¶
The
prologe
of
this
reuelacion
The
reuelacion
that
foloweth
here
in
this
boke
tretyth
how
a
certeyn
deuowt
person
the
wiche
was
a
monke
in
the
abbey
of
Euishamme
was
rapte
in
spirite
by
the
wille
of
god
and
ladde
by
the
hand
of
seint
Nycholas
the
space
of
.
ii
.
days
and
.
ii
.
nyghtes
to
see
and
knowe
the
peynys
of
purgatorye
and
the
iowys
of
paradyse
and
in
what
state
the
sowlis
ware
that
ware
in
purgatorye
and
also
in
paradyse
.
Sothly
in
bothe
this
placis
he
sawe
&
knewe
many
persons
bothe
men
&
women
the
whiche
he
knewe
welle
before
when
they
lyuyd
in
thys
world
and
spake
with
hem
there
mowthe
to
mowth
in
bothe
the
placys
as
he
founde
hem
as
hit
folowth
we
le
aftir
in
this
boke
.
This
reuelacion
was
not
shewed
to
hym
only
for
hym
butte
also
for
the
confort
and
ꝓfetyng
of
all
cristyn
pepulle
that
none
man
shuld
dowte
or
mystruste
of
anothir
life
and
world
the
whiche
euery
man
and
woman
moste
go
to
&
lyke
as
they
deserue
here
in
this
world
by
here
lyuyng
so
there
to
be
rewardyd
.
And
as
for
the
trowthe
of
this
reuelacyon
no
man
nother
woman
ought
to
dowte
in
any
wise
.
For
and
a
man
we
le
rede
and
vndirstonde
the
begynnyng
with
the
ending
he
shalle
so
largely
see
hit
approuyd
in
grete
myraclis
by
almyghty
god
shewyd
vnto
the
same
person
that
same
tyme
that
alle
resons
and
mocyons
of
infydelite
the
whiche
risith
often
tymes
of
mannis
sensualite
shalle
vtwardly
be
excludyd
and
quenchid
&
gretely
shalle
cause
alle
crysten
pepulle
that
herith
hit
to
drede
god
and
loue
hym
and
also
to
preyse
hym
in
hys
werkys
.
For
seche
anothir
reuelacion
and
so
opyn
y
nowe
was
neuer
shewid
in
this
lond
ne
in
no
nothir
that
we
rede
of
¶
Here
endyth
this
prologge
¶
Here
begynne
the
chapitres
of
this
reuelacyon
-
¶
Howe
this
monke
fyl
in
to
a
sore
and
greuys
sekenes
and
gaue
hym
to
confession
and
prayur
and
compunccion
of
teeris
Chapitur
I
-
¶
Howe
he
laye
also
ꝓstrate
in
the
chaptur
howse
as
thaugh
he
had
ben
dedde
i●…
-
¶
Howe
the
fegure
of
oure
lordys
crosse
that
he
worshipte
was
fonde
blody
iii
-
¶
How
he
was
comme
ageyne
to
him selfe
iiii
-
¶
Howe
he
sought
aftyr
hys
staffe
&
his
shewys
&
how
deuoutly
he
worshipte
the
crosse
v
-
¶
Howe
he
told
to
a
brother
that
he
louyd
wele
a
part
of
seche
thynges
a●…
he
had
seyne
vi
-
¶
Howe
he
was
desired
of
his
bretheren
to
ete
sum
what
aftyr
so
longe
afaste
vii
-
¶
Howe
he
told
to
ii
of
his
confessours
a
part
of
thoes
thinges
that
he
had
seyne
viii
-
¶
what
was
his
peticion
specially
and
howe
a
certeyn
person
a●…eryth
to
hym
ix
-
¶
Howe
he
was
wantyd
in
his
slepe
to
worshi●…e
the
crosse
of
〈◊〉
lor●…
〈◊〉
-
¶
How
the
sa●…
〈◊〉
bledd
don
to
hym
at
th●…
right
syde
and
at
the
right
foote
and
of
th●…
.
ii
.
lyghtys
xi
-
¶
Howe
he
came
into
the
chaptur
howse
and
●…ke
dyscyplynys
and
●…we
he
was
rapte
xii
-
¶
Howe
he
felte
hym selfe
here
rapte
first
xiii
-
¶
How
he
folowd
hys
leder
sent
Nicholas
w●…n
he
was
rapte
x●…ii
-
¶
Howe
sent
Nycholas
brought
hym
to
the
fyrste
place
of
purgatorye
●…v
-
¶
Of
the
grete
diuersite
of
peynys
that
he
sawe
xvi
-
¶
Of
the
secunde
place
of
peynys
in
purgat●…e
x●…i
-
¶
Howe
sent
Margaret
●…lyuerde
a
sowle
of
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
fulle
woman
from
the
deuyllys
x●…i
-
¶
Of
a
gol●…ith
that
was
sa●…
yd
by
se●…t
〈◊〉
las
〈◊〉
-
¶
Howe
this
monke
knewe
the●…
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
●…ent
ny
cholas
was
his
le●…r
xx
-
¶
Howe
the
same
goldsmith
told
the
monke
in
purgatorie
how
he
dyde
sodenly
&
was
sauyd
xxi
-
¶
Howe
the
goldsmith
told
the
monke
a
reme●…
agenste
soden
deth
xxii
-
¶
Howe
the
sone
of
this
goldsmith
told
the
monke
aftyr
he
was
comme
to
hym selfe
ageyne
that
his
fadir
had
apperid
iii
to
his
modyr
aftyr
hys
deth
xx●…i
-
¶
Of
the
thirde
place
of
peynys
in
purgatorie
xxi●…i
-
¶
Of
the
fowle
vyce
&
synne
of
〈◊〉
xx●…
-
¶
Of
a
doctour
a
lawe
that
was
a
〈◊〉
xx●…i
-
¶
Of
thoes
persons
that
this
monke
sawe
&
spake
within
the
first
place
of
peynys
and
first
with
a
prior
xxvii
-
¶
Of
an
ancres
that
he
sawe
&
knewe
in
the
same
place
xxviii
-
¶
Of
a
certen
bisshoppe
there
also
xxix
-
¶
Of
a
certen
woman
a
pore
mannys
wyf
xxx
-
¶
Of
relygyous
men
what
peynys
they
sofryd
for
dyuers
certen
fawtys
xxxi
-
¶
Of
a
certen
knight
that
brake
a
vowe
xxxii
-
¶
Of
a
nothir
knight
xxxiii
-
¶
Of
thoes
persons
that
he
sawe
in
the
●…i
placys
of
peynys
xxxiiij
-
¶
Of
thre
bysshoppis
that
were
there
xxxv
-
¶
Of
an
archbisshoppe
of
canturbery
xxxvi
-
¶
A
certen
descripcion
that
the
monke
made
of
dyuers
kyndys
of
synful
peple
&
of
her
peynys
xxxvii
-
¶
Of
poysynners
that
he
sawe
xxxviii
-
¶
Of
vserers
also
xxxix
-
¶
Of
fugytyuys
of
relygyon
xl
-
¶
Of
a
certen
kyng
of
Englonde
xli
-
¶
Of
a
bsshoppe
that
was
in
peynys
of
purgatorye
and
ȝette
god
shewed
for
hym
myracles
in
thys
world
xlii
-
¶
Of
a
certen
abbot
xliii
-
¶
Of
an
abbasse
also
xliiii
-
¶
Of
two
nonnys
that
were
lep●…
xlv
-
¶
Of
a
knight
that
offendyd
in
symo●…ye
xlvi
-
¶
Of
a
monke
a
sextêne
xlvii
-
¶
Of
a
clerke
that
leuyd
holy
ly●…
xlviii
-
¶
Of
paradyse
&
of
the
multitude
of
pepulle
that
he
fownde
there
xlix
-
¶
Howe
he
sawe
a
certen
abboth
there
l
-
¶
Of
a
certen
Priour
that
lyuyd
deuoutely
and
dyde
holylye
li
-
¶
Of
a
certen
yong
monke
of
hys
lii
-
¶
Of
a
certen
worshipful
priste
liii
-
¶
Howe
ow●…e
lordys
passion
was
representyd
amonge
the
holy
sowlys
that
ware
in
paradyse
liiii
-
¶
Of
the
entryng
at
the
gate
of
paradyse
and
of
the
ioy
that
apperyd
wythinforthe
lv
-
¶
Howe
this
monke
came
agayne
throwe
the
gate
of
paradyse
lvi
-
¶
Of
the
swete
melodye
of
bellys
that
he
herd
in
paradyse
&
how
he
came
to
him selfe
ageyne
lvii
-
¶
Approfe
how
this
reuelacyon
is
of
god
&
moste
nedys
be
trewe
for
the
grete
myraclys
that
god
shewyd
on
hym
that
same
tyme
lviii
¶
Expliciunt
capitula
¶
Here
begynnyth
a
merua●…lous
reuelacion
that
was
shewyd
of
almyghty
god
by
sent
Nycholas
to
a
monke
of
E●…yshamme
in
the
days
of
kynge
Rychard
the
fyrst
And
the
yere
of
our
lord
.
M
C●…
.
Lxxxxvi
¶
Ca
primum
Na
Monasterye
called
Euyssham
there
was
a
certen
yong
man
turnyd
wyth
feythfull
deuocyon
fro
thys
worldys
vanyte
to
the
lyfe
of
a
Monke
the
whiche
abowte
the
begynnyng
of
hys
conuersion
fy●…e
in
to
a
grete
and
a
gre●…ys
sekenes
and
by
the
space
of
xv
monthis
was
sore
labouryd
with
grete
febulnes
and
wekenes
of
body
.
Also
hys
stomake
abhortyde
so
gretly
mete
&
drynke
that
sum
tyme
by
the
space
of
.
ix
.
days
or
more
he
myght
rescey●…e
noothyng
but
a
lytyll
wanne
watyr
.
And
what
sum
e●…yr
thyng
of
leche
crafte
or
fesyke
any
manne
dedde
●…o
hym
for
hys
conforte
or
hys
amendyment
noo
thyng
hym
helpyd
but
al
turnyd
contrarye
.
Therfore
he
lay
▪
seke
in
hys
bedde
gretly
destitute
of
bodely
strenght
.
so
that
he
myght
not
moue
hym selfe
fro
one
place
to
anothyr
butte
by
helpe
of
seruauntes
.
Alsoo
in
thre
the
laste
monethys
of
hys
sekenesse
he
was
more
sorer
diseasyd
and
feblyd
thanne
euer
he
was
before
.
Neuerthelesse
than
commyng
on
the
feste
of
estur
.
sodenly
he
beganne
sum
what
to
amende
in
hys
bodely
myghtys
&
with
his
staffe
walkyd
aboute
the
fermorye
.
Sothly
on
thes
euyn
of
sherethursoaye
in
the
whiche
nyght
the
office
and
●…ernyce
of
our
lorde
thesu
criste
ys
tradycyon
&
passyon
was
solenly
songe
wyth
grete
deuocyon
〈◊〉
wente
with
his
staffe
to
the
chirche
with
his
bretheren
the
whiche
by
cause
of
seknesse
rested
h●…m
also
with
hym
in
the
fermorye
where
the
couent
nygh●…y
seruyce
and
landes
offerd
vppe
to
owre
lord
And
there
by
the
respecte
of
heuynly
grace
so
grete
compunccion
and
swetenesse
he
resceyued
that
hys
holy
deuocyon
excedyd
mesure
.
wherefore
he
myght
not
con
teyne
hym
fro
wepyng
and
laudyng
god
fro
myd
nyghte
tyl
sex
of
the
belle
in
the
mornyng
.
what
for
remembryng
wyth
worshippe
and
ioye
the
merceis
of
owre
lord
.
the
whiche
he
hath
doon
for
mankinde
.
And
alsoo
remembryng
wyth
sore
wepyng
his
offencys
and
synnys
doon
byfore
tyme
.
and
the
hurte
and
the
state
of
hys
present
imperfeccyon
.
And
abowte
sex
of
the
belle
in
the
mornyng
he
made
to
be
called
to
hym
ii
of
hys
bretheren
one
aftyr
anothyr
.
whyche
hadd
power
to
here
confessyons
and
gyue
to
penytentys
absolucyon
and
to
them
bothe
made
purely
and
holly
as
mekyll
as
he
cowde
his
confession
of
al
his
sennys
and
of
the
leest
offence
of
his
religyon
or
of
the
cōmawndementis
of
god
and
wyth
grete
constricion
of
herte
and
effusion
of
●…eris
desired
his
absolucion
and
had
hi●…
Than
on
of
hem
askid
hym
why
he
sorowde
and
wepte
so
īmode
rately
for
al
thei
had
wente
that
he
shulde
fele
hym selfe
sone
to
passe
owte
of
thys
worlde
Than
he
seide
he
felte
hym selfe
no
thing
so
Sothly
than
he
toolde
to
his
brother
that
diligently
enquyryde
this
of
hym
and
seide
Sir
ȝe
▪
shal
vndirstonde
and
know
that
thys
laste
night
whenne
we
were
togedyr
in
chaptur
howse
.
y
resceyuyd
so
grete
swrtenesse
of
herte
and
gladnesse
of
sowle
.
that
onnethis
y
myghte
hoolde
or
bere
my selfe
.
He
askyd
also
and
hyt
were
by
the
relygion
that
the
prio●…rs
shuld
gene
that
nyght
to
the
bretheren
dyscyplynys
in
hooly
vesture
and
a●…bys
.
And
whenne
he
herd
hym
enquyre
this
he
hadde
wente
that
he
had
seyd
hyt
of
grete
febulnesse
of
his
hedde
.
or
by
alyenacion
of
hys
mynde
.
the
whiche
perauenture
he
hadde
falle
in
by
his
infirmyte
and
inmoder●…e
weping
or
fastyng
howe
be
hit
that
he
with
hym
●…
ad
meruailous
wisdam
and
discrecion
al
the
tyme
of
hys
sekenesse
.
wherfore
he
commendyd
hym
to
our
lord
no
thing
els
en
quyring
of
hym
&
so
went
his
weye
The
seke
brother
spendyd
al
that
daye
in
landyng
and
presyng
god
And
the
next
night
folowing
after
he
had●…e
slepte
a
lityll
while
rose
vp
of
his
bed
And
when
the
chaptur
was
ronge
as
the
tyme
requyred
to
calle
the
conent
to
mate●…s
.
he
went
than
to
cherche
as
he
did
the
daye
before
Sothely
how
he
behauyd
hym
thenne
in
the
chirche
.
and
whan
he
went
thens
hit
shalle
be
schewyd
in
his
wordys
foloyng
¶
Howe
he
laye
ꝓstrate
al
his
body
in
the
chaptur
how●…
as
he
had
be
dedde
Ca
ii
oN
the
morow
nexte
foloyng
that
ys
good
fredaye
whenne
the
co●…ent
rose
to
cum
to
chirche
to
seye
prime
.
as
they
ede
afore
the
chaptur
hous
they
sawe
the
same
seke
brother
lye
p●…o
strate
&
bare
foote
before
the
abbot
is
sete
h●…is
face
was
flate
to
the
ground
as
thaugh
he
shuld
by
the
ordyr
aske
mercy
of
euery
presydent
.
Than
the
bretheren
seyng
this
meruelyd
&
ranne
thedir
&
willing
to
take
hym
vp
.
they
founde
hym
as
a
man
lyfeles
without
any
mocyon
of
any
membre
of
his
body
.
Trewly
his
yes
ware
falle
doun
depe
into
his
h●…
ed
&
tho
yes
&
nose
of
him
ware
blody
or
as
a
manne
had
o●…yr
leyde
hem
with
mekyl
bloode
.
wherfore
they
seyde
alle
that
he
was
dede
.
His
feete
ware
ful
coolde
but
in
the
remuande
of
his
body
was
found
a
lytyl
warmenes
No
mouing
of
his
pypys
might
be
knowen
long
tyme
And
a●…
the
last
onnethis
bit
was
perseyuyd
in
him
a
litill
thynne
breth
&
amonyng
of
his
herte
.
Thenne
they
weshid
his
h●…edde
breste
.
handys
and
feete
with
colde
watyr
And
than
first
they
sawe
al
hys
body
a
lityl
to
tremyl
&
quake
.
but
a●…oon
he
sesyd
and
was
insensybulle
So
long
tyme
they
musyd
and
dowtyd
what
they
might
do
to
hym
.
whyle
they
sawe
hym
not
verily
dedde
.
nothyr
any
thing
amendyng
.
At
the
last
by
conselle
they
had
him
to
his
bedde
&
there
to
be
kepte
with
grete
attendans
of
kepers
¶
Of
the
blody
figure
of
the
crosse
¶
Ca
iii
tHe
mene
whyle
the
brehetren
merueled
&
wondred
on
suche
a
soden
happe
&
beyng
of
the
seke
brother
&
more
they
won
drid
.
howe
hyt
〈◊〉
.
and
in
what
wise
without
any
helpe
he
●…yght
come
thedir
to
that
place
.
wh●…the
〈◊〉
was
Sothely
othir
thynges
that
nowe
folo●…
the
whic●…
〈◊〉
telle
of
wyth
o●…e
any
comp●…rsone
ben
more
to
be
dred
feiy●…
and
worshipte
than
any
thing
aboue
seyd
.
They
h●…e
〈◊〉
aftyr
and
that
not
wyth
owte
grete
me●…elle
.
that
the
fegu●…e
of
owre
lordys
body
〈◊〉
on
a
crosse
whiche
fygure
and
crosse
.
yerely
is
wonce
ful
deuowtly
to
be
kyssyd●…
and
wors●…ipte
of
the
co●…ent
in
remembrā●…e
of
o●…e
lordys
passyon
was
founde
fresh
●…ledyng
and
newe
abowte
the
place
of
the
g●…ete
wounde
in
the
right
syde
and
alsoo
at
the
right
foote
.
Trewly
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
the
se●…tensse
of
the
ch●…che
.
〈◊〉
let
do●…e
the
same
cro●…e
to
the
grownd
〈◊〉
so
●…yl
good
f●…
daye
they
●…de
lefte
hyt
〈◊〉
the
〈◊〉
●…
d
the
●…alle
And
for
a
mor●…
wondy●…
the
staffe
and
shew●…
of
th●…
same
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
ware
fondyn
by
the
sa
me
pla●…
So●…
〈◊〉
a●…
the
bretheren
came
to
ge
dyr
into
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
gretly
a●…onyd
●…pon
these
thynges
that
〈◊〉
.
&
〈◊〉
takyn
alle
that
were
t●…e
with
grete
●…cion
of
herte
●…ke
discyply
●…ys
of
●…oddys
&
〈◊〉
●…ate
in
the
chir●…
seyden
wepyngly
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
o●…
〈◊〉
.
for
to
gete
owre
lordys
mere●…e
.
Trewely
this
〈◊〉
brother
atte
the
daye
whiche
was
gode
friday
with
the
night
folowing
and
the
nexte
day
aftyr
alle
moste
tyl
the
sonne
sette
.
〈◊〉
in
one
state
.
Alsoo
the
〈◊〉
with
●…trength
of
handys
opynde
hys
mowth
and
〈◊〉
in
hyt
●…stys
of
dyuers
spy●…ys
and
〈◊〉
or
hys
releuyng
.
but
anone
after
he
wente
owte
ageyne
.
what
somme
euer
was
putte
in
to
hys
mowthe
as
thaugh
hys
throte
hadde
ben
stopped
.
Emplasters
alsoo
to
his
breste
and
armys
they
●…on
de
but
alle
was
vayne
They
prickyd
with
neldys
and
scrapyd
the
solys
of
hys
fete
.
but
no
thyng
myght
be
perceyuyd
in
hym
of
a
lyuys
manne
.
saue
a
lityll
rednes
of
chekys
and
a
litil
warmenes
of
body
.
The
colowre
of
hys
face
oftyn
tymes
was
chaunged
to
ashis
and
ageyne
meruaylously
the
colowre
of
hys
face
was
re●…
ynyd
and
welle
shewyd
Alsoo
they
made
a
grete
horne
to
beblowyn
there
but
no
thyng
hit
botyd
¶
Howe
he
came
ageyn
to
hym self
on
ȝestur
euyn
abowte
complen
tyme
Ca
iiii
tHenne
on
the
morowe
that
ys
estur
euyn
and
the
same
owre
that
the
couent
came
to
gedyr
to
the
collacion
and
to
complenne
the
briys
of
hys
ye
lyddys
beganne
firste
a
lytil
to
moue
and
so
they
semyd
as
they
hadde
ben
sode
in
boylyng
watyr
And
atte
laste
there
came
don
fro
hys
yes
on
hys
chekys
a
yelowe
humour
of
watyr
in
manere
of
terys
.
Thanne
they
that
were
wyth
hym
seyng
thys
.
called
anone
for
the
bretheren
.
supposyng
that
he
shuld
haue
sone
passed
fro
thys
world
.
They
sawe
also
a
lytyl
afore
thys
tyme
hys
lyppys
a
lytyl
to
moue
with
his
chekys
com
pressyd
as
he
had
resceyued
or
swelowde
sum
swete
thing
fallyn
in
to
hys
mowth
.
And
after
that
a
flowyng
owte
of
terys
as
hyt
is
seyd
here
before
.
Alsoo
he
was
seyn
often
and
many
diuers
tymys
sykyng
alow
in
his
breste
as
a
manne
slepyng
had
wepte
.
And
anone
after
as
hit
semyd
he
reuoluyd
certeyn
wordys
benethe
in
hys
throte
butte
he
myght
not
speke
them
owte
saue
onely
in
a
voyce
onethys
audybille
and
noo
thyng
intelligibille
.
Sothely
thanne
hys
spyrite
beganne
a
lytyll
and
a
lytill
to
comme
ageyne
and
these
wordys
and
voyce
he
first
sownyd
that
might
be
vndyrstond
.
O
sancta
Maria
O
sancta
Maria
:
And
agayne
O
my
lady
sancta
Maria
O
my
lady
sancta
Maria
I
shalle
seye
tho
wordys
as
I
herde
theym
noo
thyng
addyng
therto
O
he
seyde
my
lady
Sancta
Maria.
These
wordes
often
tymys
he
rehersed
.
For
what
synne
he
seyde
lese
y
soo
grete
ioye
.
And
agayne
he
seyde
my
Lady
Sancta
Maria.
when
shalle
I
recouere
so
grete
ioye
that
y
lese
nowe
.
These
thynges
and
many
other
often
tymes
he
rehersed
/
yet
as
a
man
ware
a
slepe
and
hys
yes
euer
closyd
/
the
whiche
I
wote
not
of
what
grete
ioye
he
sorowde
and
wepte
hym selfe
departyd
fro
Sothely
aftyrward
sodenly
lyke
as
a
man
had
awaked
fro
a
grete
slepe
.
he
lyfte
vppe
hys
hed
&
fulbitterly
beganne
to
wepe
&
with
rem
nyng
terys
sorofully
sobbyd
as
wepyng
doth
and
ioynyng
his
handys
&
fyngers
to
gedur
reysid
him self
and
sate
vp
Then
he
put
downe
his
hed
in
his
handys
on
his
kneys
And
as
he
beganne
afore
ful
lamentably
to
wayle
and
sorowe
so
sesyd
not
long
tyme
aftyr
Thanne
one
of
his
bretheren
that
was
with
hym
askyd
what
causyd
hym
so
sore
to
wepe
and
howe
he
felte
hym selfe
.
Than
he
restid
a
litil
while
&
at
the
laste
softely
seyde
to
hym
wele
wele
and
verely
wele
y
was
hedir
to
/
but
now
euyl
and
verely
euyl
y
am
and
fele
my selfe
And
ageyne
more
grettur
he
wepte
and
sorowd
than
he
dyd
before
And
by
cause
that
hit
ys
ouer
longe
and
also
as
impossible
to
remembre
al
thyng
that
he
seyde
than
and
how
mekil
he
wepte
we
leue
noweand
purpo
se
to
drawe
shortly
to
gedir
thoes
thingys
whiche
we
herde
hym
telle
of
in
gret
contricion
of
herte
and
of
mynde
aftyrward
that
he
was
fully
comme
to
hym selfe
ageyne
¶
Howe
he
sought
after
his
showis
and
how
reuerently
he
worshipt
the
crosse
lOthl●…
amonge
his
lamentacions
and
sykynges
that
the
had
he
asayde
with
gret
strenght
onys
or
twies
or
thries
to
opene
his
yes
that
were
closid
and
atte
last
they
opened
Thanne
he
beganne
with
bothe
his
handys
al
aboute
to
seche
aftyr
his
staffe
that
he
lefte
in
the
chirce
And
whanne
hyt
kowd
not
be
fownde
he
seyd
.
Sechith
here
owre
staffe
and
take
owr
s●…ys
by
the
piller
and
goe
we
ageyne
in
to
the
fermorye
A
fermorye
among
religious
men
is
called
a
place
or
an
howse
ordende
to
kepe
seke
bretheren
Thanne
●…hanne
hit
was
seyde
of
some
of
his
bretheren
.
behoolde
brother
nowe
and
see
yow
in
the
fermorye
&
set
in
your
bedde
and
loe
yowre
staffe
and
showys
byn
here
redy
.
Thanne
he
seyd
O
howe
came
we
hedyr
and
whanne
.
were
not
we
ryght
nowe
in
the
chirche
to
gedyr
at
matens
.
Thanne
his
bretheren
told
hym
that
he
had
be
there
now
ii
dayes
and
to
morowe
wil
be
estur
daye
And
whanne
he
herd
this
.
more
grettyr
he
beganne
to
wepe
and
seydr
.
O
shuld
we
not
bretheren
haue
worshypte
on
good
freday
owre
lordys
crosse
.
And
yet
we
haue
not
in
comonne
worshipte
hit
Thenne
whenne
he
herd
of
his
bretheren
.
that
owre
lordys
crosse
was
worshipte
the
day
before
.
and
he
might
not
be
cause
of
sekenes
.
he
seyde
to
hem
.
Aftyr
that
I
came
into
the
chirche
y
felte
no
disese
But
y
praye
yow
that
y
may
go
to
worshipe
the
crosse
.
Thanne
ther
was
brought
to
hym
a
crosse
of
seluyr
the
whiche
reuerently
he
clyppyd
to
hym
.
and
with
cossis
and
terys
watryd
the
fete
of
the
crosse
.
and
vnto
the
tedusnes
of
some
stondyng
by
/
he
thankyd
owr
lord
and
redemer
and
the
fadyr
and
the
holy
gooste
for
innumerabulle
benefetis
.
of
the
whyche
he
rehersyd
mony
synglerly
.
For
hym selfe
and
vnyuersally
for
al
holy
chirche
.
and
also
for
al
degreys
and
condycyons
of
alle
crystyn
pepulle
and
more
attente
for
hys
enmyes
.
yef
any
there
ware
or
for
the
enmyes
of
hys
frendys
he
made
meruail
prayers
and
obsecracyons
.
And
as
y
suppose
xxx
tymes
or
more
he
inclynde
hys
hede
doone
to
the
fete
of
the
crosse
with
terys
and
sobbyng
that
often
tymes
his
voyce
sesid
of
prayng
Thoes
wordys
the
whiche
he
made
in
his
supplicacions
ware
so
redy
&
prompte
and
also
repletyd
with
grete
reson
&
hyenesse
of
witte
that
hit
semyd
rathir
he
redde
hem
thanne
seyde
hem
.
Ho
is
swete
seyng
steryd
mony
than
that
herd
hym
to
weping
and
deuocyon
and
euer
while
we
remembre
them
causyn
vs
to
haue
a
grete
inwarde
cumpunctyon
.
and
also
loue
&
deuocyon
to
our
lord
to
our
bretheren
and
to
alle
men
And
of
the
grete
humylyte
and
goodnes
of
oure
redemer
.
he
put
betwene
certen
grete
thingis
at
euery
synguler
shorte
prayer
¶
Howe
he
told
to
one
of
his
bretheren
that
he
louyd
famylyarly
suche
thingys
as
he
had
seyn
vi
tHe
mene
while
as
the
tyme
requyryd
.
hit
range
to
the
collacyon
and
the
bretheren
the
whiche
had
brought
to
him
the
crosse
went
thense
And
thenne
he
seyde
.
Nowe
y
knowe
veryly
that
this
is
the
holy
tyme
of
estur
.
And
for
what
cause
he
seyde
so
.
hit
shal
be
declaryd
aftyrward
.
Trewely
than
bode
with
hym
a
certeyn
brother
that
louyd
him
famyliarly
in
holy
purpose
of
relygyon
and
mouyd
hym
sum
what
by
a
wyse
and
a
meke
instans
yet
beyng
holde
in
a
certeyn
stupour
and
wondyr
of
mynde
of
suche
thinges
that
he
had
seyne
.
bothe
of
tho
thinges
the
whiche
befyll
him
afore
ye
he
was
rapte
/
and
of
tho
thinges
that
he
had
seyn
spiritually
in
anothir
world
in
al
placis
And
as
y
haue
seyde
or
may
sey
.
synglerly
&
ꝑticula●…y
he
tolde
&
remembrid
mony
thynges
the
whiche
the
fors●…
id
brother
that
herde
him
bare
hem
al
in
his
herre
.
telling
him
also
of
too
thinges
that
he
knewe
opyniy
betyd
him
And
so
aftirward
bi
leyser
&
gret
dyly
gens
lernyd
&
knewe
an
ordir
of
euery
thing
synglerly
.
more
opynner
&
fullyor
than
he
knewe
afore
.
Neuertheles
as
for
al
thing
that
he
sawe
in
soo
longe
space
that
is
to
seye
ii
dayes
&
ii
nightys
he
wolde
not
telle
to
no
man
.
And
amonge
in
hys
tellyng
he
made
mencyon
of
some
sisyons
but
anon
as
he
had
begonne
.
sesid
the
ꝓces
of
them
And
no
thir
yet
for
any
prayur
might
be
inducyd
to
telle
any
more
ther
of
But
nethir
we
at
this
tyme
be
suffi
cient
to
telle
al
thinges
the
whiche
sothely
we
knewe
by
his
owne
seyng
that
he
had
tolde
before
to
afew
persons
of
wytnesse
on
whois
deuocyons
he
had
taken
a
specyalle
truste
Nethir
in
any
wise
we
may
or
can
reuele
&
shewe
so
opynly
the
ꝓprite
of
his
sisions
nether
by
writing
nether
by
telling
as
he
coude
and
didde
Also
amonge
other
thinges
he
was
askid
and
he
hoped
to
scape
his
seknes
or
shulde
leue
any
leng●…
in
this
bodely
lyfe
And
then
he
seide
I
shal
leue
long
ynow
&
of
my
seknes
y
am
fully
recoueryd
¶
How
he
was
desired
of
his
bretheren
to
take
sum
mete
after
so
longe
afaste
¶
Ca
vii
tHan
after
this
at
euyn
he
was
gretly
desired
to
take
some
mete
after
so
longe
a
faste
And
than
he
seyde
Settith
before
●…s
the
bred
&
a
litil
hony
that
was
lefte
the
tothir
tyme
And
whanne
hit
was
so
done
with
a
ful
litil
refeccion
ther
of
he
brake
his
faste
Ande
so
he
bode
waking
in
prayor
and
terys
til
the
bowre
of
night
that
they
range
to
matens
Sothely
whan
the
bretheren
rose
to
matens
he
went
with
hem
and
as
he
had
rose
with
oure
lorde
the
whiche
sum
tyme
that
same
bowre
rose
fro
deth
vnto
lyfe
And
so
came
to
chirche
.
not
withowte
ioyful
merueling
of
them
that
sawe
him
&
without
sustentation
or
helpe
of
any
thing
entrid
into
the
ōre
&
so
he
did
not
a
xi
monthis
before
.
And
their
in
gret
deuocyon
&
terys
bode
&
●…
tynewid
til
matens
was
doon
&
tyl
the
re●…urreccion
of
our
lorde
the
whiche
yerely
in
the
same
chirche
is
wont
to
be
shewid
vysybly
and
howe
the
angel
apperid
and
spake
to
the
wemen
at
the
sep●…ture
of
the
victoriose
isurreccion
of
ther
kinge
and
also
that
they
shulde
tel
to
his
disciplys
his
glorious
resurreccion
&
at
the
laste
til
our
lord
a
peryd
to
his
welbelouyd
mary
mawdelen
and
named
her
maria
in
the
figure
of
a
gardner
and
til
the
messys
ware
doone
&
had
resceyuid
the
holy
comyning
of
cristen
men
¶
How
he
tolde
to
ii
of
his
confessorys
a
parte
of
suche
thinges
as
he
had
seyne
Ca
viii
after
this
nowe
that
he
had
resceyued
oure
lordys
precyous
body
ioyful
&
light
he
was
&
brought
of
his
bretheren
into
the
colloke
the
which
ys
a
place
where
they
may
speke
to geder
and
there
copynily
they
came
abowte
hym
desiring
him
to
tel
hem
of
sec●…e
thinges
as
befylle
hym
and
as
he
had
seyn
forther
goostly
edifiyng
&
comfort
For
al
they
vndyrstode
that
herde
his
wordys
the
day
before
when
he
was
fully
cumme
to
him selfe
&
sawe
his
contynuall
weping
that
by
mony
thinges
grete
thingis
and
meruelus
had
be
shewde
him
.
