yE COnSCIENCE & yE KING IN TO COURT WENTE . WHERE HOUED AN HUNDRED . In HOWNus OF SILK . SERIAUNTES yEI SEMYDE . TO SERUEN AT yE BARRE . TO PLETE FOR PENYES . AND POUNDES yE LAWE . & NAT FOR LOUE OF OURE LORD . VNLOSE HERE LIPPus ONus . y/U MYzTEST BETTER METE MYST . ON MALUerNE HULLES . yAN GETE A MUM OF HER~ MOUy . TIL MONY HEm SCHEWED . yO RUNNE yerE A ROUTE . OF RATONus AS IT WERE . & W\T HEm SMALE MYS . MO yAN A yOUSAND . y\T COME TO A COUNSEL . FOR HERE COMUNE ProFIT . FOR A CAT OF A COURT . CAM WHAN HIm LIKEDE . & OUerLEEP HEM LIzTLYCHE . & LAUzTE HEm ATTE WILLE . & PLEIDE W\T SOME PerELOUSLICH . & PUT HEm yerE HIm LIKEDE . & IF WE GRUCCHE OF HIS GAME . HE WIL GREUE US ALLE . & TO HIS CLAWES CLOCHEN US . & In HIS TAMPus HOLDE . yAT US LOyEy yE LIF . OR HE LATE US PASSE . BUT MYzT WE W\T ANY WIT . HIS WIL TO W\T-SITTE : WE MYzT BE LORDES A LOFTE . & LYUEN AS US LUSTE . yO SEIDE A RATOUn OF RENOUn . MOST RENABLE OF TUNGE . *I HAUE *I-SEIE GRET SIRES . In CITEES & IN TOUNus . BERE BYUS OF BRIzT GOLD . AL ABOUTE HERE NECKUS . & COLERus OF CRAFTY WERK . BOyE KNYzTus & SQUYERus WERE yerE A BELLE ON HERE BYE . BY IHesU AS ME yENKEy . MEN MYzT WETE WHERE yEI WENTE . & HERE WEY ROWME . *RIzT SO QD yE RATOUn . RESOUN ME SCHEWEy . A BELLE TO BIGGE OF BRAS . OR OF BRIzT SILuER . & KNYT IT ON A COLER . FOR OUR~ COmE ProFIT . & HANGE ABOUTE yE CATTES HALS . HEERE yANnE WE MOWE . WHEyer HE RIST Oyer REST . OR ROMEy TO PLEYE . & zIF HIM LUST FOR TO LAIKE . yANnE LOKE WE MOWE . & IN HIS preSENCE APPERE . WHIL HIM PLEYE LIKETH . & zIF HE WRAyyE WE MAY BE wAR . & HIS WAYE ROWME . ALLE yE ROUTE OF RATONus . TO yIS RESOUN ASSENTEDE . AC yO yE BELLE WAS J BOUzT . & ON yE BYE HANGEDE . yerE WAS NO RATOUn IN AL yE ROUTE . FOR AL yE REME OF FRAUNCE . yAT DURST HAUE BOUNDE yE BELLE . ABOUTE yE CATTus NECKE . NE HANGID HIT ABOUTE HIS HALS . AL YNGELOND TO WYNNE . & LEETE HERE LABOur LOST . & AL HERE LONG TYME . *A MOWS y\T MUCHE GODE COWDE . AS ME yO yOUzTE . STROKE FORy STORNELY . & STODE BEFORE HEM ALLE . & TO yE ROUTE OF RATONus REHERSEDE yESE WORDES . yOWH WE HADDE CULDE A CAT . zIT SCHULDE yer COME A NOyer . TO CRACCHE US AND AL OURE KYNDE . yOWH WE CROPE VNDUR BENCHES . FOR-yI *J COUNSEIL FOR COmE ProFITE . LATE yE CATTE WORTHE . & BE WE NEUer SO BOLD . yE BELLE HIM TO SCHEWE . FOR *J