Marginalia in Piers Plowman B-Text Manuscripts Christine Schott, et al., eds.

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The poetic text is drawn from the PPEA transcription of MS L, with additional annotated lines from other witnesses where necessary. Marginalia is represented from the following B Texts: L, M, W, Hm, C, G, O, C2, Y, R, F, S, Cr1, Cr2, Cr3.

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Latin French German [Prologue] Incipit liber de Petro PlowmanL.P.1: Hand X, fol. 1r, top center. [...] of Robart Langeland / borne by Malverne | hilles .L.P.1: Hand X (different from first note), fol. 1r, top center. Assit principio Sanctafilius Mariae meoM.P.1: Hand X, fol. 1r, top center. The heading originally read "Assit principio Sancta Maria meo," but then "Sancta" was later altered to "filius" and "Maria" altered to "Mariae." In a somer seson &punctuselevatus; whan soft was the sonne shepeC.P.2: Hand X, fol. 1r, supralinear gloss on "schepe." I shope me in shroudes &punctuselevatus; as i a shepe were In habite as an heremite &punctuselevatus; vnholy of workes Went wyde in þis world wondres to here Ac on a May mornyng &punctuselevatus; on Maluerne hulles Me byfel a ferly &punctuselevatus; of fairy me thouȝte I was wery forwandred &raisedpoint; and went me to reste Vnder a brode banke &punctuselevatus; bi a bornes side And as I lay and lened &punctuselevatus; and loked in þe wateres I slombred in a slepyng &punctuselevatus; it sweyued so merye Thanne gan I to meten &punctuselevatus; a merueilouse sweuene That I was in a wildernesse &punctuselevatus; wist I neuer where As I bihelde in-to þe est &punctuselevatus; an hiegh to þe sonne A Tower on a tofteC2.P.14: Hand 2, fol. 1r, right margin. I seigh a toure on a toft &punctuselevatus; trielich ymaked A Dongion in a DaleC2.P.15: Hand 2, fol. 1r, right margin. A depe dale binethe &punctuselevatus; a dongeon þere-Inne With depe dyches & derke &punctuselevatus; and dredful of sight A Faire Felde bitwynneC2.P.17: Hand 2, fol. 1r, right margin. A faire felde ful of folke &punctuselevatus; fonde I there bytwene Of alle maner of men &punctuselevatus; þe mene and þe riche Ry | vont vont | John rich | RychardW.P.19: Hand 7 (later 15th-c), fol. 1r, right margin. Worchyng and wandryng &punctuselevatus; as þe worlde asketh Some put hem to þe plow &punctuselevatus; pleyed ful selde In settyng and in sowyng &punctuselevatus; swonken ful harde And wonnen that wastours &punctuselevatus; with glotonye destruyeth And some putten hem to pruyde &punctuselevatus; apparailed hem þere-after In contenaunce of clothyng comen disgised In prayers and in penance &punctuselevatus; putten hem manye Al for loue of owre lorde &raisedpoint; lyueden ful streyte In hope forto haue &raisedpoint; heueneriche blisse As ancres and heremites &raisedpoint; that holden hem in here selles And coueiten nought in contre to kairen aboute For no likerous liflode &raisedpoint; her lykam to plese And somme chosen chaffare &raisedpoint; they cheuen the bettere As it semeth to owre syȝt &raisedpoint; that suche men thryueth MinystralisO.P.33: Hand 1, fol. 1v, left margin. And somme murthes to make &raisedpoint; as mynstralles conneth And geten gold with here glee &raisedpoint; synneles I leue Common | IestarsCr1.P.35: Fol. 1v, left margin. Common Iestars.Cr2.P.35: Fol. A.1r, left margin. Common Iestas (Iesta[r]s) .Cr3.P.35: Fol. 1v, left margin. Ac iapers & iangelers &raisedpoint; Iudas chylderen Feynen hem fantasies &raisedpoint; and foles hem maketh And han here witte at wille &raisedpoint; to worche ȝif þei sholde Qui non laborat | non manducetO.P.38: Hand 1, fol. 1v, left margin. Qui non laborat non manducetC2.P.38: Hand 1, fol. 1v, left margin. That Poule precheth of hem &raisedpoint; I nel nought preue it here Qui turpiloquium loquitur &raisedpoint; &c Bidders and beggeres &raisedpoint; fast aboute ȝede With her bely and her bagge &raisedpoint; of bred ful ycrammed Fayteden for here fode &raisedpoint; fouȝten atte ale In glotonye god it wote &raisedpoint; gon hij to bedde And risen with ribaudye &raisedpoint; tho roberdes knaues Slepe and sori sleuthe &raisedpoint; seweth hem eure PylgrymesC2.P.46: Hand 2, fol. 1v, left margin. PilgrimsCr1.P.46: Fol. 1v, left margin. Pilgri=|mes .Cr2.P.46: Fol. A.1v, left margin. Pylgry=|mes.Cr3.P.46: Fol. 1v, left margin. ¶ Pilgrymes and palmers &raisedpoint; pliȝted hem togidere PilgrimysO.P.47: Hand 1, fol. 1v, left margin. To seke seynt Iames &raisedpoint; and seyntes in rome Thei went forth in here wey &raisedpoint; with many wise tales And hadden leue to lye &raisedpoint; al here lyf after I seigh somme that seiden &raisedpoint; þei had ysouȝt seyntes To eche a tale þat þei tolde &raisedpoint; here tonge was tempred to lye HeremytesC2.P.52: Hand 2, fol. 1v, left margin. More þan to sey soth &raisedpoint; it semed bi here speche HermetsCr1.P.53: Fol. 1v, left margin. Hermets .Cr2.P.53: Fol. A.1v, left margin. Hermes (Herme[t]s) .Cr3.P.53: Fol. 1v, left margin. ¶ Heremites on an heep &raisedpoint; with hoked staues Wenten to walsyngham &raisedpoint; and here wenches after heremytisO.P.55: Hand 1, fol. 1v, left margin. Grete lobyes and longe &raisedpoint; that loth were to swynke Clotheden hem in copis &raisedpoint; to ben knowen fram othere And shopen hem heremites &raisedpoint; here ese to haue IG.P.58: Hand 1, fol. 1v, left margin. Indicates start of chapter. FreersC2.P.58: Hand 2, fol. 1v, left margin. FryarsCr1.P.58: Fol. 1v, left margin. FryersCr2.P.58: Fol. A.1v, left margin. Friers .Cr3.P.58: Fol. 1v, left margin. ¶ I fonde þere Freris alle þe foure ordres contra Glosers euaungeliM.P.59: Hand 3, fol. 1v, left margin. FrerisO.P.59: Hand 1, fol. 1v, left margin. Preched þe peple &raisedpoint; for profit of hem-seluen Glosed þe gospel &raisedpoint; as hem good lyked For coueitise of copis &raisedpoint; construed it as þei wolde Many of þis maistres Freris mowe clothen hem at lykyng - C.P.63: Hand X, fol. 1r, right margin. metenC2.P.63: Hand 2, fol. 1v, supralinear gloss on "marchin." For here money and marchandise &raisedpoint; marchen togideres For sith charite haþ be chapman &raisedpoint; and chief to shryue lordes charitasO.P.65: Hand 2, fol. 1v, left margin. Many ferlis han fallen &raisedpoint; in a fewe ȝeris But holychirche and hij &raisedpoint; holde better togideres +L.P.67: Corrector, fol. 1v, left margin. proverb.M.P.67: Hand 3, fol. 1v, left margin. The moste my[s]chief on molde &raisedpoint; is mountyng wel faste PerdonnerisO.P.68: Hand 1, fol. 2r, top right. pardonereC2.P.68: Hand 1, fol. 1v, left margin. Pardo=|narsCr1.P.68: Fol. 2r, right margin. ¶ Þere preched a Pardonere &raisedpoint; as he a prest were Pardo=|ners .Cr2.P.69: Fol. A.2r, right margin. Pardo=|nars .Cr3.P.69: Fol. 2r, right margin. Brouȝte forth a bulle &raisedpoint; with bishopes seles And seide þat hym-self myȝte &raisedpoint; assoilen hem alle Of falshed of fastyng &raisedpoint; of vowes ybroken contra pardonersM.P.72: Hand 3, fol. 1v, left margin. ¶ Lewed men leued hym wel &raisedpoint; and lyked his wordes - C.P.73: Hand X, fol. 1r, right margin. Comen vp knelyng &raisedpoint; to kissen his bulles He bonched hem with his breuet &raisedpoint; & blered here eyes And rauȝte with his ragman &raisedpoint; rynges and broches Thus þey geuen here golde &raisedpoint; glotones to kepe And leneth such loseles &raisedpoint; þat lecherye haunten Were þe bischop yblissed &raisedpoint; and worth bothe his eres His seel shulde nouȝt be sent &raisedpoint; to deceyue þe peple Ac it is nauȝt by þe bischop &raisedpoint; þat þe boy precheth For the parisch prest and þe pardonere &raisedpoint; parten þe siluer +M.P.82: Hand X, fol. 2r, left margin. nota | notaF.P.82: Hand X, fol. 1v, left margin. S.P.82: Hand X, fol. 1r, left margin. That þe poraille of þe parisch &raisedpoint; sholde haue ȝif þei nere CuratisO.P.83: Hand 1, fol. 2r, right margin. CuratisC2.P.83: Hand 1, fol. 2r, left margin. Nonresi=|denceCr1.P.83: Fol. 2r, right margin. ¶ Persones and parisch prestes &raisedpoint; pleyned hem to þe bischop &raisedpoint; Curati non residentesC2.P.84: Hand 2, fol. 2r, right margin. Þat here parisshes were pore &raisedpoint; sith þe pestilence tyme contra Episcopos & CuratosM.P.85: Hand 3, fol. 2r, right margin. To haue a lycence and a leue &raisedpoint; at London to dwelle And syngen þere for symonye &raisedpoint; for siluer is swete ¶ Bischopes and bachelers &raisedpoint; bothe maistres and doctours Þat han cure vnder criste &raisedpoint; and crounyng in tokne And signe þat þei sholden &raisedpoint; shryuen here paroschienes Prechen and prey for hem &raisedpoint; and þe pore fede Liggen in London &raisedpoint; in lenten an elles Somme seruen þe kyng &raisedpoint; and his siluer tellen In cheker and in chancerye &raisedpoint; chalengen his dettes Of wardes and wardmotes &raisedpoint; weyues and streyues ¶ And some seruen as seruantz &raisedpoint; lordes and ladyes And in stede of stuwardes &raisedpoint; sytten and demen Here messe and here matynes &raisedpoint; and many of here oures Arn don vndeuoutlych &raisedpoint; drede is at þe laste - C.P.99: Hand X, fol. 1r, right margin. Lest crist in constorie &raisedpoint; acorse ful manye I parceyued of þe power &raisedpoint; þat Peter had to kepe To bynde and to vnbynde &raisedpoint; as þe boke telleth How he it left wiþ loue &raisedpoint; as owre lorde hight Amonges foure vertues &raisedpoint; þe best of alle vertues - C.P.104: Hand X, fol. 1r, right margin. Þat cardinales ben called &raisedpoint; & closyng ȝatis Þere crist is in kyngdome &raisedpoint; to close and to shutte mistice loquiturM.P.106: Hand 3, fol. 2r, right margin. And to opne it to hem &raisedpoint; and heuene blisse shewe CardinalesC2.P.107: Hand 2, fol. 2v, right margin. Ac of þe cardinales atte Courte &raisedpoint; þat cauȝt of þat name - C.P.107: Hand X, fol. 1r, right margin. And power presumed in hem &raisedpoint; a Pope to make To han þat power þat peter hadde &raisedpoint; inpugnen I nelle - C.P.110: Hand X, fol. 1r, right margin. For in loue and letterure &raisedpoint; þe eleccioun bilongeth For-þi I can and can nauȝte &raisedpoint; of courte speke more ¶ Þanne come þere a kyng &raisedpoint; knyȝthod hym ladde Miȝt of þe comunes &raisedpoint; made hym to regne And þanne cam kynde wytte &raisedpoint; and clerkes he made For to conseille þe kyng &raisedpoint; and þe comune saue ¶ The kyng and knyȝthode &raisedpoint; and clergye bothe Casten þat þe comune shulde hem-self fynde ¶ Þe comune contreued &raisedpoint; of kynde witte craftes And for profit of alle þe poeple &raisedpoint; plowmen ordeygned To tilie and trauaile &raisedpoint; as trewe lyf askeþ Þe kynge and þe comune &raisedpoint; and kynde witte þe thridde - C.P.122: Hand X, fol. 1r, right margin. Shope lawe & lewte &raisedpoint; eche man to knowe his owne ¶ Þanne loked vp a lunatik &raisedpoint; a lene þing with-alle S.P.124: Hand X, fol. 1v, left margin. And knelyng to þe kyng &raisedpoint; clergealy he seyde Crist kepe þe sire kyng &raisedpoint; and þi kyngriche And lene þe lede þi londe &raisedpoint; so leute þe louye And for þi riȝtful rewlyng &raisedpoint; be rewarded in heuene ¶ And sithen in þe eyre an hiegh &raisedpoint; an angel of heuene Lowed to speke in latyn &raisedpoint; for lewed men ne coude . Iangle ne iugge &raisedpoint; þat iustifie hem shulde But suffren & seruen &raisedpoint; for-thi seyde þe angel vox angeliM.P.132: Hand X (italic), fol. 2v, left margin. &raisedpoint; versus &raisedpoint; C.P.132: Hand 1, fol. 1v, left margin. versusO.P.132: Hand 1, fol. 2v, left margin. Sum Rex sum Princeps &raisedpoint; neutrum fortasse deinceps O qui iura regis &raisedpoint; cristi specialia regis Hoc quod agas melius &raisedpoint; iustus es esto pius Nudum ius a te &raisedpoint; vestiri vult pietate Qualia vis metere &raisedpoint; talia grana sere Si ius nudatur &raisedpoint; nudo de iure metatur &raisedpoint; Si seritur pietas &raisedpoint; de pietate metas &raisedpoint; XL.P.139: Hand X, fol. 2v, left margin. ¶ Thanne greued hym a Goliardeys &raisedpoint; a glotoun of wordes And to þe angel an heiȝ &raisedpoint; answeres after &raisedpoint; versus &raisedpoint; C.P.141: Hand 1, fol. 1v, left margin. versusO.P.141: Hand 1, fol. 2v, left margin. Dum rex a regere &raisedpoint; dicatur nomen habere Nomen habet sine re &raisedpoint; nisi studet iura tenere &raisedpoint; ¶ And þanne gan alle þe comune &raisedpoint; crye in vers of latin To þe kynges conseille &raisedpoint; construe ho-so wolde versusO.P.145: Hand 1, fol. 2v, left margin. The tale | of the rat|tons . Cr1.P.145: Fol. 3r, right margin. Precepta Regis &raisedpoint; sunt nobis vincula legis &raisedpoint; NotaL.P.146: Hand 1, fol. 2v, left margin. The route off RatonsM.P.146: Hand 3, fol. 2v, left margin. Ratounes .O.P.146: Hand 1, fol. 3r, top right. The tale | of the rat|tonsCr2.P.146: Fol. A.3r, right margin. The tale | of the rat|tons .Cr3.P.146: Fol. 3r, right margin. ¶ Wiþ þat ran þere a route of ratones at ones þe profycy | off þe cattG.P.147: Hand 1, fol. 2v, left margin. And smale mys with hem mo þen a þousande And comen to a conseille &raisedpoint; for here comune profit For a cat of a courte &raisedpoint; cam whan hym lyked SG.P.150: Hand 1, fol. 2v, left margin. Corresponds to an "S" in the Table of Contents (fol. 101v). And ouerlepe hem lyȝtlich &raisedpoint; and lauȝte hem at his wille And pleyde wiþ hem perilouslych &raisedpoint; and possed aboute For doute of dyuerse dredes &raisedpoint; we dar nouȝte wel loke And ȝif we grucche of his gamen &raisedpoint; he wil greue vs alle Cracche vs or clowe vs &raisedpoint; and in his cloches holde That vs lotheth þe lyf &raisedpoint; or he lete vs passe Myȝte we wiþ any witte &raisedpoint; his wille withstonde We myȝte be lordes aloft &raisedpoint; and lyuen at owre ese ¶ A raton of renon most renable of tonge ¶ Seide for a souereygne &raisedpoint; help to hym-selue I haue ysein segges quod he &raisedpoint; in þe cite of london Beren biȝes ful briȝte &raisedpoint; abouten here nekkes And some colers of crafty werk vncoupled þei wenden +L.P.163: Corrector, fol. 3r, left margin. Boþe in wareine & in waste &raisedpoint; where hem leue lyketh And otherwhile þei aren elles-where &raisedpoint; as I here telle Were þere a belle on here beiȝ &raisedpoint; bi Ihesu as me thynketh ...?...M.P.166: Hand X, fol. 3r, right margin. Likey a guide for alteration to "renne." Men myȝte wite where þei went &raisedpoint; and awei renne And riȝt so quod þat ratoun &raisedpoint; reson me sheweth To bugge a belle of brasse &raisedpoint; or of briȝte syluer And knitten on a colere &raisedpoint; for owre comune profit And hangen it vp-on þe cattes hals &raisedpoint; þanne here we mowen - C.P.171: Hand X, fol. 1v, left margin. Where he ritt or rest &raisedpoint; or renneth to playe And ȝif him list for to laike &raisedpoint; þenne loke we mowen And peren in his presence &raisedpoint; þer-while hym plaie liketh And ȝif him wrattheth be ywar &raisedpoint; and his weye shonye ¶ Alle þis route of ratones &raisedpoint; to þis reson þei assented Ac þo þe belle was ybouȝt &raisedpoint; and on þe beiȝe hanged Þere ne was ratoun in alle þe route &raisedpoint; for alle þe rewme of Fraunce Þat dorst haue ybounden þe belle &raisedpoint; aboute þe cattis nekke Ne hangen aboute þe cattes hals &raisedpoint; al Engelonde to wynne And helden hem vnhardy &raisedpoint; and here conseille feble MyceO.P.181: Hand 1, fol. 3r, right margin. And leten here laboure lost &raisedpoint; & alle here longe studye + Omni=|um docti=|ssimorum | suffragio , | dicuntur , | hec de las=|siuis , fatu|is , aut in=|eptis prin|cipibus , | non de e=|tate tenel|lis. Qua=|si dicat , v=|bi rex pue|rilis est . Cr1.P.182: Fol. 3v, left margin. + Omni=|um docti=|ssimorum | suffragio , | dicuntur , | hec de las=|siuis , fatu|is , aut in=|eptis prin|cipibus , | non de e=|tate tenel|lis. Qua=|si dicat , v=|bi rex pue|rilis est . Cr2.P.182: Fol. A.3v, left margin. * Omni=|um docti=|ssimorum | suffragio | dicuntur | hec de las|siuis , fatu|is , aut in=|eptis prin|cipibus , | non de e=|tate tenel|lis , Qua=|si dicat , v|bi rex pue|rilis est .Cr3.P.182: Fol. 3v, left margin. ¶ A mous þat moche good &raisedpoint; couthe as me thouȝte Stroke forth sternly &raisedpoint; and stode biforn hem alle And to þe route of ratones &raisedpoint; reherced þese wordes Thouȝ we culled þe catte &raisedpoint; ȝut sholde þer come an-other To cracchy vs and al owre kynde &raisedpoint; þouȝ we croupe vnder benches For-þi I conseille alle þe comune &raisedpoint; to lat þe catte worthe And be we neuer so bolde &raisedpoint; þe belle hym to shewe For I herde my sire seyn &raisedpoint; is seuene ȝere ypassed aylyngeC2.P.194: Hand 2, fol. 3v, supralinear gloss on "elenge." Þere þe catte is a kitoun &raisedpoint; þe courte is ful elyng notaM.P.195: Hand 3, fol. 3v, left margin. Þat witnisseth holiwrite &raisedpoint; who-so wil it rede ☞L.P.196: Hand X, fol. 3r, right margin. ve veC2.P.196: Hand 1, fol. 3v, left margin. +F.P.196: Hand 1(?), fol. 3r, right margin. Eccles. x,Cr2.P.196: Fol. A.3v, left margin Eccles .x.Cr3.P.196: Fol. 3v, left margin. Ve terre vbi puer rex est &c For may no renke þere rest haue &raisedpoint; for ratones bi nyȝte Þe while he caccheþ conynges &raisedpoint; he coueiteth nouȝt owre caroyne But fet hym al with venesoun &raisedpoint; defame we hym neuere a feyrseW.P.191: Hand 2 (later), fol. 4r, right margin. Perhaps meaning "a verse, proverb," also at KD.1.36 and KD.1.85. For better is a litel losse &raisedpoint; þan a longe sorwe Þe mase amonge vs alle &raisedpoint; þouȝ we mysse a schrewe For many mannus malt &raisedpoint; we mys wolde destruye And also ȝe route of ratones &raisedpoint; rende mennes clothes Nere þat cat of þat courte &raisedpoint; þat can ȝow ouerlepe For had ȝe rattes ȝowre wille &raisedpoint; ȝe couthe nouȝt reule ȝowre-selue I sey for me quod þe mous &raisedpoint; I se so mykel after Shal neuer þe cat ne þe kitoun &raisedpoint; bi my conseille be greued Ne carpyng of þis coler &raisedpoint; þat costed me neure And þouȝ it had coste me catel &raisedpoint; biknowen it I nolde But suffre as hym-self wolde &raisedpoint; to do as hym liketh Coupled & vncoupled &raisedpoint; to cacche what thei mowe For-þi vche a wise wiȝte I warne &raisedpoint; wite wel his owne ¶ What þis meteles bemeneth &raisedpoint; ȝe men þat be merye Sergeants | of þe lawe . Cr1.P.210: Fol. 4r, right margin. Deuine ȝe for I ne dar &raisedpoint; bi dere god in heuene Sergeants | of þe lawe . Cr2.P.211: Fol. A.4r, right margin Sergiants | of þe laweCr3.P.211: Fol. 4r, right margin. ¶ Ȝit houed þere an hondreth &raisedpoint; in houues of selke Sergeauntes at Law .C2.P.212: Hand 2, fol. 4r, right margin. Seriauntz it semed &raisedpoint; þat serueden atte barre nota Momming off Men | off law For MoneM.P.213: Hand 3, fol. 3v, left margin. Plededen for penyes &raisedpoint; and poundes þe lawe And nouȝt for loue of owre lorde &raisedpoint; vnlese here lippes onis Þow myȝtest better mete þe myste &raisedpoint; on maluerne hulles Þan gete a momme of here mouthe &raisedpoint; but monoy were shewed ByshopsCr2.P.216.1: Fol. A.4r, right margin ByshopsCr3.P.216.1: Fol. 4r, right margin. I saw bishops bold, and bachilers diuine [This six-line passage was added to Crowley's second and third printing, but it is represented here because it was annotated.] Become clerkes of accountes, the king for to serue Arch-deakens and deanes, that dignities haue To preach to the people, and pore men to fede Ben lop to London, by leaue of her bishop and ben clerkes of the kings be(n)ch, the cou(n)trey to shend ¶ Barones an burgeis &raisedpoint; and bonde-men als I seiȝ in þis assemble &raisedpoint; as ȝe shul here after Baxsteres & brewesteres &raisedpoint; and bocheres manye Wollewebsteres &raisedpoint; and weueres of lynnen Taillours and tynkeres &raisedpoint; & tolleres in marketes Masons and mynours &raisedpoint; and many other craftes Of alkin libbyng laboreres &raisedpoint; lopen forth somme As dykers & delueres &raisedpoint; þat doth here dedes ille And dryuen forth þe dere day &raisedpoint; with dieu vous saue dame Emme &raisedpoint; CookesO.P.226: Hand 1, fol. 4r, right margin. Cokes and here knaues &raisedpoint; crieden hote pies hote Gode gris a gees &raisedpoint; go we dyne go we ¶ Tauerners vn-til hem &raisedpoint; tolde þe same White wyn of Oseye &raisedpoint; and red wyn of Gascoigne Of þe Ryne and of þe Rochel &raisedpoint; þe roste to defye Al þis seiȝ I slepyng &raisedpoint; and seuene sythes more Passus primus de visione What this montaigne bymeneth &raisedpoint; and þe merke dale And þe felde ful of folke &raisedpoint; I shal ȝow faire schewe mater ecclesiaG.1.3: Hand 1, fol. 3v, left margin. A loueli ladi of lere &raisedpoint; in lynnen yclothed +L.1.4: Corrector, fol. 3v, right margin. Come down fram a castel &raisedpoint; and called me faire And seide sone slepestow &raisedpoint; sestow þis poeple How bisi þei ben &raisedpoint; abouten þe mase &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.1.7: Hand 1, fol. 1v, right margin. Þe moste partie of þis poeple &raisedpoint; þat passeth on þis erthe nota off them þat will non | other heven but thisM.1.8: Hand 3, fol. 4r, right margin. Haue þei worschip in þis worlde &raisedpoint; þei wilne no better Of other heuene þan here &raisedpoint; holde þei no tale ¶ I was aferd of her face &raisedpoint; þeiȝ she faire were TrutheC2.1.11: Hand 2, fol. 4r, right margin. And seide mercy Madame &raisedpoint; what is þis to mene The tourCr1.1.12: Fol. 4v, left margin. The tourCr2.1.12: Fol. A.4v, left margin. The tourCr3.1.12: Fol. 4v, left margin. Þe toure vp þe toft quod she &raisedpoint; treuthe is þere-Inne And wolde þat ȝe wrouȝte &raisedpoint; as his worde techeth For he is fader of feith &raisedpoint; fourmed ȝow alle Bothe with fel and with face &raisedpoint; and ȝaf ȝow fyue wittis Forto worschip hym þer-with &raisedpoint; þe while þat ȝe ben here And þerfore he hyȝte þe erthe &raisedpoint; to help ȝow vchone Of wollen of lynnen &raisedpoint; of lyflode at nede In mesurable manere &raisedpoint; to make ȝow at ese nota iij thingis in ComonM.1.20: Hand 3, fol. 4r, right margin. ¶ And comaunded of his curteisye in comune þree þinges Arne none nedful but þo &raisedpoint; and nempne hem I thinke the iij þinges requisiteL.1.22: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 4r, right margin. + ȝeM.1.22: Hand 1, fol. 4r, right margin. And rekne hem bi resoun &raisedpoint; reherce þow hem after That one is vesture &raisedpoint; from chele þe to saue And mete atte mele &raisedpoint; for myseise of þi-selue And drynke whan þow dryest &raisedpoint; ac do nouȝt out of resoun That þow worth þe werse &raisedpoint; whan þow worche shuldest lottG.1.27: Hand 1, fol. 4r, left margin. LothC2.1.27: Hand 2, right margin. Loth , Cr1.1.27: Fol. 5r, right margin. LothCr2.1.27: Fol. B.1r, right margin. LothCr3.1.27: Fol. 5r, right margin. ¶ For loth in his lifdayes &raisedpoint; for likyng of drynke Dede bi his douȝtres &raisedpoint; þat þe deuel lyked Delited hym in drynke &raisedpoint; as þe deuel wolde And lecherye hym lauȝt &raisedpoint; and lay bi hem boþe And al he witt it wyn &raisedpoint; þat wikked dede Genes .xix.Cr2.1.31α: Fol. B.1r, right margin Gen .xix.Cr3.1.31α: Fol. 5r, right margin. Inebriamus eum vino &raisedpoint; dormiamus-que cum eo Vt seruare possimus de patre nostro semen &raisedpoint; wyne and wemenL.1.32: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 4r, right margin. Thorw wyn and þorw &raisedpoint; women &raisedpoint; þere was loth acombred +Y.1.33: Corrector, fol. 4v, left margin. And þere gat in glotonye &raisedpoint; gerlis þat were cherlis For-þi drede delitable drynke &raisedpoint; and þow shalt do þe bettere mesure ys medicyneL.1.35: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 4r, right margin. Mesure is medcyne &raisedpoint; þouȝ þow moche ȝerne a feyrseW.1.36: Hand 2 (later), fol. 5v, right margin. It is nauȝt al gode to þe goste &raisedpoint; þat þe gutte axeþ Ne liflode to þi likam &raisedpoint; for a lyer him techeth That is þe wrecched worlde &raisedpoint; wolde þe bitraye +M.1.40: Hand X, fol. 4v, left margin. For þe fende and þi flesch &raisedpoint; folweth þe to-gidere This and þat seest þi soule &raisedpoint; and seith it in þin herte And for þow sholdest ben ywar &raisedpoint; I wisse þe þe beste ¶ Madame mercy quod I &raisedpoint; me liketh wel ȝowre wordes Ac þe moneye of þis molde &raisedpoint; þat men so faste holdeth Telle me to whom Madame &raisedpoint; þat tresore appendeth ¶ Go to þe gospel quod she &raisedpoint; þat god seide hym-seluen pepleO.1.47: Hand 3, fol. 4v, right margin. A punctus above "temple" and another above the marginal word indicate that it is a (unique and nonsensical) substitution. Tho þe poeple hym apposed &raisedpoint; wiþ a peny in þe temple Whether þei shulde þer-with &raisedpoint; worschip þe kyng Sesar And god axed of hem &raisedpoint; of whome spake þe lettre And þe ymage ilyke þat þere-inne stondeth Cesaris þei seide we sen hym wel vchone Luke .xx.Cr2.1.52: Fol. B.1r, right margin Luke .xx.Cr3.1.52: Fol. 5r, right margin. ¶ Reddite cesari quod god &raisedpoint; þat cesari bifalleth Et que sunt dei deo &raisedpoint; or elles ȝe