And
whan
they
with
grete
instans
askid
him
.
he
dissymylyd
alle
thing
a
lytyl
while
At
the
laste
vnto
his
ii
confesso
rys
to
whom
he
was
confest
on
shrethursoay
as
hit
is
seyd
afore
to
hem
bothe
separatly
.
he
told
thees
thynges
the
whiche
here
after
be
digestyd
and
wreten
with
grete
weping
and
syking
the
whiche
sum
tyme
ses●…
d
him
of
his
telling
And
sum
thinges
he
told
to
hem
bothe
and
sum
thinges
onely
vnto
the
th
oon
/
and
sum
othir
:
only
to
the
tothir
and
that
not
without
a
consyderacion
of
a
certen
meke
and
a
good
auisement
And
this
he
gon
to
telle
as
hit
nowe
folowethe
¶
what
was
his
peticion
specially
and
how
a
certen
person
apperyd
to
him
in
his
slepe
¶
Ca
ix
sOthely
he
seyde
whan
y
was
laborid
as
ye
sawe
me
with
greuys
and
longe
wekenes
of
body
and
euermore
with
heite
and
sowle
y
blessyd
our
lorde
and
thankid
him
that
he
wolde
white
safe
to
chaste
me
onworthy
in
a
fadyrly
chastment
And
than
al
hope
put
aside
as
for
any
recoueryng
of
bo●…ly
helth
y
began
thaugh
hit
were
slowly
neuertheles
y
disposed
me
as
y
cowde
and
mighte
to
make
me
redy
.
how
y
might
the
sandyr
and
lyghter
scape
the
peyngs
and
sorows
of
the
world
that
is
to
cumme
&
how
y
might
fynde
the
reste
of
euerlastyng
life
when
y
shuld
be
callid
oute
of
my
body
.
And
when
as
y
remembrid
these
thinges
after
my
power
besely
.
than
after
a
litil
while
past
a
thoughte
fyl
to
my
mynde
that
y
shulde
praye
our
lord
god
that
he
wolde
white
safe
to
reuele
and
sh●…we
to
me
in
some
maner
of
wise
.
the
state
of
the
worlde
that
i●…
to
come
&
the
●…icion
of
the
soulys
that
byn
past
her
bodyes
after
this
lyfe
and
thanne
this
opynly
knowen
y
might
the
bettyr
vndirstonde
what
within
shorte
space
as
y
supposyd
were
to
be
dred
.
&
what
y
might
hope
after
whanne
y
shuld
passe
fro
thys
worlde
to
that
worlde
and
so
by
this
to
stabylle
my selfe
in
the
drede
&
loue
of
god
as
long
as
I
shuld
leue
in
this
dowtefulle
lyfe
.
And
so
on
a
certeyn
night
in
the
begynnyng
of
lente
that
ys
laste
past
.
apperyd
to
me
in
my
slepe
a
certen
worshipful
person
stondyng
by
me
&
seyng
to
me
.
O
sone
he
seyde
gret
ys
thy
deuocyon
in
praying
&
mekyl
is
thy
perseueres
wherfore
thy
contynual
prayer
and
meke
demening
may
not
be
onspedeful
before
the
presens
&
goodnes
of
god
Neuertheles
fro
hens
forth
be
of
goode
conforte
and
●…tynew
deuoutly
in
prayur
and
for
more
strenght
seche
the
helpe
of
prayers
of
some
religions
p●…ons
.
&
ȝef
yow
so
do
doutles
you
shalte
knowe
that
sone
you
shalte
opteyne
&
gete
thy
peticion
Sothely
than
he
named
to
me
some
persons
&
the
namys
of
ther
offices
seyng
this
/
Knowe
we
le
that
mekil
yt
wille
the
ꝓfete
.
ȝef
yow
maye
haue
the
prayers
of
suche
persons
.
the
whiche
the
goodnes
of
god
ys
wonte
right
gladly
to
here
.
Sende
also
to
the
monastery
of
nonnys
here
by
.
that
yow
knowyst
wele
&
namyd
hir
/
besechyng
hem
to
praye
for
the.
Me
kyl
god
is
pleasid
in
her
holy
purpose
and
laudable
conuersacion
.
wherfore
his
goodnes
gretly
fauerth
their
willes
and
desires
And
whan
this
was
seyd
to
me
.
bothe
the
slepe
that
y
was
in
&
the
person
that
spake
to
me
went
away
.
Than
sodenly
y
wakyd
and
stedfastly
kepte
in
mynde
this
vysyon
.
&
assone
as
y
might
y
desired
the
same
persons
to
pray
for
me
/
not
vttering
to
them
the
cause
wherfore
they
shulde
pray
for
me
Than
vi
wekis
passe
.
in
the
night
that
was
nexte
afore
sherethursday
as
ye
can
remember
.
whan
y
had
taken
of
yow
and
of
youre
felowe
discyplynys
in
the
chaptur
hows
.
that
ys
to
seye
vi
of
yow
&
vi
of
him
for
that
day
.
and
v
other
for
the
sexte
feriis
of
lente
paste
.
fro
the
whiche
y
was
compellyd
that
tyme
to
absteyne
by
cause
of
sekenes
so
grete
abundans
of
grace
of
terys
&
swetenesse
of
herte
/
y
felte
me
repletyd
there
in
the
resceyuyng
of
the
discyplynys
that
y
can
not
shewe
it
in
telling
by
no
wordys
.
wherfore
the
nexte
day
after
hit
was
to
me
ful
swete
often
tymes
to
wepe
.
And
than
the
next
nyght
after
grete
sykynges
beyng
than
the
houre
to
ryse
to
matens
y
fylle
in
to
a
plesaunt
slepe
¶
Howe
he
was
waried
in
his
slepe
to
worshipe
the
crosse
of
oure
lord
Ca
x.
sOthely
than
as
y
was
a
slepe
y
perceyued
a
voyce
.
but
y
wist
not
fro
whens
hyr
came
.
seyng
to
me
in
this
wyse
.
Arise
vppe
&
goe
in
to
the
chapell
.
and
to
the
awter
that
to
dedifyed
and
halowd
in
the
worschipe
of
seynte
laurence
&
of
alle
martyres
.
And
there
behynd
that
awter
yowe
shalte
fynde
a
crosse
and
an
ymage
of
thy
redemer
affixed
to
the
same
crosse
.
redemyng
the
world
by
hys
deth
.
And
that
same
crosse
.
meke
ly
and
deuowtly
go
to
and
kys
in
remembraunce
of
thy
sauyur
and
offir
to
hym
with
meke
herte
.
a
sacrifice
of
prayers
knowyng
wele
.
hit
to
be
accept
of
god
.
and
to
the
an
holsum
deuocion
.
in
the
whiche
yow
shalte
ful
abundantly
delyte
.
Than
after
this
y
wakyd
and
with
the
bretheren
y
came
to
the
chirche
to
here
matens
And
when
the
bretheren
had
begunne
matens
y
mette
with
a
senyor
that
ye
knowe
wele
in
the
chirche
porch
&
was
on
of
him
that
y
tooke
disciplinis
in
the
night
before
Than
whan
y
saw
hym
y
made
a
signe
to
hym
.
to
discyplyne
me
in
lyke
wyse
ageyne
as
he
dyd
afore
.
And
so
lightely
we
went
bothe
to
gedyr
into
the
chaptur
howse
and
with
one
assent
gladly
we
came
ageyne
And
there
also
mette
with
vs
another
senyor
in
the
same
place
where
y
mette
the
first
.
to
whome
y
made
alsoo
a
signe
for
to
haue
a
disciplyne
.
And
he
beckid
with
his
hand
that
y
shulde
tarye
a
lityl
while
.
Thanne
lefte
y
my
bretheren
/
that
y
came
with
to
chirche
/
the
whiche
were
sekelew
sittyng
a
parte
.
&
alone
y
wente
forth
to
the
awter
that
was
notyd
to
me
in
my
slepe
And
whenne
y
was
nygh
the
awter
y
put
of
my
showys
and
knelyd
on
my
kneys
apon
the
pament
and
ofte
tymys
inclyned
my
heed
doon
to
the
grownd
And
so
went
behynde
the
awter
to
seche
the
crosse
that
y
herd
of
before
Trewly
y
knew
not
afore
in
any
wise
by
any
mannys
telling
that
any
crosse
was
let
doon
there
Neuertheles
y
found
hit
as
hit
was
tolde
me
before
And
anon
y
was
resoluyd
al
into
terys
of
deuocyon
&
lyyng
ꝓstrate
al
my
body
ful
denowtly
y
worshipte
that
holy
crosse
seyng
many
deuout
prayers
And
than
after
y
cam
knelyng
on
my
kneys
to
the
same
crosse
and
aftyr
seyd
lengur
deuoute
supplicacions
&
thankynges
to
god
/
kyssing
oft
tymes
the
fete
of
the
crucyfyxe
/
&
besily
with
the
terys
of
my
nyes
watrid
hem
¶
Howe
he
sawe
the
right
side
of
the
crucifixe
bledyng
don
to
him
and
the
right
fote
also
and
of
the.
ii
.
lightys
that
apperid
there
¶
xi
tHe
mene
while
as
y
lift
vppe
my
nyes
that
were
sore
of
weping
to
the
face
of
the
cruci
fyxe
y
felte
some
dropys
fallyng
don
to
me
I
putte
ther
to
my
fyngerys
and
y
we●…e
perceyued
and
knewe
by
the
rednes
that
hit
was
blode
Also
y
behylde
the
right
syde
of
the
ymage
of
oure
lordis
body
and
hit
wellid
oute
of
blode
as
a
mannys
flesh
is
wont
to
blede
.
whenne
hit
is
cuppid
Trew
ly
the
place
that
y
sawe
this
in
was
derke
.
for
hyt
was
behynde
the
auter
aboute
mydnighte
.
But
I
sawe
there
ii
lyghtis
shynyng
at
bothe
the
sydes
of
the
crosse
.
as
hit
had
be
ii
tapers
wele
brenning
I
lokyd
fro
whens
that
light
shulde
cumme
and
y
cowde
see
no
place
fro
whens
hit
came
.
Trewly
than
y
toke
in
my
hopynne
hand
:
y
wote
nere
how
mony
dropis
of
that
precious
blode
and
there
with
diligently
y
anoyntid
my
nyes
.
my
neris
and
my
nose
thrillys
And
at
the
laste
y
put
one
drope
of
that
blessyd
blode
in
to
my
lippys
and
of
the
grete
desyre
and
deuocyon
of
myne
herte
.
y
s●…
elowd
hyt
doone
And
whether
y
offendyd
god
in
that
poynt
or
no
y
wote
nere
The
rem
nand
ther
of
y
hild
in
my
hand
purposyng
to
haue
kept
hit
.
Also
y
behilde
&
sawe
the
right
fote
of
the
same
crucifiye
blode
Sothely
yisterday
whan
y
was
restoryd
to
my selfe
ageyne
and
founde
no
thing
of
that
precious
blode
in
my
handys
.
sore
&
gretly
y
sorowde
and
eû
shal
for
the
losse
of
so
grete
and
precious
tresowre
¶
Howe
he
came
in
to
the
chaptur
howse
and
toke
discyplynys
&
how
he
was
there
rauesht
Ca
xii
fOrthermore
to
satisfye
yow
y
shalle
nowe
telle
of
other
thynges
.
The.
ii
.
lyghtes
that
y
sawe
shynyng
abowte
the
crucyfyxe
afore
seyde
.
sodenly
paste
thens
.
to
the
sowthe
parte
of
the
awter
.
Thanne
y
that
was
knelyng
in
the
north
side
of
the
auter
:
at
the
right
side
of
the
crucyfyxe
seyng
hit
paste
&
gon
to
the
tother
side
folowde
after
hopyng
that
y
shulde
see
there
sum
spiritualle
thyng
.
And
whan
y
came
thedir
y
herde
the
sowne
of
a
voyce
behynde
me
of
the
same
old
fadyr
that
y
mette
with
last
before
in
the
chirch
porch
of
whom
y
desyred
to
be
discyplynede
&
he
bade
me
tary
a
litil
while
Than
lefte
y
alle
that
y
sawe
there
and
y
not
howe
.
nether
in
what
wise
anoon
y
came
in
to
the
chaptur
howse
And
whan
y
had
seyd
my
confiteor
as
the
vse
ys
.
and
he
had
prayde
for
me
&
assoyled
me
with
this
beneson
.
In
nomine
patris
&
filii
&
spiritus
sancti
amen
.
he
gaue
me
disciplynys
vi
.
tymes
as
he
didde
afore
Often
tymes
y
desired
him
that
y
might
reherse
my
confessyon
and
to
take
dyscyplynys
of
hym
.
for
at
euery
stroke
that
he
gaue
me
in
the
stydde
of
sorowe
&
peyne
.
they
were
turnid
to
me
.
an
inestymable
&
incredibulle
swetenes
of
ioyfull
conforte
.
But
he
wold
geue
me
no
more
and
so
y
rose
vppe
.
Sothely
thanne
he
went
in
his
albys
and
sate
done
in
the
abbotis
sete
.
that
was
there
in
the
chaptur
hows
:
And
thanne
y
came
&
lay
prostate
before
hym
.
askyng
my
beny
and
rehersyde
ageyne
my
Confiteor
&c.
and
he
seyde
ouer
me
Misereatur
tui
omnipotens
deus
&c.
and
so
assoyled
me
ageyne
wyth
thys
blessyng
In
nomine
patris
&
filii
&
spiritus
sancti
And
whenne
he
had
answarde
Amen
Anoon
ther
came
to
me
a
certeyne
worshipful
fadyr
a
senyor
that
had
a
face
and
a
chere
as
an
angelle
.
c●…
othid
in
white
brightyr
and
whittir
thanne
the
snowe
:
The
heere
of
his
hed
〈◊〉
was
whore
and
his
stature
of
medy
heyth
.
He
tooke
me
vppe
and
seyde
allonly
to
me
these
wordys
.
Folowe
yow
me
.
Trewly
than
he
hylde
me
by
the
right
hand
so
sewerly
as
softly
&
so
clippid
my
hand
in
hys
¶
How
he
felte
hym selfe
here
first
rapte
¶
Ca
xiii
hEre
y
felte
my selfe
fyrst
tapte
in
spyryte
.
Than
hys
brother
that
was
hys
confessor
to
whome
he
tolde
alle
these
thynges
afore
seyde
askyd
hym
&
seyde
And
trowiste
yet
brother
that
y
or
the
tother
senyor
gaue
discyplynis
that
night
as
thou
seyste
.
or
went
in
to
the
chaptur
howse
in
al
bys
Than
he
wondrede
at
his
asking
and
seyde
.
Knowe
not
ye
that
this
ys
trowth
that
y
haue
to
yow
here
seyde
Than
seyde
hys
confessor
ageyne
.
in
no
wise
ther
was
no
seche
thynges
done
of
vs
nether
myght
be
done
.
For
the
ordyr
wil
not
that
we
shuld
haue
gone
that
tyme
of
the
night
in
to
the
chaptur
howse
to
geue
discyplynys
Than
he
seyd
to
hym
:
Dowtheles
y
had
went
hether
to
.
that
tho
discyply
nys
and
other
thynges
had
be
done
of
yow
to
me
Fulwele
y
knowe
withowtyn
dowte
.
that
y
resceyued
thoes
dyscyplynys
aboue
rehersyd
in
the
chaptur
howse
:
of
men
that
shewed
yo
●
persons
&
liknes
wakyngly
&
bodely
and
wyth
hole
mynde
for
y
felte
&
herde
the
strokys
of
hem
and
also
y
we
le
vndyr
stode
&
dyscernyd
the
voyce
of
them
that
prayde
for
●…e
and
assoyled
me
:
as
y
shulde
haue
knowe
of
you
bothe
Trewly
the
first
night
when
y
went
owte
of
the
chaptur
hows
y
thought
to
haue
byddyn
ther
in
the
same
place
tyl
the
mornyng
in
the
grete
gladnes
of
herte
&
deuocyon
that
y
had
resceyued
there
but
y
was
sum
what
troubulde
&
disesyd
by
the
noyse
of
the
couent
when
they
went
oute
of
the
chirche
after
matens
And
lest
y
shulde
haue
ben
reꝓuyd
of
psumpcion
/
ȝef
y
had
taride
there
al
night
y
wente
with
oure
bretheren
home
to
oure
bedde
And
whenne
y
went
out
of
the
chaptur
hows
y
mette
with
brother
marten
And
that
night
bode
y
waking
in
grete
lightnesse
of
sowle
/
tyl
matens
of
the
next
nyghte
Thanne
the
next
night
after
when
y
was
at
matens
aboute
the
begynnyng
of
the
thirde
●…octurne
y
was
callid
fro
the
awter
where
as
y
was
praying
with
a
sowne
made
lyke
as
a
man
hadde
smytte
the
stony
pament
wyth
his
fote
and
so
went
in
to
the
chaptur
●…owse
.
Alsoo
hyt
was
the
same
owre
/
in
the
whiche
the
laste
nyghte
.
at
the
laste
tyme
we
went
thedyr
for
the
same
cause
.
And
alle
other
thynges
lyke
as
y
haue
told
yow
befylle
me
.
Thys
onely
y
canne
not
remembre
in
any
wise
howe
y
came
at
the
laste
tyme
fro
the
chapel
that
y
was
inne
to
the
chaptur
hows
.
For
withowte
a
staffe
y
myght
not
goe
thedyr
:
and
abowte
the
sacrarye
of
the
same
auter
y
knowe
wele
y
left
my selfe
And
howe
y
paste
ouer
the
waye
that
lyth
betwene
the
chaptur
hows
▪
&
the
place
that
y
was
in
.
and
also
the
lettynges
of
gricis
&
other
obstaclis
iiii
or
v
y
can
not
remembre
For
when
y
was
cumme
to
my selfe
ageyne
.
〈◊〉
thinges
the
whiche
y
had
experiens
of
bodely
about
the
awter
and
the
crosse
.
ware
so
fressh
in
my
mynde
that
y
wende
y
had
be
founde
rather
there
than
in
the
chaptur
howse
And
this
he
tolde
of
tho
thingis
aboue
rehersid
¶
Adigression
¶
Now
as
touching
tho
personsof
whom
he
was
brought
in
to
the
chaptur
hous
&
to
whome
he
seyd
isconfiteor
the
whiche
prayde
for
him
assoylyd
him
&
gaue
him
also
disciplynys
in
the
liknes
of
his
own
bretheren
and
he
knew
no
nothir
wise
that
time
but
they
had
be
his
bretheren
.
they
were
douteles
holy
angellys
that
so
apperyd
and
dyd
to
him
by
the
wille
of
god
And
as
towching
that
worshipfull
olde
fadyr
whois
face
was
like
an
angel
and
hys
clothing
whittir
than
the
snowe
.
that
toke
hym
by
the
hand
when
he
lay
ꝓstrate
in
the
chaptur
hous
&
seyde
to
him
folow
thow
me
:
was
the
holy
&
blessid
bishoppe
sente
Nicholas
whome
specially
he
louid
and
worshipte
dayly
as
hit
shalle
be
aftirward
more
opynnor
declarid
And
nowe
after
this
adigression
go
we
ageyne
to
the
narracion
¶
Howe
this
monke
was
rapte
&
foloude
his
lede●…
sent
Nicholas
¶
Ca
xiiij
gladly
than
seide
this
monke
wente
y
with
that
worshipfull
olde
fader
the
whiche
by
●…mādement
of
moth
&
leding
of
hande
had
take
me
vp
to
be
a
felow
with
him
of
his
wey
.
and
al
the
while
that
y
lay
destitute
of
my
bodily
wittis
.
we
went
bothe
to geder
hande
in
hande
Sothly
this
was
fro
mydnight
of
sherethursday
the
whiche
endith
in
the
mornyng
of
good
fredaye
in
whiche
time
y
was
rauyshte
in
spirite
as
y
laye
in
the
chaptur
hows
tyl
the
euetyde
of
saturday
foloyng
:
in
the
whiche
eue
tyde
as
ye
sawe
y
was
put
oute
fro
that
secrete
reste
and
spiritualle
sightis
that
y
had
before
to
thys
opyn
&
worldly
●…uersacion
¶
How
sent
Nicholas
brought
this
monke
to
the
first
place
of
peynes
Ca
xv
tHenne
went
we
ȝestewarde
by
a
pleyn
weye
in
a
right
path
til
we
came
to
a
certen
regy
on
.
that
w●…
ful
wyde
and
brode
and
ouer
horabulle
&
gastfull
in
sight
.
fowle
and
myry
of
thicke
cley
Trewly
there
we
sawe
an
infenyte
nombre
of
men
and
w●…men
that
no
man
might
nombre
put
forth
to
the
gretnes
of
dyuers
&
inenarrabulle
peynes
There
was
a
company
innumerabulle
of
men
and
women
of
euery
condicion
of
euery
ꝓ
fession
and
of
euery
ordyr
There
were
the
doers
of
al
synnys
ordente
to
dyuers
kyndes
of
peynes
after
the
diuersite
of
synnes
&
qualite
of
persons
I
herde
&
sawe
bi
the
opyn
&
brode
space
of
that
filde
who
is
endys
no
ye
might
see
.
the
wrechid
companyes
of
men
&
wemen
ouer
wrechidful
bounden
to
gedyr
flockemel
.
in
ther
equalyte
of
synnys
and
in
likenesse
of
ꝓfession
equaly
to
soffyr
and
like
wise
to
crye
in
here
grete
and
greuys
peynes
And
who
sum
euer
y
sawe
there
to
be
made
redy
in
that
peynefull
place
to
heuyn
warde
opynly
y
knewe
and
vndy●…stode
.
for
what
synnes
they
were
ponysht
and
the
kynde
of
the
synne
and
the
mesure
and
qualite
of
ther
satisfaccion
.
the
whiche
they
deseruyd
owther
by
contricion
and
cofession
of
her
offensis
▪
or
by
the
remediis
and
helpinges
of
othir
benefetis
done
for
hem
Trewly
al
tho
that
y
sawe
put
there
s●…m
what
y
knewe
hem
confortyd
for
the
hope
of
euerlasting
blisse
the
which
they
hopid
sum
tyme
to
cum
to
And
some
y
sawe
paciently
sofyrre
right
grete
peynes
&
for
the
gode
w●…rkys
the
whiche
they
had
done
of
ther
●…sciens
.
that
was
reseruyd
&
putte
vppe
in
mede
for
them
&
also
for
the
grete
trust
that
they
had
to
haue
eûlasting
blisse
euermore
countid
lyghly
in
her
sowle
the
horrabulle
peynes
that
they
bare
Treuly
they
wepte
&
sorowde
&
cryed
oute
/
for
grefe
of
pei
nys
and
amonge
this
as
they
went
forth
farthir
euermore
her
peynys
were
lessid
&
to
hem
more
esyur
Also
y
behilde
mony
of
them
that
sodenly
scapyd
out
of
the
place
that
they
were
torment
in
and
sander
hastid
hem
selfe
thanne
other
.
to
go
the
weye
that
was
before
hem
.
But
anone
fro
benethe
lyke
as
the
grownde
hadde
be
broken
.
ther
brake
vppe
a
flame
of
fier
that
inuoluyde
hem
&
the
deuyls
that
mette
with
hem
.
sore
bete
hem
with
scorgis
&
forkis
and
other
dyuers
kyndes
of
tormentyng
▪
and
soo
ageyne
retourned
apon
hem
alle
her
wodenesse
.
Neuertheles
they
beyng
so
be●…yn
&
brokyn
&
inwardly
br●…it
ȝet
▪
they
scapyd
ageyne
and
in
lyke
condicion
as
hir
is
seyd
afore
.
the
ferther
they
went
/
the
lessur
wes
ther
peynys
and
the
ȝesyur
Sothely
in
this
pas
sage
some
did
gretely
ꝓfet
.
some
but
lytyl
&
some
al
moste
neuer
a
dele
.
To
some
ther
goyng
was
no
ꝓfetyng
but
a
myserabulle
fayling
/
for
they
went
fro
ful
cruel
peynes
to
wers
.
And
eche
of
them
aftyr
ther
olde
merytys
and
de●…uynges
.
owthir
were
bolpe
in
her
weye
or
lettyd
or
els
releuyd
and
that
was
by
the
present
benefetys
done
and
shewyd
for
hem
of
their
frendys
in
this
world
.
Sothely
thoes
thynges
the
whiche
y
conseyued
in
mynde
.
or
was
enfourmed
and
taught
by
comyning
and
spekyng
with
some
of
them
there
.
anone
aftyr
y
wille
opynly
shewe
hem
as
hit
is
benethe
in
this
present
wry
ting
declared
¶
Of
the
grete
diuersitees
of
peynes
Ca
xvi
Nfynyte
kyndes
and
diuersytees
of
peynys
where
there
that
y
sawe
Some
of
hem
were
rostyd
at
the
fyre
Some
were
fryed
in
a
pa●…ne
/
Some
were
al
to
rasyd
with
fyry
naylys
vnto
the
bonys
and
to
the
lowsing
of
her
ioyntys
Some
were
soden
in
bathis
of
pyche
and
brymstonne
with
an
horabul
stenche
&
other
thingis
melted
by
heete
as
ledde
brasse
and
other
dyuers
metellys
And
some
were
g●…awyn
with
the
venummys
teth
of
wondyrfull
wormys
.
Some
also
were
caste
done
thicke
on
arowe
&
smy●…
throw
.
with
sharpe
stakys
&
palys
who
ys
endys
〈◊〉
alle
fyrye
And
whyle
some
were
〈◊〉
on
galows
.
odyr
were
al●…o
drawyn
wyth
hokys
and
some
were
beryn
sore
wyth
scurgys
:
and
so
in
hard
example
they
were
al
to
toryn
.
Trewly
of
tho
perso●…s
mony
were
bisshoppis
and
abbotys
and
other
were
of
other
dignitees
.
Sothely
some
floweyd
in
ꝓsperite
in
the
spyrytualte
.
Some
in
the
temporalte
and
some
in
relygyon
:
●…he
whiche
were
seyn
ponisht
in
dowbulle
sorowe
aboue
other
persons
●…ory
sawe
them
that
were
clerkys
/
Monkys
/
Noonys
/
lay
men
&
lay
wemen
so
mekyl
lesse
ordende
and
put
to
peynys
howe
mekyl
the
lesse
they
had
before
of
worldely
dygnyte
and
prosperyte
.
In
trowthe
y
sawe
hem
grenyd
in
a
more
specyal
bittirnesse
of
peynys
aboue
other
.
the
whyche
y
knewe
in
my
tyme
were
Iu gys
and
Prelatys
of
other
.
And
by
cause
hyt
ys
ouer
longe
to
telle
singlerly
of
euery
persone
:
what
they
soffryd
and
wherfore
they
soffryd
▪
some
thynges
y
wylle
gedur
to
gedur
.
of
some
certeyn
persons
what
they
sofryd
afore
ther
dethe
&
after
ther
dethe
.
For
that
was
opyn
to
me
of
euery
person
Neuerthe
lesse
there
ys
no
mannys
tonge
that
may
suffycyent
ly
telle
the
lyghtys
peynys
of
that
place
nethyr
by
estymacyon
conceue
hym
in
mynde
Also
the
dyuersyte
and
multyplycyte
of
peynys
.
to
the
whiche
they
be
caste
vndyr
/
euer
amonge
fro
one
to
a nother
veryly
y
knowlege
no
man
may
noumbre
.
I
take
god
to
wytnesse
.
that
and
there
were
any
man
.
the
whiche
had
done
to
me
:
or
to
my
frendys
alle
the
hurt
and
iniuriis
.
that
may
be
done
of
any
man
in
gretly
abas●…●…r
ynwardly
supposyng
verely
〈◊〉
thow
hadyste
●…e
dampde
.
and
by
cause
also
thow
hadyste
no
helpe
ne
remedy
byfore
they
dethe
of
the
holy
▪
●…mentys
of
the
chyrche
.
Sothly
by
cause
y
fy●…●…thyr
wyse
than
〈◊〉
●…de
y
am
glade
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
wolde
here
●…ow
●…n
what
wyse
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
so
and
scapydyste
●…ernal
damnayciō
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
●…ladly
what
sum
euer
thow
desyre
〈◊〉
the
telle
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
goldsmyth
tolde
the
●…ōke
yn
pu●…
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
●…
dyed
sodenly
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
sa●…
yd
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
●…
syd
me
yn
my
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
●…orlde
as
th●…
〈◊〉
gys
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
opyn
〈◊〉
●…eghte
.
Also
y
contynwyde
〈◊〉
the
fowle
●…e
of
dronkynnes
.
vn to
my
last
〈◊〉
●…f
an
euyl
custome
.
Neuertheles
hyt
〈◊〉
no●…
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
gretly
hyt
dysplesyd
●…e
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
y
kowde
〈◊〉
●…eue
that
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
tymes
y
rose
ageynst
my selfe
se●…●…ng
●…e
&
caste
awey
the
fowle
vy●…
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
But
anon
●…dryn
ke
af●…
cus●…ome
.
wherb●…
was
●…er
●…me
.
&
dr●…
ageyne
bo●…
〈◊〉
&
custome
of
the
same
sinne
.
that
was
〈◊〉
kine
owne
omne●…abulle
taking
&
appetite
〈◊〉
amonge
this
thys
lyfe
or
ellys
he
had
flayne
vs
y
sey
&
y
●…
ad
so
grete
an
enmy
put
into
peynys
that
y
sawe
there
to
be
torment
long
tyme
a
thousand
tymes
&
hit
were
possybylle
y
wolde
sofyr
temporal
dethe
for
hys
delyuerans
.
For
alle
thing
ther
ben
so
peynfull
of
sorowe
and
anguy●…she
byttyrnes
&
wrechydnes
that
they
excede
mesure
and
mod.
let
vs
nowe
that
be
it
in
this
worlde
alyue
see
&
considere
by
this
how
gre
tely
we
ought
to
geue
vs
in
chaystyng
oure
wekyd
condycyons
&
to
amende
oure
leuyng
and
also
how
mekyl
we
schulde
labur
to
excercyse
vs
to
kep●…
the
cōmawndementys
of
god
and
to
do
good
werkys
by
the
whyche
and
the
mercy
of
god
we
may
deserue
to
be
delyuerd
afore
of
so
grete
euyllys
.
And
also
that
owre
dere
frendys
as
fadyr
and
moder
systyr
an●…
broder
and
othyr
that
were
sum
tyme
owre
louers
ther
sore
ponysht
for
her
offencys
myght
be
delyuerd
the
soner
fro
thens
by
good
dedys
and
werkys
of
mercy
and
pety
deuowtly
done
of
vs
for
ther
redempcion
and
helpyng
And
afore
ȝere
y
make
any
special
mencion
by
wrytyng
of
the
fore
peynys
and
tormentys
of
sum
persons
that
y
fownde
and
knew
ther
and
they
also
knew
me
y
wyl
schort
ly
wryte
yn
here
the
placys
of
peynys
that
y
behelde
as
y
went
abowte
wyth
heuy
compassion
aftyr
we
were
paste
the
fyrst
peynful
place
&
region
Sothly
to
owre
semyng
the
lengthe
of
thys
fyrste
place
afo
re
seyde
was
on
goyngable
.
but
we
that
ys
to
seye
my
leder
and
y
went
on
the
to
syde
ageynste
hyt
as
〈◊〉
dyd
othyr
peynful
●…oostys
of
tormentys
but
amonge
them
we
came
not
how
be
hyt
as
hyt
semyd
to
me
we
myghte
haue
done
wythowt
any
fere
or
hurte
or
harme
¶
Of
the
secunde
place
of
purgatory
¶
Ca
xii
tHerfore
after
that
we
were
paste
the
firste
place
of
purgatorye
we
came
to
the
second
place
of
purgatorye
and
tormentys
in
the
whyche
was
an
hye
hylle
vppe
al
mooste
to
the
clowdys
and
was
deuyded
fro
the
forseyde
fyrste
place
of
purga
torye
.
And
thenne
lyghtely
and
swyftely
we
wente
on
thys
same
hye-hylle
.
And
there
was
vndyr
the
farthyr
syde
of
thys
helle
a
full
depe
valeye
and
a
derke
.
set
with
bocis
and
brackys
on
euery
syde
hangyng
owte
who
ys
lenthe
no
man
myght
see
.
And
in
the
lower
parte
of
the
seyde
valeye
was
a
full
bro
brode
ponde
of
borrabull
blake
watyr
.
And
owte
of
that
same
fowle
ponde
bysyly
brake
a
myste
of
an
indycybylle
stenche
.
Trewely
the
toon
syde
of
that
same
hye
hylle
whyche
hangyd
toward
the
ponde
caste
oute
fro
hym
an
horrabulle
brennyng
fyre
vppe
on
to
the
heuyn
.
