**THE IIIJ\E TYMES OF THE YEER~ *THE FIRSTE OF THEYM YS CALLED VER THAT YS SPRYNGYNG~ TYME . *THE SECUnDE YS CALLED SOMER *ESTAS THAT SOMER . *THE THRIDDE YS CALLED *AUTUmPNus . THAT YS *HARVYST . *THE IIIJ\E YS CALLED *YEMPS . THAT YS WYNTER . *VER YS HOTE AND MOYST . *ESTAS YS HOTE AND DRYE . *AUTUmPNUS YS COLDE AND DRYE . *YEMPS YS COLDE AND MOYST .. *COLERYK FOLK BETH WELL YN VER WYNTER AND HERVYST AND EVYLL YN SOMER . *SANGWYN~ FOLK BETH YVELL YN VER AND WELL YN SOMER~ HARVYST AND WYNTER .. *FLEWMATYK FOLK BETH YVELL AWYNTER AND WELL YN VER~ SOMER AND HARVYST .. *MALYNCOLYE FOLK BETH YVELL YN HARVYST AND WELL YN VER~ SOMER AND WYNTER .. **THE IIIJ\E *WYNDYS . *EST WYNDE YS HOTE AND MOYST EVYLL FOR THE SANGWYN~ MAN~ .. *SOUTH WYNDE YS HOTE AND DRYE EVYLL FOR THE COLERYK MAN~ .. *WEST WYNDE YS COLDE AND MOYST EVYLL FOR THE FLEWMATYK~ MAN .. *NORTH WYNDE YS COLDE AND DRYE EVYLL FOR THE *MALYNCOLYE MAN .. *COLERYK FOLK BETH YVELL WHYLE THE WYNDE AND THE SONNE BETH SOUTH BUT WHILE THEY BE . EST . WEST . AND NORTH . THEY BE WELL .. *SANGWYN FOLK BETH EVYLL WHILE THE WYNDE AND THE SONNE BETH EST . BUT WHILE THEY BETH SOUTH WEST AND NORTH THEY BE WELL . *FLEWMATYK FOLK BETH EVYLL WHILE THE WYNDE AND THE SONNE BETH WEST BUT WHILE THEY BETH EST SOUTH AND NORTH . THEY BE WELL .. *MALYNCOLYE FOLK BETH EVYLL WHYLE THE WYNDE AND THE SONNE BETH NORTH BUT WHILE THEY BETH SOUTH EST AND WEST THEY BE WELL .. *NOW YS TO KNOWE THAT YN THE DAY AND NYGHT BE XXIIIJ\T\I HOWRYS THE+WHICHE XXIIIJ\T\I HOWRYS BE DEPARTYD YNTO IIIJ\E PARTYES THE+WHICH IIIJ\E PARTYES YS REGNYNG~ YN A+MAN~-YS BODY TO SERVE THE IIIJ\E COM=# PLEXIOUnS AFORE-SAIDE AND EUerY OF HEM HAUE VJ\E HOWRYS AS THUS .. *BLODE REGNYTH THEISE VJ HOWRYS FRO IIJ\E AT THE CLOKKE AFTER MYD=# NYGHT VNTO IX\E AT THE CLOKKE BYFORE NONE FOR AS BLODE YS HOTE AND MOYST SO YS THAT PARTY OF THE DAY HOTE AND MOYST .. *COLOUR~ REGNYTH THEISE VJ\E HOWRYS FRO IX\E AT THE CLOKKE BYFORE NONE VNTO IIJ\E AT THE CLOKKE AFTER NONE . FOR COLOUR~ YS HOTE AND DRYE AND SO YS THAT PARTY OF THE DAY HOTE AND DRYE .. *MALYNCOLYE REGNYTH THEISE VJ\E HOWRYS FRO IIJ\E AT THE CLOKKE AFTER NONE VNTO IX\E AT THE CLOKKE BYFORE MYDNYGHT . FOR MALYNCOLYE YS COLDE AND DRYE AND SO YS THAT PARTY OF THE DAY COLDE AND DRYE .. *FLEWME REGNYTH THEISE