worth , but he had
Godys grace wyth hyt , hyt schuld turne hym more ynto schenschip +ten
ynto worschyp . (CMMIRK,86.2293)

+Tus +ge may se by veray reson +tat Godys grace ys more wor+ty +ten any
fayre . (CMMIRK,86.2294)

But +get +ge schull know for+ter , (CMMIRK,86.2295)

for , +tagh a man had neuer soo moche riches and prorperyte here +tat
comyth all of Godys grace , but yf he take +tat grace wele and ples his
God wythall , hyt schall turne hym ynto dampnacyon . (CMMIRK,86.2296)

But for +te pore playnyth on +te ryche , and sayn +tay ben vnkynd to
God , and don not as God byddyth hom doo , and full eldyr seen a mote
yn ano+ter manys ee +tat con not se a beem yn hor one : +terfor +ge
schall knowe wele +tat hyt ys a specyall grace of God , when he makyth
a man ryche and som mon pore . (CMMIRK,86.2297)

He maky+te hom rych , +tat +tay wyth hor ryches schuld socour +te pore
yn hor nede , and soo wyth hor good <P_87> by hom Heuen ;
(CMMIRK,87.2298)

and som he makyth pore , +tat hor pouerte schall be hor saluacyon .
(CMMIRK,87.2299)

For God knowe+te wele , yf +tay wern rych , +tay wold for+gete hor God
, and soo spyll homselfe . Wherfor we amonyschen yow , bo+te ryche and
pore , +tat +ge take not +tys grace of God yn ydull nor yn vayn .
(CMMIRK,87.2300)

But he +tat is rych , set not hys hert +terapon ; (CMMIRK,87.2301)

but euer be yn drede , lest he myspend hit , (CMMIRK,87.2302)

and +tonk God of hys grace . (CMMIRK,87.2303)

And he +tat ys pore , gruche he noght a+geynes his God ,
(CMMIRK,87.2304)

ne deme he not +te rych ; (CMMIRK,87.2305)

but take his pouerte in pacyence (CMMIRK,87.2306)

and +tonke God of hys grace : (CMMIRK,87.2307)

for , at +te last , he schall haue +tat for +te best . (CMMIRK,87.2308)

But a man , be he ryche or be he pore , yf he haue grace of God , to se
how moche he takyth of God , and how lytyll he +geuyth agayne , verray
reson woll tell +tat he ys more wor+ty dampnacyon +ten saluacyon .
(CMMIRK,87.2309)

But for God ys full of grace , and schewyth hys grace to all his
hondywerk , and for he knowet oure frelte , he ha+te compassyon of vs ,
(CMMIRK,87.2310)

and +geuyth vs hys grace in abydyng of amendement . +Tat ys +ta+g thow
trespas sore a+geyne hym , he woll not smyte anon , but gracyously
abydyth ; (CMMIRK,87.2311)

for he ha+te moche leuer forto do grace then vengeans .
(CMMIRK,87.2312)

And +tat ys for two caues , as Saynt Austyne seyth . (CMMIRK,87.2313)

On ys , yf God had don vengeans , anon the world had ben endyd mony a
day agoo , and so mony had be vnborne +tat now ben holy sayntys yn
Heuen . (CMMIRK,87.2314)

That o+ter cause ys , forto schewe how full he ys of grace , and how
fayn he wyll do grace and mercy to all +tat wyll leue +te euell and
take +te good . Wherfor he sayth +tus by his prophet : ' Nolo mortem
peccatoris , sed vt magis conuertatur et viuat . ' (CMMIRK,87.2315)

' I woll not , ' he says , ' +tat a synfull man be ded ,
(CMMIRK,87.2316)

but I woll raythyr +tat he turne to good lyue . ' (CMMIRK,87.2317)

+Tus +ge heryth how gracyous God ys yn abydyng . Wherfor I monyssche
you +tat +ge take not +tys grace yn vayn ; (CMMIRK,87.2318)

but thenkyth well how he hathe spared you from Astyr hydyrto , $+ter
$as {TEXT:+teras} he myght , by ryght , haue smytyn you wyth hys swerde
of vengeans , ych day . (CMMIRK,87.2319)

For , as Saynt Anselm sayth , +te lest synne +tat a man doth , hyt
vnworschypyth God . (CMMIRK,87.2320)

Then , yf a man dyd any +tyng +tat vnworschypyd his worldly-kyng , he
wer worthy to take hys deth ; (CMMIRK,87.2321)

moche more ys a man worthy +te deth +tat vnworschypyth hym +tat ys Kyng
of Heuen , and Lord and Kyng ouer all kynges . (CMMIRK,87.2322)

But ryght as he passyth all yn dygnyte , ryght soo he passyth all yn
grace and <P_88> bonte . (CMMIRK,88.2323)

But +togh +ge felen hym gracyous , be neuer +te boldyr to lye yn synne
; (CMMIRK,88.2324)

bot hyth you forto clanse you +terof . (CMMIRK,88.2325)

For +tagh he abyde long , at +te last , he woll smyte suche +tat woll
not amende hom ; (CMMIRK,88.2326)

and when he smytyth , he smytyth sore . (CMMIRK,88.2327)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,88.2329)

</heading>

I rede +tat +ter was a knyght +tat had no rentys of his owne , but he
had geton moche good yn werres . (CMMIRK,88.2331)

And when he hadde all spend out , he +gode (CMMIRK,88.2332)

and weddyd a lady of +tat contray +tat was rych ynogh ;
(CMMIRK,88.2333)

and +togh he was pore , he was a semly man of person . (CMMIRK,88.2334)

Scho sayd to hym +tus : ' I wot wele +tat +tou art a semly man of body
; (CMMIRK,88.2335)

but for +tou art pore , y may not , for schame , take +te , but yf +tou
haue moche gold o+ter mony rentys . (CMMIRK,88.2336)

But for +tou has no gold , do as I teche +te , (CMMIRK,88.2337)

and gete gold . (CMMIRK,88.2338)

Goo ynto suche a place +ter mony rych marchandys comen ,
(CMMIRK,88.2339)

and gete +te gold , (CMMIRK,88.2340)

and +ten +tou schalt haue me . ' (CMMIRK,88.2341)

Then went he +tedyr . (CMMIRK,88.2342)

And hit hapend +tat +ter come a ryche marchand +tat way ;
(CMMIRK,88.2343)

and he anon toke hym , (CMMIRK,88.2344)

and bar forth hys gold , (CMMIRK,88.2345)

and slogh hym , (CMMIRK,88.2346)

and buryet hym , (CMMIRK,88.2347)

and +ten aftyr come to +te lady , (CMMIRK,88.2348)

and sayde : ' Lo +te som of gold I haue geton of suche a man and buryet
hym +ter . ' (CMMIRK,88.2349)

Then sayde +te lady : ' Go a+gene to-nyght (CMMIRK,88.2350)

and loke , yf +tou oght here . ' (CMMIRK,88.2351)

Then +gede he +tat nyght (CMMIRK,88.2352)

and stode by +te ded graue . (CMMIRK,88.2353)

And at mydnyght +ter come a lyght from Heuen downe to +te graue ;
(CMMIRK,88.2354)

and +ten +te graue opened , (CMMIRK,88.2355)

and +te cors sate vp , (CMMIRK,88.2356)

and helde vp his hondys to God , (CMMIRK,88.2357)

and sayde : ' Lorde +tat art ryghtwys juge , +tou wreke me apon +tis
man +tat ha+te +tus falsly slayne me for my trew catayle . '
(CMMIRK,88.2358)

And +terwyth come a voyce from Heuen (CMMIRK,88.2359)

and sayde : ' Thys day +trytty wyntyr , +tou shalt haue vengeans ' ;
(CMMIRK,88.2360)

and +ten +te cors +tonkyd God , (CMMIRK,88.2361)

and lay downe yn hys graue a+geyne . (CMMIRK,88.2362)

+Ten was +tys knyght sore aferd , (CMMIRK,88.2363)

and went to +tys lady , (CMMIRK,88.2364)

and told hur all , and how +te voyce sayde how , +tat day +trytty
wyntyr , he schuld haue vengeance . (CMMIRK,88.2365)

Then sayde +te lady : ' +Ge , ' qwod scho , ' moche may fall yn +trytty
wyntyr ; (CMMIRK,88.2366)

goo we togedyr (CMMIRK,88.2367)

and be weddyd ! ' (CMMIRK,88.2368)

So +tay lyuedyn yfere , xx=ti= +gere , yn prosperyte and wele ;
(CMMIRK,88.2369)

but euer +tis knyght was adred of +tys vengeans , (CMMIRK,88.2370)

and sayde to +te lady : ' Now xx=ti= +gere byn pased , (CMMIRK,88.2371)

and +te x woll hye fast . (CMMIRK,88.2372)

What is +ty best cownsell ? ' (CMMIRK,88.2373)

+Ten sayde scho : ' We woll make +tys castell als <P_89> sykur and as
strong as we may ; (CMMIRK,89.2374)

and +tat same day , we schull gedyr all oure frendes , and stuffe vs
wyth men ynow ; (CMMIRK,89.2375)

and soo we schall scape wele ynogh . (CMMIRK,89.2376)

And soo +tay dyddyn . (CMMIRK,89.2377)

When +te day come , +tay gedyrt a grete some of men ynto +te castell ,
(CMMIRK,89.2378)

and set hom to +te mete , (CMMIRK,89.2379)

and maden all +te myrthe +tat +tay cowthe . (CMMIRK,89.2380)

+Ten was +ter an harper , (CMMIRK,89.2381)

and harpyd allway at +te mete . (CMMIRK,89.2382)

But , for +ter may no wyked spyryte come +ter , ne haue no pouste als
fere as +te harpe ys herd , +ter come out of +te kychon a bro+tell
bowdet wyth gres , (CMMIRK,89.2383)

and rubbyd hys stryngys wyth hys bawdy hondys . (CMMIRK,89.2384)

Then was +tys harper wondyr wroth , (CMMIRK,89.2385)

and wyth hys harpe wold haue smyton thys brothell ; (CMMIRK,89.2386)

bot for he flagh fast away , +te harper suet hym out of +te castell ;
(CMMIRK,89.2387)

and when he come out , +tis brothell vaneschyd away . (CMMIRK,89.2388)

Then +tys harper turned a+geyne , (CMMIRK,89.2389)

and sygh +tys castell synke ynto +te er+te , all on fyre .
(CMMIRK,89.2390)

Thus +ge may se , +tagh God abyde longe , at +te last he smytyth sore .
Wherfor I amonysch you , +tat +ge take not hys grace of abydyng yn
vayne ; (CMMIRK,89.2391)

bot bythynkyth you wele of your mysdedys , (CMMIRK,89.2392)

and comyth by tyme (CMMIRK,89.2393)

and clansyth you . (CMMIRK,89.2394)

For God +geuyth you all an hegh grace of demyng ; (CMMIRK,89.2395)

for $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} he ys , ys treu+t and ryghtwysnes ,
(CMMIRK,89.2396)

and may not deme but wyth ryghtwysnes . (CMMIRK,89.2397)

And +ten schall non scape vndampned ; (CMMIRK,89.2398)

for , as Iop saythe : ' +Togh we wold $stryve wyth him , we may not
vnswar of on good dede for a +tousand +tat he +geuyth vs . '
(CMMIRK,89.2399)

Thus , for he sees +tat no man may scape his dome vndampned , +terfor
he , of hys hegh grace , +geuyth hys power to a curatour , to deme all
+tat comen to hym , hauyng ferme and stabull all +tat comyth to hym ;
as +tus +ter schall no good dede be vnquyte , nor no euell vnponysched
. (CMMIRK,89.2400)

Therfor yf a curatour +geue +te more penaunce +ten +te nedyth , +tat ys
more , hit schall be quyte , and stonde +te in gret joye of encrese
byfor God ; (CMMIRK,89.2401)

+gyf he +geue +te euen , +tou art quyte ; (CMMIRK,89.2402)

but yf he +geue +te to lytyll , +ten schall hyt be fulfylled yn
purgatory . (CMMIRK,89.2403)

Soo +tat a man schall neuer be dampned for no synne +tat he ys mekly
schryuen of , and takyth hys dome mekely of hys schryftfadyr ;
(CMMIRK,89.2404)

for all +tyng +tat ys not clansed here by schryft and penance , schall
be clansed yn purgatory . (CMMIRK,89.2405)

For when +tou comyst to schryfte , +tou comyst forto be demed of thy
<P_90> schryft-fadyr ; wherfor God woll neuer deme +te twy for on +tyng
. (CMMIRK,90.2406)

Then take hede wheche an hegh grace God +geuyth you yn demyng , when he
ordeynet a synfull man , as +tow art , to be +ty domysman ;
(CMMIRK,90.2407)

for all ys yn hegh helpe to you , to +geue boldnes to you to telle out
all +tat lythe yn your hert , and no+tyng forto hyde ; (CMMIRK,90.2408)

for all +tat ys not now helyd yn schryft , schall be , at +te day of
dome , knowen to all +te world wyth moche confusyon . (CMMIRK,90.2409)

And +ten schall he be demed of God +terfor ynto +te fyre of helle .
(CMMIRK,90.2410)

+Terfor +te apostull sayth +tus : ' Horrendum est incidere in manus Dei
omnipotentis ' ; that ys to say : ' Hit ys horryble and grysly to falle
ynto Godys hondys . ' Wherfor I amonysch you +tat +ge take not +tis
grace of demyng yn vayn , (CMMIRK,90.2411)

but schryuyth you clene , (CMMIRK,90.2412)

and leue noght yn your hert . (CMMIRK,90.2413)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,90.2415)

</heading>

For +tus I rede of a woman +tat had done an horrybull synne , and myght
neuer , for schame , schryue hyr +terof . (CMMIRK,90.2417)

And oft , when ho come to schryf , scho was yn purpos forto haue ben
schryuen ; (CMMIRK,90.2418)

but euer +te fend put such a schame yn hur hert , +tat scho had neuer
grace to clanse hur +terofe . (CMMIRK,90.2419)

Then , on a nyght , as scho lay yn hur bed , and +toght moch on +tat
synne , Ihesu Crist come to hur (CMMIRK,90.2420)

and sayde : ' My doghtyr , why wol +tou not schew me +ty hert , and
schryue +te of +tat synne +tat +tou lyse yn ? ' (CMMIRK,90.2421)

' Lord , ' quod scho , ' I may not , for schame . ' (CMMIRK,90.2422)

+Ten sayde Crist : ' Schew me +ty hond ' ; (CMMIRK,90.2423)

and toke hur hond , (CMMIRK,90.2424)

and put hit ynto hys syde , (CMMIRK,90.2425)

and sayde , (CMMIRK,90.2426)

and drogh hit all blody out : (CMMIRK,90.2427)

' Be +tou no more aschamed to opyn +ty hert to me , +ten I am to opon
my syde to +te . ' (CMMIRK,90.2428)

Then was +tys woman $agrysed of +te blod , (CMMIRK,90.2429)

and wold haue weschyn hit away ; but scho myght not , be no way , tyll
scho had schryuen hur of +tat synne . Then , when scho was schryuen ,
anon +te hond was clene as +tat o+tyr . (CMMIRK,90.2430)

+Tus God do+te grace yn esy demyng . (CMMIRK,90.2431)

He do+te alsoo grace yn amendys makyng . (CMMIRK,90.2432)

Whyll for a lytyll penance +tat a man do+te here , God for+geuyth hym
+te gret penance yn helle , and so settyth a man at +te large to do hys
penance , and not yn destresse ; but +geuyth hym chose whe+tyr he wyll
do mekely , wyth good wyll , o+ter no . (CMMIRK,90.2433)

And yf he do mekely hys penance , he wyll for+geue hym hys gult , and
cheressche hym <P_91> more +ten he dyd byfore , and avaunse hym yn +te
court of Heuen . (CMMIRK,91.2434)

And +togh he wold do no penance , but prudly put hit away , +get , ynto
hys deth-day , he abydyth from +gere to +gere , to loke +gyf he wyll
amende ; (CMMIRK,91.2435)

and +gyf he wyll not , he wyll make bynde hym hond and fote , and cast
hym ynto prison , +tat ys , ynto +te paynes of helle . (CMMIRK,91.2436)

And soo ys wele worthy . (CMMIRK,91.2437)

Thus , good men , +ge haue herd how +tat God geuyth you grace yn +tre
wayes : yn gracyous abydyng , yn gracyous demyng , and yn gracyous
amendys makyng . (CMMIRK,91.2438)

For gracyously he abydyth (CMMIRK,91.2439)

and woll not take vengeans anon , (CMMIRK,91.2440)

but euer abydyth amendement ; (CMMIRK,91.2441)

and gracyously he woll +tat a man be demed wyth mercy and not to +te
vtmast here ; (CMMIRK,91.2442)

and gracyously he takyth a monnys amendys , whyll for penaunce of a
schort tyme , he for+geuyth +te penaunce +tat euer schall last .
(CMMIRK,91.2443)

And aftyr +tat he ha+te done his penaunce , he for+geuyth hym all hys
gylt , (CMMIRK,91.2444)

and avaunsu+te hym yn Heuen . (CMMIRK,91.2445)

For +tus moche y presume of Godys grace and hys mercy +tat +te fende of
hell , and he wold aske mercy wyth a meke hert to God , God woll +geue
hym mercy . (CMMIRK,91.2446)

+Ten moche more he wold +geue a man mercy +tat he sched his hert-blod
for . (CMMIRK,91.2447)

And herof I tell an ensampull , (CMMIRK,91.2448)

and make an end . (CMMIRK,91.2449)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,91.2451)

</heading>

I rede +ter wer two chapmen dwellyng bysyde +te cyte of Norwych . Of
+te whech on was a good lyuer , and +tat o+ter a curset lyuer ;
(CMMIRK,91.2453)

but for +tys good man durst not depart from +tat o+ter , as oft as he
durst , he conseylet hym to schryue hym , and amend hym of hys lyuyng .
(CMMIRK,91.2454)

+Ten +tat othyr wold say hyt wer tyme ynogh , forto be schryuen when he
schuld dye . (CMMIRK,91.2455)

Then hit fell aftyr so +tat +tys euell man fell seke , and lay on hys
deth-bed ; (CMMIRK,91.2456)

and when hys felaw knew , he cryet on hym fast and +gorne to schryue
hym , and send aftyr his prest , (CMMIRK,91.2457)

for he was bot ded . (CMMIRK,91.2458)

But +tat o+ter ouerprudly sayde nay , he wold not ; (CMMIRK,91.2459)

for he wyst well ynogh , God wold not for+geue hym for hys long abydyng
. (CMMIRK,91.2460)

Then +tys good man was wondyr sory for hym , (CMMIRK,91.2461)

and made fach prestys and frendys , and all +tat he hopyd wold haue
holpen hym , and consayle hym to goode . (CMMIRK,91.2462)

But euer he made +te same vnswar to hom as he dyd to +te good man ,
(CMMIRK,91.2463)

and sayde he wold not schryue hym , ne <P_92> mercy aske .
(CMMIRK,92.2464)

+Ten had +tys man a lampe brennyng on nyghtys byfor hys bed ,
(CMMIRK,92.2465)

and yn a bed bysyde hym lay o+ter two men , to wake hym .
(CMMIRK,92.2466)

Then , aboute mydnyght , +tay saw Ihesu Cryst bodyly wyth blody wondys
stondyng before +te seke manys bed , (CMMIRK,92.2467)

and sayde to hym +tus : ' My sonne , why wyll +tou not schryue +te and
put +te ynto my mercy , +tat am redy alway to +geue mercy to all hom
+tat wyll mekely aske mercy . ' (CMMIRK,92.2468)

+Ten wyth +tat sayde he : ' For I wot well I am vnworthy to haue mercy
; wherfor +tou wolt +geue me non mercy . ' (CMMIRK,92.2469)

' +Gus , sonne , for so+te , aske hyt mekely (CMMIRK,92.2470)

and +tou schalt haue ' ; (CMMIRK,92.2471)

and euer he vnswaret as he dyd before . (CMMIRK,92.2472)

Then Cryst toke out of hys wonde yn hys syde his hond full of blod
(CMMIRK,92.2473)

and sayde : ' +Tou fendys-chyld , +tys schall be redy token bytwyx me
and +te yn +te day of dome , +tat I wold haue don +te mercy , and +tou
woldyst not . ' (CMMIRK,92.2474)

And +terwyth cast +te blod ynto hys face ; (CMMIRK,92.2475)

and +terwyth anon +tys seke man cryed and sayd : ' Alas ! Alas ! I am
dampnet for ay ! ' (CMMIRK,92.2476)

and soo deyd . (CMMIRK,92.2477)

Then +tys o+ter man was so aferd of +tys syght and of bo+te hor speche
, +tat hit was long or he dyd ryse . (CMMIRK,92.2478)

Then , at +te last , he ros vp , (CMMIRK,92.2479)

and lyght a candull at +te lampe , (CMMIRK,92.2480)

and come to hys felow , (CMMIRK,92.2481)

and fond hym dede , and +te red blod yn hys face , and +te body blacke
as pych . (CMMIRK,92.2482)

+Ten , for ferd , +tys man cryed for helpe ; (CMMIRK,92.2483)

and when men comen , he told hom +te case , and how Cryst dyd to hym ,
and how he vnswared a+geyne . Wherfor y amonysch you +tat +ge take not
+tys grace yn vayne ; but schryue you clene of your synnes , and put
you fully ynto hys mercy and ynto his grace . (CMMIRK,92.2484)

And +ten woll he take you ynto his mercy and into hys grace , and bryng
you to +te joye +tat euer schall last . To +te wheche joy God graund
you and me . (CMMIRK,92.2485)

Amen . (CMMIRK,92.2486)

<heading>

21 . (CMMIRK,92.2488)