done ille For riȝtful reson &raisedpoint; shulde rewle ȝow alle And kynde witte be wardeyne &raisedpoint; ȝowre welthe to kepe And tutour of ȝoure tresore &raisedpoint; and take it ȝow at nede For housbonderye & hij &raisedpoint; holden togideres Þanne I frained hir faire &raisedpoint; for hym þat hir made +G.1.59: Hand 1(?), fol. 4r, left margin. The dun|geon . Cr1.1.59: Fol. 5v, left margin. The dun=|geon .Cr2.1.59: Fol. B.1v, left margin. DungionCr3.1.59: Fol. 5v, left margin. That dongeoun in þe dale þat dredful is of siȝte What may it be to mene &raisedpoint; ma-dame I ȝow biseche the meninge of the | DongeonL.1.61: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 4v, left margin. The Castell of CareC2.1.61: Hand 2, fol. 5r, right margin. ¶ Þat is þe castel of care &raisedpoint; who-so cometh þerinne May banne þat he borne was &raisedpoint; to body or to soule WronngeC2.1.63: Hand 2, fol. 5r, right margin. Þerinne wonieth a wiȝte &raisedpoint; þat wronge is yhote Fader of falshed &raisedpoint; and founded it hym-selue d d d eR.1.65: Hand X, fol. 79v, right margin. Adam and Eue &raisedpoint; he egged to ille CayneCr3.1.66: Fol. 5v, left margin. Conseilled caym &raisedpoint; to kullen his brother temptedL.1.67: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 4v, right margin, gloss on "jape." IudasCr1.1.67: Fol. 5v, left margin. IudasCr2.1.67: Fol. B.1v, left margin. IudasCr3.1.67: Fol. 5v, left margin. Iudas he iaped &raisedpoint; with iuwen siluer And sithen on an eller honged hym after He is letter of loue &raisedpoint; and lyeth hem alle That trusten on his tresor &raisedpoint; bitrayeth he sonnest ¶ Thanne had I wonder in my witt &raisedpoint; what womman it were Þat such wise wordes &raisedpoint; of holywrit shewed And asked hir on þe hieȝe name &raisedpoint; ar heo þennes ȝeode What she were witterli &raisedpoint; þat wissed me so faire ecclesiaG.1.75: Hand 1, fol. 4v, left margin. holi chircheO.1.75: Hand 1, fol. 5r, right margin. Sancta EcclesiaC2.1.75: Hand 2, fol. 5r, right margin. ¶ Holicherche I am quod she &raisedpoint; þow ouȝtest me to knowe I vnderfonge þe firste &raisedpoint; and þe feyth tauȝte And brouȝtest me borwes &raisedpoint; my biddyng to fulfille ...?...M.1.78: Hand 2, fol. 5r, right margin. Most likely indicated the alteration "leally." And to loue me lelly &raisedpoint; þe while þi lyf dureth ...?...M.1.79: Hand 2, fol. 5r, right margin. Most likely indicated the alteration "&." ¶ Thanne I courbed on my knees &raisedpoint; and cryed hir of grace And preyed hir pitousely &raisedpoint; prey for my synnes +L.1.81: Corrector, fol. 4v, left margin. ...?...M.1.81: Hand 2, fol. 5r, right margin. Most likely indicated the alteration "kenne me." +M.1.81: Hand X, fol. 5r, right margin. Large drypoint. And also ken[n]e me kyndeli &raisedpoint; on criste to bileue That I miȝte worchen his wille &raisedpoint; þat wrouȝte me to man Teche me to no tresore &raisedpoint; but telle me þis ilke How I may saue my soule &raisedpoint; þat seynt art yholden nota truth is the bestM.1.85: Hand 3, fol. 5r, right margin. a feyrseW.1.85: Hand 2 (later), fol. 6v, right margin. VeritasC2.1.85: Hand 2, fol. 5v, right margin. ¶ Whan alle tresores aren tried quod she &raisedpoint; trewthe is þe best Truth is | the best | treasure .Cr2.1.86: Fol. B.1v, left margin Truth is | the beste | treasure .Cr3.1.86: Fol. 5v, left margin. I do it on deus caritas &raisedpoint; to deme þe soþe It is as derworth a drewery &raisedpoint; as dere god hym-seluen notaW.1.88: Hand X, fol. 6v, right margin. [th..ty]G.1.88: Hand X, fol. 4v, left margin. The word "trew" is underlined in the text, so the annotation may apply to that word. ¶ Who-so is trewe of his tonge &raisedpoint; & telleth none other notaW.1.89: Hand X, fol. 6v, right margin. And doth þe werkis þer-with &raisedpoint; and wilneth no man ille He is a god bi þe gospel &raisedpoint; agrounde and aloft And ylike to owre lorde &raisedpoint; bi seynte lukes wordes Þe clerkes þat knoweþ þis &raisedpoint; shulde kenne it aboute For cristene and vncristne &raisedpoint; clameþ it vchone ¶ Kynges & kniȝtes &raisedpoint; shulde kepe it bi resoun notaM.1.95: Hand 3, fol. 5r, left margin. Riden and rappe down &raisedpoint; in reumes aboute KnyȝthodeO.1.96: Hand 1, fol. 5r, right margin. The profession | of a knyghteC2.1.96: Hand 2, fol. 5v, right margin. And taken tran[s]gressores &raisedpoint; and tyen hem faste notaW.1.97: Hand X, fol. 6v, right margin. Til treuthe had ytermyned &raisedpoint; her trespas to þe ende Knyghtes office.Cr2.1.100: Fol. B.2r, right margin Knygtes | office .Cr3.1.100: Fol. 6r, right margin. And þat is þe professioun appertly &raisedpoint; þat appendeth for knyȝtes nota Fasting on FrydayM.1.101: Hand 3, fol. 5r, right margin. And nouȝt to fasten a fryday &raisedpoint; in fyue score wynter But holden wiþ him & with hir &raisedpoint; þat wolden al treuthe And neuer leue hem for loue &raisedpoint; ne for lacchyng of syluer Dauid | made kni=|ghtesCr1.1.98: Fol. 6r, right margin. Dauid | made kni=|ghtesCr2.1.98: Fol. B.2r, right margin DauidCr3.1.98: Fol. 6r, right margin. ¶ For dauid in his dayes &raisedpoint; dubbed kniȝtes And did hem swere on here swerde &raisedpoint; to serue trewthe euere apostataL.1.104: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 5r, right margin. And who-so passed þat poynte &raisedpoint; was apostata in þe ordre notaM.1.105: Hand X, fol. 5v, left margin. M.1.105: Hand X, fol. 5v, left margin. ¶ But criste kingene kynge &raisedpoint; kniȝted ten Cherubyn and seraphin &raisedpoint; suche seuene and an othre And ȝaf hem myȝte in his maieste &raisedpoint; þe murger hem þouȝte And ouer his mene meyne &raisedpoint; made hem archangeles Tauȝte hem bi þe Trinitee &raisedpoint; treuthe to knowe obedientL.1.110: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 5r, right margin, gloss on "buxome." To be buxome at his biddyng &raisedpoint; he bad hem nouȝte elles the Fall off | lucefferM.1.111: Hand 3, fol. 5v, left margin. luciferG.1.111: Hand 1, fol. 5r, left margin. ¶ Lucifer wiþ legiounes &raisedpoint; lerned it in heuene Lucifer | was caste | out of hea|uen bicause | of hys | pride . Cr1.1.113: Fol. 6r, right margin. Lucifer | was caste | out of hea|uen bicause | of hys | pryde .Cr2.1.113: Fol. B.2r, right margin But for he brake buxumnesse &raisedpoint; his blisse gan he tyne And fel fro þat felawship &raisedpoint; in a fendes liknes In-to a depe derke helle &raisedpoint; to dwelle þere for eure And mo þowsandes wiþ him &raisedpoint; þan man couthe noumbre Lopen out wiþ Lucifer &raisedpoint; in lothelich forme For þei leueden vpon hym &raisedpoint; þat lyed in þis manere Esa .xiiii.Cr2.1.119: Fol. B.2r, right margin. Esai .xiiiiCr3.1.119: Fol. 6r, right margin. Ponam pedem in aquilone &raisedpoint; et similis ero altissimo &raisedpoint; ¶ And alle þat hoped it miȝte be so &raisedpoint; none heuene miȝte hem holde But fellen out in fendes liknesse &raisedpoint; nyne dayes togideres Til god of his goodnesse &raisedpoint; gan stable and stynte And garte þe heuene to stekye &raisedpoint; and stonden in quiete - C.1.124: Hand X, fol. 2r, right margin. ¶ Whan thise wikked went out &raisedpoint; wonderwise þei fellen Somme in eyre somme in erthe &raisedpoint; & somme in helle depe Ac lucifer lowest lith of hem alle &raisedpoint; For pryde þat he pult out &raisedpoint; his peyne hath none ende And alle þat worche with wronge &raisedpoint; wenden hij shulle After her deth-day &raisedpoint; and dwelle wiþ þat shrewe Ac þo þat worche wel &raisedpoint; as holiwritt telleth +L.1.131: Corrector, fol. 5v, right margin. And enden as I ere seide &raisedpoint; in treuthe þat is þe best Mowe be siker þat her soule &raisedpoint; shal wende to heuene Þer treuthe is in Trinitee &raisedpoint; and troneth hem alle notaM.1.134: Hand 3, fol. 5v, left margin. For-þi I sey as I seide ere &raisedpoint; bi siȝte of þise textis notaW.1.135: Hand X, fol. 7r, right margin. Whan alle tresores arne ytried &raisedpoint; treuthe is þe beste notaY.1.136: Hand X, fol. 6r, left margin. Same as that at KD.20.257. Truth is | the grea=|test trea=|sure .Cr2.1.136: Fol. B.2v, left margin Truth is | the grea=|test trea|sure ,Cr3.1.136: Fol. 6v, left margin. Lereth it þis lewde men &raisedpoint; for lettred men it knowen Truth is | the grea=|test trea=|sure . Cr1.1.137: Fol. 7r, left margin. Þat treuthe is tresore &raisedpoint; þe triest on erþe ¶ Ȝet haue I no kynde knowing quod I &raisedpoint; ȝet mote ȝe kenne me better By what craft in my corps &raisedpoint; it comseth and where ¶ Þow doted daffe quod she &raisedpoint; dulle arne þi wittes To litel latyn þow lernedest &raisedpoint; lede in þi ȝouthe heu | eC.1.141α: Hand 1, fol. 2v, left margin. Heu michi quia sterilem duxi vitam iuuenilem diliges dominum | super omniaL.1.142: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 5v, left margin. ¶ It is a kynde knowyng quod he For to louye þi lorde &raisedpoint; leuer þan þi-selue nota dye rather then do dedly synM.1.144: Hand 3, fol. 6r, right margin. No dedly synne to do &raisedpoint; dey þouȝ þow sholdest nota?S.1.145: Hand X (not contemporary), fol. 4v, left margin. This I trowe be treuthe &raisedpoint; who can teche þe better ¶ Loke þow suffre hym to sey &raisedpoint; and sithen lere it after For thus witnesseth his worde &raisedpoint; worcheth þow þere-after notaW.1.148: Hand X, fol. 7v, right margin. nota?S.1.148: Hand X (not contemporary), fol. 4v, left margin. For trewthe telleþ þat loue &raisedpoint; is triacle of heuene notaW.1.149: Hand X, fol. 7v, right margin. May no synne be on him sene &raisedpoint; þat vseth þat spise And alle his werkes he wrouȝte &raisedpoint; with loue as him liste moisesG.1.151: Hand 1, fol. 5v, left margin. And lered it Moises for þe leuest þing and moste like to heuene | C.1.152: Hand X, fol. 2v, left margin. And also þe plente of pees &raisedpoint; moste precious of vertues ¶ For heuene myȝte nouȝte holden it &raisedpoint; it was so heuy of hym-self Tyl it hadde of þe erthe &raisedpoint; yeten his fylle ¶ And whan it haued of þis folde flessh & blode taken Was neuere leef vpon lynde &raisedpoint; liȝter þer-after And portatyf and persant &raisedpoint; as þe poynt of a nedle That myȝte non armure it lette &raisedpoint; ne none heiȝ walles ¶ For-þi is loue leder of þe lordes folke of heuene notaW.1.160: Hand X, fol. 7v, right margin. And a mene as þe Maire is &raisedpoint; bitwene þe kyng and þe comune Riȝt so is loue a ledere &raisedpoint; and þe lawe shapeth Vpon man for his mysdedes &raisedpoint; þe merciment he taxeth And for to knowe it kyndely &raisedpoint; it comseth bi myght heuedM.1.164: Hand 2, fol. 6r, right margin. - C.1.164: Hand X, fol. 2v, left margin. And in þe herte þere is þe heuede &raisedpoint; and þe heiȝ welle notaM.1.165: Hand X, fol. 6r, left margin. notaW.1.165: Hand X, fol. 7v, right margin. ¶ For in kynde knowynge in herte &raisedpoint; þere a myȝte bigynneth And þat falleth to þe fader &raisedpoint; þat formed vs alle Loked on vs with loue &raisedpoint; and lete his sone deye Mekely for owre mysdedes &raisedpoint; to amende vs alle And ȝet wolde he hem no woo &raisedpoint; þat wrouȝte hym þat peyne But mekelich with mouthe &raisedpoint; mercy he bisouȝte christ iesusL.1.171: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 6r, right margin. To haue pite of þat poeple &raisedpoint; þat peyned hym to deth ¶ Here myȝtow see ensamples &raisedpoint; in hym-selue one That he was miȝtful & meke &raisedpoint; and mercy gan graunte To hem þat hongen him an heiȝ &raisedpoint; and his herte þirled notaW.1.175: Hand X, fol. 8r, right margin. ¶ For-thi I rede ȝow riche &raisedpoint; haueth reuthe of þe pouere Thouȝ ȝe be myȝtful to mote &raisedpoint; beth meke in ȝowre werkes in qua mensura metioritisL.1.177: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 6r, right margin. L.1.177: Hand X, fol. 6r, right margin. ¶ For þe same mesures þat ȝe mete &raisedpoint; amys other elles - C.1.178: Hand X, fol. 2v, left margin. Ȝe shullen ben weyen þer-wyth &raisedpoint; whan ȝe wende hennes Eadem mensura qua mensi fueritis &raisedpoint; remecietur vobis &raisedpoint; notaM.1.179: Hand 3, fol. 6v, left margin. ¶ For þouȝ ȝe be trewe of ȝowre tonge &raisedpoint; and trewliche wynne +L.1.180: Corrector, fol. 6r, left margin. Mar .iiii.Cr2.1.180: Fol. B.3r, right margin Mar .iiii.Cr3.1.180: Fol. 7r, right margin. And as chaste as a childe &raisedpoint; þat in cherche wepeth But if ȝe louen lelliche &raisedpoint; and lene þe poure Such goed as god ȝow sent godelich parteth Ȝe ne haue na more meryte &raisedpoint; in masse ne in houres notabileM.1.184: Hand X, fol. 6v, left margin. off | Malkyns mayden|hedM.1.184: Hand 3, fol. 6v, left margin. Þan Malkyn of hire maydenhode &raisedpoint; þat no man desireth IacobusL.1.185: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 6r, right margin. ¶ For Iames þe gentil &raisedpoint; iugged in his bokes notaW.1.186: Hand X, fol. 8r, right margin. - C.1.186: Hand X, fol. 2v, left margin. That faith with-oute þe faite &raisedpoint; is riȝte no-þinge worthi fidesG.1.187: Hand 1, fol. 6r, left margin. And as ded as a dore-tre &raisedpoint; but ȝif þe dedes folwe Iaco .ii.Cr2.1.187α: Fol. B.3v, left margin Iacob .ii.Cr3.1.187α: Fol. 7v, left margin. Fides sine operibus mortua est &c nihill prodest castitas | sine charitate.L.1.188: Hand X1 (16th C), fol.6r, right margin. notaW.1.188: Hand X, fol. 8r, right margin. castitasG.1.188: Hand 1, fol. 6r, left margin. ¶ For-thi chastite with-oute charite &raisedpoint; worth cheyned in helle notaW.1.189: Hand X, fol. 8r, right margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.1.189: Hand1, fol. 2v, left margin. caritasG.1.189: Hand 1, fol. 6r, left margin. It is as lewed as a laumpe &raisedpoint; þat no liȝte is Inne Nota de Chast chapeleynsM.1.190: Hand 3, fol. 6v, left margin. ¶ Many chapeleynes arne chaste &raisedpoint; ac charite is awey Aren no men auarousere þan hij &raisedpoint; whan þei ben auaunced Vnkynde to her kyn &raisedpoint; and to alle cristene Chewen here charite &raisedpoint; and chiden after more Such chastite wiþ-outen charite &raisedpoint; worth cheyned in helle xM.1.195: Hand X, fol. 6v, left margin. ¶ Many curatoures kepen hem &raisedpoint; clene of here bodies Thei ben acombred wiþ coueitise &raisedpoint; þei konne nouȝt don it fram hem auariciaG.1.197: Hand 1, fol. 6r, left margin. So harde hath auarice &raisedpoint; yhasped hem togideres And þat is no treuthe of þe trinite &raisedpoint; but treccherye of helle And lernyng to lewde men &raisedpoint; þe latter for to dele ¶ For-þi þis wordes ben &raisedpoint; wryten in þe gospel Luke .vi.Cr2.1.201: Fol. B.3v, left margin Luke viCr3.1.201: Fol. 7v, left margin. Date & dabitur vobis &raisedpoint; for I dele ȝow alle And þat is þe lokke of loue &raisedpoint; and lateth oute my grace To conforte þe careful &raisedpoint; acombred wiþ synne ¶ Loue is leche of lyf &raisedpoint; and nexte owre lorde selue And also þe graith gate &raisedpoint; þat goth in-to heuene For-þi I sey as I seide &raisedpoint; ere by þe textis notaW.1.207: Hand X, fol. 8v, right margin. Whan alle tresores ben ytryed &raisedpoint; treuthe is þe beste Now haue I tolde þe what treuthe is &raisedpoint; þat no tresore is bettere I may no lenger lenge þe with &raisedpoint; now loke þe owre lorde Passus secundus de visione vt supra Ȝet I courbed on my knees &raisedpoint; and cryed hir of grace And seide mercy Madame &raisedpoint; for Marie loue of heuene ☞F.2.3: Hand X (later), fol. 6r, right margin. That bar þat blisful barne &raisedpoint; þat bouȝte vs on þe Rode Kenne me bi somme crafte &raisedpoint; to knowe þe fals ¶ Loke vppon þi left half &raisedpoint; and lo where he standeth Bothe fals and fauel &raisedpoint; and here feres manye ¶ I loked on my left half &raisedpoint; as þe lady me taughte notaprimam apparicionem medeM.2.8: Hand 3, fol. 7r, right margin. The di=|scription | of Mede .Cr2.2.8: Fol. B.4r, right margin. And was war of a womman &raisedpoint; wortheli yclothed Purfiled with pelure &raisedpoint; þe fynest vpon erthe Ycrounede with a corone &raisedpoint; þe kyng hath non better Fetislich hir fyngres &raisedpoint; were fretted with golde wyre And þere-on red rubyes &raisedpoint; as red as any glede And diamantz of derrest pris &raisedpoint; and double manere safferes Orientales and ewages &raisedpoint; enuenymes to destroye ¶ Hire robe was ful riche &raisedpoint; of red scarlet engreyned With ribanes of red golde &raisedpoint; and of riche stones Hire arraye me rauysshed &raisedpoint; suche ricchesse saw I neuere I had wondre what she was &raisedpoint; and whas wyf she were ¶ What is þis womman &raisedpoint; quod I so worthily atired ¶ That is Mede þe Mayde quod she &raisedpoint; hath noyed me ful oft And ylakked my lemman &raisedpoint; þat lewte is hoten And bilowen hire to lordes &raisedpoint; þat lawes han to kepe In þe popis paleys &raisedpoint; she is pryue as my-self But sothenesse wolde nouȝt so &raisedpoint; for she is a bastarde notaW.2.25: Hand X, fol. 9r, right margin. For fals was hire fader &raisedpoint; þat hath a fykel tonge And neuere sothe seide &raisedpoint; sithen he come to erthe ¶ And Mede is manered after hym &raisedpoint; riȝte as kynde axeth notaW.2.27α: Hand X, fol. 9r, right margin. Mar .iiiiCr2.2.27α: Fol. B.4r, right margin Mar .iiiiCr3.2.27α: Fol. 8r, right margin. Qualis pater talis filius &raisedpoint; bonus arbor &raisedpoint; bonum fructum facit I auȝte ben herre þan she &raisedpoint; I cam of a better ¶ Mi fader þe grete god is &raisedpoint; and grounde of alle graces O god with-oute gynnynge &raisedpoint; & I his gode douȝter notaM.2.31: Hand 3, fol. 7v, left margin. And hath ȝoue me mercy &raisedpoint; to marye with my-self And what man be merciful &raisedpoint; and lelly me loue Shal be my lorde and I his leef &raisedpoint; in þe heiȝe heuene notaW.2.34: Hand X, fol. 9r, right margin. ¶ And what man taketh Mede &raisedpoint; myne hed dar I legge That he shal lese for hir loue &raisedpoint; a lappe of caritatis how construeth dauid þe kynge &raisedpoint; of men þat taketh Mede And men of þis molde &raisedpoint; þat meynteneth treuthe +L.2.38: Corrector, fol. 7r, right margin. And how ȝe shal saue ȝow-self &raisedpoint; þe Sauter bereth witnesse Psa .xv.Cr2.2.39: Fol. B.4v, left margin Psa .xv.Cr3.2.39: Fol. 8v, left margin Domine quis habitabit in tabernac[u]lo tuo &c M.2.40: Hand X, fol. 7v, left margin. - C2.2.40: Hand X, fol, 2v, right margin. ¶ And now worth þis Mede ymaried &raisedpoint; al to a mansed schrewe nota maritage medisM.2.41: Hand 3, fol. 7v, left margin. To one fals fikel tonge &raisedpoint; a fendes biȝete notaW.2.42: Hand X, fol. 9v, right margin. Fauel þorw his faire speche &raisedpoint; hath þis folke enchaunted And al is lyeres ledyng &raisedpoint; þat she is þus ywedded ¶ To-morwe worth ymade &raisedpoint; þe maydenes bruydale And þere miȝte þow wite &raisedpoint; if þow wolt &raisedpoint; which þei ben alle That longeth to þat lordeship &raisedpoint; þe lasse and þe more Knowe hem þere if þow canst &raisedpoint; and kepe þi tonge And lakke hem nouȝt &raisedpoint; but lat hem worth &raisedpoint; til lewte be iustice And haue powere to punyschen hem &raisedpoint; þanne put forth þi resoun ¶ Now I bikenne þe criste quod she &raisedpoint; and his clene moder notaW.2.51: Hand X, fol. 9v, right margin. And lat no conscience acombre þe &raisedpoint; for coueitise of Mede ¶ Thus left me þat lady &raisedpoint; liggyng aslepe And how Mede was ymaried &raisedpoint; in meteles me þouȝte Þat alle þe riche retenauns &raisedpoint; þat regneth with þe false Were boden to þe bridale &raisedpoint; on bothe two sydes nota thassemble at medis mariageM.2.56: Hand 3, fol. 8r, right margin. Of alle maner of men &raisedpoint; þe mene and þe riche To marie þis maydene &raisedpoint; was many man assembled As of kniȝtes and of clerkis &raisedpoint; and other comune poeple As sysours and sompnours &raisedpoint; Shireues and here clerkes Bedelles and Bailliues &raisedpoint; and brokoures of chaffre Forgoeres and vitaillers &raisedpoint; and vokates of þe arches I can nouȝt rekene þe route &raisedpoint; þat ran aboute mede ¶ Ac symonye and cyuile &raisedpoint; and sisoures of courtes Were moste pryue with Mede &raisedpoint; of any men me þouȝte Ac fauel was þe first &raisedpoint; þat fette hire out of boure And as a brokour brouȝte hir to be with fals enioigned Whan symonye and cyuile &raisedpoint; seiȝ here beire wille +L.2.68: Corrector, fol. 7v, left margin. Thei assented for siluer &raisedpoint; to se as bothe wolde Simoni and siuiliyeL.2.69: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 7v, left margin. Medes | charterCr2.2.69: Fol. C.1r, right margin Meedes | charter .Cr3.2.69: Fol. 9r, right margin. Thanne lepe lyer forth &raisedpoint; and seide lo here a chartre That gyle with his gret othes &raisedpoint; gaf hem togidere And preide cyuile to se &raisedpoint; and symonye to rede it Thanne symonye and cyuile &raisedpoint; stonden forth bothe And vnfoldeth þe feffement &raisedpoint; þat fals hath ymaked - C.2.74: Hand X, fol. 3r, left margin. And þus bigynneth þes gomes &raisedpoint; to greden ful heiȝ Marita=|gium pra|uum cum | feoffemen=|to in malo feodo | et de per=|uersa te=|nura . Cr1.2.74α: Fol. 9r, right margin. Marita=|gium pra|uum cum | feoffemen=|to in ma|lo feodo | et de per=|uersa te=|nura .Cr2.2.74α: Fol. C.1r, right margin Marita=|gium pra|uum cum | feoffemen=|to in ma=|lo feodo , | et de per=|uersa te=|nura ,Cr3.2.74α: Fol. 9r, right margin. Sciant presentes & futuri &c &raisedpoint; Medis FefmentM.2.75: Hand 5, fol. 8r, right margin. Carta .O.2.75: Hand 1, fol. 7v, left margin. ¶ Witeth and witnesseth &raisedpoint; þat wonieth vpon þis erthe notaW.2.76: Hand X, fol. 10r, right margin. Þat Mede is ymaried &raisedpoint; more for here goodis Þan for ani vertue or fairenesse &raisedpoint; or any free kynde Falsenesse is faine of hire &raisedpoint; for he wote hire riche And fauel with his fikel speche &raisedpoint; feffeth bi þis chartre To be prynces in pryde &raisedpoint; and pouerte to dispise To bakbite &raisedpoint; and to bosten &raisedpoint; and bere fals witnesse To scorne and to scolde &raisedpoint; and sclaundere to make Vnboxome and bolde &raisedpoint; to breke þe ten hestes ¶ And þe Erldome of enuye &raisedpoint; and wratthe togideres With þe chastelet of chest &raisedpoint; and chateryng oute of resoun Þe counte of coueitise &raisedpoint; and alle þe costes aboute That is vsure and auarice &raisedpoint; alle I hem graunte + burghM.2.88: Hand 2, fol. 10r, right margin. In bargaines and in brokages &raisedpoint; with al þe borg[h]e of theft ¶ And al þe lordeship of lecherye &raisedpoint; in lenthe and in brede notaM.2.90: Hand 3, fol. 8r, left margin. As in werkes and in wordes &raisedpoint; and waitynges with eies And in wedes and in wisshynges &raisedpoint; and with ydel thouȝtes +L.2.92: Corrector, fol. 7v, left margin. notaM.2.92: Hand 3, fol. 8v, left margin. notaW.2.92: Hand X, fol. 10r, right margin. There as wille ne wolde &raisedpoint; wer[k]manship failleth ¶ Glotonye he gaf hem eke &raisedpoint; and grete othes togydere And alday to drynke &raisedpoint; at dyuerse tauernes And there to iangle and to iape &raisedpoint; and iugge here euene-cristene And in fastyngdayes to frete &raisedpoint; ar ful tyme were notaL.2.97: Hand X, fol. 7v, bottom left. And þanne to sitten and soupen &raisedpoint; til slepe hem assaille And bredun as burgh-swyn &raisedpoint; and bedden hem esily Tyl sleuth and slepe &raisedpoint; slyken his sides Robart Bente you shalbe with vs at | Budworthe and there to Testyfy | youre knowlegh in a materR.2.100: Hand X (secretary hand), fol. 2r, top center. "Budworth probably refers to one of two ancient parishes in Cheshire, Great Budworth and Little Budworth" (PPEA edition note). And þanne wanhope to awake hym so &raisedpoint; with no wille to amende notaM.2.101: Hand X, fol. 8v, left margin. For he leueth be lost &raisedpoint; þis is here last ende ¶ And þei to haue and to holde &raisedpoint; and here eyres after A dwellyng with þe deuel &raisedpoint; and dampned be for eure Wiþ al þe purtenaunces of purgatorie &raisedpoint; in-to þe pyne of helle Ȝeldyng for þis þinge &raisedpoint; at one ȝeres ende Here soules to sathan &raisedpoint; to suffre with hym peynes And with him to wonye with wo &raisedpoint; whil god is in heuene ¶ In witnesse of which þing &raisedpoint; wronge was þe first And Pieres þe pardonere &raisedpoint; of paulynes doctrine Bette þe bedel &raisedpoint; of Bokyngham-shire Rainalde þe Reue &raisedpoint; of Rotland sokene Munde þe Mellere &raisedpoint; and many moo other notaM.2.113: Hand 3, fol. 8v, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.2.113: Hand 1, fol, 3r, right margin. In þe date of þe deuel þis dede I assele Bi siȝte of sire symonye &raisedpoint; and cyuyles leue Theologie to mede civileL.2.115: Hand 5, fol. 8r, right margin. nota Irascebatur theologiaM.2.115: Hand 3, fol. 8v, left margin. M.2.115: Hand X, fol. 8v, left margin. . TeologiaO.2.115: Hand 1, fol. 8r, right margin. The trwe | preacharCr1.2.115: Fol. 9v, left margin. The true | preacher .Cr2.2.115: Fol. C.1v, left margin. The true | preacher .Cr3.2.115: