**THE MYGTH OF Y\E FADER AL-MYTHY *Y\E WYTT OF Y\E SONE AL-WYTTY *THE GraCE & Y\E GOODNESSE : OF Y\E HOLY GOST *ON GOD & LORD OF MYTHES MOST *BE W\T HUS ATH HOURS BY-GEnNEnGGE & BRYNG HUS TIL . A GOOD HENDENGGE *AND HELP HUS FULLY AT Y\E DEDE *AND GraUNT HUS HEUENE BLISSE TIL ^HOURE HEUENE MODE *BY-FOR ONY-THENG y\T EUerE WAS WROUGTH *OR ONY BY-GEnNEnGE WAS OF OUTH *AND BY-FOR HER ONY TYME GAN PAS *THE SAME GOD Y\T NOW IS EUerE HE WAS *Y\T WONETH I%N HEUENE : W\T-OUTEn DREDE *THRE PerSONIS IN HON GODHEDE *FOR GOD WELE EUerE W\T Y\E FADER~ & Y\E SONE *AND W\T Y\E HOLY GOST IN ON GODHED WONE *AS ON GOD IN SBSTAnNCE OF DWELENGE *SerUE W\T-OUTEn ONY BY-GENNEnGGE *BY-GYNNYnGGE OF GOD MYTHE NEUerE NOn BE *FOR HE WAS ^EUerE ON GOD IN TRYNITE *HE WAS EUerE WYIS & FUL OF WYTH *AND ALSO AS MYTHY : AS HE IS zETH *ALLE MANer MYTH & WYTH : OF HYm WAS TANE *FOR NEUerE NO GOD WAS BUT HE A-LANE Y\E SAME GOD <1 word> MADE AL Y\E BY-GYnNYnGGE *AND WAS Y\E FERSTE MAKERE OF ALLE THEnGE *AND THUS IS GOD : BY-GYnHERE OF ALLE *AND W\T-OUTEn BY-GYNNEGGE : HUS MESTE HYm CALLE *AND HENDE OF ALLE THENGGE : W\T-OUTEn HENDE *SEKER THUS YT IS HOLY WRYTH CONTENDE *FOR AS HE WAS FERST GOD I%N Y\E TRI%NYTE *RYTH SO IS HE zET : & EUerE-MORE XAL BE *AND AS HE FERST BY GAn ALLE THENGE *SO XAL HE AT Y\E LASTE : MAKEn HENDENGE *OF ALLE THENGE BOTHE IN HEUENE & HELLE *OF MAn OF DEUEL : & OF AUNGELLE *AND AFTER~ Y\S LYIF : Y\I XULLEn LYUEn AY *AND SO XAL NOn QWYK THENG BUT PAY *AS IN THES BOK : YT IS FUL CONTENDE *QWO Y\T WYL I%T SEN : & HEREn TO Y\E HENDE YAT GOD AL-MYGTHY XAL BEN YAN *AS HE HES NOW BOTHE GOD & MAN *GOD ALLE THENGE W\T HES MYGTH MADE HE *W\T-OTYn HYm MAY NO THENG BE *ALLE THENGE Y\T HE BY-GAn & WROUTHE *HER Y\T HE YT MADE YT WAS AL BUT NOUGTHE *ALLE THENGE HE ORDAYNEDE : W\T HES WILLE *AND AL HERE KENDES <1 letter> DYUerSE CerTAYN SKILLE *QWERFORE Y\E CREATURES : Y\T HERE LYUEn & BE DOUM *NO KENDE MANerE OF WYTH : Y\I HAN BY RESOUN *TO LOUEn HER MAKERE : AS Y\S BOK WYTNESSYTH *BUT I%N HER~ KENDE : AS RESOUN ASKETH *FOR EUerYCHE THENG : Y\T GOD HATH WROUGTH *Y\T FOLWETH Y\E KENDE : & PASETH YT NOUGHT *LOUETH HES MAKERE : & HYm WORCHEPETH *JN Y\T Y\T HE HYS KENDE : BY RYGTH KEPETH *NOW SEN Y\O TWO CREATURES : Y\T SKIL HAUEn MAN *LOUEn HER MAKERE I%N Y\E KENDE : Y\T Y\I HAn TAN *yANNE HOWETH MAn : Y\T