DE DOMINICA SECUNDA QUADRAGESIME . (CMMIRK,92.2489)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , +tys day ys +te secunde Sonday yn clene Lenton .
Wherfor , as +ge haue ben bysy all +tys +gere forto make you clene and
honest wythout-forth in body , now schull +ge be as bysy , forto clanse
you wythyn-forth yn your soule ; (CMMIRK,92.2491)

for +tat ys Godys wyll +tat +ge so done . Wherfor +tys tyme of Lenton
ys <P_93> ordeynt only to scowre and to clanse your concyens of all
maner roust and ful+te of synne +tat scho ys defowled wyth , so +tat
+ge may wyth a clene consyens receyue , on Astyr-day , +te clene body
of our Lord Ihesu Crist . Wherfor Seynt Paule tellyth and techy+te you
yn +te pystyll of +tys day and sayth +tus : ' Hec est voluntas mea etc
. (CMMIRK,93.2492)

This ys Godys wyll , +tat +ge be holy , and +tat +ge con hold your
vessell yn holynes and worschyp . (CMMIRK,93.2493)

+Ten hit prevyth well +tat he doth God worschyp +tat busyu+t hym to
clans his vessell a+geyne +te comyng of our Lord . (CMMIRK,93.2494)

+Ten schull +ge know well +tat +tys vessell ys noght elles , as Saynt
Bernard sayth , but a manys concyens ; (CMMIRK,93.2495)

hyt ys a trew vessell , and a hole , (CMMIRK,93.2496)

and kepy+te truly all +tat ys put +teryn , ynto +te day of dome .
(CMMIRK,93.2497)

That day , yche manis vessell , +tat ys ych manys conciens , schall be
openyd , so +tat all +te world schall see what a man ha+te kepte +teryn
, be hit bettyr , be hyt worse . (CMMIRK,93.2498)

+Ten wele schall hym be +tat bryngyth +tat day a clene vessell befor
+te justyce ! (CMMIRK,93.2499)

Then , how schall a man kepe hys vessell clene , holy chyrche techyth
by ensampull of an holy patryark , Iacob , +tat ys red and songen of yn
holy chyrche all +tys weke , (CMMIRK,93.2500)

and sayth +tus : ' Thys Iacob had a fadyr +tat was called Isaac , and a
modyr +tat was Rebecca . (CMMIRK,93.2501)

+Ten had +tys Rebecca two sonnys at onys by hur husbond ,
(CMMIRK,93.2502)

+tat on +tat was furst borne het Esav , (CMMIRK,93.2503)

and +tat o+ter het Iacob . (CMMIRK,93.2504)

+Ten God ordeynt so +tat +te fadyr loued Esav , (CMMIRK,93.2505)

and +te modyr louet Iacob . ' (CMMIRK,93.2506)

But , for +te story ys long , we schull , at +tys tyme , take +tat +tat
ys most spedfull , and leue +tat o+tyr . (CMMIRK,93.2507)

Then God +gaf +te patryarke suche a grace +tat , what maner blessyng
+tay +gaue hor chyldyr , +tay schulden haue hit . (CMMIRK,93.2508)

+Ten , for +tys Isaac was old , and blynd , and nygh his de+te , he
bade hys sonne Esav goo , and hunt , and gete som mete , +tat he myght
ete of , (CMMIRK,93.2509)

and he wold +geue hym hys blessyng . (CMMIRK,93.2510)

But when Esav was goon , by techyng of hys modyr and sleght , Iacob
+tat was +te +gongyr , gate hys fadyrys blessyng , (CMMIRK,93.2511)

and was made ayre and lord of all his bre+tyrn , (CMMIRK,93.2512)

and curset all +tat cursy+te hym , (CMMIRK,93.2513)

and blessyth all +tat blessyth hym . (CMMIRK,93.2514)

Then when Esav come home and knew +tys , he hatyd hys bro+ter Iacob ,
(CMMIRK,93.2515)

and +to+gt to haue slayn hym . Wherfor , by consell of hys modyr , he
went out of +te contrey to a vncull of hys +tat het Laban .
(CMMIRK,93.2516)

And as he went by +te way , he come ynto <P_94> a contre of
euell-lyuyng men , (CMMIRK,94.2517)

and durst not herber wyth hom ; (CMMIRK,94.2518)

but all nyght lay by +te way , (CMMIRK,94.2519)

and layde a stone vndyr hys hed (CMMIRK,94.2520)

and so slepyd . (CMMIRK,94.2521)

And as he slepte , hym +toght he saw a laddyr +tat raght from +te erth
to Heuen ; (CMMIRK,94.2522)

and God joynut to +te laddyr , and angyll goyng vp and don +te laddyr .
(CMMIRK,94.2523)

+Ten spake God to hym (CMMIRK,94.2524)

and sayd : ' I am God of Abraham , Isaac , and Iacob ; (CMMIRK,94.2525)

and woll +geue +te +tys lond , and be +ty keper yn +te way . '
(CMMIRK,94.2526)

Then woke Iacob (CMMIRK,94.2527)

and sayd : ' For so+te , God ys yn +tys place , (CMMIRK,94.2528)

and I wyst not . ' (CMMIRK,94.2529)

And so +gede forth to hys vncull , (CMMIRK,94.2530)

and was wyth hym xx=ti= +gere his seruand , (CMMIRK,94.2531)

and wedde hys two deghtren ; (CMMIRK,94.2532)

+tat on het Rachel , (CMMIRK,94.2533)

+tat o+ter het Lya . (CMMIRK,94.2534)

And when he had byn +ter soo long , he had longyng to goo home ynto hys
one contrey , (CMMIRK,94.2535)

and toke wyth hym hys wyves and chyldyr , and all +te catell and good
+tat he had , (CMMIRK,94.2536)

and +gede forth . (CMMIRK,94.2537)

But +get , for he dred hys bro+ter , +ter come , to helpe hym , a gret
multytude of angelys yn lykenes of men . (CMMIRK,94.2538)

+Ten , when he come to a forde of Iaboc , he made all hys meyne and all
his catell go befor ouer +te forde , (CMMIRK,94.2539)

and he hymself abode byhynd . (CMMIRK,94.2540)

And as he was yn hys prayers , an angyll com to hym lyke a mon ,
(CMMIRK,94.2541)

and wrasteled wyth hym , all +te nyght tyll on +te morow ,
(CMMIRK,94.2542)

and towched +te gret senew of hys +tegh , (CMMIRK,94.2543)

and made hym halt allway aftyr . (CMMIRK,94.2544)

Then sayde +te angyll to Iacob : ' What ys +ty name ? '
(CMMIRK,94.2545)

and he sayde : ' Iacob . ' (CMMIRK,94.2546)

' Nay , ' quod he , ' +tou schalt not lengyr het Iacob ,
(CMMIRK,94.2547)

but Israell schall be +ty name ' ; (CMMIRK,94.2548)

and soo blessyd hym , (CMMIRK,94.2549)

and laft hym +ter halt . (CMMIRK,94.2550)

And soo he +gede home ynto his contre yn mycull prosperyte .
(CMMIRK,94.2551)

+Tys story ys yn holy chyrch yn hegh ensampull to yche Goddes seruant
+tat desyryth to gete +te blessyng of hys Fadyr of Heuen , and +te
herytage +tat ys +ter . (CMMIRK,94.2552)

He most furst be Iacob , and aftyr Israell ; (CMMIRK,94.2553)

for by Iacob ys vndyrstond a wrasteler , and by Israell a man +tat
se+te God : (CMMIRK,94.2554)

for he +tat wyll se God yn Heuen , he most wrastyll in er+te wyth +te
euell angyll , +tat ys +te fende , and wyth hys one flessch +tus .
(CMMIRK,94.2555)

When he goth to schryue hym , and ha+te an horrybull synne , +te fende
putty+te such a schame yn hys hert , so , +togh hit be yn his mouthe ,
he may not for schame tell hit out ; (CMMIRK,94.2556)

+ten most he wrastyll wyth +te fende , and ouercom hym , and so tell
out opynly all +te circumstance +terof . (CMMIRK,94.2557)

Then woll hys flessch be aferd of hys penance , (CMMIRK,94.2558)

and he do+te hyt not aftyr he ys beden <P_95> forto do , for drede
+terof . (CMMIRK,95.2559)

But +ten most he also wrastyll wyth hys flesch , and make hym do hys
penance fully as he ys beden . (CMMIRK,95.2560)

Takyng also ensampull of a woman +tat come of ferre to Cryst , as +te
gospell telly+te , to haue bote and helpe of hyr doghtyr +tat was
trauayld wyth a fende . (CMMIRK,95.2561)

+Ten , among o+ter wordys when scho cryet to Cryst , as +te gospell
telly+te , to haue helpe , he vnswaryd and sayde : ' Hyt ys not good to
take bred of chyldyrn , and +geue hyt howndys to ete . '
(CMMIRK,95.2562)

But +tys rebuke +tys woman toke mekely (CMMIRK,95.2563)

and sayde : ' +Gus , Lord , for whelpes eten of cromes +tat fallen from
hor lordeyis bord . ' (CMMIRK,95.2564)

+Ten sayd Crist : ' Woman , +tou art of gret byleue ; wherfor as +tou
wolt , be +ty doghtyr hole . ' (CMMIRK,95.2565)

Thys woman and hur doghtyr bytokenyth a man +tat ha+te hys concyens
trauelyng wyth +te fende of dedly synne +tat may no way be holpen , but
+gyf he goo to God and holy chyrch , and opynly schryue hym to +te
prest , sparyng no rebuke , ne-3 for no schame , ne drede ; but mekely
suffyr +tat +te prest say+te , and take hys penance deuotly ;
(CMMIRK,95.2566)

and so schall he be delyuerd of +te fend that trauelyth hys concyens .
(CMMIRK,95.2567)

For +tat man +tat ha+te don a dedly synne , yf he schall be saued , he
schall neuer take rest yn hys concyens , tyll he be schryuen of .
(CMMIRK,95.2568)

For ryght as hownd gnawyth a boon , ryght soo +tat synne schall gnawe
hys concyens , schewyng by experyment how howndys of hell schull gnawe
hys soule euermor , wythout rest , +tat dey+te wyttyngly yn dedly synne
+tat he myght haue be schryuen of , and wold not . (CMMIRK,95.2569)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,95.2571)

</heading>

I rede of a woman +tat had don an horrybull synne ; (CMMIRK,95.2573)

and oft scho wold haue schryuen hur +terof , (CMMIRK,95.2574)

but scho myght neuer for schame tell hit to +te prest .
(CMMIRK,95.2575)

+Ten , on a nyght , as scho lay and +toght moche how scho myght do for
schame , Crist come to hur bodely (CMMIRK,95.2576)

and sayde : ' My doghtyr , why schryues +tou +te not of +tat synne ? '
(CMMIRK,95.2577)

+Ten sayde scho : ' Lord , for I may not for schame . '
(CMMIRK,95.2578)

Then sayde Crist to hur : ' Schewe me +ty hond ' ; (CMMIRK,95.2579)

and put hur hond ynto hys syde , vp to +te elbow , (CMMIRK,95.2580)

and sayde ' What felys +tou ? ' (CMMIRK,95.2581)

And scho , qwakyng for ferd , sayde : ' Lorde , I fele +ty hert . '
(CMMIRK,95.2582)

+Ten sayde he : ' Be +tou no mor aschamed to schew me +ty hert , +ten I
am to suffur +te to fele my hert . ' (CMMIRK,95.2583)

Then +tys woman <P_96> ros vp , (CMMIRK,96.2584)

and wyth a candyll segh hyr hond blody , (CMMIRK,96.2585)

and wold haue waschen hyt away ; (CMMIRK,96.2586)

but hyt wold not be , tyll scho +gode on +te morow to a prest , to
schryue hur . (CMMIRK,96.2587)

And anon , as scho was schryuen , +ten anon +tat hond was as whyte as
+tat o+tyr ; (CMMIRK,96.2588)

and soo scho hade for+gyfnes of God , and +te blysse of Heuen . To +te
wheche blysse God bryng you and me to , yf hyt be hys wyll .
(CMMIRK,96.2589)

Amen . (CMMIRK,96.2590)

<heading>

22 . (CMMIRK,96.2592)

DE DOMINICA TERCIA QUADRAGESIME SERMO BREUIS . (CMMIRK,96.2593)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , +tys ys +te +trydde Sonenday of Lenton . Wherfor
we redyn yn +te gospell of +tys day how our Lord Ihesu Crist cast out a
dombe fende of a man ; (CMMIRK,96.2595)

and when +te fende was out , +ten +te man spake . (CMMIRK,96.2596)

Then schull +ge vndyrstond by +tys dombe man all +tat haue no pouste yn
hor tong to schryue hom of ydull o+tes , of ydull wordys , and of ydull
+toghtys +tat a man wyth delyte occupyeth his hert yn .
(CMMIRK,96.2597)

And when he comyth to schryft , +ten ys he dombe , (CMMIRK,96.2598)

and speky+te not of hom , wenyng hyt be no synne to +tenke on an ydull
+toght , ne forto speke ydull wordys to make men to lagh , ne forto
swer an oth do+te no harme . (CMMIRK,96.2599)

+Gus , for so+te , hit ys such a synne , as Crist sayth hymselfe , +tat
a man schall +geue acownte +terof , yn +te day of dome , of yche ydull
word +tat a man spekyth . Wherfore forto wythdraw all men of such o+tes
and wordys , Seynt Poule yn +te pystull of +tys day forbedyth yche
cristen man not to speke all maner ydull speche , and rybaudy , and
harlatry , and all othyr speches +tat turnyth to foly and to noght .
And byddyth hom speke suche wordys +tat ben worschypfull to God , and
profet to hom +tat heryn hom . And byddy+te +tat suche foly wordys and
rybawdy schuld not be nempnyd among Godis pepull ; (CMMIRK,96.2600)

for $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} +tay ben oft ynempnet , +tay ben +toght on
, (CMMIRK,96.2601)

and so +tay fallyn ynto +te dede of synne , (CMMIRK,96.2602)

and +togh +te dede of synne sewe not , neuer+teles +te lyst +tat a man
ha+te yn spekyng , ys a gret synne . (CMMIRK,96.2603)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,96.2605)

</heading>

I rede of an abbas +tat was a clene woman of hyr body as for dede of
lechery ; (CMMIRK,96.2607)

but scho had gret lust to talke +terof . (CMMIRK,96.2608)

So when <P_97> scho was ded , scho was buryet yn +te chyrch .
(CMMIRK,97.2609)

And so , +te ny+gt aftyr , fendes token vp +te body , (CMMIRK,97.2610)

and beten hyt wyth brennyng scorgys from +te nauell vpward , +tat hyt
was as blak as pych ; (CMMIRK,97.2611)

but from +te nauell donward , +tay myght do no+gt +terto ,
(CMMIRK,97.2612)

for +tat part schon as +te sonne . (CMMIRK,97.2613)

But euer as +te fendes beten hyr , sho cryed so pittusly , +tat two of
hur sustyrn +tat werne sextens , wer sore agrysut +terof ;
(CMMIRK,97.2614)

but +get ay+tyr confortyd o+ter , +tat +tay comen +ter +te body lay ,
(CMMIRK,97.2615)

and se+gen how +te fendys ferden wyth hur . (CMMIRK,97.2616)

Then sayde scho to hur sustren : ' +Ge knowen well ynogh +tat I was
clene mayden as for dede of flessche ; wherfor +tat party of my body
+tat was clene , +tat schynyth as +ge se now . (CMMIRK,97.2617)

But , for I had lust forto speke of fulth of +te flessch and of o+tyr
rybawdy , +terfor +tat party of my body +tat ys gulty , hit ha+te hys
penaunce as +ge seen . Wherfor I pray you +tat +ge pray for me ;
(CMMIRK,97.2618)

for by your prayers I may be holpen , (CMMIRK,97.2619)

and bu+te war by me yn tyme comyng . ' (CMMIRK,97.2620)

By +tys ensampull +ge may know , how gret synne hyt ys to speke of
rybawdy . Wherfor +te same apostull bydde+te you absteyne you from
rybawdy and all such doyng , and sewe Crist , and walke yn loue as
Crist dyd , and suffred for you mony scornes , and rebukes , and
despytes , and mekely +geuyng ensampull to all his pepull to do ryght
so ; (CMMIRK,97.2621)

for +tat is nedefull to ych Godis seruant . (CMMIRK,97.2622)

For +tat schapi+t hym to lyue in rest and pes , he schall haue gret
persecucyon of euell men ; (CMMIRK,97.2623)

but yf he take hit mekely and yn charyte , he ys a martyr befor God .
Wherfor , yn confort of all such Godys seruantes , holy chyrch makyth
mynd , +tys day and all +te weke aftyr , of a holy man +tat was called
Ioseph , +tat suffryd gret persecucyon ; (CMMIRK,97.2624)

but for he toke hit mekely , God broght hym aftyr ynto gret worschyp ,
as +ge schull now here . (CMMIRK,97.2625)

But for +te story ys ouerlong , we schull take +terof +tat ys most
nedfull , and leve +tet o+tyr . (CMMIRK,97.2626)

Thys Ioseph had a fadyr +tat heght Iacob , (CMMIRK,97.2627)

and had o+ter eleuen bre+tren to Ioseph . (CMMIRK,97.2628)

And for hys fadyr loued hym specyaly befor all +tat o+tyr , +terfor
+tay hatud hym , and moche more for a swyuen of hys +tat he had told
hys bre+tyr , wherby +tay had euer troyng +tat he schuld be a lord to
hom , and all schuld do hym worschip ; (CMMIRK,97.2629)

herfor +tay had schapon to haue slayne hym . (CMMIRK,97.2630)

But +tay durst not , for +te aw of God , sched hys blod ;
(CMMIRK,97.2631)

but sold hym ynto +te lond of <P_98> Egypt to a man , for +trytty
penyes . (CMMIRK,98.2632)

+Ten , for God was wyth hym , +te maystyr of the kyngys knyghtys +tat
heght Putyfare , boght Ioseph , (CMMIRK,98.2633)

and made hym chefe of hys howshold . (CMMIRK,98.2634)

But +get +te deuell had envy to hym , (CMMIRK,98.2635)

and made +te lady of +te howse to couet hym to haue layn by hur .
(CMMIRK,98.2636)

And soo , on a day , when scho see tyme , scho toke hym by the mantell
(CMMIRK,98.2637)

and spake to hym of +tat mater ; (CMMIRK,98.2638)

but when he herd that , anon he flogh away , (CMMIRK,98.2639)

and lafte his mantell +ter . (CMMIRK,98.2640)

+Ten +tys woman rerud cry , (CMMIRK,98.2641)

and told hyr lord how Ioseph wold haue layne by hur ; (CMMIRK,98.2642)

and , for he schuld not say nay , scho huld his mantell yn wytnesse
a+geynys hym . Wherfor +te lord anon made cast Ioseph ynto prison wher
kyng Pharo had don hys botler and hys baxter byfore . (CMMIRK,98.2643)

Then met +tay two sweuons +te whech Ioseph dude rucche and sayd +tat ,
wythyn +tre dayes aftyr , +te kyng wold restore hys boteler a+geyne
ynto hys offyce , and +te baxter schuld , wythyn +tre dayes aftyr , be
hongyd : (CMMIRK,98.2644)

and hit was sothe as he sayde . (CMMIRK,98.2645)

Then fell hit soo , that +te kyng hymselfe met a swyuen ;
(CMMIRK,98.2646)

but for +ter cou+te no man tell what schuld fall +terof , by steryng of
+te boteler , +te kyng send aftyr Ioseph . (CMMIRK,98.2647)

And when +te kyng had told hym hys swyuen , +ten sayde Ioseph +tat God
had send warnyng to +te kyng to be war and puruay before ,
(CMMIRK,98.2648)

for he schuld haue VII +gere plente+te of corne and all o+ter vytayle ,
(CMMIRK,98.2649)

and aftyr hom schuld come seven +gere of hongur +tat schuld ete out and
destrye all +tat myght be geton +te VII good +geres befor .
(CMMIRK,98.2650)

Then sayde +te kyng : ' I know no man +tat cou+te +tus do but +tou ;
wherfor I make +te vndyr me +te grettyst yn my reme , and all schall
bow to +te as to me , and do +ty commawndement yn all +tyng . '
(CMMIRK,98.2651)

Then Ioseph anon let make +te gretyst bernys +tat euer wer ,
(CMMIRK,98.2652)

and gedyr corne +tylke VII +gere . (CMMIRK,98.2653)

So at +te VII +geres ende , as he sayde , dere +gere and hongyr come .
(CMMIRK,98.2654)

And when all men haden spende +tat +tay had , +ten +tay come to Ioseph
+tat had jnogh , and sold hom corne and o+tyr vytayles .
(CMMIRK,98.2655)

Then , when Iacob , Ioseph fadyr , herd +tat +ter was corn to byen yn
Egypte , he send +tydyr hys x sonnes , forto bye corne .
(CMMIRK,98.2656)

And when +tay segh Ioseph , as hys swyuen wold XXII +gere before , all
+tay fell on knes (CMMIRK,98.2657)

and honowred hym ; (CMMIRK,98.2658)

for +tay knew not Ioseph . (CMMIRK,98.2659)

But for he knew hem well , he spake hard wordes to <P_99> hom by a
latymere , lest he had ben knowen , (CMMIRK,99.2660)

and sayd +tay werne spyes , (CMMIRK,99.2661)

and wern come to spye +te lond . (CMMIRK,99.2662)

And +tay sayde nay , (CMMIRK,99.2663)

+tay wern all on manys sonnes , (CMMIRK,99.2664)

and on bro+tyr +tay haden laft at home wyth hor fadyr ,
(CMMIRK,99.2665)

ano+tyr bro+tyr +tay hadden , (CMMIRK,99.2666)

but he was not alyve (CMMIRK,99.2667)

<paren> +tat +tay speken by Ioseph , for +tay wenden he had ben ded
</paren> . (CMMIRK,99.2668)

Then sayde Ioseph he wold preue hom , whe+ter +tay wer trew ,
(CMMIRK,99.2669)

and made bynde on of hom +tat het Symeon , (CMMIRK,99.2670)

and sayde he wold hold hym fast , tyll +tay broght to hym +tat bro+ter
+tat was at home , (CMMIRK,99.2671)

and made full hor sackes wyth corne , (CMMIRK,99.2672)

and put money yn +te mou+te of ych sake , vnwytyng hom ;
(CMMIRK,99.2673)

and so made hom go home to hor fadyr . (CMMIRK,99.2674)