VI\E HOWRYS FRO IX\E AT THE CLOKKE BYFORE MYDNYGHT VNTO IIJ\E AT THE CLOKKE AFTER MYDNYGHT . FOR FLEWME YS COLDE AND MOYST AND SO YS THAT PARTY OF THE NYGHT COLDE AND MOYST .. **TO KNOWE BY PHISNOMYE THE CONDICIOUnS OF DYUerS PEOPLE **HERE FOLWYTH CERTEYN~ REWLES TO KNOWE BY PHISONOMYE WHE THAT YE LOKE YN A+MAN~ OR WOmMAN~ OF WHAT CONDICIOU~ THEY BE AND OF WHAT NATUR~ BY EXPerIENS .. *ALEXANDER THE GRETE CONQUEROUR~ YN AL HIS WERRYS WAS YREWLED BY *ARYSTOTYLL THE WYSESt *PHILOSOPHOUR~ THAT EUer WAS OF THAT SCIENS *THE WHICHE *ARYSTOTYLL WHEN HE NE MYGHT NO LENGER WALKE FOR AGE HE WROTE MANY BOKES VNTO KYNGE *ALEXANDER WHERe-BY HE SHOLDE GOUerNE HYM AMONGE HIS ENEMYES OF THE WHICHE HE WROTE ON\E OF PHISONOMYE THAT *ALEXANDER MYGHT KNOWE BY SYGHT THE CONDICION~ OF MEN WHEN HE SAWE THEM OF THE WHICHE PHISONOMYE HERE FOL=# WITH SUM REWLYS *AND *ARYSTOTYLL SAITH YN THE TYME OF YPOCRAS THER WAS A PHILOSOPHOUR~ THAT HIGHT *PHILOMON~ THAT WAS THE CHEIF *MAISTER AND THE HIEST DOCTOUR~ OF THIS SCIENS YN ONY PLACE . *THE DISCIPLE OF YPOCRAS PAYNTYD THE FORME AND THE SHAPPE OF YPOCRAS YN PARCHEMYN~ AND BARE HIT TO *PHILOMON~ AND SEYDE THUS TO HYm BEHOLDE THIS FIGURE WELL AND DEME AND SHEWE TO VS THE QuaLYTE OF THE COMPLEXIOU~ OF HIT . *AND WHEN HE HADDE WEL BYHOLDE HIT HE SAIDE THUS *THIS MAN YS LYCHEROUS DESAYTUS AVARUS AND LOVYNG~ LYCHERYE . *AND FOR HE SAIDE SO THEY WOLDE HAUE SLAYN HYm *AND THEY SAIDE TO HYM THUS *O THOW FOLE THIS YS THE FIGURE OF THE WORTHIEST AND GRETTYST *PHILOSOPHOUR~ OF AL THIS WORLDE . THEN *PHILOMON~ PLESYD THEM AND AMENDYD HIS SAYNG~ AND SAIDE yus THIS YS THE FIGUR~ OF THE WYSE YPOCRAS . WHER-FOR TEMPTE YE ME THUS WITH THE FIGUR~ OF MY *MAISTER TO ASAYE MY SCYENS *NOW HAUE J SHEWYD YOW THE QUALITE THEROF WHAT J FELYD BY MY SCYENS . FORTH THEY WENT TYL THEY CAME TO YPOCRAS . THEN THEY TOLDE HYM WHAT THEY HADDE DON~ AND HOW PHILOMON~ SAIDE TO HAM . *THEN SAIDE YPOCRAS TREWLY *PHILOMON~ SAIDE SOTH FOR HE MYSSED NOTHYNG~ OF THE TROWTHE . NETHELES SITHEN J BEHELD AND KNEW THE TROWTHE OF MY NATUR~ TO THEISE THYNGes AFORE-SAIDE LONGYNG~ . J DISPOSED AND ORDEND MY SAULE TO *ALMYGHTY GOD . AND MY BODY FRO THIS FOULE LUSTYS .