HATH BOTHE SKIL & MYnDE *TO LOUEn HES CREATurE : I%N AL HES KENDE *AND NOUGTH TO BEn OF WERSE CONDICONn *YAN Y\E CREATurES Y\T BEN W\T-OUTEn RESOUN~ *SEKER~ MANES KENDE : I%S TO DON GODES WILLE *AND HES COMAnNDMEnTES : TO FUL-FILLE *FOR OF AL Y\T GOD MADE : BOTHE MORE & LES *MAN MOST PRYNCIPALE CREATURE HES *AL Y\T GOD MADE : FOR MAN Y\T WAS DONE *AS MEn MAY HEREn AFTER-WARD SONE *GOD TO MAn-KENDE : HADDE GRETH LOUE *QWAn HE ORDAYNDE : FOR MANES BY-HOUE *HEUENE HOLLY : & AL Y\S WERD BRADE *AND MYDLERD & YANNE MAn LAST MADE *TIL HYS HOWEn LIKNESSE : I%N FUL FAYR STATURE *AND ALSO MADE HYm MOST DYUGNE CREATurE *BY-FORn ALLE OTHERE CREATURES OF KENDE *AND Yer-TO zAF HYm WYTH SKI%L & MYnDE *FOR TO KNOWYn BOTHE GOOD & ILLE *AND ALSO zAF HYM Yer-TO : A FRE WILLE *FOR TO CHEFEN : & FOR TO HOLDE *GOOD OTHER WEKKE QWEDER HE WOLDE *ALSO HE ORDAYNEDE MAN FOR TO DWELLE *FOR TO LYUEn I%N HERTHE : W\T FLECH & FELLE *TO KNOWYn GODES WERKES : & HYm DON WORCHEPE *AND HES COMAnNDMEnTES : FOR TO KEPE *AND YF HE BE TO HES GOD BUXHUN *TO Y\E ENDELES BLYSSE AT Y\E LASTE TO CUM *AND YF HE I%N Y\E WERD : TO WRONG LYIF WENDE *TO Y\E PEYNE OF HELLE : W\T-OUTEn HENDE *BUT HE Y\T TO GOD . HES LYIF WIL WELE SETHE *GRET MEDE Yer-FORE HE MAY GETHE *AND HE Y\T TO WIKKENESSE : SETHET HES WI%L *SCHAL HAUEn GRET PEYNE : & Y\T I%S SKIL *SEKER Y\T MAn I%S HALDEn FOR WODE yAT TAKETH Y\E WYKKE & LEUETH Y\E GODE *SEN GOD MADE MAn OF MOST DIGNETE *AND OF ALLE OTHERE : CREATURES MOST FRE *AND MOST HE HATH zOUEn : & zET zEUES *YAN TO ALLE OTHERE CREATURES Y\T LYUES *& zET MECHEL MORE HE HAT BY-HYGTH Yer-TO *HEUENE BLISSE YF Y\T Y\I WI%L DO *AND zET QWAn WE : HADDEn DON AL A-MI%SSE *AND FOR HUR SENNE : WAREn PriUED OF Y\T BLISSE *GOD TOK MANES KENDE : FOR HOURE SAKE *& FOR HOURE LYI%F HES DETH HE GAn TAKE *AND W\T HES BLOD : HE BROUGTH HUS A-GAYNE *TO HES BLISSE FROm Y\E HENDELES PEYNE *THUS GRETH LOUE GOD TO MAn KEDDE *AND MANY\E MO BENEFICES . TO MAN HE DEDE *SEKERLY Y\E-FORE : YCHE MAn LERED & LEWED *SCHULDE HY THAnKE FOR Y\E LOUE y\T HE HATH SCHEWED *AND HES BENEFICES HALDEn I%N HER MEnDE *Y\T GRETE GOD THUS DEDE : TO MANES KENDE *AND LOUEn HYm & THAnKEN : AS HE KAN *TREWELY ELLES HE IS AN HUN-KENDE MAN *AND *SerUEN HES GOD BOTHE DAY & NYGTH *AND Y\T HE HAT zOUEn TO MAn VSONT IN RYGTH *AND SPEnDEn HES WYTTES : I%N