So when +tay come home and powred out +te corne , +tay fonden money yn
hor sakkes (CMMIRK,99.2675)

and tolden hor fadyr all $tythyng . (CMMIRK,99.2676)

Then was +te fadyr sory for hys sonne +tat was laft byhynde yn bondes ,
(CMMIRK,99.2677)

and most nede send hym forth +tat he louet most ; (CMMIRK,99.2678)

for he was Iosephys own brothyr , (CMMIRK,99.2679)

and +tat o+ter werne hys half-bre+tern . (CMMIRK,99.2680)

But +togh he wer lo+te to leue hym , when hys corn faylyd , he most
nede haue more (CMMIRK,99.2681)

and send forth Beniamyn to Ioseph . (CMMIRK,99.2682)

And when Ioseph segh hym , he myght not forgo to wepe ,
(CMMIRK,99.2683)

and +gede ynto hys chambur , (CMMIRK,99.2684)

and bade delyuer hur o+tyr bro+tyr Symeon to hom , (CMMIRK,99.2685)

and sette hom to mete , (CMMIRK,99.2686)

and bade full hor sekkes wyth corn and putte priuely hys cuppe +tat he
dranke of hymself , yn Beniamyn sacke , (CMMIRK,99.2687)

and soo made hom go hore way . (CMMIRK,99.2688)

But when +tay wern all gone yn good spede as +tay wenden , +ten send
Ioseph aftyr hom men +tat sayden +tat +tay wern wycked men +tat aftyr
+tat hur lord had made hom wele at +gees , had stolen hys cuppe +tat he
loued most . (CMMIRK,99.2689)

Then wern +tay sory (CMMIRK,99.2690)

and sayden hit was not soo , (CMMIRK,99.2691)

but bade hom ronsak hom yche on . (CMMIRK,99.2692)

And +tay begonen at +te eldyst , tyll +tay come to +te +gongyst ,
(CMMIRK,99.2693)

and token hym +tat +tay fonden hit wyth , (CMMIRK,99.2694)

and ladden hym a+geyne , to here hor lordeys wylle ; (CMMIRK,99.2695)

for hom +toght hyt had ben sykur +tat hit had not ben soo .
(CMMIRK,99.2696)

Then when +tay come to Beniamyn +tat was Ioseph bro+tyr , +tay fonden
+te coppe yn +te bo+tom of +te sakke . (CMMIRK,99.2697)

+Ten wer +tay all sory , (CMMIRK,99.2698)

and turnet a+geyne sore wepyng , (CMMIRK,99.2699)

and come before Ioseph . (CMMIRK,99.2700)

But when he se hom all wepe and hys one bro+tyr makyng most sorow , for
hyt was fond wyth hym , then Ioseph spake to hym , (CMMIRK,99.2701)

and bade hym be of good confort , (CMMIRK,99.2702)

and sayde : ' I am Ioseph , your bro+tyr , (CMMIRK,99.2703)

be +ge <P_100> not aferd : (CMMIRK,100.2704)

God ha+te send me tofore you hedyr for your good . ' (CMMIRK,100.2705)

And soo send aftyr hys fadyr , (CMMIRK,100.2706)

and dwellut ay aftyr +ter yn +tat lond in gret well and prosperite .
(CMMIRK,100.2707)

Lo , good men , +tys story ys red +tys weke yn holy $chyrche ,
(CMMIRK,100.2708)

for Godys chyldyrne schuld take ensampull at old holy fadyrs , to
suffyr desese and persecucyon wyth meke hert , and yn full charyte for
Godys loue , as he suffred for vs . (CMMIRK,100.2709)

And he +tat takyth persecucyon a+geynes hert and grucche+te a+geynes
God and sayth : ' A , why do+te God +tus wyth me , (CMMIRK,100.2710)

what haue I trespassed +tat he faryth +tus wythe me ? '
(CMMIRK,100.2711)

I do you well to wytte +tat +ge most schryf you +terof , and aske God
mercy for youre inpacyens and of all o+tyr synnys , ben +tay neuer soo
small yn your eye ; (CMMIRK,100.2712)

for +te trespas of on synne may let moch grace . (CMMIRK,100.2713)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,100.2715)

</heading>

I rede yn a myracull of Saynt Wenfryd +tat a man come to hur , vnne+te
broght apon two croches , full of all maner woo . (CMMIRK,100.2717)

+Ten , be helpe of +tys holy mayden and virgyn , he was helud ,
(CMMIRK,100.2718)

and soo al day aftyr went hole ynto yche hous of +te abbay , +tonkyng
God and +te holy mayden of hys hele . (CMMIRK,100.2719)

But at nyght he +gode ynto hys bed +ter he lay before , hopyng to haue
gon yn +te morow home all hole . (CMMIRK,100.2720)

Also sone as he come ynto hys bed , anon +te sekenes toke hym wors +tan
hit dyd befor ; (CMMIRK,100.2721)

and soo lay all nyght cryyng +tat hit was rewth to here .
(CMMIRK,100.2722)

Then , on +te morow , mongkes come to hym askyng what he had agylt ,
+tat hys sekenes was comen a+geyne . (CMMIRK,100.2723)

And he sayde : ' No+tyng . ' (CMMIRK,100.2724)

+Ten sayde on : ' Was +tou schryuen se+ten +tou come . '
(CMMIRK,100.2725)

And he sayde nay , (CMMIRK,100.2726)

for sothe he had no nede , (CMMIRK,100.2727)

and sayde he stele neuer ox ne cow ne hors , (CMMIRK,100.2728)

ne neuer dyd no greues synne ; wherfor he had no nede to schryue hym .
(CMMIRK,100.2729)

+Ten sayde +te monke a+geyne +tus : ' For +tagh a man do no gret synnes
, he may do soo mony venyall synnys vnschryuen , may charche his soule
, and make a dedly synne . (CMMIRK,100.2730)

For ryght as a man may wyth mony smal cornys ouercharche a strong hors
, so , wyth mony venyall synnys $vnschryuen , may charch hys soule ,
+tat he schall fall ynto +te lake of helle . (CMMIRK,100.2731)

Then +tys man toke a prest (CMMIRK,100.2732)

and schrof hym . (CMMIRK,100.2733)

And when he was schryuen , anon he had hys hele , (CMMIRK,100.2734)

and was hole ay aftyr ; (CMMIRK,100.2735)

and heyly +tonked God <P_101> +tat he was helut , bo+te yn body and yn
soule , by confessyon and prayer of +tis holy mayden Seynt Wenefryde .
(CMMIRK,101.2736)

And so pray we to God +tat we may be helud yn our bodyes and specyaly
in our soules , +tat we may haue +te blysse +tat he boght vs to .
(CMMIRK,101.2737)

Amen . (CMMIRK,101.2738)

<heading>

23 . (CMMIRK,101.2740)

DE DOMINICA QUARTA QUADRAGESIME . (CMMIRK,101.2741)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , as +ge all know well , +tys ys +te four+te Sonday
of Lenton . Yn +te wheche day all holy chyrch maky+te mynde of a holy
profyt +tat was called Moyses , +te whech was a figur of our Lord Ihesu
Crist mony +geres er he was borne of our lady . (CMMIRK,101.2743)

Then , as we redyn thys weke yn holy chyrch , as +tys Moyses was yn
desert of Synay , God spake to hym (CMMIRK,101.2744)

and sayde : ' Pharao , +te kyng of Egypt , oppressyth the pepull of
Israell wyth bondage and wyth vnresynabull werkes , (CMMIRK,101.2745)

and +tay , for woo of oppressyng , cryen to me for socour and helpe .
Wherfor goo +tou thedyr , and fache hom out of hys bondage , and bryng
hom hedyr , and offeryth to me yn +tis styd ; (CMMIRK,101.2746)

and I wyll bryng hom into a lond plentwys of all good . '
(CMMIRK,101.2747)

So , when he had taght Moyses all how he schuld do , +ten he +gode
+tedyr , (CMMIRK,101.2748)

and gederyd all +te old men of hom +tat knew by prophesy how +tay
schuld be lad out of +tat lond , (CMMIRK,101.2749)

and sayde to hom as God bade hym . (CMMIRK,101.2750)

Then wer +tay wondur glad and fayne , (CMMIRK,101.2751)

and suyd hym forth more and lasse , tyll +tay come to +te Red See .
(CMMIRK,101.2752)

And God was befor hom yn a pelere of a clowde , to refresch hom for
hete of +te sonne , and in +te nyght yn a pyler of fure , to leghten
hom from harme of edyrs and o+ter vemens bestys . (CMMIRK,101.2753)

But when +tat Pharao herd +tat Moyses had lad forth +tis pepull , he
toke +tre hundyrt of charyotes of hys owne , and o+tyr +tre hundyrt of
+te lond , and fyfty +towsand of horsmen , and two hundyrt +towsand of
fotemen , (CMMIRK,101.2754)

and +gode aftyr hom . (CMMIRK,101.2755)

But when Moyses segh +tys pepull comyng , he prayde to God for helpe .
(CMMIRK,101.2756)

And God bade hym smyte +te see wyth his +gerde , (CMMIRK,101.2757)

and hyt schuld open and +geue way to hys pepull . (CMMIRK,101.2758)

And when he had smyten +te <P_102> see wyth hys +gerde , hit cleue yn
two partyes , so +tat +te watyr stod on ay+tyr syde as walles ,
(CMMIRK,102.2759)

and +te grounde was dry sond . (CMMIRK,102.2760)

Then +gode Moyses yn , (CMMIRK,102.2761)

and all +ta pepull sewet hym , tyll +tay wer all ouerpassyd .
(CMMIRK,102.2762)

Then went Pharao to haue don soo , (CMMIRK,102.2763)

and +gode yn aftyr . (CMMIRK,102.2764)

But when he and all hys ost wern yn +te see , +te watyr went a+geyne
togedyr , (CMMIRK,102.2765)

and drowned hym and all hys ost , so +tat +ter wer laft of hom not on
man . (CMMIRK,102.2766)

Then when Moyses and his pepull segh +tat , +tay +tonkyd God , wyth
hegh steuen , (CMMIRK,102.2767)

and dwellyd +ter seuen dayes aftyr ; (CMMIRK,102.2768)

and yche day +gode to +te see wyth mynstrelsy , +tonkyng God of hur
wondyrfull scapyng . (CMMIRK,102.2769)

+Get yn mynde herof , all +te Astyr-weke , processyon ys made to +te
fonte . (CMMIRK,102.2770)

Then went Moyses forth wyth hys pepull ynto +te desert , tyll +tay come
to +te hull of Synay . (CMMIRK,102.2771)

And +ter he laft +te pepull byne+te , (CMMIRK,102.2772)

and he hymselfe +gode vp ynto +te hull +ter God was ; (CMMIRK,102.2773)

and was fourty dayes +ter and fourty nyghtys wythout mete or drynke .
(CMMIRK,102.2774)

Then God +gaf hym twoo tables of stone yn +te whech God wrote wyth hys
fyngyrs +te x commaundementys , (CMMIRK,102.2775)

and bade Moyses teche hom to hys pepull . (CMMIRK,102.2776)

And when he come done to +te pepull , hys face was so bryght
(CMMIRK,102.2777)

and two spyres of fyre stoden out of hys hed lyke two hornes , so +tat
+te pepull myght not speke wyth hym for clerte , tyll he toke a kerchef
and hulyd hys face . (CMMIRK,102.2778)

Then wer +ter wryton yn +te on lefe +te +tre comaundementys +tat
longy+te to God , and seuen yn +tat o+ter +tat longy+te to +ty neghtbur
. (CMMIRK,102.2779)

+Te +tre commawndementys +tat longy+te to God ben +tese :
(CMMIRK,102.2780)

' Thow schalt loue God and worschyp hym befor all +tyng , so +tat +tou
schalt yn all +tyng pyt Godys wyll byfore +ty wyll , and so sewe hys
wyll and not +tyne . ' (CMMIRK,102.2781)

That o+ter ys : ' +Tou schalt not take Godys name yn vayne . ' +Tat ys
: +tou schalt not be callet a cristen mon , but yf +tou lyue a cristen
lyfe ; (CMMIRK,102.2782)

for +togh +tou be called a cristen man and serues +te fende , +tat name
stondyth +te in veyn . (CMMIRK,102.2783)

And also +tou schalt not swer by God , ne by no party of hys body , ne
by no +tyng +tat he made , but yn affermyng of trewth , and +get when
+tou art constrayned +terto . (CMMIRK,102.2784)

The thryd ys this : ' Thow schalt hold +ty holyday . ' +Tat ys : +tow
schalt ben as erly vp and as late don , and be as besy to serue God as
+tou art on +te werkeday to serue +te world . (CMMIRK,102.2785)

The four+te is : ' +Tou schalt worschyp +ty fadyr and +ty modyr +tat
han broght +te ynto +tys <P_103> world , and +ty god-fadyr and +ty
god-modyr +tat holpen to make +te a cristen man , and thy faydr vndyr
God +tat ha+te +te charche of +ty soule , (CMMIRK,103.2786)

and schall +geue vnswar +terof befor God . ' (CMMIRK,103.2787)

The v. ys +tys : (CMMIRK,103.2788)

' +Tow schalt no+tyr-1 sley wyth +ty hond , ne wyth +ty ee nor wyth +ty
tong , ne wyth euell ensampull ; ne wythdrawe lore and techyng to hom
+tat +tou art holden to tech . ' (CMMIRK,103.2789)

The VI. is +tys : (CMMIRK,103.2790)

' +Tou schalt do no lechery yn no degre wythout wedlok . '
(CMMIRK,103.2791)

The VII. ys +tys : (CMMIRK,103.2792)

' +Tou schalt not stele no +tyng , grete ne small . ' (CMMIRK,103.2793)

The VIII. is +tys : (CMMIRK,103.2794)

' +Tou schalt not bere no false wyttenes a+geynys no man , by no way .
' (CMMIRK,103.2795)

The IX. ys : ' +Tou schalt no+tyr-1 couet seruant , ne ox , ne no +tyng
+tat ys +ty neghtbur , a+geynys hys wyll . ' (CMMIRK,103.2796)

The X. ys +tys : (CMMIRK,103.2797)

' +Tou schalt not wylne +ty neghtburs wyfe , ne cownsell hur , by no
maner way , to euell , ne to +tat +tat ys harme or veleny to hur
husbond . ' (CMMIRK,103.2798)

Thes byn +te commawndementys +te whech ych crysten man ys bondon forto
kepe . (CMMIRK,103.2799)

Thus was Moyses a fygur and a token of Cryst ; (CMMIRK,103.2800)

for Moyses com before (CMMIRK,103.2801)

and +gaf +te lawe , (CMMIRK,103.2802)

and Crist come aftyr (CMMIRK,103.2803)

and +gaf grace , and mercy , and trew+te . (CMMIRK,103.2804)

For ryght as Moyses fatte +te pepull out of Egypte +trogh +te see to
+te hull of Synay , ryght soo Cryst , when he com , he , by prechyng
and myracles doyng , fat +te pepull out of +te darknes of synne and
euell lyuyng +trogh +te watyr of folowyng to +te hull of vertu .
(CMMIRK,103.2805)

For he +tat woll schryue hym clene , and leue hys fowle leuyng , and
hold +te couenantes +tat he made wyth God yn hys folowyng , he schall
gedyr vertu so togedyr , +tat +te $heght of hym schall passe +te heght
of any erthly hulle . (CMMIRK,103.2806)

But he +tat woll +tus do , he most be fed of Cryst wyth fyve lovys and
two fyschys , as we rede yn +te gospell , how he fedde v +towsand of
pepull wyth v louys and two fysches . (CMMIRK,103.2807)

The fyrst lofe of +tes v ys contrycyon of hert . (CMMIRK,103.2808)

The secund ys trew schryft of mou+te . (CMMIRK,103.2809)

The +tryd ys satysfaccyon of hys trespas . (CMMIRK,103.2810)

The IIII. ys drede of redemacion , +tat is , of turnyng a+geyne from
hys synne ; (CMMIRK,103.2811)

for he +tat ys allgate aferde , he schall do well . (CMMIRK,103.2812)

The v. ys persauaracyon in God . (CMMIRK,103.2813)

The two fyschys ben orysons and almes-dede , (CMMIRK,103.2814)

for +tes ben noresched yn terus of deuocyon . (CMMIRK,103.2815)

+Tes two susters geton whatsoeuer +tay woll of hym . (CMMIRK,103.2816)

<P_104>

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,104.2819)

</heading>

I rede +tat +ter was summe tyme a man +tat was called Perys ,
(CMMIRK,104.2821)

and was full rych ; (CMMIRK,104.2822)

but he was so hard , +tat no begger myght gete no good of hym , by no
maner wyse . (CMMIRK,104.2823)

+Ten fell hyt soo , +tat a company of beggers setyn togedyr and speken
of +tys Perus , and how +tay myght gete no good of hym .
(CMMIRK,104.2824)

Then spake on +tat was as a maystyr of hom , (CMMIRK,104.2825)

and sayd : ' What woll +ge lay wyth me +tat I schall gete no good of
hym ? ' (CMMIRK,104.2826)

So +tay layden a wager . (CMMIRK,104.2827)

+Ten went +te begger forth (CMMIRK,104.2828)

and set hym yn +tys Peres hall-porche , to abyd hym , tyll he come .
(CMMIRK,104.2829)

+Ten anon , as he segh hym come , +tys begger began to halson hym so
heyly and so horrybly , +tat +tys Perys , for gret angur +tat he had of
hys grete halsyng as hys seruant come by hym wyth a basket full of bred
, he kaght a lofe , and wyth all hys myght he cast at +tys begger , and
smot hym on +te brest , and sayde : ' Stop thy mouthe herwyth ;
(CMMIRK,104.2830)

+te deuell of hell choke +te ! (CMMIRK,104.2831)

How begynnys +tou on me ! ' (CMMIRK,104.2832)

+Ten , +togh +tys begger had an stroke , +get he was fayne +tat he had
somwhat , forto wynne wyth hys wager ; (CMMIRK,104.2833)

and toke +te lofe , (CMMIRK,104.2834)

and +gode to hys felaws . (CMMIRK,104.2835)

' Lo , ' quod he , ' +Tys I haue geton , ' (CMMIRK,104.2836)

and had hys wagyr . (CMMIRK,104.2837)

Then , yn +te nyght aftyr , hyt happut soo +tat +tys Perys sterfe yn
hys bede ; (CMMIRK,104.2838)

and anon fendys comen and fattyn his soule to helle . (CMMIRK,104.2839)

But +ten was our lady redy , (CMMIRK,104.2840)

and bade hom bryng +te sowle fyrst to +te dome , (CMMIRK,104.2841)

and so +tay dydden . (CMMIRK,104.2842)

Then was +ter no+tyng to helpe +tys soule , but only +tat lofe +tat he
cast at +te pore man . (CMMIRK,104.2843)

+Ten sayden +te fendes +tat he +gaf hyt a+geynys hys wyll ; wherfor ,
by ryght , hyt schuld not helpe hym . (CMMIRK,104.2844)

Then went our lady to hyr sonne , prayng hym to graunt +te soule to goo
a+geyne to +te body , forto loke , +gyf he wold amend hym .
(CMMIRK,104.2845)

Then bade he bryng +te soule a+geyne to +te body . (CMMIRK,104.2846)

And when hyt was soo , anon +te body sate vp , (CMMIRK,104.2847)

and +gaf a gret syke , (CMMIRK,104.2848)

and called to hym a+geyne all hys housemeyne , (CMMIRK,104.2849)

and told how hard a dome he was at , and how he had ben dampned , ner
+tat +te lofe had byn +tat he cast at +te begger . Wherfor anon he made
to sell all hys good , and dele hit to pore men for Godys loue .
(CMMIRK,104.2850)

And when he had so ydon , he was made a religyous man ,
(CMMIRK,104.2851)

and was aftyr a holy man . (CMMIRK,104.2852)

<P_105>

Herby +ge may know how gret vertu ys yn almys-dede . (CMMIRK,105.2854)

Oresons maky+te a man preue wyth God for oft spekyng wyth hym ;
(CMMIRK,105.2855)

for as oft as a man pray+t deuotly , so oft he speky+te wyth God .
(CMMIRK,105.2856)

And almys-dede makyth hym sykur a+geyns the day of dome .
(CMMIRK,105.2857)

For all +tat han done almes-dede for Godys loue , schall be sauet +tat
day . (CMMIRK,105.2858)

Also for we speke aboue of +te synne of vowtre , +tat is , a man to
bylyon hys neghtbors wyfe , o+ter the wyfe to take ano+ter +ten hur
husbond , +terfor I tell you +tys ensampull . (CMMIRK,105.2859)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,105.2861)

</heading>

Ther was a man +tat made charcolys yn a gret lordys parke ,
(CMMIRK,105.2863)

and when he had made a gret fure , he lay +terby all nyght .
(CMMIRK,105.2864)

+Ten a lytull befor mydnyght , +ter come a woman , halfe naked also
faste os scheo myghte renne , (CMMIRK,105.2865)

and scheo ferde os scheo were out of hur wytte , and aftyr hyr a knyght
rydyng on a blacke hors as fast as he myght pryke , wyth a drawen
swerde , (CMMIRK,105.2866)

and hunted her all about +te cole-fure . (CMMIRK,105.2867)

And soo , at +te last , +tys knyght slogh +tys woman ,
(CMMIRK,105.2868)

and hew hyr to pecys , (CMMIRK,105.2869)

and kest hom ynto +te fure , (CMMIRK,105.2870)

and rode a+geyne wyth all hys myght . (CMMIRK,105.2871)

So when +tys man saw +tys syght fele nyghtys aftyr , at +te last , he
+gode to hys lorde (CMMIRK,105.2872)

and told hym all togedyr . (CMMIRK,105.2873)

