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& IN HYM HE SUFFERTH yAT LANGES TO MA@ : & WAS MADE MEDICYNE OF MAN~ . & yIS MEDCYNE ES SO MEKYLL yAT IT MAY NOGHT BE THOGHT : *FOR yer ES NO PriDE BOT yAT IT MAY BE HELYD THURGH MEKENES OF GODDES SON~ : yer IS NO COUATYzE BOT yAT IT MAY BE HELYD THURGH HIS POUERT : *NO WRATH BOT yAT IT MAY BE HELYD THURGH *CHARITE *PACIENS *NO MALICE BOT IT MAY BE HELYD THURGH CHARITE : *AND MOR~-OUer yer ES NO SYN~ OR WICKEDNES BOT yAT HE SHALL WANT I%T & BE KEPT FRO yE WHILK BE HALDYS INWARDLY & LOUES & FOLOWEz yE WORDES & yE DED OF yAT MA@ IN WHAME GODDes SONE GAF HYM SELF TO VS INTO ENSAUmPYLL OF GUDE LEUYNG WHARFOR~ NOW BOTH MEN~ & WE# MEN & EUerY *AGE & EUerY DIGNI%TE OF yIS WARLD IS STIRRYD TO HOPE OF EUer-LASTI%NG LYFE *AND FOR yIS HOPE & TO yIS ENTENT W\T HOLY WRYTE *ALSO ER WRYTEN~ DYUERS BOKes & TRETes OF DEUOTE MEn NOGHT ONELY TO CLERKes IN LATYN~ BOT ALSO IN *ENGLYSCH TO LEWED MEn & WEMEn & yAME yAT AR OF SYMPYLL VNDIRSTANDYNG *A# MANG yE WHILK BE yIR~ WRYTEN~ DEUOTE MEDITACIONS OF CRYSTes LYFE MOR~ PLEYNE IN CerTEYNE PARTY yAN ES EXPreSSED I%N yE GOSSPELL OF yE FOWR~ *EUaNGELISTEz *AND AS IT ES SAYD OF yE DEUOTE MA@ & WORTHY CLERK *BONAUENTur WROTE yAME TO A RELI%# GYOUS WOMA@ IN LATI%NE yE WHILK SCriPTur & WRYTI%NG FOR yE FRUC# TUOUS *MATI%R yer-OF STIRRYNG SPECIALLY TO yE LAW OF *JHesU *AND *ALSO FOR yE PLAYNE SENTENCE TO COMON~ VNDIRSTANDYNG SEMES AMAnG OTHER SOUerEYNLY EDIFYING TO SYMPILL CREATurS yE WHILK ALS CHYLDI%R HAUES NEDE TO BE FEDDE W\T MYLK OF LYGHT DOCTRYNE : & W\T SAD METE OF GRET CLERGY & OF HYE CONTEMPLACION~ WHARFOR~ yA INSTANCE & yE PraYER OF SOME DEUOUTE SAULES TO EDIFICION~ OF SWYLK MEn OR WEMEN IS yIS DRAWYNG OUT OF yE FORSEYDE BOKE OF CriSTes LYFE WRYTYN~ IN JNGLYSCH W\T MOR~ PUT TO IN CerTEYNE ParTYz *AND ALSO WITH# DRAWING OF DYUERS *AUTORITESE & MATerS AS IT SEMES TO yE WRYTer HER~-OF : MOST SPEDE-FULL & EDIFIYNG TO yAME yAT BE OF SYMPILL VN# DIRSTANDYNG TO yE WHILK SYMPYLL SAULES AS SAYNT *BERNERD SAYS CONTEMPLACION~ OF yE MANHEDE IS MOR~ LYKYNG MOR~ SPEDE# FULL & MOR~ SEKIR yAN IS HYE COnTEMPLACION~ OF yE GODHEDE *AND yerFOR~ TO yAIME ES PriNCIPALLY TO BE SETT IN MYNDE yE *JMAGE OF CRISTes IN-CARNACION~ PASSION~ & RESURRECCION~ SO yAT A SYMPILL SAULE