GODES SERUYSE *WITTerLY ELLES HE YS NOUGTH WYSE *AND KNOWYn KENDELYCHE QWAT GOD ISSE *AND QWAT MAN I%S HYm-SELF & NOUGTH MYSSE *TO THENKEn HOW WIKKE MAn I%S I%N SOULE & BODY *AND HOW GRETH Y\T GOD I%S & HOW MYTHY *AND HOW MAn GREUETH GOD Y\T DOTH NOUGTH WI%L *AND QWAT MAn YS WORTHY : Y\T DOTH NOUG Yer-FORE TO FI%L *AND HOW MECHEL MerCIFUL & GraCIOUS Y\T GOD HES *AND HOW LARGE & PLENTEUOnS OF GOODNES *AND HOW RYGTH-WYS & HOW SOOTHFAST *AND QWAT HE DOTH : TO MAn : & XAL AT Y\E LAST *AND QWAT HE DOTH YCHE DAY : TO MAn-KENDE *THIS XULDE YCHE MAN : HYm HAUEn I%N MEnDE *FOR y\E RYTHE WEYzE : Y\T LYITH TO HEUENE BLISSE *AND Y\T LEDETH MAn THEDER : THES IT ISSE *THE WAYzE OF MEKNESSE PRInCIPALY *Y\T IS DRED & LOUE TO GOD AL-MYGTHY *FOR Y\T MAY BE CALD : Y\E WAYzE OF WISDOM *AND TO Y\T WAYzE NO ^MAn MAY COM *W\T-OUTE KNOWEnGE : OF HES GOD HERE *OF HES MYTHES & OF HES WERKES I%N FERE *BUT HER HE MAY TO y\T KNOWEnGE WENNE *HYm BY-HOUETH TO KNOWEn HYm-SELF W\T-ENNE *SEKER ELLES GETETH HE NO KNOWENGE TO CUM *TO Y\E RYTHE WEYzE : OF MEKNESSE & WYSDUM *SUmME HAUEn WYTH : FOR-TO HUNDERSTAnDE *BUT zET Y\I BE RECHELES : & FUL ON-KUNANDE *AND OF SUmME THENGES : Y\T HAUEn NOn KNOWEnGE *Y\T MYTHE HEm STEREn TO MEKNESSE : & GOOD LYUEnGE *SWECHE MEN HADDEn NEDE OF LORE YCHE A DAY *TO BEn LERNED OF HEm Y\T KUN MORE YAN YAI *FOR TO KNOWYn QWAT MYTHE : HEM STERE & LEDE *TO MEKNESSE & TO LOUE GOD & DREDE *QWECHE Y\T IS WEYzE & FUL GOOD WYSSENGE *YAT TO HEUENE BLISSE : MAY MEn BRYNGGE *SEKER I%N GRET PerYLE OF SOULE I%S Y\T MAn *Y\T HATH WYI%T & MEnDE : & NO GOOD CAN~ *AND WELE NOUGTH LERE : FOR TO KNAWE *Y\E WERKES OF GOD & GODES LAWE *NE BEn WARE OF HEM-SELF NOTHER MOSTE NE LESTE *BUT EUerE LEUEn AS AN HUN-SKILFUL BESTE *Y\T NOTHER HATH WYT NE SKIL NE MEnDE *SEKER Y\O MEn LYUEn A-zENES HER~ KENDE *FOR A MAn I%S NOUGTH EXCUSED FOR ON-KUNNEnGGE *YAT HES WYTTES VSETH NOUGTH : I%N LERNEnGGE *NAMELY OF THENGES Y\T HYm BI%-FALLETH TO KNOWE *Y\T MYTHE MEKEN HES HERTE : & MAKEn YT LOWE *AND HE Y\T KAN NOUGTH XULDE HAUEn WI%LLE *FOR TO LEREn & KNOWYn BOTHE GOOD & ILLE *AND HE Y\T KAn SUM XULDE GLALY LEREn MARE *FOR TO KNOWEn Y\T HYm NEDFUL WARE FOR AN HUN-KUNNEnGE MAN : W\T LERNEnGGE *MAY HYm BROUGTH : TO FUL GOOD HUNDERSTAnDENGGE *OF MANYE THEnGES TO KNOWEn & SE *OF THENGES Y\T HATH BE : & I%S & XAL BE *Y\T