And
alsoo
on
tothyr
syde
of
the
forseyde
hyr
hylle
was
so
grete
and
inestymable
co●…lde
that
ys
to
seye
of
snowe
and
Hayle
wyth
many
other
cruell
stormys
that
me
thowghte
and
semyd
that
y
sawe
no
thyng
so
peynefull
and
cruel
as
that
colde
was
The
lenthe
of
that
valey
afore
by
the
mercy
of
god
the
whiche
wylle
that
no
man
perysh
yn
my
moste
blessyd
lorde
sent
Nycholas
who
me
now
ye
folowe
graciusly
and
presently
.
and
whoys
pareshon
also
y
was
.
seche
deuocion
y
had
to
hym
.
that
for
any
occasion
y
neuer
lefte
but
what
sum
euer
y
myght
do
to
his
worschippe
y
dyd
hyt
ful
deuoutly
And
how
mekyl
euery
gaue
me
towarde
euyn
to
dronkynnes
y
vsyd
euer
more
to
be
at
matens
.
for
anon
as
they
ran
〈…〉
ulde
be
ther.
and
〈◊〉
tymes
afore
the
parysh
〈◊〉
Also
y
fown●…
contynwaly
a
lampe
of
〈◊〉
coste
.
yn
sent
〈◊〉
chapelle
And
thoo
〈◊〉
that
were
nece●…
ornamentys
of
alle
the
chyrche
.
as
yn
lyght
ys
or
any
othyr
thyngys
.
y
wolde
dylygently
order
therfore
as
y
had
be
hys
famylyar
seruante
and
mawncypyll
〈…〉
〈◊〉
wher
y
had
not
sufficy●…
myn
owne
goodys
to
do
hyt
y
wolde
moue
〈◊〉
●…f
the
parysh
to
helpe
a●…
hyt
semyd
nedefulle
〈◊〉
the
yyftys
that
men
or
wemen
gaue
.
y
toke
〈◊〉
.
and
to
be
honable
B●…
.
ful
treuly
y
spende
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
●…hat
ys
at
cristynmas
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
me
of
al
my
synnys
〈◊〉
as
y
bowde
to
owre
parysh
pryste
.
takyng
〈◊〉
or
hem
&
yn
●…arte
y
dyd
fulfille
hem
diligent
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
kepe
tho
thingys
that
〈◊〉
●…
maundyd
o●…
〈◊〉
gostely
fathyr
.
for
oftyn
●…ymes
y
lefte
sum
thy
〈◊〉
that
y
schulde
haue
doo
&
thoo
thingys
that
y
sc●…
〈◊〉
haue
beware
of
.
And
of
the
●…mawndement
of
〈◊〉
gostely
fadyr
y
fastyd
the
dayes
of
aduent
as
〈◊〉
the
lent
sesyne
To
seyde
and
bothe
the
sydys
of
the
hylle
the
whiche
had
in
hem
that
horabulle
fyre
and
coold
was
so
full
of
sowlys
.
as
hynes
swarmyn
ful
of
bees
To
the
whyche
sowlys
thys
was
a
comynne
and
a
generalle
tormente
that
nowe
they
were
drownde
in
the
forseyde
ponde
and
fro
thens
takyn
vppe
and
caste
in
to
fiere
.
and
so
at
the
laste
they
ware
bore
vppe
an
●…y
by
the
grete
vyolente
flamys
of
fier
as
sparclys
byn
of
a
brennyng
fornece
.
and
so
lette
down
on
the
torher
syde
of
the
hylle
to
the
horrabulle
coolde
of
snowe
hayle
and
sharpenesse
of
stormys
and
af
terward
caste
downe
hedlonge
in
to
the
greuys
stenche
of
the
ponde
aboue
seyde
and
ageyne
takyn
vp
and
caste
in
to
the
brennyng
fier
.
And
some
of
hem
were
lengur
ponysht
in
fier
thenne
other
&
some
in
coolde
And
some
ware
taryde
lengur
in
the
greuys
stenche
of
the
ponde
.
than
other
.
And
some
y
sawe
ware
bounde
and
compressid
in
the
myddys
of
flamys
of
fier
that
meruelous
hit
is
to
speke
:
and
as
grapys
be
compressy
d
in
a
pressure
Trewe
ly
the
condicion
of
al
that
ware
there
torment
&
peyn
de
in
that
secunde
place
was
this
.
Alle
the
space
of
the
ponde
aboue
seyde
.
they
were
compellyd
to
goe
throwe
.
fro
the
begynning
to
the
endyng
.
for
to
fulfylle
her
purgacion
.
Neuerthelesse
ful
grete
and
monyfold
was
the
distinccyon
and
dyuersyte
of
her
peynys
&
tormentys
.
For
some
had
lighter
ponyshment
than
some
.
and
some
was
grauntyd
a
more
swyfter
passage
thens
.
then
to
some
other
&
that
was
for
the
qualite
of
her
merytys
&
de●…uingya
afore
done
and
also
for
the
quantite
of
〈◊〉
helpys
done
of
her
frendys
for
hem
after
her
dethe
.
And
they
that
were
of
grettur
offensys
and
synnis
and
seldyn
or
slowly
holpyn
longe
tyme
&
sore
there
holdyn
in
peynys
.
And
sothely
the
more
nere
they
al
came
to
the
ende
of
the
place
the
more
ȝesyor
and
softyr
wared
their
peynys
.
The
moste
cruell
peynys
were
in
the
begynnyng
howe
be
hit
as
y
seyde
afore
not
al
equaly
Sothely
the
peynys
and
tormen
t
ys
of
thys
seconde
place
were
mekyl
more
harder
&
scharper
than
the
peynys
and
tormentys
that
we
sawe
in
the
fyrste
place
.
wherfore
hyt
was
so
that
mony
that
ware
yn
the
secunde
place
ware
sorer
ponysht
than
they
that
ware
yn
the
fyrst
place
.
●…ere
trewly
fownde
y
and
knew
mony
mo
some
tyme
of
my●…e
aquentans
than
y
dyd
yn
the
fyrst
place
Not
wythstondyng
yn
bothe
the
placys
y
spake
not
some
.
The
mesure
of
ther
statur
apperyd
not
suffici
ently
as
y
knew
hem
before
yn
thys
worlde
.
For
the
stature
and
forme
of
some
of
them
was
as
hyt
had
be
lessed
or
thynnyde
by
tormentys
.
And
some
had
lefte
no
thyng
of
ther
quantite
.
Neuertheles
thys
dyuersiteys
of
her
shappys
yn
no
thyng
lettyd
my
knowlege
.
For
ther
knowlege
was
to
me
so
prompte
so
redy
and
so
opyn
as
hyt
was
that
tyme
●…en
they
leuyd
wyth
vs
yn
thys
worlde
¶
how
sent
margaret
delyuered
a
sowle
of
a
synful
woman
fro
the
deuyls
¶
●…a
xviij
hEre
now
hit
lykyth
me
to
telle
a
certen
fayre
dede
and
werke
of
grete
pete
and
mercye
the
whiche
that
tyme
was
to
me
a
beholdyng
of
henynes
and
also
of
consolacion
the
whyche
may
be
to
alle
the
worlde
a
nobylle
document
and
techyng
why
the
peple
schulde
haue
god
and
hys
holy
seyntys
bothe
of
men
and
wemen
in
worschuppe
and
in
reuerence
.
Truly
whyle
y
behylde
meruelyng
thoo
thyngys
aboue
seyde
&
mony
other
And
hylde
long
talkyng
there
wyth
hem
that
y
knewe
before
y
harde
a
ferre
a
grete
noyse
and
a
crye
as
hit
had
be
theuys
that
had
takyn
a
pray
or
else
as
they
had
ouer
cum
their
ennemy
with
fowle
mockys
&
scornys
.
&
loe
after
that
noyse
and
creye
folowde
a
cursyd
companye
of
wyckyd
spyrytys
and
a
myghty
ledyng
with
hem
anone
as
they
hopyde
to
h●…lle
a
soule
of
a
woman
late
departyd
fro
her
body
.
O
good
god
what
peynys
and
tormentys
tho
cruell
enmyes
leyde
apon
her
.
And
the
more
they
knewe
her
withoute
helpe
the
more
wodder
were
they
on
her
.
what
man
heryng
euer
wolde
beleue
to
any
creature
tellyng
how
tho
wekyd
spyrytys
and
tyrandys
of
the
deuylle
castyd
that
soule
amonge
hem
.
as
a
tenyse
balle
wyth
fyrye
instrumentys
now
fro
on
to
another
.
But
he
may
in
any
wyse
telle
or
schewe
to
any
man
beleuyng
howe
her
mawe
and
inwarde
bowellys
were
smytte
thorowe
wyth
the
fyrye
dartys
of
tho
cruell
tormentours
.
And
as
god
ys
my
wytnes
y
behylde
and
sawe
her
sofyrre
so
grete
and
horrabulle
peynys
and
tormentys
verely
as
they
leyde
hem
on
her
cruelly
Nowther
these
thyngys
ware
vnto
my
syghte
as
naturaly
a
man
seyth
with
bodely
yes
that
ys
to
saye
the
vtwarde
peynys
that
a
man
so
fryth
yn
bodye
.
but
also
what
they
felte
ynwardly
good
or
euylle
and
with
what
heuynesse
or
wyth
what
gladnes
they
were
smytte
wythinforthe
in
her
sowllys
alle
was
to
me
that
tyme
playne
and
opyn
So
therfore
thys
vnhappy
sowle
what
for
the
presente
sorowe
or
dolour
that
sche
sofryd
and
hadde
and
the
fere
of
euerlastyng
dampuacyon
.
was
in
grete
anguys
and
sorowe
of
peynys
and
tormentys
.
For
there
was
no
hope
that
confortyd
her
to
scape
desolate
and
destytute
of
alle
helpe
and
socoure
O
byttyrnesse
of
alle
bytternesse
mooste
byttyrste
whome
no
truste
or
helpe
releuyth
or
helpyth
and
des
peracyon
of
the
ende
encresythe
.
The
daye
before
she
lefte
her
mortalle
body
in
the
whyche
sche
leuyd
strompetly
and
vycyusle
and
nowe
sche
ys
●…
euerd
wyth
the
vesture
of
schame
and
vellonye
.
And
wythyn
sche
ys
byttyn
wyth
the
conscyens
of
schameful
dedys
done
wyckydlye
and
wythoutforth
sche
ys
mo
nyd
wyth
mockyng
and
scornyng
of
deuelys
henely
.
Sothely
sche
felte
thanne
in
her
fulfylled
the
wordys
of
the
holy
man
Ibo
seying
thys
wyse
of
suche
persons
.
Ducunt
in
bo●…s
dies
●…os
&
in
punc
to
ad
inferna
descendunt
.
That
〈◊〉
to
seye
they
lede
her
days
in
goodys
after
their
plesure
&
in
the
●…yn
●…eling
of
an
ye
they
falle
done
to
helle
Therfore
wh●…le
thys
onhappy
sowle
by
the
vyctoryse
pompys
of
her
enmyes
was
goyng
to
be
broughte
into
helle
for
the
synne
and
onleful
lustys
of
her
body
.
Loe
sondenly
anon
came
done
an
hye
fro
heuyn
a
gret
lyght
by
the
whyche
bryghtnes
and
bemys
.
the
forseyde
wykyd
spiritys
and
minystrys
of
the
deuyl
.
ware
dullyd
and
made
onmyghty
and
fyl
done
to
the
gronde
wyth
the
sowle
that
they
had
Sothly
than
yn
the
same
lyght
came
done
a
multitude
of
virgenys
schynyng
yn
clothys
.
whyte
as
the
snow
and
sette
abowte
wyth
golde
and
precius
stonys
.
the
grace
and
ioy
that
was
yn
the
beholdyng
of
her
facys
and
there
y
make
no
mension
of
for
hyt
was
so
gret
and
ynestymable
that
y
can
not
remembre
my selfe
that
saw
hyt
.
how
y
myght
wordly
speke
of
hyt
.
Amonge
the
whyche
on
that
was
mooste
feyryste
we
le
y
knew
and
seche
was
the
blessyd
vir
gynne
and
martir
sent
margaret
.
And
anon
as
the
forseid
sowle
saw
her
the
whiche
was
more
thral●…
for
her
synnys
than
of
the
deuyllys
beganne
myserably
to
crye
and
seyde
.
O
blessyd
and
prec●…
spow
se
of
cryste
haue
mercy
on
me
and
helpe
me
that
for
myn
nowne
propyr
synnys
am
yn
desperacyon
and
ryghtfully
put
to
peynys
and
tormente
.
I
knowlege
and
verely
knowlege
that
yn
al
my
lyfe
y
dyspysyd
the
cōmawndementys
of
god
and
gaue
my
body
to
al
onciene
lenyng
.
And
nothyr
god
.
ne
any
of
hys
sentys
of
men
or
wemen
that
y
louyd
affectualy
or
dyd
any
worshippe
to
hem
yn
dede
.
The
only
of
the
nowmbre
of
the
holy
sentis
yn
heuin
euer
more
hertely
y
haue
louyd
&
euery
saturday
of
myn
own
goodys
afore
thine
anter
y
offerde
vppe
cādelys
And
the
custome
of
my
fowle
leuyng
now
late
.
beyng
hoolle
of
my
mynde
and
body
for
thy
loue
and
worshippe
vtwardly
y
lefte
I
beleuyd
also
that
by
the
remedy
of
confession
al
my
synnys
hade
beweshte
awey
.
But
alas
for
sorowe
my
confession
was
not
sufficient
to
weshte
and
do
awey
so
gret
and
so
mony
fowle
synnys
and
olde
by
cause
,
y
lackyd
before
the
feruor
of
contricion
and
dyd
not
for
my
syn
nys
euyuworthy
penans
.
Therfor
my
synnys
cleuyn
fast
to
me
not
yet
forgeuyn
the
whiche
y
slowthyd
too
wype
awey
by
goo
werkys
.
Loe
therfore
my
lady
and
my
swetnes
and
conforte
schalle
my
yyftys
of
deuocyons
peryshe
the
whyche
y
haue
done
feytfully
to
the
and
schalle
y
thys
peryshe
nowe
also
not
only
to
my selfe
but
also
to
the
to
whome
only
y
haue
studyd
besely
and
thowght
.
not
for
to
peryshe
aud
now
y
peryshe
to
my selfe
and
to
al
thyngys
These
thyngys
and
many
othyr
yn
thys
wyse
sche
seyde
wyth
sore
and
byttur
wepyng
and
crying
more
than
a
man
may
beleue
.
For
y
take
god
to
recorde
and
to
my
wytnes
that
y
saw
the
terys
breke
owte
of
her
yes
as
they
hade
be
hayle
stonys
.
And
thys
whyle
sche
sorowde
the
glori
virgyn
and
martyr
sent
magaret
turnyd
her
to
her
felows
virgyns
that
were
there
wyth
her
and
seyde
O
sche
seyde
ye
moste
swete
systers
ye
see
now
the
perelle
of
thys
wo
man
sum
tyme
my
seruant
and
ye
knew
a●…o
the
yn
portune
malice
of
the
deuyls
the
whyche
pretendyn
by
mony
weys
of
reson
to
haue
her
to
hem
.
And
therfore
let
vs
now
do
that
thyng
the
whiche
only
ys
lefte
of
remedy
and
helpe
for
her
.
Pray
we
now
to
the
euerlastyng
iuge
and
meke
redemer
that
he
the
whyche
al
thing
may
doo
wille
wythsaue
as
he
knowyth
best
.
of
hys
goodnes
.
and
at
owre
desyre
sum
what
to
helpe
thys
wrechyd
sowle
.
sum
tyme
redemyd
by
hys
preci●…
blode
fro
the
cruelle
power
and
venūmys
tethe
.
of
these
wekyd
spiritys
.
And
whan
thys
blessyd
virgyn
and
martyr
sent
margaret
had
seide
these
wordys
anone
whytowtyn
any
taryng
.
al
thoo
virgyns
bowde
downe
to
the
grownd
on
herkneys
and
lyftyd
vppe
her
handys
prayng
for
that
synful
woman
to
her
ynmortalle
spowse
.
owre
blessyd
lorde
and
sauyur
●…hesu
cryst
.
And
anon
as
they
had
of
god
ther
peticion
grantyd
they
rose
vppe
to
gedyr
fro
preyer
Than
anone
thys
blessyd
virgen
seynt
margaret
wyth
stabylle
contynawnse
of
face
and
sowle
gastfulle
and
thretyng
the
wekyd
spiritys
came
nere
and
made
of
her
sleue
a
maner
of
a
schorge
&
lyfte
hyt
vppe
as
sche
wolde
haue
smitte
hem
Then
they
anon
as
hyt
had
be
flyes
yn
a
whyrle
wynde
fleyd
away
hethur
&
thedur
leuyng
alone
her
bownde
sowle
.
&
sodenly
that
yn
the
farthir
syde
apperyd
a
dyke
ful
of
boylyng
watyr
vppe
to
the
brymmys
Therfore
yn
thys
dyke
y
sawe
her
put
yn
And
then
seyde
to
her
that
blessyd
&
mercyfulle
helper
sent
margaret
Here
now
thow
muste
fulfylle
they
penan
se
the
whiche
thow
schuldyst
haue
done
before
yn
they
lyfe
.
&
by
my
prayur
thow
schalt
haue
mekylle
helpe
&
releuyng
of
thy
peynys
.
&
aftyrwarde
when
thy
synnys
be
fully
purgyd
&
clensyd
by
me
thow
schalt
be
admytted
to
reserue
eūlastyng
ioye
&
blisse
Treuly
hit
can
not
be
seyde
howe
ioifully
this
synful
woman
toke
tho
wordys
seyde
to
her
in
the
whiche
sche
knewe
an
ende
of
her
due
penanse
&
afterward
myght
fele
the
goodnes
&
mercy
of
god
So
than
thys
vyctoryose
dede
done
that
glorius
sight
of
vyrgy
nys
ascendyt
vppe
to
heuyn
¶
How
a
goldsmyth
was
sauyd
by
sent
Nycholas
¶
Ca
xix
here
now
folowyth
also
another
like
myracle
of
ful
grete
mercy
&
pety
of
the
excellent
might
&
poure
of
the
blessyd
byshope
sent
nycholas
Therfore
now
y
wille
telle
a
nobyl
dede
&
werke
late
done
in
a
certen
●…uāt
of
his
the
whiche
not
longe
a
go
welle
y
knewe
&
famylyarly
louyd
for
some
gode
thingys
that
was
seyne
of
him
the
whiche
therfore
the
more
gladlyur
y
wiltelle
.
for
this
man
that
y
now
speke
of
the
whiche
by
his
occupacion
was
a
goldsmith
told
&
declaryd
to
me
first
the
merite
&
the
name
of
my
leder
with
whome
y
went
hande
in
hande
.
&
thaugh
y
beseyn
here
now
sum
what
to
breke
out
for
the
order
of
the
narracion
because
y
seyde
before
that
ere
y
made
any
mencyon
of
the
tormentis
&
peynys
of
any
persons
specially
First
y
wulde
shortly
telle
of
the
peynful
placys
that
were
schewyd
to
me
But
let
that
be
takyn
of
tho
persons
the
whiche
afterward
y
wille
openli
ly
declare
to
the
ꝓfet
of
hem
that
lyste
to
here
or
rede
this
reuelacion
Therfor
as
y
suppose
ye
remember
how
a
certen
person
a
goldsmith
&
a
cytsō
of
this
place
was
hastly
preuent
of
dethe
&
sodenly
dyed
.
Of
whom
al
so
hyt
was
opynly
noysyd
that
hyt
so
be
fylle
hym
for
ouer
mekylle
drynkyng
wyne
.
And
therfore
how
myght
a
man
sey
to
whome
●…hys
man
schulde
be
sortyd
but
amonge
them
that
sent
iohan
the
apos
tylle
specially
spekyth
yn
hys
pystylle
.
Est
peccatum
ad
mortem
.
non
pro
illo
dico
vt
oret
quis
.
That
ys
to
sey
.
Ther
ys
synne
contynewde
vnto
dethe
y
sey
no
man
pray
for
hym
that
contynewyth
hys
syn
ne
to
hys
dethe
who
so
absolute
may
be
seyde
that
contynewyth
hys
synne
to
hys
dethe
.
as
he
that
contynewyth
yn
dedly
synne
and
so
lesyth
lyfe
and
takyth
dethe
.
Sothly
thys
man
bode
not
only
yn
the
synne
of
dronkynnes
to
hys
dethe
but
also
he
fylle
yn
to
dethe
doyng
that
same
synne
the
whiche
ys
the
seede
&
cause
of
al
euylle
And
as
a
certen
wyse
man
seith
dronkinnes
excusith
no
vise
Therfore
thys
man
whoys
sine
&
ꝑelle
we
speke
of
now
that
hyt
schulde
be
feryd
&
dredde
yn
hys
wolde
days
was
ouer
ꝓne
&
redy
to
dronkenes
for
the
last
thre
days
that
e●…
he
saw
yn
thys
worlde
he
●…tinewyde
dayly
almoste
yn
the
sa
me
synne
And
yf
y
had
know
for
certen
a
day
befo
re
that
he
had
dyed
of
seche
a
cause
as
hit
ys
aforeseyde
what
schulde
y
thynke
or
fele
of
hym
more
worthior
than
not
for
to
pray
for
him
.
lefte
my
prayur
before
the
ryghtwes
iuge
schulde
be
voide
&
no
thing
helpyng
hym
Neuertheles
y
vsyd
to
pray
for
hym
thawghe
yt
ware
slowly
.
not
verely
certifide
of
so
soroful
a
fame
and
happe
Sothely
hyt
was
so
.
by
the
prouision
of
god
that
thys
goldesmyth
was
in
the
secunde
place
of
peynys
.
and
also
y
sawe
&
behylde
hym
by
me
.
whome
anone
y
knewe
&
grete
ly
meruelde
.
seyng
hym
afore
mony
other
that
y
be
hylde
.
in
goode
hope
and
lyghtly
sofryng
hys
peynys
.
Trewly
thanne
my
leder
lokyd
on
me
howe
stid
fastly
y
behylde
hym
and
asnyd
me
and
y
knew
hym
And
y
seyde
ful
wele
.
Than
he
seyde
.
&
yow
knowe
hym
.
speke
to
hym
Sothly
then
this
goldsmyth
lohid
on
vs
bothe
:
and
knowing
vs
wyth
an
enarrabulle
gestur
&
behauing
of
gladnes
ioyde
to
my
leder
and
with
bothe
his
handys
spred
opyn
ofte
bowde
done
al
hys
body
worshippyng
&
greting
hym
with
innumerable
thankys
for
hys
benefetys
&
goodnes
shewyd
to
hym
And
the
mene
whyle
y
salute
hym
.
&
he
ioyfully
salute
me
ageyne
.
Than
y
enqueryd
of
hym
how
hit
was
.
that
so
sone
he
was
paste
the
horable
peynys
.
the
whiche
y
knewe
by
his
sighte
he
had
sofryd
Then
he
answarde
this
¶
Here
thys
monke
knewe
first
that
sente
Nicholas
was
hys
leder
¶
Ca
xx
my
dere
frynde
he
seyde
.
al
ye
to
gedur
in
the
worlde
haue
me
as
loste
&
dampde
.
not
knowyng
the
goodnes
and
mercy
here
of
my
〈◊〉
sent
lorde
sente
Nicholas
.
the
whiche
had
not
so●…
me
an
onhappy
&
an
on
pfetable
seruaunt
of
his
to
be
dampde
and
loste
euerlastyngly
.
Than
seyde
y
to
hym
.
Trewly
as
thou
seyste
.
alle
we
that
ware
thy
frendys
sorowde
that
thou
didest
so
sodenly
and
thys
lyfe
or
ellys
he
had
flayne
vs
y
sey
&
y
had
so
grete
an
enmy
put
into
peynys
that
y
sawe
there
to
be
torment
long
tyme
a
thousand
tymes
&
hit
were
possybylle
〈◊〉
wolde
sofyr
temporal
dethe
for
hys
delyuerans
.
For
alle
thing
ther
ben
so
peynfull
of
sorowe
and
anguysshe
byttyrnes
&
wrechydnes
that
they
excede
mesure
and
mode
.
let
vs
nowe
that
be
it
in
this
worlde
alyue
see
&
considere
by
this
how
gre
tely
we
ought
to
geue
vs
in
chaystyng
ou●…e
wekyd
condycyons
&
to
amende
oure
leuyng
and
also
how
mekyl
we
schulde
labur
to
excercyse
vs
to
kepe
the
cōma●…dementys
of
god
and
to
do
good
wer●…
by
the
whyche
and
the
mercy
of
god
we
may
deserue
to
be
delyuerd
afore
of
so
grete
euyllys
.
And
also
that
owre
dere
frrndys
as
fady
and
mode
systyr
and
broder
and
othyr
that
were
sum
tyme
othre
louers
ther
sore
ponysht
for
her
offencys
myght
be
delyuerd
the
soner
fro
thens
by
good
dedys
and
werkys
of
mercy
and
pety
deuowtly
done
of
vs
for
ther
redempcion
and
helpyng
And
afore
ȝere
y
make
any
special
mencion
by
wrytyng
of
the
fore
peynys
and
tormentys
of
sum
persons
that
y
fownde
and
knew
ther
and
they
also
knew
me
y
wyl
schort
ly
wryte
yu
here
the
placys
of
peynys
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
as
y
went
awwie
wyth
heuy
compassion
aftyr
we
were
paste
the
fyrst
peynful
place
&
region
Sothiy
to
owre
semyng
the
lengthe
of
thys
fyrste
place
afo
re
seyde
was
on
goyngable
.
but
we
that
ys
to
seye
my
leder
and
y
went
on
the
to
syde
ageynste
hyt
as
we
dyd
othyr
peynful
coostys
of
tormentys
but
gretly
abashyd
ynwardly
supposyng
vetely
that
thow
hadyste
be
dampde
.
and
by
cause
also
thow
hadyste
no
helpe
ne
remedy
byfore
they
dethe
of
the
holy
sacramentys
of
the
chyrche
.
Sothly
by
cause
y
fynde
the
othyr
wyse
than
we
wende
y
am
glade
and
fayne
y
wolde
here
how
and
yn
what
wyse
thow
deydyst
so
and
scapydyste
eternal
damnapciō
Thanne
he
seyde
.
Gladly
what
sum
euer
thow
desyre
y
wylle
the
telle
¶
How
the
same
goldsmyth
tolde
the
monke
yn
purgatory
how
he
dyed
sodenly
and
yet
was
sauyd
¶
Capitulum
xxi
y●…knew
wele
how
y
dysposyd
me
yn
my
lenynge
whan
y
was
yn
the
worlde
as
two
thin
gys
that
were
opyn
to
mannys
syghte
.
Also
y
contynwyde
yn
the
fowle
synne
of
dronkynnes
.
vn to
my
last
ende
.
of
an
euyl
custome
.
Neuertheles
hyt
was
not
my
wylle
.
For
gretly
hyt
dysplesyd
me
and
mekyl
y
sorowyde
that
y
kowde
not
leue
that
vyse
.
Sothly
oftyn
tymes
y
rose
ageynst
my selfe
sew●…rly
purposyng
▪
to
leue
&
caste
awey
the
fowle
vyse
of
dronkynnes
that
y
was
wholde
yn
But
anon
what
for
the
luste
of
drynkyng
&
the
importunyte
of
feleshyipe
that
y
dranke
with
y
was
●…straynde
to
drynke
aftyr
the
mesure
of
myne
olde
custome
.
wherby
y
was
ouer
cumme
.
&
drawyn
ageyne
bonde
yn
to
luste
&
custome
of
the
same
sinne
.
that
was
yn
mine
owne
onme●…abulle
taking
&
appetite
Treuly
amonge
this
by
the
mercy
of
god
the
whiche
wylle
that
no
man
perysh
yn
my
moste
blessyd
lorde
sent
Nycholas
who
me
now
ye
folowe
graciusly
and
presently
.
and
whoys
paresoon
also
y
was
.
seche
deuociou
y
had
to
hym
.
that
for
any
occasion
y
neuer
lefte
but
what
sum
euer
y
myght
do
to
his
worschippe
y
dyd
hyt
ful
deuowtly
And
how
mekyl
euer
y
gaue
me
towarde
euyn
to
dronkynnes
y
vsyd
euer
more
to
be
at
matens
.
for
anon
a●…
they
range
y
wulde
be
ther.
and
oftyn
tymes
afore
the
parysh
pryste
.
Also
y
fownde
contynwaly
a
lampe
of
myne
owne
coste
.
yn
sent
Nycholas
chapelle
And
thoo
thyngys
that
were
ne
cessarye
to
the
ornamentys
of
alle
the
chyrche
.
as
yn
lyght
ys
or
any
othyr
thyngys
.
y
wolde
dylygent
ly
orden
therfore
as
y
had
be
hys
famylyar
seruante
and
mawncypylle
And
〈◊〉
y
had
not
sufficyent
of
myn
owne
goodys
to
do
hyt
y
wolde
moue
othyr
of
the
parysh
to
helpe
as
hyt
semyd
nedefulle
Sothly
the
yyftys
that
men
or
wemen
gaue
.
y
toke
hem
.
and
to
be
honable
vsus
.
ful
treuly
y
spende
hem
.
Also
twyes
yn
the
yere
that
ys
at
cristynmas
&
at
estyr
wolde
clene
confesse
me
of
al
my
synnys
as
wele
as
y
bowde
to
owre
parysh
pryste
.
takyng
penanse
for
hem
&
yn
parte
y
dyd
fulfille
hem
diligent
ly
Treuly
y
dyd
not
obserue
&
kepe
tho
thingys
that
y
was
●…
maundyd
of
my
gostely
fathyr
.
for
oftyn
tymes
y
lefte
sum
thyngys
that
y
schulde
haue
doo
&
thoo
thingys
that
y
schulde
haue
beware
of
.
And
of
the
●…mawndement
of
my
gostely
fadyr
y
fastyd
the
dayes
of
aduent
as
y
dyd
the
lent
sesyne
To
the
whythe
dayes
of
aduent
.
y
addyd
of
myne
owne
fre
wylle
.
as
mony
days
afore
aduente
as
wold
make
vppe
the
noumbre
of
the
dayes
of
lente
And
so
on
crystenmas
daye
y
wold
be
hosylde
&
resceyue
the
holy
sacrament
of
owre
lordys
precions
body
and
blode
.
But
alasse
for
sorowe
when
that
y
shuld
haue
be
/
that
holy
dayes
of
owre
lordys
byrthe
.
more
holyur
and
deuowtur
in
my
lyuyng
then
other
tymes
.
y
turnyd
me
contrary
vnto
other
werkys
and
besynesses
of
a
worldly
custome
.
wher fore
hyt
happyd
vnto
me
also
in
myne
laste
ende
that
the
wekyd
angelle
of
that
deuyl
Sathanas
.
the
whyche
ys
causer
and
kendler
of
alle
eny●…
scornyd
me
.
And
also
he
hadde
browghte
plesaunte
worde
and
tytyngys
of
my
dampnacyon
to
hys
fa
ther
the
deuyl
.
ȝeffe
the
mercye
and
goodnes
of
my
lorde
sente
Nycholas
had
not
wythstonde
hym
ther
fore
euermore
to
hym
be
thankyngys
of
al
his
trew
seruawntys
.
for
my
delyneraunce
.
for
he
had
low
syd
and
delyneryd
me
.
And
as
ryghtwesly
as
y
was
to
be
damp●…e
and
cruelly
to
be
ponyshte
as
me
kely
and
as
mercyfully
he
hath
noryshte
and
kept
me
:
Sothely
on
crystynmas
daye
after
that
y
had
resceyuyd
the
good
lorde
that
y
can
not
remembre
withowte
grete
horror
and
heuynes
.
y
was
drawyn
of
an
euyl
custome
as
y
seyd
afore
by
ouermo
●…he
drynkyng
the
same
daye
in
to
dronkynnesse
ageyne
to
the
grete
●…rye
and
ronge
of
seche
a
lorde
who●…e
y
had
resceyuyd
a
sytyll
before
in
to
my
●…owle
And
on
the
morow
y
wente
to
chyrche
as
y
vsid
to
do
sore
waylyng
the
fowle
vice
the
whiche
y
dyde
the
daye
before
purposyng
to
be
ware
of
hyt
and
to
do
no
more
/
but
hit
was
as
voyde
&
vayne
For
by
the
occasion
that
y
had
of
drinkyng
and
the
deuylys
steryng
me
therto
/
y
was
destitute
and
loste
the
stabulnes
of
vertu
and
the
mighty
purpos
of
soburnes
that
y
had
conceuyd
:
and
so
y
fulfil
deuot
my
purpose
in
dede
.
but
fowle
as
y
dyd
yysterdaye
so
y
dyd
to
daye
and
by
delectacion
of
ouer
mekyl
drynkyng
fyl
downe
agayne
to
dronkinnes
.
Sothely
the
next
daye
after
folowyng
the
whiche
ys
the
thirde
daye
after
crystynmas
daye
I
lefte
not
myne
olde
custome
of
drinkyng
.
wherby
y
had
loste
the
vertu
of
soburnes
and
al●…
my
wyttys
also
.
Thenne
whenne
hit
was
derke
nyghte
y
went
oute
of
the
place
where
y
dranke
/
and
came
home
and
wente
to
bed
as
y
wss
clothyd
&
sc●…
and
a
lytyl
y
slepte
And
anone
y
woke
and
wol●…
haue
resyn
and
seyd
as
y
had
wente
that
then
yt
had
ronge
to
matens
But
my
wyfe
tolde
me
nay
and
so
y
layde
my
downe
ageyne
.
Trewly
tha●…ne
fyrst
y
toke
a
slepe
and
anone
after
y
toke
my
dethe
And
howe
y
felte
deth
sodenly
cumme
apone
me
y
wille
telle
yow
.
A
certen
deuyl
that
tempted
and
steryd
me
to
the
vyce
of
dronkynnes
thowghte
to
hym selfe
that
and
y
deyed
in
seche
a
perylle
whytowte
any
contradiccion
he
wolde
medrawe
to
he●…e
presumyng
also
to
haue
thenne
power
on
me
to
doo
what
somme
euer
he
wolde
.
for
myne
obedyens
&
consentyng
in
that
vyce
to
hym
But
ageyne
ful●…
mekyl
he
drede
.
leste
by
the
merytys
of
my
patron
sent
Nicholas
.
y
schulde
any
tyme
preuayle
agenst
him
by
amendement
of
my
lyuyng
:
yf
y
lyned
any
lengur
and
so
by
hys
presumptuous
power
cruelly
me
strangulde
.
Trewly
y
felte
him
like
an
owle
goo
in
to
my
mowthe
the
whiche
oftyn
tymes
ful
euylle
y
opynd
to
drynke
and
so
thorowe
my
throte
flyly
came
downe
to
my
harte
.