HERDE MY SIRE SEYE . SEUENE zERE *J-PASSID . yerE yE CAT IS BUT A KITOUn. yE COURT IS FUL ELENGE . WITNESSITH HIT WEL HOLY WRIT . HO SO CAN WEL REDE . *J SEY IT FOR ME qd yE MOWS . *J SE SO MUCHEL AFTER SCHAL NOyer yE CAT yE KITOUn NOyer . BY MY COUnSEIL BE GREUYD . NO CARPEN OF HERE COLERus yAT COSTNEDE ME NEUerE . & yOWH IT COSTE ME CATEL . BIKNOWE *J NE WOLDE . BUT SUFFRE & SEYE NOUzT . & SO IS yE BESTE . TIL MESCHEF AMENDE HEM . yAT MANY MEN CHASTEy . FOR MANY A MANNus MALT . WE MYS WOLDE DESTRUYE & yE ROWTus OF RATONus . OF REST MEN A-WAKE . NER~ yE CAT OF yE COURT . & zONG KITTus TOWARD . FOR HADDE zE RATTus AL zOURE REDE . zE COWDE NAT REWLE zOW SELUE *WHAT yIS METELus BE-MENEy . zE MEN y\T BE MERYE . DYUYNE zE FOR *J NE DAR . BY DERE GOD AL-MYzTY . & zIT METTE *J MORE . OF MENE & OF RICHE . AS BARONus & BURGEIS . & BONDE MEN OF THROPus . AL SAW J SLEPYNG . AS zE SCHAL HERE AFTER BOyE BAKERus & BREWERus . BOCHERus & OyERE . AS WEBSTERus & WALKERus . & WYNNERus W\T HANDES . AS TAILOurS & TANNERus . & TILIERS yE ERTHE . AS DIKERus & DELUERus . yAT DO HERE DEDES ILLE. & DRYUEy FORTH yE DEERNE DRY . W\T DIEUR SAUE DAM EMME . COKus & HERE KNAUES . CRIEDE HOTE PIES HOTE . GODE GEES & GRYS . W\T GO+WE DYNE GO WE . *TAUerNERS A TAST FOR NAUzT . yEI TOLDE yE SAME . W\T WHITE WYN OF OSEYE .& OF GARSCOYNE . & OF yE RYNE & ROCHEL WYN . zE ROST TO DEFYE . AL yIS Y SAW SLEPYNG & SEUENE SITHES MORE . **WHAT yE MOUNTAYNE BEMENETH . & yE MERKE DALE . AND yE FELD FUL OF FOLK . J SCHAL zOW FAIR~ SCHEWE . A LOUELY LADY OF LEORE . IN LYNEN *J-CLOyED . CAM DOUN FRO yE CLIF . & CALLEDE ME FAYRE . & SEIDE WILLE SLEPEST y\U . SIXST y\U NAT yIS PEPLE . & HOW BESY yAT yEI BEN . ABOUTE yE MASE . yE MOST PART OF yE PEPLE . y\T PASSITH ON yIS ERyE . OF Oyer HEUENE yANnE HERE IS . HOLDE yEY NO TALE . HAUE yEI WURSCHEPE IN yIS WORLD . yEI WESCHE NO MORE . J WAS A-FERD OF HERE FACE . yEIz SCHE FAIR WERE . & SEIDE MerCY MADAME . WHAT MAY yIS BE TO MENE . yE TOur ON yE TUFT qd SCHE . TREWyE IS yer YNNE . & WOLDE y\T zE WROUzTE . AS HIS WORDE TECHITH . *FOR HE IS FADER OF FEITH .