TO MEKNESSE MYGTHE STEREn HYS WILLE *TO LOUE & DRED & FOR TO LEUEN ALLE ILLE *FOR MANYE Y\E BEN HAm LYKENGE: TRIFELES TO HEREN AND DIUerSE VANYTES : GLADLYCHE WILEN LEREN AND BEn FUL BESY BOTHE I%N WORD & THOUTH TO LEREn THEnGES Y\T HER SOULE HELPETH NOUGTH BUT Y\T WARE TO HEm FUL NEDFUL TO KNOWE TO HEREn & LEREn Y\T Y\I BEn FUL SLOWE *FOR-Y\I KUnNEN NOUGTH KNOWEN NE SE *THE GRETE PerI%LES Y\T Y\I XULDEn FLE *NE QWYCHE WEYzE Y\I XULDEn TAKEn *NE QWAT WEYzE Y\I XULDEn : FOR-SAKEn Y\E-FORE NO WONDER I%S : Y\I HE GON WRANGE *FOR I%N MERKNESSE OF KNOWEnGE Y\I GANGE *AND W\T-OUTY LYGTH OF HUNDERSTANDENGE *OF THENG Y\T FALLETH TO RYGTH-FUL KNOWEnGE *FOR EUerICHE CriSTENE MAN : & WOmMAN YAT RYGTH-FUL WYTH & RESOUN HONY KAN yAT Y\E RYGTH WEYzE OF RESOUN : KAN NOUGTH TAKEN *NE FLEN Y\E PerILES Y\T WYSE MEn FOR-SAKEN *SCHULDEn BEN BUXHUm : & EUerE FUL BESY *TO HEREn & LEREn WYTH : OF WISE MEn NAMELY Y\T HUNDERSTAnDEN & KNOWYn BY SKILLE *QWAT THENG IS GOOD : & QWECHE IS ILLE HE Y\T Y\E RYTHE WEYzE : OF LEUENGE WELE LOKE SCHULDE THUS BY-GENNEn : AS SAYTH Y\E BOKE *TO KNOWEn FERST QWAT HYm-SELF HES *SO MAY HE SONEST COM TO Y\E WEYzE OF MEKNES zET FOR Y\T GRETE DRED SUm RYSENGE MYTHE BE AND SUm HOPE I%N HER HERTE : OF MerCI% & PITE *QWAN Y\I HEm BY-THOUTHE : HOU HEUENE SO BRYGTHE Y\E Y\T Y\I XULDEn DWELLEn : IF Y\I DEDEn RYTHE *AND TREWELY THUS XULDE EUerYCHE CREATUR~ HER~ THENKEN *JN QWOS HERTE Y\T ONY GRACE MYTHE SENKEN *AND TREWELY Y\I Y\T WELEn NOUGTH THENKEN ON THES *Y\I COUAYTYn FOR TO HAUEn : NOn OTHER~ BLYS *AND ALLE Y\O Y\T THENKYn Y\E WERDES LYIF SO FULLY GOODE *HOLY WRYTH TELLETH Y\T Y\I BEn CURSEDE OR WODE *OR ELLES I%T I%S SYGNE : & GRET SUSSPECCOUnN Y\T Y\I BEn FULLY I%N Y\E WAYzE : OF DAmPNACOUnN *NOW HAUEn zE HERD ON DIUerSE MANerE *OF THES WERD : & Y\E WERDES CONDICOnNYS I%N FERE *NOW MAY MEn HEREn AS CLERKES CAN REDE *OF Y\E DREDFUL DETH : & QWY I%T I%S SO MECHEL TO DREDE **DETH I%S THE MOSTE DRED Y\T ESSE YN AL THES WERD AS BOKES BEREn WITNESSE *FOR I%N THES WERD : IS NO CREATURE LYUAnDE *Y\T I%T I%S OF Y\E DETH EUerE-MORE DREDANDE *AND FREL FLEN Y\E DETH EUerE QWYLES Y\I MAY *BUT ATH Y\E LASTE ALLE WE BEn Y\E DETHES PRAY *BOTHEN STRENGTHE : & BEWTE : DETH WELE A-BATE *AND SONE HE SCHAUNGETH MYGTH I%N-TO POUerE A-STATE *FOR A-zEN DETH MAY NO MAN STONDE *QWER-EUerE HE