And
anone
y
knewe
that
hit
was
the
deuil
.
Notwithstondyng
y
was
yet
myndfull
of
the
merc●…s
of
god
&
also
of
myne
owne
wrechydnes
and
with
stabulle
purpose
●…
owyd
in
my
mynde
to
god
that
y
wold
purely
and
holy
confesse
me
of
alle
my
synnys
.
&
vtwardly
for
euer
forsake
the
wyse
of
dronkennes
And
to
this
y
called
as
inwardly
as
y
kowde
.
on
sent
Nicholas
to
be
my
borowe
.
Sothely
to
this
auysement
onnethe
was
graunted
me
the
space
of
a
moment
.
Trewely
thanne
the
wekyd
spiryte
sate
downe
anone
apon
my
herte
.
and
clypte
hyt
wyth
his
cur●…
yd
armys
on
euery
syde
.
Also
he
drew
out
of
his
mowthe
an
horrable
●…oment
of
●…enyne
and
caste
hit
al
abrode
and
so
in
the
space
of
a
twynkelyng
of
an
ye
he
expellyd
and
caste
me
oute
of
my
bodye
And
anone
after
that
y
was
hade
forthe
thorowe
darke
placys
by
the
cruelle
and
incredible
wodnes
of
wykyd
spirytys
the
whiche
al
to
bete
me
discerpte
me
stekyd
me
drewe
me
and
al
to
brend
me
and
caryed
me
with
them
y
wote
not
wheder
/
but
as
they
wolde
to
euerlasting
tormentys
.
Than
anone
my
moste
meke
and
dere
aduocatour
seynt
Nicholas
to
whome
y
called
with
all
myne
herte
at
my
laste
ende
.
and
whome
euer
in
my
lyfe
y
haue
worschipte
thawghe
y
were
a
synner
.
came
thanne
and
mightily
toke
and
deliueryd
me
oute
of
her
handys
.
and
here
hath
sette
me
in
this
place
of
pgatorye
for
my
purgacion
.
And
how
be
yt
that
y
sofre
here
sore
and
harde
peynys
y
cownte
hit
lightly
whyle
y
haue
no
drede
of
the
wekyd
spyrytys
and
also
that
her
tyrannny
and
inportable
cruelnes
ys
sesyd
and
gone
fro
me
/
And
sothely
after
this
for
certeyn
y
am
and
truste
to
haue
reste
and
euerlastyng
ioye
be
my
lorde
sent
Nicholas
And
nowe
also
and
euermore
/
sen
the
tyme
that
y
was
put
here
to
this
peynys
by
the
whiche
whenne
y
ame
ouer
sore
greuyd
and
disesyd
yet
by
hys
meke
and
moste
meke
and
blessyd
visitacyon
.
y
am
wel
confortid
and
releuyd
ageyne
In
my
graste
also
by
the
whiche
y
gate
to
me
&
to
myn
owre
leuyng
in
the
worl●…
often
tymes
in
my
beginnyng
y
begylde
and
dysceyued
the
pepulle
for
the
fere
of
pouerte
And
now
for
that
y
am
ful
bitturly
ponyshte
.
and
the
todyr
daye
before
mekyl
more
harder
therfore
y
sofryd
peynes
Trewly
often
tyme
y
haue
ben
caste
downe
hed
longe
into
a
grete
hepe
of
brennyning
money
amonge
the
whiche
y
brente
ful
intolerably
.
And
tho
fyrye
pensys
y
was
compellyd
to
deuoure
with
an
opyn
mowthe
that
y
felte
alle
my
bowellys
to
bre●…e
in
me
And
hethir
to
often
times
y
am
compellyd
to
telle
hem
and
of
the
towchyng
of
hem
myne
handys
&
fyngers
ben
sore
peynde
.
Also
by
ouer
grete
brennyng
and
hete
of
thirst
my
inward
bowels
with
herte
throwte
and
chekys
waxen
wan
and
besyly
be
gynne
to
fayle
These
and
many
other
thinges
y
herde
of
hym
as
opynly
as
hit
might
be
told
of
any
man
leuyng
yn
hys
bodye
¶
Howe
the
goldsmyth
also
tolde
to
the
monke
a
remedye
agenst
soden
deth
¶
Ca
xxii
〈◊〉
vm
thynge
ther
is
the
whiche
he
tolde
me
amonge
other
that
y
wyl
not
hyde
fro
the
reder
here
of
.
I
sawe
there
mnumerable
pepulle
that
dyde
sodenly
in
this
world
the
whiche
were
ponyscht
al
moste
owt
of
mesure
And
of
many
thys
y
knew
that
they
the
whiche
were
putte
in
delyberacyon
and
auysement
for
to
synne
And
whenne
they
came
to
the
dede
doyng
of
what
somme
euer
synne
hyt
was
and
eche
one
of
theym
seyde
in
hys
mynde
lo
now
y
wylle
doo
and
fulfille
that
the
wyche
y
haue
gretly
desyred
.
he
was
takyn
by
the
wille
of
god
to
the
vtmest
peynys
and
ponissement
of
dethe
as
thawgh
he
hadde
herde
of
this
texte
in
the
gospelle
.
Stulte
en
amma
tua
reperitur
a
te
/
ad
quid
cogitasti
aduers●…
deum
immo
●…tra
ipsum
te
nequissima
.
That
ys
to
saye
.
Fole
lo
they
sowle
ys
takyn
fro
the.
wherto
haste
thow
thowghte
agenst
god
and
alsoo
agay
nest
thy selfe
full
wekyd
thynges
.
Neuerthelesse
as
we
haue
knowyn
by
hym selfe
the
whiche
told
thys
.
that
whenne
they
were
putte
yn
that
byttyr
scharpenesse
of
dethe
coueytyng
and
purposyng
to
correcte
and
amende
her
fautes
ȝef
they
hadde
any
space
of
penaunce
graunted
vnto
hem
.
and
in
her
swyfte
and
hasty
departyng
sekyd
after
the
mercye
of
god
and
alsoo
after
the
helpe
of
his
holy
seyntys
.
Therfore
of
the
grete
mercy
of
god
her
byttyr
dethe
was
to
hem
a
grete
clensyng
of
her
synnys
.
the
whiche
they
schuld
haue
sofryd
afterward
fully
in
placys
of
peynys
and
tormentys
.
Forthermore
y
enquyred
and
as●…
yd
of
thys
goldsmyth
of
whome
y
haue
nowe
told
and
seyde
many
thingys
ȝeffe
hyt
were
possyble
by
any
thyng
that
the
folke
myght
schonne
and
eschewe
soden
dethe
.
Thenne
he
answarde
and
seyde
in
thys
wyse
vnto
me
.
O
he
seyde
Sothely
and
yf
y
hadde
knowyn
whenne
that
y
was
in
the
world
leuyng
suche
thyngys
as
y
knowe
nowe
y
wulde
haue
taughte
and
defende
all
the
world
fro
that
grete
hurte
and
dammage
.
howe
the
pepulle
and
folke
myght
be
sewre
and
safe
fro
the
fallyng
of
soden
dethe
.
Trewly
and
verily
and
the
crystyn
pepulle
wolde
wryte
dayly
on
her
forhedys
and
aboute
the
placys
of
her
herte
wyth
her
fyngur
of
in
any
other
wyse
.
these
.
li.
wordys
that
conteynyth
the
mysterye
of
the
helthe
and
saluacyon
of
mankynde
that
ys
to
wytte
and
to
saye
¶
Ihesus
nazarenus
wythowtyn
dowte
the
trewe
pepulle
of
oure
sauyur
thesu
cryste
schuld
be
harmeles
and
preserued
for
suche
a
grete
peryll
and
hurte
And
alsoo
they
schalle
haue
after
her
dethe
the
same
letters
and
wordys
wretyn
full
opynly
and
clerely
at
her
hertys
and
also
in
her
forhedys
in
tokyn
and
in
sig
ne
of
grete
worschype
.
I
knowe
also
that
my
mey
ny
kepte
me
.
il
.
dayes
onberyde
after
my
dethe
.
hopyng
that
y
schulde
haue
reuyuyd
for
the
rednesse
and
hete
the
whyche
was
in
my
face
and
in
my
bodye
the
whyche
douteles
was
of
the
feruent
replecy
on
of
wyne
dronkyn
before
.
For
my
departyng
of
this
world
was
so
hastye
and
zwifte
:
that
myne
soule
was
gonne
and
paste
out
of
my
bodye
.
yere
my
wyfe
vnderstode
or
knewe
hit
or
sende
to
calle
for
the
pryste
.
These
thyngys
y
knewe
ful
trewly
there
of
this
goldsmyth
¶
Howe
the
sone
of
the
same
goldsmyth
tolde
vnto
the
monke
aftyr
that
he
was
cum
to
hym selfe
agey
ne
that
hys
fadyr
had
aperyd
thries
to
hys
mother
aftyr
hys
dethe
¶
Ca
xxiii
sothely
aftyr
.
xv
.
dayes
seth
y
saw
and
herde
thys
the
sone
of
the
forseyd
goldesmyth
a
certen
yonge
man
came
to
me
with
grete
wepyng
&
tolde
me
that
hys
father
had
apperyd
.
iij.
nyghtis
to
gedy●…
to
hys
moeder
wakyngly
as
sche
was
yn
her
prayers
at
home
yn
her
chambyr
&
bade
her
that
sche
schulde
sende
to
me
to
knowe
how
hyt
was
ful
ly
with
hym
&
of
hys
state
that
thys
knowyn
.
sche
myght
be
the
more
confortyd
and
feythfullir
and
deuowter
to
helpe
hym
And
also
that
she
by
the
same
tellyng
may
the
bettyr
be
ware
gyde
to
her selfe
and
her
meyny
to
god
ward
:
And
the
same
yonge
man
wytnesyd
wyth
grete
sweryng
that
the
thyrde
nyghte
of
hys
fatherrs
apperyng
he
herde
hys
mother
talkyng
and
spekyng
longe
tyme
with
hym
.
and
somme
tyme
enquyryng
and
also
somme
tyme
answeryng
hym
.
and
thenne
afterward
sche
told
vnto
my
hys
wordys
the
whyche
he
hadde
tolde
and
seyde
vnto
her
.
Trewely
he
seyde
that
he
herde
/
no
maner
wordys
of
hym
talkyng
or
spekyng
vnto
her
but
pacyently
taryde
tyl
they
hadde
done
.
So
thely
hys
mother
told
hym
that
sche
hadde
harde
of
her
husbond
twyes
before
.
And
as
sche
knowleged
and
seyde
sche
seyde
that
he
was
full
of
Ire
&
wrathe
and
moche
blamed
her
because
that
he
was
forgoten
and
putte
owte
of
mynde
fro
her
whyche
was
warnyd
by
hym selfe
after
hys
dethe
to
doo
a
lytyll
thyng
for
hym
and
that
sche
wulde
not
do
so
moche
for
hym
.
but
excused
her
that
for
the
on
certente
of
vysyous
sche
dyfferde
hyt
leste
that
hyt
sculd
haue
bene
supposyd
that
sche
hadde
be
dysceyued
and
begylde
.
And
thenne
he
answerde
&
seyde
Sende
wythoutyn
taryyng
thedyr
as
y
commaunde
and
telle
and
saye
to
hym
howe
of
ten
tymes
for
the
same
thyng
y
haue
apperyd
to
the
and
alsoo
seye
apone
these
tokynys
.
that
the
last
tyme
the
whiche
he
sawe
me
y
was
in
grete
peyne
And
amonge
othyr
thyngys
that
he
herde
of
me
y
told
hym
how
mekyl
the
holy
confessour
seynt
Nycholas
hadde
holpe
me
.
Trewly
he
prayde
me
with
grete
instaunce
that
I
schulde
stere
and
alsoo
moue
bothe
hys
wyfe
and
hys
sone
:
and
on
hys
behalfe
comman
de
hem
that
the
seruyce
and
worschyppe
the
whyche
he
was
wonte
to
do
in
hys
lyfe
and
they
also
by
example
to
sent
Nycholas
.
for
no
cause
nethyr
for
any
occasyon
schulde
be
lefte
but
dayly
more
and
more
wyth
amendement
of
her
lyuyng
dylygently
schewe
and
do
her
deuocyons
and
seruys
to
hys
patron
&
aduocatour
sent
Nycholas
.
Also
this
foreseyde
man
and
goldsmyth
of
whome
y
haue
nowe
told
and
spokyn
as
hyt
ys
seyde
afore
dyde
aboute
a
xv
monthys
agone
the
whyche
trewely
by
the
merytys
of
the
holy
confessour
sent
Nycholas
hys
patrone
yn
a
shorte
tyme
was
spede
oute
of
mekyl
sorowe
that
onethe
y
myght
see
any
.
that
profette
so
mekyl
there
as
he
dede
m
so
lytyl
tyme
.
wherfore
ful
expedyente
hyt
ys
to
alle
men
whyle
they
leuyn
in
thys
world
deuoutely
to
serue
the
holy
seyntys
of
god
by
the
whyche
they
may
haue
m
her
grete
nede
the
grace
&
mercye
of
almyghty
god
as
hyt
ys
schewyd
and
ꝓuyd
often
tymes
¶
Of
the
thyrd
place
of
the
peynys
and
tormentys
that
ben
in
the
purgatorye
¶
Ca
xxiiij
bUt
nowe
let
vs
schewe
as
we
maye
thoes
thynges
that
remaynyn
of
the
thyrde
place
the
whyche
we
sawe
and
behylde
.
For
aboue
alle
thyng
that
may
be
conceyued
of
any
mannys
mynde
.
hyt
excedeth
of
cruelnes
and
dedly
tormenting
For
veryly
y
knouleche
as
for
the
quantyte
of
euyl
that
ys
there
no
man
may
suffyse
to
expresse
or
telle
the
left
peynys
of
that
place
.
The
grete
horrabulnes
of
that
place
so
mekylle
.
the
seurer
y
myght
see
and
beholde
that
y
knewe
hym
.
to
be
wyth
me
.
and
was
also
my
gyde
and
leder
at
that
same
tyme
the
holy
bysscho●…
and
confessour
sente
Nycholas
whome
y
haue
euer
specyally
worschipped
and
loued
+
Trewely
the
more
famylyare
that
y
hadde
hym
in
worshyp
the
more
surer
was
y
made
of
hys
felysschippe
and
companye
.
to
see
and
beholde
the
horrabulle
peynys
and
tormentys
.
the
whiche
nowe
beyng
absent
can
not
remembur
withoute
grete
horrour
and
gastfulnesse
of
mynde
but
y
was
made
of
euery
syde
ful
stabulle
and
sure
.
for
the
felysshyppe
and
knowleche
the
whyche
y
hadde
of
my
gyde
and
leder
the
holy
confessour
sent
Nycholas
.
Therfore
leuyng
the
forseide
secunde
place
.
that
we
were
at
.
as
hit
ys
aboue
rehersyd
wecame
to
a
ful
gret
fylde
.
and
as
hyt
semyd
hyt
was
sette
yn
a
lowe
grownde
sequestrate
and
departyd
from
al
othir
that
no
maner
persone
myght
dedyr
come
.
excepte
tho
that
were
there
ponyschte
or
schuld
be
ponyschte
Trewly
the
ouer
ꝑt
of
that
fylde
was
keneryde
wyth
a
ful
horrable
clowde
.
yn
the
whyche
was
myxte
and
medylde
to
gedir
a
fume
of
brymstone
wyth
amyste
a
gret
stenche
and
a
flame
black
as
pycche
was
medylde
wyth
hem
the
whyche
brake
owte
on
euery
syde
lyke
hyllys
&
so
spredyd
all
abrode
.
And
the
playnnes
of
that
place
was
so
repleiyd
and
fulfylde
withe
wormys
as
flowrys
be
wonte
to
be
strawyn
with
russhys
.
And
they
were
aboue
alle
estymacyon
horrabulle
wundyrfull
and
vnshappely
the
whyche
wyth
a
gastfull
opyn
mouth
brethyd
oute
cursyd
fyre
at
her
nosys
.
And
with
an
onspekable
denowryng
al
to
tore
the
wrechyd
companyse
of
folke
that
ther
were
.
the
whyche
ryght
nowe
so
wastyd
and
consumydde
.
deuylys
ranne
ouer
all
lyke
as
madde
men
and
were
also
full
cruell
and
wodde
apone
tho
wrechys
.
Trewely
thanne
the
deuylys
ponyshte
hem
wyth
fyry
instrumentys
synglerly
by
euery
member
of
her
bodye
:
and
thanne
afterward
they
rasyd
and
al
to
teryd
their
fleshe
vtwardly
vnto
the
bonys
.
and
thenne
after
thys
whenne
they
hadde
so
done
they
caste
them
into
the
fyre
and
there
they
were
made
lyquyd
as
hyt
were
metalle
.
and
also
toke
hem
oute
ageyne
as
brennyng
fyre
.
Lytyl
yt
ys
y
take
god
to
recorde
.
and
as
no
thyng
what
somme
euer
y
be
aboute
to
telle
of
the
peynys
and
tormentys
of
that
place
.
For
in
a
ful
schorte
space
of
tyme
by
alle
maner
dyuersytees
of
an
hondyrdfolde
peynys
and
tormentys
or
more
y
behylde
and
sawe
howe
theywere
consumed
and
wasted
to
noughte
and
thenne
anone
restoryd
ageyne
And
ageyne
almoste
they
were
with
peynys
broughte
to
nought
and
a
none
made
hole
ageyne
the
whiche
in
that
same
place
the
loste
lyfe
of
hem
was
compellyd
to
sofre
.
And
of
these
alteracyons
of
tymes
in
the
whyche
by
grete
peynys
and
tormentys
they
were
brought
to
nought
anone
restoryd
ageyne
ther
was
non
ende
no
marke
ne
terme
.
Also
the
hete
and
brennyng
of
that
fyre
was
so
feruent
and
deuouring
that
what
sum
euer
hyt
brent
hyt
wulde
be
lyke
as
a
thyng
that
ware
al
moste
consumyd
or
wastyd
.
And
thenne
the
worm●…s
that
were
there
warded
&
brokyn
and
made
smalle
vnto
pecys
and
then
they
were
gedyrd
on
grete
hepys
to
gedyr
and
leyde
vn
ther
the
vnhappy
synful
wrechys
that
were
there
.
wherfore
they
so
fulfylled
alle
thyng
with
so
grete
stenche
that
hyt
excedyd
alle
the
tormentys
&
peynis
before
seyd
.
And
yet
remayneth
one
thyng
the
wyhyche
they
that
were
in
that
place
were
compellyd
to
sofre
the
whiche
ys
more
hatfull
peynful
and
scha
meful
than
any
thyng
aboue
seyde
¶
Of
the
vnclene
and
foule
vyce
and
synne
of
sodemytys
¶
Ca
xxv
sOthely
alle
thoo
that
were
there
ponyssht
&
peynde
were
in
thys
worlde
whyle
they
leuyd
doers
of
that
foule
synne
the
whiche
oughte
not
be
namyd
not
only
of
a
crystyn
man
but
also
of
none
hethyn
man
.
Certen
grete
monstrus
that
ys
to
seye
grete
bestys
onnaturally
schapyne
schewyd
hem
selfe
in
a
fyrye
lykenesse
horrabulle
and
gastfulle
to
sight
and
oftyn
tymes
vyolently
came
a
pone
hem
and
also
in
a
fowle
damnable
abusion
compellyd
hem
to
medylle
with
hem
.
howe
be
hyt
that
they
refusyd
and
wulde
hyt
not
.
I
abhorre
and
ame
asschamed
to
speke
of
the
fowlnesse
and
vnclenes
of
that
same
synne
.
Thanne
betwene
her
peynfull
&
cursyd
clepynges
they
roryd
and
vd
and
cryed
owte
and
afterward
they
fylle
done
to
gedyr
lyke
as
yf
they
hadde
ben
gonne
and
ded
and
anone
takyn
vppe
ageyne
and
so
forth
putte
vnto
newe
peynys
.
Trewely
y
remembryd
not
wele
at
that
same
tyme
the
seyyng
of
the
holy
postre
sent
powelle
in
hys
pystylle
of
seche
persons
.
where
he
condempnyth
the
foule
vyce
and
synne
agaynest
nature
bothe
of
men
and
wemen
.
And
ȝeffe
y
hadde
sene
and
consyderyd
the
cause
namely
nowe
in
tyme
of
crystendame
.
cowde
not
in
any
wyse
haue
be
leuyd
that
suche
a
foule
synne
and
vyse
myght
haue
be
p̄sumed
and
done
specyally
of
wemen
.
the
whyche
naturelly
schuld
be
more
schamfull
thenne
other
.
I
neuyr
herde
before
nether
hadde
any
suspycyon
hethir
to
that
the
kynde
of
wemen
hadde
be
deprauyd
and
defoyled
by
suche
a
foule
synne
.
And
alas
for
so
rowe
.
for
ther
was
founde
a
company
of
suche
so
innumerabulle
as
they
were
myserable
.
Many
of
tho
personys
that
were
there
in
that
place
y
knewe
not
nethyr
we
le
behylde
hem
by
cause
that
the
qualy
te
of
her
foule
synne
.
and
the
grete
stenche
and
tormentys
that
was
there
smytte
me
wyth
full
grete
horrour
and
tedusnes
.
Full
greuys
hyt
was
vnto
me
and
more
thanne
a
man
may
beleue
to
be
there
in
that
place
a
moment
whyle
.
or
to
beholde
suche
thynges
as
w●…re
there
.
Neuerthelesse
y
felte
●…o
stenche
by
experyence
whylys
y
was
there
as
y
dyd
no
nothir
hirte
of
peynys
.
For
my
thoughte
and
yf
I
hadde
felte
hit
y
myghte
noo
lengur
haue
leuyd
.
Notwithstondyng
y
consyderyd
and
perceyued
sufficyently
in
mynde
the
intollerable
gretnes
of
a●…e
thyng
.
Trewely
thoo
wrechys
that
were
there
sencybly
hadde
experyence
and
felte
alle
these
peynys
and
other
mo
infynyte
.
that
no
man
maye
tel
of
And
amonge
her
sorowfulle
lamentacyons
of
complaynyng
whyle
euerychon
of
hem
cryed
Alas
alas
why
dyd
y
so
synne
.
alas
why
dyd
not
y
penans
for
my
synnys
and
amende
my
lyuyng
.
they
felte
and
remembrydr
her
greuys
peynys
.
Sothely
their
voycys
of
wepyng
and
sorowyng
was
exaltyd
and
lyfte
vppe
with
so
gret
a
cry
that
a
man
wolde
haue
wend
hyt
schulde
haue
be
herd
thorow
all
the
world
¶
Of
a
doctour
a
lawe
that
was
a
sodemyte
¶
Ca
xxvi
trewly
thawgh
y
refusyd
as
mekyll
as
y
myghte
to
see
and
beholde
tho
thm̄ghes
that
were
done
yn
that
place
y
cowde
not
auoide
the
knoweleg
of
on
clerk
the
wyche
y
sawe
and
knew
sum
tyme
Thys
clerk
in
hys
days
was
a
doct
of
lawe
and
also
amonge
other
that
were
docturs
of
lawe
he
was
had
in
that
sciens
ful
excellent
.
Full
many
lerners
of
that
faculte
he
ordende
yn
scolez
wherby
he
gatte
to
hym
gret
famyliarite
of
worshippeful
men
This
clerke
was
largely
posseste
with
beneficys
&
rentys
of
the
chirche
and
yet
that
not
withstonding
dayly
he
coueytyd
to
haue
more
and
more
wher fore
by
the
wille
of
god
the
whiche
wolde
haue
alle
men
to
be
turne
to
penans
.
he
felle
yn
to
grete
sekenes
by
the
whcihe
he
was
sore
vexid
and
desesid
abowt
a.
ix
.
monthys
.
Sothely
hyt
was
done
of
a
meke
dispensacion
of
oure
sayur
that
he
shulde
by
the
schorge
of
sekeues
and
sorowe
.
dispose
to
corect
and
amende
hys
synful
leuyng
.
the
whyche
whene
he
was
yn
gode
helthe
of
body
fowle
and
dedly
trespast
of
tyn
tymes
to
god
.
but
he
contrary
wyse
was
ouer
carkefulle
of
hys
bodely
helpe
.
the
whyche
he
louydr
ouen
mekyl
.
and
so
vaynely
presumyd
and
thowght
to
haue
hyt
ageyne
.
wherfore
he
neuyr
wolde
dyspose
hym
to
be
confest
of
hys
synys
and
specialy
of
hys
fowle
and
onclene
leuyng
for
the
helthe
of
his
sowle
the
whyche
ys
the
fyrst
and
chefe
dede
of
almys
that
a
man
schuld
doo
nethyr
had
any
compassion
on
powre
pepul
to
geue
hem
any
almys
nethir
any
thyng
dyd
to
the
sentys
of
god
.
as
yn
offeryng
to
hym
mekely
hys
seruys
.
for
the
redempcion
of
hys
synys
nethir
studyd
or
karyd
to
do
any
almys
of
his
erthely
&
transitory
godys
as
long
as
he
leuyde
Than
the
heuynly
leche
oure
seyng
sauyur
that
he
was
neuer
in
his
dayes
the
bettyr
for
the
sekenesse
the
whiche
he
hadde
for
his
warnyng
the
whyche
he
schoyd
and
gaue
vnto
hym
for
a
gostely
medeson
.
nethir
wente
owte
of
hys
onclene
leuing
in
the
whiche
vnclene
leuing
he
was
in
by
the
affliccyon
of
hys
grete
sekenesse
.
Therfore
the
euyll
&
wekid
faites
and
dedys
.
that
cowde
not
be
clensyd
,
and
purged
in
hys
yonge
aage
oure
lord
ihesu
crist
mercefully
putte
and
ende
of
hem
in
hys
dethe
what
more
mercye
myghte
be
done
vnto
hem
the
whyche
after
their
hardnesse
and
inpenytente
herte
.
tresur
to
hem
fro
daye
to
daye
the
wrathe
of
owre
sauyur
ihesu
cryste
.
in
the
daye
of
hys
wrathe
and
also
of
schewyng
hys
ryghtfull
iuggement
.
and
alsoo
to
be
resceyued
in
to
the
nyghte
of
dethe
in
the
whiche
nyghte
of
dethe
no
man
may
helpe
hym selfe
.
for
thanne
no
man
may
labure
any
thyng
for
to
deserue
.
thanne
that
sone
her
lyfe
of
thys
world
be
schor
tyd
and
alsoo
fro
hem
takyn
aweye
.
in
the
whyche
her
synnys
and
mysdedys
encresyn
and
growyn
to
her
perdycyon
and
destruccyon
:
And
what
thing
myght
be
more
holsummur
to
them
the
whyche
by
her
folusnesse
and
madenesse
with
a
scharpe
swerde
koneyten
and
desyren
to
adde
strokys
to
her
owne
propre
wowndys
thanne
that
they
be
bounde
and
also
her
wepynys
takyn
aweye
/
the
whiche
they
mysusyd
to
her
owne
propre
hurte
and
dammage
.
Thys
forseyde
clarke
the
whyche
y
knew
sum
tyme
in
my
chyldhode
and
yong
aage
.
y
vndyrstode
nor
y
knewe
not
that
he
was
dysceste
and
ded
.
For
that
same
tyme
in
the
whyche
y
knewe
hym
he
remouyd
fro
that
prouynce
or
place
ther
as
he
was
wonte
to
dwelle
in
before
vnto
a
nothir
puynce
or
place
.
Neuertelesse
yn
alle
suche
peynys
&
tormentys
as
hit
ys
aboue
seyd
y
sawe
&
fownde
hym
and
y
merueyled
of
hit
For
y
had
wente
he
had
be
yet
a
lyue
and
also
an
honest
person
Than
y
spake
to
hym
and
askyd
whethyr
he
hopyd
any
tyme
to
haue
the
mercye
of
god
And
than
he
seyde
Alas
alas
y
knowe
and
knowe
that
athishalfe
domys
daye
y
schall
haue
algate
no
mercye
And
whe
thir
y
schalle
haue
any
thanne
y
am
not
certeyn
So
thely
euermore
sethe
y
was
putte
here
to
these
peynys
they
encresyn
more
and
more
Then
y
seyde
to
hym
And
why
were
yow
not
confeste
of
thy
synnys
at
thy
laste
ende
&
dydyst
no
penaunce
for
hem
Than
he
seyde
by
cause
y
hopyd
to
haue
recouered
and
al
so
by
the
disceyte
of
the
deuyl
my
gostely
ennemy
y
was
aschamed
to
confesse
so
fowle
a
synne
,
leste
y
shulde
haue
be
of
les
reputacyon
and
dyspysed
a
monge
them
the
whiche
y
semyd
gloryous
&
fayre
y
confeste
me
of
lytyl
and
smale
synys
to
seche
an
honest
person
and
a
worschipfull
pryste
that
yow
knowyst
wele
And
whanne
he
askyd
me
ȝef
y
had
any
other
thynges
to
be
confeste
of
y
bade
him
go
his
waye
and
tolde
him
that
ȝef
any
other
thyng
cumme
afterward
to
my
mynde
y
woulde
sende
for
hym
ageyne
and
tell
him
.
And
whanne
he
was
gonne
and
onethis
came
to
his
chirche
y
begunne
to
deye
Thenne
anone
he
was
cald
for
ageyne
and
whenne
he
was
cumme
/
he
fownde
me
ded
&
gonne
Trewly
ther
ys
no
thyng
of
a
thowsand
peynys
that
y
sofyr
dayly
so
greuys
to
me
as
ys
the
vnhappy
presentacion
of
my
fowle
and
vnclene
leuyng
that
y
●…
yd
in
the
world
and
now
beyng
here
am
compellyd
to
doo
actually
the
same
foule
passyon
.
And
besyde
the
horrabulle
gretnesse
of
peynys
that
y
am
in
.
y
am
more
confounded
of
schame
whyle
dat
y
am
by
the
same
synne
made
cursyd
and
abhomynable
in
the
syght
of
al
men
.
Alas
alas
who
euer
wolde
haue
wende
that
the
worschyppe
and
fauour
the
whiche
y
hadde
amonge
men
sculde
be
turned
to
seche
confusyon
and
despe●…ion
as
it
is
nowe
wherfore
ful
gretely
y
am
confowndyd
and
asshamed
.
for
nowe
to
euery
creature
y
appere
foule
and
abhomynable
.
the
whiche
before
apperyd
to
euery
man
gloryous
and
honorabulle
.
And
thys
he
seyd
with
full
sore
and
grete
cryyng
and
wepyng
And
whyle
y
meruelde
the
wrechidnes
and
peynys
of
so
grete
a
man
sum
tyme
.
y
sawe
howe
he
was
ponysshte
in
innumerabulle
wysys
.
and
by
two
tormentys
he
was
brought
as
to
nought
and
dyssoluyd
by
strenthe
and
here
of
fyre
and
so
made
lyquyd
as
ledys
whenne
hyt
ys
multe
.
Sothely
thanne
y
askyd
sent
Nycholas
my
leder
yf
this
man
nys
peynys
myght
be
remedyde
or
helpe
by
any
mene
.
And
thanne
he
seyde
whanne
the
daye
of
dome
ys
cumme
thenne
〈◊〉
crystys
wille
be
fulfylle
d
He
onely
knowyth
the
hertys
of
alle
men
And
then
he
wole
doo
to
euery
man
ryghtfully
.
Therfore
I
coude
knowe
no
thyng
for
certen
of
this
mannys
delyberacyon
.
Therfore
thoo
thyngys
the
whiche
we
haue
spokyn
of
here
before
may
wele
be
consyderyd
as
the
scripture
seyth
in
thys
wyse
.
Non
est
ei
bene
qui
assiduus
est
in
malis
&
elemosmam
non
danti
.
that
ys
to
saye
hyt
ys
not
wele
with
hym
that
ys
besye
in
euyll
Nethir
with
hym
that
dothe
non
almys
See
nowe
and
consydre
howe
gretely
they
be
holpe
in
placys
of
peynys
by
the
doyng
of
almys
dedys
.
as
oure
lorde
spekyth
in
the
gospelle
the
whiche
dyd
hem
in
her
lyfe
.
Thys
clerke
in
hys
lyfe
was
wise
and
wyttye
in
hys
owne
conceyte
and
trusting
to
him selfe
set
ful
lytyl
to
seche
helpe
of
other
by
almis
dede
and
good
werkys
for
his
synnys
.
that
hathe
wrought
nowe
to
hym
damnacyon
.
Loo
so
sone
and
sodenly
he
ys
founde
onwyse
and
madde
.
Con
ceyne
nowe
what
ys
here
nowe
seyde
of
thys
clarke
and
a
lytyl
before
what
was
seyde
of
a
goldsmyth
and
opynly
hyt
confermethe
the
sentence
of
the
scrypture
seyng
in
thys
wyse
Potenter
potentes
tormenta
sustinebunt
&
exiguo
conceditur
misericordia
.
that
ys
to
seye
.
Myghty
men
myghtyly
schalle
sofyr
tormentys
.
and
to
a
meke
man
ys
graunted
mercye
.
That
goldsmyth
and
though
he
were
a
syner
yet
was
in
hys
owne
syghte
meke
and
lytyl
the
whiche
nethir
by
hys
connyng
nerhyr
of
any
othir
vertue
presumyd
but
countyd
hym selfe
euermore
on
wyse
and
onstable
by
cause
of
hys
synnys
Therfore
by
the
mene
of
almys
dedys
.
and
serues
as
he
myght
doo
.
gate
to
hym
the
helpe
and
soffragys
of
hys
grete
and
myghty
aduocatour
and
patron
seynt
Nycholas
and
so
in
tyme
of
nede
he
had
●…elpe
and
mercy
as
he
desyred
And
also
euyn
contrarye
wyse
thys
clarke
of
the
excellente
connyng
ryches
and
worschippe
that
he
hadde
●…
cedyd
forthe
hys
wekednesse
.