yAT CAN NOGHT THInK BOT BODYES OR BODYLY THINGes MOW HAUE SUM-WHAT ACORDYNG TO HIS AFFECCION~ WHER-W\T HE MAY FEDE & STI%R HIS DEUOCION~ WHERFOR~ IT ES TO VNDIRSTAND AT y\E BYGYNNYnG AS FOR A PriNCIPALL & GENerALL REWLE OF DYUERS *JMAGINACIONS yAT FALLYS EFTIR IN yIS BOKE y\T yE DISCRYUYnG OR SPECHES OR DEDIS OF GOD IN HEUEn *AND *ANGELS OR Oyer GOSTLY SBSTAUNCES BENE ONLY WRITEN~ IN yIS MANer & TO yIS ENTENT yAT IS TO SAY AS DEUOUTE *JMAGI%NACOUnS & LYK# NES STIRRYNG SYMPILL SAULYS TO yE LOUE OF GOD & DESIRE OF HEUEnLY THI%NGes *FOR AS SAYNT *GREGOR SEYS yerFOR~ ES yE KYNGDOM~ OF HEUEn LYKNED TO ERTHELY THYNGes yAT BE yOO THYNGes yAT BE VISIBYLL AND yAT MA~ KYNDELY KNAWES: HE BE STIRRYD & RAUEST TO LOUE & DESIRE GOSTELY I@-VISIBIL THI%NGes yAT HE KYNDLY KNOWES NOGHT : *ALSO SAYNT *JON~ SAYS yAT ALL yOO THYNGes yAT *JHesuC DID BENE NOGHT WRITEN~ I~ yE GOSPELL WHARFOR~ VS MOST TO STIRRYNG OF DEUOCION~ *JMAGE & THINK DI%UERS WORDES & DEDes OF HYM & Oyer yAT WE FYND NOT WRI%TEN~ SO yAT IT BE NOzT AGAYNES yE BELEUE *AS SAYNT *GREGur & OTHER DOCTOurz SAYS yAT HALY WYRTE MAY BE EXPOUND *AND VNDIRSTAND IN DYUERS MANERS & TO DYUerS PurPOS SO y\T IT BE NOGHT AGAYNS yE BELEUE OR GUDE MANerS *AND SO WHAT TYME OR IN WHAT TYME PLACE IN yIS BOKE ES WRYTEN~ yUS SPAKE OR yUS DID OR LORD *JHesuC OR OTHER yAT BENE SPOKYN~ OF *AND IT MAY NOGHT BE PREUED BE HALY WYRTE OR GROUNDID IN EXPRESSE SAYI%NG OF HALY DOCTURS JT SHALL BE TAKYN~ NO NOyer WISE yAN AS A DEUOUTE MEDITACION~ yAT IT MI%GHT BE SO SPOKYN~ OR DONE & SO FORTH AS MEKILL AS I%N yIS BOKE BE CONTENED DYUERS *JMAGINACONS OF CriSTes LYFE yE WHILK LYFE FRO yE BEGYNNYnG I%NTO yE ENDYNG EUer BLYSSED & W\T-OUTEn SYN~ PASSYNG ALL yE LYUES OF ALL OTHER SAYNTes AS FOR A SYN# GULER~ PreROGATIFE MAY WORTHELY BE CALLED yE BLYSSED LYFE OF *JHesU CriST yerFOR~ AS PerTYNENT NAME TO yIS BUKE IT MAY SKYLFULLY BE CALLED yE *MIRROUR~ OF yE BLYSSED LYFE OF *JHesU CriST *BONAUENTUR INCIPIT **A*MANG Oyer VerTUS SPEKYNG OF yE WOMA~ FORSAYD COmMEnDI%NG OF yE HALY VIRGYN~ *CECILIE JT ES WRYTEN~ yAT SHO BAR~ ALLWAY yE GOSPELL OF CRYST HID IN HIR BREST yAT MAY BE VNDIRSTAND yAT OF yE BLYSSED LYFE OF *JHesU CriST WRYTEN@ IN yE GOSPELL SHO HASE CerTAYNE ParTIES MOST DEUOUTE JN yE WHILK SHO SETT HIR MEDITACION~ & HIR