COMETH I%N ONY LONDE *A-zENES DETH QWAn HE COMETH HELP\T NO MANer MEDE *THER MAY LORDCHEPE NE LAWE : HELPEn : W\T NO DEDE *FOR AL Y\T LYIF HATH : BY-HOUETH Y\E DETH TO FIL *AND Y\E-ON SHULDE WE THENKEn FUL WI%L *BUT BY Y\E NAME OF DETH MEn MAY TANE *FUL HUNDERSTAnDENGE : OF MO IL DETHES YAn ANE *FOR AS GRETE CLERKES I%N DYUerSE BOKES REDEN *THRE MANerE OF DETHES BEN . Y\T MEn SORE DREDEN Y\T ON I%S BODILI% DETH : BY KENDE I%T IS NOUGTH LES *AN OTHER I%S GOSTLY DETH : Y\E THREDDE : IS HENDELES *BUT BODILI% DETH Y\T I%S EUerE FUL KENDELY *QWAn MANES SOULE DEParTETH : FROM Y\E BODY *AND TREWELY Y\T DETH I%S BOTHEN BITTerE : & HARDE *AS THES BOK Y\E-OF TELLETH AFTERWARDE *AND GOSTLY DETH I%S A DEParTENGE THOUR SENNE BY-TWYXEN MANES SOWLE GRETE GOD : & MANES SOULE W\T-ENNE *FOR AS Y\E SOULE I%S Y\E LYI%F : OF YCHE BODY *RYGTH SO Y\E LYI%F OF I%CHE SOULE : IS GOD AL-MYGTHY AND RYGTH AS MANES BODY : W\T-OUTEn DOWTHE YS FULLY DED : QWAN Y\T Y\E SOULE I%S HOUTE *RYGTH SO Y\E SOULE OF MAN : IS DED AL-SO *QWAN Y\T GOD I%S DEParTED : FOR SENNE Y\E-FRO *FOR QWER Y\T SENNE I%S : Y\E I%S Y\E DEUEL OF HELLE *AND Y\E Y\T Y\E DEUEL I%S : GOD : WIL NOUGTH DWELLE *FOR DEDLY SENNE Y\E DEUEL : & GOD OF SCHARI%TE *TREWELY I%N ON PLACE TO-GEDERE : Y\I MAY NOUGTH BE *FOR QWAN A SOULE : IS WOUNDED W\T DEDLY SENNE *GOOD PASETH YANE HOUT : & Y\E DEUEL COMETH HENNE *TREWELY A-FOR GOD YAnNE : Y\T SOULE IS DEDE *QWILES Y\T DEDLY SENNE & Y\E DEUEL DWELLEn I%N Y\T STEDE *RYGTH AS A . MANES BODI% HERE : MAY BEn SLAYNE W\T SCHARPE WEPENES : Y\T MAN CAN HORDAYNE *RYGTH SO I%S MANES SOULE SLAYGNE : THOUR SENNE *AND YANNE BY-HOUETH GOD : & Y\T DEParTEn ON TWENNE *THUS I%S GOSTLY DETH TO DREDEn : MECHEL MARE YAN BODILY DETH : Y\T NO CREATURE WI%L SPARE *FOR AS MECHEL AS MANES SOULE NAMELY YS MECHEL MORE WORTHY : YAn YS Y\E BODY *FOR-Y\I A MANES SOULE : THOUR~ SENNE BE DED *FROM Y\E SYTHE OF GOD : Y\T IS MANES HED *zET MAY I%T LYUEn A-zEN : & W\T PENAnNCE BEn PYNDE *AND Y\E BOD Y\E-OF TAKE ^SORWE & REPEnTAnNCE BY KYNDE *BUT OF BODI%LY DETH HERE : I%S NON zEN-TurNENGE *FOR OF HERTHELY LYI%F : I%T I%S Y\E LASTE HENDENGE *AND Y\E RYTHE HENTRE & Y\E WAYzE IT HES *TO Y\E IOzE OR PEYNE : Y\T IS HENDELES *AND Y\I A SOULE W\T SENNE BE SLAYGNE *zET I%T MAY THOUR GraCE OF GOD QWEKEn A-GAYNE *AND ALLE Y\E GOSTLY WOUNDES : Y\T IT