And
by
cause
he
thoughte
hym selfe
excepte
in
this
worlde
.
fro
the
comon
labur
of
men
.
Lo
in
so
cruell
and
byttur
example
he
is
not
nowe
ponysshte
with
othyr
men
.
Also
y
sawe
there
hys
tonge
hauyng
forthe
oute
of
his
hede
and
besyly
brennyng
as
hyt
were
abronde
of
fyre
and
that
veryly
he
sofryd
by
cause
that
often
tymes
he
perûted
ryghtwesnes
as
a
man
myghty
in
wordys
takyng
ȝeftys
and
mennys
persons
.
For
he
vsyd
not
only
to
iangyl
idyle
wordys
.
but
also
froward
ly
in
wordys
contrarye
to
wrothe
ouer
mekyl
he
had
excedyd
.
Therfore
no
meruelle
though
he
were
ponyshte
this
wyse
for
suche
excessys
and
fawtys
.
whenne
oure
lorde
spekyth
in
the
gospelle
of
the
ryche
man
the
whiche
for
hys
light
speking
and
iangelyng
at
mete
was
sore
ponyshte
in
hys
tonge
in
a
flame
of
fyre
.
Sorthely
after
this
came
to
me
that
worschyppefull
pryste
to
home
this
clerke
was
confeste
of
hys
smale
synnys
as
hit
ys
rehersed
before
And
amonge
other
thyngys
the
whyche
this
worschipful
pryste
herde
of
me
y
tolde
howe
this
clarke
afore
seyde
whenne
he
was
confeste
bade
hym
goo
hys
waye
as
for
that
tyme
.
and
so
anone
dyde
as
hyt
ys
seyde
before
And
when
y
had
told
him
this
he
wepte
ful
bytturly
and
toke
god
to
recorde
that
hit
was
very
trouthe
as
y
seyde
and
knewe
wele
.
that
the
forseyde
clerke
seyde
so
to
hym
Therfore
on
ly
of
that
multytude
of
wrechys
y
knewe
this
clerke
that
this
seyde
to
me
sOthely
thanne
sone
after
that
we
were
paste
thys
third
place
we
came
to
a
regyon
where
the
soulys
the
whiche
hadd
done
her
purgacyon
in
purgatorye
ioyfully
restyd
.
in
the
whyche
place
many
y
knewe
wele
and
founde
hem
there
in
grete
felycyte
and
conforte
.
Trewely
as
touchyng
the
ioys
of
that
place
and
the
●…ocundnes
and
gladnes
of
them
that
were
there
as
oure
lorde
wylle
ȝeue
vs
grace
we
schall
afterward
schewe
and
declare
.
but
fyrst
lete
vs
turne
ageyne
thys
narracyon
to
thoes
thynges
the
whyche
we
haue
lefte
oute
of
the
peynys
and
merytys
of
some
personys
in
especyalle
.
the
whyche
y
sawe
and
founde
in
the
placys
of
purga
torye
as
hyt
ys
seyde
before
¶
Of.
ii
.
personys
that
this
monke
sawe
&
spake
with
in
the
first
place
of
purgatorye
and
first
with
a
prior
¶
Ca
xxvii
tHerfore
a
prior
that
was
father
of
a
relygyous
place
the
whiche
y
knewe
full
wele
sum
tyme
dysce●…e
and
deyde
this
same
yere
.
And
of
hys
maners
and
condycyons
y
knewe
many
thyngys
the
whiche
y
leue
oute
at
this
tyme
by
cause
of
schortenes
.
Thys
man
and
prior
y
sawe
and
knew
amonge
the
firste
that
were
in
peynys
of
the
fyrste
place
of
purgatorye
that
we
came
to
.
Trewly
he
was
in
ful
grete
and
sore
tormentys
and
sofryd
ful
greuys
peynys
.
sum
tyme
in
fyre
and
sum
tyme
in
stinkyng
bathys
of
brimston
&
pyche
medild
to
gedyr
hoys
face
and
there
was
ouer
wrechyd
&
dedful
And
assone
as
he
sawe
me
he
began
mekely
to
calle
me
and
grete
me
whome
with
compassyon
of
herte
y
grete
also
and
spake
to
hym
many
thyngys
.
And
y
enquyryd
of
hym
whethir
he
so
freyd
so
grete
peynys
for
the
fawtys
the
whiche
he
dyd
in
youthe
by
cause
perauenture
he
neglygently
kepte
hys
ordre
that
he
toke
to
hym
in
hys
chyldhode
And
he
seyde
naye
But
neuertheles
ful
sore
and
byttyr
peynys
y
sofre
here
not
onely
for
myne
owne
synnys
and
excessys
the
whiche
y
dyd
in
myne
own
person
howe
be
yt
that
y
offendyth
in
many
thingys
but
also
for
the
wekydnes
and
mysgouernaunce
of
the
personys
the
whiche
a
lytyl
before
y
had
charge
and
cure
of
.
For
as
touchyng
myne
own
syn
nys
y
wulde
sofyr
as
y
myght
bere
/
thoes
peynys
the
whyche
be
dewe
for
hem
.
For
y
vsyd
to
redeme
and
schast
myne
owne
synnys
by
ofte
confessyon
and
takyng
discyplynys
and
besy
prayers
And
al
so
by
dyuers
other
weyes
.
Sothely
of
these
thingis
ful
sore
greuyth
me
nowe
the
carnal
affeccyon
and
loue
that
y
hadde
to
my
frendys
.
as
fadyr
&
mother
and
other
of
my
kynne
of
the
whyche
to
sum
of
hem
y
gate
benefycys
of
chyrchys
.
whenne
they
were
ful
onworthy
to
haue
hem
&
toothir
y
gaue
right
ondyscretely
many
ȝeftys
of
the
godys
of
the
monasterye
that
y
was
prior
of
and
they
nowe
ful
lytyl
remembre
me
or
doo
any
thynge
for
me
in
my
nede
.
Trewlye
the
fauyr
of
pepulle
&
the
loue
of
worschippe
that
y
had
me
prinspaly
noythe
And
alas
alas
for
sorowe
.
for
and
god
take
not
mercy
on
me
as
y
am
nowe
in
peynys
oute
of
mesure
.
so
schalle
y
be
withoute
ende
.
The
couetyse
ambycy
on
that
y
hadde
to
kepe
my
worschippe
.
and
the
feare
that
y
hadde
to
leue
hit
.
so
blyndyd
the
syghte
of
my
soule
that
y
lowsyd
the
brydyl
of
correccyon
to
the
willys
of
my
sogettys
&
sofryd
hem
to
doo
&
folowe
her
desyrys
&
lustys
as
my
yes
had
be
closyd
.
leste
haply
ȝef
y
had
correcte
hem
&
refraynde
hem
from
her
lyghtnes
they
wulle
haue
be
to
me
as
enemyes
to
labure
and
to
haue
me
out
of
my
worschippe
and
prelacyon
that
y
was
in
.
Forthermore
they
that
were
gode
relygyous
men
and
had
zele
and
loue
to
kepe
the
ordyr
.
y
no
thing
helpyd
or
faueryd
in
conseruacyon
of
the
relygyon
.
but
full
inordenatly
and
contrary
to
vertue
y
wolde
wyth
other
that
loued
hem
not
speke
euyl
of
hem
and
detracte
hem
and
cherysshe
other
that
were
ful
euyl
di
sposyd
and
brekerys
of
her
holy
ꝓfessyon
and
order
And
alle
this
y
dyd
a
part
of
myne
owne
lightnes
and
a
parte
be
cause
y
wolde
defende
my
prelacyon
And
for
hem
to
pleye
lewde
gamys
&
to
speke
and
clathyr
tryfullys
iapys
and
other
lewdnesse
and
also
to
goo
and
wandyr
amonge
secler
folkys
in
ydelnes
.
hyt
was
leful
to
hem
.
as
hyt
was
to
me
.
Therfore
some
of
hem
by
thys
cruel
lyghtnes
of
me
and
that
they
sawe
in
me
presumyd
and
sayde
to
do
many
full
cursyd
thyngys
.
wherfore
here
y
am
ponysshte
withoute
ho●…e
.
howe
be
yt
that
y
approuyd
not
her
wykyd
dedys
Notwithstonding
y
knewe
hem
.
and
of
a
vayne
drede
.
made
lyke
as
yf
y
had
not
knowe
hyt
.
wherfore
many
of
hem
bode
stylle
in
her
fowle
abusyons
.
going
fro
euyll
to
wars
.
And
some
of
hem
contynued
in
euyll
vnto
her
dethe
whyle
y
leuyd
in
the
worlde
.
and
now
they
be
euerlasting
dampde
.
Also
some
other
of
hem
yet
hethir
to
leuyn
contynualy
wars
and
wars
in
grete
synnys
and
dedly
dedys
.
wherfore
to
hem
and
to
me
as
y
am
agaste
succedyth
inextynguyble
fyre
.
Also
fro
the
howre
that
y
paste
fro
my
body
.
y
ame
putte
to
onspekehabule
tormentys
the
whiche
were
as
me
semyth
nowe
ful
lyght
in
comparyson
of
the
peynys
that
y
nowe
sofyr
.
Sothely
the
firste
daye
after
my
dethe
was
to
me
more
es●…er
thanne
alle
the
dayes
that
y
hadde
setthe
And
of
alle
the
synnys
&
fautes
that
nowe
they
done
after
my
dethe
of
an
euyl
custome
that
they
hadde
before
the
whiche
they
be
seyne
to
haue
take
by
my
neglygens
.
my
peynys
therfore
ben
euermore
encresyd
And
by
cause
that
y
knewe
sum
of
hem
that
be
ded
and
sum
other
the
whiche
ȝette
leuyn
.
that
haue
flyd
and
falle
besyde
other
synnys
.
to
that
fowle
and
abhomynable
syn
ne
that
ought
not
to
be
named
and
therfore
putte
to
hem
no
correccyon
.
no
thyng
y
drede
so
mekyll
.
as
the
encresyng
of
my
peynys
so
largely
tyl
y
be
compellyd
to
sofyr
the
foule
and
abhomynable
stenche
the
whiche
they
sofre
and
haue
nowe
the
whiche
dyd
the
same
fowle
and
abhomynable
synne
for
y
know
wele
that
the
greuys
peyne
of
that
same
stenche
ys
more
intollerable
&
peynfull
than
any
other
peynys
that
synners
sofryn
:
And
as
ofte
as
they
the
whyche
y
lefte
alyue
dampnably
offendyd
.
anone
the
deuyls
ranne
to
me
with
grete
scornes
and
vpbraydys
and
euermore
and
more
with
newe
peynys
encresyng
my
tormentys
.
Also
he
tolde
me
what
daye
what
place
and
what
tyme
after
that
he
was
paste
oute
of
thys
world
and
what
person
of
hym
hyt
was
and
what
synne
he
hadde
done
.
And
he
told
my
many
thyngys
that
they
dyde
and
seyde
anone
as
they
done
any
euyl
the
whiche
y
had
sum
tyme
cure
of
▪
the
mynystrys
and
wykyd
angellys
of
the
deuylle
vpbraydyn
me
with
the
same
and
anon
they
encresyn
my
peynys
Sothely
ther
was
sum
of
the
bretheren
of
that
place
the
whiche
this
man
aforeseyde
was
prior
and
father
to
that
were
accendyd
by
ye
le
of
rightwysnes
and
feruor
of
relygyon
and
dyd
also
grete
labur
and
dylygens
that
alle
inordinate
fauors
putte
a
syde
the
puryte
and
honeste
of
her
ordre
myght
be
kepte
And
this
y
knewe
was
trouthe
wherfore
y
seyde
to
hym
.
Howe
than
was
hit
noysyd
fer
and
brode
that
many
thyngys
were
wel
reformyd
and
amendyd
before
your
ende
in
the
place
where
ye
were
prior
yf
hit
be
nowe
schewyd
yow
so
mekyl
euyl
of
hem
that
dwelle
there
ȝette
.
And
thanne
he
seyde
Trew
hit
ys
as
ye
saye
that
mekyll
thyng
was
correcte
and
amende
more
than
yt
was
wonte
to
be
before
Neuertheles
of
her
amendement
haue
y
no
frute
ne
mede
but
also
my
peyuys
encresyng
because
y
was
ouer
mekyl
agenst
her
correccions
&
leste
y
schulde
be
correcte
or
tho
thingys
amendyd
that
be
amendyd
ful
mekyl
y
lettyd
Sothely
y
was
asschamyd
of
her
opyn
correccyon
.
but
lesse
y bashyd
to
here
hem
ouer
all
schamfully
dyffamyd
.
Trewly
her
condycyons
were
so
froward
&
obsty
nate
that
vtwardly
y
hadde
wende
they
had
be
incor
rygyble
&
what
sum
euer
ys
beleuyd
to
be
done
ther
fore
amendment
.
but
yf
the
meruaylous
power
&
myght
of
god
helpe
.
hyt
wyl
be
broughte
done
ageyne
to
noughte
Alas
alas
why
dyd
y
beleue
eum
to
seche
consels
.
Alas
that
euer
y
fauyrde
and
magnyfyde
feche
persons
by
the
whiche
y
dyd
so
offende
the
mageste
of
god
so
to
let
hem
haue
her
wylle
to
doo
what
they
wolde
.
Sothely
foure
persons
there
byn
&
tolde
me
her
namys
that
y
schuld
seye
to
hem
.
but
yf
they
sone
do
to
god
.
euynworthy
penaunce
for
her
cursyd
dedys
&
consels
.
by
the
whiche
they
haue
loste
hem
selfe
&
other
also
the
whiche
haue
do
ne
after
hem
they
schalle
haue
the
indycyble
&
euerla
styng
tormentys
of
helle
And
trewly
yf
they
dyd
penauns
&
satisfaccion
tyl
domys
daye
they
schulde
thynke
hit
but
lytyl
in
to
the
recompensacyon
&
expyacyon
of
the
grete
and
longe
schrewdenes
and
cursydnes
by
the
whiche
they
haue
broughte
me
to
this
peynys
that
y
am
in
nowe
and
with
her
wyckydnes
they
haue
al
moste
enfecte
&
cum
brid
alle
the
howse
.
Sothely
onethys
or
litil
any
tyme
tho
foure
persons
y
wulde
displese
but
y
was
inclynyd
&
bowyd
to
let
hem
do
what
they
wolde
Also
fewe
ther
ben
of
al
the
couent
that
for
me
&
for
myn
helping
.
Fully
haue
done
&
seyde
the
messys
&
psalmys
wyth
other
soffragys
and
prayers
.
the
whiche
of
dewt●…
they
schulde
seye
&
do
for
me
according
to
oure
relygyon
And
many
of
hem
for
whome
y
am
now
in
sore
peynys
haue
done
none
of
these
thingys
yet
for
me
.
ther
fore
what
for
sorowe
and
drede
that
y
haue
of
the
se
present
tormentys
.
y
am
peynde
on
euery
syde
Se
che
thinhys
sawe
y
aboute
this
prior
&
this
wyse
he
spake
to
me
as
hit
ys
aboue
rehersyd
¶
Of
an
ancres
that
he
sawe
and
knewe
in
the
same
place
¶
Ca
xxviii
yKnewe
also
a
certen
ancresse
the
whiche
was
of
a
gode
and
honeste
conuersacyon
whome
gretely
y
louyd
and
y
sawe
her
ther
:
as
sche
had
comme
late
fro
the
world
+
Trewly
sche
was
stable
and
stedfaste
in
contynauns
and
feyre
of
beholdyng
.
home
the
laborus
weye
that
sche
had
gon
a
lytyl
had
weryde
.
&
with
the
peynys
of
fyre
that
other
were
inuoluyd
here
and
there
sche
was
ofte
tymes
tochyd
and
sum
what
brente
.
But
she
ful
lytyl
counted
hyt
&
hastyd
her
spedly
gretly
ꝓfetīg
on
the
iorney
that
goyth
to
paradyse
.
&
this
whan
y
sawe
y
take
god
to
record
y
had
wende
hyt
had
be
sum
fantesy
&
as
hit
had
be
a
dreme
for
y
beleuyd
in
no
wise
that
sche
was
ded
Than
seyd
y
vnto
my selfe
.
Y
trowe
that
the
merytorye
leuyng
of
this
an
cres
&
seruaunte
of
cryste
so
ys
schewde
to
me
by
ymagynacyon
.
for
trewly
sche
that
ys
ȝette
alyne
in
her
bodye
may
not
be
here
.
Sothely
the
thirde
daye
after
that
y
was
cum
to
my selfe
ageyne
a
certen
neybur
of
herns
was
here
that
y
spake
with
&
prayde
hym
to
grete
her
wele
on
my
worde
.
and
al
so
that
sche
wylle
whytsafe
to
pray
for
me
.
Than
he
seyde
Praye
ye
also
for
her
our
good
frende
for
ye
scalle
vndyrstande
that
sche
ys
disceste
and
pas●…e
to
god
.
Ueryly
y
merueylyd
gretly
at
hys
seying
And
than
first
y
beleuyd
that
hyt
was
trewe
that
y
sawe
of
her
in
the
first
place
of
purgatorye
Forthermore
this
generall
condicyon
of
alle
folk
that
deyon
.
y
knowe
there
opynly
.
that
alle
pepule
the
whiche
be
ordende
to
perceue
reste
and
blysse
before
the
daye
of
dome
.
hadde
euermore
fro
the
first
howre
of
her
dethe
her
peynys
lesse
&
lesse
.
But
yf
hyt
were
so
.
that
any
of
hem
had
lefte
to
other
that
leuyd
after
by
euyl
exampulle
occasyon
of
synne
the
whiche
ryghtwysly
they
myght
wyte
hit
hem
that
dyd
so
before
.
and
whyle
they
dede
no
satisfaccion
to
god
for
hit
before
her
deth
.
wherby
seche
occasy
on
of
synning
lefte
to
other
schulde
haue
be
forgenyn
hem
also
they
that
greuysly
offendyd
by
the
whiche
they
de●…
uyd
eūlasting
dampnacion
begunne
to
goo
fro
ful
bittyr
peynys
to
wars
&
so
by
succeding
of
her
peynys
dayly
her
tormetys
besyly
encresyn
that
e●…y
day
foloing
is
more
greuossor
to
hem
then
was
the
daye
before
¶
Of
a
certen
bisshop
that
was
there
also
¶
xxix
acerten
bisshop
y
knew
there
in
peynys
the
whiche
onys
y
sawe
&
he
was
bore
in
thys
ground
of
inglonde
and
had
hys
byshopriche
be
yonde
see
.
Trewely
he
deyed
thys
same
yere
abowte
the
feste
of
seynt
Myghel
the
a●…changel
.
For
than
y
knewe
opynly
the
daye
of
his
passyng
but
nowe
hit
is
fallyn
out
of
my
mynde
the
whiche
that
tyme
was
occu
pyed
aboute
many
thingys
that
y
sawe
.
Sothely
innumerabulle
thyngys
there
were
the
whiche
y
dyd
not
wele
note
nether
cowde
we
le
kepe
in
my
mynde
all
thyngys
that
y
had
notyd
.
Trewely
the
same
man
the
whiche
tolde
me
of
the
passyng
of
the
ancres
as
hyt
ys
seyde
in
the
next
chaptur
before
told
me
also
of
the
passing
of
this
bysshoppe
but
he
knew
not
what
tyme
.
Trewely
anothyr
yong
man
.
the
whiche
was
cosyn
and
alye
to
the
same
bysshoppe
,
and
also
in
seruyce
with
hym
whenne
he
leuyd
cam
home
ageyn'to
his
countrey
of
inglonde
&
brought
certen
worde
to
the
todyr
man
that
tolde
me
that
the
forseyde
bysshoppe
was
dede
Trewly
y
sawe
this
bys
shoppe
al
moste
contynualy
brennyng
in
flamys
of
fyre
&
moste
be
caē
of
his
vycyus
leuing
that
he
lenyd
in
his
youthe
also
he
was
torment
in
other
innume
rable
wysys
&
be
cause
y
sawe
sum
specyal
thinge
aboute
him
y
thought
to
remember
&
specially
to
speke
of
him
Sothely
as
he
brende
besyly
in
fyre
he
had
eum
more
a
ful
honest
clothe
apon
him
there
the
whiche
not
only
was
hurte
by
the
fyre
but
also
yt
was
yldyn
&
made
by
the
fyre
more
feyrer
&
semlyor
than
hit
was
afore
Than●…e
sent
Nycholas
declared
to
me
the
reason
of
thys
meruaylous
thyng
and
seyde
Thys
preuylege
he
gate
to
hym
whenne
he
leuyd
.
by
a
good
dede
the
whiche
he
vsyd
to
doo
And
this
hit
was
.
Euermore
he
hadde
compassion
on
powre
pepulle
that
were
nakyd
and
ful
lyberally
he
vsyd
to
releue
hem
of
that
nede
wherfore
hys
clothyng
schalle
neuer
lacke
feyernes
.
tyl
that
he
haue
fulfylled
his
penauns
and
take
of
god
the
stole
of
euerlastyng
ioye
and
blysse
¶
Of
a
certen
woman
the
whyche
was
a
pore
mannys
wyfe
¶
Ca
xxx
awoman
also
that
was
a
poure
mannys
wyf
dyde
this
laste
yere
with
her
husbond
the
whiche
was
wele
condicionde
and
in
mony
thyngys
ful
wele
dysposyd
.
Sche
was
sum
tyme
ryght
famylyarly
belouyd
of
me
.
home
ful
gladle
y
behylde
there
in
lyghte
peynys
.
in
comparyson
of
other
swif
tely
goyng
forthe
to
the
grete
mede
and
worschippe
of
heuynly
ioyes
.
Trewely
in
thys
that
sche
vsyd
in
pacyently
to
stolde
and
vpbrayde
hem
that
dyd
her
wronge
and
enmyte
and
in
her
herte
hylde
raucour
and
sowernes
agenste
hem
.
sche
gretely
offendyd
and
therfore
sche
hadde
sofryd
peynys
.
Neuertheles
thys
vyse
was
to
her
inuyncyble
by
cause
of
her
inperfeccyon
and
euer
sche
hatyd
hyt
and
often
tymes
wepte
that
sche
coude
not
ouercome
hyt
.
wherfore
sche
hadde
the
soner
forgeuenes
of
that
synne
.
Sothely
sche
was
in
her
prayers
ful
deuoute
and
wele
disposyd
to
almys
dedys
and
hospytalte
more
then
sche
might
wele
do
of
her
owne
godys
And
before
her
dethe
by
long
sekenes
that
sche
had
sche
was
ꝓuid
and
clensyd
as
gold
ys
in
a
fornes
by
the
whyche
al
moste
sche
hadde
caste
fro
her
the
scurfe
and
the
hardenes
of
her
synnys
.
Forthirmore
fulfeldyn
hyt
is
in
this
dayes
in
the
whyche
.
al
moste
the
condicions
of
alle
men
gone
oute
of
kynde
.
for
the
pure
and
clere
symplycyte
and
innocentnes
of
the
very
chirce
of
god
.
that
any
man
leuyng
in
thys
lyfe
kepyth
or
rekeuerythe
fully
the
equyte
and
puryte
of
the
holy
gospelle
.
the
whyche
tyle
a
man
fulfylle
he
may
not
dwelle
in
heuynly
placys
nethyr
schalle
reste
in
the
mownte
and
hille
of
paradyse
of
ioye
&
blysse
.
wherfore
what
sum
euer
thynge
of
synne
and
vnclenesse
contrarye
to
equite
and
ryghtwysnes
cleuyth
and
restyth
on
the
sowlys
that
passyn
hens
out
of
this
world
hit
shal
be
purged
in
a
nothir
world
&
so
by
her
penauns
the
weye
and
pathe
of
a
ioyful
restyng
shal
be
schewyd
to
hem
that
be
purged
and
clensyd
.
and
so
thenne
in
placys
of
reste
the
entring
of
heuyn
&
eūlasting
blisse
ful
largely
shal
be
opynd
to
tho
soulys
for
the
ꝑfette
desyre
that
they
shal
haue
ther
to
se
god
Sothly
this
only
must
be
takyn
of
the
synnys
whiche
by
her
light
q̄lite
or
els
by
confessyon
&
satisfaccion
don
for
hem
be
granted
of
god
to
be
cham
gyd
&
contyd
among
venyal
synnys
.
For
as
touching
tho
synnys
that
be
dedly
&
were
not
in
this
worlde
by
the
remedy
of
confession
&
penans
made
light
&
venial
hyt
ys
withoutyn
doute
that
he
shal
so
be
p̄sentyd
to
his
in
gement
in
the
world
that
is
to
cum
as
he
is
fonde
in
hys
leuyng
when
he
passyth
oute
of
this
worlde
¶
what
peynys
relygyous
men
sofryd
for
certen
fawtes
¶
Ca
xxxi
●…Othely
y
sawe
alle
relygyous
folke
bothe
of
men
and
wemen
howe
they
sofryd
certeyne
peynys
as
wele
for
lytyl
offenses
as
for
grete
synnys
and
as
hit
were
ꝓpyr
peynes
for
synguler
synnys
And
full
sore
as
hit
semyd
to
me
were
the
leste
peynys
that
they
sofryd
for
ryght
lytyl
offenses
as
for
inmoderate
lawghyng
and
ydyl
wordys
spekyng
and
that
they
sofryd
her
mynde
neglygently
ouyr
mekyl
to
wandyr
aboute
in
vayne
thoughtys
or
els
for
lyght
brekyng
the
rulys
and
fourme
of
her
relygyon
as
in
lyghte
and
nyce
behauing
of
gestur
and
in
multyplyyng
sygnys
to
mekyl
and
so
for
goyng
and
wandryng
out
of
her
cloyster
and
cellys
on
ꝓfetabully
and
also
for
many
other
thyngys
in
lyke
wyse
.
For
some
y
sawe
ful
myserabully
wepyng
&
rowlling
hoote
brennyng
colys
in
theire
mouthys
for
eting
frutys
&
herbys
out
of
dewe
placys
and
tyme
not
for
any
medsyn
or
nede
.
but
for
luste
&
appetyte
And
for
imoderate
lawghing
they
had
betingys
For
ydyl
speche
strokys
in
her
face
.
&
for
vayne
thoughtys
they
sofryd
greuys
and
vary
ante
trowbulnes
of
the
eyre
.
And
they
that
offendyth
in
dissolucyon
of
gestur
&
behauyng
were
bonde
with
scharpe
bondys
and
many
with
fyry
boundys
and
for
superfluyte
of
signys
by
the
whiche
they
hadde
to
gedyr
lewde
pleys
&
ydyl
gamys
.
sum
of
hem
had
her
flyngers
fayne
and
some
had
hem
by
kn●…ckyng
sore
broysyd
.
They
also
that
were
o●…sta
bule
wandryng
here
and
there
were
greuysly
caste
and
throwe
fro
one
place
to
anothir
by
the
whiche
her
lymmys
were
sore
hurte
amonge
hem
selfe
Also
they
that
spake
wordis
of
reboudye
the
whiche
soun
ned
onclenesse
or
other
wise
agenst
the
honeste
of
relygyon
were
ponyss●…te
there
almoste
as
sore
as
for
dedly
synnys
.
Alsoo
w●…o
sum
euer
brake
any
●…owys
made
to
god
or
to
hys
seyntys
specyally
in
tyme
of
drede
and
perylle
for
her
helpe
and
delyuerans
And
afterward
suerte
takyn
of
the
same
vowe
sofryd
inestymable
tormentys
¶
Of
a
certen
knyght
that
brake
a
vowe
¶
xxxii
aMonge
hem
that
brake
her
vowys
y
sawe
a
yong
knyght
brennyng
in
the
myddys
of
fyre
whome
y
knewe
sumtyme
ful
wele
And
as
y
enquyred
of
him
why
he
was
putte
in
so
grete
peynes
.
thys
he
tolde
me
.
My
lyfe
he
seyd
that
y
leuyd
was
but
baren
and
vayne
and
also
vycyous
For
y
was
insolent
and
nyse
in
pryde
and
elacyon
and
foule
and
vnclene
by
the
vyce
of
lecherye
.
not
withstonding
for
thys
y
am
nowe
specyally
ponysht
by
cause
y
caste
aweye
fro
me
the
sygne
of
the
holy
crosse
the
whyche
y
hadde
takyn
apone
me
in
a
vowe
that
y
made
to
goo
to
the
holy
lond
howe
be
yt
that
y
toke
the
crosse
not
for
deuocy●…n
but
for
vayne
glorye
the
whiche
y
loued
to
haue
hadde
of
the
lorde
that
y
seruyd
.
Trewely
euery
nyght
y
labur
in
going
as
mekyl
as
y
maye
to
make
an
ende
of
that
pilgremage
.
But
what
for
febulnes
of
strenthe
and
con
traryusnes
of
the
wedyr
and
also
scharpnes
of
the
waye
y
am
lettyd
gretly
that
onethe
y
may
goo
at
on
tyme
a
full
lytyl
dayes
iourney
Sothely
whenne
the
mornyng
begynnyth
.
f●…eyn
to
me
wykyd
spirytys
beyng
wodde
yn
al
cruelnes
.
and
drawyn
me
a
geyne
.
to
the
place
of
my
peynys
.
where
euer
more
al
the
days
tyme
y
am
gretly
peynde
yn
fyre
.
Neuertheles
wyth
a
certen
amendement
of
lessur
dyssese
thawght
hyt
be
lyt●…l
.
And
ageyne
when
nyghte
comythe
.
y.
am
restoryd
to
the
place
where
y
lefte
laste
my
iourney
.
and
so
y
go
forthe
on
my
pylgri
mage
.
and
when
the
mornyng
ys
cumme
y
am
drawyn
ageyne
and
caste
to
peynys
.
And
al
that
haue
vowyd
to
go
to
the
holy
londe
.
and
aftyr
d●…d
caste
fro
hem
her
crosse
.
and
whent
not
dedyr
.
yn
lyke
wyse
as
y
go
.
they
be
compellyd
todo
her
pylgrymage
,
so
yf
they
may
haue
the
grace
of
god
yn
her
laste
ende
to
repente
hem
.
as
y
had
to
repente
me
for
brekyng
of
my
vowe
.
&
than
by
the
remedy
of
confession
thys
synne
that
was
dedly
synne
may
be
changyd
to
a
venyal
synne
Other
wyse
al
that
breke
that
same
vowe
.
be
put
to
eternalle
dampnacion
¶
Also
of
another
knyh●…t
¶
Ca
xxxiii
aNother
knyght
also
the
whiche
welle
dyde
&
paste
to
god
a
x
ȝere
a
gon
y
sawe
and
knew
there
.
This
●…yght
that
tyme
the
whyche
y
sawe
●…ynr
had
ouercome
alle
his
grete
peynys
that
he
had
sofryd
before
And
therfore
y
sey
he
dyd
wele
For
by
that
space
of
penans
he
wente
wele
toward
the
ioys
of
paradyse
.
Sothely
he
bare
there
on
hys
fyste
a
lyty●…
byrdde
lyke
a
sparhauke
.
Also
in
hys
lyfe
aboue
alle
men
that
were
of
that
countrey
the
wh●…che
he
dwellyd
in
gaue
gladly
&
lyberally
to
all
pore
pepul
that
came
to
hym
hospytalyte
.
Trewely
his
wyfe
dide
afore
him
almoste
a
xxx
wyntyr
after
hoys
dethe
he
leuyd
continent
&
chaste
+
in
a
wydwardys
lyfe
redy
and
benyuolente
to
alle
men
whi
lys
he
leuyd
And
gretely
merueylde
why
he
that
was
so
honeste
of
leuyng
and
wele
condycyonde
in
hys
demening
had
not
ȝette
perceiuyd
fully
reste
&
ioye
.
Than
he
seyde
to
me
that
hit
was
not
too
be
merueylyde
.
For
why
whenne
he
leuyd
he
mighte
ofte
offende
in
many
wysys
.
specialy
by
cause
that
in
hys
youthe
and
childhode
.
he
was
norishte
&
broughte
●…pe
delycately
.
and
what
for
felishy●…pe
and
hys
yowthe
.
was
drawyn
to
many
noysful
thyngys
of
the
whiche
he
kowde
not
fully
be
purgyd
and
made
clene
in
worldly
conuersacyon
.
where
he
muste
conforme
hym
to
the
maners
and
behauyng
of
hem
that
he
dwellyd
amonge
.
Sothely
he
complaynde
that
the
hauke
the
whiche
he
bare
on
hys
fyste
.
paynful
ly
●…are
his
hande
with
her
●…ylle
&
scharpe
cleys
This
●…edeusnes
of
peyne
.
he
sofryd
as
he
seyde
by
cawse
that
in
hankyng
the
whiche
he
vsyd
alle
the
tyme
of
hys
lyfe
.
gretely
delytyd
to
see
the
hankys
whenne
they
flowe
howe
they
toke
other
byrddys
.
The
whiche
haukyng
he
lefte
not
in
hys
aage
+
nethyr
there
of
had
any
compunccyon
.
For
he
knewe
not
that
seche
a
thing
were
any
synne
.