Then was +tys man a bold man , (CMMIRK,105.2874)

and sayde he wold wytte what +tat myght be , (CMMIRK,105.2875)

and come +tedyr +te nyght aftyr , (CMMIRK,105.2876)

and se all +tat +te man had told hym before . (CMMIRK,105.2877)

+Ten , when +te knyght had slayne +te woman and cast hur ynto +te fure
, +tat o+tyr lord halset +te knyght +tat dyd soo , (CMMIRK,105.2878)

and bade hym tell hym what he was and why he did soo .
(CMMIRK,105.2879)

Then he vnswared and sayde +tat he was such a man +tat was hys seruant
a lytyll before , and +tat woman was such ano+tyr knyghtys wyfe .
(CMMIRK,105.2880)

And for he had bylayn hur vndyr hor husbond , ' +terfor we wer put
bo+te to such a penance . ' (CMMIRK,105.2881)

And sayde +tat yche nyght he all tosley hur and brent hur +ter ;
(CMMIRK,105.2882)

and +te hors +tat he rod on , was a fende +tat brent hym an hundyrtfold
hattyr +ten any er+tly fure . (CMMIRK,105.2883)

And soo +tat penance +tay most suffur , tyll +tay wer holpen by
certeyne masses and o+tyr certeyn almys-dedys ; (CMMIRK,105.2884)

and told hym what . (CMMIRK,105.2885)

Then +tat o+tyr knyght <P_106> behette hym +tat all schuld be done for
hym , (CMMIRK,106.2886)

and dyd so , (CMMIRK,106.2887)

and halp hym so of hys penance +trogh +te mercy of God . +Te whech
mercy God graunt vs , yf hit be hys wyll . (CMMIRK,106.2888)

Amen . (CMMIRK,106.2889)

<heading>

24 . (CMMIRK,106.2891)

DE ANUNCIACIONE DOMINICA SERMO BREUIS . (CMMIRK,106.2892)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , +tat louen to serue our lady , suche a day +ge
schull haue an hegh fest in holy chyrch , +tat ys callyd +te
Annunciacyon of our lady . +Te whech euen +ge schull fast , ych man
aftyr hys deuocyon , and aftyr he ha+te made a vow , and also as he ys
joynet of +te holy gostly fadyr . (CMMIRK,106.2894)

The schull +ge know well +tat +tis fest ys callet +te Annuncyacyon of
our lady . (CMMIRK,106.2895)

For +tys skyll +te hygh Fadyr of Heuen send hys holy angell Gabryell
downe out of Heuen into +te cite of Na+gareth vnto our lady , +tat was
new yweddyd by Godys byddyng and reuelacyon of +te Holy Gost , to an
old man , +tat was called Ioseph . (CMMIRK,106.2896)

And as scho was yn hur chambur yn hyr deuocyon , +te angyll Gabryell
come , (CMMIRK,106.2897)

and gret hur wyth myld steuen , (CMMIRK,106.2898)

and sayde : ' Heyl be +tou , full of grace ; (CMMIRK,106.2899)

God ys wyth +te ; (CMMIRK,106.2900)

blessy+t be +tou of all woymen ! ' (CMMIRK,106.2901)

Then was scho gretly abaschot of +tys metyng . (CMMIRK,106.2902)

For +ter was +tat tyme in +tat contre a man +tat cow+te moch of
wycchecraft , (CMMIRK,106.2903)

and so , by helpe of +te fende , he made hym lyke an angyll ,
(CMMIRK,106.2904)

and come to dyuers maydyns , (CMMIRK,106.2905)

and sayde he was send from God to hom on +tys message ;
(CMMIRK,106.2906)

and soo lay by hom , (CMMIRK,106.2907)

and dude hom gret vylany . (CMMIRK,106.2908)

Then , for oure lady herd tell of +tys manys doyng , scho was sore
adred , lest hyt had be he . (CMMIRK,106.2909)

For oft before scho had spoken wyth angelys , (CMMIRK,106.2910)

but such wordys ny gretyng +tay made neuer to hyr . (CMMIRK,106.2911)

Then +tys angyll conforted hur (CMMIRK,106.2912)

and sayd : ' Mary , be not adred , (CMMIRK,106.2913)

+tou hast fond grace wyth God . (CMMIRK,106.2914)

For among all maydyns +tat ben o+ter wern and schull be , God ha+te
chosen +te for mekest to be modyr to hys owne sonne , (CMMIRK,106.2915)

and hym +tou schalt conceyue by fey+te and loue of +te Holy Gost
wythouten any werke of man , +tat schall vmbeschadow +te wythout , and
quenche all maner flesschly lust in +te , and tend +te fyre of gostly
loue yn +ty hert . (CMMIRK,106.2916)

And so , by fay+t and by loue , +tow schalt conceyue +te sonne of +te
hye God of Heuen , (CMMIRK,106.2917)

and <P_107> +tus +tou be modyr and mayden yfere ; (CMMIRK,107.2918)

and soo was neuer non befor +te , (CMMIRK,107.2919)

ne aftyr schall be . ' (CMMIRK,107.2920)

Then , when our lady herd +tys word , anon +ter come such a spirituall
swetness and a joy yn hor hert , +tat non er+tly mon cou+t tell hit .
(CMMIRK,107.2921)

And soo , wyth all +te reuerence and mekenes +tat scho cou+te , scho
vnswared +tus : ' Lo here , Godis owne meke hond-maydon , redy to do
Godys wyll , prayng +tat hyt most be don to me ryght as +tou sayst . '
(CMMIRK,107.2922)

+Tus scho conceyued our Lord Ihesu Crist in euerlastyng joy to all +te
world . (CMMIRK,107.2923)

Thus may I resenably lyken to a precyous ston +tat ys callyd Onys , and
ys as clere as cristall , and schall of kynd , when +te sonne schyne+te
hote on hym , opyn and receyue won droppe of +te dewe of heuen ynto hym
, and clos hym a+geyne tyll IX mone+ts aftyr . (CMMIRK,107.2924)

And +ten hit fally+te , (CMMIRK,107.2925)

and openyth a stone out of +te same kynd , (CMMIRK,107.2926)

and soo closy+te a+geyne as euer hit was , wythout any wem ,
(CMMIRK,107.2927)

and neuer openyth aftyr . (CMMIRK,107.2928)

Thus oure lady was as clene as any crystall , (CMMIRK,107.2929)

and +te hote low of +te Holy Gost openyth hyr hert , (CMMIRK,107.2930)

and receyuyth +te vertu of +te hegh God of Heuen . (CMMIRK,107.2931)

And , at +te IX monyth ende , was delyuerd of hur sonne Ihesu Crist ,
(CMMIRK,107.2932)

and scho euer aftyr as clene mayden as scho was befor .
(CMMIRK,107.2933)

Then , when +te angyll had don hys message and was gon a+geyne to Heuen
, our lady went anon to hyr cosyn Ely+gabeth +tat was gret wyth chyld ,
wyth Saynt Ion +te Baptyst . (CMMIRK,107.2934)

And soo , when scho come to Ely+gabeth , scho grette hur full mekely .
(CMMIRK,107.2935)

And soo anon , as our lady spake to Ely+gabeth , +te chyld yn
Ely+gabeth wombe pleyude , (CMMIRK,107.2936)

and made gret joy , (CMMIRK,107.2937)

for he saw +tat our Lord had take mankynd , (CMMIRK,107.2938)

and was com forto saue hom +tat wer forlore . (CMMIRK,107.2939)

Then our lady dwellyd +ter wyth hur cosyn tyll Seynt Ion was borne ,
(CMMIRK,107.2940)

and was mydwyff to Eli+gabeth , (CMMIRK,107.2941)

and toke Ion from +te er+te . (CMMIRK,107.2942)

And soo scho lernd all +tat hur nedyd , forto come a+geyne +te tyme
+tat hur sonne schuld be borne of hor . (CMMIRK,107.2943)

Sy+ten scho was parfyt +terof , scho mekely toke hyr leue ,
(CMMIRK,107.2944)

and +gode home a+geyne to Na+gareth . (CMMIRK,107.2945)

Then +toght Ioseph +tat he wold goo and loke how hys wyf ferde .
(CMMIRK,107.2946)

And when our lady herd of hys come , scho +gode a+geynes hym ,
(CMMIRK,107.2947)

and gret hym full mekely , als scho full wele cou+te .
(CMMIRK,107.2948)

But when Ioseph se hur gret wyth chyld , he merueylt gretly how +tat
myght be ; (CMMIRK,107.2949)

for he wyst well hyt was not hys , (CMMIRK,107.2950)

for scho had neuer part of hys body . (CMMIRK,107.2951)

And also he knew well scho had made a vow <P_108> before +tat scho wold
neuer haue part of manys body . (CMMIRK,108.2952)

+Ten he +toght how he was made to wed hur +trogh +te byddyng of God and
gret schewyng of myracles , (CMMIRK,108.2953)

and +toght yn hys hert +tat he was not wor+ty to dwell yn hur company ,
(CMMIRK,108.2954)

and schaput hym priuely to goo home a+geyne and leue hur +ter .
(CMMIRK,108.2955)

Then come +ter an angell to hym (CMMIRK,108.2956)

and sayd : ' Ioseph , be not aferd to take Mary , +ty wyfe , ynto +ty
kepyng , (CMMIRK,108.2957)

hit ys of +te Holy Gost +tat ys qwyk yn hur . Wherfor +tou schalt be
hur keper , and norys to hur chyld . (CMMIRK,108.2958)

And when hit ys borne , +tou call hym Ihesu ; (CMMIRK,108.2959)

for he schall be sauyour of mankynd . (CMMIRK,108.2960)

Thus schull +ge knowe +tat for +tre skylles , as Seynt Ambros sayth ,
our lady was wedded to +tys old man Ioseph . (CMMIRK,108.2961)

The fyrst was : yf scho had conceyuet out of wedlocke , +te Iewes wold
haue sayde scho had ben a lechore ; and soo by hor lawe haue stenet hyr
to deth . (CMMIRK,108.2962)

The secunde cause was : fore scho was so schamfast ; (CMMIRK,108.2963)

and had any man put any fame on hur , scho schuld for schame haue byn
ded . (CMMIRK,108.2964)

The +tryd cause was : for +tat Ioseph schuld be wytnes to hur of hur
maydonhed ; (CMMIRK,108.2965)

for when +te wyfe trespassy+te yn +tat degre , +te husbond bysyu+te hym
most to knew the so+te . (CMMIRK,108.2966)

The fowrth cause ys : for +tat Ioseph most be helper to hur yn hur
burth , and bryng hur to Bedeleem , and aftyr ynto Egypte , and soo
a+geyne ynto hur owne contre . (CMMIRK,108.2967)

For +tes causes scho was weddyt to +tis holy man ; (CMMIRK,108.2968)

and soo , forto begyle +te fende +tat he schuld not know hym by ano+tyr
chyld . (CMMIRK,108.2969)

Thus , good men , +ge haue now herd of +tys annuncyacyon .
(CMMIRK,108.2970)

+Ten ben +ter summe +tat asken why +ter stondyth a wyne-potte and a
lyly bytwyx our lady and Gabyrell at hur salutacyon . (CMMIRK,108.2971)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,108.2973)

</heading>

Thus was +te skyll ; (CMMIRK,108.2975)

for our lady at hur salutacyon conceyuet by syght . (CMMIRK,108.2976)

And +tat was +te fyrst myracull +tat was wroght yn prevyng of Cristys
fayth . (CMMIRK,108.2977)

And fell +tus +tat a cristen man and a Iewe seton togedyr talkyng of
+te comyng of our lady . (CMMIRK,108.2978)

And +ter as +tay wern , a wyne-potte stode bytwene hom .
(CMMIRK,108.2979)

Then sayd +te cristyn man to +te Iewe : ' We belevyn ryght as +te
stalke of +te lyly grouy+t , and conceyuyth colour of grene , and aftyr
bryngyth <P_109> forthe a whitte flowre wythout craft of man or any
enpayryng of +te $stalke ; ry+gt soo our lady conceyuet of +te Holy
Gost , and aftyr broght forth hor sonne wythout wem of hyr body , +tat
ys flour and chefe fruyt of all wymen . (CMMIRK,109.2980)

Then sayde +te Iewe : ' When I se a lyly spryng out of +tys potte , I
wyll leue , and er not . ' (CMMIRK,109.2981)

Then anon +terwyth a lyly sprang out of +te potte , +te fayryst +tat
euer was seyn . (CMMIRK,109.2982)

And when +te Iew sawe +tat , anon he fell down on knees
(CMMIRK,109.2983)

and sayde : ' Lady , now I leue +tat +tou conceyuedyst of +te Hohy Gost
Ihesu Cryst , God sonne of Heuen , and +tou clene maydyn befor and
aftyr . ' (CMMIRK,109.2984)

And soo +gode , (CMMIRK,109.2985)

and was crystenyd , (CMMIRK,109.2986)

and was a holy man aftyr . (CMMIRK,109.2987)

For +tis skyll , +te potte and +te lyly ys sette bytwyx our lady and
Gabryell . (CMMIRK,109.2988)

For ryght as +tys Iewe dyspute+te wyth +tys crysten man of +te maner of
+te conceyte of our lady ; ryght soo oure lady sputyd wyth +te angell
of +te maner , and how scho schuld conceyue , and be mayden er and
aftyr . (CMMIRK,109.2989)

+Ten scho asentyd +terto . (CMMIRK,109.2990)

Then +ge +tat fasten +te v euenes of our lady yn worschyp of hur fyue
joyes , +ge schull know wele +tat +tys was +te forme day of joy +tat
scho had of hyr sonne , when scho conceyuet hym of +te Holy Gost ,
(CMMIRK,109.2991)

and so was made modyr to Godys sonne of Heuen . (CMMIRK,109.2992)

The secunde joy was of Cristynmasse-day , when scho Was delyuerd of hur
sonne wythouten any payne of hur body . (CMMIRK,109.2993)

For ryght as scho conceyuet hym wythout any lust of flessche , ryght
soo scho was delyuerd wythout any payne of flesche . (CMMIRK,109.2994)

The +tryd joy was on Astyr-day , when hur sonne ros from deth to lyue ,
(CMMIRK,109.2995)

and come to hur , (CMMIRK,109.2996)

and kyssud hur , (CMMIRK,109.2997)

and made hur more joyfull of hys vpryst , +ten scho was sory before of
hys deth . (CMMIRK,109.2998)

The fourth joy was , when scho segh hym stye vp ynto Heuen on Holy
+Tursday , yn +te same flessche and blod +tat he toke of hur body .
(CMMIRK,109.2999)

The v. joye was yn hur assumpcyon , when scho segh hur swete sonne come
wyth gret multitude of angelys and sayntys , and fache hur ynto Heuen ,
(CMMIRK,109.3000)

and crowned hur qwene of Heuen , and emperess of hell , and lady of all
+te world . (CMMIRK,109.3001)

Sy+ten all +tat ben yn Heuen , schull do hur reuerens and worschyp ;
(CMMIRK,109.3002)

and +tos +tat ben yn hell , schall be buxom to hur byddyng ;
(CMMIRK,109.3003)

and +tos +tat byn yn erthe , schall do hur seruyce and gretyng .
(CMMIRK,109.3004)

Thes byn +te v joyes +tat scho had of hur swete sonne Ihesu .
(CMMIRK,109.3005)

Then schull +ge know well +tat he schall neuer fele +te <P_110> soroues
of hell +tat woll deuotly yche day grete hur wyth +tes v joyes yn erthe
. (CMMIRK,110.3006)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,110.3008)

</heading>

I rede of a holy mayden +tat was deuot yn our lady seruyce and , ych
day , grete hur wyth +tese v joyes . (CMMIRK,110.3010)

+Ten hyt befell +tat scho was seke ; (CMMIRK,110.3011)

and when scho felde wele +tat scho schuld be ded , scho sykyd wondyr
sore (CMMIRK,110.3012)

and made gret moon , for bycause +tat scho wyst not whedir scho schuld
goo aftyr hur deth . (CMMIRK,110.3013)

+Ten come our lady to hur (CMMIRK,110.3014)

and sayde : ' Why art +tou soo sory , +tat has made me oft joye ,
gretyng me wyth +te v joyes +tat I hadde of my sonne ? Wherfor wytte
+tou well +tat +tou schalt goo wyth me to +te blys +tat euer schall
last . ' (CMMIRK,110.3015)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,110.3017)

</heading>

I rede of Saynt Fylbert +tat was negh ded of +te swynasy .
(CMMIRK,110.3019)

And when hys +trote was soo gret swolne , +tat he myght vnne+te draw
breth , our lady come to hym (CMMIRK,110.3020)

and sayde : ' Fylbert , my seruant , hyt wer euell ydone +tat +ty throt
schuld suffyr lengyr +tys penance , +tat ha+te so oft gladyd me wyth my
v joyes . ' (CMMIRK,110.3021)

And +terwyth toke out hyr swete pappe , (CMMIRK,110.3022)

and mylked on hys +trote , (CMMIRK,110.3023)

and soo +gode hur way . (CMMIRK,110.3024)

And anon , wyth +tat , he was hole as a fyssh , (CMMIRK,110.3025)

and +tonked our lady heyly , (CMMIRK,110.3026)

and taght all othyr to do soo , (CMMIRK,110.3027)

and at his endyng went to +te blys of Heuen ; to +te whech blys God
bryng vs to . (CMMIRK,110.3028)

Amen . (CMMIRK,110.3029)

<heading>

25 . (CMMIRK,110.3031)

DE DOMINICA IN PASSIONE DOMINI NOSTRI IHESU CRISTI . (CMMIRK,110.3032)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , +tys day ys called yn holy chyrch +te Sonenday yn
+te Passyon ; for bycause +tat our Lord Ihesu Cryst began hys passyon
+tys day . (CMMIRK,110.3034)

The Iewys and +te Pharyses haden suche envy to hym , for bycause +tat
he tolld hom hor vyses and repreuet hor wyked lyuyng , +tat +tys day
+tay wer fully assentyd to do hym to deth . (CMMIRK,110.3035)

Oft befor +tay werne about to haue slayne hym , (CMMIRK,110.3036)

but euer +tay were lettyd by drede of +te pepull ; (CMMIRK,110.3037)

for +te pepull heldyn hym a profyt . (CMMIRK,110.3038)

But +tys day +tay knytten hom soo <P_111> togedyr , +tat +tay nolde
spare no lengyr , but algatys he schuld be ded . Wherfor , as +te
gospell of +tis day tellyth , as Crist preched yn +te tempull , +te
Iewes spytwysly rebuket hym so foule , +tat +tay sayde to hymselfe +tat
he had a deuell wythyn hym ; and all forto tempte hym , forto haue made
hym to haue spoken summe worde by +te wheche +tay myght haue put hym to
repreue . (CMMIRK,111.3039)

And for he told hom +tat he was Godys sonne of heuen , +tay wer about
to haue stenet hym to +te deth ; (CMMIRK,111.3040)

but for he knew well hor malyce , he hudde hym , (CMMIRK,111.3041)

and +gode from hom out of +te tempull . (CMMIRK,111.3042)

Thus , good men , Crist began +tys day hys passyon . Wherfor holy
chyrch redy+te +tys weke +te boke of +te prophyt Ieremy +tat fyrst
prophesyet of Crystys passyon , and told how and on what maner Iewys
schuld do hym to deth . (CMMIRK,111.3043)

Then schull +ge know wele : ryght as +te Iewys pursuet Cryst to +te
deth whyll he was yn er+te , ry+gt soo byn +ter now mony false crysten
men +tat pursuen hym regnyng yn Heuen . (CMMIRK,111.3044)

And Saynt Austyn say+t +tat he synneth more greuysly +tat pursuet hym
regnyng in Heuen , +ten +te Iewes +tat dydden hym to de+te yn erthe .
(CMMIRK,111.3045)

Then , +gif +ge wyll know whech +tos byn , taky+t hede how Crist wyth
hys owne mou+te markyth hom , $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} he says +tus yn
+te gospell of +tys day , wher he sayth +tus : ' Whosoeuer ys of God ,
heryth Godys worde . ' Wherfor +ge here not , for +ge be not of God .
(CMMIRK,111.3046)

Thus Cryst hymselfe schewyth whech +tay ben +tat pursuen hym now yn
Heuen . (CMMIRK,111.3047)

These byn glad , when +tay haue don a fowle dede , (CMMIRK,111.3048)

and ben growndud yn fowle lyuyng , (CMMIRK,111.3049)

and wol not amend hom for no +tyng , for no prechyng , ne for no
techyng . (CMMIRK,111.3050)

But euer defendyth hor gult by ensampull of such o+tyr as +tay ben ,
(CMMIRK,111.3051)

and ben wro+te and redy forto fyght wyth hym +tat tellyth hom hor so+te
. (CMMIRK,111.3052)

For more harme ys : +te world ys such +tat he schall haue mony enmys
+tat say+t +te so+te now allway . (CMMIRK,111.3053)

Herby I may schewe you an ensampull . (CMMIRK,111.3054)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,111.3056)

</heading>

I rede +tat +ter was summe tyme a mawmet in a cite , +tat wold tell of
all stolen +tyngys , and who hyt had . (CMMIRK,111.3058)

So was +ter a +gong man +tat had stolen a +tyng , (CMMIRK,111.3059)

and was adred of +tat mawmet , <P_112> lest he had dyskeuered hym ,
(CMMIRK,112.3060)

and sayde : ' Wele I wot +tou myght do me schame and vyleny , yf +tou
wolt . (CMMIRK,112.3061)

But by +tat God I leue on , and +tou dyskeuer me , I woll breke +ty hed
' ; (CMMIRK,112.3062)

and so +gode forth hys way . (CMMIRK,112.3063)

Then sone aftyr com +tay +tat mysseden hor +tyng , prayng +te mawmet to
tell hom who hyt had . (CMMIRK,112.3064)

And when +tay prayde soo longe , at +te last , +tys mawmet spake
(CMMIRK,112.3065)

and sayde +tus : ' Tymes byn changet , (CMMIRK,112.3066)

men byn worsont ; (CMMIRK,112.3067)

and now +ter may no man say +te soth , but +gef hys hed be broken .
(CMMIRK,112.3068)

