<County: Northern>
<Code: L0022b>
<MS reference: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson C.285; Hand B>
<Text: Form of Perfect Living>

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<fol. 44r><line 26><pph> *KNAW
YAT YI LIF SEMES GYFUEN TIL YE SerUYCE OF GOD . YAN ES IT
SCHAME TIL YE ; BOT IF YOU BE ALS GUD OR BETTer W\T-JNE YI
<fol. 44v>SAULE ; ALS YOU ERT SEMAND AT YE SIGTH OF MEN . <pph> *TURNE FOR-YI
YI THOGHTES ParFYTELY TIL GOD ; ALS IT SEMES ALS YOU HAS DON YI BODY . *FOR
*J WIL NOGTH YAT YOU WENE YAT ALL ER HALY YAT HAS YE HABYTE OF HA#
LYNES . AND ER NOGTH OCCUPIED WITH YE WERLD ; NE YAT ALL ER ILLE
YAT MELLES YAIM W\T ERTHELY BI%SENES ; BOT YAY ER ANLY HALY WHAT
STAATE OR DEGRE SO YAI BE *JNNE ; YE WHILKE DESPISES ALL ERTHE#
LY THYNG YAT ES AT SAY ; LUFS IT NOGTH . AND BRYNNES I%N YE LUF
OF *JHESU CRYST . *AND ALL YAIR~ DESYRES ER SETTE TIL YE JOYES OF
HEEUENE . AND HAATES ALL SYNNE . AND CEESES NOGTH OF GUD WER#
KES AND FELES A SWETENES IN YAIR~ HERT OF <rbd><1 word></rbd> LIFE W\TOUTENE END
*AND NEUER~-YE-LATTer YAI% THYNKE YAI%M-SELF VYLEST OF ALL . AND
HALDES YAI%M-SELF WRYTCHEDEST LAST AD LAGHEST . YIS ES HALY#
NESE OF LYFE . *FOLOW IT . AND BE HALY . AND IF YOU WIL BE I%N
MEDE W\T APPOSTELLS . THYNKE NOGTH WHAT YOU FORSAKES ; BOT
WHAT YOU DESPISES . *FOR ALS MYKELL YAI FORSAKE YAT FOLOWES
*JHESU CRYST I%N WILFULL POUEERT ; AND I%N MEKENES AD I%N
CHARYTE . AND IN PACYENCE ; ALS YAY MAY COUAYTE YAT FOLWES HYM
NOGTH . *AND THYNKE W\T HOW+MEKYLE AND HOW GUD WILE YOU
PRESENTES YI WOWES BYFOR HYM . *FOR TIL YAT . HE HAS HIS
EGTHE . *AND IF YOU WITH GRETE DESYRE OFFRE YI PRAYERS . AND
W\T GRETE FERUOUR~ COUAYTE TO SE HYM ; AND SEKES NA ERTHLY
COMFORT BOT YE SAUEOUR OF HEEUENE . *AND IN COMTEMPLACYOUn
YAIR-OF HAUE YI DELYTE ; WONDIRFULLY *JHESU WIRKIS I%N HIS
LUFERS . YE WHILKE HE REEUES FRA YE LUST OF FLESSHE AND
BLOD THURGTH TENDIR LUFE . HE MAKIS YAI%M TO HAF WIL TO NA
ERTHLY THYNG . *AND DOSE YAIM RYSE IN-<sup>TO</sup> SOLACE OF HYM . *AND
TO+FOR-GETE VANYTESE AND FLESSHELY LUF OF YE WERLD AND TO
DREEDE NA SOROW YAT MAY FALL TO LAGHTE W\T OUER~-MYKELE
BODILY EESE . *TO SUFFRE FOR HIS LUF ; YAIM THYNKE IT IOY . *AND
TO BE SOLUTARY YAY HAUE GRETE COMFORT . YAT YAI BE NOGTH LETTED
I%N YAIR~ DEUOCYON~ . <pph> *NOW MAY YOU SE YAT MANY ER WERRE
YAN YAI SEME . AND MANY ER BETTer YAN YAI SEME . *AND NAAMLY
AMANG YAA ; YAT HAS YE HABYTE OF HALYNES . *FOR-YI AFFORCE YE
I%N ALL YAT YOU MAY ; YAT YOU BE NOGTH WERE YAN YOU SEMES .