Fol. 9v, left margin. ¶ Þenne tened hym theologye &raisedpoint; whan he þis tale herde And seide to cyuile &raisedpoint; now sorwe mot þow haue +L.2.117: Corrector, fol. 8r, left margin. - C.2.117: Hand X, fol. 3r, right margin. Such we[d]dynges to worche to wratthe with treuthe And ar þis weddyng be wrouȝte &raisedpoint; wo þe bityde /M.2.119: Hand X, fol. 8v, left margin. ¶ For Mede is moylere &raisedpoint; of amendes engendreth And god graunteth to gyf &raisedpoint; Mede to treuthe And þow hast gyuen hire to a gyloure &raisedpoint; now god gyf þe sorwe Thi tixt telleth þe nouȝt so &raisedpoint; treuthe wote þe sothe notaW.2.123: Hand X, fol. 11r, right margin. Luke .x.Cr2.2.123: Fol. C.1v, left margin Luke x.Cr3.2.123: Fol. 9v, left margin. For dignus est operarius &raisedpoint; his hyre to haue Who it is | that sha=|meth ho=|ly church .Cr2.2.124: Fol. C.1v, left margin. Who it is | that sha=|meth ho=|ly church .Cr3.2.124: Fol. 9v, left margin. And þow hast fest hire to fals &raisedpoint; fy on þi lawe For al by lesynges þow lyuest &raisedpoint; and lecherouse werkes Symonye and þi-self &raisedpoint; schenden holicherche Þe notaries and ȝee &raisedpoint; noyeth þe peple Ȝe shul abiggen it bothe &raisedpoint; bi god þat me made Wel ȝe witen wernardes &raisedpoint; but if ȝowre witte faille notaW.2.130: Hand X, fol. 11r, right margin. That fals is faithlees &raisedpoint; and fikel in his werkes And was a bastarde ybore &raisedpoint; of belsabubbes kynne And Mede is moylere &raisedpoint; a mayden of gode And myȝte kisse þe kynge &raisedpoint; for cosyn an she wolde ¶ For-þi worcheth bi wisdome &raisedpoint; and bi witt also And ledeth hire to londoun &raisedpoint; þere lawe is yshewed If any lawe wil loke &raisedpoint; þei ligge togederes And þouȝ Iustices iugge hir &raisedpoint; to be ioigned with fals Ȝet beth war of weddyng &raisedpoint; for witty is truthe &raisedpoint; And conscience is of his conseille &raisedpoint; and knoweth ȝow vchone Notate verbaM.2.140: Hand 3, fol. 9r, right margin. And if he fynde ȝow in defaute &raisedpoint; and with þe fals holde It shal bisitte ȝowre soules &raisedpoint; ful soure atte laste ¶ Here-to assenteth cyuile &raisedpoint; ac symonye ne wolde Tyl he had siluer for his seruise &raisedpoint; and also þe notaries ¶ Thanne fette fauel forth &raisedpoint; floreynes ynowe BrybesCr1.2.145: Fol. 10r, right margin. BribesCr2.2.145: Fol. C.2r, right margin BrybesCr3.2.145: Fol. 10r, right margin. And bad gyle to gyue &raisedpoint; golde al aboute And namelich to þe notaries &raisedpoint; þat hem none ne faille And feffe false witnes &raisedpoint; with floreines ynowe For he may mede amaistrye &raisedpoint; and maken at my wille ¶ Tho þis golde was gyue &raisedpoint; grete was þe þonkynge To fals and to fauel &raisedpoint; for her faire ȝiftes And comen to conforte fram care þe fals And seiden certis sire &raisedpoint; cesse shal we neuere Til Mede be þi wedded wyf &raisedpoint; þorw wittis of vs alle For we haue Mede amaistried &raisedpoint; with owre mery speche That she graunteth to gon with a gode wille To Londoun to loke &raisedpoint; ȝif þat þe lawe wolde Iugge ȝow ioyntly &raisedpoint; in ioye for euere ¶ Thanne was falsenesse fayne &raisedpoint; and fauel as blithe And leten sompne alle segges &raisedpoint; in schires aboute And bad hem alle be bown &raisedpoint; beggeres and othere M M Butte N N | Nell XXX[CX] | God from [Sa]mR.2.161: Hand X (16th-c), fol. 3r, top center. Pen trials. To wenden wyth hem to westmynstre &raisedpoint; to witnesse þis dede What hor|ses they þat | ride wyth | Mede .Cr2.2.162: Fol. C.2v, left margin What hor|ses thei þat | rid wyth | mede hadCr3.2.162: Fol. 10v, left margin. ¶ Ac þanne cared þei for caplus &raisedpoint; to kairen hem þider And fauel fette forth þanne &raisedpoint; folus ynowe And sette Mede vpon a schyreue &raisedpoint; shodde al newe And fals sat on a sisoure &raisedpoint; þat softlich trotted And fauel on a flatere &raisedpoint; fetislich atired ¶ Tho haued notaries none &raisedpoint; annoyed þei were For symonye and cyuile &raisedpoint; shulde on hire fete gange ¶ Ac þanne swore symonye &raisedpoint; and cyuile bothe That sompnoures shulde be sadled and serue hem vchone And lat apparaille þis prouisoures &raisedpoint; in palfreis wyse Sire symonye hym-seluen &raisedpoint; shal sitte vpon here bakkes notaL.2.173: Hand X , fol. 8v, left margin. Tom[th]R.2.173: Hand X, fol. 3r, supralinear. Between KD.2.172 and 173, pen trial. ¶ Denes and suddenes &raisedpoint; drawe ȝow togideres Erchdekenes and officiales &raisedpoint; and alle ȝowre Regystreres OfficialO.2.175: Hand 1, fol. 9r, right margin. Lat sadel hem with siluer &raisedpoint; owre synne to suffre As auoutrie and deuoses &raisedpoint; and derne vsurye To bere bischopes aboute &raisedpoint; abrode in visytynge ¶ Paulynes pryues &raisedpoint; for pleyntes in þe consistorie Shul serue my-self &raisedpoint; þat cyuile is nempned And cartesadel þe comissarie &raisedpoint; owre carte shal he lede And fecchen vs vytailles &raisedpoint; at fornicatores ¶ And maketh of lyer a longe carte &raisedpoint; to lede alle þese othere FrerisO.2.183: Hand 1, fol. 9r, right margin. As Freres and faitours &raisedpoint; þat on here fete rennen And thus fals and fauel &raisedpoint; fareth forth togideres And Mede in þe myddes &raisedpoint; and alle þise men after ¶ I haue no tome to telle þe taille þat hem folweth Of many maner man &raisedpoint; þat on þis molde libbeth John naylleR.2.188: Hand X (16th-c), fol. 3r, bottom left. Signature written vertically bottom to top. notaW.2.188: Hand X, fol. 12r, right margin. Trueth | maketh | hast to the | kyngeCr2.2.188: Fol. C.2v, left margin. Trueth | maketh | haste to þe | kynge .Cr3.2.188: Fol. 10v, left margin. Ac gyle was forgoer &raisedpoint; and gyed hem alle ¶ Sothenesse seiȝ hym wel &raisedpoint; and seide but a litel And priked his palfrey &raisedpoint; and passed hem alle And come to þe kynges courte &raisedpoint; and conscience it tolde And conscience to þe kynge &raisedpoint; carped it after nota quo modo Rex Iurauit punicionem maleffactorumM.2.193: Hand 3, fol. 9v, left margin. ¶ Now by cryst quod þe kynge &raisedpoint; and I cacche myȝte Fals or fauel &raisedpoint; or any of his feres I wolde be wroke of þo wrecches &raisedpoint; þat worcheth so ille And don hem hange by þe hals &raisedpoint; and alle þat hem meynteneth Shal neure man of molde &raisedpoint; meynprise þe leste But riȝte as þe lawe wil loke &raisedpoint; late falle on hem alle ¶ And comanded a constable &raisedpoint; þat come atte furst To attache þo tyrauntz &raisedpoint; for eny thynge I hote And fettereth fast falsenesse &raisedpoint; for enykynnes ȝiftes And gurdeth of gyles hed &raisedpoint; and lat hym go no furthere And ȝif ȝe lacche lyer &raisedpoint; late hym nouȝt ascapen Er he be put on þe pilorye &raisedpoint; for eny preyere &raisedpoint; I hote And bryngeth Mede to me &raisedpoint; maugre hem alle M.2.208: Hand X, fol. 10r, left margin. Drede ma|keth the | gilty flee .Cr2.2.208: Fol. C.3r, right margin. Drede ma|keth the | gilty flee .Cr3.2.208: Fol. 11r, right margin. ¶ Drede atte dore stode &raisedpoint; and þe dome herde nota drede stetit ad hostium | & audiuit mandatum RegisM.2.209: Hand 3, fol. 10r, right margin. And how þe kynge comaunded &raisedpoint; constables and seriantz Falsenesse and his felawschip &raisedpoint; to fettren an to bynden Þanne drede went wiȝtliche &raisedpoint; and warned þe fals And bad hym flee for fere &raisedpoint; and his felawes alle notaL.2.213: Hand X, fol. 9r, left margin. notaL.2.213: Hand X (same as left margin), fol. 9r, right margin. how falsnesse | fley to þe freris.O.2.213: Hand 1, fol. 9v, top left. ¶ Falsenesse for fere þanne &raisedpoint; fleiȝ to þe freres And gyle doþ hym to go &raisedpoint; agast for to dye MarchauntisO.2.215: Hand 1, fol. 9v, left margin. Ac marchantz mette with hym &raisedpoint; and made hym abide - C.2.216: Hand X, fol. 3v, left margin. And bishetten hym in here shope &raisedpoint; to shewen here ware And apparailled hym as a prentice &raisedpoint; þe poeple to serue ¶ Liȝtlich lyer &raisedpoint; lepe awey þanne Lorkynge thorw lanes &raisedpoint; to-lugged of manye He was nawhere welcome &raisedpoint; for his manye tales Ouer al yhowted &raisedpoint; and yhote trusse PardouneresO.2.222: Hand 1, fol. 9v, left margin. False can | lack no | maister .Cr2.2.222: Fol. C.3r, right margin False can | lack no | maisterCr3.2.222: Fol. 11r, right margin. Tyl pardoneres haued pite &raisedpoint; and pulled hym in-to house They wesshen hym and wyped hym &raisedpoint; and wonden hym in cloutes And sente hym with seles &raisedpoint; on sondayes to cherches nota pardoun For pens & | powndmele & ceteraM.2.225: Hand 3, fol. 10r, right margin. - C.2.225: Hand X, fol. 3v, left margin. And gaf pardoun for pens &raisedpoint; poundmel aboute LechesO.2.226: Hand 1, fol. 9v, left margin. ¶ Thanne loured leches &raisedpoint; and lettres þei sent Þat he sholde wonye with hem &raisedpoint; wateres to loke SpiceersO.2.228: Hand 1, fol. 9v, left margin. Spiceres spoke with hym &raisedpoint; to spien here ware For he couth of here craft &raisedpoint; and knewe many gommes +L.2.230: Corrector, fol. 9v, left margin. ¶Ac mynst[r]alles and messageres &raisedpoint; mette with hym ones And helden hym an halfȝere &raisedpoint; and elleuene dayes notaM.2.232: Hand 3, fol. 10r, left margin. FrerisO.2.232: Hand 1, fol. 9v, left margin. ¶ Freres with faire speche &raisedpoint; fetten hym þennes notaM.2.233: Hand 3, fol. 10v, left margin. And for knowyng of comeres &raisedpoint; coped hym as a frere Ac he hath leue to lepe out &raisedpoint; as oft as hym liketh And is welcome whan he wil &raisedpoint; and woneth wyth hem oft ¶ Alle fledden for fere &raisedpoint; and flowen in-to hernes Saue Mede þe Mayde &raisedpoint; na mo durst abide Ac trewli to telle &raisedpoint; she trembled for drede And ek wept and wronge &raisedpoint; whan she was attached Passus tercius The king | wil know | of Mede | whom she | loueth | bestCr2.3.1: Fol. C.3v, left margin. The king | wil know | of Mede | whom she | loueth | best .Cr3.3.1: Fol. 11v, left margin. Now is Mede þe Maide &raisedpoint; and namo of hem alle With bedellus & wiþ bayllyues &raisedpoint; brouȝt bifor þe kyng NotaC.3.3: Hand 1, fol. 3v, right margin. The kyng called a clerke &raisedpoint; can I nouȝt his name To take Mede þe mayde &raisedpoint; and make hire at ese I shal assaye hir my-self &raisedpoint; and sothelich appose What man of þis molde &raisedpoint; þat hire were leueste And if she worche bi my witte &raisedpoint; and my wille folwe I wil forgyue hir þis gilte &raisedpoint; so me god help ¶ Curteysliche þe clerke þanne as þe Kyng hight Toke Mede bi þe Middel &raisedpoint; and brouȝte hir in-to chaumbre And þere was myrthe and mynstralcye &raisedpoint; Mede to plese ¶ They þat wonyeth in westmynstre &raisedpoint; worschiped hir alle Gentelliche wiþ ioye &raisedpoint; þe Iustices somme Busked hem to þe boure &raisedpoint; þere þe birde dwelled To conforte hire kyndely &raisedpoint; by clergise leue And seiden mourne nought Mede &raisedpoint; ne make þow no sorwe For we wisse þe kynge &raisedpoint; and þi wey shape To be wedded at þi wille &raisedpoint; and where þe leue liketh For al conscience caste &raisedpoint; or craft as I trowe - C.3.20: Hand X, fol. 3v, right margin. ¶ Mildeliche Mede þanne &raisedpoint; mercyed hem alle Of þeire gret goodnesse &raisedpoint; and gaf hem vchone Coupes of clene golde &raisedpoint; and coppis of siluer Rynges with rubies &raisedpoint; and ricchesses manye The leste man of here meyne &raisedpoint; a motoun of golde Thanne lauȝte þei leue &raisedpoint; þis lordes at Mede ClerkisO.3.26: Hand 1, fol. 10r, right margin. ¶ With that comen clerkis &raisedpoint; to conforte hir þe same And beden hire be blithe &raisedpoint; for we beth þine owne Forto worche þi wille &raisedpoint; þe while þow myȝte laste Hendeliche heo þanne &raisedpoint; bihight hem þe same To loue ȝow lelli &raisedpoint; and lordes to make And in þe consistorie atte courte &raisedpoint; do calle ȝowre names Shal no lewdnesse lette &raisedpoint; þe leode þat I louye That he ne worth first auanced &raisedpoint; for I am biknowen &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.3.34: Hand 1, fol. 3v, right margin. Þere konnyng clerkes &raisedpoint; shul clokke bihynde notaM.3.35: Hand 3, fol. 11r, left margin. nota the Frere & mede in shryftM.3.35: Hand 3, fol. 11r, right margin. comeC.3.35: Hand 1, fol. 3v, right margin. ConfessoursO.3.35: Hand 1, fol. 10r, right margin. ConfessorsCr1.3.35: Fol. 12r, right margin. ¶ Þanne come þere a confessoure &raisedpoint; coped as a Frere To Mede þe mayde &raisedpoint; he mellud þis wordes How freris | schryuen folkO.3.37: Hand 1, fol. 10r, right margin. And seide ful softly &raisedpoint; in shrifte as it were Theiȝ lewed men &raisedpoint; and lered men &raisedpoint; had leyne by þe bothe And falsenesse haued yfolwed þe al þis fyfty wyntre I shal assoille þe my-selue &raisedpoint; for a seme of whete And also be þi bedeman &raisedpoint; and bere wel þi message Amonges kniȝtes and clerkis &raisedpoint; conscience to torne ¶ Thanne Mede for here mysdedes &raisedpoint; to þat man kneled And shroue hire of hire shrewednesse &raisedpoint; shamelees I trowe Tolde hym a tale &raisedpoint; and toke hym a noble Forto ben hire bedeman &raisedpoint; and hire brokour als ¶ Thanne he assoilled hir sone &raisedpoint; and sithen he seyde We han a wyndowe a-wirchyng wil sitten vs wel heigh - C.3.49: Hand X, fol. 4r, left margin. Woldestow glase þat gable &raisedpoint; and graue þere-inne þi name Siker sholde þi soule be &raisedpoint; heuene to haue &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; bene &raisedpoint; C.3.51: Hand 1, fol. 4r, left margin. The frui=|tes of Po|pishe pe=|naunce .Cr2.3.51: Fol. C.4v, left margin. The frui=|tes of Po|pishe pen=|aunce .Cr3.3.51: Fol. 12v, left margin. Wist I that quod þat womman &raisedpoint; I wolde nouȝt spare For to be ȝowre frende frere &raisedpoint; and faille ȝow neure Whil ȝe loue lordes &raisedpoint; þat lechery haunteþ And lakkeþ nouȝt ladis &raisedpoint; þat loueþ wel þe same It is a frelete of flesche &raisedpoint; ȝe fynde it in bokes And a course of kynde &raisedpoint; wher-of we komen alle Who may scape þe sklaundre &raisedpoint; þe skaþe is sone amended It is synne of seuene &raisedpoint; sonnest relessed ¶ Haue mercy quod Mede &raisedpoint; of men þat it haunte And I shal keure ȝowre kirke &raisedpoint; ȝowre cloystre do maken - C.3.61: Hand X, fol. 4r, left margin. Wowes do whitten &raisedpoint; and wyndowes glasen Do peynten and purtraye &raisedpoint; and paye for þe makynge That eury segge shal seyn &raisedpoint; I am sustre of ȝowre hous ¶ Ac god to alle good folke &raisedpoint; suche grauynge defendeth To writen in wyndowes &raisedpoint; of here wel-dedes On auenture pruyde be peynted þere &raisedpoint; and pompe of þe worlde For crist knoweþ þi conscience &raisedpoint; and þi kynde wille And þi coste and þi coueitise &raisedpoint; and who þe catel ouȝte ¶ For-þi I lere ȝow lordes &raisedpoint; leueþ suche werkes To writen in wyndowes &raisedpoint; of ȝowre wel-dedes Or to greden after goddis men &raisedpoint; whan ȝe delen doles An auenture ȝe han ȝowre hire here &raisedpoint; and ȝoure heuene als Math .viCr2.3.72α: Fol. C.4v, left margin Math .vi.Cr3.3.72α: Fol. 12v, left margin. Nesciat sinistra quid faciat dextra &raisedpoint; - C.3.73: Hand X, fol. 4r, left margin. Lat nouȝte þi left half &raisedpoint; late no rathe Wyte what þow worchest &raisedpoint; with þi riȝt syde For þus bit þe gospel &raisedpoint; gode men do here almesse The may|ers officeCr3.3.76: Fol. 12v, left margin. ¶ Meires and maceres &raisedpoint; that menes ben bitwene Þe kynge and þe comune to kepe þe lawes To punyschen on pillories &raisedpoint; and pynynge stoles Brewesteres and bakesteres &raisedpoint; bocheres and cokes What | harme yll | vitiliers | do & what | abuseis | in regrating .Cr2.3.80: Fol. D.1r, right margin. What | harme yll | vitiliers | do & what | abuseis in | regrating .Cr3.3.80: Fol. 13r, right margin. For þise aren men on þis molde &raisedpoint; þat moste harme worcheth To þe pore peple þat parcel-mele buggen ¶ For they poysoun þe peple &raisedpoint; priueliche and oft Thei rychen þorw regraterye &raisedpoint; and rentes hem buggen With þat þe pore people shulde put in here wombe For toke þei on trewly &raisedpoint; þei tymbred nouȝt so heiȝe Ne bouȝte non burgages &raisedpoint; be ȝe ful certeyne ¶ Ac Mede þe Mayde þe Maire hath bisouȝte Meyres .O.3.88: Hand 1, fol. 10v, left margin. Of alle suche sellers &raisedpoint; syluer to take Or presentz withoute pens &raisedpoint; as peces of siluer Ringes or other ricchesse &raisedpoint; þe regrateres to maynetene ¶ For my loue quod that lady loue hem vchone And soffre hem to selle &raisedpoint; somdele aȝeins resoun ¶ Salamon þe sage &raisedpoint; a sarmoun he made For to amende Maires &raisedpoint; and men þat kepen lawes And tolde hem þis teme &raisedpoint; þat I telle thynke notaL.3.96: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 11r, right margin. Nota &raisedpoint; beneC.3.96: Hand 1, fol. 4r, right margin. Iob.xvCr1.3.96: Fol. 13r, right margin. Iob .xv.Cr2.3.96: Fol. D.1r, right margin. Iob .xv.Cr3.3.96: Fol. 13r, right margin. Ignis deuorabit tabernacula eorum qui libenter accipiunt munera &c Amonge þis lettered ledes &raisedpoint; þis latyn is to mene That fyre shal falle and berne &raisedpoint; al to blo askes +L.3.99: Corrector, fol. 11r, left margin. The houses and þe homes &raisedpoint; of hem [þat] desireth Ȝiftes or ȝeresȝyues &raisedpoint; bi-cause of here offices ¶ The kynge fro conseille cam &raisedpoint; and called after Mede And ofsent hir alswythe &raisedpoint; with seriauntes manye That brouȝten hir to bowre &raisedpoint; with blisse and with ioye ¶ Curteisliche þe kynge þanne &raisedpoint; comsed to telle To Mede þe mayde &raisedpoint; melleth þise wordes Vnwittily womman &raisedpoint; wrouȝte hastow oft Ac worse wrouȝtestow neure &raisedpoint; þan þo þow fals toke But I forgyue þat gilte &raisedpoint; and graunte þe my grace &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.3.110: Hand 1, fol. 4r, right margin. Hennes to þi deth-day &raisedpoint; do so namore nota vtrum Mede vult maritare cum conciencieM.3.110: Hand 3, fol. 12r, right margin. ¶ I haue a knyȝte conscience &raisedpoint; cam late fro biȝunde +L.3.111: Corrector, fol. 11r, right margin. Ȝif he wilneth þe to wyf &raisedpoint; wyltow hym haue ¶ Ȝe lorde quod þat lady &raisedpoint; lorde forbede elles But I be holely at ȝowre heste &raisedpoint; lat hange me sone ¶ And þanne was conscience calde &raisedpoint; to come and appiere Bifor þe Kynge and his conseille &raisedpoint; as clerkes and othere Knelynge conscience &raisedpoint; to þe kynge louted To wite what his wille were &raisedpoint; and what he do shulde ¶ Woltow wedde þis womman quod þe kynge &raisedpoint; ȝif I wil assente For she is fayne of þi felawship &raisedpoint; for to be þi make ConcienceO.3.120: Hand 1, fol. 11r, right margin. Conscience | forsaketh | Mede for | hir euyll | condition .Cr2.3.120: Fol. D.1v, left margin. Conscience | forsaketh | Mede for | hir euyll | condition .Cr3.3.120: Fol. 13v, left margin. ¶ Quod conscience to þe kynge &raisedpoint; cryst it me forbede nota Consciencie contradicit matrimonium et accusat MedeM.3.121: Hand 3, fol. 12r, right margin. Ar I wedde suche a wyf &raisedpoint; wo me bityde For she is frele of hir feith &raisedpoint; fykel of here speche And maketh men &raisedpoint; mysdo &raisedpoint; many score tymes notaW.3.124: Hand X, fol. 15r, right margin. Truste of hire tresore &raisedpoint; treieth ful manye Wyues and widewes &raisedpoint; wantounes she techeth And lereth hem leccherye &raisedpoint; that loueth hire ȝiftes Ȝowre fadre she felled &raisedpoint; þorw fals biheste And hath apoysounde popis &raisedpoint; peired holicherche Is nauȝt a better baude &raisedpoint; bi hym þat me made Bitwene heuene and helle &raisedpoint; in erthe þough men souȝte notaW.3.131: Hand X, fol. 15r, right margin. For she is tikil of hire taile &raisedpoint; talwis of hir tonge notaM.3.132: Hand 3, fol. 12v, left margin. notaW.3.132: Hand X, fol. 15r, right margin. As comune as a cartwey &raisedpoint; to eche a knaue þat walketh +L.3.133: Corrector, fol. 11v, left margin. To monkes to mynst[r]alles &raisedpoint; to meseles in hegges Sisoures and sompnoures &raisedpoint; suche men hir preiseth Shireues of shires &raisedpoint; were shent ȝif she nere For she doþ men lese here londe &raisedpoint; and here lyf bothe She leteth passe prisoneres &raisedpoint; and payeth for hem ofte And gyueth þe gailers golde &raisedpoint; and grotes togideres notaW.3.139: Hand X, fol. 15v, right margin. To vnfettre þe fals fle where hym lyketh And takeþ þe trewe bi þe toppe &raisedpoint; and tieth hym faste And hangeth hym for hatred &raisedpoint; þat harme dede neure ¶ To be cursed in consistorie &raisedpoint; she counteth nouȝte a russhe notaM.3.143: Hand 3, fol. 12v, left margin. notaW.3.143: Hand X, fol. 15v, right margin. For she copeth þe comissarie &raisedpoint; and coteth his clerkis She is assoilled as sone &raisedpoint; as hir-self liketh And may neiȝe as moche do &raisedpoint; in a moneth one As ȝowre secret seel &raisedpoint; in syx score dayes For she is priue with þe pope &raisedpoint; prouisoures it knoweth For sire symonye and hir-selue &raisedpoint; seleth hire bulles ¶ She blesseth þise bisshopes &raisedpoint; þeiȝe þey be lewed Prouendreth persones &raisedpoint; and prestes meynteneth To haue lemmannes and lotebies &raisedpoint; alle here lif-dayes And bringen forth barnes &raisedpoint; aȝein forbode lawes nota quia ...?...M.3.153: Hand 3, fol. 12v, left margin. ...?...M.3.153: Hand X, fol. 12v, right margin. There she is wel with þe kynge &raisedpoint; wo is þe rewme For she is fauorable to þe fals &raisedpoint; and fouleth trewthe ofte ¶ Bi ihesus with here ieweles &raisedpoint; ȝowre iustices she shendeth And lith aȝein þe lawe &raisedpoint; and letteth hym þe gate That feith may nouȝte haue his forth &raisedpoint; here floreines go so þikke She ledeth þe lawe as hire list &raisedpoint; and louedayes maketh And doth men lese þorw hire loue &raisedpoint; þat lawe myȝte wynne Þe mase for a mene man &raisedpoint; þouȝ he mote hir eure notaM.3.161: Hand 3, fol. 12v, left margin. Lawe is so lordeliche &raisedpoint; and loth to make ende With-oute presentz or pens &raisedpoint; she pleseth wel fewe ¶ Barounes and burgeys &raisedpoint; she bryngeth in sorwe notaW.3.164: Hand X, fol. 16r, right margin. And alle þe comune in kare &raisedpoint; þat coueyten lyue in trewthe For clergye and coueitise &raisedpoint; she coupleth togideres Þis is þe lyf of that lady &raisedpoint; now lorde ȝif hir sorwe And alle that meynteneth here men &raisedpoint; meschaunce hem bityde For pore men mowe haue no powere &raisedpoint; to pleyne hem þouȝ þei smerte &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.3.169: Hand 1, fol. 4r, left margin. Suche a maistre is Mede &raisedpoint; amonge men of gode ¶ Thanne morned Mede &raisedpoint; and mened hire to the kynge To haue space to speke &raisedpoint; spede if she myȝte ¶ The kynge graunted hir grace with a gode wille Mede ha=|th leue to | speakeCr2.3.173: Fol. D.2r, right margin. Mede ha=|th leue to | speakeCr3.3.173: Fol. 14r, right margin. Excuse þe ȝif þow canst &raisedpoint; I can namore seggen For conscience acuseth þe &raisedpoint; to congey þe for euere notaM.3.175: Hand 3, fol. 13r, left margin. nota Excusacio medisM.3.175: Hand 3, fol. 13r, left margin. ¶ Nay lorde quod þat lady &raisedpoint; leueth hym þe worse Whan ȝe wyten witterly &raisedpoint; where þe wronge liggeth notaW.3.177: Hand X, fol. 16r, right margin. There þat myschief is grete &raisedpoint; Mede may helpe And þow knowest conscience &raisedpoint; I cam nouȝt to chide Ne depraue þi persone &raisedpoint; with a proude herte Wel þow wost wernard &raisedpoint; but ȝif þow wolt gabbe Þow hast hanged on myne half &raisedpoint; elleuene tymes And also griped my golde &raisedpoint; gyue it where þe liked And whi þow wratthest þe now &raisedpoint; wonder me thynketh Ȝit I may as I myȝte &raisedpoint; menske þe with ȝiftes And mayntene þi manhode &raisedpoint; more þan þow knoweste ¶ Ac þow hast famed me foule &raisedpoint; bifor þe Kynge here For kulled I neuere no kynge &raisedpoint; ne conseilled þer-after Ne dede as þow demest &raisedpoint; I do on þe kynge notaM.3.189: Hand 3, fol. 13r, left margin. Mede re=|herseth | what she | hath doneCr2.3.189: Fol. D.2v, left margin. Mede re=|herseth | what she | hath doneCr3.3.189: Fol. 14v, left margin. ¶ In normandye was he nouȝte &raisedpoint; noyed for my sake Ac þow þi-self sothely &raisedpoint; shamedest hym ofte Crope in-to a kaban &raisedpoint; for colde of þi nailles Wendest þat wyntre &raisedpoint; wolde haue lasted euere And draddest to be ded &raisedpoint; for a dym cloude And hiedest homeward &raisedpoint; for hunger of þi wombe notaM.3.195: Hand 3, fol. 13r, left margin. ¶ Wiþ-out pite piloure &raisedpoint; pore men þow robbedest And bere here bras at þi bakke &raisedpoint; to caleys to selle There I lafte with my lorde &raisedpoint; his lyf for to saue I made his men meri &raisedpoint; and mornyng lette I batered hem on þe bakke &raisedpoint; and bolded here hertis - C.3.200: Hand X, fol. 4v, left margin. And dede hem hoppe for hope &raisedpoint; to haue me at wille Had I ben Marschal of his men &raisedpoint; bi Marie of heuene I durst haue leyde my lyf &raisedpoint; and no lasse wedde He shulde haue be lorde of þat londe &raisedpoint; a lengthe and a brede And also Kyng of þat kitthe &raisedpoint; his kynne for to helpe Þe leste brolle of his blode &raisedpoint; a barounes pere ¶ Cowardliche þow conscience &raisedpoint; conseiledest hym þennes To leuen his lordeship &raisedpoint; for a litel siluer That is þe richest rewme &raisedpoint; þat reyne ouer-houeth notaW.3.209: Hand X, fol. 16v, right margin. ¶ It bicometh to a kynge &raisedpoint; þat kepeth a rewme notaM.3.210: Hand 3, fol. 13v, left margin. To ȝiue Mede to men &raisedpoint; þat mekelich hym serueth Mede tel|leth how | neadful | she is to | all men .Cr2.3.211: Fol. D.3r, right margin. Mede tel|leth how | neadful | she is to | all men .Cr3.3.211: Fol. 15r, right margin. To alienes and to alle men to honoure hem with ȝiftes Mede maketh hym biloued &raisedpoint; and for a man holden Emperoures and Erlis &raisedpoint; and al manere lordes for ȝiftes han ȝonge men &raisedpoint; to renne and to ride The pope and alle prelatis &raisedpoint; presentz vnderfongen And medeth men hem-seluen &raisedpoint; to meyntene here lawes Seruauntz for her seruise &raisedpoint; we seth wel þe sothe Taken Mede of here maistre &raisedpoint; as þei mowe acorde Beggeres for here biddynge &raisedpoint; bidden men Mede Mynstralles for here murthe &raisedpoint; mede þei aske notaW.3.221m: Hand X, fol. 16v, right margin. Þe kynge hath mede of his men &raisedpoint; to make pees in londe notaW.3.222: Hand X, fol. 16v, right margin. ☞F.3.222: Hand X, fol. 11r, right margin. Men þat teche chyldren &raisedpoint; craue of hem mede notaW.3.223: Hand X, fol. 16v, right margin. nota &raisedpoint; C.3.223: Hand 1, fol. 4v, left margin. Prestis þat precheth þe poeple &raisedpoint; to gode asken mede And masse-pans and here mete &raisedpoint; at þe mele-tymes notaW.3.225: Hand X, fol. 16v, right margin.6 Alkynnes crafty men &raisedpoint; crauen Mede for here prentis Marchauntz and Mede &raisedpoint; mote nede go togideres No wiȝte as I wene &raisedpoint; with-oute Mede may libbe +L.3.228: Corrector, fol. 12v, left margin. nota Rex est ex parte medeM.3.228: Hand 3, fol. 13v, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.3.228: Hand 1, fol. 4v right margin. ¶ Quatȝ þe kynge to conscience &raisedpoint; bi criste as me thynketh Mede is wel worthi &raisedpoint; þe maistrye to haue nota Replicacio consciencieM.3.231: Hand 3, fol. 13v, left margin. Conscience | telleth þe | king of .ii | maner of | Medes .Cr2.3.230: Fol. D.3r, right margin. Conscience | telleth þe | king of .ii | maner of | Medes .Cr3.3.230: Fol. 15r, right margin. ¶ Nay quod conscience to þe Kynge &raisedpoint; and kneled to þe erthe Ther ar ijtwo maner of medesC2.3.230: Hand 2, fol. 14r, right margin. There aren two manere of Medes &raisedpoint; my lorde with ȝowre leue [to] | [.....]ratio bonorum qui[.] | operans iusticiamR.3.232: Hand X (contemporary), fol. 8r, margin right. Extends KD.3.232-234. Þat one god of his grace &raisedpoint; graunteth in his blisse Psalm ivCr2.3.233: Fol. D.3r, right margin. To þo þat wel worchen &raisedpoint; whil þei ben here The prophete precheth þer-of &raisedpoint; and put it in þe sautere Psal.xv. Cr1.3.234α: Fol. 15r, right margin. Psal .xv.Cr2.3.234α: Fol. D.3r, right margin. Psal .xv.Cr3.3.234α: Fol. 15r, right margin. Domine quis habitabit in tabernaculo tuo Lorde who shal wonye in þi wones &raisedpoint; and with þine holi seyntes Or resten on þi holy hilles &raisedpoint; þis asketh dauid ¶ And dauyd assoileth it hym-self as þe sauter telleth psal xivR.3.237α: Hand X (nearly contemporary), fol. 8r, right margin. Qui ingreditur sine macula &raisedpoint; & operatur iusticiam Tho þat entren of o colour &raisedpoint; and of on wille And han wrouȝte werkis &raisedpoint; with riȝte and with reson And he þat ne vseth nauȝte &raisedpoint; þe lyf of vsurye And enfourmeth pore men &raisedpoint; and pursueth treuthe [mor wm]R.3.241α: Hand X, fol. 8r, right margin. Pen trial. Psal .xv.Cr2.3.241α: Fol. D.3v, left margin. Psal .xv.Cr3.3.241α: Fol. 15v, left margin. Qui pecuniam suam non dedit ad vsuram & munera super innocentem &c &raisedpoint; And alle þat helpeth þe innocent &raisedpoint; and halt with þe riȝtful Withoute mede doth hem gode &raisedpoint; and þe trewthe helpeth RichardR.3.244: Hand X (16th-c), fol. 8r, right margin. Pen trial written vertically downward KD.3.244-250. Suche manere men my lorde &raisedpoint; shal haue þis furst Mede Of god at a grete nede &raisedpoint; whan þei gone hennes There is an other Mede mesurelees &raisedpoint; þat maistres desireth To meyntene mysdoers &raisedpoint; Mede þei take And þere-of seith þe sauter &raisedpoint; in a salmes ende Psal .xxviCr2.3.249: Fol. D.3v, left margin. Psa .xxviCr3.3.249: Fol. 15v, left margin. In quorum manibus iniquitates sunt dextera eorum repleta est muneribus And he þat gripeth her golde &raisedpoint; so me god helpe Shal abie it bittere &raisedpoint; or þe boke lyeth M.3.252: Hand X, fol. 14r, left margin. ☞F.3.252: Hand X, fol. 11v, left margin. ¶ Prestes and parsones &raisedpoint; þat plesynge desireth [N]oteF.3.253: Hand X, fol. 11v, left margin. That taketh Mede and mone &raisedpoint; for messes þat þei syngeth Taketh here mede here &raisedpoint; as Mathew vs techeth Mat .vi.Cr2.3.254α: Fol. D.3v, left margin. Mat .vi.Cr3.3.254α: Fol. 15v, right margin. Amen amen recipiebant mercedem suam &raisedpoint; ¶ That laboreres and lowe folke &raisedpoint; taketh of her maistres notaW.3.256: Hand X, fol. 17v, right margin. It is no manere Mede &raisedpoint; but a mesurable hire In marchandise is no mede &raisedpoint; I may it wel avowe It is a permutacioun apertly &raisedpoint; a penyworth for an othre NotaM.3.259: Hand X, fol. 14r, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.3.259: Hand 1, fol. 4v, right margin. ¶ Ac reddestow neuere Regum &raisedpoint; þow recrayed Mede [s]auvleG.3.265: Hand 1, fol. 12v, left margin (alterations to u and v possibly a different hand). Whi þe veniaunce fel &raisedpoint; on saul and on his children God sent to saul &raisedpoint; bi samuel þe prophete Þat agag of amaleke &raisedpoint; and al his peple aftre Shulde deye for a dede &raisedpoint; þat done had here aldres ¶ For-þi seid samuel to saul &raisedpoint; god hym-self hoteth The &raisedpoint; be boxome at his biddynge &raisedpoint; his wille to fulfille Wende to amalec with þyn oste &raisedpoint; and what þow fyndest þere slee it Biernes and bestes &raisedpoint; brenne hem to ded Wydwes and wyues &raisedpoint; wommen and children Moebles and vnmoebles &raisedpoint; and al þat þow myȝte fynde Brenne it bere it nouȝte awey &raisedpoint; be it neuere so riche For mede ne for mone &raisedpoint; loke þow destruye it Spille it and spare it nouȝte &raisedpoint; þow shalt spede þe bettere ¶ And for he coueyted her catel &raisedpoint; and þe kynge spared Forbare hym and his bestes bothe &raisedpoint; as þe bible witnesseth Otherwyse þan he was &raisedpoint; warned of þe prophete God seide to samuel þat saul shulde deye And al his sede for þat synne &raisedpoint; shenfullich ende &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.3.378: Hand 1, fol. 4v, right margin. Such a myschief Mede made saul þe kynge to haue That god hated hym for euere &raisedpoint; and alle his eyres after nota the CulorumM.3.280: Hand 3, fol. 14v, left margin. ¶ The culorum of þis cas &raisedpoint; kepe I nouȝte to shewe An auenture it noyed men &raisedpoint; none ende wil I make notaW.3.282: Hand X, fol. 18r, right margin. For so is þis worlde went &raisedpoint; wiþ hem þat han powere That who-so seyth hem sothes &raisedpoint; is sonnest yblamed kynde wytt techeth | consyenceL.3.284: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 13v, left margin. This is | no prophe|cy , but a resonable | gathering .Cr2.3.284: Fol. D.4r, right margin. This is | no prophe|cy , but a | resonable | gathering .Cr3.3.284: Fol. 16r, right margin. ¶ I conscience knowe þis &raisedpoint; for kynde witt me it tauȝte Þat resoun shal regne &raisedpoint; and rewmes gouerne And riȝte as agag hadde &raisedpoint; happe shul somme Samuel shal sleen hym &raisedpoint; and saul shal be blamed And dauid shal be diademed &raisedpoint; and daunten hem alle +L.3.289: Corrector, fol. 13v, right margin. And one cristene Kynge &raisedpoint; kepen hem alle ¶ Shal namore Mede &raisedpoint; be maistre as she is nouthe IR.3.291: Hand X, fol. 9r, right margin. Could be either "I" or "Q." Ac loue and lowenesse &raisedpoint; and lewte togederes xM.3.292: Hand X, fol. 14v, left margin. Þise shul be maistres on molde &raisedpoint; treuthe to saue ¶ And who-so trespasseth ayein treuthe &raisedpoint; or taketh aȝein his wille Leute shal don hym lawe &raisedpoint; and no lyf elles Shal no seriaunt for here seruyse &raisedpoint; were a silke howue Ne no pelure in his cloke &raisedpoint; for pledyng atte barre notaW.3.297: Hand X, fol. 18v, right margin. Mede of mys-doeres &raisedpoint; maketh many lordes And ouer lordes lawes &raisedpoint; reuleth þe rewmes nota quod lex laborabitM.3.299: Hand 3, fol. 14v, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.3.299: Hand 1, fol. 5r, left margin. notaF.3.299: Hand X, fol. 12r, right margin. ¶ Ac kynde loue shal come ȝit &raisedpoint; and conscience togideres Thys is | no prophe|cye, but a | truth ga=|thered of | the scrip=|tures .Cr2.3.300: Fol. D.4v, left margin. Thys is | no prophe|cye , but a | truth ga=|thered of | the scrip=|tures .Cr3.3.300: Fol. 16v, left margin. And make of lawe a laborere &raisedpoint; suche loue shal arise And such a pees amonge þe peple &raisedpoint; and a parfit trewthe Þat iewes shal wene in here witte &raisedpoint; and waxen wonder glade +L.3.303: Corrector, fol. 13v, left margin. Þat Moises or Messie &raisedpoint; be come in-to þis erthe And haue wonder in here hertis &raisedpoint; þat men beth so trewe nota prophesiamM.3.305: Hand 3, fol. 14v, left margin. ¶ Alle þat bereth baslarde brode swerde or launce Axe [o]ther hachet &raisedpoint; or eny wepne ellis Shal be demed to þe deth &raisedpoint; but if he do it smythye In-to sikul or to sithe &raisedpoint; to schare or to kulter Esai ii.Cr1.3.308α: Fol. 16v, left margin. Esai .ii.Cr2.3.308α: Fol. D.4v, left margin. Esai .ii.Cr3.3.308α: Fol. 16v, left margin. Conflabunt gladios suos in vomeres &c Eche man to pleye with a plow &raisedpoint; pykoys or spade Spynne or sprede donge &raisedpoint; or spille hym-self with sleuthe presbiteri fundent | precesL.3.311: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 13v, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.3.311: Hand 1, fol. 5r, left margin. ¶ Prestes and parsones &raisedpoint; with placebo to hunte . nota . | huntynge | curatis .O.3.312: Hand 1, fol. 13v, left margin. And dyngen vpon dauid &raisedpoint; eche a day til eue nota prestes to lese ther beneffys | For huntyngM.3.313: Hand 3, fol. 15r, right margin. Huntynge or haukynge &raisedpoint; if any of hem vse His boste of his benefys &raisedpoint; worth bynome hym after Shal neither kynge ne knyȝte constable ne Meire Ouer-lede þe comune &raisedpoint; ne to þe courte sompne Ne put hem in panel &raisedpoint; to don hem pliȝte here treuthe But after þe dede þat is don &raisedpoint; one dome shal rewarde notaW.3.319: Hand X, fol. 19r, right margin. Mercy or no mercy &raisedpoint; as treuthe wil acorde notaM.3.320: Hand 3, fol. 15r, left margin. [flag-like design]G.3.320: Hand 2, fol. 13v, left margin. Corresponds to a sign in the Table of Contents (fol.101v). ¶ Kynges courte and comune courte &raisedpoint; consistorie and chapitele notaM.3.321: Hand 3, fol. 15r, right margin. Al shal be but one courte &raisedpoint; and one baroun be iustice Thanne worth trewe tonge a tidy man &raisedpoint; þat tened me neuere Batailles shal non be &raisedpoint; ne no man bere wepne And what smyth &raisedpoint; þat ony smyteth &raisedpoint; be smyte þer-with to dethe Esai .ii.Cr2.3.324α: Fol. D.4v, left margin. Esai .ii.Cr3.3.324α: Fol. 16v, left margin. Non leuabit gens contra gentem gladium &c &raisedpoint; notaM.3.325: Hand 3, fol. 15r, left margin. Esa.ii.Cr1.3.325: Fol. 16v, left margin. ¶ And er þis fortune falle fynde men shal þe worste nota propheciam de vj | sunnis & a shipM.3.326: Hand 3, fol. 15r, right margin. a profycyeG.3.326: Hand 1, fol. 13v, left margin. [...]te | nota ; capitulumF.3.326: Hand X ("capitulum" possibly different hand), fol. 12v, right margin. By syx sonnes and a schippe &raisedpoint; and half a shef of arwes ☞L.3.327: Hand 1, fol. 14r, right margin. And þe myddel of a mone &raisedpoint; shal make þe iewes to torne And saracenes for þat siȝte &raisedpoint; shulle synge gloria in excelsis &c For Makomet & Mede &raisedpoint; myshappe shal þat tyme notaW.3.330: Hand X, fol. 19r, right margin. Pro .xxii.Cr2.3.330: Fol. E.1r, right margin. Pro .xxii.Cr3.3.330: Fol. 17r, right margin. For melius est bonum nomen quam diuicie multe notaM.3.331: Hand 3, fol. 15r, left margin. nota Responsio mede ad replicacionemM.3.331: Hand 3, fol. 15r, right margin. ¶ Also wroth as þe wynde &raisedpoint; wex Mede in a while I can no latyn quod she &raisedpoint; clerkis wote þe sothe Se what salamon seith in sapience bokes That hij þat ȝiueth ȝiftes &raisedpoint; þe victorie wynneth & moche worschip had þer-with &raisedpoint; as holiwryt telleth Honorem adquiret qui dat munera &c That scri|pture sho=|uld be read | whole . | 1. Tess .v. Cr2.3.337: Fol. E.1r, right margin. That scri|pture sho=|ld be read | whole . | i. Tess .v.Cr3.3.337: Fol. 17r, right margin. ¶ I leue wel lady quod conscience &raisedpoint; þat þi latyne be trewe &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.3.338: Hand 1, fol. 5r, left margin. Ac þow art like a lady &raisedpoint; þat redde a lessoun ones notaW.3.339: Hand X, fol. 19r, right margin. Was omnia probate &raisedpoint; and þat plesed here herte For þat lyne was no lenger atte leues ende Had ȝe loked þat other half &raisedpoint; and þe lef torned Ȝe shulde haue founden fele wordis &raisedpoint; folwyng þer-after Quod bonum est tenete &raisedpoint; treuthe þat texte made ¶ And so ferde ȝe madame &raisedpoint; ȝe couthe namore fynde Tho ȝe loked on sapience &raisedpoint; sittynge in ȝoure studie Þis tixte þat ȝe han tolde &raisedpoint; were gode for lordes Ac ȝow failled a cunnyng clerke &raisedpoint; þat couthe þe lef haue torned And if ȝe seche sapience eft &raisedpoint; fynde shal ȝe þat folweth A ful teneful tixte &raisedpoint; to hem þat taketh Mede And þat is animam autem aufert accipientium &raisedpoint; &c &raisedpoint; And þat is þe taille of þe tixte &raisedpoint; of þat þat ȝe schewed Þat þeiȝe we wynne worschip &raisedpoint; and wiþ mede haue victorie Þe soule þat þe soude taketh &raisedpoint; bi so moche is bounde Passus Quartus Cesseth seith þe kynge &raisedpoint; I suffre ȝow no lengere Ȝe shal sauȝtne for-sothe &raisedpoint; and serue me bothe kisse hir quod þe kynge &raisedpoint; conscience I hote Conscience | wil haue | reasons | aduice .Cr2.4.4: Fol. E.1v, left margin. Conscience | wil haue | reasons | aduice .Cr3.4.4: Fol. 17v, left margin. ¶ Nay bi criste quod conscience &raisedpoint; congeye me for euere But resoun rede me þer-to &raisedpoint; rather wil I deye nota Rex mandauit Conscientiam | ad querere RacionemM.4.6: Hand 3, fol. 15v, left margin ¶ And I comaunde þe quod þe Kynge &raisedpoint; to conscience þanne Rape þe to ride &raisedpoint; and resoun þow fecche Comaunde hym þat he come &raisedpoint; my conseille to here For he shal reule my rewme &raisedpoint; and rede me þe beste And acounte with þe conscience &raisedpoint; so me cryst helpe How þow lernest þe peple &raisedpoint; þe lered and þe lewede ¶ I am fayne of þat forwarde &raisedpoint; seyde þe freke þanne - C.4.14: Hand X, fol. 5r, right margin. And ritte riȝte to resoun &raisedpoint; and rowneth in his ere And seide as þe kynge badde &raisedpoint; and sithen toke his leue ¶ I shal arraye me to ride quod resoun reste þe a while Reason | rydeth on | SufferanceCr1.4.17: Fol. 17v, left margin. And called catoun his knaue &raisedpoint; curteise of speche notaM.4.18: Hand 3, fol. 15v, left margin. Text from here to the end of the page is marked with a bracket in the left margin (KD.4.18-23). And also tomme trewe tonge &raisedpoint; telle me no tales Reason | rydeth on | sufferance .Cr2.4.19: Fol. E.1v, left margin. Reason | rydeth on | sufferance .Cr3.4.19: Fol. 17v, left margin. Ne lesyng to lawȝe of &raisedpoint; for I loued hem neuere And sette my sadel vppon suffre &raisedpoint; til I se my tyme &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.4.21: Hand 1, fol. 5r, right margin. And lete warrok it wel &raisedpoint; with witty wordes gerthes And hange on hym þe heuy brydel &raisedpoint; to holde his hed lowe For he wil make wehe &raisedpoint; tweye er he be there ¶ Thanne conscience vppon his caple &raisedpoint; kaireth forth faste And resoun with hym ritte &raisedpoint; rownynge togideres Whiche maistries Mede &raisedpoint; maketh on þis erthe notaHm.4.27: Hand X, fol. 126r, left margin. Warren | wysdome | & Wittye | folowed | ReasonCr2.4.27: Fol. E.1v, left margin. Waren | wysdome | & wittye | folowed | ReasonCr3.4.27: Fol. 17v, left margin. ¶ One waryn wisdom &raisedpoint; and witty his fere +L.4.28: Corrector, fol. 14v, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.4.28: Hand 1, fol. 5r, right margin. Folwed hem faste &raisedpoint; haued to done In þe cheker and at þe chauncerie &raisedpoint; to be discharged of þinges And riden fast for resoun shulde rede hem þe beste For to saue hem for siluer &raisedpoint; fro shame and fram harmes ¶ And conscience knewe hem wel &raisedpoint; þei loued coueitise And bad resoun ride faste &raisedpoint; and recche of her noither Þere aren wiles in here wordes &raisedpoint; and with Mede þei dwelleth notaW.4.35: Hand X, fol. 20r, right margin. There as wratthe and wranglyng is &raisedpoint; þere wynne þei siluer notaW.4.36: Hand X, fol. 20r, right margin. ¶ Ac þere is loue and lewte &raisedpoint; þei wil nouȝte come þere Psa .xiii.Cr2.4.36α: Fol. E.2r, right margin. Psa .xiii.Cr3.4.36α: Fol. 18r, right margin. Contricio & infelicitas in vijs eorum &c Þei ne gyueth nouȝte of god &raisedpoint; one gose wynge Psa .xiii.Cr2.4.37α: Fol. E.2r, right margin. Psa .xiii.Cr3.4.37α: Fol. 18r, right margin. Non est timor dei ante oculos eorum notaW.4.38: Hand X, fol. 20r, right margin. For wot god þei wolde do more &raisedpoint; for a dozeine chickenes Or as many capones &raisedpoint; or for a seem of otes Þan for loue of owre lorde &raisedpoint; or alle hise leue seyntes For-þi resoun lete hem ride &raisedpoint; þo riche bi hem-seluen For conscience knoweth hem nouȝte &raisedpoint; ne cryst as I trowe And þanne resoun rode faste &punctuselevatus; þe riȝte heiȝe gate As conscience hym kenned &raisedpoint; til þei come to þe Kynge nota Rex obuiauit cum racioneM.4.44: Hand 3, fol. 16r, right margin. ¶ Curteisliche þe kynge þanne &raisedpoint; come aȝein resoun And bitwene hym-self and his sone &raisedpoint; sette hym on benche And wordeden wel wyseli &raisedpoint; a gret while togideres nota conquestus est | pax contra IniuriamM.4.47: Hand 3, fol. 16r, right margin. Peace com|playneth | vpon wrongCr2.4.47: Fol. E.2r, right margin. Peace com|playneth | vpon wrongCr3.4.47: Fol. 18r, right margin. ¶ And þanne come pees in-to parlement &raisedpoint; and put forth a bille WroungeC2.4.48: Hand 2, fol. 16v, right margin. How wronge aȝeines his wille &raisedpoint; had his wyf taken And how he rauisshed Rose &raisedpoint; Reginoldes loue And Margarete of hir maydenhode &raisedpoint; maugre here chekis Bothe my gees & my grys &raisedpoint; his gadelynges feccheth I dar nouȝte for fere of hym &raisedpoint; fyȝte ne chyde nota the borowing off | bayerdM.4.53: Hand 3, fol. 16r, right margin. He borwed of me bayard &raisedpoint; he brouȝte hym home neure +L.4.54: Corrector, fol. 15r, left margin. Ne no ferthynge þer-fore &raisedpoint; for nauȝte I couthe plede He meyneteneth his men &raisedpoint; to morther myne hewen Forstalleth my feyres &raisedpoint; and fiȝteth in my chepynge And breketh vp my bernes dore &raisedpoint; and bereth aweye my whete And taketh me but a taile &raisedpoint; for ten quarteres of otes And ȝet he bet me þer-to &raisedpoint; and lyth bi my Mayde I nam nouȝte hardy for hym &raisedpoint; vneth to loke &raisedpoint; ¶ The kynge knewe he seide sothe &raisedpoint; for conscience hym tolde Þat wronge was a wikked luft &raisedpoint; and wrouȝte moche sorwe ¶ Wronge was afered þanne &raisedpoint; and wisdome he souȝte To make pees with his pens &raisedpoint; and profered hym manye And seide had I loue of my lorde þe kynge &raisedpoint; litel wolde I recche If Wrong | might op=|taine the | kinges fa|uour , he | passeth for | no more .Cr2.4.66: Fol. E.2v, left margin. If Wrong | might op=|taine the | kingis fa|uour , he | passeth for | no more .Cr3.4.66: Fol. 18v, left margin. Theiȝe pees and his powere &raisedpoint; pleyned hym eure +L.4.67: Corrector, fol. 15r, left margin. nota wyt & warin | wisdomM.4.67: Hand 3, fol. 16v, left margin. ¶ Þo wan wisdome &raisedpoint; and sire waryn þe witty For þat wronge had ywrouȝte &raisedpoint; so wikked a dede And warned wronge þo &raisedpoint; with suche a wyse tale notaW.4.70: Hand X, fol. 20v, right margin. Who-so worcheth bi wille &raisedpoint; wratthe maketh ofte I seye it bi þi-self &raisedpoint; þow shalt it wel fynde But if Mede it make &raisedpoint; þi myschief is vppe For bothe þi lyf and þi londe &raisedpoint; lyth in his grace ¶ Thanne wowed wronge &raisedpoint; wisdome ful ȝerne notaM.4.75: Hand 3, fol. 16v, left margin. To make his pees with his pens &raisedpoint; handi-dandi payed Wisdome and witte þanne wenten togideres And toke Mede myd hem mercy to winne ¶ Pees put forþ his hed &raisedpoint; and his panne blody Wyth-outen gilte god it wote &raisedpoint; gat I þis skaþe Conscience and þe comune &raisedpoint; knowen þe sothe ¶ Ac wisdom and witte &raisedpoint; were about faste To ouercome þe kynge &raisedpoint; with catel ȝif þei myȝte ¶ Þe kynge swore bi crist &raisedpoint; and bi his crowne bothe Þat wronge for his werkis &raisedpoint; sholde wo þolye Wrong is | committed | to prison .Cr2.4.85: Fol. E.2v, left margin. Wrong is | committed | to prison ,Cr3.4.85: Fol. 18v, left margin. And comaunded a constable &raisedpoint; to casten hym in yrens And late hym nouȝte þis seuene ȝere &raisedpoint; seen his feet ones ¶ God wot quod wysdom &raisedpoint; þat were nauȝte þe beste And he amendes mowe make &raisedpoint; late meynprise hym haue And be borwgh for his bale &raisedpoint; and biggen hym bote notaW.4.90: Hand X, fol. 21r, right margin. And so amende þat is mysdo &raisedpoint; and euermore þe bettere nota notaM.4.91: Hand 3, fol. 17r, right margin. Paragraph is marked with lines in the right margin. ¶ Witt acorded þer-with &raisedpoint; and seide þe same Bettere is þat bote &raisedpoint; bale adoun brynge Þan bale be ybette &raisedpoint; & bote neuere þe bettere ¶ And þanne gan Mede to mengen here &raisedpoint; and mercy she bisought notaM.4.95: Hand X, fol. 17r, right margin. And profred pees a present &raisedpoint; al of pure golde Haue þis man of me quod she &raisedpoint; to amende þi skaþe For I wil wage for wronge &raisedpoint; he wil do so namore | C.4.98: Hand X, fol. 5v, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.4.98: Hand 1, fol. 5v, left margin. ¶ Pitously pees þanne &raisedpoint; prayed to þe kynge To haue mercy on þat man &raisedpoint; þat mys-did hym so ofte Mede | stoppeth | Peaces | mouthCr2.4.100: Fol. E.3r, right margin. Mede | stoppeth | Peaces | mouthCr3.4.100: Fol. 19r, right margin. For he hath waged me wel &raisedpoint; as wisdome hym tauȝte And I forgyue hym þat gilte &raisedpoint; with a goode wille So þat þe kynge assent &raisedpoint; I can seye no bettere notaW.4.103: Hand X, fol. 21v, right margin. For Mede hath made me amendes &raisedpoint; I may namore axe notaM.4.104: Hand X, fol. 17r, right margin. ¶ Nay quod þe Kynge þo &raisedpoint; so me cryst helpe notaW.4.105: Hand X, fol. 21v, left margin. Wronge wendeth nouȝte so awaye &raisedpoint; arst wil I wite more nota Bene Iudicatus est RexM.4.106: Hand 3, fol. 17r, right margin. For loupe he so liȝtly &raisedpoint; laughen he wolde And efte þe balder be &raisedpoint; to bete myne hewen But resoun haue reuthe on hym &raisedpoint; he shal rest in my stokkes And þat as longe as he lyueth &raisedpoint; but lowenesse hym borwe ¶ Somme men redde Resoun þo &raisedpoint; to haue reuthe on þat schrewe And for to conseille þe Kynge &raisedpoint; and conscience after That Mede moste be meynpernour &raisedpoint; resoun þei bisouȝte notaW.4.113: Hand X, fol. 21v, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.4.113: Hand 1, fol. 5v, right margin. ¶ Rede me nouȝte quod resoun &raisedpoint; no reuthe to