& FORMOur OF ALLE . TO BE FEITHFUL TO HIM . HE GAF zOW FYUE WITTUS . FOR TO WURSCHEPE HIM yerW\T . WHIL yAT zE BE HERE . WHER~-FORE HE HEETE yE ELEMENT . TO HELPE zOW ALLE TYMES . & BRING FORTH zOWRE BYLEUE . BOyE WULLEN & LYNNEN . IN MESUR~ yOWH IT MUCHE WERE . TO MAKE zOW AT ESE . *HE COMAUNDED OF HIS CURTESYE . In COMUNE yRE yINGus AR NON NEDEFUL BUT yO . & NEMPNE HEM *J yENKE . & REKENE HEM BY ROWE . REHERSE HEM WHERE yE LYKETH . yE FURST OF yO IS FODE . & VESTURE yE SECUNDE . & DRYNK yAT IT DOOy GOOD . BUT DRYNK NAT OUT OF TYME . LOO LOTH IN HIS LIF . yURW LIKEROus DRYNKE . WROUzT WIKKEDELICHE . & WHRATHTHEDE GOD AL-MYzTY IN DRUNKENESSE ON A DAY . HIS DOUzTERus HE DIzTE . & LAY BY HEM BOyE . AS yE BOOK TELLITH . *IN HIS GLOTENYE HE GAT . GURLus yAT WERE yRALLus & AL HE WITEDE yE WYN . yAT WIKKEDE DEDE yURW WYN & yURW WOMEN yer WAS LOTH ENCOMBRED . DREDE DELITABLE DRYNK . BOyE DAY & NYzTus FOR MESURE YS MEDECYNE . yOWH y\U MUCHE WYLNE . *AL IS NAT GOOD TO yE GOST . yAT yE GUT ASKEy . NE LIFLODE TO yE LICAM . yAT LEEF IS TO yE SOULE . *LEUE NAT yI LICAM . FOR A LIER~ HIM TECHITH . y\T IS yE WRECCHEDE WORLD . yAT WOLDE yE BEGYLE FOR yE FEND & yI FLESCH . FOLWETH TO-GEDERus . & SICKITH yI SOULE . & SEITH IT yE IN HERTE . AND WISSEy yE TO BE WAR . & WHAT WOLDE yE DECEYUE . A MADAME MerCY qd *J. ME LIKEy WEL zOUR~ WORDES . AC yE MONYE OF yIS MOLDE . yAT MEN SO FAST KEPE . TELLITH ME NOW TO WHOM yAT TRESOur BEFALLITH . *GO TO yE GOSPEL qd SCHEO .& SE WHAT GOD SAIDE . WHANNE yE PEPLE APPOSED HIM . W\T A PENY IN yE TEMPLE . & GOD ASKEDE AT HEM . HOOS WAS yE CUNE . CESARus yEI SEIDEN . SOTHLI TO SAY . *REDDITE CESARI qd GOD . yAT CESAR BEHOUETH . *ET QUE SUNT DI DEO . OR ELLus zE DOON ILLE . *FOR RIzTFULLICH RESOUN SCHULD REWLE zOW ALLE . AND KYNDE WIT BE WARDEYN . zOURE WELyE TO KEPE . & TUTOur OF zOURE TRESOur . & TAKE zOW AT NEDE . FOR HUBONDRYE & HE . HALDITH HEM TO-GEDRE . yO FRAYNED J HERE FAIR~ yO . FOR HIM yAT HERE MADE . yE DEPE DALE AND DERK . SO DREDFUL TO SYzT WHAT MAY IT BE TO MENE . MADAME *J zOW BESECHE . *THAT IS yE CASTEL OF CARE . HO SO COMEy yer YNNE . MAY BANNE y\T HE BORE WAS . IN BODY OR IN SOULE . yer YNNE WONYEy A WIzT / WRONG IS HIS NAME . HE IS FADER OF FALSHEDE . & FOUNDED IT FURST OF ALLE . *ADAM & EUE W\T ENUYE . HE EGGEDE TO ILLE . & COUNSEIL CURSEDE CAYM TO KILLEN HIS BROyer . *JUDAS HE BE-IAPEDE . W\T *JEWENE SILUur . & AFTIR HE HENGE HIM HYE UP ON AN HELDERNE . *HE IS LETTERE OF LOUE . & LYETH ALLE TYMES . yAT TRIST IN ERTHLY TRESOUR . HE BETRAYETH SONNEST . yURW