AND IF YOU WIL DO ALS *J LERE YE I%N YIS SCHORT FOURME OF LYF#
YNG ; *J HOP THURGTH YE GRACE OF GOD ; YAT IF MEN HALD YE GUDE ;
YOU SALE BE WELE BETTER<rest of line dotted>
**AT YE BIGYNNYNG TURNn YE ENTIERLY TO YI LOUERD *JHESU CriST
YAT TURNYNG TIL *JHESU ES NOGTH ELLS ; BOT TURNNYNG FRA
ALL YE COUAYTESE AND YE LYKYNG AND OCCUPACYOUn AD YE BYSE#
NESE OF YE WERLD . *AD OF FLESSHELY LUST AD VAYNE LUF SWA
YAT YI THOGTH YAT WAS AY DOUNWARD MOLDAND I%N YE ERTH ;
WHILES YOU WAS I%N YE WERLD ; NOW BE AY VPWARD ALS FYRE
SEKAND YE HEGHEST PLACE I%N HEEUENE . RYGTH TIL YI SPOUSE YAR~ HE
SI%TTES I%N HIS BLISSE . *TIL HYM YOU ERT TURNED ; WHEN HIS GRA#
CE ILLUMYNS YI HERT SO YAT IT FORSAKES AL VICES ; AND CONFOUR#
MES IT TIL VERTUS AND GUD THEWYS . AND TIL ALL MANER OF DEBO#
NERTE AND MEKENES. *AD YAT YOU MAY LAST AD WAX IN GUDNESE
YAT YOU HAS BYGUNE WITH-OUTENE SLAWNES AD SARYNES AD IRK#
YNGE OF YI LIF <pph> *FOUR THYNGS SAL YOU HAUE IN YI THOGTH .
TIL YOU BE IN ParFITE LUF *FOR WHEN YOU ERT COMEN YAR-TIL ; YI
*JOY AD YI DESYRE WIL AY BE BRYNNAND I%N *CRYST . <pph> *ANE ES
MESUR~ OF YI LIFE HERE YAT SO SCHORT ES . YAT VNNEETHES ES IT
OGTH . *FOR WE LIFE BOT I%N A POYNT . YAT ES YE LEST THYNG YAT
MAY BE . AND SOTHELY OUR LIFE ES LESE YAN A+POYNT ; IF WE
LICKYN IT TO YE LIF YAT LASTES AY . <pph> *ANOTHER ES . *VNCERTAY#
NTE OF OUR ENDYNG *FOR WE WHATE NEUER~ WHEN WE SAL
<fol. 45v>DYE . <sup>HOW WE SAL DYE</sup> NE WHARE NE WHIDIR WE SALL GA ; WHEN WE ER DEED . *AND YAT
GOD WIL YAT YI%S BE CerTAYNE TIL VS ; FOR HE WIL YAT WE BE AY REDY
TO DYE . <pph> YE THRID ES YAT WE SAL ANSWER~ BY-FOR YE RYGTHWYS
*JUGE OF ALL YE TYME YAT WE HAUE HERE ; HOW WE HAF LIFDE .
WHAT OUR OCCUPACYONS HAF BENE AND WHY . *AND WHAT GUD WE
MYGTH HAF DON~ WHEN WE HAF BEN JDELE . *FOR-YI SAYD YE ProPHETE .
HE HAS CALLED YE TYME AGAYNE ME . YAT ES YLKE DAY YAT HE HAS
LENT VS HERE ; FOR TO DISPEND IN GUD VSE . AD IN PENANCE AD I%N
GODDIS SerUYCE . *JF WE WAAST IT I%N ERTHLY LUF AND VANYTESE ;
FUL+GRIEFOUSLY MON WE BE DEMED AND PUNYST . FOR-YI YAT ES ANE
OF YE MAAST SOROWE YAT MAY BE . *BOT IF WE AFFORCE VS MAN#
LY I%N YE LUF OF GOD . AND DO GUD TIL AL YAT WE MAY . TO-WHYLES
OUR SCHORT TYME LASTES . *AND YLK A TYME YAT WE THYNKE NOGTH
ON GOD ; WE MAY ACCOUNT IT ALS YE THYNG YAT WE HAUE TYNT .