&C. *THERFOR SAIDE *ARISTOTYLL THUS TO KYNGE *ALEXANDER *THIS YS THE PRAYSYNG~ AND THE WYSEDOME OF THE WERKes OF YPOCRAS *FOR FYSYKE YS NOT ELL BUT *ABSTYNENS AND CONSTREYNYNG~ OF FOWLE COVEYTOUS LUSTYS *THERFOR *ARYSTOTYLL ORDEND CERTAYN~ REWLYS OF *PHILOMON~-YS SCYENS . THE+WHICHE BE ProFYTABLE AND COMPENDIOUSLY SHE=# WITH SHORTLY A MAN-YS LEVYNG~ . *FOR COLOUR THAT YS LYKE LEED AND FANE COLOUR THAT YS LYKE YOLOW AS FALWE LEVYS YS TOKENYNG~ OF LYTELL DEFYYNG~ AND NO THYNG~ TREWE OF WORDE AND YS BOWYNG~ AND BUY BUXUM TO VYCES AND LYCHERYE . *JF YE SE ANY PERSONE HAUNT TO LOKE ON YOW AND WHEN YE LOKE ON HYM IF HE BE SUm=# DEL AGAST THER-OF AND BLENCHE NAMELY YF YE BE WROTH IF HE SYKETH AND TEERYS SHEWITH YN HIS YEN~ THAT MAN OR WOmMAN LOVETH AND DREDETH YOW . *AND YF YE SE THE CONTRARY THAT HE ME=# VYTH HIS YEN~ TO AND FRO WHEN YE TALKE WITH HYM THAT BODY DESPYSETH YOW AND YS NOT TREWE OF HIS WORDE NE OF HIS LOUE . *BE-WAR~ AND RIGHT WAR~ OF EUerY PERSONE OF YVELL SHAPPE OR YHURTE YN ENY LYME OF HIS BODY WHAN HE YS BORN~ RYGHT AS YE WOLDE BE WARE OF YOUR DEEDLY ENEMYE . *WHAT MAN THAT YS EVYN~ OF STATUR~ AND PLAYN~ OF MAKYNG~ THE+WHICHE YS YN THE MENE THAT YS TO SAIE NOT TO LONGE NE TO SHORT AND FAYR~ RODY LERYS WITH GRAY YEN~ ROUNDE VYSAGE AND BLAK HEER WITH HOLWENESSE OF BODY HAUE THAT MAN WITH YOW FOR HE YS TREWE AND FEWE OF WORDYS BUT WHEN NEDE YS AND HE WYLL MAKE PEES . *MANY HERYS SOFTE AND NEISSHE YS A SYGNE OF BUXUmNESSE AND COLD=# NESSE OF BRAYN~ SHAMFAST AND DREDFULL . *MANY HERYS CROMPLYNG~ AND HARD BYTOKENETH HASTY HARDY LYGHT WYLFUL AND LYCHEROUS . *MANY HERYS VPON THE BREST AND ON~ THE BELY BYTOKENETH ENVYOus FYGHTYNG~ LOVYNG~ WRONGes AND LYYNG~ . *MANY HERYS VPON THE SHULDRES BYTOKENETH GRET FOLY . *A MENE VYSAGE NOT TO GRET NE TO SMAL WITH MENE MOUTH AND HEED BYTOKENETH GENTYLNESSE AND HO=# NESTE . *A GRET VYSAGE BYTOKENETH VNPUR~ AND VNCLENE AND COVETOUS . *GRETE YEN~ WITH GRET HONGYNG~ BROWES WITH MONY HERYS BYTOKENEy WRECHFUL GYLOUS THEFFes WYKKED AND VNFEITHFULL . *WHO SO HATH YEN~ LYKE AN *ASSE . BYTOKENETH A FOLE AND NO THYNG~ STEDEFAST . *WHOS YEN~ ME VYTH SWYFTLY HE YS VNFEYTHFUL GYLOUS AND THEFFes . *WHOS YEN~ BET REED HE YS HARDY WYLLY *ANGRY AND MYGHTY . *THAT MAN YS WORST OF AL *AND MOST REProVABLE AND MOST TO BE DRAD THAT HATH SPOTTes OR STRACKYS YN HIS YEN~ WHYTE OR REDE . *WHO THAT HATH BROWYS GROWYNG~ TO THE TEMPLYS HE YS AN ENVYOUS