Thus wo ys +te trew man +tat lyuyth yn +tys world , (CMMIRK,112.3069)

for he schall be so pluckyt at on yche syde , +tat he schall not wytte
to whom he schall dyskeuer hys counseyl ; (CMMIRK,112.3070)

for +tylk +tat wyll fyrst dessayue a man , +tay woll fyrst speke fayre
to hym . ' (CMMIRK,112.3071)

For , as we redyn yn +te Boke of Kyngys , how +ter wer two knyghtys
+tat envyut o+tyr : Ioab and Amasa . (CMMIRK,112.3072)

Then , on a day as +tay meten , Ioab logh on Amansa (CMMIRK,112.3073)

and sayd : ' Hayl bro+ter ! ' (CMMIRK,112.3074)

and toke hym by +te chynne , (CMMIRK,112.3075)

and cussed hym ; (CMMIRK,112.3076)

but wyth +tat o+tyr hond , he smote hym yn +te backe (CMMIRK,112.3077)

and slogh hym . (CMMIRK,112.3078)

Thus faryth moche pepull now-on-dayes +tat woll speke fayre befor a man
, but bihynd +tay woll sle hym wyth hor tong . (CMMIRK,112.3079)

Thes ben +tay +tat heron not Godys worde , ny setty+t noght +terby ;
(CMMIRK,112.3080)

for +togh +tay heren hit wyth hor heres , hit synkyth not ynto hor
hertys . Wherfor God compleyny+te greuously by +tis holy prophyt Ieremy
and sayth +tus : ' What gult fonde your fadyrs why +tat +tay wenton fro
me , (CMMIRK,112.3081)

+gyf I haue trespast to you yn any+tyng , telly+te ! '
(CMMIRK,112.3082)

Allas , for schame to your pryde , God ys yn +te ryght .
(CMMIRK,112.3083)

And +get he trety+te wyth you +tat ben yn +te wrong ; (CMMIRK,112.3084)

he proferyth mercy or we hyt aske ; (CMMIRK,112.3085)

he mekyth hym to vs +tat dysplesyth hym , (CMMIRK,112.3086)

and schewyth loue +ter non ys wor+ty . (CMMIRK,112.3087)

Thus byn our hertys hardyr +ten stonys , (CMMIRK,112.3088)

thus byn we worse +ten Iewes , (CMMIRK,112.3089)

thus ben we vnkynd to hym +tat schewyth vs al maner kyndnesse , and
euer cryeth to vs , (CMMIRK,112.3090)

and sayt +tus : ' I am lyft on hegh , (CMMIRK,112.3091)

for all schuld here me speke . (CMMIRK,112.3092)

Comyth a+geyne to me , (CMMIRK,112.3093)

and I woll receyue you . (CMMIRK,112.3094)

Loo , myne armes ben sprad on brode , redy to klyp you ;
(CMMIRK,112.3095)

my hed ys bowed , redy to kysse you ; (CMMIRK,112.3096)

my syde ys open , to schew my hert to you ; (CMMIRK,112.3097)

my hondys and fete bledyth , to schew you what I suffryd for you .
(CMMIRK,112.3098)

And +get +ge wryeth away (CMMIRK,112.3099)

and grucched to <P_113> come to me , (CMMIRK,113.3100)

and +gif +ge wyll not come to me for loue , com for +gyftys .
(CMMIRK,113.3101)

Comyth to me , (CMMIRK,113.3102)

and I wyll +geue you tresur wythout nombyr ; (CMMIRK,113.3103)

I schall avance you wythout comperson : (CMMIRK,113.3104)

I wyll +geue you lyfe and rest and pees wythout ende , soo +tat all +te
defaute schall be yn you , and not yn me . (CMMIRK,113.3105)

+Tus God prechet and techeth , (CMMIRK,113.3106)

and +get +ter byn but few +tat wyll here hym , ne +tat hauen +tes
wordes sadde yn hor hertys . (CMMIRK,113.3107)

But all byn bysy to be rych and wylfull yn +te lyfe +tat ys here ,
(CMMIRK,113.3108)

and recchyth lytyll of +te lyfe +tat ys comyng , (CMMIRK,113.3109)

and takyth lytyll hede how sore Crist suffryd , to bryng vs to blys
+tat euer schall last . Wherfor Saynt Barnard yn Cristys person makyth
gret waymentacyon for +te vnkyndnesse +tat he sethe yn men and sayth
+tus : ' Thow man for vanyte syngyst and rowtes , (CMMIRK,113.3110)

and I for +te crye and wepe ; (CMMIRK,113.3111)

+tou hast on +ty hed a garland of flowres , (CMMIRK,113.3112)

and I for +te on my hed suffyr a wre+te of stynkyng +tornes ;
(CMMIRK,113.3113)

+tou hast on +ty hondys whyt gloues , (CMMIRK,113.3114)

and I for +ty loue haue blody hondys ; (CMMIRK,113.3115)

thow hast +tyn armes sprad on brode ledyng carallys , (CMMIRK,113.3116)

and I for +ty loue haue myn armes sprad on +te tre , and tachut wyth
grete nayles ; (CMMIRK,113.3117)

thow hast +ty clo+te raggyd and pynchyt smale , (CMMIRK,113.3118)

and I haue my body for thy loue full of gret walus . (CMMIRK,113.3119)

And ouer +tys +tat greuyth me most , +tou settyst no+gt by my passyon
that I suffryd for +te ; (CMMIRK,113.3120)

but by me horrybull swerus all day , (CMMIRK,113.3121)

vmbraydys me sweryng by my face , by myn een , by myn armes , by myn
nayles , by myn hert , by my blod , and soo forth , by all my body .
(CMMIRK,113.3122)

And soo +tou marterys me by a foule vse and custom of sweryng , +tat
schuldust do reuerence and worschip to my wondys and to my passion ,
+tat I suffred soo sore for +ty sake . ' (CMMIRK,113.3123)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,113.3125)

</heading>

I rede yn +te Gestus of +te Romayns +tat +te Emperour send a gret man
to a lond , to be a justice ouer hom . (CMMIRK,113.3127)

But befor his comyng , +ter was no man +tat cowthe swere non o+tyr oth
bot +gey and nay . (CMMIRK,113.3128)

Then aftyr +tat +tys justice come , he made all men to swere on bokes ,
yn schyres and hundurdes . (CMMIRK,113.3129)

And he and all his men wer soo ywont forto swere by Godys passion , and
armes , and sydys , and blody wondys , +tat all +te pepull toke <P_114>
at hom soo yn vse , +tat all +te pepull swere as horrybull as +tay dyd
. (CMMIRK,114.3130)

Then , on a day , as +tys justyce sate yn hys justyre , yn sight of all
men , +ter come yn +te fayryst woman +tat euer +tay seghen , clothyd
all yn grene , and broght a fayre child yn hor lappe , blody and all
tomarturd . (CMMIRK,114.3131)

And ho sayde to +te justyce : ' Sir , what byn +tay wor+ty +tat han
+tus ferd wyth my child ? ' (CMMIRK,114.3132)

Then sayde +te justyce : ' +Tay byn worthi to haue +te deth . '
(CMMIRK,114.3133)

Then scho vnswared and saide +tus : ' +Tou and +ty men wyth your
horrybull o+tes han dismembryd my sonne Ihesu Cryst , +tat I am modyr
to , (CMMIRK,114.3134)

and soo +ge haue taght all +tys lond . Wherfor +tou schalt haue thyn
owne dome . ' (CMMIRK,114.3135)

Then anon , yn sight of all the pepull , the erth opened
(CMMIRK,114.3136)

and +te justyce fell don ynto hell . (CMMIRK,114.3137)

And soo aftyr +te pepull was gretly agast (CMMIRK,114.3138)

and amendyd hom of hor o+tys . Wherfor , syrs and dames , do +ge as
crysten men schulden do : (CMMIRK,114.3139)

leue+t your o+tys , (CMMIRK,114.3140)

and do+te reuerence to Cristys passyon and to hys wondys ,
(CMMIRK,114.3141)

and techi+te all o+tyr to do +te same . (CMMIRK,114.3142)

And kneli+t now adon , prayng to Crist +tat he for+geue you +tat +ge
haue trespassyd a+geyns hym by recheles sweryng , bysechyng hym for hys
gret mercy forto kepe you yn tyme comyng , +tat +ge may amend +tat +ge
haue don mys a+geynes hym and his swete modyr , and haue +te blys +tat
he boght you to . (CMMIRK,114.3143)

Amen . (CMMIRK,114.3144)

<heading>

26 . (CMMIRK,114.3146)

DOMINICA IN RAMIS PALMARUM SERMO BREUIS . (CMMIRK,114.3147)

</heading>

Cristen men and woymen , as +ge knowy+te well , +tys day is called
Palme-Sonday . (CMMIRK,114.3149)

But for bycause +tat +te seruyce of +tys day is so long , I woll
schortly tell you whi +tys day is called soo . (CMMIRK,114.3150)

Thys day , as Seynt Ion telly+te , our Lord Ihesu Crist was in Bethany
wher he reisyd a mon from de+te to lyue +tat had layne four dayes
stynkyng yn +te tombe , +tat was called La+garus , and was bro+tyr to
Mary Mawdelen and Martha , hyr sustyr . (CMMIRK,114.3151)

Then wist Ihesu Crist hys passion was negh , (CMMIRK,114.3152)

and toke La+gar wyth hym , (CMMIRK,114.3153)

and so rydyng on an asse +gode to Ierusalem . (CMMIRK,114.3154)

And when +te pepull herdyn +tat , all +goden a+geynes hym , bo+te for
<P_115> wondyr of +te mon +tat was raysud from de+te to lyue , and also
forto do Crist worschip . Wherfor mony strawed flowres in hys way , and
mony broken branches of olyue and of palme and keston in +te way , and
spradden clo+tys in +te way , makyng melody and syngyng +tus : '
Blessid be +tou +tat comys in +te name of our Lord , Kyng of Israel ! '
Wherfor holy chyrch , +tys day , make+te a solemp procescyon in mynd of
+tat procescyon +tat Crist made +tis day , and also for mony of you ben
raysed from de+te to lyue +tat han leyn four dayes dede , +tat ben
synfull +toghtys , synfull speches , synfull werkes , and synfull
customs . (CMMIRK,115.3155)

But now I hope +tat +ge ben reysed from de+te of euel lyuyng to +te
lyfe of grace , and +tat angeles yn Heuen maken as moche melody yn
Heuen for your arysyng as +te pepull dyd for wondyr of rysyng of +te
La+gare . (CMMIRK,115.3156)

But for bycause we haue no olyf +tat beren grene leues , we taken ive
instede of that and palmes (CMMIRK,115.3157)

and beren about on procession ; (CMMIRK,115.3158)

and so +tys day we callne Palme-Sonday . (CMMIRK,115.3159)

And as +tay songen and duden worschip to Crist in hor procescyon ,
ry+gt soo we worschip +tis day +te cros yn our procescyon , +trys
knelyng to +te cros yn worschip and in mynd of hym +tat was for vs don
on +te crosse , and welcomyng hym wyth songe into +te chirch , as +tay
welcomet hym syngyng into +te cyte of Ierusalem . (CMMIRK,115.3160)

+Ten asky+te Ion Belet a qwestion : ' Sy+ten +tat Crist had +te
grattest worschyp ridyng on an asse +tat euer he had in +tys world ,
and aftyr of +te same pepull was don on +te cros in +te grattest vyleny
+tat euer he had {TEXT:ha} yn +tys world , whi we worschip +te cros ,
and not +te asse ? ' (CMMIRK,115.3161)

To +tys qwestion he vnswares hymselfe (CMMIRK,115.3162)

and say+te +tat all +te worschip of +tys world turny+te all to vanyte
and to no+gt , and maky+te a man bo+te-1 to for+geton hys God and
hymselfe , $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} myschef and woo maky+te a man to
thynke on hys God and to know hymselfe . (CMMIRK,115.3163)

Herefor , cristen men , putty+te away vanyte +tat bryngy+te a man to
euerlastyng payne , (CMMIRK,115.3164)

and worschipy+te +te cros +tat was cause of our saluacyon and +te ioy
+tat we all hopyn forto come to . (CMMIRK,115.3165)

Then , when Crist was comen into +te cyte , anon he +gode into +te
tempull , (CMMIRK,115.3166)

and drof out all byers and sellers +tat he fonde <P_116> +teryn
(CMMIRK,116.3167)

and sayde to hom : ' My fadyrs house ys a hous of prayers and of
oresons , and +ge han made hyt a den of +teues ' ; +geuyng ych cristyn
man hegh ensampull forto leue chaffaryng on Sonday , and namly in
chirch . (CMMIRK,116.3168)

Ano+tyr skyll ys whi +tys day is called Palme-Sonday , for bycause
palme bytokeny+te victory . Wherfor ych cristyn man and woman schall
+tys day bere palmes yn processyon , schewyng +tat he ha+te foghten
wyth +te fend , and ha+te +te vyctory of hym by clene schryft of mow+te
and repentans of hert , and mekely don his penance , and in +tis wyse
ouercome his enmy . (CMMIRK,116.3169)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,116.3171)

</heading>

Hit was +te maner , summe tyme , as we redyn in +te Gestys of +te
Romayns , +tat when any lond of the world ros a+geyne +te Emperour of
Rome , anon +te Emperour wold send a wor+ty knyght wyth pepull ynogh to
+tat lond , forto set hyt downe and make hit soget to +te Emperour .
(CMMIRK,116.3173)

And when +te kny+gt had so don , +ten schuld he be set in a chayre , as
ryaly as he my+gt , wyth clo+tys of gold drawyn ouer hym and a palme in
hys hond , schewyng +tat he had +te victory , (CMMIRK,116.3174)

and so wyth gret worschip schuld be lad a+geyne to Rome .
(CMMIRK,116.3175)

But when he come +trogh any cyte , +ter schuld a man stond by hym in
+te char , and bete hym in +te mowth wyth a branche of olyf , sayng
+tus : ' Anothe selitos ' ; +tat is to say : ' Know thyselfe . ' As
+togh he sayde to hym +tus : +tagh +tou haue +te victory now , hit may
happen +tat +tou schalt ano+tyr tyme have +te wors , and so turne +te
in as moch vyleny as now +tis do+te to worschip ; wherfor be not prowde
of +tyselfe . (CMMIRK,116.3176)

Thus , good men and woymen , +ge schull bete yourselfe in +te mow+te of
your soule wythyn-forth wyth +te branch of olyfe , +tat ys , wyth +te
uertu of mekenes . (CMMIRK,116.3177)

And soo hold mekenes in hert , beyng allway adred , lest +ge fall
a+geyne to your synne , and soo lese +te worschyp +tat +ge haue now
ywonon , wittyng well +tat mekenes ys +te vertu +tat most ouercomen
your enmy , and most growndy+t a man in doyng good werk and vertu .
Wherfor +ge schull all now pray to God +tat he woll of his hygh grace
+geue you myght and streng+te in tyme comyng soo to ouercome your enmy
, +tat +ge may haue +te victory of hym , and haue +te blys +tat euer
schall last . (CMMIRK,116.3178)

Amen . (CMMIRK,116.3179)

<P_117>

<heading>

27 . (CMMIRK,117.3182)

SERMO ISTE DEBET DICI AD TENEBRAS . (CMMIRK,117.3183)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , as +ge se holy chyrch vsy+te +tes +tre dayes ,
forto say seruyce in +te euentyde in derkenes . Wherfor hyt ys called
wyth you teneblus ; (CMMIRK,117.3185)

but holy chyrch cally+te hit tenebras , +tat is to say , derkenes .
(CMMIRK,117.3186)

Then why +tys seruyce is don in derkenes , holy fadyrs wryty+te to vs
+tre skylles . (CMMIRK,117.3187)

On skyll ys , for bycause +tat Crist +tys nyght , before +tat he was
taken , he +gode +tries ynto +te hull of Olyuete , (CMMIRK,117.3188)

and prayde his fadyr to put away +te hard payne +tat hym was toward ,
yf hit wer his wyll and elles not ; (CMMIRK,117.3189)

and soo , for drede of +te passion +tat he feld in his spyryte comyng ,
he swat blod and watyr . (CMMIRK,117.3190)

Ano+tyr skyll ys , for anon , aftyr mydny+gt , Iudas gedyrd knyghtys ,
strong and bold , wyth o+tyr gret company of mysdoers , and comen forto
take Crist . (CMMIRK,117.3191)

But for hyt was derke nyght , and +tay cow+te not well know Crist by
Saynt Iame +tat was soo lyke to Crist , +tat he a was callyd Cristys
brothyr , lest +tay hadden taken Iames ynsted of Crist , Iudas bade hom
take hym +tat he kyssud . (CMMIRK,117.3192)

And soo wyth a kysse betrayde hys maystyr . (CMMIRK,117.3193)

And so token Crist all in darkenes , (CMMIRK,117.3194)

and dydden hym all +te despyte and vylany yn bobbyng and spyttyng yn
hys louely face . (CMMIRK,117.3195)

Tho +tryd skyll ys , for when Crist was naylet fote and hond , hongyng
on +te cros , +tre oures of +te day from vndure to none , +te sonne
wythdro+g hyr ly+gt (CMMIRK,117.3196)

and was darke +trogh +te world , schewyng +tat +te maker of ly+gt
payned +tat tyme to de+te . (CMMIRK,117.3197)

For +tes +tre skylles +te seruyce of +tes +tre nyghtys is don yn
darkenes . +Te whech seruyce maky+te mynd how Iudas be-trayde Crist ,
and how +tes Iewes comen wyth fors and armes as priuely as +tay cow+t ,
for drede of +te pepull . Wherfor to +tys seruyce ys no bell rongyn ,
but a sowne made of tre wherby ych cristen man and woman is enformed ,
forto com to +tys seruyce wythout noyse makyng . (CMMIRK,117.3198)

And all +tat +tay spekyn , goyng and comyng , schall sowne of +te tre
+tat Crist was don on , and of +te <P_118> wordes +te whech Crist spake
hongyng on +te tre , +tat ben : how he comawndyd his modyr to Saynt Ion
, his dyscypull , and how he grawnty +te +tef paradyse +tat askyd mercy
, and how he betoke his soule ynto his fadyr hond , and so +gelde vp
+te gost . (CMMIRK,118.3199)

+Tus , goyng and comyng to +tys seruyce , ych cristen man and woman
schall leue talkyng of all vanyte , and only talke of +te cros .
(CMMIRK,118.3200)

Ano+tyr skyll is , when +tat Iudas had trayde Crist , and sy+g +tat by
his traytery he schuld be ded , anon he fell ynto dyspayre , and +gode
and hongyd hymself on a tre , so +tat he wra+tut Crist more for hongyng
hymselfe yn dyspayre , +ten dyd +te traytery +tat he dyd befor .
(CMMIRK,118.3201)

For Crist is so mercyabull in hymself , +tat he wold haue +gyuen hym
mercy , and he wold haue askyd hyt wyth contryte hert .
(CMMIRK,118.3202)

Also at +tys seruyce is set a hers wyth candull brennyng , aftyr as +te
vse ys som plase moo , summe las . +Te whech ben qwenched ych on aftyr
o+tyr , yn schewyng how Cristis dyscypull stelen from hym , when he was
taken , yche on aftyr o+tyr . (CMMIRK,118.3203)

But when all ben quenchyd , +get on leue+te lyght . +Te whech ys borne
away a whyll , whill +te clerkes syngen Kyrieleysons and +to versys
wyth +te whech bytokeny+te +te woman +tat made lamentacyon ouer Cristis
sepulcur . (CMMIRK,118.3204)

Then , aftyr +tys , +te candyll ys broght a+geyne , and all o+tyr at
hit jlyght . +Te whech bytokenyth Crist , +tat was for a whyll ded and
hud yn hys sepulcur , but sone aftyr he ros from de+t to lyue , and
+gaf ly+gt of lyfe to all hom +tat werne qwenchit by dyspayre .
(CMMIRK,118.3205)

+Te strokes +tat +te prest +geuy+t on +te boke bytokeny+te +te clappys
of +tondyr +tat Crist brake hell-+gatys wyth , when he com +tedyr and
spylud hom . (CMMIRK,118.3206)

Now , good men , +ge haue herde what +tys seruyce betokeny+te . Wherfor
holdu+te hit in your hert , and be +ge not vnkynd to your God , +tat
+tus suffryd for you ; (CMMIRK,118.3207)

for vnkyndnes ys a synne +tat he haty+t he+gly . Wherfor Seynt Ambros
say+te +tat +ter may no man fynde a payne , forto poynych dewly +te
vyce of vnkyndnes . (CMMIRK,118.3208)

<P_119>

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,119.3211)

</heading>

An ensampull of +tys I fynd , as Alisandyr Nekkam telle+te ,
(CMMIRK,119.3213)

and is +tys . (CMMIRK,119.3214)

+Ter was summe tyme a kny+gt +tat went out of his contrey into ferre
contray , forto sech aventurs . (CMMIRK,119.3215)

And so hyt fell +tat he come into a gret forest and herd a gret noyse
of a best +tat was , as hym +to+gt , in gret dystres .
(CMMIRK,119.3216)

Then , for he wold se what hit was , he +gode nygh (CMMIRK,119.3217)

and sech how an horrybull neddyr of gretnes and of leng+te had
vmbeclyppyd a lyon , and soo bond hym to a tre as he lened hym to slepe
. (CMMIRK,119.3218)

And when +tys lyon awoke , and fond hymself fast , and my+gt not helpe
hymselfe , he made an hygys noyse ; (CMMIRK,119.3219)

and when he saw +tys knyght , +ten made he grettyr noyse , wilnyng
helpe of hym . (CMMIRK,119.3220)

Then had +tys kny+gt compassyon of +tys lyon , (CMMIRK,119.3221)

but +get he dred , lest , when he had losyd hym , he wold haue fallen
to hym and fo+gten wyth hym . (CMMIRK,119.3222)