Many
other
thingis
also
y
sawe
and
behylde
in
this
firste
place
of
purga
torye
.
e.
as
we
le
abo●…te
hem
that
y
knewe
.
as
aboute
other
bothe
of
men
&
women
of
alle
degreys
&
ꝓfessyons
of
the
whiche
eueryche
on
of
hem
were
ponyshte
in
peynys
innumerable
.
ful
scharpe
and
bytterly
.
as
y
haue
schortely
aboue
seyde
.
vnder
a
certen
generalyte
.
wherfore
these
fewe
thingys
seyde
now
of
many
thingys
.
be
suffycyaunt
here
at
this
tyme
¶
Of
the
persons
that
he
sawe
in
the
secund
place
of
purgatorye
¶
Ca
xxxiiij
nOwe
of
tho
thingys
the
whiche
y
sawe
and
notyd
in
the
second
place
of
purgatorye
sum
what
y
wylle
schewe
&
declare
to
yow
Sothely
in
this
secund
place
y
sawe
and
knewe
many
mo
that
were
sum
tyme
of
myne
aquentanse
.
than
y
dyd
in
any
other
place
sore
wepyng
and
sorowyng
in
her
peynys
her
synnys
by
the
whiche
they
had
brokyn
owre
lordys
●…maundmentys
wherfore
they
were
alyenate
&
made
ferre
fro
his
famylyare
knowlege
¶
Of.
iii.
byssho●…pys
that
y
fonde
there
¶
Ca
xxxv
tHre
byssho●…pys
that
y
knewe
wele
sum
tyme
I
sawe
th●…re
straytely
bownde
wyth
fyrye
thayny●…
oftyn
tymes
.
turnyng
and
walowyng
ful
myserabully
.
now
yn
gret
fyre
.
and
now
yn
scharpe
stormys
of
hayle
and
snow
and
whyrle
wyndys
.
and
aftyrward
yn
a
fowle
stynkyng
ponde
of
blacke
watyr
.
Trewly
they
were
ponysht
dyuersly
.
not
fer
from
othyr
.
And
on
of
hem
was
more
byttly
torment
than
tothyr
were
and
that
was
by
cause
he
vsyd
yn
hys
lyfe
to
sytte
amonge
secler
ingys
.
yn
place
and
tyme
of
pledyng
and
ther
yn
.
he
toke
a
grete
plesure
and
delyte
and
of
tyn
tymes
he
was
.
to
many
that
pledyd
her
causis
of
god
consciens
a
vyolent
oppressu●…
agenst
ryghte
wesenes
.
and
therfore
he
compleynyd
.
whyt
an
o
pyn
mowthe
that
hys
tonge
contynually
brende
yn
flamys
of
fyre
.
And
as
he
was
now
brennyng
yn
fyre
and
now
wete
.
And
styftely
froryn
yn
snow
and
froste
.
&
now
yn
a
stynkyng
ponde
.
and
now
fowle
ouerkeuryde
yn
fenne
and
plutte
.
hys
tonge
euermore
conteynuyd
yn
brennyng
fyre
.
The
tothyr
of
hem
othyr
whyles
neglygently
brake
hys
chastyte
.
the
whyche
de●…e
specialy
yn
a
byshoppe
.
was
ouerfowle
and
abhomynable
.
and
therfore
was
he
drownde
oftyn
tymes
yn
the
fowle
and
stynking
ponde
.
that
lythe
betwene
the
gret
hete
and
colde
as
hyt
ys
seyde
before
Sothly
a
fore
hys
dethe
he
lefte
the
honowre
and
dignyte
of
hys
byshoprye
.
and
toke
apon
hym
the
meke
habette
of
a
monke
.
the
whyche
gretly
helpyd
hym
.
amonge
othyr
dedys
of
satysfaccion
.
And
al
that
so
done
.
grete
good
&
ꝓfette
ther
of
cummyth
to
hem
For
al
they
specialy
be
holpyn
by
the
meritys
&
prayers
of
the
holy
seyntys
.
the
whiche
vsid
afore
the
same
habette
&
also
ben
knowyn
&
markid
to
rise
vppe
ageyne
in
the
ordyr
of
hem
the
whiche
when
they
leuyd
here
vtward
ly
lefte
this
worlde
or
els
at
her
laste
ende
in
ful
deuocyon
forsoke
this
world
The
thirde
of
these
bysho
pys
gretly
delyted
in
worldly
worschippe
&
vayne
glorye
.
For
the
whiche
synne
he
was
ofte
tymys
bore
vp
an
hye
in
fu●…hye
spyrytys
of
flamys
of
fyre
.
&
by
cause
he
fille
fro
the
loue
of
god
by
seche
synne
vnto
the
coolde
of
worldly
slowfulnes
.
he
was
lette
done
brenning
to
the
grenys
coolde
that
was
on
the
todyr
syde
of
the
fyre
.
&
be
cause
of
the
comyn
euyl
&
peynys
that
thes
thre
ware
in
.
was
for
the
neglygens
of
soulys
the
whiche
they
had
cure
of
&
for
the
gret
carke
that
they
had
of
her
riches
&
despexion
of
pore
pepul
for
flatering
of
princys
&
imoderate
carke
of
her
kyn̄efolke
.
&
as
y
may
shortly
●…clude
many
thi
gys
in
fewe
wordys
eūych
on
of
hem
sought
safter
tho
thingys
that
was
to
him selfe
&
not
the
thingys
that
longyth
to
our
lorde
thesu
criste
And
the
gen̄al
euyll
of
these
&
many
other
p̄latys
that
y
sawe
was
the
negligens
of
h●…r
office
delectacion
of
worldly
worschippe
&
dyssymulacyon
of
her
charge
.
&
in
alle
these
thingys
ful
heuely
they
sorowyd
by
cause
they
mysusyd
her
powre
that
they
had
vndyr
god
to
the
grete
hurte
of
hem
selfe
&
to
the
perdicion
of
her
sogettys
&
therfore
the
peynys
of
al
seche
prelatys
were
dayly
encresyd
more
&
more
as
y
haue
tolde
before
of
a
certen
prior
that
what
sum
eum
her
frendys
that
leuyd
in
the
worlde
dyd
for
hem
as
in
messys
almysdede
&
seche
other
thingis
by
the
whiche
her
peynys
shold
be
lessyd
dayly
her
greuys
peynys
were
encresyd
for
the
synful
leuyng
of
hem
the
whiche
they
dedly
fauerd
and
brought
vp
in
her
vicys
orels
be
cause
they
dyd
not
correcte
hem
in
dewe
forme
as
yt
longeth
to
her
offyce
wherfore
al
they
that
for
seche
causys
sofrid
peynys
gretly
douted
of
her
saluacion
&
were
almoste
in
despacion
Sothly
ther
is
no
thing
so
greuys
to
he
that
be
in
peynys
as
the
oncertente
of
her
pelyuerans
&
also
ther
ys
no
thing
that
so
mekyl
swagyth
the
peynys
&
sorowys
of
other
as
dothe
a
very
hope
&
feythefull
truste
the
wyiche
they
knew●
&
haue
by
oure
lordys
mercye
to
be
delyueryd
.
&
they
that
were
certeyn
to
haue
an
ende
of
her
peynys
&
were
not
bonde
to
the
certente
of
dampnacion
.
that
same
certente
was
to
hem
a
ful
grete
solace
&
conforte
For
as
touching
the
euyl
&
hurte
of
desꝑacion
as
mekyl
as
y
can
consider
&
remembre
me
after
tho
thingys
that
y
sawe
there
hyt
greuyth
disesyth
&
tormentyth
tho
soulys
that
haue
hit
more
than
al
other
peynys
done
¶
Of
an
archebysshoppe
of
canturbery
¶
Ca
xxxvi
y
sawe
also
besyde
these
aboue
seyde
a
certen
person
that
sumtyme
was
of
grete
name
&
fame
the
whiche
after
the
meke
conūsacion
of
monkys
relygy
on
that
he
leuyd
in
before
in
the
whiche
he
had
leuid
ful
deuoutely
as
in
bodely
penauns
in
holy
medytaci
on
s
&
many
other
vertues
right
excellently
&
at
the
last
he
was
ꝓmotyd
&
made
archebishope
of
canturbery
&
primate
of
inglonde
But
alas
for
sorow
for
trewly
the
more
therby
he
grewe
in
the
sight
of
the
pe
pul
so
mekyl
he
had
fal
&
decresyd
in
the
sight
of
god
the
whiche
behilde
him
inwardly
&
the
sander
had
endid
his
life
ȝef
he
had
not
be
holpe
by
the
mercy
of
god
&
the
merytys
of
his
good
leuyng
afore
by
the
whiche
when
he
was
in
relygyon
a
monke
ful
wele
in
good
purpose
&
labore
acceptable
to
god
he
had
plesyd
oure
lorde
Sothely
when
he
was
bisshope
of
can
turbery
&
also
specyaly
ful
excellent
in
conning
ful
lityl
hede
he
t●…ke
to
his
cure
.
&
to
the
gostely
helthe
of
the
peple
For
he
onwysyly
ꝓmoted
ful
onworthy
persons
to
beneficys
of
the
chirche
.
&
also
he
dredde
&
was
aschamyd
to
execute
the
lawe
for
displeasing
the
king
by
hoys
fauor
hit
semyd
he
can
to
that
dignite
Also
he
studyd
&
thought
by
a
colur
of
symulacyon
odyr
wise
then
he
schulde
to
troble
hem
the
whiche
he
●…knew
were
agenste
his
ꝓmoting
of
the
byshoprye
&
dignite
that
he
had
In
these
thingys
&
seche
other
.
he
had
gretly
offendyd
.
Also
in
this
he
was
more
to
be
blamid
&
more
offendyd
that
he
hyd
&
kepte
close
ful
on
ꝓfetably
the
auctorite
of
relygyon
&
wysdom
that
he
had
fro
hem
of
home
he
was
ful
excellently
named
&
to
home
he
might
ful
gretly
haue
ꝓfet
&
ho
sum
eum
so
do
they
be
ordende
to
ful
grete
peynis
.
for
they
be
a
s●…launder
to
the
chirche
of
god
while
they
plucke
not
vppe
&
distrey
the
wekyd
leuing
&
rotyd
wysys
the
whiche
be
sowyn
in
the
hertys
&
●…ūsacron
of
the
peple
of
god
that
they
haue
cure
&
charge
of
ne
thir
be
aboute
by
her
office
to
edifie
&
plante
in
her
so
gettys
the
nobulnes
&
●…dicions
of
vertu
&
honeste
no
more
than
other
that
lacke
bothe
holynes
&
gode
vnderstanding
Ne●…theles
our
lorde
sechyth
aswel
of
hem
that
had
no
conning
in
seche
thigis
as
they
shuld
haue
had
for
to
be
hedys
of
the
peple
as
of
other
the
whiche
had
connyng
&
vnderstonding
how
be
it
that
they
had
hit
but
barenly
&
turmth
hit
to
the
more
tormen
ty●…
&
peynys
of
hem
bothe
Also
for
the
opyn
&
foule
onchaste
leuing
of
pristys
&
clarkys
bishoppis
nowe
a
dayis
ful
gretly
perishe
be
cause
they
correcte
not
so
grete
a
synne
the
whiche
is
a
ful
grete
i●…urye
&
wrong
to
the
heuynly
sacram●…tys
of
holy
chirche
.
For
in
thoo
blessed
sacramentys
al
the
lyfe
&
helpe
of
crysiyn
peple
is
●…
teynyd
the
whiche
as
mekyl
as
is
in
hem
.
be
not
aschamyd
to
defoule
when
they
be
right
foule
&
pollutyd
Sothly
of
the
negligens
of
denys
of
arche
dekons
&
of
other
officers
mony
thingis
y
saw
the
whiche
y
leue
out
to
tel
&
how
by
her
●…senting
&
simu
lacyon
&
for
taking
ȝeftys
&
mennys
psons
al
the
state
of
crystyndome
almoste
ys
o●…cōme
&
subûtyd
For
this
ys
opynly
shewyd
in
the
werkys
&
●…dicions
of
hem
that
now
leuyn
Also
the
dissolucyon
&
●…loufulnes
of
seche
●…sons
that
shulde
haue
a
zele
&
a
loue
to
the
peple
of
god
reqryth
&
askyth
etnal
dampnacion
aswel
to
the
clergy
as
to
the
laye
folke
&
most
to
he
selfe
&
to
her
auctors
Trewly
for
these
thigis
&
many
other
inumerable
in
this
wise
the
forseyde
arche
bishoppe
la
borde
in
gret
peynys
vnder
greuys
●…playning
Sothly
he
was
wel
holpen
there
by
the
gloryus
martir
&
arche
bishoppe
of
englonde
sent
thomas
of
canturbery
home
he
had
goten
to
him
there
a
special
patron
&
helper
be
cause
when
he
went
to
the
holy
londe
a
p●…grymage
in
his
lyfe
tyme
he
hordende
there
an
hospitalle
for
pilgrimys
&
intytylde
hit
in
the
name
of
sente
thomas
to
the
gret
sokyr
&
conforte
of
crystyn
pylgryms
Tre
wely
this
dede
y
knew
first
in
purgatory
when
y
saw
the
forseyd
bisshop
in
sore
peynys
but
yesterday
en●…
red
therof
yf
hit
were
trew
.
&
a
certen
person
a
religius
man
told
me
how
yt
was
ordende
&
begūue
Forthyr
more
gretly
hit
,
pfet
him
the
labur
that
he
had
when
he
went
on
pilgremage
to
Ierusalem
where
he
made
that
place
Also
many
prystys
that
by
the
grace
of
god
lefte
her
vycyus
leuing
of
onchastyte
in
very
constricion
of
herte
with
confession
of
mouth
when
they
leuyd
&
because
they
had
not
do
penans
sufficiently
y
saw
hem
torment
in
inumerable
peynys
Trewly
then
y
thoughte
to
my selfe
that
ful
few
prystys
were
ther
fonde
of
the
gret
nomber
that
is
of
hem
in
al
the
world
.
that
had
de●…uyd
peynis
after
her
dethe
for
breking
her
chastyte
.
&
to
thys
hit
was
so
answard
Therfor
ful
few
ben
here
torment
of
the
nombre
of
seche
persons
for
onethe
it
is
seldyn̄e
sey
that
any
man
of
hem
were
very
penitent
&
contrite
while
leuyd
uyd
for
her
synnys
.
wherfore
hit
ys
no
doute
but
that
the
grete
multytude
of
hem
byn
vtwardly
dampde
Sothly
in
al
this
visyon
y
saw
no
man
that
vtwardly
hadd
loste
hope
of
saluacion
nethir
that
was
in
certente
of
etnal
dampnacion
Neûtheles
some
that
were
in
greuys
peynys
had
no
knoulege
when
they
shulde
be
sauyd
&
that
was
most
peynful
to
hem
.
And
some
that
were
in
peynys
knew
a
certente
of
her
delyuerans
&
that
was
to
hem
a
grete
solace
as
hit
ys
here
seyde
aboue
¶
A
certen
descripcion
of
diuers
kynd
of
synfull
peple
&
of
her
peynys
¶
Ca
xxxvij
h
yt
were
to
longe
and
oute
of
mesure
yeffe
y
schulde
reherse
by
name
al
tho
persons
the
whiche
y
sawe
&
knew
there
of
all
●…dicions
of
all
degreys
&
of
all
orders
Also
ȝef
y
schulde
sey
or
be
aboute
to
schew
&
declare
synglerly
the
peynys
&
tormentys
of
euery
syngler
cryme
like
as
hit
was
schewde
to
me
at
that
tyme
hit
wulde
be
ouer
teduse
and
weriful
to
the
redder
therof
For
ther
ys
no
synne
wre
tyn
in
holy
scripture
but
ther
ys
ordende
in
the
placys
certen
peynis
to
al
that
be
doers
of
hem
Trefore
y
leue
oute
&
pas
by
menfleers
auowtres
fornicators
.
lyers
&
forswerers
glotyners
trayturs
couety
se
folke
.
proude
pepul
enuyus
pepul
.
sclaunderers
hate
ful
peple
&
a
thousand
mo
of
this
wyse
to
●…ome
all
ys
ordende
ther
synglerly
ful
grete
peynes
&
greuys
And
ho
may
tel
of
al
these
thingys
when
they
that
were
good
relygyus
men
sofred
ful
sore
and
greuys
peynys
only
by
cause
they
delyted
and
toke
a
plesure
of
the
feyernes
of
her
handys
and
longe
fingers
Also
weyfaring
men
that
were
slayne
of
theuys
in
her
iornay
y
saw
hem
ponyshte
for
her
synnys
in
an
ȝesy
wise
Theuys
also
of
home
hit
is
not
to
be
lefte
oute
in
no
wise
that
were
for
her
synnys
ingit
to
ham
uing
in
this
world
&
were
only
confeste
so
a
priste
orels
opynly
that
moste
helpith
of
her
wykydnes
&
euyl
dedys
in
very
trew
constricion
of
herte
&
so
anon
toke
her
dethe
paciently
forgeuing
with
herte
al
her
enemyes
&
al
maner
wrongys
&
trespassys
done
to
hem
&
alsoo
her
dethe
in
remyssyon
of
al
her
synnys
y
saw
al
seche
with
a
special
certen
worschipfulnes
p●…
to
ful
softe
&
esy
peynys
Also
other
that
were
ponyshte
&
hangyd
lyke
wyfe
for
the
ste
&
other
mysdedys
&
wulde
not
o
pynly
confesse
her
synnys
in
tyme
of
her
dethe
but
hoping
by
fraude
&
disceyte
of
her
gostely
enmy
the
deuyl
to
scape
harmles
at
that
tyme
for
the
denying
&
excusing
her
synnys
how
be
hit
that
they
purposyd
in
her
herte
to
be
confeste
to
a
priste
of
hem
afterward
&
to
do
for
hem
condigne
penans
&
also
vtwardly
to
leue
hem
ȝef
they
coude
haue
&
opteyne
space
therto
as
they
hopid
&
yet
coude
not
haue
hit
but
schulde
deye
&
than
in
the
laste
ende
of
her
lyfe
mekely
besought
god
&
his
ho
ly
seyntys
of
mercy
&
helpe
.
al
seche
were
ful
greuysly
torment
in
peynys
for
her
synnys
withstonding
nethir
these
had
loste
hope
of
mercy
&
forgeuenes
.
Neūtheles
they
were
gynyd
in
fyry
feturs
&
hangyd
vp
in
the
myddys
of
fyre
on
gybbettis
home
the
cruel
tormentours
&
fyndys
alto
bete
&
brake
with
scorgys
&
forkys
&
vpbrayde
hem
of
crymys
&
sennys
with
grete
scornys
&
mockys
¶
Of
posynners
that
he
sawe
there
¶
Ca
xxxviij
they
that
were
posynners
&
poynsyd
folke
&
also
wemen
that
hadde
caste
awey
&
forsake
her
babys
the
whiche
they
had
bore
or
had
slayne
hem
or
ellys
by
her
cursyd
crafte
had
causyd
hem
to
be
bore
afore
her
tyme
.
I
sawe
suche
persons
by
full
ofte
betyngys
and
ab●…asyng
of
naylys
alto
toryn
TNO
T197
And
also
they
were
●…pellyd
to
drinke
dy●…s
metals
as
bras
&
ledde
multyn
by
fyre
&
medylde
with
full
stinkinge
thingys
the
whiche
brente
her
inward
bowels
&
so
went
greuysly
thorow
hem
.
&
when
it
was
out
hit
was
brought
to
hem
to
drinke
ageyne
.
Trewly
●…ten
grete
monsturs
of
creping
bestis
with
horrabul
&
gastful
harmys
cleppyd
seche
wemen
:
&
stykyd
her
naylys
ful
depe
in
her
neckys
&
sydys
&
hauyng
at
her
brestys
sokyd
her
pappys
with
her
venūmys
mouthe
&
alto
gnew
hem
with
her
cursyd
tethe
¶
Of
vsurers
also
¶
Ca
xxxix
vSurers
also
y
sawe
howe
they
were
dround
in
grete
hepys
lyke
hyllys
of
brenning
money
complayning
with
grete
sorowe
&
wayling
by
cawse
they
quenchyd
not
in
hem
when
they
leuyd
in
thys
worlde
the
euyl
flame
&
synne
of
couetyse
¶
Of
fygytyuys
oute
of
religion
¶
Ca
xl
r●ligyous
persons
that
were
fugytyuys
that
is
to
sey
that
ranne
oute
of
her
order
by
the
whiche
they
had
bonde
hem
self
to
the
●…uice
of
god
&
after
turnid
ageyne
to
the
worlde
&
gaue
hem
to
wordely
leuing
.
as
a
dogge
that
turuith
ageyn
to
his
vomet
so
gretely
they
were
there
smyt
with
peynys
that
y
can
in
no
wise
tell
nethir
declare
her
tormētic
.
&
onethe
ful
bitt
repentans
&
confession
at
her
laste
ende
sauyd
seche
persons
otherwhile
fro
e●…lasting
dampnacion
.
Ne●…theles
her
apostasye
was
ful
long
tyme
&
greuysly
ponyshte
¶
Of
a
certen
kyng
of
Inglond
¶
Ca
xli
bUt
what
schal
y
sey
of
a
certen
prynce
&
sum
tyme
king
of
englon
d
that
y
sawe
the
whyche
in
his
lyfe
was
ful
myghty
amonge
al
the
princys
of
thys
world
.
Sothely
he
was
on
euery
syde
pressyd
and
peynyd
.
that
a
man
myght
sey
of
hem
as
seit
iohan
the
euangelyste
seythe
yn
hys
apocalyps
thys
wyse
Quantum
se
dilatauit
.
et
in
delic●…s
fuit
.
tan
tum
datur
ei
tormentum
et
luctum
.
That
ys
to
sey
how
mekyl
he
dydde
extende
and
magnifyde
hem
selfe
and
was
īonleful●…
lustys
and
delytys
.
so
mekyl
geue
ye
to
hym
torment
and
henynes
.
how
ys
that
may
concede
yn
mynde
what
gret
peynys
al
hys
body
and
lymmys
were
smytte
wythe
He
sate
apon
an
horse
.
that
blewe
owte
of
her
mowthe
and
no
se
a
flame
blacke
as
pycche
.
medylde
whyt
a
smoke
and
stenche
of
helle
.
yn
to
the
greuys
torment
of
hym
that
sate
aboue
.
the
whyche
was
armyd
at
al
pecys
as
he
schulde
haue
gone
to
batelle
Trewly
the
armyr
that
he
were
.
was
to
hym
intollerabul
peyne
for
they
were
as
bryght
brennyng
ȝirne
ys
.
when
hyt
ys
betyn
whyt
hamers
and
smytyth
owte
fyry
sparclys
bythe
whyche
he
was
wyth
ynforthe
al
to
brede
&
whyt
owte
forthe
the
same
armyr
brende
yn
ful
gret
hete
.
and
ladyd
hym
that
ware
hym
wyth
ful
sore
●…orhtyn
.
Also
as
tochyng
hys
helme
hys
shylde
.
&
hys
haburgyn
.
and
hys
legge
harnes
y
leue
owte
.
for
by
the
brennyng
hete
and
peyse
of
hem
al.
howe
mekyl
he
was
peynyd
no
man
cast
telle
Sothely
he
wulde
haue
geuyn
alle
the
world
yf
hit
might
haue
be
so
that
he
might
haue
be
delyue
ryd
fro
on
spurre
with
the
whiche
he
was
compellid
to
stere
his
wrechid
hors
to
renne
wherby
oftyn
times
he
fylle
down
hedlong
Also
the
sadyle
that
he
sate
in
was
stekyd
thorow
on
bothe
the
sydys
with
fyrye
brochys
&
naylis
the
which
was
a
gasteful
sight
for
any
man
to
beholde
&
the
maw
&
iwarde
bowels
of
him
that
sate
in
the
sadelle
were
sore
smyt
thorow
by
the
scharpnes
of
the
brochys
&
naylys
.
&
this
cruelly
was
he
ponyshte
for
the
onrightful
scheding
of
mennys
blode
&
for
the
foule
synne
of
auowtrye
that
he
vsyd
In
thys
too
thingys
he
dedly
offendyd
ofte
tymys
&
tho
cruel
tormentours
wykyd
fyndis
ful
gretly
with
derisions
&
scornys
vpbraydyd
him
because
he
wuld
be
auengid
on
men
that
flew
his
venery
as
harte
&
hynde
●…ocke
&
do
&
seche
other
the
whiche
by
the
law
of
kinde
ought
to
be
slayne
to
euery
man
&
therfore
sum
of
hem
he
putte
to
dethe
or
els
cruelly
wulde
mayme
him
.
&
for
al
thys
he
dyd
neuer
but
lytyl
penance
as
long
as
he
leuyd
Also
ful
myserably
he
●…playnde
that
nethir
his
sonnys
nethir
his
frendys
the
whiche
he
lefte
alyue
&
to
home
he
had
gotyn
mekyl
temporal
godys
dyd
or
schewyd
for
him
any
thing
after
his
deth
for
his
helpe
&
releuyng
No
thing
he
seyde
my
sonnys
&
frendys
haue
done
for
me
in
these
peynys
Alas
lo
y
haue
loste
alle
my
labur
&
be●…nes
that
y
haue
done
ydylly
to
make
myne
hesers
riche
&
mighty
Alas
for
the
false
&
dece
nabul
flatring
of
pepul
&
now
what
haue
they
brought
or
done
for
me
vnhappy
to
home
y
gate
&
gedirde
so
mekyl
tresur
&
riches
&
to
whome
y
gaue
so
many
rentys
&
possessions
&
for
home
so
gretly
y
offendyd
god
while
y
leuyd
&
now
y
am
dedde
non
of
hem
doyth
any
thing
for
me
Trewly
y
saw
him
sumwhat
e
syd
&
releuyd
of
his
peynys
only
by
the
prayers
of
religious
men
.
to
home
in
his
life
for
god
he
was
full
benyuolent
oftyn
tymes
.
&
therby
y
vndirstode
specyally
that
he
hopyd
to
be
sauyd
.
Forthermore
be
syde
al
these
thingys
aboue
seyde
ful
greuysly
he
sorowyd
&
was
peynde
.
for
by
cause
he
oppressyd
diūs
tymes
the
pepul
with
ondue
taxys
¶
Of
a
bysshoppe
that
was
there
in
peynys
&
yet
god
shewid
miraclys
for
him
after
his
dethe
¶
Ca
xlii
●…Owe
as
y
remembre
a
iiii
ȝere
agon
a
certen
biss●…oppe
was
chose
to
be
an
arche
bysshope
but
he
was
than
hastely
p̄●…ente
of
dethe
&
so
disceste
&
lefte
bothe
Trewly
this
byss●…oppe
was
inwardly
in
his
leuing
ful
wele
disposyd
&
religyusly
.
for
he
was
pure
and
deuoute
in
herte
&
clene
of
body
that
by
the
vse
&
weryng
of
a
scharpe
herre
and
other
dyuers
penauns
.
tamyd
wele
hys
owne
flesche
.
He
conformyd
hys
face
and
chere
as
hit
semyd
mekyl
after
the
behauing
of
secler
pepul
.
&
to
eschue
&
refuse
the
fauer
of
vayne
glorye
the
whiche
is
eû
ꝓ
uyd
an
enmy
to
vertu
he
shewid
alwey
in
wordys
&
contenans
gladnes
&
iocūdnes
when
he
was
with
inforth
contrite
●f
herte
&
in
his
affeccions
Also
this
bisshop
vsyd
as
it
is
seyd
before
to
ponyssh
as
wel
his
dayly
fautys
by
the
whiche
in
grete
curys
&
harde
thīngys
he
had
offendyd
as
he
dyd
other
synnys
the
whyche
he
had
done
in
hys
yong
age
by
dyuers
chastmen
t
ys
and
ofte
wepyngys
.
Also
in
hys
office
of
bys
shoppery
.
he
had
offendyd
greuysly
in
mony
thingys
by
hys
neglygens
as
other
bysshoppys
dyd
of
home
y
haue
made
mencyon
aboue
.
Of
this
Bysshoppe
y
harde
nowe
opynly
by
the
seyng
of
many
folke
.
that
by
hym
myraclys
were
schewed
&
d●…ne
after
hys
dethe
on
seke
pepull
and
febull
.
And
〈◊〉
suppose
hyt
ys
trouthe
that
oure
lord
dyd
worschy
pe
hys
seruaunte
with
seche
benefettys
te
geue
other
example
and
vndyrstondyng
.
that
he
herde
and
clene
leuyng
the
whyche
he
leuyd
ynwardly
.
plesyd●…
owre
lord
ful
wele
.
the
why
he
beholdyth
only
me
nys
hertys
.
Sothely
yet
fownde
y
hem
yn
peynys
re
makyng
to
hym
wythowtyn
dowte
.
ful
gret
mede
and
rewardys
yn
the
euerlasting
blysse
of
heuene
And
he
that
be
seuythe
not
them
the
whyche
byn
yn
the
peynys
of
purgatory
.
sum
tyme
to
doo
myraclys
yn
thys
world
.
let
hem
rede
the
iiii
boke
of
the
dy
a
oge
of
seynt
gregery
.
and
ther
he
schal
see
fullyur
an
example
of
thys
thyng
.
schewyd
&
done
at
Rome
of
an
holy
man
that
was
callyd
pascasius
adecō
¶
Of
a
certen
ababotte
¶
Ca
xliij
aCerten
abbot
that
was
wele
&
religyous
dys
posyd
&
a
man
of
gret
sobirnes
deyde
a
〈◊〉
ȝere
a
goo
.
the
whyche
be
quethyd
at
hys
laste
ende
to
one
of
hys
bretheren
mekyl
mony
for
to
dele
to
the
powre
folke
for
the
helpe
of
his
sowle
.
Thenne
this
monke
wysyly
and
deuoutely
fulfylled
the
ab
bottys
wille
and
gaue
alle
that
money
to
〈◊〉
p●…re
pepul
and
nedy
And
where
he
knewe
any
that
were
cold
and
hungery
or
smytte
with
sekenes
and
were
bore
of
honeste
folke
and
wele
condicyonde
and
were
fallyn
to
pouerte
wherby
they
had
not
to
bye
her
leuyng
.
and
to
begge
they
were
aschamyd
to
seche
he
wulde
opyn
hys
hand
hfter
his
powre
and
releue
hem
with
mete
and
drynke
schoys
and
clothys
Also
to
ancrys
and
to
wedowys
to
wolde
folke
and
to
powre
scolers
he
gaue
mekyl
commaunding
hem
al
to
praye
deuoutely
for
the
soule
of
him
for
whome
that
money
was
geuyn
And
also
they
dyd
ful
spedly
And
whenne
this
trewe
and
feythfull
monke
had
geuyn
to
pore
peple
alle
that
was
be
takyn
hym
he
fylle
in
to
sekenes
/
by
the
whyche
longe
tyme
he
was
wele
ꝓuyd
and
purgyd
&
dysceste
a
foure
yere
a
goe
and
made
a
blessyd
ende
.
And
bothe
the
forseyde
abbotte
and
the
monke
y
fom
de
there
in
purgatorye
.
Trewely
the
abbot
was
holdyn
ȝette
in
scharpe
peynys
and
moste
by
cause
that
ful
carnaly
and
ouer
mekyl
he
louyd
hys
kynnys
folke
and
also
was
to
hem
ouer
large
in
ȝeftys
of
the
goodys
of
hys
monasterye
and
spende
on
hem
mekyl
more
than
was
conuenyent
to
do
.
Playnly
that
same
vyse
that
ys
to
seye
carnalle
loue
to
kynred
more
thanne
ryght
requyryth
.
full
sore
†grenyth†
al
moste
alle
maner
of
peple
that
were
ꝓfeste
to
holy
relygyon
in
her
lyfe
.
and
also
al
them
that
were
dyspensours
of
holy
chirche
goodys
as
byssho
pys
byn
and
suche
other
the
whyche
spende
hem
ꝓbably
in
other
vysys
than
they
schulde
.
And
as
y
cese
of
hem
them
whiche
wastyn
the
godys
of
the
ho
ly
chyrche
wherby
they
were
made
rychr
in
dyssolucyon
of
clothyng
in
voluptuous
metys
and
pompys
of
the
world
so
schalle
they
that
vsyn
scarsly
to
her
nede
the
godys
that
they
haue
thaugh
no
thing
of
hyt
be
spende
〈◊〉
vanyte
.
ful
straytely
geue
acon
ty●…
of
suche
godys
as
they
haue
&
kepe
and
remeynyth
aboue
her
yede
Sothely
they
schnld
first
geue
of
here
goodys
more
largely
to
the
pore
pepulle
of
her
paris
house
and
afterward
by
discrecyon
helpe
her
fader●…
and
moders
as
they
nede
alle
superfluyte
putte
asyde
and
also
releue
other
pore
folke
&
so
deserue
mede
of
god
withoute
any
offense
.
For
ther
in
purgato
ryr
y
knewe
first
this
rewle
ordende
to
bysshoppys
&
abbottys
persons
and
vicars
of
the
chirche
the
whyche
can
not
be
brokyn
withoute
grete
vengns
.
And
ȝere
y
sawe
these
thyngys
so
ordend
.
full
fer
y
thoughtr
odyr
wyse
of
hem
.
For
y
knewe
afore
that
the
maners
and
condycyons
of
seche
prelatys
were
ferre
fro
hyt
and
odyr
wyse
demenyd
And
alle
that
kepe
and
fulfille
this
lawe
and
ordenans
as
ryght
and
reason
requyryth
schalle
so
be
rewar
dyd
of
god
for
hem
as
they
hadde
geuyn
alle
suche
godys
of
her
owne
propre
patrymonye
.
Ther
fore
thys
Abbot
afore
seyde
amonge
sore
and
gre
uys
peynys
and
tormentys
hastyd
hym
toward
the
reste
of
paradyse
.