WHECHE LOUEDAY IS *J-LOST . yAT LEAUTE MYzT WYNNE . yE MASE FOR A MENE MAN . yOWH HE MOTE EUerE . yE LAWE IS SO LORDLICH . & LOOTH TO MAKE ENDE . W\TOUTE PreSENTES OR PANS . HEO PLESITH WEL FEWE . TREWE BURGEYS & BONDE . TO NAUzT SCHEO BRYNGETH OFTE . & CAST yE COmMUNE IN CARE . & IN COUEYTISE . *RELIGIOUn HEO AL-TO-RENNETH . & OUT OF REWLE DRYUETH . yer NYS CITEE VNDur SUnNE . NE SO RICHE REME . yer HEO IS ALOWED & LETE BY . yAT LASTE SCHAL ANY WHILE . WITHOUTE WERRE Oyer WOO . OR WIKKEDE LAWus . & CUSTOMus OF COUEYTISE . yE COMUNE TO DESTROYE VNSITTYNG SUFFRAUNCE . HERE SUSTUR & HERE SELUE . HAUE *J-MAKED AL-MOST . BUT MARYE yE HELPE . yAT NO LOND NE LOUYETH . & zIT LEEST yIN OWNE *FOR MEDE HAy KNYT SO CLERKus . & COUETISE TO-GEDERE . yAT AL yE+WIT OF yE WORLD . WOX IS IN TO GILE . yUS yIS LADY LEDETH yI LOND . NOW LORD zIF HERE SORWE . FOR PORE MEN DAR NAT PLEYNE . NE HERE PLEI%NT SCHEWE . SUCH A MAISTRES IS MEDE . AMONG MEN OF GODE . yANNE MOORNEDE MEDE . MONYNG HERE TO yE KYNG . TO HAUE SPACE FOR TO SPEKE . SPEDE IF SCHEO MYzTE . yE KING GraUNTED HERE GRACE . W\T A GODE WILLE . EXCUSE yE zIF y\U CAN .*J CAN NO MORE SAYE . FOR COnSCIENCE ACCUSETH yE . TO CUNGE yE FOR EUerE . *LEUE LORD qd yAT LADY . LEUETH HIM yE WORSE . WHAN zE WETE WITTURLY. IN WHOM yE WRONG LIGGETH . FOR yer AS GRET MESCHEF IS . MEDE MAY MUCHE HELPE . & yAT KNOWEST y\U COnSCIENCE . *J CAM NAT FOR TO CHIDE . NE TO DEPRAUE yI PerSONE . W\T A PROUD HERTE . FOR WEL y\U WOST WITTURLY . BUT IF y\U WOLE GABBE . y\U HAST HANGED ON MYN HALS . ELLEUE TYMES . & ALSO GRIPEN OF MY GOLD . & zOUE IT WHERE yE LIKEDE . WHI yOU WRATHTHEST yE NOW . WUNDur ME yINKETH . & zIT *J MAY AS J MYzTE . MENSKE yE W\T zIFTUS . & MEYNTEYNE yI MANHODE . MORE yAN y\U KNOWEST . & y\U HAST FAMED ME FOULE . BEFORE yE KONGus ERE FOR+CULD+Y NEUer NO KYNG NE COUNSEILED SO TO DONE AC *J SAUED MY SELF . SEXTY yOUSAND LYUES . BOyE HERE & ELLusWHERE . IN MANY KYNGusLONDus . *AC y\U yI SELF SOTHLY . HO SO IT SEGGE DURSTE . HAFT *J HAD HARDY MEN . yAT HADDE WIL TO FIzTE . BOyE TO BRENNE & TO BREKE . & BETE A DOUn STRENKyus. *JN CONTRE yerE yE KYNG CAM . y\U CONSCIENCE HIM LETTEST . y\T HE FELD NAT HIS FOES . yO FORTUNE IT WOLDE . & AS HIS WIRDus WERE *J-yOUzT . BY WIL OF GOD AL-MYzTY CAITIFLICHE y\U COnSCIENCE . COUNSEILEDEST HIM TO LETE . IN