<pph> YE FIERTH ES YAT WE THYNKE HOW MYKEL YE *JOY ES YAT YAI
HAUE YE WHILK LASTIS IN GODDIS LUF TIL YAIR ENDYNG FOR YAI
SAL BE BRETHIR~ AND FELAGHS WITH AUNGELS AND HALY MEN .
LUFAND AND HAFAND ; LOOUAND AND SEAND YE KYNG OF *JOY I%N YE
FAYREHED AND SCHYNYNG OF HIS MAIESTE . YE WHILKE SYGTH SAL
BE MAST MEDE AND DELYTE ; YAT ANY CREATUR MAY THYNKE . *AND
MARE YAN ANY MAN MAY TELLE ; TIL AL HIS LUFERS WITH-OUTEN+END .
JT ES MYKELL LYGHTER TO COM TO YAT BLYSSE ; YAN TO TELLE IT <pph>
*ALSWA THYNKE WHAT SOROW AND WHAT PAYNE AND TOURMENT
YAY SAL HAUE ; YE WHIK LUFS NOGTH GOD OUER ALL OTHER THYNGES YAT
MAN SEES IN YIS WERLD . BOT FILES YAIR~ SAULES IN LUST AND LYCCHERY
OF YIS LIF . JN PRYD AND COUAYTES AND OTHER SYNNES ; YAI SALLE
BRYNNE IN YE FYRE OF HELLE WITH YE DEEUELE WHAM YAI
HAUE SerUED ; ALS LANG ALS GOD ES IN HEEUEN . WITH HIS SerGEAN#
TIS . YAT ES EEUER-MARE ; <pph> *J WIL YOU BE AY CLYMBAND TIL *JHESU#
<fol. 46r>WARD AND EKAND YI LUF AND YI SerUYSE I%N HYM *NOGTH ALS FOLES DOSE
YAT BYGYNNES AT YE HEGHEST DEGRE ; AND COMES <exp>COMES</exp> DOUN TIL YE
LAGTHEST . *J SAY NOGTH FOR J WIL IF YAT YOU HAUE BYGUNE VNSKYL#
WYS ABSTYNENCE YAT YOU HALD IT ; BOT FOR MANY YAT WAR BRYN#
NANDE AT YE BYGYNNYNG AND ABLE TO YE LUF OF *JHESU CRYST ;
*FOR OUER-MYKELE PENANCE YAI HAUE ALLEDGEDE YAIM-SELF . AND
MADE YAI%M SO FEBLE ; YAT YAI MYGTH NOGTH LUF GOD ALS YAI SULD .
*JN WHILK LUF YAT YOU WAX AY MARE AND MARE ; ES MY COUATYnG
AND MYNE AMONESTYNG <pph> *J HALD YE NEEUer OF YE LESSE MERYTE
IF YOU BE NOGTH I%N SO MYKELE ABSTYNENCE .*BOT IF YOU SETTE AL
YI THOGTH HOW YOU MAY LUF YI SPOUSE *JHESU CRYST MAR~ YAN
YOU HAS DONNE ; YAN DAR J SAY YAT YI MEDE ES WAXAND AD
NOGTH WANANDE .WHAREFOR YAT YOU BE RYGTH DESPOOSED BATH
FOR YI SAUL AND YI BODY ; YOU SAL VNDIRSTAND FOUR THYNGS
<pph> YE FIRST ES WHAT THYNG FILES A+MAN . <pph> YE TOTHER WHAT THYNGE
MAKIS HYM CLENE . <pph> YE THIRD WHAT HALDIS HYM IN CLENNES . <pph>
YE FIERTH WHAT THYNG DRAWES FOR TO ORDAYNE HIS WILE AL AT
GODDIS WILE . <pph> *FOR YE FIRST WITE YOU YAT WE SYNNE I%N
THYNGES YAT MAKIS VS FOUL YAT ES WITH HERT W\T MOUTH AD DEDE .