But +get , for bycause +tat he was a kny+gt , and saw +te lyon , +tat
ys kyng of all bestys , yn destres , he drogh out his swerde ,
(CMMIRK,119.3223)

and smot +te edyr yn two pecys . (CMMIRK,119.3224)

Then anon , +te lyon felyng hym lose , he fell downe to +te knightes
fete as meke as a spaynell . (CMMIRK,119.3225)

And soo allgate , ny+gt and day , in ych pase , he sewet +tys kny+gt ,
(CMMIRK,119.3226)

and lay at his bedys fete ych ny+gt , (CMMIRK,119.3227)

and in ich turment and batayle he helpe hys maystyr ; soo +tat all men
speken of +tys knyght and of +tys lyon . (CMMIRK,119.3228)

+Get , by counsell of summe men , he had +tys lyon yn suspescyon .
Wherfor when he +gode a+geyne hom to hys one contre , priuelych , wyll
+te lyon slepte , he +gode into a schyp , and soo saylet forth .
(CMMIRK,119.3229)

But when +te lyon woke and myst hys maystyr , anon he +gaf a gret rore
, (CMMIRK,119.3230)

and +gode aftyr hym to +te see ; (CMMIRK,119.3231)

and when he se non o+tyr bote , he swam aftyr hym als ferre as he my+gt
, (CMMIRK,119.3232)

and when his my+gt fayled hym , +ten was he drowned . (CMMIRK,119.3233)

By +tys kny+gt we may vndyrstond Crist , Godys sonne of Heuen , +tat
come of a ferre contre , +tat ys , out of Heuen , into +tys world , and
fonde mankynd bondyn wyth +te old neddyr , +tat is , wyth +te fende ,
to +te tre of ynobedyens . Wherfor wyth +te swerde of his holy worde
and wyth hys hard pascyon , he lowsed monkynd out of hys bondys and
made hym fre . Wherfor ich man +tat is kynd to hys God , he woll +tonke
hym for +tat lawsyng , and loue hym , and <P_120> be buxom to hym all
+te tyme +tat he lyue+te here , sewyng +te lore and +te techyng of hys
God . (CMMIRK,120.3234)

And soo , when he passyth +trogh +te salt-watyr of payne of de+te , he
schall com to +te joy +tat euer schall last . To +te whech ioy God
bryng you and me . (CMMIRK,120.3235)

Amen . (CMMIRK,120.3236)

<heading>

28 . (CMMIRK,120.3238)

SERMO DICENDUS AD PAROCHIANOS IN PARASCEUE DOMINI HOC MODO .
(CMMIRK,120.3239)

</heading>

Cristen men and women , +ge schull vndyrstond +tat Crist +tys day sched
hys hert-blod for vs . (CMMIRK,120.3241)

As +ge all knowen wele , +tys day is called Good Fryday ;
(CMMIRK,120.3242)

for all +tyng turned +te pepull to good +tat Crist +tys day suffryd for
hom vndyr Pounce Pylat . (CMMIRK,120.3243)

Then , for hyt ys oft sene , all euell bygynnyng ha+te a foule endyng ,
wherfor we se now how +tys Pylat bygan and how he endyd ;
(CMMIRK,120.3244)

and for he began cursetly , he endyd wrecchedly . (CMMIRK,120.3245)

For as Seynt Austyn sayth : ' A cursyd lyuyng before , asky+te a cursyd
endyng aftyr ; (CMMIRK,120.3246)

and he +tat for+gety+te God in his lyuyng , he schall for+gete hymself
yn his endyng . ' (CMMIRK,120.3247)

Thus pylat was a kyngus sonne +tat was called Tyrus , +tat gate hym of
a woman +tat hatte Ato . (CMMIRK,120.3248)

So when +tys chyld was borne , +ten setten +tay +te modyr name befor
and +ten +te graunsyre name aftyr , (CMMIRK,120.3249)

and soo of bo+te hor names called hym Pylat . (CMMIRK,120.3250)

+Ten aftyr +tat he was +tre +ger old , +te modyr bro+gt hym to +te
kyngys court to his fadyr . (CMMIRK,120.3251)

Then had +te kyng by his wyfe ano+tyr sonne negh euen-old to Pylat .
(CMMIRK,120.3252)

But for +tys chyld was yn all doyng more gentyll and more monfall ,
Pylat had envy to hym (CMMIRK,120.3253)

and ofttyme fa+gt wyth hym . (CMMIRK,120.3254)

So , at +te last , he slogh hym . (CMMIRK,120.3255)

Soo when +tys chyld was ded , +te kyng was wondyr sory for hym ;
(CMMIRK,120.3256)

but for he wold not sle hym +ten anon aftyr +tat o+tyr , and soo make
two harmes of on , he send Pylat to Rome , forto be +ter yn hostage for
a tribet +tat +te kyng schuld +geue to +te Emperour . (CMMIRK,120.3257)

+Ten fell hit so +tat +te kyng of Fraunce had send his sonne also
+tedyr for +te same cause . (CMMIRK,120.3258)

Then , for Pylat segh +tat he had more loue , and for men dydden +te
kyng sonne more reuerence +ten hym , he had envy +terto ,
(CMMIRK,120.3259)

and on a day wayted his tyme , (CMMIRK,120.3260)

and slogh hym . (CMMIRK,120.3261)

Then , for he <P_121> was so fers and cursyd , +te Emperour , by
consell of +te Romayns , send hym ynto a contre +tat was called Ponse ,
wheryn wer men so cursed , +tat +tay slogh all +tat wer send forto be
maystyr ouyr hom . (CMMIRK,121.3262)

So when Pylat come +tedyr , he conformed hym so to hor maners , +tat
wyth wyll and sleghtys he had +te maystry ouer hom ; (CMMIRK,121.3263)

and soo gate his nome (CMMIRK,121.3264)

and was called Pylat of Ponse . (CMMIRK,121.3265)

Then when +tat Herod , kyng of Ierusalem , knew +te fershode of Pylat ,
he send aftyr hym , (CMMIRK,121.3266)

and made hym lefetenant vndyr hym of all his lond of Iury .
(CMMIRK,121.3267)

Then , for Pylat lyked well +tat offyce , priuely he send to +te
Emperour (CMMIRK,121.3268)

and had his office confermyd of hym , vnwyttyng of Herod +te kyng .
Wherfor Herode and he wern enmys tyll +te tyme +tat Crist was taken ;
(CMMIRK,121.3269)

and soo in +te assent of Cristys de+te +tay becom frendys .
(CMMIRK,121.3270)

Then fell hit soo +tat +te Emperour was seke and send aftyr Cryst , to
hele hym ; (CMMIRK,121.3271)

for hit was told hym +tat Crist helyd all men +tat come to hym .
(CMMIRK,121.3272)

+Ten was Pylat adred (CMMIRK,121.3273)

and toke on hym Cristys cote , soo +tat euer whill +tat cote was on hym
, +te Emperour and all o+tyr made hym gret chere . (CMMIRK,121.3274)

Then had mony o+tyr gret wondyr why +te Emperour made hym so gret chere
, +tat befor had sworen his de+te , (CMMIRK,121.3275)

and counseylet +te Emperour forto dyspoyle hym . (CMMIRK,121.3276)

And anon as Pylat was dyspoyled of Cristys cote , anon +te Emperour was
gretly agreued a+geynys hym , +tat he made to cast hym yn prison , tyll
he had taken counsell on what foule de+te he schuld dye .
(CMMIRK,121.3277)

Then , when Pylat knewe +tat , anon wyth hys owne knyfe he slogh
hymselfe . (CMMIRK,121.3278)

Then , when +te Emperour herd +tat , he made to bynd a gret ston to his
nekke , and cast hym into +te watyr of Tybur . (CMMIRK,121.3279)

But for fendes madyn such a noyse abowte hym +ter , +tat all +te cyte
was afrayde +terof , he was cast ynto a watyr bytwyx too hylles .
(CMMIRK,121.3280)

+Ter wer long tyme aftyr horribull syghtys yseen . (CMMIRK,121.3281)

Vndyr +tis cursyd man our Lord Ihesu Crist +tys day suffred de+te for
all cristen pepull . (CMMIRK,121.3282)

For when he was taken , +tay buffed hym (CMMIRK,121.3283)

and bobbyd hym , (CMMIRK,121.3284)

and aftyr striput hym naked , (CMMIRK,121.3285)

and betyn soo dysputysly wyth scorgys all hys body , soo +tat from his
toppe to hys too was no+tyng laft hole on hym , but all ran on blod .
(CMMIRK,121.3286)

And aftyr +tay wrythen a crowne of +tornys (CMMIRK,121.3287)

and setten on his hed , (CMMIRK,121.3288)

and so betyn hit on wyth staues of redys , +tat +te +tornys persed
<P_122> hys braynes . (CMMIRK,122.3289)

And when +tay hadyn payned hym soo , thay ladden hym all blody toward
+te hull of Caluary , forto be done to de+te . (CMMIRK,122.3290)

Then woymen +tat seghen hym +tus ferd wyth , had compassyon of hym ,
(CMMIRK,122.3291)

and wayled , (CMMIRK,122.3292)

and wepyd for hym . (CMMIRK,122.3293)

Then spake Crist to hom (CMMIRK,122.3294)

and sayde : ' Doghturs of Ierusalem , wepy+te +ge noght on me ,
(CMMIRK,122.3295)

but wepu+te on yourselfe and apon your chyldren ; (CMMIRK,122.3296)

for +ter schall dayes come yn +te whech +ge schull blesse +te wombes
+tat wern barayne , and +te pappes +tat neuer +gaf sowke . '
(CMMIRK,122.3297)

+Tus he +ten prophysyet before of wracch +tat aftyr fell on +tat cite
of Ierusalem for vengeans of hys de+te . +Te whech vengeans Ieremy +te
prophit speky+te of in trenis +tat is red +tes +tre dayes at tenebrys .
+Te whech was so horrybull of dyuerce myscheues and specyaly of hongyr
. Of +te whech Iosephus tellyth , +tat +ter was +ten yn +te cyte of
Ierusalem , when hit was beseget , so gret hungyr , +tat chyldyr lay
+te stretes full , for defawte of mete , criyng to hor modyr for mete .
(CMMIRK,122.3298)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,122.3300)

</heading>

Then +ter was a woman of gret kynne +tat for hungyr toke hor one chyld
+tat scho fed wyth hor owne pappys , and slogh hyt , and partyd hyt yn
too . (CMMIRK,122.3302)

Soo +te halfe scho rostud at +te fyre , (CMMIRK,122.3303)

and half kepyd tyll +te morow . (CMMIRK,122.3304)

Then , as men come by +te strete , +tay hadden sauer of +te rost
(CMMIRK,122.3305)

and com yn , forto haue parte . (CMMIRK,122.3306)

But when +tay segh how +te modyr rostyd hur own child , +tay wern
anvgged +terof (CMMIRK,122.3307)

and myght not ete . (CMMIRK,122.3308)

+Ten toke +te modyr (CMMIRK,122.3309)

and ete +terof boldly (CMMIRK,122.3310)

and sayd : ' +Tis ys myn owne chyld +tat I bare of myn own body , and
fedde of my brest . (CMMIRK,122.3311)

But +get I woll ray+ter ete hyt , +ten dee for hongyr . '
(CMMIRK,122.3312)

+Tys I tell , forto schew +te vengeans +tat fell ynto +tat cyte aftyr
Crystys de+te . (CMMIRK,122.3313)

Soo aftyr +tat +tay had broght hym to Caluary , +tay strayned hym soo
wyth cordys on +te cros , +tat ych boon of hys body my+gt haue ben told
. (CMMIRK,122.3314)

And soo nayled hys hondys and hys fete to +te cros , (CMMIRK,122.3315)

and heuyn hym vp , +tat +te body paysyd soo downe , +tat +te blod ran
down by his armys and by his sidys , down to +te ground .
(CMMIRK,122.3316)

And soo , when he schuld dey , he bygan , as Ion Belet telly+te ,
(CMMIRK,122.3317)

and sayde : ' Deus , Deus meus , respice in me ! ' And so for+te all
+te IX psalmys sewyng , tyll he come to : ' In te , Domine , <P_123>
speram ! ' (CMMIRK,123.3318)

And soo at +te verse : ' In manus tuas , Domine , ' while he seyde +tat
verse , he +gaf vp +te gost , +gevyng an hygh ensampull to cristen man
and woman forto haue +tys verse yn mynde , when he schall +geld vp +te
gost . Wherfor yche man +tat con rede , schuld say +tes psalmes +tys
day ; (CMMIRK,123.3319)

and he +tat say+te +tes ych Fryday , schall neuer dey euell de+te .
(CMMIRK,123.3320)

Then , aftyr +te passyon , +ter suen orysons wyth knelyng at ych oryson
, saue at +te oryson +tat ys sayde for +te Iewes ; (CMMIRK,123.3321)

at hyt holy chyrch knely+te not : (CMMIRK,123.3322)

for +te Iewes as +tys day skornyd oure Lord knelyng thryse .
(CMMIRK,123.3323)

Then , yn +tes orisons , holy chyrch prayth for all maner folke , for
Iewes , and Sarsyns , for herytykys , for scismatys . (CMMIRK,123.3324)

But for cursed men holy chyrch prayde not ; (CMMIRK,123.3325)

for whill a man or a woman stondy+te acursed , he ys dampned befor God
, (CMMIRK,123.3326)

and schall be dampned for euermore , but yf he repent and aske mercy .
Wherfor Seynt Austyn say+te +tus : ' Yf +tat I wist for certeyne +tat
my fadyr wer dampned , I wold pray no mor for hym +ten a fende ' ;
(CMMIRK,123.3327)

for +ter is no suffrage of holy chyrch +tat may help a dampned mon .
(CMMIRK,123.3328)

Then , aftyr +te oryson , +te cros is bro+gt for+te , +te whech ych
cristen man and woman schall worschip +tys day , in worschip of hym
+tat as +tys day dyed on +te cros , and pray to God to for+geue all
+tat haue trespast a+geynys you , as Crist prayd hys fadyr to for+geue
+tilke +tat dydden hym to de+te +tis day , hongyng on +te cros .
(CMMIRK,123.3329)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,123.3331)

</heading>

Thus dyd a knyght +tat was a gret lord , and had a +gong man to hys
sonne +te whech schuld haue ben hys ayre . +Te whech sonne ano+ter
kny+gt +tat wonet bysyde , as +tay fallen at debate , slogh +tys +gong
man ; wherfor +te fadyr of +tys +gong man +tat was ded , gedered a gret
company , and pursued +tys kny+gt +tat soo had slayne hys sonne , ny+gt
and day , +tat he my+gt nowher haue rest , bot ay flo+g for fere of
de+te . (CMMIRK,123.3333)

Then fell hyt on a Good Fryday , when he saw all cristen men and woymen
draw to chirch , forto worschip hor God , he +to+gt +tat Crist deyd
+tat day on +te cros for all mankynd , and put hym holy yn Godis mercy
, and +gede to +te chyrch wyth o+tyr men , to here and to se Godys
seruyce . (CMMIRK,123.3334)

But when he was in +te chyrch , anon +tat o+tyr knygt had <P_124>
warnyng , (CMMIRK,124.3335)

and come wyth gret company of men wyth hym ynto +te chyrch , wyth his
swerd drawen in his hond . (CMMIRK,124.3336)

And when +tat o+tyr kny+gt se+g and knew well he had trespast to heyly
a+geynes hym , he +gode a+geynys +tat o+tyr knyght , (CMMIRK,124.3337)

and fell downe to +te grownd , wyth hys armes sprad abrod , as Crist
sprad hys armes on +te cros , (CMMIRK,124.3338)

and sayd to hym : ' For his loue +tat +tys day sprad hys armes on +te
cros , and deyd for +te and me and all mankynd , and for+gaf +tylke
+tat dydden hym to de+te , haue mercy on me , (CMMIRK,124.3339)

and for+geue me +tat I haue trespast a+geynys +te ! ' (CMMIRK,124.3340)

Then +tys o+tyr kny+gt +to+gt +tat had ben to horrybull a dede forto
haue don o+gt amys to hym +ter yn +te chirche , whill +tat he meked hym
soo , and soo lowly prayde of mercy for Cristys sake .
(CMMIRK,124.3341)

And when he had well be+to+gt hym , he vnswared and sayde : ' Now , for
hys loue +tat +tis day deyd on +te crosse for mankynd , I for+geue +te
, ' (CMMIRK,124.3342)

and toke hym vp , (CMMIRK,124.3343)

and kyssyd hym , (CMMIRK,124.3344)

and so went togedyr , to worschyp +te cros . (CMMIRK,124.3345)

+Ten , when +tys kny+gt com crepyng to +te cros and kyssud +te fete ,
+te ymage losyd his armes , (CMMIRK,124.3346)

and clyppyd +te kny+gt about +te necke , (CMMIRK,124.3347)

and kyssyd hym , (CMMIRK,124.3348)

and sayde +tus +tat all +te chyrch herd : ' I for+geue +te , as +tow
hast for+geuen for me . ' (CMMIRK,124.3349)

+Tus schull +ge for+geue o+tyr for Cristis loue , and klip , and kys ,
and be frendes ; (CMMIRK,124.3350)

and +ten woll Crist clyppe and kys you , and +geue you +te joy +tat
euer schall last . To +te whech joy God bryng you and me .
(CMMIRK,124.3351)

Amen . (CMMIRK,124.3352)

<heading>

29 . (CMMIRK,124.3354)

SERMO ISTE SEQUENS NON DICENDUS EST AD PARASCEUES , SED QUAEDAM
FORMACIO NECESSARIA CAPELLANIS . HOC MODO . (CMMIRK,124.3355)

</heading>

For hyt ys $oft ysene +tat lewde men +te wheche bu+te of mony wordys
and proude in hor wit , woll aske prestes dyuerse questyons of +tynges
+tat towchen to seruyce of holy chyrche , and namly of +tys tyme , and
gladly suche prestys as con not make a gray+te vnswar so , forto put
hom to aschame , wherfor I haue tytuld here dyuerse poyntys whech +tat
byn nedfull to yche prest to know . (CMMIRK,124.3357)

So he +tat woll loke and hold hit yn hys hert , <P_125> he may make an
vnswar , soo +tat he schall do hymselfe worschyp and o+tyr profyt .
(CMMIRK,125.3358)

Furst , yf a man aske why Schere +Tursday ys called soo , say +tat in
holy chyrch hit is called our Lordys supperday . (CMMIRK,125.3359)

For $+tylke day he sowped wyth hys dyscypuls openly ; (CMMIRK,125.3360)

and aftyr supper +gaf hom his flesche and hys blod forto ete and forto
drynke ; (CMMIRK,125.3361)

and sone aftyr waschod all hor fete , schewyng +te he+g mekenes +tat
was in hym and +te gret loue +tat he had to hom . (CMMIRK,125.3362)

Hyt is alsoo in Englysch tonge : Scher +Tursday ; (CMMIRK,125.3363)

for , in old fadyrs dayes , men wold +tat day make scher hom honest ,
(CMMIRK,125.3364)

and dodde hor heddys , (CMMIRK,125.3365)

and clyp hor berdys , (CMMIRK,125.3366)

and so make hom onest a+geynes Astyr-day . (CMMIRK,125.3367)

For , on +te morow , +tay wold do hor body non ese , but suffyr penance
yn mynd of hym +tat suffred so hard for hom . (CMMIRK,125.3368)

On Settyrday +tay my+gt not haue whyll , what for long seruyce , what
for o+tyr occupacyon +tat +tay haden for +te weke comyng ;
(CMMIRK,125.3369)

and aftyr mete was no tyme for holyday . (CMMIRK,125.3370)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,125.3372)

</heading>

For I rede yn +te lyfe of Seynt Rychard +tat was bysy on a Settyrday
befor none , +tat he makud to schaue his berd on Settyrday aftyr none .
(CMMIRK,125.3374)

And +ten was +te fende redy (CMMIRK,125.3375)

and gedyrd vp +te herys ; (CMMIRK,125.3376)

but when +tis holy man segh +tat , he coniured +te fende ,
(CMMIRK,125.3377)

and bade hym tell why he dyd soo . (CMMIRK,125.3378)

Then sayde he : ' For +tou dos no reuerence to Sonenday , +tat ys Godys
owne day ; to +te whech day ych man +tat ys cristen , ys holden forto
do reuerence yn worschip of Cristys resurreccyon . Wherfor +tes heres I
woll kepe tyll +te day of dome in hegh repreue to +te .
(CMMIRK,125.3379)

Then anon +tis man made leef his schavyng , (CMMIRK,125.3380)

and toke +te herys of +te fende , (CMMIRK,125.3381)

and made forto bren hom yn hys owne hond for penance ;
(CMMIRK,125.3382)

and soo abode half schauen and half vnschauen tyll +te Monday aftyr .
(CMMIRK,125.3383)

This y sette here yn a repref of hom +tat sparyth not forto worch on
Settyrdayes aftyr none . (CMMIRK,125.3384)

Then , as John Belet tellyth and techy+te , on Scher +Tursday a man
schall dodde his hed and klippe his berd ; (CMMIRK,125.3385)

and a prest schall schaue hys crowne , soo +tat +ter schall no+tyng be
bytwene <P_126> God almyghty and hym . (CMMIRK,126.3386)

He schall alsoo schaue +te herys of his berd +tat comyth of superfluyte
of humors of +te stomok , and par +te nayles of his hondys +tat comy+t
of superfluyte of humors of +te hert . (CMMIRK,126.3387)

So ry+gt as we schauen and scheren away +te superfluyte of ful+te
wythout , so we schall schaue and schere away +te superfluyte of synne
and of vyce wythin-for+te . (CMMIRK,126.3388)

+Te vayle +tat ha+te be drawen all +te Lenton bytwene +te auter and +te
qwere , +tat bytokeny+te +te prophesy of Cristis passion +tat was huld
and vnknowen , tyll +tes days comen . +Te whech +tes dayes ben don away
, and +te auter opynly schewed to all men . (CMMIRK,126.3389)