And
as
he
sawe
and
behylde
the
forseyde
monke
hys
brother
the
whiche
was
there
in
a
certen
parte
besyde
remouyd
fro
the
greuys
peynys
and
tormentys
that
were
there
.
and
fullyght
ly
peynde
in
comparyson
of
hym
bowde
hym selfe
of
tyn
tymes
to
the
same
monke
and
thankyd
hym
with
bothe
hys
handys
for
the
grete
charyte
that
he
schewyd
for
hym
in
the
dystrybucyon
and
delyng
of
the
forseyde
money
that
he
delyueryd
to
hym
And
the
monke
schewyd
hym selfe
to
the
abbot
that
behylde
hym
ful
gracyous
of
syghte
and
gladsum
of
chere
For
he
was
right
feyre
and
sembly
in
whyte
clothyng
thawghe
they
were
resperste
and
had
on
hem
a
fewe
spottys
And
whenne
y
sawe
thys
y
merueyled
in
my selfe
.
Thenne
sente
Nycholas
that
hylde
me
by
the
hand
tolde
me
this
of
hym
.
Knowyst
this
monke
that
thou
seyst
.
he
seruyd
and
pleasyd
god
ful
wele
in
hys
lyfe
wyth
grete
clennes
of
herte
and
chastyte
of
bodye
.
and
mekyl
euyl
the
whi
che
schulde
haue
be
done
in
the
place
were
he
was
he
lettyd
and
was
agenste
hyt
.
For
he
was
feruent
in
zele
of
ryghtwysnes
and
hatyng
euyl
of
herte
wherfore
many
reproues
oftyn
tymes
pacyentely
he
sofryd
for
the
defense
&
honeste
of
his
religion
and
specyaly
of
hem
the
whiche
ware
the
habet
of
religyon
apon
hem
for
that
entent
that
they
myght
dystroye
the
vertuus
leuing
&
●…uersacion
of
relygyon
ful
besyly
p̄uyng
not
her
spiryte
but
the
wrechidnes
of
her
fles●…
and
the
worlde
in
the
monaster●…s
of
spyritual
&
gostely
leuing
.
And
alas
for
sorow
for
now
by
seche
persons
the
specyal
worschyppe
and
honoure
that
holy
chirche
was
of
before
is
almost
brought
to
nought
whyle
the
multytude
of
carnal
and
worldly
men
encresyn
aboue
noumbre
.
home
the
fewnes
of
spyrytuall
men
sofryn
chesyng
rather
to
dyssymylle
and
not
to
knowe
her
euyll
and
so
to
reste
hem
selfe
than
by
her
blamyng
and
resysting
stere
and
moue
agenste
hem
the
wrathe
and
trowbullus
hastynes
of
suche
euyl
dys●…
syd
persons
And
thaught
they
soo
do
ȝette
they
can
not
be
fewer
fro
the
spyes
and
frau
dys
of
hem
And
as
sum
tym
ysmael
that
was
bore
carnaly
pursewyd
ys●…at
that
was
bore
spyrytualy
that
ya
to
seye
by
a
spyrytual
promyse
of
almighty
god
.
lyke
wyse
hyt
is
now
.
For
carnal
folke
ben
ful
greuys
to
spyrytuall
pepul
.
be
cause
they
can
not
peruerte
hem
to
her
frawardnes
Also
many
ther
byn
that
gretely
hyt
ys
to
sorowe
the
whyche
in
her
leuyng
begunne
spyrytualy
.
but
by
ꝓcesse
of
tyme
owther
they
be
ouercumme
by
onstabulnes
or
els
ben
dysceyuyd
by
sempylnes
.
and
also
they
falle
done
fro
her
purpose
and
begynnyng
vnto
the
myserabul
and
wrechyd
corrupcyon
and
slow
fulnes
of
this
world
.
entysyd
and
drawyn
by
the
examplys
&
councelys
of
euyll
desposyd
persons
.
Trewly
these
grete
hirtys
of
relygyous
leuyng
the
whyche
before
in
the
tyme
of
faders
.
ful
nobly
flowryd
&
schone
as
an
heuynly
lyght
.
ful
gretely
beholdyth
the
●…re
latys
of
holy
chyrche
in
thys
dayes
.
that
knowen
thys
and
despysen
hyt
.
m
so
mekyl
that
they
vndyr
stonde
not
hem
selfe
.
that
hyt
ys
so
wyth
hem
They
knewe
veryly
what
thynge
they
be
cum
to
.
but
they
what
thinge
they
schulde
haue
cum
to
.
be
cause
that
they
be
cum
to
the
luste
and
plesure
of
thys
world
but
they
schulde
haue
cum
to
the
folowing
of
crystys
pouerte
.
and
to
the
karke
and
dilygente
kepyng
of
her
cure
.
that
ys
the
pepul
of
god
commytted
to
hem
.
And
therfore
that
they
seche
and
that
they
care
.
For
that
they
be
cum
to
and
that
they
haue
.
The
pepul
of
god
they
fede
not
but
distroye
&
hem
perauenture
that
they
haue
turnyd
fro
ryhhtwysnes
they
fleyn
spirytually
and
lesyn
.
for
her
con
formyng
to
hem
not
shewyng
hem
selfe
faders
&
pastors
.
but
woluys
and
theuys
.
Trewely
the
ꝓmotyng
of
suche
persons
kyngys
and
bysshoppys
and
other
grete
men
procuron
and
gete
.
and
her
soget
t
ys
ful
mekyll
loke
ther
aftur
not
beyng
rectors
and
faders
.
but
peruersours
and
destroyers
of
her
sow
lys
the
whiche
thynkyn
that
alle
thynge
that
ys
vnder
hem
that
lykyth
.
ys
leuefulle
.
why
by
the
right
wes
iugemente
of
god
byn
remys
trowbuld
and
chyrchys
confowndyd
and
the
state
of
erthely
for
he
vtwardly
subuertyd
And
for
seche
demenyng
they
be
acursyd
of
god
the
whyche
schulde
be
deuowt
and
meke
intercessours
to
god
bothe
for
hym
that
byn
a
lyue
.
and
for
hym
that
byn
dede
by
hoys
me
ritys
and
prayers
.
specialy
the
welfare
of
al
crystyn
dome
myght
be
preseruyd
and
encresyd
and
al
euyl
fer
put
awey
fro
the
pepul
of
god
And
whyle
sent
Nycholas
conplaynyd
of
seche
thynghes
and
of
many
othyr
yu
thys
wyse
.
and
remembryd
also
so
me
thyngys
that
were
of
grete
commendacyon
and
laude
of
certen
persons
.
the
whyche
yn
her
tyme
stode
ful
manly
yn
seche
perels
.
and
strenthyd
othyr
so
to
doo
y
saw
ful
many
on
euery
syde
me
the
whyche
y
knew
before
sore
holdyn
yn
ful
greuys
peynys
and
tormentys
Trewly
y
lokyd
most
apon
hem
that
y
knew
a
lytyl
before
and
louyd
ryght
specialy
¶
Of
an
abasse
also
¶
Ca
xliiij
oF
the
whiche
a
certen
worschipful
abbas
was
ther
that
blessedly
paste
thys
same
ȝere
owte
fro
thys
world
tawarde
the
euerlastyng
lyfe
and
ioys
of
heuyn
.
Sothely
sche
tolde
me
many
thyngys
bothe
of
her
state
that
sche
was
paste
and
of
her
state
that
sche
was
yn
.
also
sche
seyde
many
thigys
to
me
the
whyche
y
schulde
telle
to
her
owne
naturale
sisters
that
were
vnder
de
tytyl
of
v●…gynyte
amonge
othyr
holy
virgenis
yn
the
same
monasterye
.
that
sche
was
abbas
of
by
some
certen
tokyns
of
the
whyche
some
y
wolde
telle
that
schulde
be
to
the
herers
of
hem
ful
gracius
&
good
but
that
sche
bade
me
telle
hyt
to
no
nothyr
.
●…aue
to
hem
that
sche
commawndyd
me
Sche
seyde
also
that
sche
hathe
resceuyd
mekyl
releuyng
and
helpe
of
her
peynys
by
the
deuowte
prayers
and
psalmys
of
her
systers
the
seruantis
of
god
tho
home
be
fore
sche
was
a
spiritual
modere
.
And
sche
commawndyd
me
to
thanke
hem
for
mony
good
dedys
the
whyche
they
haue
done
for
her
and
for
the
sofragys
of
messys
and
othyr
holy
prayers
that
they
haue
gotyn
for
her
as
they
myghte
of
certen
religious
persons
.
And
more
ouer
they
haue
made
&
ordende
to
be
offerd
to
oure
lord
dayly
withoute
any
cesyng
for
me
messys
and
other
deuoute
prayers
And
therfore
lete
him
knowe
withouten
doute
that
they
schalle
haue
therfore
ful
grete
mede
and
y
also
haue
scapyd
ful
scarpe
peynys
.
And
yf
they
perseuere
as
they
haue
begunne
.
sone
y
hope
to
scape
the
renande
of
my
peynys
.
Sche
tolde
my
also
that
gretely
hyt
helped
her
that
before
she
was
made
abbas
sche
schewyd
and
behauyd
her selfe
with
grete
compassyon
ful
mekely
to
some
of
her
systers
that
were
sore
vexed
wyth
grete
sekenesse
or
temptacyon
and
ful
ofte
dyd
alle
maner
of
seruyce
deuowtely
that
were
right
foule
and
absecte
in
the
monasterye
¶
Of.
ii
.
yonge
nonnys
that
were
lepurs
¶
xlv
tHere
were
sche
seyde
on
a
tyme
in
owre
place
.
it
.
yonge
vyrgyns
the
whiche
were
ful
sore
infecte
with
the
grete
plage
of
lepur
.
And
for
asmoche
that
in
many
placys
of
her
bodyes
.
the
flesche
was
falle
downe
to
the
bonys
and
the
skynne
aboue
.
oftyn
tymes
horrably
blyster
owte
of
bleynys
.
And
alle
my
systers
of
owre
monasterye
lothyd
alle
moste
.
to
see
or
vysyte
hem
or
to
teche
hem
but
to
me
me
thoughte
and
semyd
full
swete
.
to
haue
and
opteyne
hem
yn
my
lappe
or
holde
hem
in
my
harmys
.
and
forthermore
alsoo
to
we●…e
hem
in
bathys
.
and
also
to
wype
her
sores
wyth
my
ste
nys
.
&
they
ful
wele
&
gladly
sofryd
that
plage
of
lepur
and
tankyde
god
of
that
chastement
and
dys
sese
And
so
delytyd
hem
yn
hyt
as
they
had
rescey
uyd
of
hym
gracius
yyftys
of
diuers
ornamentys
And
where
alytyl
whyle
agon
.
they
were
peyryd
yn
the
worlde
by
a
longe
martyrdome
.
now
ful
bles
sydly
they
folowyn
the
heuenly
lambe
her
spowse
ihesu
cryste
wyhtowtyn
any
spotte
wher
sum
euer
he
goo
And
for
the
pety
and
charyte
that
y
had
and
schewyd
to
hem
yn
her
nede
y
haue
euermore
had
yn
al
my
peynys
.
a
swyfte
refreschyng
and
releuyng
of
helpe
.
Also
many
othyr
thynges
the
same
abbas
tolde
me
amonge
the
whyche
sche
complaynyd
that
for
on
thyng
that
she
dyd
she
had
sofryd
sore
peynys
and
that
was
by
cause
.
neglygently
sche
lefte
a
certen
chylde
a
yonge
scoler
.
that
was
destitute
of
al
hys
frendys
.
and
was
comyttyd
to
her
of
a
certen
byshoppe
for
to
be
browght
vppe
.
and
therfore
the
chylde
leuyd
longe
tyme
yn
grete
dyscomforte
and
heuynes
Also
y
saw
and
knew
sum
of
her
systers
that
were
noonys
of
her
monastery
ther
yn
that
place
of
purgatory
yn
lyght
peynys
¶
Of
a
knyghte
that
sinnyd
yn
simony
¶
Ca
xlvi
aCerten
knyght
that
was
patron
of
a
chyrche
solde
on
a
tyme
a
personage
to
a
certen
clerke
for
.
xxvij
.
marke
Sothely
aftyrwarde
he
repente
hym
of
that
dede
.
and
for
the
satysfaccion
of
so
grete
a
synne
he
toke
the
crosse
to
go
the
holy
londe
.
and
to
vyset
owre
lordys
scepulcur
ȝef
he
myghte
.
and
for
hys
offensys
there
to
aske
god
forgeuenes
and
mercy
Trewly
that
tyme
.
the
hethyn
folke
had
put
thens
crystin
pepul
&
so
occupied
the
holy
londe
Then
were
cristen
pepul
gedyrde
of
al
coostys
of
the
worlde
to
fyghte
agenste
hem
.
and
to
dryue
hem
away
and
so
thys
knyghte
yoynde
hym selfe
to
goo
amonge
hem
And
aftyrwarde
he
was
smytte
wyth
sekenes
.
and
endyd
hys
lyfe
yn
that
yourney
Soth
ly
y
fownde
thys
knyghte
there
yet
yn
mene
peynys
And
he
tolde
me
that
for
the
synne
of
symony
that
he
dyd
▪
as
hyt
ys
afore
seyde
he
had
sofryd
ful
greuys
peynys
and
gret
And
more
ouer
he
seyde
.
yf
y
had
not
be
preuent
by
the
mercy
of
god
to
repente
me
ful
sore
afore
my
dethe
for
that
synne
of
symony
yn
no
wyse
schulde
haue
scape
eternal
dampnacyon
.
And
the
labur
of
the
pylgrymmage
that
y
to
he
for
god
tawarde
the
holy
londe
.
gretly
esyd
me
of
thoo
peynys
.
that
were
due
for
the
same
synne
Also
hit
was
grawntyd
me
by
the
goodnes
of
god
that
y
schulde
sende
to
her
that
was
my
wyfe
.
by
a
feythful
clerke
warnyd
yn
hys
slepe
of
me
.
that
sche
schulde
orden
to
be
seyde
for
me
.
v.
tricennar●…s
of
messys
wyth
the
offycys
of
placebo
and
dirige
as
the
chirche
had
ordende
for
hem
that
byn
dede
and
of
seche
prystys
that
were
of
honeste
and
chaste
lyuyng
.
of
the
whyche
.
some
y
tolde
by
name
.
Than
sche
made
these
messis
wyth
othyr
thyngys
afore
sey
de
.
to
be
trewly
done
for
hym
.
and
aftyrwarde
sche
rewardyd
hem
as
they
were
worthy
by
the
whyche
he
seyde
hys
peynys
were
ful
gretly
abatyd
.
For
a
bowte
the
begynnyng
after
my
dethe
oftyn
tymes
y
was
compellyd
dayly
to
deuoure
tho
pensys
hoote
and
brennyng
that
y
had
takyn
of
the
pryste
and
person
afore
seyd
.
And
nowe
by
the
mercy
of
god
y
am
delyueryd
fro
that
grete
tormente
.
and
that
was
moste
for
the
suffragiis
the
whiche
was
done
for
me
.
And
ʒette
y
am
constrayned
ful
sore
to
sofyr
the
scarpnes
of
colde
.
by
cause
whenne
y
leuyd
y
had
not
compassyon
on
powre
and
nedeful
people
that
were
clothles
and
coolde
.
And
oftyn
tymes
whenne
y
gaue
hem
mete
&
drynke
y
wuld
be
ryght
we
le
warre
by
the
vyce
of
hardnes
to
spende
no
money
apon
hem
.
Thanne
seyde
y
to
hym
.
what
and
there
were
done
yet
ageyne
messys
for
you
schuld
ye
not
trowe
ye
resceyue
perfetly
reste
.
Thanne
he
seyde
.
●…ys
and
there
were
done
for
me
.
vii
.
tricennariis
with
the
officys
longyng
to
hem
this
ys
placebo
and
dirige
.
y
hope
that
anone
as
they
were
done
for
me
.
y
schuld
be
delyueryd
fro
peynys
to
euerlastyng
reste
.
Here
nowe
hyt
ys
to
be
vndyrstonde
that
thys
same
knyght
after
his
deth
as
y
knowe
hyt
nowe
withoute
any
doute
.
apperyd
in
a
vysyon
to
the
same
clarke
afore
seyd
.
and
assygned
hym
.
v.
ful
chaste
prystys
and
chosyn
by
name
.
that
schuld
seye
these
messys
and
other
thin
gys
lyke
as
hyt
ys
seyde
aboue
.
Hoys
persons
and
namys
and
the
placys
of
her
dwellynges
the
whyche
dylygentely
he
expressyd
were
to
hym selfe
while
he
leuyd
in
hys
bodye
.
and
to
y
clarke
that
he
apperyd
to
.
and
also
to
hys
wyfe
that
dydde
for
hym
vtwardly
onknowen
¶
Of
a
certen
yonge
monke
that
somme
tyme
in
hys
dayes
was
sexten
of
the
chirche
¶
Ca
xlvij
aCerten
ȳonge
man
a
monke
that
some
tyme
y
had
seyne
the
whiche
in
many
thyngys
be
hauyd
hym
relygyously
and
he
was
also
sexten
of
the
chyrche
where
he
dwellyd
.
Sothely
there
were
in
thys
same
chyrche
.
iii.
or
.
iiii
.
ymagys
of
our
blessyd
lady
seynt
marye
hauyng
in
her
lappys
the
ymage
of
oure
sauyur
ihesu
cryste
yn
fourme
of
a
lytyl
babe
and
they
were
sette
at
euery
auter
on
right
wele
peynted
and
feyre
arayed
wyth
golde
and
di
uers
other
colours
.
the
whyche
schewyd
to
the
people
that
behylde
hym
grete
deuocyon
.
And
before
euery
ymage
hang
a
lampe
.
the
whyche
after
the
custome
of
that
same
chyrche
.
were
wonte
to
be
lyghted
at
euery
pryncypale
feste
thorowe
alle
the
yere
.
bothe
by
nyghte
and
by
daye
enduryng
fro
the
firste
ensonge
vnto
the
second
ensonge
afore
the
forseyde
ymages
of
owre
blessyd
lady
seynte
Marye
.
And
alsoo
thylke
lampys
lyghtnyd
alle
the
chyrche
abowte
.
Trewely
hyt
happonde
apon
a
tyme
in
the
forseyde
Sextenys
dayes
.
that
grete
scarsenesse
of
oyle
was
in
that
countreye
that
same
tyme
.
&
also
there
was
no
man
that
there
had
any
oyle
thanne
to
selle
.
and
seldyn
hyt
was
that
any
stranger
at
that
sesyn
putte
forthe
any
suche
chafer
for
to
selle
.
where
fore
the
forseyde
sexten
.
by
cause
he
wyste
not
.
where
he
myght
gete
oyle
for
necessary
vsys
the
mene
whyle
he
withdrew
the
lyghte
fro
the
forseyde
lampys
.
as
hym
thowghte
he
myghte
lefully
doo
how
be
hyt
that
he
had
some
yn
store
.
but
he
drede
leste
hyt
wolde
not
suffyce
tyl
he
hade
more
.
so
that
on
ascensyon
day
and
wythssonday
he
put
no
lyght
to
hym
.
the
whiche
yn
these
festis
specialy
were
won
te
to
brenne
But
he
went
not
onponyshte
.
Sothely
the
thyrde
day
yn
whytsson
weke
when
he
was
sey
en
yn
al
thyngys
ryght
hole
and
sownde
sodenly
he
was
smyte
wyth
a
ful
scharpe
axces
.
and
so
a
vexid
ther
of
that
he
was
madde
and
owte
of
hys
mynde
and
on
the
wysday
the
nexte
weke
aftir
he
dyde
And
on
saterday
by
fore
hys
dethe
.
when
he
was
almos
te
at
hys
laste
ende
.
he
saw
yn
auysyon
the
quene
of
heuyn
owre
blessyd
lady
sent
mary
.
stondyng
on
a
grice
of
a
certen
wyndyng
steyer
yn
the
chyrche
that
was
by
on
of
the
same
ymagys
of
owre
blessyd
lady
aforeseyde
And
when
he
saw
her
he
cryde
to
her
remembryng
hys
sekenes
and
perelle
and
seyde
.
O
holy
and
blessyd
mary
.
haue
mercy
on
me
.
Than
sche
and
s●…erde
hym
scharply
bothe
yn
worde
and
yn
chere
seying
thys
wyse
.
Thow
haste
take
fro
me
the
worshyppe
of
my
lyghte
yn
erthe
.
and
y
schal
ageyn
take
fro
the
the
lyghte
of
thys
present
lyfe
.
Sothely
whenne
he
herde
and
vnderstode
this
thretyng
he
was
sore
aferd
and
abasshid
and
no
meruelle
:
and
caste
hym selfe
done
at
her
fete
with
grete
wepyng
and
sorowyng
and
askyng
foreuenes
of
hys
trespas
and
ꝓmysed
amendement
The●…e
oure
blessyd
lady
hoys
thretyng
ys
wonte
to
be
of
mercye
mekely
behylde
hym
and
made
a
signe
with
her
hand
schewyng
hym
the
grice
that
sche
stode
apon
and
seyde
.
Sytte
done
here
Thanne
he
begunne
as
hym
thoughte
to
sytte
done
ful
sore
aferd
at
her
fete
.
whenne
sche
sodenly
vanyshte
awey
.
And
whenne
he
was
cumme
to
hym selfe
ageyne
callyd
for
hys
bretheren
and
tolde
hym
thys
vysyon
that
he
had
seyne
and
prayde
hem
and
also
bade
hem
with
grete
instaunce
and
wothys
that
the
nexte
nyghte
with
the
dayr
folowyng
.
the
lampys
afore
seyd
schuld
be
lyghtynde
and
brenne
.
as
the
custome
was
before
Also
he
made
a
vowe
that
and
he
myght
haue
hys
helthe
ageyne
he
wold
contynally
kepe
forthe
and
encrese
the
forseyde
lampys
to
worschyppe
and
lawde
of
the
gloryous
vyrgyn
&
moder
of
god
oure
blessyd
Lady
seynt
marye
.
But
he
cowde
not
calle
ageyne
the
worde
and
sentence
that
sche
seyde
to
hym
And
so
he
dyde
the
tewsday
after
trynyte
sonday
and
as
for
the
restoryng
of
the
for
seyde
lampys
some
satysfaccyon
he
dydde
for
his
of
fense
and
trespas
.
Trewly
ȝette
hethir
to
was
he
holdyn
in
peynys
and
tormentys
by
cause
often
tymes
he
had
offendyd
in
kepyng
of
hys
relygyon
and
in
seying
of
dyuyne
seruyce
And
also
he
was
lyght
of
behauyng
and
ondyscrete
as
in
etyng
&
drynkyng
.
lawghyng
spekyng
.
●…
apyng
and
in
many
other
mo
¶
Of
a
certen
clerke
that
leuyd
holyly
¶
Ca
xlviij
fOrthermore
a
certen
clerke
that
paste
onte
of
thys
world
in
hys
yowthe
y
sawe
there
in
the
same
place
the
whyche
by
the
inspyracyon
of
the
holy
goste
bothe
in
connyng
of
dyuynyte
as
in
other●…ly
be
rals
facultee●…
passyd
al
moste
alle
other
that
were
hys
felawys
.
Sothely
he
was
there
peynde
in
a
light
and
amene
wyse
gladly
goyng
forthe
by
the
testy
mony
and
witnes
of
a
goode
consciens
that
he
had
toward
the
ioys
and
reste
of
paradyse
Trewely
he
was
ful
wele
dis●…
osyd
of
maners
and
condicions
and
studeyng
in
scolys
pure
of
chastyte
and
beny
uolente
in
charyte
with
other
ȝeftys
of
grace
by
the
whyche
he
plesyd
oure
lord
ful
wele
.
Also
he
had
gotyn
to
hym
specyaly
the
loue
of
the
moste
gloryus
vyrgyne
the
modyr
of
god
oure
blessyd
lady
sent
marye
home
he
seruyd
ful
deuoutely
in
hys
lyfen
and
ful
oftyn
tymes
wachyd
longe
in
prayers
before
her
auter
with
a
ful
meke
spyryte
and
a
contryte
her
te
and
for
her
loue
gaue
to
pore
pepul
mekyl
almys
wherfore
withoutyn
doute
thya
remaynyd
to
hym
of
the
same
blessyd
lady
in
heuyn
euerlastyng
ioye
and
grete
mede
And
for
the
houre
of
hys
passyng
oute
of
thys
world
he
had
resceyued
mekyl
refresshyng
and
by
her
contynual
solace
and
helpe
was
mercyfully
also
in
hys
peynys
sokyrde
and
conforted
Sothely
whenne
he
was
schewyd
to
me
he
was
sum
what
dyssesyd
&
peynyd
only
by
the
intemperans
of
the
eyre
as
in
coolde
and
in
hete
Then
y
enquyred
and
he
had
sofrid
any
other
peynys
afore
.
And
hyt
was
tolde
me
that
he
had
sofryd
other
whyles
amonge
the
peynfull
hete
of
thirste
.
and
that
was
be
cause
whenne
he
abowndyd
in
temporal
goodys
he
was
more
harder
to
the
pore
peplu
than
he
schulde
haue
be
.
or
ryghte
wolde
And
trewely
he
had
gret
compassyon
of
hem
.
and
mekyl
he
dyd
in
hys
lyfe
to
helpe
and
releue
hem
.
But
neuertheles
oftyn
tymes
he
was
wery
of
hem
.
and
specyaly
after
that
he
was
waxin
rycher
in
so
mekyl
that
before
when
he
was
powrer
and
had
not
so
mekyl
he
was
more
lyberale
to
powre
folke
than
he
was
after
whenne
hys
goodys
were
encresyd
And
therfore
full
sore
hyt
ys
to
drede
howe
streytely
they
shulde
ȝeue
acōtys
of
her
dis●…nsacyon
that
haue
resceyued
benefytys
&
ryches
of
the
chyrche
.
owre
lord
yhesus
seyng
thys
wyse
yn
the
gospel
.
Cui
plus
commititur
ab
●…o
plus
exigetur
that
ys
to
sey
To
home
more
ys
cōmytid
or
be
takyn
.
of
hym
more
shal
be
asuyd
Now
soth
ly
by
cause
whe
haue
here
trewly
wretyn
yn
wordes
mony
thynghes
that
we
fownde
&
saw
yn
placys
of
peynys
let
vs
here
ende
owre
narracion
of
hem
And
aftirward
as
god
wyl
geue
vs
grace
we
wyl
asaye
to
telle
and
declare
some
thynghys
that
we
saw
of
the
conforte
and
gladnes
of
the
blessyd
sowlys
the
whyche
restyd
hem
yoyfully
yn
the
ful
merry
and
yocunde
place
of
paradyse
¶
Also
of
paradyse
and
of
the
multitude
of
pepul
that
he
sawe
&
founde
there
¶
Ca
xlix
nOwe
of
the
solace
and
conforte
of
the
blessed
sowlys
that
byn
scapyd
her
peynys
an●…
be
at
reste
and
of
her
euerlastyng
ioys
.
sum
what
y
wille
tel
yow
as
y
can
and
may
For
no
man
may
sufficiently
And
whenne
we
were
paste
and
gō●…e
these
thre
placys
of
peynys
as
hyt
ys
aboue
seyde
&
had
beholde
the
grete
peynys
and
dyuers
tormentys
of
synnarys
.
we
wente
forthe
farthir
And
as
we
wente
farther
.
there
begunne
to
appere
a
lytyl
&
a
lytyl
more
and
more
a
full
feire
lyghte
vnto
vs
and
with
al
brake
oute
a
ful
plesaunte
swete
fauyr
And
anone
after
we
cam
to
a
fylde
the
which
was
full
of
alle
maner
of
feyre
and
plesaunte
〈◊〉
that
gaue
to
vs
an
oncredyble
&
inestymable
conforte
of
ioye
and
plesure
Sothely
in
thys
fylde
we
sawe
and
founde
infynyte
thousandys
of
sowlys
ful
ioc●…de
and
merye
in
a
ful
swete
reste
after
her
penauns
and
after
her
purgacyon
.
An●…
hem
that
we
founde
firste
in
the
begynuyng
of
that
filde
had
apon
hem
white
clothyng
.
but
hyt
was
not
very
bryght
nethyr
wele
schynyng
.
Notwithstondyng
they
had
no
spotte
of
blacknes
or
of
any
other
o●…clennes
on
hem
as
hyt
semyd
.
saue
thys
as
y
seyd
before
they
were
not
very
bryg●…t
schynyng
whyte
.
Trewely
amonge
these
many
y
knewe
the
whyche
sum
tyme
y
sawe
and
knewe
ful
wele
whenne
they
leuyd
in
thys
world●…
.
Of
the
whyche
schortely
sum
what
y
wylle
telle
yow
and
of
other
y
purpose
to
cesse
¶
Of
a
certen
abbas
the
whyche
he
sawe
and
kne
we
there
also
¶
Ca.
l.
hEre
in
thys
place
was
a
certen
abbas
that
was
of
worschipful
conuersacyon
.
the
why
the
y
knewe
whenne
y
was
a
chylde
.
and
sche
dyed
a
xiiii
yere
agone
.
Sothely
sche
had
grete
fer
uour
and
zele
to
chastyte
.
and
to
alle
other
honeste
Also
sche
was
wyse
and
warre
and
denowte
in
kepyng
her
sisters
.
to
whome
sche
was
commytted
Thys
abbas
y
sawe
amonge
them
that
were
in
the
begyunyng
of
that
ioyful
place
.
For
sche
was
but
as
newe
cum
thedur
fro
her
peynys
.
and
sche
had
●…pon
her
clene
clothyng
but
not
verey
whyte
schynyng
.
And
sche
semyd
by
her
chere
and
dysposycyon
as
sche
had
be
longe
tyme
sicke
or
dissesyde
&
had
cumme
late
fro
bathys
.
I
passe
by
here
to
tel
of
summe
lyghte
thyngys
for
the
whyche
sche
had
sofryd
ryghte
scarpe
peynys
.
Sothelysche
had
not
ouercumme
in
her
leuyng
the
vyce
and
mocyon
of
vayne
glorye
.
amonge
the
merytys
of
vertu
and
commendacyon
of
flatryng
and
of
other
thyng
is
innumerabulle
y
passe
by
▪
in
the
whyche
the
febull
ignoraunce
of
good
pepul
often
tymes
offendythe
Trewely
sche
told
me
that
sche
had
sofryd
peynys
specyaly
by
cause
sche
louyd
her
kynnys
folke
ouermekyl
carnaly
.
and
to
hem
gaue
mekyl
goodys
of
the
place
that
sche
had
rule
of
.
whenne
somme
of
her
systers
to
home
sche
was
a
spyrytuall
moder
lackyd
sum
tymes
suche
thyngys
as
longed
to
her
leuyng
and
clothyng
.
And
whenne
y
harde
thys
of
her
▪
gretely
y
meruelyde
.
For
y
knowe
not
one
the
any
prelate
in
thys
dayes
.
that
vsyd
so
grete
scarsnes
to
her
kynnys
folke
as
sche
me
semyd
dydde
to
her
cosynis
.
And
as
tochyng
superfluyte
as
fer
as
y
knew
.
onethe
sche
gaue
any
tyme
to
hem
that
were
of
her
kynne
ther
necessar●…s
.
Also
her
neue●…s
and
necys
.
and
othyr
that
were
of
her
kynne
she
cowpulde
hem
not
to
carnal
matrymony
.
but
be
toke
hem
to
religyon
for
to
serue
god
.
And
so
sterne
sche
behauyd
her
yn
wordys
and
yn
chere
.
to
hem
specialy
.
that
when
sche
was
seyne
to
othyr
strangers
frendely
and
ȝesely
.
sche
was
only
to
her
cosynis
ryghte
gastful
and
on
mylde
.
Also
sche
vsyd
to
ther
fawtys
ful
warly
.
and
when
perauenture
sche
myghte
fynde
hem
fawtye
.
ful
bytturly
therfor
sche
wolbe
hem
ponyshe
Also
sche
wolde
haue
the
●…ones
te
of
maners
.
and
the
clennes
of
chastyte
obseruyd
&
kepte
.
of
al
seruantys
&
persons
that
sche
hade
longyng
to
the
monasterye
.
but
mooste
of
hem
that
were
of
her
kynne
.
And
ther
was
no
brothyr
ne
syster
that
.
sche
vsyd
to
fauer
▪
as
dydde
othyr
that
were
not
of
her
kynne
And
when
y
had
seyde
thys
to
her
.
and
also
that
sche
had
browghte
forthe
that
y
knewe
to
kepe
deuowtly
her
purpose
and
habet
of
relygyon
that
they
had
takyn
apon
hem
thys
wyse
the
same
abbas
seide
to
me
ageyne
.
Sothe
hyt
ys
sche
seyde
ans
tye
sey
.
But
neuertheles
for
the
carnal
affeccyon
and
loue
.
that
y
had
ynwardely
to
my
frendys
when
y
was
bownde
to
the
due
gostely
leuyng
of
religion
.
as
we
le
by
the
reson
of
my
professyon
.
as
by
the
office
that
y
bare
.
y
kowde
fynde
non
excuse
.
be
fore
the
streyte
iugement
of
god
yn
the
whyche
y
was
examynde
to
the
vtturmaste
poynte
of
my
leuyng
.