<pph> YE SYNNES OF YE HERT ; ER YIR . *JLLE THOGTH . *JLLE DELYTE . *ASSENT
TIL SYNNE . *DESIRE OF ILLE . WIKKED WILE . *JLLE SUSPECCYOUn . VN#
DEUOCYOUn . *JF YOU LAT YI HERT ANY TYME BE JDELL ; WITH-OUTEN
OCCUPACIOUN~ OF YE LUF AND YE LOOUYNG OF GOD . *JLE DREDE . *JLE
LUF . *ERROUR . *FLESSHLY AFFECCIOUn TIL FRENDIS . OR TIL OTHER YAT
YOU LUFS . *JOY OF ANY MANS *JLLE-FARE WHETHIR YAI BE ENE#
MYSE OR NANE . *DESPITE OF POUR~ OR OF SYNFULL MEN . *TO
HONOUR~ *RYCHE MEN . FOR YAIR RYCHESSE . *VNCONABLE JOY OF ANY
WORDIS OF VANYTE . *SOROW OF OTHER MENS WELE-FARE . *VN#
<fol. 46v>THOOLMODENES . *PerPLEXITE YAT ES DOUTE WHATE ES AT DO ; WHAT NOGTH .
*FOR ILKE A+MAN AGTH FOR BE SEKIR WHAT HE SAL DO ; AND WHAT HE
SAL LEEUE . *OBSTYNACYOUn IN ILLE . *NOY TO DO GUD . *ANGR~ TO SerUE
GOD . *SOROW YAT HE DID NA MAR~ ILLE OR YAT HE DID NOGTH YAT LUST .
OR YAT WILE OF HIS FLESSHE ; YE WHILKE HE MYGTH HAUE DON .
*VNSTABLENESSE OF THOGTH . *PYNE OF PENANCE . *JPOCRYSY . *LUF TO
PLEESE MEN . *DREDE TO DESPLEESE YAI%M . *SCHAME OF GUD DEDE .
*JOY OF ILLE DEDE . *SYNGULER WITE *COUAYTICE OF HONOUR~ OR OF
DIGNYTE . OR TO BE HALDENE BETTer YAN OTHER OR RYCHER OR FAYRER
OR TO BE MAR~ DREDE . *VAYNE-GLORYE OF ANY GUDDes OF KYNDE .
OR OF HAPP OR GRACE . *SCHAME OF POUER FREYNDIS *PRYDE OF RY#
CHE KYNE OR OF GENTIL . FOR ALL WE ER ILYKE FRE ; BYFOR GODDIS
FACE ; BOT IF OUR DEDIS MAKE ANY BETTer OR WERS YAN OTHER . *DIS#
PITE OF GUDE COUNSAYLL . AD OF GUDE TEECHYNGE .

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<fol. 59r>THOGTH YAR-TO . IT SAL KEN YE ALL YAT YE NEDIS . *AND IT SAL GETTE YE ALL
YAT YE WANTES . *AND YARFOR WHEN YOU SAL RYSE AGAYNS YE GRONDE
OF SYN . I%N GENerALE OR ELLIS AGAYNE ANY SPECIALE SYNE . *HYNGE FAST
APON YIS DESIRE *AND SETE YE POYNT OF YI THOGTH MARE OPON GOD
WHAM YOU DESIRES . YAN OPON YE SYN YE WHILKE REPROUES . *FOR
IF YOU DO SWA . YAN FEGHTES GOD FOR YE . AND HE SAL DESTRUE SYN
I%N YE . YOU SAL MEKYL SONER COM TIL YI PurPOSE IF YOU DO SWA . YAN
IF YOU LEFE YI MEKE DESIRE TO GOD PRYNCYPALY . AD WILE SET YI
HERT ANLY AGAYNES YE STYRYNG OF SYNE . ALS YOF YOU WALD DESTRUE
IT BE MASTERY OF YI-SELF . YOU SAL NEEUer SWA BRYNG OT ABOUTE . *BOT
DOE AS *J HAFE SAYD . & BETTer IF YOU MAY . *AND J HOPE BY YE GRACE
OF GOD *JHesU YOU SAL MAKE YE DEEUELL ASCHAMYDE . & ALL SWYLK
WYKED STIRYNGS . YOU SAL BREKE AWAY YAT YAI SAL NOGTH MYKEL DER~ <sub>YE .</sub><followed bY blank line>