HIS ENEMYus HOND . HIS HERITAGE OF FRAUNCE . VNKUNYNG IS IT CONSCIENCE . A KYNGDOM TO SELLE . yAT COnQUERED IS BY COmE HELP . OR A DUCHERYE . IT MAY NAT BE+SOLD SOTHLY . SO MANY HERE PART ASKE . OF FEWE FOLK yAT FAUzT yerFORE . & FOLWEDE KYNGus WILLE . *BUT yE LESTE LAD y\T LIETH TO HIM . BE yE LOND *J WUNNE . LOKEy AFTUR LORDSCHEPE . OR Oyur LARGE MEDE . WHERE-BY HE MOW AS A MAN . FOR EUer LEUE yer AFTUR . & yAT IS YE KINDE OF A KYNG . y\T COnQUERETH ON HIS ENEMYus . TO HELPE HOYGELICHE AL HIS OST . OR ELLus FOR TO GRAUNTE . AL yAT HIS MEN MAY WYNNE . TO DO yerW\T HERE BESTE . *FOR-yI *J COUNSEIL NO KYNG . ANY COUNSEIL ASKE . AT COnSCIENCE zIF HE COUEITE . TO WYNNEN A REME . FOR SCHULD NEUer CONSCIENCE . BE MY CONSTABLE . WERE *J A KYNG *J-COROWNED . BY AL yIS CROYS qd MEDE . NE BE MARCHAL . OUer MY MEN. yerE *J MOST FIzTE . *AC HADDE MEDE BE HIS MARCHAL . OUer HIS MEN In FRAUNCE . *J DURST HAUE LEID yerTO MY LIF. & NO LASSE WEDDE . HE HADDE BE LORD OF yAT LOND . IN LENGyE & IN BREDE . & ALSO KYNG OF yAT KITH . HIS KYN TO HAUE J-HOLPE . yE LESTE BROL OF HIS BLOOD . A BARONus PERE . VNKYNDELY y\U CONSCIENCE . COUNCEYLEDEST HIm yANNE . TO LEETE SO HIS LORDSCHEPE FOR A LITEL MEDE. *HIT BECOMETH TO A KYNG . yAT SCHAL KEPE A REME . TO zEUE MEN MEDE . yAT MEKELY HIM SERUETH . *TO ALIENus TO ALLE MEN TO HONOUR HEM WT zIFTUS. yANNE MAKITH MEDE HIM BELOUED . & FOR A MAN *J-HOLDE . *EMPerOURus & EERLus. & AL MANer LORDus . *yURW zIFTIS HANE zEMEN . TO RENN & TO RYDE . *yE POPE & ALLE preLATus . preSENTus VNDURFONGE . & zEUE MEDE TO MEN . TO MEYNTEYNE HERE LAWus . *SERIAUNTz FOR HER~ SerUISE . MEDE yEI ASKEN. & TAKE MEDE OF HERE MAISTRUS . AS yEI MAY ACORDE . *BEGGERus & BEDEMEN . CRAUE MEDE FOR HERE preIERS . *AND MYNSTRALLus FOR HER~ MYNSTRALSYE . MEDE yEI ASKEN . *MEN yAT TECHE CLERKus CRAUEy HERE MEDE. *PRESTus yAT preCHEy . & TECHETH yE LAWE . ASKE MEDE & MASSE PENS . & HERE METE BOyE . *ALLE KYNNE CRAFTY MEN .CRAUE MEDE FOR HERE HYRE . *MARCHAUNDISE & MEDE . MOTE NEDE GO TO GEDERus . yer IS NO LEODE yAT LEUYTH . y\T HE NE LOUETH MEDE . & GLAD FOR TO GRIPE HERE . BOyE GRETE & SMALE . *NOW qd yE KING TO COnSCIENCE . BY CRIST AS ME SEMETH . MEDE IS WORTHI AS ME yINKEy . yE MAISTRY TO HAUE . *CERTES qd COnSCIENCE TO yE KYNG . CLERKus KNOW yE SOyE . y\T MEDE IS EUurMORE . A MEYTEYNOUR