THOGHT NYGHT & DAY W\T A CLENE & HOLY HerT *AND WHEn SHO ^HADE SO FULLY ALL yE MANer OF Hes LYFE OUer-GONE SHO BE-GAN AGAYNE & SO W\T LYKYNG & A SWETE TASTE GOSTLY SHEWYNG IN y\T MANer yE GOSPELL OF CriST ; SHO SETT AND BAR~ IT EUer IN yE PRYNT OF HIR BREST JN yE SAME MANer J COUNSALE yAT y\U DO : *FOR AMANG ALL GOSTLY EXCERSES J LEUE yAT yIS IS MOSTE NESCESSA=# RY & MOST ProFETABYLL & yAT MAY BRYNG MA~ TO yE HEGHEST DEGRE OF GUDE LEUYNG yAT STAND SPECIALLY I%N PerFI%TE DESPI%# SYNG OF yE WORLD JN PACIENCE SUFFERI%NG OF ADUerSITEEz & I%N-CRESE AND GETTING OF VERTEUS yE WHILK ALSO BE CAUSE yAT IT MAY NOzT FULLIE BE DISCRI%UI%D . ALS yE LY=# UES OF OTHER SAYNTes *BOT IN MANer OF LYKNES ALS yE *JMA=# GE OF MANS FACE IS SHEWED I%N yE *MIRROur *FOR SOTHELY yOU SALL NEUer FYND WHAR~ MA@ MAY BE SO PerFITELY TAGHT *FIRST FOR TO STABYLL HIS HerT : AGAYNES VANI%TEES & DISCCY# UABYLL LYKYNGes OF yE WORLD *ALSO TO STRENGH HYM AMAnG TriBULACOUnS & ADUerSITEEz *AND FORyer-MAR~ TO BE KEPT FRO VICEz AND TO GETTYNG OF VerTUS AS IN yE BLYSSED LYFE OF OUur LORD *JHesU IN yE WHILK WAS EUer WITH-OWTEN~ DEFAUTE MOST PerFI%TE *FYRST *J SAY yAT BESY MEDITACION~ & CUSTOM# ABYLL OF yE BLYSSED LYFE *JHesU STABILS yE SAULE & yE HERT AGAYNS VANITES & DISSAYUABILL LYKYNGes OF yE WARLD yIS ES OPYNLY SHEWED IN yE BLYSSED VIRGI%NE *CECILE BE# FOR~ NEUENED WHEN SHO FILLED HIR HerT SO FULLY OF yE LYFE OF CriSTE : yAT VANITES OF yE WARLD MYGHT NOGHT ENTIR I%NTO HIR HerT *FOR ALL yE POMPE OF WEDDYNG WHER~ SO MA# NY VANI%TES BE VSED WHEN yE ORGANS BLEW & SONGEN~ SHO SETT HIR HerT STABLE IN GOD SAYI%NG & PraYI%NG LORD BE HerT AND MY BODY CLENE AND NOGHT DEFILYD SO y\T *J BE NOzT CONFOUNDID *ALSO AS TO yE SECUND : WHER~-OF WHEN *MAR=# TYRS OF HEUEn HADE yAIR~ STRENGH A-GAYNS DYUERS Tur# MENTes *BOT AS SAYNT *BARNARD SAYS IN yAT yAI% SETT ALL yAIR~ HerT AND DEUOCION~ : IN yE PASSYON~ OF yE WOUNDes OF CRYST : *FOR WHAT TYME yE *MARTIR STANDes W\T ALL yE BODY TO-RENT & NEUer-yE-LES HE ES *JOYFULL & GLAD I%N ALL HIS PAYNE WHAR~ TROWES y\U ES yAN HIS SAULE ; I%N HIS HERT : *SOTHELY IN yE WOUNDes OF *JHesU : zA yE WOUN# DIS NOzT CLOSED BOT OPYN~ AND WYDE TO ENTIR *JN ; AND ELS HE SHULD NOGHT FAILE yE HARD THRIM> & NOzT MOW BER~ yE PEYNE & yE SOROW ; *BOT SONE FAILE & DENY GOD *AND NOGHT ONELY *MARTIERS BOT ALSO COnFESSOurS VirGI%NS AND ALL yAT LEUYS RYGHTWISLY DESPYSYNG yE WARLD I%N MANY TriBULACIONS *JNFIRMYTEES & DEDes OF PENANCE BOTHE KEPYS PACYENS & ALSO MOR~-OUer yer-WITH BENE *JOYFULL & GLAD IN SAULE AS WE MOW SE ALL DAY *AND WHY SO : BOT FOR yAIR~ HERTI%S BENE MOR~ ProPIRLY IN CriSTIS BODY BE DEUOTE MEDITACION~ RESONABYLL VICTORI% OF *ENMY *FOR ALS AUENTes yE FYRST PerSON OF yE FADI%R SHULD DO yIS DEDE FOR HIS DREDE & MYGHT MerCY & PEES MYGHT SUmWHAT HAUE HYm SUSSPET AS NOGHT FULLY FAUORABILL TO yAME & SO ON yE TOyer SIDE *FOR yE SOUerEYNE BENIGNITE & GUDENES OF yE HOLY+GOST TREUTH & *RIGHTWISNES MYGHT yAME OF NOGHT FUL SATISFACCI%ON~ BOT TO MEKILL MerCY OF yAIm WHERFOR~ AS A GUDE MENE EUEN~ TO BATHE ParTIES yE PerSON~ OF yE SONE ES MOST COnUENI%ENT TO PerFORME yIS DEDE THURGH HIS SOUerEYNE WITT & WYSDOME *ALSO IT SEMYS MOST SKILFULL REMEDY TO MA@ : *FOR ALS MEKILL AS HE FORFETTID BE VNWI%T & FOLY yAT SATISFACCION~ BE MADE FOR HYM~ BE SOTHFAST WISDOME yAT ES yE SON~ : SO y\T ALS HE FELL TO DETH BE yE FALS WORDE OF yE FEND . yAT HE RYSE AGAYNE TO LYFE BY yE TRW WORDE OF GOD *AND AS FOR MOST RESONABILL VIC=# TORY OF yE *ENMY IT ES SKILFULL yAT AS HE COnQUERED MA@ BY WICKID SLEYTH AND FALS WISDOME : SO HE BE OUer-COMEn & VENKISHED BY GUDE SLEYTH & TREW WISDOME *AND WHEn RESON~ HADE SAYD yIS VERDI%TE yE FADIR SAID IT WAS WILL y\T IT SHULD BE SO : yE SONE GAFE GLADLY HIS ASSENT yerTO : yE HOLY=# GOST SAYD HE WOLD WIRK VerTO ALSO *AND yAN~ FALLYNG DOWNE & yAN FALLI%NG D ALL yE SPI%RI%TES OF HEUEn & SOUerEYNLY THANK=# YNG yE HOLY TriNI%TE yE FOUR~ SISTERS FORSAYD WER KYSSED & MADE ACORDE *AND SO WAS FULFILED yAT yE ProPHETE *DAUI%T SAYD *MERCY & SOTHFASTNES MET LUFLILY TO-GEDI%R *RIGHTWISNES & *PEES HAFE KISSED *AND yUS WAS TerMEnT & ENDID yE GRET COUNSELL IN HEUEn : FOR ^yE RESTORI%NG OF MAN~ & Hes SALUACION~ yE WHILK ProCESSE SHAL BE TAKYN~ AS I%N LYK=# NES & ONELY AS I%N A MANer OF ParABILL & DEUOUTE *JMAGI%NA=# CION~ STIRRYNG MA~ TO LUF GOD : SOUerEYNLY FOR Hes GRET *MerCY TO MAN & HIS ENDLES GUDENES *AND SO TO HONOur & WURSCHIP yE BLISSED AUNGELS OF HEUEn FOR yAIR~ GUDE WILL TO MAN~ & FOR HIS SALUACON~ HAUYG~ COnTI%NUALL BESYNES *AND ALSO *ANDA TO LUF VERTUES & HATE SYNNE yAT BROGHT MA~ TO SO