MAN . *A SHARPE NOSE AND A SMAL BYTOKENETH WRETHFULL ANGRY ^AND AVARUS . *A LONGE NOSE AND STRAUGHT TO THE MOUTH BYTOKENETH GENTYLNESSE TROUTHE AND LOVYNG~ . *A SHORT NOSE LYKE AN *APE BYTOKENETH A=+ SHREWE AND A+LYER~ . *A NOSE WITH WYDE NOSTRELL BYTOKENETH LYCHEROUS AND DRONKLEWE . *A FACE THAT YS LENE RYVELED AND WRYNKLED BYTOKENETH AN EVYL SPEKER THEFFes AND A PLEDOUR~ . *A MEDIOKRE FACE THAT YS TO SAIE WEL ProPOurSNED FACE WITH BROWES AND TEMPLYS SUmDEL TURNYNG~ TO FATNESSE . BYTOKENETH STEDEFAST TREWE WYSE AND LOVYNG~ . *A FATTE FACE WITH GRET SWELLYNG~ TEMPLYS . BYTOKENETH LYTELL WYSE SELDE PLESYD AND SLOWE . *A WYDE MOUTH BYTOKENETH A FYGHTER AND AN EVYLL SPEKERe *GRETE LYPPYS AND FATTE . BYTOKENETH FOLY AND LYCHERYE . *A MAN THAT HATH A FORKE B YN THE FORHEED BYTWYN~ THE BROWES BYTOKENETH A THEIF . *A GUTTOur VNDER THE NOSE STRAUGHT TO THE OUer LYPPE BYTOKENETH A LYCHOUR~ AND HASTY . *GRET ERYS AND LONGE BYTOKENYTH A FOLE. *LYTELL ERYS AND REED . BYTOKENETH A THEIF~ AND A+LYCHOUR~ . *ERYS YN THE MENE BYTOKENETH VerTU . *HE THAT SPEKYTH HASTLY WITH A SMAL VOYSE AND SHARPE . BETOKE# NETH VNTREWE AND LYYNG~ *AND YF THE VOYSE BE GRETE . BETOKENE *ANGRY WRECHEFUL OUer TROWYNG~ AND YVELL OF KYNDE . *HO THAT HA A SWETE VOYSE YS ENVYOUS AND SUSPECYOUS . *A FAIR VOYSE BYTOK NETH FOLY VNWYSDOM~ GRET WYLLE AND OFTEN-SYDES LYCHERYE . *THE XXX\T\I DAIES OF THE MONE . *LORDYNGes LASSE AND MORE ; LYSTNETH ALLE TO MY LORE . *AND J SHAL YOW TELLE BYFORE ; WHAT TYME SO A CHILDE BE BORE *OF THAT CHILDE WHAT SHAL HYm BYFALLE ; TO HIS ENDYNG~ AND HAPPYS *ALLE . *AND WHAT BYTOKENETH YOur DREMYNG~ ; THAT YE METYN YN YOur SLEPYNG~ . *GOOD OR YVELL OR VANYTE ; *AL+TO-GYDER HYRE SHAL YE . *AND ALSO WHAT TYME YS GOOD ; *A+MAN OR WOMmAn TO+BE LETE BLOOD . *AL THYNG~ THAT YS TO DON~ THAN ; *AS SAITH THE *JEW TO THE christEN MAN . *TO TECHE YOW J HAUE YTHOUGHT ; *WHAT TYME YS GOOD AND WHAT YS NOUGHT . *FOR BY THE MONE WITH-OUTE LESYNG~ ; *YS THE REWLE OF ALL ERTHELY THYNG~ . *THER-OF BERITH HOLY WRYTTE WYTNESSE ; *AND OWR~ FORE-FADerYS AS *J GESSE *ADaM *EUE AND *ABRAHAM ; *JSAAC AND *JACOB THAT COME OF THAM . *BERYTH WYTNESSE OF THIS STORY ; *FOR YT YS MADE FUL TREWLY *AND TAKYTH ENISAMPLE BY THAM ; *THAT OURE FORE-FADerYS PreVYD HAN . *HOW WE SHAL HYRE HIGH AND LOW ; *OUR~ DESTNYNGes AND OUR~ HAPPIS KNOW . *THER-FOR LORDYS *J PRAY YOW ; *LYSTNETH TO THIS BEGYNNYNG~ NOW . **THE FIRSTE DAY OF THE MONE *ADaM ; *TO THIS WORLD OUR~ FORE-FADER CAM *THAT DAY YS GOOD WITH-OUTYN SYNNE ; *AL GODE WERKYS TO BEGYNNE . *THE CHILDE THAT YS BORN~ THAT DAY ; *HE SHAL BE NOBLE AND WYSE YN FAY . *AND LONGE LYUE WITH-OUTE FAYLE ; *BUT OFTE HE SHAL BE YN GRET TraUAYLE . *SADDE OF FACE AND OF HEW FADE ; *THAT SAME DAY WAS *ADaM YMADE . *TO GRET WOO AND TO GRET *EVELL ; *TO GRET STRYF~ AND TO GRET PERELL . *SO SHAL THAT SAME CHILDE YN FAY ; *THAT YS BORN~ VPON~ THAT DAY . *WHO SO THAT DAY TAKE SEKNESSE ; *HE SHAL LYE LONGE AS *J GESSE . *AND WITH GRET PAYNE SCAPE HE SHAL ; *AND THEROF AL-WAY THONKE GOD OF ALL . *AND WHAT THOW DREMYST YN THY SLEPE ; *GOD OF HIS MerCY THEROF TAKE KEPE . *FOR YT SHAL TurNE TO *JOYE AND BLYS ; WHEROF GOF GEVE VS GRACE NOT TO MYSSE . *AND THAT DAY YS *VerRY GOOD ; *ALL+TYME THERYN~ TO BE LETYN~ BLOOD . *TO LETYN~ BLODE YN NO VAYNE ; *WHO SO WYLL BE WITH-OUTYN PAYNE . **THE SECUnDE DAY ProFYTABLE YS ; *AL THYNG~ TO DO AND MAKE Y-WYS . THAT DAY OURE LORDE GAn *EUE TO MAKE ; *OF *ADaM-YS RYBBE SHE WAS YTAKE . *WHO SO WYLL WEDDE OLDE OR YEYNG~ ; *THAT DAY YS NOUGHT TO MAKE WEDDYNG~ . *WHO SO WEDDYN~ THENNE A WYFE ; *THAY SHAL HAUE A SHREWYD LYFE . *AND OFTYN~ BOTHE CARE AND WOO ; *SO HADDE *ADaM AND *EUE ALSO . *WHO SO DO ENY THEFTE THAT DAY ; *HE SHAL BE TAKE THER-WITH YN FAY . *WHAT CHILDE THAT DAY BE BORN~ ; *MANY VERTUYS LYEN~ HYM BEFORN~ . *A BLESSED BODY YT SHAL BE ; *WYSE AND GOOD AND OF HERTE FRE . *BE YT MAYDE BE YT KNAVE ; *JOY YNOW HIT SHAL HAUE . *AND LOUE OF MAN AND OF WOmMAN ; *MORE OF THIS TELLE *J NE CAN . *AND WHO SO THAT DAY TAKE SEKNESSE ; *HE SHAL BE SONE HELE AS *J GESSE . *WHAT SO YE DREME THAT NYGHT ; *JT SHAL TURNE YOW TO *JOYE PLYGHT . *AND WHO SO WYL THAT DAY BLEDE ; *JT WYL HELPE HYM YF HE HAUE NEDE . **THE IIJ\E DAY *CAYM~ WAS BORN~ ; *WHAT THYNG~ THOW DOST y\T DAY YS LORN~ . *BUT THOW SERUE Our LORDE HEUYN~ KYNGE ; *THERFOR *J REDE YOW OLDE AND YENG~ . *THAT YE THAT DAY NO THYNG~ BEGYNNE ; *FOR YE SHAL YT LESE THURGH SYNNE . *CAYM~ FOR HIS SYNNE FUL EVYN~ ; *FOR HIS *APON~ y\T DAY LOST y\E BLYSSE OF HEVYN~ . *WHO SO THAT DAY TAKETH SEKNESSE ; HIT SHAL HOLDE HYm YN GRET DISTRESSE . *THAT DAY YS NOT GOOD OUTE TO RYDE ; *NE NO HORS TO BE-STRYDE . *WHO SO THAT DAY STELYTH ENY THYNG~ ; *JT WYL TurNE HYm TO YVEL CHEFYNG~ . *WHAT CHILDE THAT DAY J-BORE BE ; *FALS AND COVETOUS BE SHAL HE . *AND LOTH TO GYVE THE POORE BRED ; *HE SHAL DYE YN WYCKED DED . *THAT THOW DREMYST TurNETH THE TO NOUzT ; TO LETE BLODE BE NOT YN THY THOUGHT . *FOR THAT DAY YS FUL MERVELOUS ; *AND RIGHT HARDE AND PERLOUS . **THE IIIJ\E DAY WAS BORN *ABEL ; *THAT DAY THOW MYGHT BOLDLY AND WELL . *AL THAT THOW WOLT BOLDELY BEGYNNE ; *OUT-TAKE DEDes THAT LONGETH TO SYNNE . *THAT DAY YS GOOD MYLLYS TO BYG~ ; *AND AFTER HEDYS OF WATRYS TO DYG~ . *TO OPYN~ THEM AND LETE HAM RENNE ; *BOTHE BY FELDE AND BY FENNE . *WHO SO YS BORN~ THAT DAY SAUNz FAYLE ; *HE SHAL HAUE A+PART OF TRAVAYLE *HE SHAL BE A+GRET LYCHOUR~ ; *AND SUFFRE MANY A SHARPE SHOUR~ . *BUT HE SHAL WEL OUerSCAPYN ALL ; *AND GRET LECHECRAFT SHAL TO HYM FALL . *A GRE\T LECHE HE SHAL BE YN FAY ; *AND WHO SO THAT DAY DO ENY FOLAY . *OR ENY THEFTE THE FOR TO FLE ; *SONE DEYE OR VANYSSH SHAL HE . *WHAT THYNG~ THOW DREMYST Yn THY SLEPYNG~ ; YT SHAL HELPE THE NO THYNG~ . *THAT DAY YS GOOD FOR EUerY MAn YWYS ; TO PASSE THE SE WITH *MARCHaUNDYS *THAT DAY FOR TO LETE THE BLOOD ; *JS NEITHER YVELL NE GOOD . **THE V\E DAY *ABEL MADE HIS OFFRYNG~ ; *FOR HIS SYNNYS TO HEUENE KYNG~ . *AND *CAYM~ MADE HIS SACRYFICE ; *THAT DAY FALSLY YN EUerY WYSE . *THAT DAY YS NOT GOOD TO TAKE ; *SACRIFYCE THER-ON TO MAKE . *WHAT CHILDE THAT DAY YBORN~ BE ; *HE SHAL HAUE A+HARDE DESTYNE *HE SHAL BE EUerMORE SORFUL AND MAD ; *AND HIS LYFE WITH THE DEVELL LAD . *JN GRET TRAVELL AND YN SYNNE ; *AND VNNETHE FRO HYM WYNNE . *THAT DAY WHO SO DO ENY TRESPASSE ; *HE SHAL BE TAKE WITH THE CAS . *WHO SO THAT DAY SEKNESSE HAUE ; *MEDECYN~ NE LECHE SHAL HYm NOT SAUE . *WHO THAT DAY TO THE SE DOTH FARE ; *HE WERE BETER NOT TO COME THARE *THOW THAT DREMYST SHAL BE CERTAYN~ ; *TEL THY DREME TO NO MAn YN VAYN~ . *JF THOW WYLT THAT DAY BLEDE ; *ABOWTE VNDRYN~ THOW SHALT BEST SPEDE . *AND LOKE THAT DAY THOW DO NOUGHT ; *BUT THYNGes THAT NEDYS MOST BE WROUGHT . **THE VJ\E DAY *NABOR AND *EFFREM ; *WERE LORN~ THAT NOBLE MEN~ . *THAT DAY YS GOOD AND GraCIOUS TO GAME ; *FOR TO HUNTE AND BRYDDes TO TAME . *THE CHILDE THAT DAY BORN~ YS ; *HE SHAL BE HARDY BOLDE