OF GILE . AS yE SAUTer SCHEWITH . BY SUCH AS zEUEy MEDE . yAT VNLAWFULLICHE LEUETH . HAUE FUL LARGE HONDUS . TO zEUE MEN OF MEDE . yE MORE OR yE LASSE . AC yer IS MEDE & MerCEDE . & BOyE OF HEM ME DEMYTH . A DESERT FOR SUM DEDE . DEORNE Oyer ELLus . *MEDE zEUE MANY MEN BEFORE HERE DOYNGE . & yAT IS NOyer RESOUn NOR RYzT . NOR I%N NO REME LAWE . yAT ANY MAN SCHAL MEDE TAKE . BUT HE IT MAY DESERUE OR TREWLY VNDurTAKE . TO TRAUAYL FOR AN OyER . & WOTE NEUer WITTurLY .WHEyer HE LYUE SO LONGE . OR HAUE HAP TO HIS HELE . MEDE TO DESERUE . *J HOLD HIM TO HARDY . OR ELLus VNTREWE . yAT Per MANIBus IS J-PAYD . OR HIS PAY ASKETH . AS HARLOTus & HOORUS . & ALSO FALSE LECHES . yAT ASKEN HERE HUYRE . OR yEI IT HAUE DESERUED . *AND GYLOurS GYUE BIFORE . AC GODE MEN ATTE NEENDE . WHAN yE DEDE IS *J-DO . & yE DAY ENDEDE . yAT IS NO MEDE BUT MerCEDE . & DETTE FOR DOYNGE . & BUT IT BE PRESTLICHE PAYD . yE PAIER~ YS TO BLAME . FOR AS yE HOLY BOOK BIT . NO BODY SCHULD W\THOLDE : yE HIRE OF HIS HYNE . TIL IT BE OyER MORWE . *AND yer IS RESOUn AS A REUE . TO REWARDE TREWyE yAT BOyE LORD & LABORER~ . BE LELLY J-SERUED . yE MEDE y\T MANY MEN TAKITH . FOR HERE MASSus SYNGYNG . *AMEN AMEn *MATHEU SEITH . *JN MARCHAUNDIS yer IS NO MEDE . *J MAY IT WEL AVOWE . IT IS A PerMUTACOnUN . A PENY FOR ANOyER . & yOWH yE KYNG OF CURTESY . CARSER Oyer POPE . zIF LOND OR LORDSCHEPE . OR Oyer LARGE GIFTUS . TO HERE LEEL LYGE MEN . LOUE IS yE CAUSE . *AND zIF yE LEEL & yE LIGE . BE LITHUR MEN AFTUR . BOyE KYNG & CAISER . & yE CROWNED POPE . MAY DI%SALOWE y\T yEI DEDE . & DEWE yerW\T ANOyer . & ANON BENYME IT HEM . & NEUerMORE yer AFTUR NOyer yEI NOR HERE HEIRES . BE HARDY HIT TO CLAYME . OF yAT yE KI%NG OR CAISER GAF OF CATEL & OF RENTE . *FOR GOD GAF TO SALOMON . GRET GRACE UPON EORyE . BOyE RICCHESSE & RESOUN . WHILE HE+WEL LEUEDE . & AS SONE AS GOD SEY . HE SEWID NAT HIS WILLE . HE REUED HIM OF HIS RICCHESSE . & OF HIS RIzT MYNDE . & SUFFRED HIM IN MYSBELEUE . *J LEUE HE BE IN HELLE . *SO GOD GIUETH NO yI%NG . W\TOUTEn ANY GLOSE . *AND RIzT SO SOOTHLY . MAY yE KYNG & POPE . BOyE GEUE & GRAUNT EKE .yerE HIS GRACE LIKEy . & EFTSONE HAUE IT AzEN . OF MEN yAT DO RIzT ILLE . yUS IS MEDE & MerCEDE . AS TWO RELACIOUNS . WHECHE BEy RECTE & INDIRECTE . RENNYNGE BOyE . ON A SAD & ON A SIKUR . SEMELICHE TO HEM SELF .