haue nota optime dicit RacioM.4.114: Hand 3, fol. 17r, right margin. Til lordes and ladies &raisedpoint; louien alle treuthe Reasons | aduice in | the puny=|shynge of | WrongeCr2.4.115: Fol. E.3r, right margin. Reasons | aduice in | the puny=|shynge of Wronge .Cr3.4.115: Fol. 19r, right margin. And haten al harlotrye &raisedpoint; to heren it &raisedpoint; or to mouthen it notaM.4.116: Hand 3, fol. 17r, left margin. [bracket]M.4.116: Hand X, fol. 17r, right margin. KD.4.116-123 marked with a bracket in the right margin. a profycyG.4.116: Hand 1, fol. 15r, left margin. Appears crossed out but may only be smudged. Tyl pernelles purfil &raisedpoint; be put in here hucche And childryn cherissyng &raisedpoint; be chastyng with ȝerdes And harlotes holynesse &raisedpoint; be holden for an hyne +L.4.119: Corrector, fol. 16r, left margin. Til clerken coueitise be &raisedpoint; to clothe þe pore and to fede And religious romares &raisedpoint; recordare in here cloistres &raisedpoint; As seynt Benet hem bad &raisedpoint; Bernarde and Fraunceys &raisedpoint; And til prechoures prechyng &raisedpoint; be preued on hem-seluen Tyl þe kynges conseille &raisedpoint; be þe comune profyte Tyl bisschopes baiardes &raisedpoint; ben beggeres chambres &raisedpoint; Here haukes and her houndes &raisedpoint; helpe to pore Religious &raisedpoint; PylgrimageO.4.126: Hand 1, fol. 16r, right margin. pilgrimageC2.4.126: Hand 1, fol. 18r, right margin. ¶ And til seynt Iames be souȝte &raisedpoint; þere I shal assigne That no man go to Galis &raisedpoint; but if he go for euere And alle Rome-renneres &raisedpoint; for robberes of byȝende Bere no siluer ouer see &raisedpoint; þat signe of kynge sheweþ &raisedpoint; Noyther graue ne vngraue &raisedpoint; golde noither siluer Vppon forfeture of þat fee &raisedpoint; who-so fynt hym at Douere But if it be marchaunt or his man &raisedpoint; or messagere with lettres - C.4.133: Hand X, fol. 5v, right margin. Prouysoure or prest &raisedpoint; or penaunt for his synnes &raisedpoint; ¶ And ȝet quod resoun bi þe Rode &raisedpoint; I shal no reuthe haue While Mede hath þe maistrye &punctuselevatus; in þis moot halle +L.4.136: Corrector, fol. 16r, left margin. Ac I may shewe ensaumples &raisedpoint; as I se other-while I sey it bi my-self quod he &raisedpoint; and it so were That I were kynge with crowne &raisedpoint; to kepen a Rewme Shulde neuere wronge in þis worlde &raisedpoint; þat I wite myȝte Ben vnpunisshed in my powere &raisedpoint; for peril of my soule Ne gete my grace for giftes &raisedpoint; so me god saue Ne for no Mede haue mercy &raisedpoint; but mekenesse it make ☞L.4.143: Hand X, fol. 16r, right margin. notaM.4.143: Hand X5, fol. 17v, left margin. notaW.4.143: Hand X, fol. 22r, left margin. Mat .xvi.Cr2.4.143: Fol. E.3v, left margin. Mat .xvi,Cr3.4.143: Fol. 19v, left margin. ¶ For nullum malum þe man &raisedpoint; mette with inpunitum notaW.4.144: Hand X, fol. 22r, left margin. notaY.4.144: Hand 1, fol. 16v, right margin. And badde nullum bonum &raisedpoint; be irremuneratum &raisedpoint; ¶ Late ȝowre confessoure sire Kynge &raisedpoint; construe þis vnglosed &raisedpoint; nota quod lex laborabit & lede a-Feld dongM.4.146: Hand 3, fol. 17v, left margin. ☞W.4.146: Hand X, fol. 22r, right margin. And ȝif ȝe worken it in werke &raisedpoint; I wedde myne eres &raisedpoint; +L.4.147: Corrector, fol. 16r, left margin. ☞R.4.147: Hand X, fol. 12v, left margin. That lawe shal ben a laborere &raisedpoint; and lede a-felde donge And loue shal lede þi londe &raisedpoint; as þe lief lyketh &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.4.149: Hand 1, fol. 5v, right margin. Law shal | lead afeld | dunge .Cr2.4.149: Fol. E.3v, left margin. Law shal | lead afeld | dunge .Cr3.4.149: Fol. 19v, left margin. ¶ Clerkes þat were confessoures &raisedpoint; coupled hem togideres Alle to construe þis clause &raisedpoint; and for þe kynges profit Ac nouȝte for conforte of þe comune &raisedpoint; ne for þe kynges soule +L.4.152: Corrector, fol. 16v, left margin. ¶ For I seiȝe mede in þe moot halle &raisedpoint; on men of lawe wynke And þei lawghyng lope to hire &raisedpoint; and lafte resoun manye ¶ Waryn wisdome &raisedpoint; wynked vppon Mede And seide Madame I am ȝowre man &raisedpoint; what-so my mouth iangleth I falle in floreines quod þat freke &raisedpoint; an faile speche ofte ¶ Alle riȝtful recorded &raisedpoint; þat resoun treuthe tolde And witt acorded þer-with &raisedpoint; and comended his wordes And þe moste peple in þe halle &raisedpoint; and manye of þe grete cursidO.4.160: Hand 1, fol. 16v, left margin, gloss on "mansed." i-cursidC2.4.160: Hand 1, fol. 18v, supralinear gloss on "mansid." And leten mekenesse a maistre &raisedpoint; and Mede a mansed schrewe M.4.161: Hand X, fol. 18r, left margin. notaM.4.161: Hand X4, fol. 18r, right margin. ¶ Loue lete of hir liȝte &raisedpoint; and lewte ȝit lasse And seide it so heiȝe þat al þe halle it herde notaW.4.163: Hand X, fol. 22v, left margin. Who-so wilneth hir to wyf &raisedpoint; for welth of her godis notaW.4.164: Hand X, fol. 22v, left margin. But he be knowe for a kokewolde &raisedpoint; kut of my nose ¶ Mede mourned þo &raisedpoint; and made heuy chere nota þat mede is Callyd a horeM.4.166: Hand 3, fol. 18r, right margin. For þe moste comune of þat courte called hire an hore Ac a sysoure and a sompnoure &raisedpoint; sued hir faste And a schireues clerke &raisedpoint; byschrewed al þe route For ofte haue I quod he &raisedpoint; holpe ȝow atte barre And ȝit ȝeue ȝe me neuere &raisedpoint; þe worthe of a russhe ¶ The kynge called conscience &raisedpoint; and afterwardes resoun And recorded þat resoun had riȝtfullich schewed And mowdilich vppon Mede &raisedpoint; with myȝte þe Kynge loked The law|iers kepe | the kinge | from hys | right .Cr2.4.174: Fol. E.4r, right margin. The law|iers kepe | the kinge | from hys | right ,Cr3.4.174: Fol. 20r, right margin. And gan wax wrothe with lawe &raisedpoint; for Mede almoste had shent it And seide þorw ȝowre lawe as I leue &raisedpoint; I lese many chetes notaW.4.176: Hand X, fol. 22v, right margin. Mede ouer-maistrieth lawe &raisedpoint; and moche treuthe letteth Ac resoun shal rekene with ȝow &raisedpoint; ȝif I regne any while And deme ȝow bi þis day &raisedpoint; as ȝe han deserued Mede shal nouȝte meynprise ȝow &raisedpoint; bi þe Marie of heuene I wil haue leute in lawe &raisedpoint; and lete be al ȝowre ianglyng And as moste folke witnesseth wel &raisedpoint; wronge shal be demed ¶ Quod conscience to þe kynge &raisedpoint; but þe comune wil assent It is ful hard bi myn hed &raisedpoint; here-to to brynge it Alle ȝowre lige leodes &raisedpoint; to lede þus euene ¶ By hym þat rauȝte on þe rode &raisedpoint; quod resoun to þe kynge Reason ta|keth vpon | hym to | rule the | realme .Cr2.4.186: Fol. E.4r, right margin. Reason ta|keth vpon | hym to | rule the | realme .Cr3.4.186: Fol. 20r, right margin. But if I reule þus ȝowre rewme &raisedpoint; rende out my guttes Ȝif ȝe bidden buxomnes &raisedpoint; be of myne assente ¶ And I assent seith þe kynge &raisedpoint; by seynte Marie my lady Be my conseille comen of clerkis &raisedpoint; and of erlis Ac redili resoun þow shalt nouȝte ride fro me xM.4.191: Hand X, fol. 18v, left margin. For as longe as I lyue &raisedpoint; lete þe I nelle ¶ I am aredy quod resoun &raisedpoint; to reste with ȝow euere So conscience be of owre conseille &raisedpoint; I kepe no bettere And I graunt quod the kynge &raisedpoint; goddes forbode it faile XC.4.195: Hand 1, fol. 6r, left margin. Als longe as owre lyf lasteth &raisedpoint; lyue we togideres Passus quintus de visione The kyng and his knightes &raisedpoint; to the kirke wente To here matynes of þe day &raisedpoint; and þe masse after Þanne waked I of my wynkynge and wo was with-alle Þat I ne hadde sleped sadder &raisedpoint; and yseiȝen more Ac er I hadde faren a fourlonge &raisedpoint; feyntise me hente That I ne myȝte ferther a foot &raisedpoint; for defaute of slepynge And sat softly adown &raisedpoint; and seide my bileue NotaR.5.8: Hand X (15th-c), fol. 13v, left margin. And so I babeled on my bedes &raisedpoint; þei brouȝte me a-slepe why pestilenceO.5.9: Hand 1, fol. 17r, right margin. Why pestelenceC2.5.9: Hand 1, fol. 19r, right margin. ¶ And þanne saw I moche more &raisedpoint; þan I bifore tolde For I say þe felde ful of folke &raisedpoint; þat I bifore of seyde - C.5.11: Hand X, left margin. And how resoun gan arrayen hym &raisedpoint; alle þe reume to preche And with a crosse afor þe kynge &raisedpoint; comsed þus to techen nota quia peccatum est Causa vindictiM.5.13: Hand 3, fol. 18v, left margin. Pestilen=|ces come | for sinne .Cr2.5.13: Fol. E.4v, left margin. Pestilen=|ces come | for sinne ,Cr3.5.13: Fol. 20v, left margin. ¶ He preued þat þise pestilences &raisedpoint; was for pure synne &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.5.14: Hand 1, fol. 6r, left margin. And þe southwest wynde &raisedpoint; on saterday at euene Was pertliche for pure pryde &raisedpoint; and for no poynt elles Piries and plomtrees &raisedpoint; were puffed to þe erthe In ensample ȝe segges &raisedpoint; ȝe shulden do þe bettere Beches and brode okes &raisedpoint; were blowen to þe grounde Torned vpward her tailles &raisedpoint; in tokenynge of drede Þat dedly synne ar domesday &raisedpoint; shal fordon hem alle ¶ Of þis matere I myȝte &raisedpoint; mamely ful longe nota quomodo predicabat RacioM.5.22: Hand 3, fol. 18v, left margin. Ac I shal seye as I saw &raisedpoint; so me god helpe A sermon of ResonC2.5.23: Hand 1, fol. 19r, right margin. How pertly afor þe poeple &raisedpoint; resoun gan to preche nota sermoO.5.24: Hand 1, fol. 17r, right margin. ¶ He bad wastoure go worche &raisedpoint; what he best couthe Quomodo racio | predicatO.5.25: Hand 1, fol. 17r, right margin. And wynnen his wastyng &raisedpoint; with somme manere crafte notaS.5.26: Hand X (not contemporary), fol. 15v, left margin. ¶ And preyed peronelle &raisedpoint; her purfyle to lete And kepe it in hir cofre &raisedpoint; for catel at hire nede &raisedpoint; Nota bene &raisedpoint; C.5.28: Hand 1, fol. 6r, left margin. ye þouS.5.28: Hand X, fol. 15v, left margin. ¶ Thomme stowue he tauȝte &raisedpoint; to take two staues And fecche filice home &raisedpoint; fro þe wyuen pyne nota þat wattis wyff was to blameM.5.30: Hand 3, fol. 19r, right margin. - C.5.30: Hand X, left margin. ¶ He warned watt &raisedpoint; his wyf was to blame Þat hire hed was worth halue a marke &raisedpoint; his hode nouȝte worth a grote And bad bette kut &raisedpoint; a bow other tweyne Due cor=|rection | muste be | hadCr2.5.33: Fol. F.1r, right margin. Due cor=|rection | muste be | hadCr3.5.33: Fol. 21r, right margin. And bete betoun þer-with &raisedpoint; but if she wolde worche And þanne he charged chapmen &raisedpoint; to chasten her childeren Late no wynnynge hem forweny &raisedpoint; whil þei be ȝonge Ne for no pouste of pestilence &raisedpoint; plese hem nouȝte out of resoun ¶ My syre seyde so to me &raisedpoint; and so did my dame Þat þe leuere childe &raisedpoint; þe more lore bihoueth And Salamon seide þe same &raisedpoint; þat sapience made Pro .xiii.Cr2.5.39α: Fol. F.1v, left margin. Pro .xiii,Cr3.5.39α: Fol. 21r, right margin. Qui parcit virge odit filium Þe Englich of þis latyn is &raisedpoint; who-so wil it knowe Who-so spareth þe sprynge &raisedpoint; spilleth his children ☞L.5.41: Hand X, fol. 17v, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; bene &raisedpoint; C.5.41: Hand 1, fol. 6r, right margin. ¶ And sithen he preyed prelatz &raisedpoint; and prestes togideres notate predicatoresM.5.42: Hand 3, fol. 19r, right margin. Nota beneM.5.42: Hand X3, fol. 19r, right margin. Þat ȝe prechen to þe peple &raisedpoint; preue &raisedpoint; it on ȝowre-seluen And doth it in dede &raisedpoint; it shal drawe ȝow to good If ȝe lyuen as ȝe leren vs we shal leue ȝow þe bettere ¶ And sithen he radde Religioun &raisedpoint; here reule to holde nota. nota.M.5.46: Hand X2, fol. 19r, right margin. notaW.5.46: Hand X, fol. 24r, right margin. The sup=|pression of | Abbayes . | Good coun|sell .Cr2.5.46: Fol. F.1r, right margin. The sup=|pression of | Abbayes . | Good coun|sell .Cr3.5.46: Fol. 21r, right margin. Leste þe kynge and his conseille &raisedpoint; ȝowre comunes appayre And ben stuwardes of ȝowre stedes &raisedpoint; til ȝe be ruled bettre ¶ And sithen he conseilled þe kynge &raisedpoint; þe comune to louye nota bene dicitM.5.49: Hand 3, fol. 19r, right margin. It is þi tresore if tresoun ne were &raisedpoint; and triacle at þi nede And sithen he prayed þe pope &raisedpoint; haue pite on holicherche And er he gyue any grace &raisedpoint; gouerne firste hym-selue nota quomodo laudatur veritasM.5.52: Hand 3, fol. 19r, right margin. notaW.5.52: Hand X, fol. 24r, right margin. ¶ And ȝe that han lawes to kepe &raisedpoint; late treuthe be ȝowre coueytise notaW.5.53: Hand X, fol. 24r, right margin. More þan golde or other gyftes &raisedpoint; if ȝe wil god plese For who-so contrarieth treuthe &raisedpoint; he telleth in þe gospel Mat xxvCr2.5.54.1: Fol. F.1r, right margin. That god knoweth hym nouȝte &raisedpoint; ne no seynte of heuene Mat xxv,Cr3.5.55: Fol. 21r, right margin. Amen dico vobis nescio vos &raisedpoint; Pylgrimes .O.5.56: Hand 1, fol. 17v, left margin. True pil=|grimage .Cr2.5.56: Fol. F.1r, right margin. True pil=|grimage .Cr3.5.56: Fol. 21r, right margin. ¶ And ȝe þat seke seynte Iames &raisedpoint; and seintes of Rome notaM.5.57: Hand X5, fol. 19r, right margin. Seketh seynt treuthe &raisedpoint; for he may saue ȝow alle nota Finem sermonisM.5.58: Hand 3, fol. 19v, left margin. Qui cum patre & filio &raisedpoint; þat feire hem bifalle AmenC2.5.59: Hand 1, fol. 19v, right margin. Þat suweth my sermon &raisedpoint; and þus seyde resoun Repen|taunceCr1.5.60: Fol. 21r, right margin. ¶ Thanne ran repentance &raisedpoint; and reherced his teme And gert wille to wepe &raisedpoint; water with his eyen notaM.5.62: Hand 3, fol. 19v, left margin. SuperbiaM.5.62: Hand 1, fol. 19v, left margin. superbiaW.5.62: Hand 1, fol. 24r, left margin. Superbia · Hm.5.62: Hand 2, fol. 129r, right margin. superbiaG.5.62: Hand 1, fol. 17r, left margin. SuperbiaC2.5.62: Hand 1, fol. 20r, right margin. superbiaY.5.62: Hand 1, fol. 18v, left margin. ¶ Peronelle proude-herte &raisedpoint; platte hir to þe erthe SuperbiaC.5.63: Hand X, fol. 6r, right margin. Superbia .O.5.63: Hand 1, fol. 17v, left margin. And lay longe ar she loked &raisedpoint; and lorde mercy cryed Superbia ·L.5.64: Hand 1, fol. 18r, right margin. And byhiȝte to hym &raisedpoint; þat vs alle made She shulde vnsowen hir serke &raisedpoint; and sette þere an heyre To affaiten hire flessh &raisedpoint; þat fierce was to synne Shal neuere heiȝe herte &raisedpoint; me hente &raisedpoint; but holde me lowe And suffre to be myssayde &raisedpoint; and so did I neuere But now wil I meke me &raisedpoint; and mercy biseche For al þis I haue &raisedpoint; hated in myne herte LuxuriaM.5.71: Hand 1, fol. 19v, left margin. [Lux]uriaW.5.71: Hand 1, fol. 24v, left margin. Lur(?)xuriaHm.5.71: Hand 2, fol. 129r, right margin. LuxuriaC.5.71: Hand X, fol. 6r, right margin. luxuriaG.5.71: Hand 1, fol. 17, left margin. luxuriaC2.5.71: Hand 1, fol. 20r, right margin. luxuria &raisedpoint;Y.5.71: Hand 1, fol. 18v, left margin LechoureCr1.5.71: Fol. 21v, left margin. Lechour . | The olde | satisfacionCr2.5.71: Fol. F.1v, left margin. Lechour . | The olde | satisfacionCr3.5.71: Fol. 21v, left margin. ¶ Þanne lecchoure seyde allas &raisedpoint; and on owre lady he cryed Luxuria ·L.5.72: Hand 1, fol. 18r, right margin. luxuriaO.5.72: Hand 1, fol. 17v, left margin. To make mercy for his mis-dedes &raisedpoint; bitwene god and his soule With þat he shulde þe saterday &raisedpoint; seuene ȝere þere-after Drynke but myd þe doke &raisedpoint; and dyne but ones InuidiaL.5.75: Hand 1, fol. 18r, right margin. InuidiaM.5.75: Hand 1, fol. 19v, left margin. [Inu]idiaW.5.75: Hand 1, fol. 24v, left margin. InuidiaHm.5.75: Hand 2, fol. 129r, right margin. InuidiaC.5.75: Hand X, fol. 6r, right margin. InuidiaG.5.75: Hand 1, fol. 17r, lef margin. EnvieC2.5.75: Hand 1, fol. 20r, right margin. Enuy . Cr1.5.75: Fol. 21v, left margin. Enuye .Cr2.5.75: Fol. F.1v, left margin. Enuye .Cr3.5.75: Fol. 21v, left margin. ¶ Enuye with heuy herte &raisedpoint; asked after scrifte Envie .O.5.76: Hand 1, fol. 17v, left margin. InuidiaY.5.76: Hand 1, fol. 18v, right margin. And carefullich mea culpa &raisedpoint; he comsed to shewe notaM.5.77: Hand X, fol. 19v, left margin. He was as pale as a pelet &raisedpoint; in þe palsye he semed notaM.5.78: Hand 3, fol. 19v, left margin. And clothed in a caurimaury &raisedpoint; I couthe it nouȝte discreue In kirtel and kourteby &raisedpoint; and a knyf bi his syde nota the Freris | Fore-slevisM.5.80: Hand 3, fol. 19v, left margin. Of a freres frokke &raisedpoint; were þe forsleues And as a leke hadde yleye &raisedpoint; longe in þe sonne id est emptiO.5.82: Hand 1, fol. 18r, left margin, gloss on "lene." So loked he with lene chekes &raisedpoint; lourynge foule &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.5.83: Hand 1, fol. 6r, right margin. ¶ His body was to-bolle for wratthe &raisedpoint; þat he bote his lippes &raisedpoint; And wryngynge he ȝede with þe fiste &raisedpoint; to wreke hym-self he þouȝte With werkes or with wordes &raisedpoint; whan he seighe his tyme Eche a worde þat he warpe &raisedpoint; was of an addres tonge Of chydynge and of chalangynge &raisedpoint; was his chief lyflode With bakbitynge and bismer &raisedpoint; and beryng of fals witnesse Þis was al his curteisye &raisedpoint; where þat euere he shewed hym ¶ I wolde ben yshryue quod þis schrewe &raisedpoint; and I for shame durst I wolde be gladder bi god &raisedpoint; þat gybbe had meschaunce &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.5.92: Hand 1, fol. 6r, right margin. Enuious | worckes .Cr2.5.92: Fol. F.1v, left margin. Enuious | worckes .Cr3.5.92: Fol. 21v, left margin. Than þouȝe I had þis woke ywonne &raisedpoint; a weye of essex chese = C.5.93: Hand X, fol. 6v, left margin. ¶ I haue a neighbore neyȝe me &raisedpoint; I haue ennuyed hym ofte And lowen on hym to lordes &raisedpoint; to don hym lese his siluer And made his frendes ben his foon &raisedpoint; thorw my false tonge His grace and his good happes &raisedpoint; greueth me ful sore notaW.5.99: Hand X, fol. 25r, right margin. Bitwene many &raisedpoint; and many &raisedpoint; I make debate ofte Þat bothe lyf and lyme &raisedpoint; is lost þorw my speche nota discripcionem invidieM.5.101: Hand 3, fol. 20r, right margin. ¶ And whan I mete him in market &raisedpoint; þat I moste hate I hailse hym hendeliche &raisedpoint; as I his frende were For he is douȝtier þan I &raisedpoint; I dar do non other Ac hadde I maystrye and myȝte &raisedpoint; god wote my wille ¶ And whan I come to þe kirke &raisedpoint; and sholde knele to þe Rode And preye for þe pople &raisedpoint; as þe prest techeth For pilgrimes and for palmers &raisedpoint; for alle þe poeple after Þanne I crye on my knees &raisedpoint; þat cryste ȝif hem sorwe Þat bar awey my bolle &raisedpoint; and my broke schete ¶ Awey fro þe auter þanne &raisedpoint; turne I myn eyghen And biholde how Eleyne &raisedpoint; hath a newe cote I wisshe þanne it were myne &raisedpoint; and al þe webbe after perdicereW.5.113: Hand 1, fol. 25r, supralinear gloss on "lesynge." ¶ And of mennes lesynge I laughe &raisedpoint; þat liketh myn herte And for her wynnynge I wepe &raisedpoint; and waille þe tyme notaW.5.115: Hand X, fol. 25r, right margin. ¶ And deme þat hij don ille &raisedpoint; þere I do wel worse Who-so vndernymeth me here-of &raisedpoint; I hate hym dedly after I wolde þat vche a wyght &raisedpoint; were my knaue For who-so hath more þan I &raisedpoint; þat angreth me sore And þus I lyue louelees &raisedpoint; lyke a luther dogge That al my body bolneth &raisedpoint; for bitter of my galle ¶ I myȝte nouȝte eet many ȝeres &raisedpoint; as a man ouȝte For enuye and yuel wille &raisedpoint; is yuel to defye May no sugre ne swete þinge &raisedpoint; asswage my swellynge Ne no diapenidion &raisedpoint; dryue it fro myne herte Ne noyther schrifte ne shame &raisedpoint; but ho-so schrape my mawe theS.5.126: Hand X, fol. 16v, left margin. Accompanied by other single letters as pen trials by same hand, up and down left margin. ¶ Ȝus redili quod repentaunce &raisedpoint; and radde hym to þe beste Sorwe of synnes &raisedpoint; is sauacioun of soules - C.5.128: Hand X, fol. 6v, left margin. Se howe | Enuy re=|penteth .Cr2.5.128: Fol. F.2r, right margin. Se howe | Enuy re=|penteth .Cr3.5.128: Fol. 22r, right margin. ¶ I am sori quod þat segge &raisedpoint; I am but selde other And þat maketh me þus megre &raisedpoint; for I ne may me venge Amonges Burgeyses haue I be &raisedpoint; dwellynge at Londoun And gert bakbitinge be a brocoure &raisedpoint; to blame mennes ware Whan he solde and I nouȝte &raisedpoint; þanne was I redy To lye and to loure on my neighbore &raisedpoint; and to lakke his chaffare I wil amende þis ȝif I may &raisedpoint; þorw myȝte of god almyȝty Ira ·L.5.135: Hand 1, fol. 18v, left margin. IraM.5.135: Hand 1, fol. 20v, left margin. [Ir]aW.5.135: Hand 1, fol. 25v, left margin. notaW.5.135: Hand X, fol. 25v, right margin. IraHm.5.135: Hand 2, fol. 129v, right margin. IraC.5.135: Hand X, fol. 6v, left margin. Ira .O.5.135: Hand 1, fol. 18v, left margin. IraC2.5.135: Hand 1, fol. 21r, right margin. IraY.5.135: Hand 1, fol. 19v, left margin. Wrath . Cr1.5.135: Fol. 22v, left margin. Wrath .Cr2.5.135: Fol. F.2v, left margin. Wrath .Cr3.5.135: Fol. 22v, left margin. ¶ Now awaketh wratthe &raisedpoint; with two whyte eyen IraG.5.136: Hand 1, fol. 18r, left margin. FrerisO.5.136: Hand 1, fol. 18v, left margin. FrerisC2.5.136: Hand 1, fol. 21r, right margin. And nyuelynge with þe nose &raisedpoint; and his nekke hangynge notaM.5.137: Hand X, fol. 20v, left margin. notaM.5.137: Hand X, fol. 20v, left margin. The verse paragraph bracketed in the left margin (KD.5.137-142). &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.5.137: Hand 1, fol. 6v, left margin. ¶ I am wrath quod he &raisedpoint; I was sum-tyme a frere And þe couentes Gardyner &raisedpoint; for to graffe ympes notaL.5.139: Hand 1, fol. 19r, left margin. notaM.5.139: Hand 3, fol. 20v, left margin. On limitoures and listres &raisedpoint; lesynges I ymped Tyl þei bere leues of low speche &raisedpoint; lordes to plese And sithen þei blosmed obrode &raisedpoint; in boure to here shriftes ☞C2.5.142: Hand 1, fol. 21r, left margin. (Note: BB attribute this to Hand 2.) And now is fallen þer-of a frute &raisedpoint; þat folke han wel leuere Schewen her schriftes to hem &raisedpoint; þan shryue hem to her persones nota the Cause off | grugge betwen | Curatis & FrerisM.5.144: Hand 3, fol. 20v, left margin. ¶ And now persones parceyued &raisedpoint; þat Freres parte with hem Þise possessioneres preche &raisedpoint; and depraue freres And freres fyndeth hem in defaute &raisedpoint; as folke bereth witnes That whan þei preche þe poeple &raisedpoint; in many place aboute A good | scholema=|ster .Cr2.5.148: Fol. F.2v, left margin. A good | scholema=|ster .Cr3.5.148: Fol. 22v, left margin. I wrath walke with hem &raisedpoint; and wisse hem of my bokes Þus þei speken of spiritualte &raisedpoint; þat eyther despiseth other Til þei be bothe beggers &raisedpoint; and by my spiritualte libben Or elles alle riche and riden aboute I wrath rest neuere &raisedpoint; þat I ne moste folwe This wykked folke &raisedpoint; for suche is my grace Nunnes .Cr2.5.153: Fol. F.2v, left margin. Nunnes .Cr3.5.153: Fol. 22v, left margin. ¶ I haue an aunte to nonne &raisedpoint; and an abbesse bothe NunnesCr1.5.154: Fol. 22v, left margin. Hir were leuere swowe or swelte &raisedpoint; þan soeffre any peyne I haue be cook in hir kichyne &raisedpoint; and þe couent serued Many monthes with hem &raisedpoint; and with monkes bothe notaM.5.157: Hand 3, fol. 20v, left margin. I was þe priouresses potagere &raisedpoint; and other poure ladyes And made hem ioutes of iangelynge &raisedpoint; þat dame Iohanne was a bastard And dame Clarice a kniȝtes douȝter &raisedpoint; ac a kokewolde was hire syre ...?...M.5.160: Hand X, fol. 20v, left margin. And dame Peronelle a prestes file &raisedpoint; Priouresse worth she neuere notaM.5.161: Hand 3, fol. 20v, left margin. For she had childe in chirityme &raisedpoint; al owre chapitere it wiste ¶ Of wykked wordes I wrath &raisedpoint; here wortes I-made Til þow lixte and þow lixte &raisedpoint; lopen oute at ones notaM.5.164: Hand 3, fol. 21r, left margin. And eyther hitte other &raisedpoint; vnder þe cheke +M.5.165: Hand X, fol. 20v, left margin. Hadde þei had knyues bi cryst &raisedpoint; her eyther had killed other GregoriusR.5.166: Hand X1 (15th-c contemporary), fol. 16r, right margin. GregorieCr1.5.166: Fol. 23r, right margin. Gregory | wold not | suffer wo|menne to hear con=|fession .Cr2.5.166: Fol. F.3r, right margin. Gregory | wold not | suffer wo|menne to hear con=|fession .Cr3.5.166: Fol. 23r, right margin. ¶ Seynt Gregorie was a gode pope &raisedpoint; and had a gode forwit Þat no Priouresse were prest &raisedpoint; for þat he