**JF YOU WILLE BE WELE WITH GOD . AND HAF GRACE TO REWYLE YI LIF .
RYGTH . AD COM TO YE IOY OF LUF . YIS NAME *JHesuC FEST IT SA FAST
IN YI HERT ; YAT IT COME NEEUer OWT OF YI THOGTH . *AND WHEN YOU
SPEKIS TIL HYM . AD SAYS *JHesU THURGTH COSTOME . *JT SAL BE I%N YI
HEER IOY . I%N YI MOUTH HONY . I%N YI HERT MELODY . *FOR YE SAL THYNKE
IOY TO HERE YAT NAME BE NEEUEND . SWETNES TO SPEKE IT . MYRGTH
& SANG TO THYNKE IT . *JF YOU THYNKE *JHesU CONTYNUELY ; AD HALD
STABLY ; *JT PURGES YI SYNE AD KYNDELES YI HERT IT CLARYFIS YI%
SAWLE . REMOUES ANGERS . DOS AWAY SLAWNES . JT WONDIS I%N LUF
FFULFILLIS OF *CHARYTE . IT CHASES YE DEEUELL . & PUTTIS OUT DREDE .
IT OPYNS HEEUENE . AD MAKIS A CONTEMPLATIF MAN HAF I%N MEMORIE *JHesU
FOR ALL VYCES & FANTOMS IT PUTTIS FRA YE LUFER . *JF YOU WIL NOTH
DECEYUE ; NE BE DECEYFD . *JF YOU WILE BE WYS AD NOGTH VNWYS .
*JF YOU WILE STAND & NOGTH FALL . THYNKE ON YIS NAME *JHesU
CONTYNULY . *JT DESTRUYS ALL VICES AD VANYTES *JT SAWES CHARYTE &
<fol. 59v>VERTUS I%N YE SAUL AND zETTES IN SAUOUR OF HEEUENE . AND FULNES OF
GODDIS GRACE I%N ERTHE . WHA SO LUFS YIS NAME *JHesuC WITH-OUTENE
FORGETTYNG DIES I%N WOUNDIRFULL MELODY . AD ES TAKEN WITH ANGELS
& BROGTH BIFOR HYM YAT HE LUFD . YIS NAME *JHesuC ES ABOUENE
ALL NAMES . TO WHILKE ALL KNEES KNEELS OF HEEUEN & ERTHE &
HELLE . <pph> *ETE AND DRYNKE SLEPE & WAKE . *SPEKE & HALD SI#
LENCE . PRAY & THYNKE WYRKE *AND ALL YAT YOU DOS DOE IT
INn YE NAMmE OF *JHesU *SAYNT *PAUL BEDIS *GODE
BLISSE YOU & KEPE YOU AD GIF YOU GUD PerSEUerANCE THURGTHE
YE VERTU OF YIS *JOYFULL NAME *JHesU *AMEN <blank line following>
<rub>**OUR LORD TIL HIS CHOSYN MAKIS YE DAY SCHARPE</rub>
YAT YAI DELITE NOGTH IN YE GATE ; AND FORGETE YE *JOY OF HEE#
UEN . *JF TEMPTACYOUNn PUTE VS NOGTH . WE SULD TROW YAT WE WAR
OF SUm VERTU . *RYGTH-WYS+MEN I%N ALS MYKELL MARE VERRAYLY EER
KASTEN OUT OF YE BAF OF SYNE *JN HOW MYKELL YAI ER MARE GRE#
UOSELY TOURMENTYDE . *JN ALS MYKELL ERT YOU MAD MAR~ VILE TO
GOD . *JN HOW MYKELL YAT YE SEMES MARE PRECYOUS TO YI-SELF .
YE NER YOU ERT TO GOD YAT YE THYNKE YI-SELF VNWORYI .
*JT ES MARE GLORIOWS TO OUER-COME ; BEAND STIL YAN ANSWERAND .
TO HAF VICTORIE . YE MYND SON SCRYTHES I%N-TO WERS . *JF IT BE
NOGTH KEPID STRATLY VNDIR+STRAYTE KYPYNGE . *JT ES GRET COM#
FORT I%N SUFFRYNGE . OF YUELE . TO THYNKE ON GOD WE HAF HAD YE
MEMOR~ OF GODE ; TEMPer YE PAYNE OF YE SCHOURGE & YE TOURMENT
OF YE SCHOURE ; BYTE YE GLADNES OF GODE
<rub>*HOW ANE *ANKARES SAL HAL HIR TO YAIM YAT
COMES TO HIR </rub>
**NOW YOU SAYS YAT YOU MAY NOGHT KEPE YE FRA VANYTESE OF
HERYNG . *FOR DIUerSE MEN WERLDLY AD OTHIR COMES OFT
<fol. 60r>FOR TO SPEKE WITH YE ; AND TELLIS YE TALIS ; SUM-TYME OF VA#
NYTE . *AND VNTO YIS *J SAY YAT YAT COmMYNG & COMUNYNG W\T YI
EEUENECriSTENE ES NOGTH MYKELL AGAYNES YE . BOT HELPIS YE SUM
TYME ; IF Y\U WIRKE WISELY . *FOR YOU MAY ASSAY YARE-BE YE ME#
SURE OF CHARYTE . TO YI EEUENE-CriSTENE WHETHIR IT BE MYKEL OR LITIL .