HATH THOUR SEnNE *REPEnTAUNCE & PENAUNCE :MAY I%T HELY WI%T HENNE *FOR GOD I%S GraCIOUS & SO MYGTHY *AND SO FUL OF GOODNESSE & OF MerCY *TO TurNEn TO SENFUL MAN : EUerE REDY\EE I%S HE *TREWELY YAN ONY MAn HERE TO HYm WIL BE *FOR-Y\I Y\E BODILY DETH Y\T SORE WI%L GREUEn HES HORDAYGNED TO ALLE CREATURES Y\T HERE LYUEn *THE DETH OF MANYS SOULE : GOD WOLDE NOUGTH SEN *OF NON CRISTENE CREATurE : IF Y\I IN SENNE BEN *FOR Y\E LYI%F OF MANES SOULE : MORE GOD PAYETH *YAN Y\E DETH . & RYGHT SO HYm-SELF SAYTH *GOD SAYTH J . WIL NOUGTH Y\E DETH : OF SENFUL MAn *BUT Y\T HE BE TurNED TO Y\E BETerE : & LYUE YAN *THUS MAY SENFUL MAN : Y\T HER~ SOULE HAN SLAYNE *BEN TurNEDE THOUR GODES GraCE : & LYUEn A.-GAYNE *BUT HENDELES DETH : Y\T I%S Y\E DETH OF HELLE *SEKERLY Y\T DETH I%S MOST BI%TTerE : & FELLE HELLE IS MOST HALDEn : AN HEDOUS & AN ORIBLE STED AND I%T I%S FUL OF PEYNES : & HENDELES DED *AND FUL OF BRENEnGGE DETH : Y\T NEUerE XAL BLENNE AND NOn CREATUR~ MAY DEYzEN : Y\T IS Y\E-HENNE *YF Y\I MYTHEN DEYHEN Y\E-HEN : AS A BODY HERE MAY *OF ALLE Y\O BRENEnGE PEYNES : DYLEYUerED Y\I WAREN YAY *BUT Y\I XUL FELEN Y\ERE : MANYE DETHES BRAYDE *AND EUerE-MORE LYUEn Y\E-W\T : AS CLERKES HAN SAYDE *FOR Y\E DETH OF HELLE : IS EUerE MORE DEYHANDE *AND I%T I%S A CARE-FUL DETH : EUerE-MORE LEUAnDE Y\E DETH OF HELLE I%S NOUGTH ELLES TO SAY *BUT BREnNENGGE PAYNES & SORWES Y\T LASTEn AY *y\T SOULES SCHULLEn FELEn W\T-HOUTEn HENDE *ALLE Y\I Y\T TO Y\T ORI%BLE PLACE SCHUL WENDE *AND BODI%LY DETH HERE : DREDEN FULLY MEn MANY *FOR TWO DYUerSE SKILLI%S : MOST PRYnCIPALY HON IS FOR Y\E GRETE PEYNE : Y\T WE HAUEn I%N FERE *QWAn DETH HUS A:-SAYLETH : & FULLY SLETH HUS HERE AND OTHER~ IS FOR HOURE LYIF I%S BROUGTH TO AN HENDE *AND WE WETEn NOUGTH : QWETHER~ WE XUL WENDE *TREWELY WE BEn I%N DOWTE : & HUN-CERTAYNE *QWETHER~ WE XUL WENDEn TO IOYzE OR PAYNE *BUT HOW Y\T EUerE WE YANNE : SCHULLEn FELE OR FARE *TREWELY Y\E PEYNE OF Y\E DETH : I%S FEL & SARE *AND Y\E-FORE . AL Y\T OF HES DETH : HAUETH ONY MEnDE *FUL GRETLY DREDETH HES DETH : BY KYNDE *AND SO I%T SEMETH : AS SAYTH Y\E BOK *Y\T CriST HYM-SELF . DEDE : I%N Y\E MAnHED Y\T HE TOK *FOR A.