ordeigned Þei had þanne ben infamis þe firste day &raisedpoint; þei can so yuel hele conseille ¶ Amonge monkes I miȝte be &raisedpoint; ac many tyme I shonye For þere ben many felle frekis &raisedpoint; my feres to aspye Bothe Prioure an supprioure &raisedpoint; and owre pater abbas And if I telle any tales &raisedpoint; þei taken hem togyderes And do me faste frydayes &raisedpoint; to bred and to water And am chalanged in þe chapitelhous &raisedpoint; as I a childe were notaM.5.175: Hand 3, fol. 21r, left margin. And baleised on þe bare ers &raisedpoint; and no breche bitwene For-þi haue I no lykyng &raisedpoint; with þo leodes to wonye I ete there vnthende fisshe &raisedpoint; and fieble ale drynke Ac otherwhile whan wyn cometh &raisedpoint; whan I drynke wyn at eue nota the Flix off the | Foule mowthM.5.179: Hand 3, fol. 21r, right margin. I haue a fluxe of a foule mouthe &raisedpoint; wel fyue dayes after Al þe wikkednesse þat I wote &raisedpoint; bi any of owre bretheren make knoweO.5.181: Hand 1, fol. 19r, right margin. Gloss on "couþe." I couth it in owre cloistre &raisedpoint; þat al owre couent wote it ¶ Now repent þe quod Repentaunce &raisedpoint; and reherce þow neure Conseille þat þow cnowest &raisedpoint; bi contenaunce ne bi riȝte notaW.5.184: Hand X, fol. 26r, right margin. And drynke nouȝte ouer-delicatly &raisedpoint; ne to depe noyther notaW.5.185: Hand X, fol. 26v, right margin. Þat þi wille bi cause þer-of to wrath myȝte torne Esto sobrius he seyde &raisedpoint; and assoilled me after Auaricia .M.5.187: Hand 1, fol. 21r, right margin. And bad me wilne to wepe &raisedpoint; my wikkednesse to amende Auaricia ·L.5.188: Hand 1, fol. 19v, left margin. [Aua]riciaW.5.188: Hand 1, fol. 26v, left margin. Cupido · Hm.5.188: Hand 2, fol. 130v, right margin. Auari|ciaC.5.188: Hand X, fol. 6v, right margin. AuariciaO.5.188: Hand 1, fol. 19r, right margin. AuariciaC2.5.188: Hand 1, fol. 21v, right margin. descripcio avaritieR.5.188: Hand X1 (15th-c contemporary), fol. 16v, left margin. ¶ And þanne cam coueytise &raisedpoint; can I hym nouȝte descryue [a]uariciaG.5.189: Hand 1, fol. 18v, left margin. Couetise .Cr2.5.189: Fol. F.3r, right margin. Couetise .Cr3.5.189: Fol. 23r, right margin. So hungriliche and holwe &raisedpoint; sire henri hym loked optima descriptio AuaricieM.5.190: Hand 4, fol. 21r, right margin. notaM.5.190: Hand 3, fol. 21r, right margin. He was bitelbrowed &raisedpoint; and baberlipped also With two blered eyghen &raisedpoint; as a blynde hagge And as a letheren purs &raisedpoint; lolled his chekes Wel sydder þan his chyn &raisedpoint; þei chiueled for elde And as a bondman of his bacoun &raisedpoint; his berde was bidraueled The ima=|ge of coue|tise .Cr2.5.194: Fol. F.3v, left margin. The ima=|ge of coue|tise .Cr3.5.194: Fol. 23v, left margin. With an hode on his hed &raisedpoint; a lousi hatte aboue And in a tauny tabarde &raisedpoint; of twelue wynter age Al totorne and baudy &raisedpoint; and ful of lys crepynge notaW.5.196: Hand X, fol. 26v, right margin. But if þat a lous couthe &raisedpoint; haue lopen þe bettre /M.5.197: Hand X, fol. 21r, right margin. notaW.5.197: Hand X, fol. 26v, right margin. She sholde nouȝte haue walked on þat welche &raisedpoint; so was it thredebare ¶ I haue ben coueytouse quod þis caityue &raisedpoint; I biknowe it here For some tyme I serued &raisedpoint; symme atte stile And was his prentis ypliȝte &raisedpoint; his profit to wayte notaW.5.201: Hand X, fol. 26v, right margin. - C.5.201: Hand X, fol. 6v, right margin. First I lerned to lye &raisedpoint; a leef other tweyne notaW.5.202: Hand X, fol. 26v, right margin. Wikkedlich to weye &raisedpoint; was my furst lessoun notaM.5.203: Hand 3, fol. 21v, left margin. fareO.5.203: Hand 3, fol. 19v, right margin. A punctus above marginal "fare" and a caret beside it indicate that it is an otherwise unattested substitution for "feyre." To wy and to wynchestre &raisedpoint; I went to þe faire - C.5.204: Hand X, fol 6v, right margin. With many manere marchandise &raisedpoint; as my Maistre me hiȝte Ne had þe grace of gyle ygo &raisedpoint; amonge my ware It had be vnsolde þis seuene ȝere &raisedpoint; so me god helpe ¶ Thanne drowe I me amonges draperes &raisedpoint; my donet to lerne To drawe þe lyser alonge þe lenger it semed Amonge þe riche rayes &raisedpoint; I rendred a lessoun To broche hem with a bat-nedle &raisedpoint; and plaited hem togyderes And put hem in a presse &raisedpoint; and pyned hem þerinne Tyl ten ȝerdes or twelue &raisedpoint; tolled out threttene ¶ My wyf was a webbe &raisedpoint; and wollen cloth made She spak to spynnesteres &raisedpoint; to spynnen it oute Ac þe pounde þat she payed by &raisedpoint; poised a quarteroun more NotaR.5.216: Hand X1 (15th-c, contemporary), fol. 17r, right margin. Than myne owne auncere &raisedpoint; who-so weyȝed treuthe ¶ I bouȝte hir barly malte &raisedpoint; she brewe it to selle Peny ale and podyng ale &raisedpoint; she poured togideres For laboreres and for low folke &raisedpoint; þat lay by hym-selue ¶ The best ale lay in my boure &raisedpoint; or in my bedchambre notaM.5.221: Hand 3, fol. 21v, left margin. - C.5.221: Hand X, fol. 7r, left margin. And who-so bummed þer-of &raisedpoint; bouȝte it þer-after A galoun for a grote &raisedpoint; god wote na lesse And ȝit it cam in cupmel &raisedpoint; þis crafte my wyf vsed Rose þe regratere &raisedpoint; was hir riȝte name She hath holden hokkerye &raisedpoint; al hire lyf-tyme Ac I swere now so the ik &raisedpoint; þat synne wil I lete And neuere wikkedliche weye &raisedpoint; ne wikke chaffare vse | C.5.228: Hand X, fol. 7r, left margin. But wenden to walsyngham &raisedpoint; and my wyf als &raisedpoint; And bidde þe Rode of bromeholme &raisedpoint; brynge me oute of dette nota questiones RepentencieM.5.230: Hand 3, fol. 21v, left margin. ¶ Repentestow þe euere quod repentance &raisedpoint; ne restitucioun madest L.5.231: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 20r, right margin. The resti|tution that | nowe is | vsed .Cr2.5.231: Fol. F.4r, right margin. The resti|tution that | nowe is | vsed .Cr3.5.231: Fol. 24r, right margin. ¶ Ȝus ones I was herberwed quod he &raisedpoint; with an hep of chapmen notaM.5.232: Hand X1, fol. 21v, left margin. XM.5.232: Hand 2, fol. 21v, bottom right. I roos whan þei were arest &raisedpoint; and yrifled here males ¶ That was no restitucioun quod repentance &raisedpoint; but a robberes thefte Þow haddest better worthy &raisedpoint; be hanged þerfore Þan for al þat &raisedpoint; þat þow hast here shewed &raisedpoint; notaM.5.235: Hand X, fol. 22r, right margin. ¶ I wende ryflynge were restitucioun quod he &raisedpoint; for I lerned neuere rede on boke And I can no frenche in feith &raisedpoint; but of þe ferthest ende of norfolke ¶ Vsedestow euere vsurie quod repentaunce &raisedpoint; in alle þi lyf-tyme ¶ Nay sothly he seyde &raisedpoint; saue in my ȝouthe I lerned amonge lumbardes &raisedpoint; and iewes a lessoun To wey pens with a peys &raisedpoint; and pare þe heuyest And lene it for loue of þe crosse &raisedpoint; to legge a wedde and lese it Suche dedes I did wryte &raisedpoint; ȝif he his day breke I haue mo maneres þorw rerages &raisedpoint; þan þorw miseretur & comodat ¶ I haue lent lordes &raisedpoint; and ladyes my chaffare And ben her brocour after &raisedpoint; and bouȝte it my-self Eschaunges and cheuesances &raisedpoint; with suche chaffare I dele And lene folke þat lese wol &raisedpoint; a lyppe at euery noble And with lumbardes lettres &raisedpoint; I ladde golde to Rome And toke it by taille here &raisedpoint; and tolde hem þere lasse Len[t]estow euere lordes &raisedpoint; for loue of her mayntenaunce notaW.5.251: Hand X, fol. 27v, right margin. ¶ Ȝe I haue lent lordes &raisedpoint; loued me neuere after And haue ymade many a knyȝte &raisedpoint; bothe mercere & drapere Þat payed neuere for his prentishode &raisedpoint; nouȝte a peire gloues ¶ Hastow pite on pore men &raisedpoint; þat mote nedes borwe notaM.5.255: Hand 3, fol. 22r, left margin. notaW.5.255: Hand X, fol. 27v, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.5.255: Hand 1, fol. 7r, left margin. ¶ I haue as moche pite of pore men &raisedpoint; as pedlere hath of cattes notaW.5.256: Hand X, fol. 27v, right margin. Þat wolde kille hem yf he cacche hem myȝte &raisedpoint; for coueitise of here skynnes ¶ Artow manlyche amonge þi neiȝbores &raisedpoint; of þi mete and drynke ¶ I am holden quod he as hende &raisedpoint; as hounde is in kychyne Amonges my neighbores namelich &raisedpoint; such a name ich haue ¶ Now god lene neure quod repentance &raisedpoint; but þow repent þe rather Þe grace on þis grounde &raisedpoint; þi good wel to bisette +L.5.262: Corrector, fol. 20v, left margin. Ill gotten | goodes | muste be il | spent ,Cr3.5.262: Fol. 24v, left margin. Ill gotten | goodes | muste be ill | spent .Cr2.5.262: Fol. F.4v, left margin. Ne þine ysue after þe &raisedpoint; haue ioye of þat þow wynnest Ne þi excecutours wel bisett &raisedpoint; þe siluer þat þow hem leuest XM.5.264: Hand 2, fol. 22r, bottom left. notaW.5.264: Hand X, fol. 28r, right margin. And þat was wonne with wronge &raisedpoint; with wikked men be despended notaM.5.265: Hand 3, fol. 22v, left margin. xM.5.265: Hand X, fol. 22v, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.5.265: Hand 1, fol. 7r, left margin. notaC2.5.265: Hand 1, fol. 22v, left margin. For were I frere of þat hous &raisedpoint; þere gode faith and charite is I nolde cope vs with þi catel &raisedpoint; ne owre kyrke amende Ne haue a peny to my pitaunce &raisedpoint; of þyne bi my soule hele For þe best boke in owre hous &raisedpoint; þeiȝe brent golde were þe leues +L.5.269: Corrector, fol. 20v, left margin. And I wyst wytterly &raisedpoint; þow were suche as þow telleth &raisedpoint; Versus &raisedpoint; C.5.269α: Hand 1, fol. 7r, left margin. Seruus es alterius &raisedpoint; cum fercula pinguia queris Pane tuo pocius &raisedpoint; vescere liber eris &raisedpoint; ¶ Thow art an vnkynde creature &raisedpoint; I can þe nouȝte assoille Til þow make restitucioun &raisedpoint; and rekne with hem alle And sithen þat resoun rolle it &raisedpoint; in þe regystre of heuene NotaR.5.273: Hand X1 (15th-c contemporary), fol. 18r, right margin. That þow hast made vche man good &raisedpoint; I may þe nouȝte assoille Non dimittitur peccatum &raisedpoint; donec restituatur ablatum &c notaM.5.274: Hand 3, fol. 22v, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.5.274: Hand 1, right margin, fol. 7r. Forgette | not that þe | last date | wil surely | come .Cr2.5.274: Fol. F.4v, left margin. Forgette | not that þe | last date | wil surely | come .Cr3.5.274: Fol. 24r, left margin. ¶ For alle þat hath of þi good &raisedpoint; haue god my trouthe mirabile dictumM.5.275: Hand 4, fol. 22v, left margin. Is holden at þe heighe dome &raisedpoint; to helpe þe to restitue And who-so leueth nouȝte þis be soth &raisedpoint; loke in þe sauter glose Psal .liCr3.5.277: Fol. 24v, left margin. In miserere mei deus &raisedpoint; where I mene treuthe Psal .li.Cr2.5.277α: Fol. F.41v, left margin. Psal .liCr3.5.277α: Fol. 24v, left margin. Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti &c notaW.5.277α.1: Hand X, fol. 28r, right margin. ¶ Shal neuere werkman in þis worlde &raisedpoint; þryue wyth þat þow wynnest Psal .xviiCr2.5.278: Fol. F.41v, left margin. Cum sancto sanctus eris &raisedpoint; construe me þat on englische ¶ Thanne wex þat shrewe in wanhope &raisedpoint; and walde haue hanged himself True re=|pentaunce | hath hope | of mercy .Cr2.5.280: Fol. G.1r, right margin. True re=|pentaunce | hath hope | of mercy .Cr3.5.280: Fol. 25r, right margin. Ne hadde repentaunce þe rather &raisedpoint; reconforted hym in þis manere Haue mercye in þi mynde &raisedpoint; and with þi mouth biseche it For goddes mercye is more &raisedpoint; þan alle hise other werkes nota quod misericordia eius | super omnia operaM.5.281α: Hand 3, fol. 22v, left margin. Misericordia eius super omnia opera eius &c &raisedpoint; notaW.5.282: Hand X, fol. 28r, right margin. ¶ And al þe wikkednesse in þis worlde &raisedpoint; þat man myȝte worche or thynke notaW.5.283: Hand X, fol. 28r, right margin. Ne is no more to þe mercye of god &raisedpoint; þan in þe see a glede Omnis iniquitas quantum ad misericordiam dei &raisedpoint; est sintilla in medio maris ¶ For-þi haue mercy in þi mynde &raisedpoint; and marchandise leue it For þow hast no good grounde &raisedpoint; to gete þe with a wastel But if it were with thi tonge &raisedpoint; or ellis with þi two hondes notaW.5.287: Hand X, fol. 28v, right margin. For þe good þat þow hast geten &raisedpoint; bigan al with falsehede And as longe as þow lyuest þer-with &raisedpoint; þow ȝeldest nouȝte but borwest RestytucionC2.5.289: Hand 2, fol. 23r, right margin. ¶ And if þow wite neuere to whiche &raisedpoint; ne whom to restitue Bere it to þe bisschop &raisedpoint; and bidde hym of his grace The By=|shop shal | answere | for manyCr2.5.291: Fol. G.1r, right margin. The By=|shop shall | answere | for manyCr3.5.291: Fol. 25r, right margin. Bisette it hym-selue &raisedpoint; as best is for þi soule For he shal answere for þe &raisedpoint; at þe heygh dome For þe and for many mo &raisedpoint; þat man shal ȝif a rekenynge What he lerned ȝow in lente &raisedpoint; leue þow none other GulaM.5.295: Hand 1, fol. 23r, right margin. And what he lent ȝow of owre lordes good &raisedpoint; to lette ȝow fro synne Gula ·L.5.296: Hand 1, fol. 21r, right margin. GulaW.5.296: Hand 1, fol. 28v, left margin. GulaO.5.296: Hand 1, fol. 20v, left margin. GulaC2.5.296: Hand 1, fol. 23v, right margin. GulaY.5.296: Hand 1, fol. 22r, right margin. GlotonCr1.5.296: Fol. 25r, right margin. ¶ Now bigynneth glotoun &raisedpoint; for to go to schrifte Gula · Hm.5.297: Hand 2, fol. 132r, right margin. &raisedpoint; Gula &raisedpoint; C.5.297: Hand X, fol. 7r, right margin. gulaG.5.297: Hand 1, fol. 20v, left margin. And kaires hym to kirke-ward &raisedpoint; his coupe to schewe ¶ Ac Beton þe brewestere &raisedpoint; bad hym good morwe And axed of hym with þat &raisedpoint; whiderward he wolde ¶ To holicherche quod he &raisedpoint; forto here masse And sithen I wil be shryuen &raisedpoint; and synne namore glo[t]ons fisikL.5.302: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 21r, right margin. ¶ I haue gode ale gossib quod she &raisedpoint; glotown wiltow assaye Hastow auȝte in þi purs &raisedpoint; any hote spices ¶ I haue peper and piones quod he &raisedpoint; and a pounde of garlike notaM.5.305: Hand 3, fol. 23r, right margin. With bracket over next 12 lines. A ferthyngworth of fenel-seed &raisedpoint; for fastyngdayes ¶ Þanne goth glotoun in &raisedpoint; and grete othes after Cesse þe souteresse &raisedpoint; sat on þe benche Commen | drunkerdsCr2.5.308: Fol. G.1v, left margin. Common | drunkerdsCr3.5.308: Fol. 25v, left margin. Watte þe warner &raisedpoint; and his wyf bothe Tymme þe tynkere &raisedpoint; and tweyne of his prentis Hikke þe hakeneyman &raisedpoint; and hugh þe nedeler Clarice of cokkeslane &raisedpoint; and þe clerke of þe cherche Dawe þe dykere and a dozeine other Sire Piers of Pridie &raisedpoint; and Peronelle of Flaundres A ribibour a ratonere &raisedpoint; a rakyer of chepe A ropere a redyngkyng &raisedpoint; and Rose þe dissheres Godfrey of garlekehithe &raisedpoint; and gryfin þe walsh And vpholderes an hepe &raisedpoint; erly bi þe morwe Geuen glotoun with glad chere &raisedpoint; good ale to hansel ¶ Clement þe cobelere &raisedpoint; cast of his cloke And atte new faire &raisedpoint; he nempned it to selle Hikke þe hakeneyman &raisedpoint; hitte his hood after And badde bette þe bochere &raisedpoint; ben on his side Þere were chapmen ychose &raisedpoint; þis chaffare to preise NotaR.5.324: Hand X1 (15th-c contemporary), fol. 19r, right margin. Who-so haueth þe hood &raisedpoint; shuld haue amendes of þe cloke ¶ Two risen vp in rape &raisedpoint; and rouned togideres And preised þese penyworthes &raisedpoint; apart bi hem-selue Þei couth nouȝte bi her conscience &raisedpoint; acorden in treuthe Tyl Robyn þe ropere &raisedpoint; arose bi þe southe And nempned hym for a noumpere &raisedpoint; þat no debate nere ¶ Hikke þe hostellere &raisedpoint; hadde þe cloke In couenaunte þat Clement shulde þe cuppe fille And haue hikkes hode hostellere &raisedpoint; and holde hym yserued xM.5.334: Hand X, fol. 23v, left margin. And who-so repented rathest &raisedpoint; shulde arise after And grete sire glotoun with a galoun ale ¶ Þere was laughyng and louryng &raisedpoint; and let go þe cuppe And seten so til euensonge &raisedpoint; and songen vmwhile Tyl glotoun had yglobbed &raisedpoint; a galoun an a Iille +L.5.340: Corrector, fol. 21v, left marigin. His guttis gunne to godly &raisedpoint; as two gredy sowes notaM.5.341: Hand 3, fol. 23v, left margin. He pissed a potel &raisedpoint; in a pater noster while And blew his rounde ruwet &raisedpoint; at his rigge-bon ende That alle þat herde þat horne &raisedpoint; held her nose after And wissheden it had be wexed &raisedpoint; with a wispe of firses ¶ He myȝte neither steppe ne stonde &raisedpoint; er he his staffe hadde notaW.5.346: Hand X, fol. 29v, right margin. And þanne gan he go &raisedpoint; liche a glewmannes bicche The di=|scription | of a dron|ken man .Cr2.5.347: Fol. G.2r, right margin. The de=|scription | of a drun|ken man .Cr3.5.347: Fol. 26r, right margin. Somme-tyme aside &raisedpoint; and somme-tyme arrere As who-so leyth lynes &raisedpoint; forto lacche foules ¶ And whan he drowgh to þe dore &raisedpoint; þanne dymmed his eighen +L.5.350: Corrector, fol. 21v, left margin. notaM.5.350: Hand 3, fol. 23v, left margin. He trembled on þe thresshewolde &raisedpoint; an threwe to þe erthe Clement þe cobelere &raisedpoint; cauȝte hym bi þe myddel For to lifte hym alofte &raisedpoint; and leyde him on his knowes Ac glotoun was a gret cherle &raisedpoint; and a grym in þe liftynge And coughed vp a caudel &raisedpoint; in clementis lappe take hede good gossipM.5.355: Hand X, fol. 23v, right margin. Is non so hungri hounde &raisedpoint; in Hertford-schire - C.5.356: Hand X, fol. 7v, left margin. Durst lape of þe leuynges &raisedpoint; so vnlouely þei smauȝte ¶ With al þe wo of þis worlde &raisedpoint; his wyf and his wenche Baren hym home to his bedde &raisedpoint; and brouȝte hym þer-inne And after al þis excesse &raisedpoint; he had an accidie Þat he slepe saterday and sonday &raisedpoint; til sonne ȝede to reste Þanne waked he of his wynkyng &raisedpoint; and wiped his eyghen Þe fyrste worde þat he warpe &raisedpoint; was where is þe bolle His witte gan edwite hym þo &raisedpoint; how wikkedlich he lyued And repentance riȝte so &raisedpoint; rebuked hym þat tyme ¶ As þow with wordes and werkes &raisedpoint; hast wrouȝte yuel in þi lyue Shryue þe and be shamed þer-of &raisedpoint; and shewe it with þi mouth - C.5.367: Hand X, fol. 7v, left margin. ¶ I glotoun quod þe gome &raisedpoint; gylti me ȝelde Þat I haue trespassed with my tonge &raisedpoint; I can nouȝte telle how ofte Sworen goddes soule &raisedpoint; and so god me help and halidom Þere no nede ne was &raisedpoint; nyne hundreth tymes ¶ And ouer-seye me at my sopere &raisedpoint; and some-tyme at nones Þat I glotoun girt it vp &raisedpoint; er I hadde gone a myle And yspilte þat myȝte be spared &raisedpoint; and spended on somme hungrie Ouerdelicatly on fastyng-dayes &raisedpoint; drunken and eten bothe And sat some-tyme so longe þere &raisedpoint; þat I slepe and ete at ones For loue of tales in tauernes &raisedpoint; to drynke þe more I dyned And hyed to þe mete er none &raisedpoint; whan fastyng-dayes were ¶ This shewyng shrifte quod repentance &raisedpoint; shal be meryte to þe ¶ And þanne gan glotoun grete &raisedpoint; and gret doel to make For his lither lyf &raisedpoint; þat he lyued hadde Prety vo|wes .Cr2.5.381: Fol. G.2v, left margin. Prety vo|wes .Cr3.5.381: Fol. 26v, left margin. And avowed fast &raisedpoint; for hunger or for thurst Shal neuere fisshe on þe fryday &raisedpoint; defien in my wombe Tyl abstinence myn aunte &raisedpoint; haue ȝiue me leue AccidiaM.5.384: Hand 1, fol. 24r, right margin. And ȝit haue I hated hir &raisedpoint; al my lyf-tyme AccidiaL.5.385: Hand 1, fol. 22r, right margin. AccidiaW.5.385: Hand X, fol. 30r, left margin. AccidiaHm.5.385: Hand 2, fol. 133r, right margin. &raisedpoint; Accidia &raisedpoint; C.5.385: Hand X, fol 7v, left margin. accidiaG.5.385: Hand 1, fol. 21v, left margin. . Accidia .O.5.385: Hand 1, fol. 22r, right margin. accidiaC2.5.385: Hand 1, fol. 24v, right margin. AccidiaY.5.385: Hand 1, fol. 23v, left margin. AccidiaY.5.385: Hand 1, fol. 23v, right margin. ¶ Þanne come sleuthe al bislabered &raisedpoint; with two slymy eiȝen I most sitte seyde þe segge &raisedpoint; or elles shulde I nappe I may nouȝte stonde ne stoupe &raisedpoint; ne with-oute a stole knele Were I brouȝte abedde &raisedpoint; but if my taille-ende it made Sholde no ryngynge do me ryse &raisedpoint; ar I were rype to dyne He bygan benedicite with a bolke &raisedpoint; and his brest knocked And roxed and rored &raisedpoint; and rutte atte laste What awake renke quod repentance &raisedpoint; and rape þe to shrifte ¶ If I shulde deye bi þis day &raisedpoint; me liste nouȝte to loke I can nouȝte parfitly my pater noster &raisedpoint; as þe prest it syngeth But I can rymes of Robyn hood &raisedpoint; and Randolf erle of Chestre Ac neither of owre lorde ne of owre lady &raisedpoint; þe leste þat euere was made ¶ I haue made vowes fourty &raisedpoint; and forȝete hem on þe morne I parfourned neure penaunce &raisedpoint; as þe prest me hiȝte Ne ryȝte sori for my synnes &raisedpoint; ȝet was I neuere And ȝif I bidde any bedes &raisedpoint; but if it be in wrath notaW.5.401: Hand X, fol. 30v, right margin. Þat I telle with my tonge &raisedpoint; is two myle fro myne herte I am occupied eche day &raisedpoint; haliday and other With ydel tales atte ale &raisedpoint; and otherwhile in cherches Goddes peyne and his passioun &raisedpoint; ful selde þynke I þere-on ¶ I visited neuere fieble men &raisedpoint; ne fettered folke in puttes I haue leuere here an harlotrie &raisedpoint; or a somer game of souteres Or lesynges to laughe at &raisedpoint; and belye my neighbore Þan al þat euere Marke made &raisedpoint; Mathew Iohan & lucas And vigilies and fastyng-dayes &raisedpoint; alle þise late I passe And ligge abedde in lenten &raisedpoint; an my lemman in myn armes Tyl matynes and masse be do &raisedpoint; and þanne go to þe freres Come I to ite missa est &raisedpoint; I holde me yserued I nam nouȝte shryuen some-tyme &raisedpoint; but if sekenesse it make Nouȝt tweies in two ȝere &raisedpoint; and þanne vp gesse I shcryue me ¶ I haue be prest and parsoun &raisedpoint; passynge thretti wynter nota de presbiteris venatoribusM.5.416: Hand 3, fol. 24v, left margin. Ȝete can I neither solfe ne synge &raisedpoint; ne seyntes lyues rede But I can fynde in a felde &raisedpoint; or in a fourlonge an hare &raisedpoint; notaC.5.418: Hand 1, fol. 7v, right margin. Better þan in beatus vir &raisedpoint; or in beati omnes Construe oon clause wel &raisedpoint; and kenne it to my parochienes I can holde louedayes &raisedpoint; and here a Reues rekenynge Ac in canoun ne in þe decretales &raisedpoint; I can nouȝte rede a lyne +L.5.422: Corrector, fol. 22v, left margin. ¶ Ȝif I bigge and borwe it &raisedpoint; but ȝif it be ytailled I forȝete it as ȝerne &raisedpoint; and ȝif men me it axe Sixe sithes or seuene &raisedpoint; I forsake it with othes And þus tene I trewe men &raisedpoint; ten hundreth tymes ¶ And my seruauntz some-tyme &raisedpoint; her salarye is bihynde Reuthe is to here rekenynge &raisedpoint; whan we shal rede acompted So with wikked wille and wraththe &raisedpoint; my werkmen I paye ¶ Ȝif any man doth me a benfait &raisedpoint; or helpeth me at nede notaW.5.430: Hand X, fol. 31r, right margin. I am vnkynde aȝein his curteisye &raisedpoint; and can nouȝte vnderstonde it For I haue and haue hadde &raisedpoint; some-dele haukes maneres I nam nouȝte lured with loue &raisedpoint; but þere ligge auȝte vnder þe thombe ¶ The kyndenesse þat myne euene-cristene &raisedpoint; kidde me farnere Sixty sythes I sleuthe &raisedpoint; haue fo[r]ȝete it sith In speche and in sparynge of speche &raisedpoint; yspilte many a tyme Bothe flesche & fissche &raisedpoint; and many other vitailles Bothe bred and ale &raisedpoint; butter melke and chese Forsleuthed in my seruyse &raisedpoint; til it myȝte serue noman ¶ I ran aboute in ȝouthe &raisedpoint; and ȝaf me nouȝte to lerne +L.5.440: Corrector, fol. 23r, right margin. And euere sith be beggere &raisedpoint; for my foule sleuthe Heu michi quia sterilem vitam duxi Iuuenilem ¶ Repentestow þe nauȝte &raisedpoint; quod repentance &raisedpoint; and riȝte with þat he swowned Til vigilate þe veille &raisedpoint; fette water at his eyȝen An admo|nition to | beware | of dispair | in repen=|taunce .Cr2.5.443: Fol. G.3v, left margin. An admo|nition to | beware of | dispair | in repen=|taunceCr3.5.443: Fol. 27v, left margin. And flatte it on his face &raisedpoint; and faste on hym criede nota quod misericordia superest omnem iniquitatemM.5.444: Hand 3, fol. 25r, right margin. And