GRET WRYCHIDNES & yUS MEKILL & IN yIS MANer MAY BE SAYDE & THOGHT BE DEUOUTE CONTEMPLACION~ OF yAT WAS DONE A-BOUE I%N HEUEn BE-FOR~ yE I%NCARNACION~ OF *JHesU *NOW GO WE DONE TO yE ERTH : AND THINK WE HOW I%T STODE WITH HIS BLYSSED MODI%R *MARY : & WHAT WAS HIR LEUInG HER~ BE-FOR~ yE INCARNACION~ OF *JHesU yAT FOLOWES AFTI%R *ALS IT ES WRYTEn IN yE LYFE OF OUR~ LADY SAYNT *MARY : WHEN SHO WAS THRE zERES ALD SCHO WAS OFFERD IN yE TEMPILL OF HIR FADIR AND *MODI%R & yARE SHO ABODE AND DWELLYD INTO yE XIJ zER~ AND WHAT SHO DID & HOW SHO LEUYD yer I%N yAT TYME WE MAY KNAW BE yE REUELACONS MADE OF HI%R TO A+DEUOUTE WOMA@ yE WHILK MEn TROWED WAS SAYNT *ELIzABETH JN yE WHILK REUELACON~S COnTEYNED AMAG~ Oyer yAT OUur LADY TOLD TO yAT SAME WOMA@ AND SAYD IN yIS MANER WHEN MY FADI%R & MY MODI%R LEFTE ME I~ yE TEm# PILL J PurPOSED AND SETT STABLY IN MY HerT : TO HAUE GOD VNTO MY FADI%R AND OFTE-SYTHES W\T GRET DEUOCYON~ J THOGHT WHAT J MYGHT PLESI%NG TO GOD DO : SO yAT HE WOLD VOUCHE=# SAFE TO SEND ME HIS GRACE *AND HER~ WITH J WAS TAUzt & J LERNED yE LAW OF MY LORD GOD : JN yE WHILK LAW OF ALL HESTES & BYDDI%NGes PriNCIPALLY J KEPYD THRE I%N MY HerT yE FIRST ES yOU SHALL LUF y\I LORD GOD . W\T ALL y\I HerT W\T ALL y\I SAULE WITH ALL y\I MYND *AND WITH ALL y\I MI%GHTes yE SECUNDE y\U SHALL LOUE y\I NEGHBur ALS y\I-SELFE *AND yE THYRD IS yOU SHAL HATE yI%NE *ENMY : yISE THRE J-KEPID TRWLY IN HerT & ON ONE J COnSAYUED & TUK ALL yE VERTUES yAT ER COnTENED I%N yAME FOR yer MAY NO SAULE HAUE ANY VerTU BOT IT LOUE GOD W\T ALL yE HerT : *FOR OF Hes LOUE COMES ALL yE PLENTE OF GraCE AND AFTI%R IT ES COMEn JT ABIDES NOGHT I%N yE SAULE BOT RENNISE OUT AS WATer BOT IT SO BE yAT HE HATE HI%S ENMYS y\T ES TO SAY VICES & SYNNES WHARFOR~ HE y\T WILL HAUE GRACE & KEPE I%T BE# HOUYS yAT HE DISPOSE & KEPE & ORDEYNE HIS LOUE _{TO LUF} *AND TO HATE *ALS IT ES SAYD & SO J WILL yAT y\U DO I~ MANer ALS J DID J ROSE VP ALGATE AT MYDNYGHT & WENT FORTH BE-FOR~ yE *AUTER~ OF yE TEMPILL AND yARE W\T ALS GRET DISSI%R~ & WILL & AFFECCION~ ALS J KOUTHE & MYGHT J ASKED GRACE OF ALL MYGHTI% GOD TO KEPE yOSE THRE COmMAnDMENTes & ALL Oyer BYDYNGes OF yE LAW : *AND SO STANDI%NG BE-FOR~ yE AUTER J MADE VIJ PETI%CI%ONS TO GOD yE BENE yISE *FYRST J ASKYD GRACE OF GOD THURGH yE