YOU ERT BONDEN ; ALS YLKE A MAN & WOMANE ES ; TO LUF YI EE#
UENECriSTENE PRYnCYPALY IN YI HERT . *AD ALS-SWA IN DEDE .
FOR TO SCHEW HYM TAKYNYNGS OF LUF AD CHARYTE AS RESON
ASKIS IN YI MYGTH . & YI KNAWYNGE . *NOW SYTHEN IT ES
SWA YAT YOU AW NOGTH GAA OUTE OF YI HOWSE FOR TO SPEKE
OCCASYONE ; HOW YOU MYGTH ProFITE YI EUENCriSTENE . BE DEDIS
OF MerCY ; BE-CAUSE YAT YOU ERT ENCLOSED . *NEEUer-YELESSE YOU
ERT BONDEN FOR+TO LUF YAIM ALL I%N YI HERT . AD TO YAIM YAT
COmMES TO YE FOR+TO SCHEWE YAIM TAKYNYNGS OF LUF SOUTHFAST#
LY . *AD YARFORE WHA SO WILE SPEKE W\T YE . WHATE YAT HE BE . I%N WHATE DEGRE HE BE . & YOU KNAWYS NOGTH WHAT
HE ES . NE WHY HE COMES . BE SONE REDY W\T A GUD WILE .
FOR+TO WITE WHATE ES HIS WILLE . BE NOGTH DAYNGEROWS NE
SUFFRE HYM LANG TO ABYD YE . BOT LOKE HOW REDY & HOWE
GLADE YOU WALD BE ; *JF ANE ANGELE OF HEEUENE WALD
COME & SPEK W\T YE . SWA REDY & SWA BOUXUm BE YOU
I%N WILE FOR+TO SPEKE W\T YI EEUENCriSTENE . WHENE HE COMES
TO YE . *FOR YOU WATE NOGTH WHATE HE IS NE WHI HE CO#
MES . NE WHATE NEDE HE HAS OF YE NE YOU OF HYM .
TO YOU HAF ASSAYD . *AD OTHER YOU BE I%N PRAYER OR IN DE#
UOCYON~ YAT YE THYNKE LATH FOR TO BREKE OF . *FOR YE THYNK
YOU SULD NOGTH LEFE GOD FOR NA MANS SPECHE . ME THYN#
KE NOGTH <sup>SWA</sup> IN YIS CASE . *FOR IF YOU BE WYSE YOU SALL
NOGTH LEUE GOD BOT YOU SAL FYND HYM & HAF HYM
& SE HYm IN YI-N+EUEnCriSTENE ALS WELE ALS In PraYER *BOT ON A-NOTHIR
MANer YOU SAL HAF HYM .
<fol. 60v>*JF YOU COUTH WELE LUF YI EEUEnCriSTENE IT SULD NOGTH HYNDRE
YE FOR+TO SPEK WITH HYM DISCRETELY *DISCRESCYON SAL YOU HAUE .
IN YIS MANER AS ME THYNK WHA SA COMES TO YE ASKE HYM MEK#
LY WHAT HE WILE . AND IF HE COME FOR+TO TELLE YE HIS DISSESE
AD FOR+TO BE COMFORT OF YI SPECHE ; HEER HYM GLADELY AD
SUFFRE HYM SAY WHATE HE WILE . FOR EESE OF HIS AWENE
HERT AD WHENE HE HAS DONE ; COMFORT HYM IF YOU CAN
GLADELY & CHARYTABLELY . AD SONE BREKE OF . *AND YAN AFTer
IF YAT HE WALD FALL I%N TIL YDELL TALIS OR VANYTES OR
OTHIR MENES DEDIS . ASSUER HYM BOT LITELL ; NE FEDE HYm
NOGTH IN HIS SPECHE & HE SAL SONE BE HIRKE & SONE TAK
HIS LEUE . *AD IF HE BE A-NOTHIR YAT COMES FOR+TO KEN
YE ALS A+MAN OF HALY KYRKE . HEER HYM LAWLY W\T REUer#
ENCE FOR HIS ORDer AD IF HIS SPECHE COMFORT YE ASKE
OF HYM & MAKE YE NOGTH FOR+TO KENE HYM . *JT FALLIS NOTH
TO YE FOR+TO KEN A+PREST . BOT IN NEDE *JF HIS SPECHE <ill><3 words></ill>#
FORT YE NOGTH ; ASSUER LITILL AD HE WILE SON TAKE HIS LEF .