For +tes days Crist suffred so opynly hys passyon , +tat he sayde
hongyng on +te cros : ' Consummatum est ' ; that is : all +te prophesy
of my passion now ha+te an end . Wherfor +te clo+tys of +te auter byn
taken away ; (CMMIRK,126.3390)

for Cristis clo+tys wern drawn of hym and don all naked , save hur lady
, his modyr , wonde hyr kerchef about hym to hyll his membrys .
(CMMIRK,126.3391)

The auter-ston bytokeny+te Cristis body +tat was drawon on +te crosse
as ys a skyn of parchement on +te harow , soo +tat all his bonys my+gt
be told . (CMMIRK,126.3392)

The besom +tat hit ys waschen wyth , betokeny+t +te scorges +tat beton
hys body , and +te +tornes +tat he was crowned wythall .
(CMMIRK,126.3393)

The watyr and +te wyne +tat hyt is waschen wyth , betokne+te +te blod
and +te watyr +tat ran downe aftyr +te spere from Cristis hert +tat
waschet his body . (CMMIRK,126.3394)

The wyne +tat is powred on +te v crossys , bytokne+te +te blod +tat ran
out of +te fyue wondys principale of hys body . (CMMIRK,126.3395)

This day nys no pax +geuyn at mas , (CMMIRK,126.3396)

for Iudas betrayde Crist +tys ny+gt wyth a cosse : (CMMIRK,126.3397)

+tus was +te prophesy of +te passion +tys day endyd . Wherfor +tys
ny+gt , when he had sowped , he made +te sacrament of hys owne body ,
and +gaf hyt to hys dyscypulys forto ete and forto drynke , and so
began +te sacrament of +te masse and of +te new law ; (CMMIRK,126.3398)

and aftyr +tys soper , he wassched his dyscyples fete +tat was a maner
of new $folght . (CMMIRK,126.3399)

For as he sayd +ten to Petyr : ' He +tat is waschen wyth watyr , he is
clene of $folght of all dedly synne , (CMMIRK,126.3400)

he ha+te no nede but to wasche his fete , (CMMIRK,126.3401)

for +tat bytokene+te +te affeccyon of venyall synne . (CMMIRK,126.3402)

<P_127>

Then , yf a man aske+t why prestes don not hor masse aftyr soper , as
Crist dyd , say +tou : for +tat was turned into more $honeste and mor
saluacyon of mannys soule . (CMMIRK,127.3404)

For , as Hayme telly+t apon +te pystyll of Seynt Powle , mony yn +te
begynnyng of +te fayth comen to chyrch on +te Scher +Tursday .
(CMMIRK,127.3405)

And +tylk +tat wer rych bro+gt mete and drynke wyth hom
(CMMIRK,127.3406)

and +ter eten and dronken , tyll +tay wer dronke and to full of mete ,
(CMMIRK,127.3407)

and soo at ny+gt token hor howsull , sayyng +tat Crist +gaf hom +tat
ensampull . (CMMIRK,127.3408)

But whyll +te rych etyn and dronken , +te pore +tat had no+gt aboden ,
till +te rych had don , sor ahongyr ; (CMMIRK,127.3409)

and +ten eton of relef , (CMMIRK,127.3410)

and soo aftyr toke hor howsull . Wherfor , as +tys pystyll of +tys day
telly+te , Seynt Poule rebuke+te hom +terof , and turny+t +tat foule
vse into more $honeste and holynes , +tat is , forto syng +te mas
fastyng , and all men forto take hor howsull fastyng .
(CMMIRK,127.3411)

On Astyr-euen +te paschall is maky+te , (CMMIRK,127.3412)

+tat bytokeny+te Crist ; (CMMIRK,127.3413)

for as +te paschall is +te chef tapor +tat is in +te chyrch , so is
Crist +te chef saynt +tat ys in the chyrch . (CMMIRK,127.3414)

Also +tys paschall bytokene+te +te pyler of fure +tat +gode befor +te
chyldyr of Israell , when +tay went out of Egypte into +te lond of
behest , +tat is now Ierusalem , (CMMIRK,127.3415)

and as +tay +goden +trogh +te Red See , hole and sonde , seuen dayes ,
aftyr +tay comen to +te see all , ych day , (CMMIRK,127.3416)

and +tonked God for hor passage . (CMMIRK,127.3417)

Herfor holy chirch all +te Astyr-weke gon yn prosessyon to +te font ,
+tat is now +te Red See to all cristen pepull +tat ben folowed in font
. (CMMIRK,127.3418)

For +te watyr yn +te fonte betokeny+t +te red blod and watyr +tat ran
down of +te wondys of Cristis syde in +te wheche +te power of Pharo ,
+tat is , +te veray fend , ys drowned , and all hys my+gt lorne , and
all cristen pepull sauet . (CMMIRK,127.3419)

The font is on Astyr-even halowed and on Whytsone-even ;
(CMMIRK,127.3420)

for , at +te begynnyng of holy chirch , all men , and woymen , and
chyldren wern kepte to be folowed at +tes days at +te font-halowyng .
(CMMIRK,127.3421)

But now , for bycause +tat mony in so long abydynge deyd bout folo+gt ,
+terfor holy chirch ordeyny+te to folow all +te tyme of +te +gere ,
saue VIII dayes befor +tes euens a child schall be kepte to +te
fonte-halowyng , yf +tat he may sauely for parell of de+te , and elles
not . (CMMIRK,127.3422)

Thus is +te paschall halowed , and ly+gt wyth new fure ,
(CMMIRK,127.3423)

and of hyt all o+tyr tapyrs byn ly+gt ; (CMMIRK,127.3424)

for all ly+gt and holynes of good <P_128> worchyng comy+te of Cristis
lore , (CMMIRK,128.3425)

and holy chyrch ys li+gt wyth brennyng charyte of his behestys .
(CMMIRK,128.3426)

Fyue pepynce of encens ben steked in +te paschall lyke to +te crosse .
(CMMIRK,128.3427)

+Tat bytokeny+te +te v wondys , as Bede say+te , +tat Crist suffred in
hys body , and schull be kepte fresch and swete as encense tyll +te day
of dome , in rebuke of hom +tat schall be dampned , +tat haden no
beleue in Cristis passion , and wold aske hym no mercy for hor synnes .
(CMMIRK,128.3428)

In +te fonte-halowyng +te prest castys watyr out in four partyes of +te
fonte ; (CMMIRK,128.3429)

for Crist bade hys dyscyples go in foure partyes of +te world , and
prech and tech +te foure gospels , and folowing in +te name of +te
Fadyr , and of +te Sonne , and of +te Holy Gost . (CMMIRK,128.3430)

Aftyr +te prest bre+tes in +te watyr ; (CMMIRK,128.3431)

for +te Holy Gost , in +te makyng of +te $world , was born on +te
watyrs . Wherfor , when God for Adam synne cursed +te er+te , he sparud
+te watyr . (CMMIRK,128.3432)

Aftyr he droppy+t yn +te watyr wax of a tapur brennyng ; +te whech
bytokeny+t +te manhode of Crist +tat was folowed in +te watyr , and in
his folo+gt halowed all +te watyr of folo+gt . (CMMIRK,128.3433)

Aftyr oyle and creme byn put in +te watyr ; (CMMIRK,128.3434)

for yn +tat sacrament +tilk +tat ben in Heuen and +tilk +tat ben in
er+te , ben joynet togedyr . (CMMIRK,128.3435)

+Tat was preued in Cristis baptyem ; (CMMIRK,128.3436)

for +ter +te Fadyr of Heuen spake , +tat all +te pepull herd ,
(CMMIRK,128.3437)

+te Holy Gost was send like a culuer . (CMMIRK,128.3438)

+Tus was +te fonte halowed twyys in +te +gere , at +te begynnyng of
holy chyrche , and now aftyr by +te +gere +tat was on Astyr-euen , for
+ten all +te pepull was bro+gt out of +traldam of +te fende by Cristis
passion ; and on Whytson-euen , for +ten is +te Holi Gost +geuen , +tat
is , remyssyon of all synnys . (CMMIRK,128.3439)

+Ten , from +te font , men gon to +te qwere syngyng +te letany , prayng
all +te sayntys of Heuen forto pray to God , +geue hom +tat ben folowed
grace forto kepe +te he+g couenant +tat +tay haue made in hor folowyng
. (CMMIRK,128.3440)

Then men gon to masse +tat is bygonnen wythout office , +tat is called
+te hed of +te masse ; (CMMIRK,128.3441)

for Crist , +tat is hed of all holy chyrch , ys not +get risen from
de+t to lyue . (CMMIRK,128.3442)

Kyrieleyson is sayd ; (CMMIRK,128.3443)

for in iche office of holy chyrch , and namly yn +te masse , hit ys
gret nede forto aske helpe and socour of God , forto defende vs out of
temptacyon +tat assayly+t vs namly in Godys seruyce . (CMMIRK,128.3444)

<P_129>

' Gloria in excelsis ' ys sayde ; (CMMIRK,129.3446)

for +te Fadyr of Heuen is gretly ioyet forto behold +te pepull +tat his
sonne ha+te bo+gt wyth hys passyon , +tat lyuen in charyte and in pes ,
ych on wyth o+tyr . (CMMIRK,129.3447)

Grayle is non sayde ; (CMMIRK,129.3448)

for +tylke +tat ben folowed , be not +get parfyte to walke yn +te greus
of vertu . (CMMIRK,129.3449)

Alleluia ys songen ; (CMMIRK,129.3450)

for hyt ys gret ioy to angeles to sen +te ruyne of angeles be restowred
by +tylke +tat ben folowed . (CMMIRK,129.3451)

Aftyr Alleluia +te tracte ys songen ; (CMMIRK,129.3452)

for +tagh +tay ben , in hor folo+gt , waschan of all synnys , +get +tay
most travayle bysyly , forto kepe hom out of combrans of +te fend ,
+tat he fall not into dedly synne a+geyne . (CMMIRK,129.3453)

Offertory is non sayde ; (CMMIRK,129.3454)

for +te wymmen +tat comen , forto offyr to Cristys body oynmentes ,
+tay fond hym not in his tombe . (CMMIRK,129.3455)

' Agnus Dei ' ys sayde , (CMMIRK,129.3456)

but no pax ys borne ; (CMMIRK,129.3457)

for Crist +tat is hed of pes , was not +get rysen . (CMMIRK,129.3458)

Postcomyn is non sayde ; (CMMIRK,129.3459)

for +tay +tat ben folowed schul not be howsyld +tys day , but on +te
morow ; (CMMIRK,129.3460)

for in +te begynnyng of holy chirch +ter comen moo to folow of gret age
+ten of chyldren . (CMMIRK,129.3461)

A schort euensong ys don , lest +tay +tat ben folowet for cold o+tyr
sekenes wer anyet of long seruyce . (CMMIRK,129.3462)

+Ten is all +tys seruyce endyd vndyr on colet for all +te sacra-ment of
holy chirch , (CMMIRK,129.3463)

and of folo+gt is endyd in +te passion of Crist . (CMMIRK,129.3464)

<heading>

. (CMMIRK,129.3466)

DE FESTO PASCHE . (CMMIRK,129.3467)

</heading>

Cristes pepull , bo+te men and woymen , as +ge all knowen wele , +tys
day is called in sum place Astyr-day , and in sum plase Pase-day , and
in sum plas Godis Sonday . (CMMIRK,129.3469)

Hyt is called Astyr-day , as Candylmas-day of candyls , and
Palme-Sonday of palmes . (CMMIRK,129.3470)

For wel nygh in ych plase , hyt ys +te maner +tys day forto do fyre out
of +te hall at +te astyr , +tat ha+te all +te wyntyr brent wyth fyre
and blakyd wyth smoke . (CMMIRK,129.3471)

Hit schall +tys day ben arayde wyth grene rusches , and swete flowres
strawed all aboute , schewyng an hegh ensampull to all men and woymen
+tat , ryght as +tay maken clene +te howse all wythyn , beryng out +te
fure and strawyng flowres , ry+gt soo +ge schull clanse +te howse of
your soule , <P_130> doyng away +te fyre of lechery and of dedly wra+t
and of envy , and straw +ter swete erbes and flowres ;
(CMMIRK,130.3472)

and +tat ben vertues of goodnes and of mekenes , of kyndnes , of loue
and charite , of pes and of rest : (CMMIRK,130.3473)

and soo make +te howse of your soule abull to receyue your God .
(CMMIRK,130.3474)

For ry+gt as +ge wyll not suffyr no +tyng in your howse +tat stynky+te
or saueryth euell , wherby +tat +ge may be dosesyd ; ryght soo Crist ,
when he comy+t into +te hows of your soule , and fyndeth +ter any
stynkyng +tyng of wra+t or of envy or any o+tyr dedly synne , he woll
not abyde +ter : (CMMIRK,130.3475)

but anon he go+te out , (CMMIRK,130.3476)

and +te fende comy+te yn (CMMIRK,130.3477)

and abydy+te +ter . (CMMIRK,130.3478)

Then may +tat soule be full sory +tat scho ys forsaken of God and
betaken to +te fende . (CMMIRK,130.3479)

+Tus don +tay +tat holden dedly wra+te and dedly envy in hor hertys ,
and woll not for+geue +tylk +tat haue trespast to hom , for no prayer .
Wherfor take hit wyth certeyne : (CMMIRK,130.3480)

+togh +ge mow wyth glosyng wordys desayve me , and say +ge ben yn full
charyte as +ge owen forto be , +togh +ge be not soo , you gayne+t not
forto begyle God , +tat se+te ych cornell of your hertys . Wherfor ,
for Godys loue , dessayue +ge not yourselfe , but bu+te all besy forto
kepe your soules clene wythyn to Godis sy+gt , as +ge ben to make your
house clene to mannys sy+gt . (CMMIRK,130.3481)

And ryght as +ge clo+tu+t your astyr wyth fresche flowres and swete ,
ry+gt so clo+te your astyr of your soule , +tat is , your hert , in
fayr clo+te of charyte , and of loue , and of pes , and of rest wyth
all Godys pepull , +tat +ge mow abull be forto receyve +te best frende
+tat +ge haue , +tat is Crist , Godis sonne of Heuen , +tat +tys tyme
suffred de+te , forto bryng you to +te lyfe +tat euer schall last .
(CMMIRK,130.3482)

This day is also callyd Pase-day , +tat is in Englysch , +te passyng
day . (CMMIRK,130.3483)

And soo hyt is for two skylles : (CMMIRK,130.3484)

on for +tys day ych cristen man , in reuerence of God , schuld for+geue
+tat haue gylt to hom , and ben in full loue and charyte to Godis
pepull passyng all o+ter dayes of +te +gere ; (CMMIRK,130.3485)

for all +tat is mysdon all +te +gere befor , schall be helyd +tys day
wyth +te salue of charyte . (CMMIRK,130.3486)

Hit ys alsoo a passyng day : for ych Godys chyld schall passe out of
euell levyng into good lyuyng , out of vyces ynto vertuys , out of
pride into mekenes , out of couetyse into largenes , out of slo+t into
holy bysynes , out of envy into loue and charite , out of wra+te into
mercy , out of gloteny into abstynens , out of lechery into charyte ,
out of +te fendys clochus ynto Godis barm ; and soo of Godys <P_131>
enmy make hym hys frende and derlyng . (CMMIRK,131.3487)

Whoso passy+te +tus , he ys wor+ty forto come to +tat gret fest +tat
God maky+te +tys day to all +tat +tys passage makut . (CMMIRK,131.3488)

This day ys called Godis Sonday ; for Crist , Godis sonne of Heuen ,
+tys day roos from de+t to lyue , and soo glady+t all hys seruantes and
frendys wyth his vprist . Wherfor all holy chrych maky+te myr+t +tys
day and syngyth +tus : ' This ys +te day +tat our lord made ;
(CMMIRK,131.3489)

be we glad and ioyfull in hure ! ' (CMMIRK,131.3490)

+Te Fadyr of Heuen makyth wyth all hys angelys soo gret melody for +te
vpryst of hys sonne , +tat he maky+te +tys day a gret passyng fest ,
and byddy+te all hys pepull +terto , als wele hom +tat ben in Heuen as
+tylke +tat ben in er+te . (CMMIRK,131.3491)

+Ten as wele as hym schall be +tat comy+te to +tys fest wele arayde in
Godys lyuere , clo+tyd in loue and scharyte , als euell schall hym be
+tat comy+te yn fendys lyuere , clo+tyd in envy and dedly wra+te ;
(CMMIRK,131.3492)

for +tes , as +te gospell telly+te , schall be taken and cast into +te
prison of hell . Soo that while o+tyr lagh and make mery , +tes o+tyr
wepe and be sory ; (CMMIRK,131.3493)

and whyll +tat o+tyr eten and drynken at Godis bord , +tay schall sytte
grennyng wyth hor te+te for paynyng of hell-wormys +tat gnawen hom .
(CMMIRK,131.3494)

For as +tey eten o+tyr wyth bakbytyng here in er+te , +tey schull ete
hym backe and body wythout end in payne of hell . Wherfor , good men
and woymen , I charch you heyly in Godys byhalue +tat non of you to-day
com to Godys bord , but he be in full charyte to all Godis pepull ; and
also +tat +ge be clene schryuen and yn full wyll to leue your synne .
(CMMIRK,131.3495)

For yf I wyst whech of you wer out of charyte and vnschryuen , I most ,
be techyng of holy men , wyth a foule mou+te say +tus to hym , in
audyens of all men : ' I +geue +te here not +ty howsyll , but +ty
dampnacyon into euerlastyng payne , tyll +tou com to amendement . '
Wherfor , for Cristis loue , yche man sech well his conciens and clanse
hyt , +tat he may abull receyue hys sauyour . (CMMIRK,131.3496)

And +get , forto styr you more in concyens , y tell you +tys ensampull
. (CMMIRK,131.3497)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,131.3499)

</heading>

I rede of a holy byschop +tat prayd God bysily to +geue hym grace to
wytte whech wer wor+ty to receyue +te sacrament and whech onworthy .
(CMMIRK,131.3501)

Then , when +te pepull com to Godys bord , he <P_132> sagh som com wyth
hor face red as blod , and blod droppyng out of hor mow+tys , som hor
face as blacke as any pyche , summe as whyte as snow , and summe fayre
and rody and lusty forto behold . (CMMIRK,132.3502)

Then , among o+tyr , he sagh two comyn wymen comyng and hor facys
schonyng as bryght as +te sonne . (CMMIRK,132.3503)

+Ten had he moch wondyr of +tys syght , (CMMIRK,132.3504)

and prayde to God to +geue hym reuelacyon and knowyng what all +tys
bytokenyd . (CMMIRK,132.3505)

Then come +ter an angyll to hym (CMMIRK,132.3506)

and sayd : ' +Tes +tat han blody facys and blod droppe out of hor
mow+tes , +to ben envyous men and woymen , and full of dedly wra+te ,
(CMMIRK,132.3507)

and woll not amend hom , (CMMIRK,132.3508)

and gnawen hom byhynd , (CMMIRK,132.3509)

and be vsed to swere horrybull o+tys by Godys sydys and his blod , and
vmbrayden God of his passyon , and don hym no reuerence : wherfor hor
mow+tys schull droppe of blod , tyll +tay com to amendement .
(CMMIRK,132.3510)

+Tay +tat haue blak facys , ben lecherys men and woymen +tat wyll not
leue hor synne , ne hor lyst , ne schryue hom +terof .
(CMMIRK,132.3511)

+Tay +tat haue whit facys as snow , ben +tay +tat haue don gret synnys
, and ben schryuen +terof , and wyth +te wepyng of hor een han wasshen
hor soules so whyt and clene . (CMMIRK,132.3512)

+Tylke +tat ben fayre and rody , ben good comyn lyuers +tat lyuen truly
by hor mayn swynke , (CMMIRK,132.3513)

and so kepy+te hom out of dedly synne . (CMMIRK,132.3514)

And +tes two woymen +tat schynen passyng all o+tyr , wer two comyn
woymen and of euell lyuyng ; (CMMIRK,132.3515)

but when +tay come into +te chyrch , +tay toke suche repentans in hor
hertys , +tat +tay maden a vow to God +tat +tay wold do neuermore amys
wyth +te helpe of his grace . Wherfor God of hys mercy ha+t for+geuen
hom hor synne , and so clene wasschen hor sowles , +tat +tay schyne
+tus passyng all o+ter . ' (CMMIRK,132.3516)

Then +tys angyll went his way , (CMMIRK,132.3517)

and +tys byschop +tonkyd God of hys hegh grace +tat he schewed hym
reuelacyon , (CMMIRK,132.3518)

and serued God euer aftyr wyth all hys myght , (CMMIRK,132.3519)

and had +te blysse of Heuen . The wheche blysse God graunte you and me
. (CMMIRK,132.3520)

Amen . (CMMIRK,132.3521)

<heading>

31 . (CMMIRK,132.3523)

DE FESTO SANCTI GEORGII , MARTYRIS . (CMMIRK,132.3524)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , such a day +ge schull haue +te fest of Saynt
George . +Te wheche day +ge schull come to holy chyrch . in <P_133>
worschyp of God and of +tat holy martyr Seynt George +tat bo+gt his day
full dere . (CMMIRK,133.3526)

For as I rede in hys lyfe , I fynde +tat +ter was an horrybull dragon ,
+tat men of +te cyte wer so aferd , +tat +tay , by cownsell of the kyng
, yche day , +geuen hym a schepe and a chyld forto ete ; for he shuld
not come into +te cyte and ete hom . (CMMIRK,133.3527)

Then when all +te chyldyr of +ta cyte wer eten , for bycause +tat +te
kyng +gaf hom +tat consell , +tay constrayned hym +tat had but on
doghtyr forto +geue hyr to +te dragon , as +tay had hor chyldyr before
. (CMMIRK,133.3528)

Then +te kyng , for fere of +te pepull , wyth wepyng and gret sorow
makyng , delyuerd hom hys doghtyr yn hyr best aray . (CMMIRK,133.3529)