And
moste
by
cause
that
occasyon
of
gruggyng
.
and
example
of
ouermekyl
besynes
grewe
to
my
systers
.
by
my
fawte
and
negligens
for
the
carke
and
besynes
that
they
had
to
her
frendys
Trewly
y
schulde
rather
haue
be
warre
and
takyn
hede
of
the
hurte
of
her
sowlys
of
home
y
had
cure
and
charge
.
than
the
superfluyteis
and
ꝓuysyon
of
wordly
goodys
to
my
●…frendys
the
whyche
y
lefte
on●…s
wyth
the
worlde
for
god
.
And
when
thys
worschippful
abbas
had
tolde
me
thys
and
many
othyr
thyngys
also
.
we
wente
forthe
farther
yn
to
the
same
ioyful
fylde
¶
Of
a
certen
prior
that
leuyd
denowtly
and
dyed
holyly
¶
Ca
li
ySaw
&
knew
also
yn
thys
ioyful
place
a
certen
worshipful
person
that
was
a
prior
of
a
monaste
rye
the
whyche
dyed
a.
iii
yere
agonne
Trewly
y
saw
hym
ful
blessydly
amonge
ye
holy
spiritys
&
blessyd
seyntys
yn
a
ioyful
reste
.
exempte
&
delyueryd
frome
al
peynys
.
gladsum
&
mery
of
that
place
that
he
was
yn
but
mekyl
more
gladder
and
that
yncomparable
for
the
certen
bydyng
that
he
boode
.
to
haue
the
sight
of
god
.
And
he
bare
euermore
whyle
he
leuyd
in
thys
world
the
habet
of
a
monke
bothe
on
hys
body
and
in
hys
herte
fro
the
tyme
of
hys
chyldhode
on
to
hys
oolde
aage
and
to
hys
laste
ende
.
Also
he
kepeth
and
hydde
the
floure
of
hys
vyrgym●…e
in
the
bosum
of
mekenes
and
he
cowpuld
to
hem
ful
suerly
the
vertu
of
pacyens
.
Trewely
he
vsyd
gret
ab
stynence
and
longe
wacchyng
.
and
bothe
too
he
ouercome
by
holy
deuocyon
.
And
whenne
necessete
compellyd
hym
to
be
aboute
werkys
of
charyte
as
hys
office
requyred
for
the
tyme
.
he
wulde
euer
amonge
be
seying
some
salmys
or
other
deuowte
prayers
to
god
.
No
man
had
more
compassyon
to
hem
that
were
in
temptacyon
than
he
▪
ne
no
man
was
more
deuowtur
and
besyur
in
seruyce
to
seke
men
/
than
he
.
Also
he
neuer
denyed
hem
her
petycyons
&
asaynges
that
were
dyssesyd
al
only
of
too
thyngis
that
myghte
be
hadde
.
And
for
to
helpe
hem
that
were
in
heuynes
.
abecke
of
warnyng
was
suffycyent
.
And
whenne
he
was
of
seche
holy
leuyng
and
conuersacyon
.
and
also
laborde
contnualy
mony
ȝerys
before
hys
dethe
.
in
grete
wekenes
of
bodye
so
that
by
hys
febulnes
&
dissese
he
had
vtwardly
loste
the
sight
of
on
of
his
yes
a
too
ȝere
before
his
obite
when
other
lymmys
of
his
body
faylde
him
for
dyuers
other
dyssesis
.
&
not
withstonding
alle
thys
ȝette
wolde
he
neuer
be
fro
the
conent
ne
fro
the
quere
ne
fro
the
comyn
table
of
the
frayter
where
he
was
more
fedde
of
the
refeccyon
of
his
brethyrne
.
than
of
hys
owne
Sothely
aftyr
hys
yonge
age
.
he
vtwardly
absteynide
hym
fro
flesche
metys
neûthe
les
he
wolde
to
his
brethirne
that
wer
sickelew
&
febul
besyly
&
denowtly
profer
hem
flessche
metys
for
her
recoueryng
And
at
the
laste
he
fyl
yn
to
a
sekenes
y●
ys
ca●…yd
dissenteria
And
when
he
was
al
moste
browghte
to
hys
ende
.
he
toke
hys
gostely
conforte
&
socur
the
holy
&
blessyd
sakyrmēt
of
owre
lordys
preci●…
body
&
blode
with
hys
laste
anoyntyng
.
and
so
bode
al
moste
.
x.
days
withowte
any
mete
intendyng
only
the
benefitys
of
god
&
the
exhortacion
of
hys
brethyrne
Trewly
the
nyghte
before
the
day
that
he
paste
to
god
abowte
the
owre
of
diuyne
●…uyce
.
he
saw
owre
lord
●…hesu
&
owre
blessyd
lady
seynt
mary
cummyng
to
hym
.
and
with
a
ful
meke
sygne
they
made
a
tokyn
to
hym
that
he
schulde
folow
hem
.
&
anon
aftyr
callyd
for
hys
brethirne
.
and
declaryd
to
hem
the
visyon
that
he
had
seyne
.
&
tolde
hem
before
,
&
that
with
a
ful
glade
herte
that
he
schulde
passe
hens
on
the
morow
nexte
.
&
so
he
dydde
Longe
hyt
were
ȝef
y
schulde
telle
&
remember
al
thyng
that
he
seyde
before
hys
ende
.
how
he
commendyd
hym selfe
&
hys
brethirne
to
god
.
and
exhortyd
hem
to
contynew
yn
good
leuyng
.
hoys
wordys
&
exhortacion
was
not
of
man
.
but
of
the
holy
gooste
that
spake
yn
hym
Sothly
then
on
the
morow
aftyr
abowt
the
howr
of
●…yrse
lying
yn
ashys
&
yn
herre
when
he
had
seyde
the
●…ce
of
the
day
.
and
of
the
holy
trimite
.
&
of
owre
blessyd
lady
.
the
whyche
he
vsyd
euermore
of
a
childe
and
when
he
had
herde
deuowtly
the
passion
of
owre
lorde
after
the.
iiii
.
euangelystys
.
and
other
salmys
with
grete
compunccyon
of
herte
betwhene
the
swhe
●…e
kyssyngys
of
oure
lordys
crosse
and
the
salutacions
of
oure
blessyd
lady
.
blessyng
hys
brethyrne
deuontely
expyryd
.
Therfore
thys
worschyfful
fader
.
wyth
home
fro
my
ryghte
yonge
aage
y
was
ful
wele
acquentyd
anon
as
y
sawe
hym
deuoutely
y
grete
hym
and
he
grete
me
ageyne
ful
mekely
&
tolde
me
many
thyngys
¶
Of
a
certen
yonge
monke
there
of
his
¶
Ca
lii
〈◊〉
Othely
thys
worschipful
fader
and
Prior
schewyd
to
me
ther
also
a
certen
adolescente
a
yonge
man
the
whyche
in
hys
chyldhode
with
gret
feruent
deuocyon
entryd
in
to
relygyon
and
was
a
monke
in
the
same
place
and
monasterye
that
thys
worschypful
fader
aforeseyde
was
prior
of
.
&
there
he
lenyd
a
good
whyle
but
no
longe
tyme
.
for
he
was
prenent
hastely
and
sone
of
dethe
&
so
blessyd
ly
he
passyd
out
of
this
worlde
Trewly
y
neuer
saw
hym
in
body
Neûtheles
often
y
haue
harde
the
bretheren
of
the
same
place
tel
of
his
pure
&
innocent
leuī
g
&
also
of
hys
holy
passing
mony
thingys
Then
seyd
the
forseyde
prior
to
me
of
hym
This
ys
my
sonne
he
seyde
of
home
often
tymes
thou
haste
herde
.
he
was
my
felowe
when
y
leuyd
in
the
worlde
in
holy
leuī
g
and
denocyon
.
he
ys
now
also
my
felowe
going
to
heuyn
.
and
schalle
be
an
euyn
heyre
with
me
eterna
ly
in
euerlasting
ioye
and
blysse
and
the
same
yong
monke
also
tolde
opinly
to
hys
brethirne
before
his
dethe
the
howre
of
hys
passyng
.
And
also
heuynly
melody
was
harde
at
hys
passyng
as
many
can
telle
that
were
ther
in
the
monasterie
the
same
tyme
Treu
ly
the
forseyde
prior
.
what
for
diuers
negligencys
of
hys
owne
doyng
and
for
othyr
diuers
fawtys
of
hys
brethirne
.
he
had
sofryd
some
lytyl
peynys
And
the
same
yonge
monke
also
.
as
he
had
offendyd
yn
ful
smale
and
lytyl
thyngys
.
so
he
had
felte
afore
sum
what
of
lytyl
peynys
.
not
wythstondyng
they
were
bothe
equale
yn
wythnes
and
yn
ioy
Sothly
the
forseide
prior
as
hyt
semyd
had
a
truste
of
a
more
greter
rewarde
for
the
more
goode
dedys
and
meritys
of
vertu
the
whyche
he
had
by
lengur
leuyng
deseruyd
¶
Also
of
a
worschipful
pryste
¶
Ca
liij
y
Saw
also
yn
thys
same
place
a
certen
worschipful
priste
the
whyche
yn
hes
lyfe
dydde
mekyl
good
to
the
pepul
by
hys
holy
preching
Treu
ly
he
had
grace
of
prechyng
so
ioynyd
wich
the
zele
of
ryghtwesnes
&
with
good
example
of
leuyng
.
that
he
callid
not
only
the
pepul
of
hys
owne
paryshons
fro
wekyd
leuyng
&
dedly
dedis
.
but
also
he
enformid
&
tawghte
inumerable
pepul
of
other
parishons
ferre
&
brode
.
how
they
schulde
seue
her
sennys
&
fulfille
owre
lordis
●…mandmētis
&
how
they
schulde
dayly
encrese
&
ꝑ●…et
in
goode
&
●…tuus
leuyng
&
so
to
〈◊〉
to
adew
&
a
●…uement
ende
And
sothly
summe
were
so
ferre
fallyn
yn
to
the
deuyls
bondys
by
her
euyl
&
wekyd
leuyng
whome
he
callyd
ageyne
by
prayur
and
holy
prechyng
that
visibly
they
myghte
aftyrwarde
vnderstonde
and
know
how
they
had
be
takyn
hem
selfe
to
the
deuyl
and
hys
seruice
the
whiche
he
made
of
oure
lordys
infinite
mercy
by
confession
&
satisfaccion
&
penanse
doyng
.
ryghte
wele
and
parfet
yn
the
feithe
and
yn
good
leuyng
Neuertheles
for
what
causys
he
had
also
sofryd
before
alytyl
while
diuers
peynis
y
leue
oute
here
by
cause
y
haue
seyde
a
fore
many
seche
lyke
thyngys
.
And
as
we
wente
more
ynward
&
farthir
yn
to
that
ioyful
place
of
paradyse
.
we
had
euermore
a
clere
lyghte
and
felte
a
swetur
sauer
and
hem
that
we
founde
&
saw
ther
were
more
whyttur
and
gladder
than
were
othyr
that
we
saw
before
And
wher
to
schulde
y
tarye
here
now
to
nowmbre
tho
persons
and
her
merytys
the
whiche
y
saw
ther.
that
y
knew
summe
tyme
before
yn
the
worlde
.
and
hem
also
that
y
knew
not
before
For
al
that
were
ther
yn
that
place
.
were
orden
de
to
be
the
cy●…sonnys
of
the
hye
and
euerlastyng
ie
rusalem
and
al
had
paste
the
stryfe
and
batel
of
this
worlde
and
were
victurs
of
deuyls
.
and
so
lyghtly
they
went
thoro
we
al
peynys
.
as
they
were
before
les
comyrd
and
holde
by
wrechyd
leuyng
and
worldely
vicys
¶
how
owre
lordys
passion
was
representyde
and
shewed
to
the
sowlys
that
were
yn
paradise
¶
Ca
▪
liiij
n
owe
sothely
tho
thyngys
the
whiche
we
sawe
as
we
wente
forthe
farthir
in
to
the
same
place
nethyr
tonge
may
telle
ne
mannys
mynde
maye
worthely
consyder
.
who
ys
he
that
may
worthily
tel
in
worde
how
in
the
myddys
of
tho
blessyd
and
holy
sowlys
the
holy
crosse
of
crystys
passyon
was
pre
sented
and
schewed
to
hem
.
of
the
whiche
infyinte
thousandys
were
there
stondyng
aboute
hyt
and
as
oure
lorde
had
be
present
in
hys
body
so
they
worschyp●…e
and
halowed
hys
blessyd
passyon
Trewly
there
was
seyne
the
meke
redemer
of
mankynde
oure
swete
lorde
and
sauyur
ihesus
criste
as
he
had
be
done
fresche
on
the
crosse
.
For
alle
hys
body
was
blake
and
blody
of
scurgys
and
betyng
and
cruelly
dis
figurde
by
fowle
spyttyng
crownyd
with
scarpe
●…hornys
and
smytte
throw
with
grete
naylys
hys
syde
was
sore
persyd
with
a
spere
&
fro
his
handys
&
fete
ranne
out
blode
redde
as
purpul
&
fro
his
holy
syde
cam
downe
blode
&
water
ful
largely
.
&
at
this
grete
&
wōdyrful
spectacul
stode
his
holy
moder
oure
blessyd
lady
sent
marye
.
not
now
in
●…uynes
and
mornyng
bat
right
gladsum
&
ioyng
&
that
was
in
a
ful
feyre
demenyng
.
&
ther
also
stode
with
herre
the
swete
dyscipi●…
of
criste
seynt
iohn̄e
the
blessyd
euangeliste
&
ho
may
now
conceue
in
mynde
how
t●…o
holy
soulys
ranne
thedir
on
euery
syde
gladly
&
lightly
to
see
and
beholde
that
blessyd
sight
O
what
deuocyon
was
there
of
hem
that
behilde
that
glorius
vysyon
O
what
concurs
was
ther
of
worschi●…ing
&
thanking
our
lorde
ihesu
criste
&
how
meruelus
was
her
ioyful
gladnes
Trew
ly
remembryng
thesese
thingys
in
my selfe
y
wote
not
whedir
sorow
or
deuocyon
or
compassion
or
gratu
lacyon
drawyn
nowe
myne
onhappy
soule
dyuers
weyes
.
For
wondyr
&
meruel
of
tho
thingis
makyn
me
alyenate
fro
my selfe
&
sum
what
absent
to
my selfe
.
who
ys
he
that
wolde
not
ful
gretly
sorow
to
see
so
feire
&
so
solemly
a
body
to
be
caste
vnder
so
grete
iniuriis
&
sore
peynys
.
&
who
wolde
not
with
al
his
harte
haue
●…passion
apon
his
mekenes
so
mou●…d
&
vexyd
with
tormentys
&
vpbraydys
of
seche
we
kyd
folke
.
&
what
ioye
&
conforte
may
nowe
here
be
thoughte
.
that
by
his
passion
&
meke
dethe
helle
ys
foughtyn
agenst
.
the
deuyl
ys
ou
ercome
&
bounde
his
power
&
strenthe
is
destroyed
&
man
that
was
loste
ys
restoryd
ageyne
to
grace
&
takyn
oute
of
the
peynful
prison
of
helle
&
ioynyd
blessydly
to
the
holy
angelys
of
heuyn
.
&
ho
wolde
not
meruel
on
the
grete
mercy
&
goodnes
of
our
sauyur
cryste
ihesu
the
whiche
now
beyng
inmortalle
wyl
whytesaue
that
hys
passyon
and
dethe
the
whyche
he
sofryd
onys
in
this
worlde
bodely
for
the
redempcion
of
mankynde
be
representyd
and
schewde
in
a
vysyon
to
the
holy
sowlys
that
byn
in
paradyse
.
that
her
deuocyon
and
loue
schuld
be
the
more
accendyd
&
incresyd
to
hym
.
Many
other
thig●…s
y
saw
&
herde
there
the
whyche
y
trowe
at
this
tyme
is
bettur
to
leue
hem
out
than
to
wryte
hem
.
&
than
aftyrward
sodenly
this
blessyd
syghte
&
holy
vysyon
was
takyn
fro
thens
Than
al
that
grete
multytude
of
soulys
that
came
thedir
to
worschippe
the
holy
crosse
of
crystys
passion
wente
ageyne
euerichon
to
her
owne
places
with
ioy
and
gladnes
Treuly
y
folowyde
eūmore
my
duke
&
lodisman
sent
Nicholas
that
went
forthe
farthir
and
farther
repletyd
now
with
grete
ioye
&
gladnes
amonge
the
ful
brighte
&
light
mansyons
of
blessid
sowlys
.
&
the
whitnes
of
hem
that
were
here
in
this
place
&
the
swetnes
of
sauer
&
also
the
melodye
of
syngig
laudys
to
god
wes
īestymable
&
onethe
to
man
nys
vnderstondyng
credyble
¶
Of
the
entryng
of
the
gate
of
paradyse
and
of
the
ioy
that
apperyd
withinforth
¶
Ca
lv
fOrthermore
nowe
whenne
we
were
paste
al●…
these
placys
&
sightys
aforeseyde
&
had
gonne
a
good
space
more
inward
&
euer
grew
to
vs
more
&
more
ioye
&
feyernes
of
placys
.
also
at
the
laste
we
sawe
a
ferre
a
ful
glorious
walle
of
crystal
hoys
heythe
no
man
might
see
.
and
lenthe
no
man
might
●…sider
.
&
when
we
came
thedyr
y
sawe
within
forthe
a
ful
feyre
brighte
schynyng
gate
&
stode
opyn
saue
hit
was
signed
&
leide
ouer
with
a
crosse
Treuly
theder
came
flockemele
the
multytude
of
tho
blessyd
sowlys
that
were
next
to
hyt
.
and
wolde
cum
in
at
that
feyre
gate
The
crosse
was
sette
in
the
myddys
of
that
gate
.
and
nowe
sche
was
lyfte
vppe
an
hye
and
so
gaue
to
hem
that
came
thedyr
an
opyn
and
a
fre
entryng
.
and
afterward
sche
was
le●…yn
do
ne
ageyne
.
and
so
sparyd
other
oute
that
wuld
haue
commyn
●…n
But
howe
ioyful
they
were
that
wente
in
&
how
reuerently
they
taryde
that
stode
withoute
abydyng
the
lyftyng
vppe
of
the
crosse
ageyne
y
can
not
telle
by
no
wordys
Sothely
here
sent
Nycholas
&
y
stode
stille
to geder
.
&
the
lyftyngys
vppe
of
the
crosse
&
the
lettyngys
done
ageyne
.
wherby
somme
wente
in
&
some
taryde
withoute
.
y
behilde
long
tyme
with
grete
wonder
And
at
the
laste
sent
Nycho
las
and
y
came
thedyr
to
the
same
gate
hande
in
hamde
.
And
when
we
came
thedyr
the
crosse
was
lyfte
vp
.
And
so
they
that
were
there
wente
in
.
Sothely
than
my
felowe
sent
Nycholas
frely
wente
in
and
y
foloude
but
sodenly
&
onauys●…
d
the
crosse
of
the
gate
came
done
apon
owre
handys
and
departyd
me
fro
my
felawe
sente
Nycholas
&
when
y
sawe
thys
.
ful
sore
aferde
y
was
Then
seyde
sent
Nycho
las
to
me
.
Be
not
aferde
but
haue
only
ful
certen
feythe
in
our
lorde
ihesu
criste
&
doutheles
thou
schalt
come
yn
And
aftyr
thys
my
hope
&
truste
came
ageyne
&
the
crosse
was
lyfte
vppe
&
so
y
cam
in
.
but
what
brightnes
&
clerenes
of
light
was
there
with
in
forthe
al
aboutys
no
man
aske
ne
seche
of
me
for
y
can
not
only
telle
hit
by
worde
but
also
y
can
not
remembre
hit
in
mynde
That
gloryous
schynig
light
was
brighte
&
smothe
&
so
raueshte
a
man
that
behylde
hit
that
hit
bare
a
man
aboue
hym selfe
by
the
grete
brightnes
of
lyghte
yn
so
mekyl
that
what
s●…
euer
y
sawe
before
hit
was
as
no
thing
me
thought
in
comparyson
of
hit
That
bryghtnesse
thawghe
hyt
were
inestymable
.
Neuerthelesse
hyt
dullyde
not
a
mannys
syghte
.
but
rathyr
scharpyd
hyt
.
Sothly
hyt
schynyd
ful
meruelusly
.
but
more
yn
estymably
hyt
delytyd
a
man
that
behylde
hyt
.
and
wondirfully
cowpulde
amannys
syghte
to
se
hit
And
wyth
ynforthe
no
thyng
y
myght
see
▪
but
lighte
&
the
walle
of
crystalle
thr●…w
the
whyche
we
came
yn
And
also
fro
the
gronde
vppe
to
toppe
of
that
walle
were
grycis
ordende
and
dysposyd
feyre
and
meruelusly
.
by
the
whyche
the
ioyful
company
that
was
cum
yn
at
the
forsey●…e
gate
gladly
ascendyd
vppe
Ther
was
no
labur
.
ther
was
no
difficulte
ther
was
no
taryng
yn
her
ascendyng
.
and
the
hier
they
wente
the
gladder
they
were
.
Sothely
y
stode
benethe
on
the
grunde
.
and
longe
tyme
y
saw
&
behylde
how
they
that
came
yn
at
the
gate
ascendyd
vppe
by
the
same
grycis
And
atthe
laste
as
y
lokyd
vppe
hier
y
saw
yn
a
trone
of
ioy
sittyng
owre
blessyd
lord
and
sa
uyur
ihesus
criste
yn
lykenes
of
man
.
and
abowte
hym
as
hyt
semyd
to
me
were
a
fyue
hondred
sowlys
.
the
whyche
late
had
styed
vppe
to
that
glorius
trone
.
and
so
they
came
to
owre
lorde
&
worschpte
hym
&
thankyde
hym
.
for
hys
grete
mercy
&
grace
schewyd
&
done
to
hem
And
some
were
seyne
on
the
vppur
partys
of
the
walle
as
they
had
walkyd
hethyr
and
dedyr
Trewly
y
knew
for
certen
that
thys
place
.
were
y
saw
owre
lorde
syttyng
yn
a
trone
.
was
not
the
hye
heuyn
of
heuyns
where
the
blessid
spiritis
of
angels
and
the
holy
sowlys
of
ryghtwys
men
ioyin
yn
the
seyghte
of
god
seyng
hym
yn
hys
mageste
as
he
ys
.
where
also
innumerable
thowsondis
of
holy
spiritys
and
angels
serue
hym
and
assiste
hym
But
than
fro
thens
wythowten
any
hardnes
or
taryng
.
they
ascende
vppe
to
the
hey
heuin
the
whyche
ys
blessyd
of
the
syghte
of
the
euerlastyng
godhed
where
al
only
the
holy
angels
&
the
sowlys
of
ryght
wes
men
that
byn
of
angels
perfeccion
seyn
the
ynuisibly
and
inmortalle
kynge
of
al
worldys
face
to
face
.
the
whyche
hathe
only
inmortalite
.
and
dwellyth
yn
lyghte
.
that
ys
inaccessyble
.
for
no
man
may
cumme
to
hyt
.
the
whyche
no
mortalle
man
seithe
nethyr
may
see
Sothely
he
ys
seyne
only
of
holy
spiritys
that
byn
pure
and
clene
.
the
whyche
be
not
greuyd
by
no
corrupcion
of
body
nethir
of
sowle
And
yn
thys
vision
that
y
saw
.
so
mekylle
y
conceuyd
yn
my
sowle
of
ioy
and
gladnes
that
wat
sum
euer
may
be
seyde
of
hyt
by
mā●…ys
mowthe
.
ful
lytyl
hyt
ys
.
and
onsufficient
to
expresse
the
ioy
of
myne
herte
.
that
y
had
there
¶
how
the
monke
came
owte
ageyne
throw
the
same
gate
of
paradyse
¶
Ca
lvi
therfore
when
y
had
seyn
al
these
syghtys
aboue
seyde
and
many
othyr
innumerable
my
lorde
sent
Nycholas
that
hylde
my
by
the
hande
seyde
schortly
thys
to
me
Loo
sonne
he
seyde
now
a
party
aftyr
they
peticion
and
grete
desir
thow
haste
seyne
and
beholde
.
the
state
of
the
worlde
that
ys
to
cumme
as
hyt
myghte
be
to
possible
Also
the
perels
of
hem
that
offendyn
and
erryn
the
peynys
of
synners
.
the
reste
also
of
hem
that
haue
done
her
purgacion
.
the
desyrys
of
hem
that
be
goyng
to
heuynward
.
and
the
ioys
of
hem
.
that
now
vyn
cumme
to
the
courte
of
heuyn
and
also
the
ioy
of
crystis
reynynge
And
now
thow
muste
go
ageyne
to
they
selfe
and
to
thyne
.
and
to
the
worldys
feyghtyng
Treuly
thow
schalt
haue
and
perceue
the
ioys
that
thow
haste
seyne
and
me
kyl
more
.
ȝeffe
thow
contynew
and
perseuer
yn
the
drede
of
god
.
And
when
he
had
seyde
thys
to
me
he
browghte
me
forthe
throwe
the
same
gate
that
we
came
yn
.
wherfor
ful
heuy
and
sory
was
y
and
more
than
a
man
may
suppose
.
for
wele
y
knew
that
y
muste
turne
ageyne
.
fro
that
heuynly
blysse
to
thys
worldys
wrechidnes
.
And
gretely
he
exhor
tyd
me
.
how
y
schulde
dyspose
me
.
to
abyde
the
day
of
my
callyng
oute
of
my
body
yn
clennes
of
herte
and
of
body
.
and
mekenes
of
spirite
wyth
dylygent
kepyng
of
my
religyon
.
Dylygently
he
seyde
to
me
▪
kepe
the
commaundementys
of
god
.
and
dyspose
they
leuyng
aftyr
the
example
of
ryghtwes
men
.
And
truely
so
hyt
schal
be
.
that
aftyr
the
terme
of
they
bodely
leuyng
thow
schal
be
admyttyd
blessydly
.
to
her
feleschippe
euerlastyngly
.
¶
Of
the
swete
pele
and
melodye
of
bellys
that
he
herde
in
paradyse
and
also
how
he
came
to
hym self
ageyne
¶
Ca.
lvii
aNd
whyle
the
holy
confessour
sent
nycholas
thys
wyse
spake
yet
with
me
sodenly
y
harde
ther
a
solenne
pele
and
a
rynggyng
of
a
meruelu●…
swetenes
.
and
as
al
the
bellys
yn
the
worlde
or
what
sumeuer
ys
of
sownyng
had
be
rongyn
to
gedyr
at
onys
Trewly
yn
thys
pele
&
rynging
brake
owte
also
a
meruelus
swetenes
.
and
a
variant
medelyng
of
melody
sownyd
wyth
alle
And
y
wote
not
whe
ther
the
gretnes
of
melody
.
or
the
swetnes
of
sownnyng
of
bellys
was
more
to
be
wondirde
And
to
so
grete
a
noy
e
y
toke
good
hede
,
&
ful
gretly
my
mynde
was
suspendyd
to
here
hyt
Sothly
anone
as
that
gret
and
meruelus
sownnyng
and
ncyse
was
cessyd
sodenly
y
saw
my selfe
departyd
fro
the
swete
se
leschippe
of
my
duke
and
leder
sent
Nicholas
Than
was
y
returnyd
to
my selfe
ageyne
.
and
anone
y
hard
the
voycis
of
my
brethyrne
.
that
stode
abowte
our
bedde
also
my
bodely
strenthe
cam
ageyn
to
me
aly
tyl
&
alitil
&
myn
yes
opide
to
the
vse
of
seyig
as
ye
sawe
ryghte
wele
.
Also
my
sekenes
and
febulnes
by
the
whiche
y
was
longe
tyme
fulsore
disse●…id
was
viwardly
excludyd
and
gonne
fro
me
.
and
sate
vipe
before
yow
so
stronge
and
myghty
as
y
was
afore
by
hyt
soroful
and
heuy
And
y
wende
that
y
had
be
then
yn
the
chirche
afore
the
auter
.
where
y
worschipte
fyrste
the
crosse
And
as
tochyng
the
ta
ryng
that
y
made
yn
thys
vyseon
y
had
wende
hyt
had
be
noone
.
but
al
only
the
space
of
on
matens
while
.
&
now
as
y
vnderstonde
.
y
was
teryde
.
ij
.
days
&
more
And
now
as
cōpendensly
as
y
kowde
y
haue
here
tolde
yow
of
al
tho
thingys
the
whiche
y
sawe
and
were
schewyd
to
me
yn
body
or
yn
spirite
at
the
instauns
and
commandement
of
youre
holynes
and
deuoute
charyte
.
And
nowe
y
beseche
yon
mekely
and
that
with
sore
weping
that
ye
will
with
saue
to
praye
to
god
for
me
an
vnhappy
wrecche
that
y
may
scape
the
grete
and
greuys
peynys
of
synners
the
whyche
y
sawe
.
and
cum
to
the
ioys
of
the
holy
sowlys
that
y
knewe
.
&
alsoo
to
see
euerlastyngly
the
gloryous
face
of
oure
blessyd
lorde
and
sauyur
thesu
criste
and
oure
blessyd
lady
sent
marye
¶
A
proffe
that
thys
reuelacyon
ys
of
god
and
moste
nedys
be
trew
for
the
grete
myraclys
that
our
lord
shewyd
on
this
same
monke
that
same
tyme
.
¶
Ca
lviij
mOny
instruccyons
and
opyn
examplys
byn
here
at
the
begynnyng
of
thys
narracyon
that
euydentely
prouyn
thys
vysyon
.
not
to
be
of
mannys
conceyte
but
vtwardely
of
the
wylle
of
god
the
whiche
wolde
haue
hyt
schewed
to
crystyn
pepul
Neuerthelesse
ȝefe
there
be
so
grete
infydelyte
or
infyrmyte
of
any
persons
that
can
not
beleue
to
these
thyngys
aforeseyde
lete
hem
consyder
the
grete
sekenesse
and
febulnes
of
hym
that
sawe
hyt
.
so
sodenly
and
so
sone
helyd
in
to
a
very
wytnes
and
trowthe
of
this
vysyon
that
he
sawe
.
Also
let
hem
meruelle
the
grete
noyse
that
was
abowte
hym
.
and
also
howe
that
he
was
prycked
in
hys
fete
with
nyldys
by
the
whyche
he
kowde
not
in
any
wyse
be
mouyd
.
Forthermore
let
hem
take
hede
to
hys
yes
that
were
so
ferre
fallyn
done
in
to
hys
hede
and
was
not
seyne
onethe
to
brethe
space
of
.
ii
.
days
.
and
also
aftyr
a
ful
lo●…
ge
space
of
howris
onethe
laste
myghte
be
perseuyd
yn
hym
a
ful
smalle
meuyng
as
a
thynne
drede
yn
hys
vytalle
veynys
Also
let
hem
consyder
hys
contynualle
wepyng
and
terys
the
whyche
he
had
aftyrward
many
days
.
And
besyde
al
thes
thyngys
we
knowe
also
a
nothyr
certen
thynge
that
was
a
ful
feyre
myracle
and
a
very
tokyn
of
godys
curacyon
schewyd
on
hym
the
same
tyme
.
and
as
mekyl
to
be
merueld
.
Sothely
he
had
al
moste
the
space
of
an
hole
ȝere
yn
hys
lyfte
legge
a
grete
sore
and
a
ful
byttur
as
hyt
were
a
cauker
large
and
brode
wherby
he
was
peynyd
intollerably
.
And
he
was
wonte
to
sey
.
that
he
had
seche
a
sorow
and
peyne
ther
of
.
as
he
had
bore
an
hoote
plate
of
yrne
bownde
faste
to
hys
legge
And
ther
was
no
emplastur
no
oyntmente
nethyr
any
othyr
medicyn
how
be
hit
that
he
had
mekyl
of
lechis
leyde
to
hyt
.
that
myghte
ȝese
hym
of
hys
peyne
or
drawe
the
wownde
to
ge
dyr
Trewly
yn
the
space
of
hys
raueshyng
.
he
was
so
fully
helyd
that
he
hym selfe
meruelyd
wyth
vs
to
fele
and
see
the
peyne
&
ache
wyth
the
wownde
so
clene
agonne
.
that
no
tokyn
of
hyt
.
ne
signe
of
rednes
or
of
whythnes
remaynyd
aboue
the
meruelus
curacion
of
god
.
Al
only
thys
differens
had
hys
legge
that
was
sore
.
fro
todyr
legge
that
where
the
forseyde
sore
was
that
place
was
bare
and
had
none
heere
fUl
delectable
hyt
was
to
hym
as
he
seyde
fro
that
tyme
forthe
.
as
ofte
as
he
harde
any
solenne
pele
of
ryngyng
of
bellys
.
by
cause
hyt
wolde
then
cum
to
hys
mynde
ageyne
.
the
ful
swete
pele
&
melody
the
whyche
he
herde
.
when
he
was
amonge
the
blessyd
sowlys
yn
paradyse
.
Sothely
aftyr
that
he
was
cum
to
hym selfe
and
hys
brethine
had
tolde
hym
.
that
now
ys
the
holy
tyme
of
ȝestyr
than
fyrste
he
beleuyd
.
when
he
harde
hem
rynge
solenly
to
complen
.
for
then
he
knew
certenly
.
that
the
pele
and
melodye
.
that
he
herde
yn
paradyse
.
wyth
so
grete
ioy
and
gladnes
.
betokynde
the
same
solennyte
of
ȝestir
yn
the
whyche
owre
blessyd
lorde
and
sauyur
thesus
criste
roso
vppe
visibly
and
bode
ly
fro
dethe
on
to
lyfe
.
to
home
wyth
the
fadyr
and
the
holy
gooste
be
now
and
euermore
euerlastyng
ioy
and
blysse
Amen