AND WYS . *LONGE LYVED GRACIOUS AND GOOD ; *BLYTHE *JOLY AND MERY OF MOOD . *AND YF YT A MAYDE CHILDE BE ; WORTHY HUSBOUNDYS HAUE SHAL SHE . *WHO SO THAT DAY ENY TRESPAS DO ; *HE SHAL ASCAPE FAIR~ THER FRO . *WHO SO THAT DAY SEKNESSE FAL YN ; *JT WYL BE HARD FRO HIT TO WYNNE *THOW THAT DREMYST SOTH WYL YT BE ; *JN SHORT TYME THOW SHALT SE . *BUT LOKE THOW TEL YT TO NO MAN ; *NEITHER YN ERNEST NE Y GAM . *AND THAT DAY YS NOT GOOD ; *TO LETE NO VEYNE BLOD . *AND YF THOW HAUE ENY CHAFFAR~ ; TO THE SE LET YT FARE *GOOD TO BYEN AND TO SYLLE ; *AND PLACYS TO BYELDE TREWLY TO TELLE **THE VIJ\E DAY WAS *ABBL SLAYN ; *THAT DAY YS GOOD SOTH TO SAYN~ *BESTYS TO PUT YN PASTUR~ ; *AND TO GYLDYN~ BORYS THAT SHAL ENDURe *WHAT CHILDE THAT DAY YBORE BE ; *GOOD LYFE AND LONGE HAUE SHAL HE . *A LETTRYD CLERK~ AND WYSE WITH-AL ; *AVENTUR~ OF FYR~ SHAL HYm BYFAL . *WHO SO THAT DAY STELYTH OUGHT ; BE WAR~ HYm HE SCAPYTH NOUGHT . *WHO SO THAT DAY ENY MAN SLE ; *THE SAME DETH HAUE SHAL HE . *AND WHO THAT TAKYTH SEKNESSE THAT DAY ; JT SHAL SONE PASSE AWAY . *WHAT THOW DREMYST YT SHAL BE-TYDE ; *THOUGH YT AWHILE ABYDE . *JF YT BETOKYN~ ONY WO ; *GODE PRAYERS MAY YT VNDO . *THAT DAY YS GOOD YF THOW WYLT BLEDE ; TO BYE AND SYLLE THOW SHALT WEL ^SPEDE *GOOD YT YS THE SE TO PAS ; *THANKYD BE GOD OF HIS GODE GRACE . *JN THAT VYAGE YS WYNNYG~ ; *WHO THAT AVENTURYTH ONY THYNG~ . **THE VIIJ\E DAY WAS BORN~ *MATUSALE ; *y\T HAD WHETE AND HONY GreT PLEnTE . *THAT DAY YS GOOD YF THOW KNOWE ; TO HYVE BEYS AND SEDYS TO SOWE *THE SE TO PASSE TREULY TO TELLE ; *A WYFE TO WEDDE TO BYE AND SYLLE . *JF THOW HAUE BE WEDDYD BYFORE ; *AND HAUE THIS DAY A CHILDE YBORE . *BE YT MAN OR WOmMAN Y-WYS ; *THURGH LYCHERY HIT SHAL DON~ AMYS . *AND WITH THE DEVELL BE <1-2 chars> TEmPTYD AND LAD ; *AND OF SYnNE BE SORE ADRAD . *JF THOW THAT DAY OUGHT A-MYS DO ; *THEROF THY NAME WYDE SHAL GO . *YF THOW THAT DAY SEEKNESSE FONGE ; *YT WYL GO SONE OR LASTE LONGE . *THAT DAY A+HOUSE YF THOW BYLDE ; FRO FYRE YT SCAPYTH TO SELDE . *WHO SO THAT DAY TO SCOLE BE SET ; FOR HYm HIS KYNNE SHAL FARE THE BET . *JF THOW THAT DAY STELE OUGHT ; *AWAR THE WELL THOW SCAPYST NOUGHT . *GOOD OR YVELL WHEROF THY DREME BE ; *W\T-YNNE IIIJ\E DAYES y\U SCHALT YT SE . *PraY TO GOD YT TURNE TO GODE ; *THAT DAY YS GOOD TO LETE BLODE .