Then +tay settyn hur yn +te place +ter +tay wer wont to set o+tyr
chyldyr , and a schepe wyth hyr , forto abyde +te tyme tyll +te dragon
wold come . (CMMIRK,133.3530)

But +ten , by ordenance of God , Seynt George come rydyng +tat way ;
(CMMIRK,133.3531)

and when he saw +te aray of +tys damesell , hym +toght well +tat hyt
schuld be a womon of gret renon , (CMMIRK,133.3532)

and askyd hur why scho stode +ter wyth soo mornyng a chere .
(CMMIRK,133.3533)

+Ten vnswared scho (CMMIRK,133.3534)

and sayde : ' Gentyll kny+gt , well may I be of heuy chere , +tat am a
kyngys doghtyr of +tys cyte , and am sette here forto be deuoured anon
of an horrybull dragon +tat ha+te eton all +te chyldyr of +tys cyte .
(CMMIRK,133.3535)

And for all ben eten , now most I be eten ; (CMMIRK,133.3536)

for my fadyr +gaf +te cyte +tat consell . Wherfor , gentyll knyght ,
gos hens fast and saue +tyselfe , lest he les +te as he woll me ! '
(CMMIRK,133.3537)

' Damesell , ' quod George , ' +tat wer a gret vyleny to me , +tat am a
kny+gt well i-armed , yf I schuld fle , and +tou +tat art a woman
schuld abyde . ' (CMMIRK,133.3538)

Then wyth +tys worde , +te horrybull best put vp his hed , spyttyng out
fure , (CMMIRK,133.3539)

and proferet batayll to George . (CMMIRK,133.3540)

+Ten made George a cros befor hym , (CMMIRK,133.3541)

and set hys spere in +te grate , (CMMIRK,133.3542)

and wyth such myght bare down +te dragon into +te erth , +tat he bade
+tis damysell bynd hur gurdull about his necke and lede hym aftyr hur
into +te cyte . (CMMIRK,133.3543)

Then +tys dragon sewet her forth , as hyt had ben a gentyll hownde ,
mekly wythout any mysdoyng . (CMMIRK,133.3544)

But when +te pepull of +te cyte saw +te dragon come , +tay floen , ych
man into hys hyrn , for ferd . (CMMIRK,133.3545)

Then callyd George +te pepull a+geyne , (CMMIRK,133.3546)

and bade +tay schuld not be aferd ; (CMMIRK,133.3547)

for yf +tay wolden leue in Crist and take fologht , he wold befor hom
all sle hym , <P_134> and so delyuer hom of hor enmy .
(CMMIRK,134.3548)

Then wer +tay all so glad , +tat xx=ti= +towsand of men , wythout
woymen and chyldren , wer folowed , (CMMIRK,134.3549)

and +te kyng was fyrst folowed and all hys houshold . (CMMIRK,134.3550)

+Ten George slogh +tys dragon , (CMMIRK,134.3551)

and bade bryng x exen to hym , and draw hym out of +te cyte , +tat +te
sauer of hym schuld do hom no greue . (CMMIRK,134.3552)

And bade +te kyng byld fast in euery hurne of hys lond chyrches , and
be lusty forto here Godys seruyce , and do honour to all men of holy
chrych , and euer haue mynd and compassion of all men +tat wer nedy and
pore . (CMMIRK,134.3553)

Then , when +tat George had +tus turnyd +tys lond to Godis fay+te , he
herd how +te Emperour Dyaclisian dyd mony cristen men to de+t .
(CMMIRK,134.3554)

Then he went to hym boldely , (CMMIRK,134.3555)

and repreued hym of +te cursed dede . (CMMIRK,134.3556)

Then +te Emperour anon commawndyd forto do hym into prison and lay hym
+ter vpryght , and a mylne-ston vpon his brest , forto haue so cruschet
hym to de+t . (CMMIRK,134.3557)

But when he was seruet so , he prayd to God of help ; (CMMIRK,134.3558)

and God kept hym so , +tat he feld no harme yn no party of hys body .
(CMMIRK,134.3559)

But when +te Emperour herd +terof , he bade make a whele set full of
howkes yn +tat on syde of +te whele , and swerde poyntys in +tat o+tyr
syde a+geyne +tat , and set George in +te myddys , and so forto turne
+te wheles and all torase hys body on ay+tyr syde . (CMMIRK,134.3560)

But when he was yn +te turment , he prayd to Crist of socour ,
(CMMIRK,134.3561)

and was holpen anon . (CMMIRK,134.3562)

Aftyr he was put in an hote brennyng lyme-kylne and closed +teryn ,
forto haue ben brent ; (CMMIRK,134.3563)

but God turnet wyth hys my+gt +te hete into cold dew .
(CMMIRK,134.3564)

+Gette , +te +tryd day aftyr , when all men wendon he had ben brent to
coles , +ten was he fonde lyght and mery , (CMMIRK,134.3565)

and +tonked God . (CMMIRK,134.3566)

Aftyr when he was fatte and sette before +te Emperour , he repreuyd hym
of hys false goddys , (CMMIRK,134.3567)

and sayde +tay wer but fendys , and wythout myght , and false at nede .
(CMMIRK,134.3568)

Then made +tys Emperour forto bete his mou+te wyth stonys , tyll hyt
was all topounet , (CMMIRK,134.3569)

and made to bete hys body wyth dry bolle-senows , tyll +te flessch fell
from +te bon and hys guttes myght be seyne . (CMMIRK,134.3570)

+Get aftyr +tay made hym to drynke venom +tat was made strong for +te
nonys , forto haue poysont hym to +te de+t anon . (CMMIRK,134.3571)

But when George had made +te syngne of +te cros on hit , he dranke hyt
wythout any greve , soo +tat , for wondyr +terof , +te man +tat <P_135>
made +te poysen , anon turned to the fay+te , and anon was don to de+te
for Crystys sake . (CMMIRK,135.3572)

Then , +te ny+gt aftyr , as George was in prison prayng to God , God
come to hym wyth gret lyght , (CMMIRK,135.3573)

and bade hym be of good comfort ; (CMMIRK,135.3574)

for in +te morow he schuld make an end of hys passyon ,
(CMMIRK,135.3575)

and so com to hym into +te ioy +tat euer schall last .
(CMMIRK,135.3576)

And when he had set a crown of gold apon hys hed , he +gaf hym hys
blessyng (CMMIRK,135.3577)

and stegh into Heuen . (CMMIRK,135.3578)

Then anon , on +te morow , for he wold not do sacryfice to +te
Emperourys false goddys , he made to smyte of hys hed ;
(CMMIRK,135.3579)

and soo passed to God . (CMMIRK,135.3580)

And when +te Emperour wold haue gone to hys palys , +te layte fure
brent hym and all hys seruantes . (CMMIRK,135.3581)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,135.3583)

</heading>

In a story of Antioch ys wrytton +tat , when cristen men beseget
Ierusalem , a fayre +gong kny+gt aperut to a prest , (CMMIRK,135.3585)

and sayde +tat he was Saynt George and leder of cristen men ,
(CMMIRK,135.3586)

and commaundyd +tat he schuld bere wyth hom hys relykes , and com wyth
hom to +te sege . (CMMIRK,135.3587)

But when +tay comen to +te walles of Ierusalem , +te Saracens weren so
strong wythyn +tat cristen men durst not clymbe vp hor laddres .
(CMMIRK,135.3588)

Then com Seynt George , clo+tyd yn whyte , and a red crosse on hys
brest , (CMMIRK,135.3589)

and +gode vp +te laddyrs , (CMMIRK,135.3590)

and bade +te cristen men com aftyr hym . (CMMIRK,135.3591)

And so wyth +te helpe of Seynt George , +tay wonen +te cyte ,
(CMMIRK,135.3592)

and slogh all +te Saresyns +tay fonden +teryn . (CMMIRK,135.3593)

And +terfor pray we to Saynt George +tat he wyll be our helpe at oure
nede , and saue +tys reem to +te worschyp of God and his modyr Mary and
all +te company of Heuen . (CMMIRK,135.3594)

Amen . (CMMIRK,135.3595)

<heading>

32 . (CMMIRK,135.3597)

DE SANCI MARCO SERMO BREUIS . (CMMIRK,135.3598)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , such a day +ge schall haue Seynt Marcus day ,
+tat was on of +te foure +tat wryton +te gospellys , and prechet hom to
+te pepull . (CMMIRK,135.3600)

Then was +tys Marke furst an he+ten man , (CMMIRK,135.3601)

but aftyr he was folowet of Seynt Petyr (CMMIRK,135.3602)

and soo sewet Petyr long aftyr , tyll he was full ta+gt in +te byleue .
(CMMIRK,135.3603)

And when he was full ylurned of Cristys fay+te , +ten Seynt Petyr made
hym goo and prech +te pepull Godys word . (CMMIRK,135.3604)

And for he was soo holy a man , +te pepull allgate wold make hym a
prest , he , for gret <P_136> mekenes of hymselfe , made to kyt of his
+tombe ; (CMMIRK,136.3605)

neuer+teles when God wold haue hyt , Seynt Petyr wyth gret instaunce
made hym to take +te ordyr of prest . (CMMIRK,136.3606)

Then was he besy day and ny+gt forto prech Godys word to +te pepull ;
(CMMIRK,136.3607)

and all +tat he sayde wyth worde , he confermed wyth good ensampull and
wyth doyng of myracles . (CMMIRK,136.3608)

Thus , by inspyracyon of +te Holy Gost , he +gode to +te cyte of
Alysandyr , forto turne +te pepull of +te cyte to +te fay+t of Crist .
(CMMIRK,136.3609)

Then when he come into +te cyte , at +te forme fote +tat he set yn at
+te +gate , hys scho+g barst (CMMIRK,136.3610)

and was toren ; wherby he wyst well +tat he schuld not go from +tens ,
but +tat he schuld take hys ende +ter : (CMMIRK,136.3611)

and soo dyd . (CMMIRK,136.3612)

Then , when he com ynto +te cyte , he saw a man clowtyng pore men
schone +tat werne torne ; (CMMIRK,136.3613)

and +to+g +tis man wer a panyme , he was cristen yn hys doyng . Wherfor
Saynt Marke prayde forto amende his schone +tat wer torne .
(CMMIRK,136.3614)

+Ten +tis man , for he saw +tat Marke was pore , and nedy , and of
sympull aray , hym +to+gt +tat hyt was almys forto helpe hym ,
(CMMIRK,136.3615)

and toke hys schone to hym , (CMMIRK,136.3616)

and began forto sawe on hit . (CMMIRK,136.3617)

And as he sewet full helt , by Godis ordenance , he wondyd hym-selfe in
+te honde wyth his nalle grevesly ; (CMMIRK,136.3618)

and so , what for ache and penance +tat he had +terof , among his woo
he called helpe of God . (CMMIRK,136.3619)

And when Saynt Marke herd +tat , he +tonkyd God ; (CMMIRK,136.3620)

and anon he spytte in +te er+te , (CMMIRK,136.3621)

and makyd fene , (CMMIRK,136.3622)

and wyth +tat fen anoynted +te mannys hond in +te name of Ihesu Crist :
(CMMIRK,136.3623)

and anon he was hole . (CMMIRK,136.3624)

Then , when +tys man segh such vertu yn Saynt Marke , he prayde hym
forto dwell wyth hym . (CMMIRK,136.3625)

Then Marke dwelled wyth +tys man (CMMIRK,136.3626)

and preched hym , so +tat he folewet hym and all hys howshold ;
(CMMIRK,136.3627)

and aftur for gret holynes . +tat he saw yn hym , he made +tys man a
byschop . (CMMIRK,136.3628)

Thus when men of +te cyte seen how Marke preched +te fayth of Crist ,
and dyspysyd hor fals goddys , they token hym , (CMMIRK,136.3629)

and tyed hym by +te neke wyth a rope , (CMMIRK,136.3630)

and drewen hym on +te stonys , cryyng yfere in despyte of hym : ' Draw
we +tys bugull to +te bygulstede ! ' (CMMIRK,136.3631)

So when tay had drawen hym negh to +te de+te , +ten +tay putten hym
ynto +te prison tyll on +te morow . (CMMIRK,136.3632)

+Ten <P_137> com +tat ny+gt Crist into +te prison to hym
(CMMIRK,137.3633)

and sayde : ' Pes be to +te , Marke our euangelyst , (CMMIRK,137.3634)

be no+gt agast ; (CMMIRK,137.3635)

for I am wyth +te ! ' (CMMIRK,137.3636)

Then on +te morow +tey come a+geyn , (CMMIRK,137.3637)

and fat hym out a+geyn , (CMMIRK,137.3638)

and drewen hym tyll he was ded . (CMMIRK,137.3639)

And when he felde +tat he schuld dye , he sayd : ' In manus tuas ,
Domine , commendo spiritum meum , redimisti ' ; (CMMIRK,137.3640)

and so +terwyth +gaf vp hys gost . (CMMIRK,137.3641)

Then aftyr , when +tay wold haue brent hys body for malyce , anon +ter
come such a powdyr and layte and er+te-qwake , +tat no man durst abyde
, (CMMIRK,137.3642)

but all fleen away . (CMMIRK,137.3643)

+Ten yn +te ny+gt aftyr Cristen men token hys body , (CMMIRK,137.3644)

and buryet hyt wyth gret worschyp , as hyt was worthy .
(CMMIRK,137.3645)

Then fell hyt soo aftyr +tat yche contrey halowet Seynt Markeys day ,
saue on contrey the whech was callyd Appuleo . +Te whech contrey was so
desesut by hete and vnkynd dro+gt , +tat all +te cornes and frutys
faylut hom , +tat +tay wer negh enfamyscht for defaute of corne .
(CMMIRK,137.3646)

But +ten come +ter a voyce from Heuen , (CMMIRK,137.3647)

and bade halow Saynt Markeys day , as o+tyr crysten men duden ,
(CMMIRK,137.3648)

and +ten schuld +tay be releuet . (CMMIRK,137.3649)

And when +tay dydden soo , God send to hom all maner of frutys .
(CMMIRK,137.3650)

Now , good men and woymen , +ge haue herd of +tis seyntis lyfe , and
why hys day ys halowet ; (CMMIRK,137.3651)

+ten hit is nedfull to tell you why +ge schull fast his day and goo in
processyon . (CMMIRK,137.3652)

<heading>

Narracio . (CMMIRK,137.3654)

</heading>

I rede +tat in +te cyte of Rome on +tis day fell such a qwalme and
soden deth among +te pepull of +te cyte , +tat when a man gonet o+tyr
neset , anon +terwyth he +gaf vp +te gost ; (CMMIRK,137.3656)

and o+tyr deydyn sodenly a gret nownbyr . (CMMIRK,137.3657)

Then +te pope Pelagius bade ych man , when he gonet , to make a cros on
his mou+te ; (CMMIRK,137.3658)

and when a man herd ano+tyr nese , he schuld bydde : ' Crist helpe +te
! ' (CMMIRK,137.3659)

and so mony wern sauet . (CMMIRK,137.3660)

And also he made +te pepull fast , and to go about in procession barfot
, and soo pray holy seyntys of Heuen forto pray for hom to God , +tat
he of his goodnes schuld haue mercy of hom ; (CMMIRK,137.3661)

and soo dyd . (CMMIRK,137.3662)

Then come aftyr Seynt Gregory , (CMMIRK,137.3663)

and made hom do +te same ych +gere on Saynt Markeys day , bo+te fast
and go on processyon , (CMMIRK,137.3664)

and canonysyt hit , forto be don alway aftyr . (CMMIRK,137.3665)

Then come aftyr a pope was <P_138> called Liberius , (CMMIRK,138.3666)

and segh how +te frute of +te erth and of tren , for $tendyrnes of
homselfe , token at +tys day ofte-tyme gret harme , what by +tondyr and
by layte , by vnkynde hete , be vnkynd stormys , by whyrlyng-wynde , by
mystes , by myldewys , be grene wormys , be long-taylet fleys .
(CMMIRK,138.3667)

And also , for +te pepull to sone aftyr +te receyuyng of hor howsyll
turnet a+geyne to synne , hauyng no reward to +tat hegh sacrament ,
+terfor God send vengeans among +te pepull mor +tat tyme of +te +gere
+ten ano+tyr , of pestylens , of werres , of der+tes , of dyuerse
sekenes . Wherfor +tys holy pope , forto put away Godys wra+t from +te
pepull , he commaundet all cristen men and woymen forto halow +tys day
, and fast not to certeyne +geres as lewde pepull tellyth , but allway
forth on , and forto come +tat day to +te chyrch , and goo on
pro-cession wyth +te letany . Wherfor , good men , +ge schull wete well
+tat all +tylke +tat don a+geyne +te constytucyons of holy chyrche
wytyng , he ys acurset tyll he come to amendement ; (CMMIRK,138.3668)

and yf he dey yn +tat curs vnschryuen , he is dampnet fore euer befor
God . (CMMIRK,138.3669)

Herefor , good men and woymen , I charch you on holy chyrche byhalfe ,
+tat +ge fast +tat day , but hit fall on a Sonenday o+tyr yn Astyr weke
; (CMMIRK,138.3670)

and comyth +tat day to +te chyrch ; (CMMIRK,138.3671)

and heruth God seruyce as cristen men owen forto do ; (CMMIRK,138.3672)

and pray+te hertly to Seynt Marke +tat he woll pray for you to God
forto put away all myscheues of body and of soule , and +tat +ge may
haue +te blys +tat he bo+gt you to . To +to whech blys God bryng you
and me to , yf hyt be hys will . (CMMIRK,138.3673)

Amen . (CMMIRK,138.3674)

<heading>

33 . (CMMIRK,138.3676)

DE FESTO APOSTOLORUM PHILIPPI ET IACOBI ET EORUM SOLEMPNITATE .
(CMMIRK,138.3677)

</heading>

Good men and woymen , such a day {TEXT:N} +ge schull haue an hegh fest
in holy $chyrch : Seynt Phelypys day and Seynt Iacobs , Cristys holy
apostolys . (CMMIRK,138.3679)

But for +tys comy+t wythyn +te tyme of Astyr seruyce , +ge schull not
fast +te euen ; (CMMIRK,138.3680)

but comyth to +te chyrch as Godys owne pepull , to worschyp God and his
holy apostolys . (CMMIRK,138.3681)

Then schull +ge know +tat +tys Phylyp was send by all +tat o+tyr
apostolys into a contre +tat was called Cythya , forto prech Godis
<P_139> worde to +te vnbeleued pepull . (CMMIRK,139.3682)

But when he come +tedyr , and preched a+geyn hor mawmetys , preuyng
+tat +tay wer fendys , and not goddys , anon +tys mysbeleued pepull
token +tys holy apostull , (CMMIRK,139.3683)

and ladden hym ynto hor tempull , (CMMIRK,139.3684)

and constrayned hym to do sacryfyce to hor mawmetys , (CMMIRK,139.3685)

o+tir ellys he schuld be ded . (CMMIRK,139.3686)

Then , as +tay wern besy forto haue done +tys doses , sodenly a gret
dragon com out of +te er+te , (CMMIRK,139.3687)

and slogh +tre of +tes mysbeleued men , (CMMIRK,139.3688)

and venemet so +te pepull wyth hys bre+tyng , +tat +ter fell on hom all
such a sekenes , +tat for woo and passyon +tat +tay hadon , +tay cryed
all waylyng and wepyng yche on to $o+tyr . (CMMIRK,139.3689)

Then sayde Phelyp to hom : ' +Gyf +ge woll be helyd of your sekenes
+tat greue+te you , and also +tes men be bro+gt a+geyne to lyve +tat
ben ded , castys don +tes mawmetys +tat +ge wolden haue me to worschyp
, (CMMIRK,139.3690)

and setty+te +ter a cros lyke to +te cros +tat my maystyr dyed apon ,
(CMMIRK,139.3691)

and worschyp hyt . ' (CMMIRK,139.3692)

Then dyd +tay so gladly and fayn , forto be holpen of hor woo +tat
greuet hom soo sore . (CMMIRK,139.3693)

And when +tay hadden soo don , anon ry+gt +tay wern all hole ;
(CMMIRK,139.3694)

and Saynt Phelyp , be callyng of Cristys nome , reryd vp a+geyne to
lyue +tre men +tat wern ded . (CMMIRK,139.3695)

And when he had don soo , he commaundyd +te dragon forto go into
wyldernes $+ter $as {TEXT:+teras} he schuld neuer greue man ny best ;
(CMMIRK,139.3696)

and so +gode forth , (CMMIRK,139.3697)

and was neuer seen aftyr . (CMMIRK,139.3698)

Thus when Seynt Phelyp had preched +te pepull , and made hom stedfast
in +te fay+te of Ihesu Crist , and +gode forth into a cyte Ieropolym ;
(CMMIRK,139.3699)

and for he prechet +te fay+te of Ihesu Crist +tat was don on +te cros ,
+terfor wykked men of +tat cyte token hym , (CMMIRK,139.3700)

and dydden hym on a cros , as Crist was , (CMMIRK,139.3701)

and soo payned hym to +te de+te . (CMMIRK,139.3702)

And soo he +gode to Crist , hys maystyr , forto dwell wy+te hym in +te
ioy +tat neuer schall haue ende . (CMMIRK,139.3703)

Now +ge schull here of Seynt Iacob , +tat was called among +te
apostolys ' Iamys +te lasse , ' forto be know from ' Iamys +te more '
+tat was Seynt Ionys bro+tyr . (CMMIRK,139.3704)

But +tys Iacob , o+tyr Iames , +tat ys all on name , was called Cristys
bro+tyr ; (CMMIRK,139.3705)

for he was soo lyke to Crist , +tat when +te Iewes token oure Lord
Crist , +tay cow+te not know +tat on by +tat o+tyr , but as Iudas
trayde Crist by a cosse , and soo ta+gt hom to hym . (CMMIRK,139.3706)

Thys Iamys was soo holy from +te tyme +tat he was borne , all +te tyme
of hys lyfe , +tat he dranke no wyne ny syser ne ale ;
(CMMIRK,139.3707)

for +tys $+tere nys non yn +tat contrey . (CMMIRK,139.3708)