*JF IT BE ANOTHIR MAN YAT COMES FOR+TO GIF YE HIS ALMOS OR
ELLIS FOR TO HERE YE SPEKE . OR FOR BE KENNYD OF YE . SPEKE
GUDELY GLADLY & MEKELY TO YAIM ALL . <rub>*REPROUE NA MAN</rub> OF HIS DEFAUTES . IT FALLIS NOGTH TO YE *AND SCHORTLY FOR TO
SAY . ALS MYKELS AS YOU CONSAYUYS Y\T YOU SULD ProFITE TO YI
EEUENECriSTENE NAMELY GASTLY IF YOU CAN MAY YOU SAY . &
HE WILE TAKE IT . *AND OF ALL THIR THYNGS KEPE SILENCE
ALS MYKEL AS YOU MAY . AND YOU SAL I%N A *SCHORT TYME HAF
BOT LITIL PRESE YAT SAL LETE YE . AND YUS ME THYNKE .
<rub>**SAYNT *ANCELYNE ERSBISCOP OF *CANTYBERY SAYS
YAT A</rub> SEKE MAN LANGUYSSAND TO YE DEDE SULDE
<fol. 61r>OF HIS PREST YUS BE ASKIDE ; AND YUS HE ANSWER . *BROTHIR ES YOU GLADE
YAT YOU SAL IN CRYSTEN TROUTH DYE ; *HE ANSWER . zA . *FORTHYNKIS YE YAT ;
zA . HAS YOU WILE TO AMEND YE IF YOU HAF SPASE OF LIF ; *HE SAL ANSWER
zA . *TROWYS YOU YAT *JHesU CRYST GODDIS SON WAS BORNE OF YE VIRGYNE
MARYE ; AND FOR YE DYEDE ON GUDE FRYDAY ; *ANSWER HE zA . *THANKE
YOU HYM FOR THIR BENEFYCES . ANSWER HE zA . *TROWYS YOU YAT YOU
MAY NOGTH BE SAFE ; BOT BE HIS DEDE . *SAY HE zA . *FOR ALS LANG .
AS YI SAULE . ES YN YE . *SETE ALL YI TRAYST IN YAT DEDE ALLANE .
HAFAND TraYST I%N NO OTHIR THYNGE . VMLAPPE YE ALL I%N YIS DEDE ; *THYNK
NOGTH ON YI WYFE ; NE OF YI CHILDER ; NE RYCHESCE . BOT ALLANE OF YE
PASSIONE OF *JHesU CRYST . *AND IF OUR LORD GOD WILE DEME WITH YE ;
SAY LORD *J SETE YE DEDE OF OUR LORDe *JHesU CriST BY-TWYX ME AD
MY WIKKED DEDIS *AD HIS MERYTE *J OFFER FOR YE MERYTE YAT *J
SULD HAFE & HAS NOGTH . *AND SAY EFTSONS . LORD *J SETE YE DEDE
OF OUR LORD *JHesU CriST ETWYX ME AD YI WRYTH . YAN SAL HE SAY .
THRYS <lat>*JN MANUS TUAS DOMINE</lat> &C . AD CLERKes ANSWERAND ACORDANDELY ;
AND YAN HE DYES SIKIRLY ; <pph> WHEN A SEKE MAN SAL BE ENVNTYD .
YE *CRUCIFIX SULD BE BROGTH . AD HE SULD ENOWRYN IT . *JN YE WYR#
SCHIPE OF *JHesU CriST YAT BOGTH HYM W\T MANY HARD PAYNES . AD
SCHEDYNDE OF HIS PreCIOUS BLOD & FOR YE DYED ON YE CROSSE *AMEN