-FOR~ Y\T HE SCHULDE DEYzEn : ON Y\E RODE *FOR DRED OF HES DETH : HE SWATTE WATer & BLODE *FOR HE WI%STE HER HE TO HI%S DETH SCHULDE PAS *QWAT Y\E HARDE PEYNE OF Y\E DETH WAS *AND BY OTHERE DYUerSE SKILLES : MEn MAY WETEn FUL+WI%L *Y\T Y\E PEYNE OF DETH I%S HARD TO FI%L *FOR TREWELY OF DETH : MANY MEn HAUEn MECHEL WONDER~ *FOR ALLE MANer OF THENGES : IT BRESTETH & BREKETH A-SUNDER~ *AND I%T SKULKETH A-WAY : & I%T STALKETH BY DYUerSE WAYzES *AND Y\E-TO FUL HOLY MAN : THUS HE SAYzES *THE HOLY MAN SAYTH : Y\T DETH HENDETH ALLE THENGE *AND OF ALLE Y\E CREATURES LYI%F : HE MAKETH HENDENGE *AND ALSO DETH I%S SO SLEY & SO FULLY PreUE Y\T NO CREATURE OPENLI%CHE MAY HYM SE *AND FOR Y\T NON CREATURE : MAY HYm SEN OPENLY *Y\E-FORE MAY NO MAN : KNOWEn NE WETEn FULLY *NE NO CREATURE MAY YMAGEN : QWAT DETH HES *NE OF QWAT SCHAP : NE OF QWAT LYKENES *BUT QWAT Y\T DETH I%S : Y\E BOK : WI%L zOW SAY *QWA Y\T WELE WETEn : TREWELYCHE HE MAY *DETH I%S NOUGTH ELLES TO SAYN : QWO WI%LE HUNDERSTAnDEn TREWELY *BUT A . DEParTEnGE BY-TWYn MANES SOULE : & Y\E BODY *AS Y\E BOK WITNESSETH : & CLERKES BY-FORn HAN SAYDE *Y\T DEParTENGE OF Y\E SOULE : I%S CALD Y\E DETHES BRAYDE *AND ALSO A . PriUACOUnN : OF ICHE CREATURES LYI%F *QWAN DETH DEParTETH : Y\E BODY & SOULE IN STRYI%F *AS MAN BY AN EXAUNPLE : MAY KNOWYn FUL WI%L *Y\T MERKNESSE I%S NOUGTH FUL KYNDE TO FI%L *FOR I%N EUerY PLACE QWER~ NO LYGTH ESSE *THER EUerE-MORE ProPerLICHE MERKNESSE *RYGTH SO BY KENDE SKI%L : Y\E DETH I%S NOUGTH ELLES *BUT A PriUENGE OF LYI%F AS GRETE CLERKES TELLES *FOR I%N QWAT LYI%F CREATUR~ : Y\T Y\E LYI%F FAYLETH *THER I%S Y\E DETH & HYM YANNE : A-SAYLETH *FOURE SKI%LLES CLERKES FYNDEN FUL A.-PerTLY *QWY Y\T MEn XULDEn DREDEn : Y\E DETH PRI%NCI%PALY HON I%S FOR Y\T Y\E PEYNE OF DETH : I%S SO FELLE *AND SO MECHEL MORE GREUOUS : YAn ONY MAn CAN TELLE *AND EUerYCHE CREATURE MOST I%T FELEN : W\T-ENNE *QWAN Y\E BODY & y\E SOULE : SCHULDEn ParTEn ON TWENNE *AN-OTHER SKIL I%S FOR Y\E SYTHES : Y\T Y\I SCHUL SEN *OF DEUELES : Y\T A-BOWTEn HEm YANNE XUL BEN *THE THREDDE SKI%L FOR Y\E GRETE A.-COUNTES Y\T WE XUL zELDE *OF AL HOURE LYUEnGE : BOTHEN : I%N zOUGTHE & HELDE *THE FERSTE SKIL I%S : FOR WE BEN FUL HUN-CERTAYNE *QWETHER WE XUL WENDEn : TO YOzE OR PAYNE *AND QWO-SO TO THESE FOURE SKI%LLES WIL TAKEN HEDE HE HAUTHE FUL GRETLY : Y\E DETH SORE DREDE *FERST WE HAUGTHEN TO DREDEn Y\E DETH I%N HOURE HERTE *FOR Y\E PEYNE Y\E-OF : I%S SO OUer-BITTerE & SMERTE *ATH HOURE LASTE SCHONE : QWAN WE SCHUL MAKE HENDE