WHILK J MYGHT FULFILL yE HEST OF LUF yAT ES TO SAY FOR TO LUF HYM W\T ALL MY HerT yE SECUnDE J ASKED GraCE OF GOD yAT J MYGHT LOUE MY NEGHBur EFTIR HIS WILL & HIS LIKYNG & y\T HE WOLD MAK ME TO LOUE ALL yAT HE LOUES yE THI%RD yAT HE WOLD MAK ME TO HATE & ESCHEW ALL THI%NG y\T HE HATES yE FORTH J ASKED MEKENES PACIENS BENI%GNI%TE AND SWETNES & ALL Oyer VerTUES BE yE WHILK J MYGHT BE GRACIus & PLESI%NG TO GODDes SYGHT *yE FYFTE PETICION~ J MADE TO GOD yAT HE WOLD LAT ME SEE yE TYME IN yE WHILK yAT BLYSSED MAYDEn SHULD BE BORN~ yAT SHULD COnSAUE & BER~ GODDes SON~ : *AND yAT HE WOLD KEPE MY=# NE EYNE yAT J MI%zHT SE HI%R *MYNE ERES yAT J MYGHT HER~ HI%R SPEKE : MY TUNG yAT J MYGHT PraISE HI%R : MY HANDes y\T J MIGHT SerUE HI%R WITH MY FEETE y\T J MIGHT GO TO HI%R SerUI%SE ; *AND MY KNEES W\T yE WHILK J MYGHT HONOur & WURSHIP GODS SON~ : IN HIR BARNE *JN yE SEXT PETICION~ J ASKED GRACE TO BE OBEISSANT TO yE BIDDI%NGS & TO yE ORDENANCE OF yE BIS=# SHOPPE OF yE TEMPILL *AND IN yE VIJ\TE J PraYDE GOD TO KEPE ALL PEPILL TO HIS SerUYS *AND WHEn yE FORSAYD WOMAn CriSTES SerUANT HADE HARD yISE WORDES SHO SAYD AGAYNE SWETE LADY WER zE NOGHT FULL OF GRACE OF ALL VerTUES *AND yE BLYSSED MAYDEn MARY : ANSWERD . WITT y\U WELE FOR SerTAYNE yAT J HELD MY-SELF AS GILTY MOST ABI%ECTE & VNWURTHI~ yE GRACE OF GOD AS yOU *AND MOR~-OUer TROWES y\U DOGHTer yAT ALL yE GRACE y\T J HADE J HADE W\T-OUT TRAUAYLE *NAY NOT SO BOT J TELL yE & DO yE TO WITT y\T J HADE GRACE GYFTE NE VerTU OF GOD W\T-OUTEn GRET TraUAILE COnTE# NUELL PraYER ARDANT DESIR~ ProFUNDE DEUOCION~ & W\T MANY TERES AND MEKILL AFFLICCI%ON~ SPEKYNG & THANKYNG & DOYNG ALL WAY ALS J KOUTH OR MYGHT y\T WAS PLESYNG TO GOD : yAT ES TO SAY OUT-TAKE yE HOLY GraCE THURGH yE WHILK J WAS HALOWED JN MY MODI%R~ WOMmBE *AND FORyer-MARE OUur LA# DY SAYD WYTT y\U WELE IN SerTEYNE yAT yer COMEz NO GraCE I%N TO A+MANS SAULE BOT BE PraYER & BODELY AFFLI%CCI%ON~ *AND EFTIR yAT WE HAUE GIFEN~ TO GOD yOO THI%NGes yAT WE MAY yOF yAI% BE LYTILL & FEW yAN~ COMES HE INTO yE SAULE BRYnGI%NG WITH HYM SO GRET & SO HI%E GIFTES OF GRACE yAT IT SEMYS TO yE SAULE yAT SHO FAILEz IN HIR SELFE & LESES MYND & THI%NKes NOGHT yAT EUer SHO SAYD OR DID ANY# THI%NG PLESI%NG TO GOD AND yAN SHO SEMED I~ HIR AWNE SIGHT *MOR~ FOULE & MOR~ WRECHED yAN SHO WAS EUer BE# FOR~ *ALSO SEYNT JEROM~ WRITI%NG OF HIR LYFE SAYS I~ y\IS MANer yAT yE BLYSSED MAYDEn MARY ORDAND TO HIRSELF yIS MANer OF REWLE I~ LYUYNG yAT FRO yE MORNE-TIDE IN-TO yE TI%ERCE SHO GAF HIR ALL TO PraYERS *AND FRO TI%ERCE IN-TO NONE SHO WENT NOGHT FRO PraYERS TILL yE AUN=# GELL OF GOD COME & APERED TO HI%R OF WHOSE HANDE SHO TOKE METE TO yE BODILY SUSTENANCE & SO SHO ProFITED ALGATE BETTer AND BETTer IN yE WERKE & I~ yE LUF OF GOD *AND SO IT BE-FELL y\T SHO WAS FUNDEn I~ WAKI%NG ^yE FYRST IN yE WISDOME OF GODS LAW MOST CONYNG I~ MEKENES MOST LAW JN yE SANG & I~ yE PSALMES OF DAUI%D MOST COnUENI%ENT AND SEMELY J%N CHARITE MOST GRACI%OUS JN CLENNES MOST CLENE & IN ALL MANer OF VerTU MOST ParFITE *SHO WAS SSUPE & I%N VARIABILL SO FER FURTH AS SHE ProFI%TED ALL DAY BETTer & BETTer SO WAS yer NONE y\T EUer SAW OR HERD HI%R WROTHE *AL HI%R SPECHE WAS SO FULL OF GraCE y\T GOD WAS KNAW=# I%NG BE HIR TONGE *SHO WAS COnTENUALLY DWELLYNG I~ PraYERS & IN yE LAW OF GODDes LOR~ & ALGATE BESY ABOUTE HIR FELAWEz yAT NONE OF yAME SHULD TRESPAS OR SYN~ IN ANY WORD *AND yAT NONE SHULD LAWGH DISSOLUTELY *AND ALSO y\T NONE OF yAME SHULD OFFENDE Oyer THURGH PriDE OR ENVI% WRONGes & EUer W\T-OWTYN~ FAILYNG SHO BLYSSED GOD & LEFTE PerCHAUNCE BE ANY GRETI%NG OR PREYSING SHO SHULD BE LETTYD FRO y\E LOUE OF GOD WHAT TYME ANY MA@ GRET HI%R SHO ANSWERD AGAYNE DEO GraCIAS yAT ES TO SAY THANKED BE GOD WHARFOR~ OF HIR SPRANG FYRST yAT WHAT TYME HOLY MEN~ : BENE GRET yAI% SAY AGAYNE DEO GraCIAS . AS SHO DID *SHO WAS FED OF yE METE yAT SHO TOKE OF yE AUNGELL HANDE *AND y\T METE y\T SHO TOKE OF yE BISSHOPE OF yE TEMPILL SHO GAF TO POI%RE MEn ; EUer-ADAY GODDes AUNGELS SPAKE WITH HI%R *AND AS HE SHULD TO HIS DER~ WORTHY SI%STI%R OR MODI%R SO HE SerUED & WAS OBEI%SSHANT TO HI%R FORyer-MAR~ IN HIR XIIIJ\T\E\N\E zER~ yAT BLYSSED MAI%DEN~ *MA# RY WAS WEDDID TO JOSEPH BE REUELACI%ON~ OF GOD *AND yAN WENT SHO HOME A-GAYNE IN-TO *NAzARETH AS IT ES WRYTEn BE ProCESSE IN yE STORI%E OF HI%R NATI%UI%TE *BOT yus MEKILL SUFFI%CE AT y\IS TYME ; TO HAUE I@ MYNDE & IN COnTEMPLACI%ON~ OF yO THI%NGes yAT FELL BEFOR~ yE JNCARNACION~ yE WHILK WHO SO WILL WELE THI%NK & HAUE DEUOUTLY I~ MYND & FOLOW VerTUESLY I%N DEDE HE SHULD ^FYND yAME FULL OF GOSTLY FRUTE