seide ware þe fram wanhope &raisedpoint; wolde þe bitraye I am sori for my synnes &raisedpoint; sey so to þi-selue And bete þi-selue on þe breste &raisedpoint; and bidde hym of grace For is no gult here so grete &raisedpoint; þat his goodnesse nys more ¶ Þanne sat sleuthe vp &raisedpoint; and seyned hym swithe And made avowe to-fore god &raisedpoint; for his foule sleuthe Shal no sondaye be þis seuene ȝere &raisedpoint; but sykenesse it lette Þat I ne shal do me er day &raisedpoint; to þe dere cherche And heren matines and masse &raisedpoint; as I a monke were Shal none ale after mete &raisedpoint; holde me þennes Tyl I haue euensonge herde &raisedpoint; I behote to þe Rode And ȝete wil I ȝelde aȝein &raisedpoint; if I so moche haue Al þat I wikkedly wan &raisedpoint; sithen I wytte hadde ¶ And þough my liflode lakke &raisedpoint; leten I nelle Þat eche man ne shal haue his &raisedpoint; ar I hennes wende And with þe residue &raisedpoint; and þe remenaunt &raisedpoint; bi þe Rode of chestre I shal seke treuthe arst &raisedpoint; ar I se Rome nota de Robert the robberM.5.461: Hand 3, fol. 25r, right margin. ¶ Robert þe robbere &raisedpoint; on reddite lokede notaM.5.462: Hand X1, fol. 25r, right margin. And for þer was nouȝte &raisedpoint; where-of he wepe Ac ȝet þe synful shrewe &raisedpoint; seyde to hym-selue Cryst þat on caluarye &raisedpoint; vppon þe crosse deydest dismasO.5.465: Hand 2, fol. 23r, right margin. Tho dismas my brother &raisedpoint; bisouȝte ȝow of grace And haddest mercy on þat man &raisedpoint; for memento sake So rewe on þis robbere &raisedpoint; þat reddere ne haue id est debeoL.5.480: Hand X, fol. 23v, supralinear gloss on "owe." Ne neuere wene to wynne &raisedpoint; with crafte þat I owe But for þi mykel mercy &raisedpoint; mitigacioun I biseche Ne dampne me nouȝte at domesday &raisedpoint; for þat I did so ille ¶ What bifel of þis feloun &raisedpoint; I can nouȝte faire schewe notaM.5.472: Hand 3, fol. 25v, right margin. Wel I wote he wepte faste &raisedpoint; water with boþe his eyen And knowleched his gult &raisedpoint; to cryst ȝete eftsones Þat penitencia his pyke &raisedpoint; he shulde polsche newe And lepe with hym ouer londe &raisedpoint; al his lyf-tyme For he had leyne bi latro &raisedpoint; luciferes aunte the prayer | of RepentanceM.5.477: Hand X, fol. 25v, left margin. ¶ And þanne had repentaunce reuthe &raisedpoint; and redde hem alle to knele For I shal biseche for al synful &raisedpoint; owre saueoure of grace To amende vs of owre mysdedes &raisedpoint; and do mercy to vs alle nota beneM.5.480: Hand X, fol. 25v, left margin. ¶ Now god quod he &raisedpoint; þat of þi goodnesse &raisedpoint; gonne þe worlde make And of nauȝte madest auȝte &raisedpoint; and man moste liche to þi-selue And sithen suffredest for to synne &raisedpoint; a sikenesse to vs alle And al for þe best as I bileue &raisedpoint; what-euere þe boke telleth de necessitate peccatiM.5.483α: Hand X, fol. 25v, left margin. o felex Culpa o necessarium peccatum ade &cW.5.483α: Hand 4, fol. 32r, infralinear. O felix culpa o necessarium peccatum ade &c For þourgh þat synne þi sone &raisedpoint; sent was to þis erthe And bicam man of a mayde &raisedpoint; mankynde to saue = C.5.486: Hand X, fol. 8r, left margin. And madest þi-self with þi sone &raisedpoint; and vs synful yliche Gene .i | i Io .iiii.Cr2.5.486α: Fol. G.4r, right margin. Genes .i. | i. Io .iiii.Cr3.5.486α: Fol. 28r, right margin. Faciamus hominem ad ymaginem et similitudinem nostram Et alibi qui manet in caritate &raisedpoint; in deo manet & deus in eo nota beneM.5.487: Hand X, fol. 25v, left margin. oure suteO.5.487: Hand 2, fol. 23r, right margin. ¶ And sith with þi-self sone &raisedpoint; in owre sute deydest On gode fryday for mannes sake &raisedpoint; at ful tyme of þe daye Þere þi-self ne þi sone &raisedpoint; no sorwe in deth feledest But in owre secte was þe sorwe &raisedpoint; and þi sone it ladde Ephe .iiii.Cr2.5.490α: Fol. G.4r, right margin. Ephe .iiiiCr3.5.490α: Fol. 28r, right margin. Captiuam duxit captiuitatem losteC2.5.491: Hand 2, fol. 26v, supralinear gloss on "lees." ¶ Þe sonne for sorwe þer-of &raisedpoint; les syȝte for a tyme Aboute mydday whan moste liȝte is &raisedpoint; and mele-tyme of seintes Feddest with þi fresche blode &raisedpoint; owre forfadres in derknesse Populus qui ambulabat in tenebris &raisedpoint; vidit lucem magnam And thorw þe liȝte þat lepe oute of þe &raisedpoint; lucifer was blent And blewe alle þi blissed &raisedpoint; in-to þe blisse of paradise ¶ Þe thrydde daye after &raisedpoint; þow ȝedest in owre sute nota Sinffull MareM.5.497: Hand 3, fol. 26r, right margin. notaM.5.497: Hand X, fol. 26r, right margin. A synful Marie þe seighe &raisedpoint; ar seynte Marie þi dame And al to solace synful &raisedpoint; þow suffredest it so were Mat .ix.Cr2.5.498α: Fol. G.4v, left margin. Mat. ix.Cr3.5.498α: Fol. 28v, left margin. Non veni vocare iustos &raisedpoint; set peccatores ad penitenciam optime dictumM.5.499: Hand 4, fol. 26r, left margin. ¶ And al þat Marke hath ymade mathew Iohan and lucas Of þyne douȝtiest dedes &raisedpoint; were don in owre armes Iohn .i.Cr2.5.500α: Fol. G.4v, left margin. Iohn .i.Cr3.5.500α: Fol. 28v, left margin. Verbum caro factum est et habitauit in nobis And bi so moche me semeth &raisedpoint; þe sikerere we mowe Bydde and biseche &raisedpoint; if it be þi wille Þat art owre fader and owre brother be merciable to vs And haue reuthe on þise Ribaudes &raisedpoint; þat repente hem here sore Þat euere þei wratthed þe in þis worlde &raisedpoint; in worde þouȝte or dedes nota de hopeM.5.506: Hand 3, fol. 26r, right margin. ¶ Þanne hent hope an horne &raisedpoint; of deus tu conuersus viuificabis And blew it with &raisedpoint; Beati quorum &raisedpoint; remisse sunt iniquitates xM.5.508: Hand X, fol. 26r, left margin. Þat alle seyntes in heuene &raisedpoint; songen at ones Psal .36.Cr2.5.509: Fol. G.4v, left margin. Psal .36.Cr3.5.509: Fol. 28v, left margin. Homines & iumenta saluabis quemadmodum multiplicasti misericordiam tuam deus &c &raisedpoint; C2.5.510: Hand 2, fol. 26v, left margin. ¶ A thousand of men þo &raisedpoint; thrungen togyderes Criede vpward to cryst &raisedpoint; and to his clene moder To haue grace to go with hem treuthe to seke ¶ Ac þere was wyȝte non so wys &raisedpoint; þe wey þider couthe But blustreden forth as bestes &raisedpoint; ouer bankes and hilles Til late was and longe &raisedpoint; þat þei a lede mette Apparailled as a paynym &raisedpoint; in pylgrymes wyse He bare a burdoun ybounde &raisedpoint; with a brode liste In a withewyndes wise &raisedpoint; ywounden aboute A bolle and a bagge &raisedpoint; he bare by his syde - C.5.520: Hand X, fol. 84, right margin. An hundreth of ampulles &raisedpoint; on his hatt seten Signes of synay and shelles of galice And many a cruche on his cloke &raisedpoint; and keyes of Rome notaG.5.523: Hand X, fol. 23v, left margin. And þe vernicle bifore &raisedpoint; for men shulde knowe And se bi his signes &raisedpoint; whom he souȝte hadde ¶ Þis folke frayned hym firste &raisedpoint; fro whennes he come ¶ Fram synay he seyde &raisedpoint; and fram owre lordes sepulcre In bethleem and in babiloyne &raisedpoint; I haue ben in bothe In ermonye in alisaundre &raisedpoint; in many other places notaM.5.529: Hand 3, fol. 26v, left margin. Ȝe may se bi my signes &raisedpoint; þat sitten on myn hatte Þat I haue walked ful wyde &raisedpoint; in wete and in drye And souȝte gode seyntes &raisedpoint; for my soules helth questio vbi veritas | moraturM.5.532: Hand 3, fol. 26v, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.5.532: Hand 1, fol. 8r, right margin. ¶ Knowestow ouȝte a corseint &raisedpoint; þat men calle treuthe Coudestow auȝte wissen vs þe weye &raisedpoint; where þat wy dwelleth nota beneM.5.534: Hand X, fol. 26v, left margin. ¶ Nay so me god helpe &raisedpoint; seide þe gome þanne I seygh neuere palmere &raisedpoint; with pike ne with scrippe Axen after hym &raisedpoint; er til now in þis place notaM.5.537: Hand X, fol. 26v, left margin. Peter quod a plowman &raisedpoint; and put forth his hed The plo=|wman is | Truthes | seruauntCr2.5.538: Fol. H.1r, right margin. The plo=|wman is | Truthes | seruaunt ,Cr3.5.538: Fol. 29r, right margin. I knowe hym as kyndely &raisedpoint; as clerke doþ his bokes nota quia dicit Petrus ploughman | optime cognoscere veritatemM.5.539: Hand 3, fol. 26v, left margin. Conscience and kynde witte &raisedpoint; kenned me to his place And deden me suren hym sikerly &raisedpoint; to serue hym for euere Bothe to sowe and to sette þe while I swynke myghte I haue ben his folwar &raisedpoint; al þis fourty wyntre Bothe ysowen his sede &raisedpoint; and sued his bestes With-Inne and with-outen &raisedpoint; wayted his profyt I dyke and I delue &raisedpoint; I do þat treuthe hoteth | C.5.546: Hand X, fol. 8r, right margin. Some-tyme I sowe &raisedpoint; and some-tyme I thresche In tailoures crafte and tynkares crafte &raisedpoint; what treuthe can deuyse I weue an I wynde &raisedpoint; and do what treuthe hoteth ¶ For þouȝe I seye it my-self &raisedpoint; I serue hym to paye - C.5.550: Hand X, fol. 8r, right margin. Ich haue myn huire wel &raisedpoint; and otherwhiles more He is þe prestest payer &raisedpoint; þat pore men knoweth He ne with-halt non hewe his hyre &raisedpoint; þat he ne hath it at euen He is as low as a lombe &raisedpoint; and loueliche of speche nota quomodo docet viam | viam (viam) ad veritatemM.5.554: Hand 3, fol. 26v, left margin. And ȝif ȝe wilneth to wite &raisedpoint; where þat he dwelleth I shal wisse ȝow witterly &raisedpoint; þe weye to his place ¶ Ȝe leue Pieres quod þis pilgrymes &raisedpoint; and profered hym huire XM.5.556.1: Hand X, fol. 26v, left margin. notaM.5.556.1: Hand 3, fol. 26v, left margin. For to wende with hem &raisedpoint; to treuthes dwellyng-place notaM.5.557: Hand X, fol. 26v, left margin. ¶ Nay bi my soules helth quod pieres &raisedpoint; and gan forto swere I nolde fange a ferthynge &raisedpoint; for seynt Thomas shryne notaM.5.559: Hand 3, fol. 26v, left margin. Treuthe wolde loue me þe lasse &raisedpoint; a longe tyme þere-after . nota . how þou schalt goo | on pilgrymageO.5.560: Hand 1, fol. 24r, right margin. nota | how þou shalt go | on pilgrimageC2.5.560: Hand 1, fol. 27v, right margin. Ac if ȝe wilneth to wende wel &raisedpoint; þis is þe weye thider notaL.5.561: Hand 1, fol. 24v, left margin. notaM.5.561: Hand X, fol. 27r, left margin. primum mandatumM.5.561: Hand X6, fol. 27r, right margin. How piers | teachethe | the waye | to trewthCr1.5.561: Fol. 29v, left margin. Ȝe mote go þourgh mekenesse &raisedpoint; bothe men and wyues ten comaiundementes (coma[u]ndementes)C2.5.562: Hand 1, fol. 27v, right margin. How Pi=|ers tea=|cheth the | waye to | trueth .Cr2.5.562: Fol. H.1v, left margin. How Pi=|ers tea=|cheth the | waye to | trueth .Cr3.5.562: Fol. 29v, left margin. Tyl ȝe come in-to conscience þat cryst wite þe sothe þe ten comaunde|mentis .O.5.563: Hand 1, fol. 24r, right margin. Þat ȝe louen owre lorde god &raisedpoint; leuest of alle þinges And þanne ȝowre neighbores nexte &raisedpoint; in non wise apeyre Otherwyse þan þow woldest &raisedpoint; he wrouȝte to þi-selue ¶ And so boweth forth bi a broke &raisedpoint; beth buxum of speche Tyl ȝe fynden a forth &raisedpoint; ȝowre fadres honoureth Exod .xx.Cr3.5.567α: Fol. 29v, left margin. Honora patrem & matrem &c &raisedpoint; notaW.5.568: Hand X, fol. 33v, right margin. Exod .xx.Cr2.5.568: Fol. H.2v, left margin. Wadeþ in þat water and wascheth ȝow wel þere notaW.5.569: Hand X, fol. 33v, right margin. And ȝe shul lepe þe liȝtloker &raisedpoint; al ȝowre lyf-tyme decem preceptaL.5.570: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 24v, left margin. And so shaltow se swere nouȝte &raisedpoint; but if it be for nede And namelich an ydel &raisedpoint; þe name of god almyȝti ¶ Þanne shaltow come by a crofte &raisedpoint; but come þow nouȝte þere-Inne That crofte hat coueyte nouȝte &raisedpoint; mennes catel ne her wyues Ne none of her seruauntes &raisedpoint; þat noyen hem myȝte Loke ȝe breke no bowes þere &raisedpoint; but if it be ȝowre owne ¶ Two stokkes þere stondeth &raisedpoint; ac stynte ȝe nouȝte þere They hat stele nouȝte ne slee nouȝte stryke forth by bothe And leue hem on þi left halfe &raisedpoint; and loke nouȝte þere-after +M.5.579: Hand X, fol. 33v, right margin. And holde wel þyne haliday heighe &raisedpoint; til euen Thanne shaltow blenche at a bergh &raisedpoint; bere no false witnesse He is frithed in with floreines &raisedpoint; and other foes many Loke þow plukke no plante þere &raisedpoint; for peril of þi soule ¶ Þanne shal ȝe se sey soth &raisedpoint; so it be to done In no manere ellis nauȝte &raisedpoint; for no mannes biddyng ¶ Þanne shaltow come to a courte &raisedpoint; as clere as þe sonne Þe mote is of mercy &raisedpoint; þe manere &raisedpoint; aboute And alle þe wallis ben of witte &raisedpoint; to holden wille oute And kerneled with crystendome &raisedpoint; man-kynde to saue &raisedpoint; NotaC.5.589: Hand 1, fol. 8v, left margin. eG.5.589: Hand X, left margin. Boterased with bileue so &raisedpoint; or þow beest nouȝte ysaued ¶ And alle þe houses ben hiled &raisedpoint; halles and chambres +L.5.591: Corrector, fol. 25r, left margin. Wit no lede but with loue &raisedpoint; and lowe speche as bretheren Þe brugge is of bidde wel &raisedpoint; þe bette may þow spede Eche piler is of penaunce &raisedpoint; of preyeres to seyntes Of almes-dedes ar þe hokes &raisedpoint; þat þe gates hangen on Truthes | portare .Cr2.5.595: Fol. H.2r, right margin. Truths | portarCr3.5.595: Fol. 30r, right margin. ¶ Grace hatte þe gateward &raisedpoint; a gode man for-sothe Hys man hatte amende ȝow &raisedpoint; for many man him knoweth Telleth hym þis tokene &raisedpoint; þat treuthe wite þe sothe I parfourned þe penaunce &raisedpoint; þe preest me enioyned And am ful sori for my synnes &raisedpoint; and so I shal euere Whan I þinke þere-on &raisedpoint; þeighe I were a pope - C.5.601: Hand X, fol. 8v, left margin. ¶ Biddeth amende ȝow meke him &raisedpoint; til his maistre ones nota appyllis vnrostedM.5.602: Hand 3, fol. 27v, left margin. To wayue vp þe wiket &raisedpoint; þat þe womman shette Tho Adam and Eue &raisedpoint; eten apples vnrosted Per euam cuntis clausa est &raisedpoint; & per mariam virginem patefacta est ¶ For he hath þe keye and þe clikat &raisedpoint; þouȝ þe kynge slepe And if grace graunte þe &raisedpoint; to go in in þis wise Þow shalt see in þi-selue &raisedpoint; treuthe sitte in þine herte +L.5.607: Corrector, fol. 25r, right margin. In a cheyne of charyte &raisedpoint; as þow a c[h]ilde were To suffre hym and segge nouȝte &raisedpoint; aȝein þi sires wille ¶ Ac bewar þanne of wrath þe &raisedpoint; þat is a wikked shrewe He hath enuye to hym &raisedpoint; þat in þine herte sitteth And pukketh forþ pruyde to prayse þi-seluen ...?...esseM.5.612: Hand X, fol. 27v, left margin. Likely a guide for the correction to "þe boldnesse." Þe boldnesse of þi bienfetes &raisedpoint; maketh þe blynde þanne And þanne worstow dryuen oute as dew &raisedpoint; and þe dore closed Kayed and clikated &raisedpoint; to kepe þe with-outen Happily an hundreth wyntre &raisedpoint; ar þow eft entre Þus myght þow lesen his loue &raisedpoint; to late wel by þi-selue And neuere happil[i]che efte entre &raisedpoint; but grace þow haue Septem sorores que | seruiunt ad veritatemM.5.610: Hand 3, fol. 27v, left margin. ¶ Ac þere ar seuene sustren &raisedpoint; þat seruen treuthe euere Truthes | maidensCr2.5.619: Fol. H.2v, left margin. Truthes | maidensCr3.5.619: Fol. 30v, left margin. And aren porteres of þe posternes &raisedpoint; that to þe place longeth vij sistersL.5.620: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 25v, left margin. Þat one hat abstenence &raisedpoint; and humilite an-other Charite and chastite &raisedpoint; ben his chief maydenes Pacience and pees &raisedpoint; moche poeple þei helpeth Largenesse þe lady &raisedpoint; heo let in ful manye Heo hath hulpe a þousande oute &raisedpoint; of þe deueles ponfolde ¶ And who is sibbe to þis seuene &raisedpoint; so me god helpe He is wonderliche welcome &raisedpoint; and faire vnderfongen And but if ȝe be syb &raisedpoint; to summe of þise seuene It is ful harde bi myne heued quod Peres &raisedpoint; for any of ȝow alle To geten ingonge at any gate þere &punctuselevatus; but grace be þe more nota CutpurseM.5.630: Hand 3, fol. 28r, right margin. A Cutpurs .O.5.630: Hand 1, fol. 25r, right margin. a cutpursC2.5.630: Hand 1, fol. 28v, right margin. ¶ Now bi cryst quod a cutpurs &raisedpoint; I haue no kynne þere Ne I quod an apewarde &raisedpoint; bi auȝte þat I knowe ¶ Wite god quod a wafrestre &raisedpoint; wist I þis for sothe Shulde I neuere ferthere a fote &raisedpoint; for no freres prechyng ¶ Ȝus quod Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; and pukked hem alle to gode nota quia misericordia super omniaM.5.635: Hand 3, fol. 28r, right margin. Mercy is a maydene þere &raisedpoint; hath myȝte ouer hem alle And she is syb to alle synful &raisedpoint; and her sone also And þoruȝe þe helpe of hem two &raisedpoint; hope þow none other Þow myȝte gete grace þere &raisedpoint; bi so þow go bityme A pardonerO.5.639: Hand 1, fol. 25r, right margin. a pardonerC2.5.639: Hand 1, fol. 28v, right margin. ¶ By seynt Poule quod a pardonere &raisedpoint; parauenture I be nouȝte knowe þere I wil go fecche my box with my breuettes &raisedpoint; and a bulle with bisshopes lettres A comune | wommanO.5.641: Hand 1, fol. 25r, right margin. a comune | wommanC2.5.641: Hand 1, fol. 28v, right margin. By cryst quod a comune womman &raisedpoint; þi companye wil I folwe Þow shalt sey I am þi sustre &raisedpoint; I ne wot where þei bicome Passus Sextus capitulumF.6.1: Hand X, fol. 23r, left margin. passus sextu[s]F.6.1: Hand X (secretary), fol. 23r, right margin. Marks where passus begins in other manuscripts. This were a wikked way &raisedpoint; but who-so hadde a gyde That wolde folwen vs eche a fote &raisedpoint; þus þis folke hem mened Quatȝ Perkyn þe plouman &raisedpoint; bi seynt Peter of Rome I haue an half acre to erye &raisedpoint; bi þe heigh way Hadde I eried þis half acre &raisedpoint; and sowen it after How Pi=|ers assign|eth women | to worke . Cr1.6.6: Fol. 31r, right margin. I wil wende with ȝow &raisedpoint; and þe way teche How Pi|ers assig=|neth wo=|men to | worke .Cr2.6.7: Fol. H.3r, right margin. How Pe|ers assig=|neth wo=|men to | worke .Cr3.6.7: Fol. 31r, right margin. ¶ Þis were a longe lettynge &raisedpoint; quod a lady in a sklayre What sholde we wommen &raisedpoint; worche þere-whiles ¶ Somme shal sowe sakke quod Piers &raisedpoint; for shedyng of þe whete And ȝe louely ladyes &raisedpoint; with ȝoure longe fyngres Þat ȝe han silke and sendal &raisedpoint; to sowe whan tyme is Chesibles for chapelleynes &raisedpoint; cherches to honoure ¶ Wyues and wydwes &raisedpoint; wolle & flex spynneth notaC2.6.14: Hand 1, fol. 28v, left margin. Maketh cloth I conseille ȝow &raisedpoint; and kenneth so ȝowre douȝtres . nota .O.6.15: Hand 1, fol. 25v, left margin. Þe nedy and þe naked &raisedpoint; nymmeth hede how hij liggeth And casteth hem clothes &raisedpoint; for so comaundeth treuthe For I shal lene hem lyflode &raisedpoint; but ȝif þe londe faille Flesshe and bred bothe &raisedpoint; to riche and to pore As longe as I lyue &raisedpoint; for þe lordes loue of heuene ¶ And alle manere of men &raisedpoint; þat þorw mete and drynke lybbeth Helpith hym to worche wiȝtliche &raisedpoint; þat wynneth ȝowre fode ¶ Bi crist quod a knyȝte þo &raisedpoint; he kenneth vs þe best Ac on þe teme trewly &raisedpoint; tauȝte was I neuere nota quomodo miles optulit | seipsum ad aratrumM.6.23: Hand 3, fol. 28v, left margin. Ac kenne me quod þe knyȝte &raisedpoint; and bi cryst I wil assaye ¶ Bi seynt Poule quod Perkyn &raisedpoint; ȝe profre ȝow so faire nota the Covenaunt by|twene the knyght & the plowmanM.6.25: Hand 3, fol. 28v, left margin. Þat I shal swynke and swete &raisedpoint; and sowe for vs bothe þe leuynge of | true knyȝtisC2.6.26: Hand 1, fol. 29r, right margin. Piers | prayeth a | knyght to | helpe to | kepe holy | church .Cr1.6.26: Fol. 31r, right margin. Piers | prayeth a | knyght to | helpe to | kepe holy | church .Cr2.6.26: Fol. H.3r, right margin. Pierce | prayeth a | knyght to | helpe to | kepe holy | church .Cr3.6.26: Fol. 31r, right margin. And oþer laboures do for þi loue &raisedpoint; al my lyf-tyme . þe lyuyng of | trewe knyȝtisO.6.27: Hand 1, fol. 25v, left margin. In couenaunt þat þow kepe &raisedpoint; holikirke and my-selue Fro wastoures and fro wykked men &raisedpoint; þat þis worlde struyeth ¶ And go hunte hardiliche to hares and to foxes To bores and to brockes &raisedpoint; þat breketh adown myne hegges And go affaite þe faucones &raisedpoint; wilde foules to kille For suche cometh to my croft &raisedpoint; and croppeth my whete ¶ Curteislich þe knyȝte þanne &raisedpoint; comsed þise wordes By my power Pieres quod he &raisedpoint; I pliȝte þe my treuthe To fulfille þis forward &raisedpoint; þowȝ I fiȝte sholde Als longe as I lyue &raisedpoint; I shal þe mayntene nota quia bene dicitM.6.37: Hand 3, fol. 28v, left margin. how piers | councelleth | þe knight | wisely . Cr1.6.37: Fol. 31v, left margin. Piers | councelleth | þe knighte | wisely .Cr2.6.37: Fol. H.3v, left margin. Pierce | councelleth | þe knyghte | wiselyCr3.6.37: Fol. 31v, left margin. ¶ Ȝe and ȝit a poynt quod Pieres &raisedpoint; I preye ȝow of more Loke ȝe tene no tenaunt &raisedpoint; but treuthe wil assent And þowgh ȝe mowe amercy hem &raisedpoint; late mercy be taxoure to landlordesL.6.40: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 26v, left margin. And mekenesse þi mayster &raisedpoint; maugre medes chekes And þowgh pore men profre ȝow &raisedpoint; presentis and ȝiftis Nym it nauȝte an auenture &raisedpoint; ȝe mowe it nauȝte deserue For þow shalt ȝelde it aȝein &raisedpoint; at one ȝeres ende PurgatoryC2.6.44: Hand 2, fol. 29r, right margin. In a ful perillous place &raisedpoint; purgatorie it hatte nota the knyghtis BondmanM.6.45: Hand 3, fol. 28v, left margin. ¶ And mysbede nouȝte þi bonde-men &raisedpoint; þe better may þow spede Þowgh he be þyn vnderlynge here &raisedpoint; wel may happe in heuene | C.6.47: Hand X, fol. 9r, left margin. Þat he worth worthier sette &raisedpoint; and with more blisse Luk .xiiiiCr2.6.47α: Fol. I.1r, right margin. Luke xiiiiCr3.6.47α: Fol. 31v, left margin. Amice ascende superius notaM.6.48: Hand X, fol. 28v, left margin. notaM.6.48: Hand 3, fol. 28v, left margin. For in charnel atte chirche &raisedpoint; cherles ben yuel to knowe Or a kniȝte fram a knaue þere &raisedpoint; knowe þis in þin herte notaW.6.50: Hand X, fol. 36r, right margin. And þat þow be trewe of þi tonge &raisedpoint; and tales þat þow hatie xM.6.51: Hand X, fol. 29r, left margin. But if þei ben of wisdome or of witt &raisedpoint; þi werkmen to chaste notaW.6.52: Hand X, fol. 36r, right margin. Holde with none harlotes &raisedpoint; ne here nouȝte her tales nota the devils dysowrsM.6.53: Hand 3, fol. 29r, right margin. notaW.6.53: Hand X, fol. 36r, right margin. And nameliche atte mete &raisedpoint; suche men eschue notaW.6.54: Hand X, fol. 36r, right margin. For it ben þe deueles disoures &raisedpoint; I do þe to vnderstande ¶ I assente bi seynt Iame &raisedpoint; seyde þe kniȝte þanne Forto worche bi þi wordes &raisedpoint; þe while my lyf dureth how peers gooþ | on pilgrimage . .O.6.57: Hand 1, fol. 26r, right margin. how peers gooþe | on pilgrimageC2.6.57: Hand 1, fol. 29v, right margin. ¶ And I shal apparaille me quod Perkyn &raisedpoint; in pilgrimes wise And wende with ȝow I wil &raisedpoint; til we fynde treuthe ¶ And cast on me my clothes &raisedpoint; yclouted and hole My cokeres and my coffes &raisedpoint; for colde of my nailles id est a seed leepO.6.61: Hand 1, fol. 26r, right margin, gloss on "hoper." id est a seed leepC2.6.61: Hand 1, fol. 29v, right margin, gloss on "hoper." And hange myn hoper at myn hals &raisedpoint; in stede of a scrippe A busshel of bredcorne &raisedpoint; brynge me þerinne For I wil sowe it my-self &raisedpoint; and sitthenes wil I wende To pylgrymage as palmers don &raisedpoint; pardoun forto haue ¶ Ac who-so helpeth me to erie &raisedpoint; or sowen here ar I wende Shal haue leue bi owre lorde &raisedpoint; to lese here in heruest maugreM.6.67: Hand 2, fol. 29r, right margin. And make hem mery þere-mydde &raisedpoint; maugre who-so bigruccheth it | C.6.68: Hand X, fol. 9r, left margin. ¶ And alkyn crafty men &raisedpoint; þat konne lyuen in treuthe I shal fynden hem fode &raisedpoint; þat feithfulliche libbeth ¶ Saue Iakke þe iogeloure &raisedpoint; and Ionet of þe stues nota quia oblaciones non debent | recepi de hijs quorum nomina | deleantur & ceteraM.6.71: Hand 3, fol. 29r, right margin. And danyel þe dys playere &raisedpoint; and denote þe baude And frere þe faytoure and folke of his ordre And Robyn þe Rybaudoure &raisedpoint; for his rusty wordes Treuthe tolde me ones &raisedpoint; and bad me tellen it after Deleantur de libro viuencium I shulde nouȝte dele with hem For holicherche is hote of hem &raisedpoint; no tythe to take Psal .69.Cr2.6.76α: Fol. H.4r, left margin. Psal .69.Cr3.6.76α: Fol. 32r, right margin. Quia cum iustis non scribantur They ben ascaped good auenture &raisedpoint; now god hem amende peers plowman | wyfes nameC2.6.82: Hand 2, fol. 29v, right margin. Pierces | wife .Cr2.6.82: Fol. H.4r, right margin. Pierces | wifeCr3.6.82: Fol. 32r, right margin. ¶ Dame worche whan tyme is &raisedpoint; Pieres wyf hiȝte His douȝter hiȝte do riȝte so &raisedpoint; or þi dame shal þe bete His sone hiȝte suffre þi souereynes &raisedpoint; to hauen her wille Deme hem nouȝte for if þow doste &raisedpoint; þow shalt it dere abugge Late god yworth with-al &raisedpoint; for so his worde techeth ¶ For now I am olde and hore &raisedpoint; and haue of myn owen þeiseO.6.84: Hand 3, fol. 26v, right margin. Apparently intended as a substitute for "þis," though not marked for change. To penaunce and to pilgrimage &raisedpoint; I wil passe with þise other How Pi=|ers ma=|keth hys | testament .Cr2.6.85: Fol. H.4r, right margin. How Pi=|ers ma=|keth hys | testament ,Cr3.6.85: Fol. 32r, right margin. For-þi I wil or I wende &raisedpoint; do wryte my biqueste piers testamentL.6.86: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 27v, right margin. the testament | of PiersM.6.86: Hand 5, fol. 29v, left margin. Testamentum | petri .PlowmanO.6.86: Hand 1, fol. 26v, left margin. Testementum petri | plowmanC2.6.86: Hand 1, fol. 30r, right margin. How Pi=|erce ma=|keth hys | testament . Cr1.6.86: Fol. 32r, right margin. In dei nomine amen &raisedpoint; I make it my-seluen He shal haue my soule &raisedpoint; þat best hath yserued it And fro þe fende it defende &raisedpoint; for so I bileue Til I come to his acountes &raisedpoint; as my credo me telleth To haue a relees and a remissioun &raisedpoint; on þat rental I leue ¶ Þe kirke shal haue my caroigne &raisedpoint; and kepe my bones For of my corne and catel &raisedpoint; he craued þe tythe to pay preestly is nothing for they be all receyversM.6.93: Hand X (italic), fol. 29v, left margin. I payed it hym prestly &raisedpoint; for peril of my soule For-thy is he holden I hope &raisedpoint; to haue me in his masse And mengen in his memorye &raisedpoint; amonge alle crystene ¶ My wyf shal haue of þat I wan &raisedpoint; with treuthe and nomore And dele amonge my douȝtres &raisedpoint; and my dere children For þowgh I deye to-daye &raisedpoint; my dettes ar quitte I bare home þat I borwed &raisedpoint; ar I to bedde ȝede ¶ And with þe residue and þe remenaunte &raisedpoint; bi þe Rode of Lukes I wil worschip þer-with &raisedpoint; treuthe bi my lyue And ben his pilgryme atte plow &raisedpoint; for pore mennes sake My plow-fote shal be my pyk-staf &raisedpoint; and picche atwo þe rotes And helpe my culter to kerue &raisedpoint; and clense þe forwes M.6.105: Hand X, fol. 29v, left margin. ¶ Now is perkyn and his pilgrymes &raisedpoint; to þe plowe faren To erie þis halue acre &raisedpoint; holpyn hym manye Dikeres & delueres &raisedpoint; digged vp þe balkes Þere-with was perkyn apayed &raisedpoint; and preysed hem faste Other werkemen þere were &raisedpoint; þat wrouȝten ful ȝerne Eche man in his manere &raisedpoint; made hym-self to done And some to plese perkyn &raisedpoint; piked vp þe wedes ¶ At heighe pryme peres &raisedpoint; lete þe plowe stonde To ouersen hem hym-self &raisedpoint; and who-so best wrouȝte He shulde be huyred þer-after &raisedpoint; whan heruest-tyme come ¶ And þanne seten somme &raisedpoint; and songen atte nale Iolye | workmen .Cr2.6.116: Fol. H.4v, left margin. Iolye | workmenCr3.6.116: Fol. 32v, left margin. And hulpen erie his half acre &raisedpoint; with how trolli lolli ¶ Now bi þe peril of my soule quod Pieres &raisedpoint; al in pure tene But ȝe arise þe rather &raisedpoint; and rape ȝow to worche Shal no greyne þat groweth &raisedpoint; glade ȝow at nede nota the devill haue þat RecchethM.6.120: Hand 3, fol. 30r, left margin. And þough ȝe deye for dole &raisedpoint; þe deuel haue þat reccheth ¶ Tho were faitoures aferde &raisedpoint; and feyned hem blynde notaM.6.126: Hand 3, fol. 30r, left margin. nota quomodo truffatores Fingunt se | Fore mitulati (m[uti]lati) & CeciM.6.126: Hand 3, fol. 30r, right margin. Somme leyde here legges aliri as suche loseles conneth And made her mone to pieres &raisedpoint; and preyde hym of grace - C.6.124: Hand X, fol. 9r, right margin. For we haue no lymes to laboure with &raisedpoint; lorde ygraced be ȝe ¶ Ac we preye for ȝow pieres &raisedpoint; and for ȝowre plow bothe Þat god of his grace &raisedpoint; ȝowre grayne multiplye lyueO.6.127: Hand 3, fol. 27r, right margin, gloss or substitution for "ȝyuen." (Note: BB attribute to scribe.) And ȝelde ȝow of ȝowre almesse &raisedpoint; þat ȝe ȝiue vs here of ydell beggersC2.6.128: Hand 1, fol. 30r, right margin. For we may nouȝte swynke ne swete &raisedpoint; suche sikenesse vs eyleth Of ydel beggersO.6.129: Hand 1, fol. 27r, right margin. Lerne to | answere | counter=|faite beg|gers .Cr2.6.129: Fol. I.1r, right margin. Lerne to | answere | counter=|faite beg=|gersCr3.6.129: Fol. 33r, right margin. ¶ If it be soth quod pieres þat ȝe seyne &raisedpoint; I shal it sone asspye Ȝe ben wastoures I wote wel &raisedpoint; and treuthe wote þe sothe And I am his olde hyne &raisedpoint; and hiȝte hym to warne Which þei were in þis worlde &raisedpoint; his werkemen appeyred ¶ Ȝe wasten þat men wynnen &raisedpoint; with trauaille and with tene nota Contra wastersM.6.134: Hand 3, fol. 30r, right margin. Ac treuthe shal teche ȝow &raisedpoint; his teme to dryue Or ȝe shal ete barly bred &raisedpoint; and of þe broke drynke But if he be blynde and broke-legged &raisedpoint; or bolted with yrnes He shal ete whete bred &raisedpoint; and drynke with my-selue Tyl god of his goodnesse &raisedpoint; amendement hym sende Ac ȝe myȝte trauaille as treuthe wolde &raisedpoint; and take mete & huyre To kepe kyne in þe felde &raisedpoint; þe corne fro þe bestes Diken or deluen or dyngen vppon sheues Or helpe make morter &raisedpoint; or bere mukke afelde ¶ In lecherye and in losengerye &raisedpoint; ȝe lyuen and in sleuthe qui parcit virgam perdit filiumM.6.144: Hand X (italic), fol. 30r, right margin. Of heremytisO.6.144: Hand 1, fol. 27r, right margin. And al is þorw suffrance &raisedpoint; þat venIaunce ȝow ne taketh Of heremytesC2.6.145: Hand 1, fol. 30v, right margin. ¶ Ac ancres and heremytes &raisedpoint; þat eten but at nones And namore er morwe &raisedpoint; myne almesse shul þei haue heresiM.6.147: Hand X (italic), fol. 30r, left margin. A brace extends around this verse paragraph. And of my catel to cope hem with &raisedpoint; þat han cloistres and cherches Ac robert renneaboute &raisedpoint; shal nouȝte haue of myne Ne posteles but þey preche conne &raisedpoint; and haue powere of þe bisschop They shal haue payne and potage &raisedpoint; and make hem-self at ese notaM.6.151: Hand3, fol. 30r, left margin. contra fratresM.6.151: Hand 4, fol. 30r, right margin. notaW.6.151: Hand X (much later), fol. 37v, left margin. For it is an vnresonable Religioun &raisedpoint; þat hath riȝte nouȝte of certeyne ¶ And þanne gan a wastoure to wrath hym &raisedpoint; and wolde haue yfouȝte And to Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; he profered his gloue The wa=|stour will | fight .Cr2.6.154: Fol. I.1r, right margin. The wa=|stour will | fightCr3.6.154: Fol. 33r, right margin. A Brytonere a braggere &raisedpoint; a bosted pieres als And bad hym go pissen with his plow &raisedpoint; for-pyned schrewe Wiltow or neltow &raisedpoint; we wil haue owre wille Of þi flowre and of þi flessche &raisedpoint; fecche whan vs liketh And make vs myrie þer-myde &raisedpoint; maugre þi chekes nota quomodo queritur piers | ad militemM.6.159: Hand 3, fol. 30v, left margin. Pierce | plainith to | þe knyght . Cr1.6.159: Fol. 33v, left margin. Perce | playneth | to the | knight .Cr2.6.159: Fol. I.1v, left margin. Pierce | playneth | to the | knight .Cr3.6.159: Fol. 33v, left margin. ¶ Thanne Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; pleyned hym to þe knyȝte To kepe hym as couenaunte was &raisedpoint; fram cursed shrewes And fro þis wastoures wolueskynnes &raisedpoint; þat maketh þe worlde dere For þo waste and wynnen nouȝte &raisedpoint; and þat ilke while Worth neuere plente amonge þe poeple &raisedpoint; þer while my plow liggeth MilesO.6.164: Hand 1, fol. 27v, left margin. MilezC2.6.164: Hand 1, fol. 31r, left margin. Curteisly þe knyȝte þanne &raisedpoint; as his kynde wolde Warned wastoure &raisedpoint; and wissed hym bettere Or þow shalt abugge by þe lawe &raisedpoint; by þe ordre þat I bere XM.6.167: Hand X, fol. 30v, left margin, drypoint. wastourO.6.167: Hand 1, fol. 27v, left margin. wastoureC2.6.167: Hand 1, fol. 31r, left margin. ¶ I was nouȝt wont to worche quod wastour &raisedpoint; and now wil I nouȝt bigynne And lete liȝte of þe lawe : and lasse of þe knyȝte And sette Pieres at a pees &raisedpoint; and his plow bothe | C.6.170: Hand X, fol. 9v, left margin. And manaced pieres and his men &raisedpoint; ȝif þei mette eft-sone Pierce | preied hon|ger to re=|ueng hym .Cr2.6.171: Fol. I.1v, left margin. Pierce | preied hon|ger to re=|ueng hym .Cr3.6.171: Fol. 33v, left margin. ¶ Now by þe peril of my soule quod Pieres &raisedpoint; I shal apeyre ȝow alle nota the hopyng after | hungerM.6.172: Hand 3, fol. 30v, left margin. Pierce | preide hon=|ger to re=|ueng hym . Cr1.6.172: Fol. 33v, left margin. And houped after hunger &raisedpoint; þat herd hym atte firste Awreke me of þise wastoures quod he &raisedpoint; þat þis worlde schendeth ¶ Hunger in haste þo &raisedpoint; hent wastour bi þe mawe nota quod Fames venit | ad puniendum vastumM.6.175: Hand 3, fol. 30v, left margin. And wronge hym so bi þe wombe &raisedpoint; þat bothe his eyen wattered He buffeted þe Britoner aboute þe chekes Þat he loked like a lanterne &raisedpoint; al his lyf after He bette hem so bothe &raisedpoint; he barste nere here guttes Ne hadde Pieres with a pese lof &raisedpoint; preyed hunger to cesse They hadde ben doluen bothe &raisedpoint; ne deme þow non other Faytors | worke for | fear of hon|ger .Cr2.6.181: Fol. I.1v, left margin. Faytours | worke for | fear of hon|gerCr3.6.181: Fol. 33v, left margin. Suffre hem lyue he seyde &raisedpoint; and lete hem ete with hogges Or elles benes and bren &raisedpoint; ybaken togideres Faitors | worke for | fear of hon|ger . Cr1.6.182.1: Fol. 33v, left margin. Or elles melke and mene ale &raisedpoint; þus preyed pieres for hem ¶ Faitoures for fere her-of &raisedpoint; flowen in-to bernes And flapten on with flayles &raisedpoint; fram morwe til euen That hunger was nouȝt so hardy &raisedpoint; on hem forto loke For a potful of peses &raisedpoint; þat peres hadde ymaked An heep of heremites &raisedpoint; henten hem spades And ketten here copes &raisedpoint; and courtpies hem made how beggers and | wastouris ben schasticedC2.6.189: Hand 1, fol. 31v, right margin. And wenten as werkemen &raisedpoint; with spades and with schoueles What | nede can | do .Cr2.6.190: Fol. I.2r, right margin. What | nede can | do .Cr3.6.190: Fol. 34r, right margin. And doluen and dykeden &raisedpoint; to dryue aweye hunger +L.6.191: Corrector, fol. 28v, left margin. nota | how beggers & | wastouris been | chastisedO.6.191: Hand 1, fol. 28r, right margin. ¶ Blynde and bedreden &raisedpoint; were botened a þousande Þat [seten to] begge syluer &raisedpoint; sone were þei heled nota that was baken For I bayerdM.6.193: Hand 3, fol. 31r, right margin. For þat was bake for bayarde &raisedpoint; was bote for many hungry And many a beggere for benes &raisedpoint; buxome was to swynke And eche a pore man wel apayed &raisedpoint; to haue pesen for his huyre And what pieres preyed hem to do &raisedpoint; as prest as a sperhauke ye be so wanton so pro[.]e soR.6.197: Hand X (secretary), fol. 28r, right margin. And þere-of was peres proude &raisedpoint; and put hem to werke And ȝaf hem mete as he myȝte aforth &raisedpoint; and mesurable huyre ¶ Þanne hadde peres pite &raisedpoint; and preyed hunger to wende Home in-to his owne erd &raisedpoint; and holden hym þere For I am wel awroke now &raisedpoint; of wastoures þorw þi myȝte Ac I preye þe ar þow passe &raisedpoint; quod Pieres to hunger Of beggeres and of bidderes &raisedpoint; what best be done For I wote wel be þow went &raisedpoint; þei wil worche ful ille For myschief it maketh &raisedpoint; þei beth so meke nouthe And for defaute of her fode &raisedpoint; þis folke is at my wille Þey are my blody bretheren quod pieres &raisedpoint; for god bouȝte vs alle Treuthe tauȝte me ones &raisedpoint; to louye hem vchone And to helpen hem of alle þinge &raisedpoint; ay as hem nedeth And now wolde I witen of þe &raisedpoint; what were þe best +L.6.211: Corrector, fol. 28v, left margin. How beg=|ers mai be | made to | worke . Cr1.6.211: Fol. 34r, right margin. An how I myȝte amaistrien hem &raisedpoint; and make hem to worche nota concilium Famis contra audaces mendicantesM.6.212: Hand 3, fol. 31r, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.6.212: Hand 1, fol. 9v, left margin. Bolde beggersO.6.212: Hand 1, fol. 28r, right margin. Bolde beggersC2.6.212: Hand 1, fol. 31v, right margin. How beg|ers maye | be made | to worke .Cr2.6.212: Fol. I.2r, right margin. How beg|ers maye | be made | to worke .Cr2.6.212: Fol. 34r, right margin. ¶ Here now quod hunger &raisedpoint; and holde it for a wisdome Bolde beggeres and bigge &raisedpoint; þat mowe her bred biswynke With houndes bred and hors-bred &raisedpoint; holde vp her hertis Abate hem with benes &raisedpoint; for bollyng of her wombe And ȝif þe gomes grucche &raisedpoint; bidde hem go swynke And he shal soupe swettere &raisedpoint; whan he it hath deseruid ¶ And if þow fynde any freke &raisedpoint; þat fortune hath appeyred Or any maner fals men &raisedpoint; fonde þow suche to cnowe Conforte hym with þi catel &raisedpoint; for crystes loue of heuene Loue hem and lene hem &raisedpoint; so lawe of god techeth Gal .vi. aCr2.6.221α: Fol. I.2v, left margin. Gal .vi a.Cr3.6.221α: Fol. 34v, left margin. Alter alterius onera portate And alle maner of men &raisedpoint; þat þow myȝte asspye That nedy ben and nauȝty &raisedpoint; helpe hem with þi godis Loue hem and lakke hem nouȝte &raisedpoint; late god take þe venIaunce Theigh þei done yuel &raisedpoint; late þow god aworthe Hebr .xii. | Rom .xii. | De .xxxii.Cr2.6.226α: Fol. I.2v, left margin. Hebr .xii. | Rom .xii. | De .xxxii.Cr3.6.226α: Fol. 34v, left margin. Michi vindictam & ego retribuam &raisedpoint; And if þow wil be graciouse to god &raisedpoint; do as þe gospel techeth +L.6.228: Corrector, fol. 29r, left margin. And bilow þe amonges low men &raisedpoint; so shaltow lacche grace Luk .xvi.Cr2.6.228α: Fol. I.2v, left margin. Luk .xvi.Cr3.6.228α: Fol. 34v, left margin. Facite vobis amicos de mamona iniquitatis ¶ I wolde nouȝt greue god quod piers &raisedpoint; for al þe good on grounde Miȝte I synnelees do as þow seist &raisedpoint; seyde pieres þanne ¶ Ȝe I bihote þe quod hunger &raisedpoint; or ellis þe bible lieth Go to Genesis þe gyaunt &raisedpoint; þe engendroure of vs alle In sudore and swynke &raisedpoint; þow shalt þi mete tilye And laboure for þi lyflode &raisedpoint; and so owre lorde hyȝte And sapience seyth þe same &raisedpoint; I seigh it in þe bible / no felde wolde /M.6.236: Hand 2, fol. 31v, right margin, erased but legible under UV light. Prou .xx.Cr2.6.236: Fol. I.2v, left margin. Prou xx.Cr3.6.236: Fol. 34v, left margin. Piger pro frigore &raisedpoint; no felde nolde tilye The slou=|thfull su=|ffer hon|ger | Mat .xxvCr2.6.237: Fol. I.2v, left margin. The slou|thfull su=|ffer honger | Mat .xxvCr3.6.237: Fol. 34v, left margin. And þerfore he shal begge and bidde &raisedpoint; and no man bete his hunger ¶ Mathew with mannes face &raisedpoint; mouthed þise wordis a besauntL.6.239: Hand 1, fol. 29r, supralinear gloss on "nam." besaunteM.6.239: Hand 1, fol. 31v, supralinear gloss on "nam." id est a besauntW.6.239: Hand 1, fol. 39r, suprlinear gloss on "amam" (i.e. "nam"). &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.6.239: Hand 1, fol. 9v, right margin. Þat seruus nequam had a nam &raisedpoint; and for he wolde nouȝte chaffare | C.6.240: Hand X, fol. 9v, right margin. He had maugre of his maistre &raisedpoint; for euermore after besauntM.6.241: Hand 2, fol. 31v, supralinear gloss on "nam." And binam his Mnam &raisedpoint; for he ne wolde worche And ȝaf þat Mnam to hym &raisedpoint; þat ten Mnames hadde And with þat he seyde &raisedpoint; þat holicherche it herde notaW.6.244: Hand X, fol. 39r, right margin. He þat hath shal haue &raisedpoint; and helpe þere it nedeth notaW.6.245: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. And he þat nouȝt hath shal nouȝt haue &raisedpoint; and no man hym helpe And þat he weneth wel to haue &raisedpoint; I wil it hym bireue ¶ Kynde witt wolde &raisedpoint; þat eche a wyght wrouȝte Or in dykynge or in deluynge &raisedpoint; or trauaillynge in preyeres Contemplatyf lyf or actyf lyf &raisedpoint; cryst wolde men wrouȝte Þe sauter seyth in þe psalme &raisedpoint; of beati omnes Þe freke þat fedeth hym-self &raisedpoint; with his feythful laboure He is blessed by þe boke &raisedpoint; in body and in soule Psal. 128.Cr2.6.252α: Fol. I.3r, right margin. Psal .128.Cr3.6.252α: Fol. 35r, left margin. Labores manuum tuarum &c &raisedpoint; Howe Pi=|ers pray=|eth hunger | to teache | him a lich|crafte for | him and | for hys | seruauntesCr2.6.253: Fol. I.3r, right margin. Howe pi=|ers pray=|eth hunger | to teache | him a lich|crafte for | him and | for hys | seruauntesCr3.6.253: Fol. 35r, right margin. ¶ Ȝet I prey ȝow quod pieres &raisedpoint; par charite and ȝe kunne leche-craftC2.6.254: Hand 1, fol. 32v, right margin. How Pi=|ers pray=|eth hunger | to teche | him a lich|chraft for | hym and | for hys | seruantesCr1.6.254: Fol. 35r, right margin. Eny leef of lechecraft &raisedpoint; lere it me my dere For somme of my seruauntz &raisedpoint; and my-self bothe Of al a wyke worche nouȝt &raisedpoint; so owre wombe aketh ¶ I wote wel quod hunger &raisedpoint; what sykenesse ȝow eyleth nota contra manging to mochM.6.258: Hand 3, fol. 32r, right margin. Ȝe han maunged ouer-moche &raisedpoint; and þat maketh ȝow grone XL.6.259: Hand X, fol. 29r, right margin. Ac I hote þe quod hunger &raisedpoint; as ȝow þyne hele wilnest notaW.6.260: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. Þat þow drynke no day &raisedpoint; ar þow dyne somwhat notaW.6.261: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. Ete nouȝte I hote þe &raisedpoint; ar hunger þe take notaW.6.262: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. And sende þe of his sauce &raisedpoint; to sauoure with þi lippes notaW.6.263: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. And kepe some tyl soper tyme &raisedpoint; and sitte nouȝt to longe notaW.6.264: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. Arise vp ar appetit &raisedpoint; haue eten his fulle notaW.6.265: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. Lat nouȝt sire surfait sitten at þi borde notaW.6.266: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. Leue him nouȝt for he is lecherous &raisedpoint; and likerous of tonge notaW.6.267: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. And after many manere metes &raisedpoint; his maw is afyngred ☞W.6.268: Hand X, fol. 39v, left margin. notaW.6.268: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. ¶ And ȝif þow diete þe þus &raisedpoint; I dar legge myne eres Þat phisik shal his furred hodes &raisedpoint; for his fode selle And his cloke of calabre &raisedpoint; with alle þe knappes of golde contra medicosM.6.271: Hand 4, fol. 32r, right margin. And be fayne bi my feith &raisedpoint; his phisik to lete notaW.6.272: Hand X, fol. 39v, right margin. And lerne to laboure with londe &raisedpoint; for lyflode is swete Leches ar murderersC2.6.273: Hand 2, fol. 32v, right margin. For morthereres aren mony leches &raisedpoint; lorde hem amende Þei do men deye þorw here drynkes &raisedpoint; ar destine it wolde ¶ By seynt Poule quod pieres &raisedpoint; þise aren profitable wordis Wende now hunger whan þow wolt &raisedpoint; þat wel be þow euere For þis is a louely lessoun &raisedpoint; lorde it þe forȝelde ¶ By-hote god quod hunger &raisedpoint; hennes ne wil I wende Til I haue dyned bi þis day &raisedpoint; and ydronke bothe ¶ I haue no peny quod peres &raisedpoint; poletes &raisedpoint; forto bigge Ne neyther gees ne grys &raisedpoint; but two grene cheses A fewe cruddes and creem &raisedpoint; and an hauer cake And two loues of benes and bran &raisedpoint; ybake for my fauntis And ȝet I sey by my soule &raisedpoint; I haue no salt bacoun Ne no kokeney bi cryst coloppes forto maken Ac I haue percil and porettes &raisedpoint; and many kole plantes notaW.6.287: Hand X, fol. 40r, right margin. And eke a cow &raisedpoint; and a kalf &raisedpoint; and a cart mare To drawe afelde my donge &raisedpoint; þe while þe drought lasteth And bi þis lyflode we mot lyue &raisedpoint; til lammasse tyme And bi þat I hope to haue &raisedpoint; heruest in my croft And þanne may I diȝte þi dyner &raisedpoint; as me dere liketh | C.6.292: Hand X, fol. 10r, left margin. Alle þe pore peple þo &raisedpoint; pesecoddes fetten Benes and baken apples &raisedpoint; þei brouȝte in her lappes ripe +M.6.294: Hand 2, fol. 32v, right margin, erased but legible under UV light. Pore folk | fede hun=|ger . Cr1.6.294: Fol. 35v, left margin. Pore folk | fede hun=|ger .Cr2.6.294: Fol. I.3v, left margin. Pore folk | fede hun=|ger .Cr3.6.294: Fol. 35v, right margin. Chibolles and cheruelles &raisedpoint; and ripe chiries manye And profred peres þis present &raisedpoint; to plese with hunger ¶ Al hunger eet in hast &raisedpoint; and axed after more Þanne pore folke for fere &raisedpoint; fedde hunger ȝerne With grene poret and pesen &raisedpoint; to poysoun hunger þei þouȝte By þat it neighed nere heruest &raisedpoint; newe corne cam to chepynge Þanne was folke fayne &raisedpoint; and fedde hunger with þe best With good ale as glotoun tauȝte &raisedpoint; and gerte hunger go slepe ¶ And þo wolde wastour nouȝt werche &raisedpoint; but wandren aboute Ne no begger ete bred &raisedpoint; þat benes Inne were But of coket or clerematyn &raisedpoint; or elles &raisedpoint; of clene whete Ne none halpeny ale &raisedpoint; in none wise drynke But of þe best and of þe brounest &raisedpoint; þat in borgh is to selle notaW.6.307: Hand X, fol. 40v, right margin. ¶ Laboreres þat haue no lande &raisedpoint; to lyue on but her handes notaW.6.308: Hand X, fol. 40v, right margin. Deyned nouȝt to dyne a-day &raisedpoint; nyȝt-olde wortes notaW.6.309: Hand X, fol. 40v, right margin. May no peny-ale hem paye &raisedpoint; ne no pece of bakoun &raisedpoint; notaW.6.310: Hand X, fol. 40v, right margin. But if it be fresch flesch other fische &raisedpoint; fryed other bake notaW.6.311: Hand X, fol. 40v, right margin. Prouen=|der pric|keth them .Cr2.6.311: Fol. I.3v, left margin. Prouen=|der pric=|keth themCr3.6.311: Fol. 35v, left margin. And þat chaude or plus chaud &raisedpoint; for chillyng of here mawe notaW.6.312: Hand X, fol. 40v, right margin. = C.6.312: Hand X, fol. 10r, left margin. ¶ And but if he be hieghlich huyred &raisedpoint; ellis wil he chyde notaW.6.313: Hand X, fol. 40v, right margin. And þat he was werkman wrouȝt &raisedpoint; waille þe tyme notaW.6.314: Hand X, fol. 40v, right margin. Aȝeines catones conseille &raisedpoint; comseth he to iangle +W.6.315: Hand 1, fol. 32r, right margin. Text bracketed from here to KD.6.315. notaF.6.315: Hand X, fol. 27r, right margin. Same hand as KD.P.82 and 10.286. Cato .Cr2.6.315: Fol. I.4r, right margin. Cato ,Cr3.6.315: Fol. 36r, right margin. Paupertatis onus pacienter ferre memento ¶ He greueth hym aȝeines god &raisedpoint; and gruccheth aȝeines resoun And þanne curseth he þe kynge &raisedpoint; and al his conseille after Suche lawes to loke &raisedpoint; laboreres to greue Ac whiles hunger was her maister &raisedpoint; þere wolde none of hem chyde Ne stryue aȝeines his statut &raisedpoint; so sterneliche he loked L.6.319: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 30r, right margin. notaF.6.319: Hand X, fol. 27r, left margin. ¶ Ac I warne ȝow werkemen &raisedpoint; wynneth while ȝe mowe notaF.6.322: Hand X, fol. 27r, right margin. notaF.6.322: Hand X (different from other nota on this line), fol. 27r, right margin. For hunger hide[r]ward &raisedpoint; hasteth hym faste He shal awake with water &raisedpoint; wastoures to chaste Ar fyue be fulfilled &raisedpoint; suche famyn shal aryse This is | no prophecy but a | pronosti=|cation .Cr2.6.325: Fol. I.4r, right margin. This is | no prophecy but a | pronosti=|cationCr3.6.325: Fol. 36r, right margin. Thorwgh flodes and þourgh foule wederes &raisedpoint; frutes shul faille NotaM.6.326: Hand X6, fol. 32v, left margin. a profecyG.6.326: Hand 1, fol. 29v, left margin. And so sayde saturne &raisedpoint; and sent ȝow to warne ☞L.6.327: Hand 1, fol. 30r, right margin. ☞W.6.327: Hand X, fol. 40v, left margin. [decorated cross]G.6.327: Hand 2, fol. 33v, left margin. Corresponds to a cross in the Table of Contents (fol. 102r). ☞C2.6.327: Hand 1, fol. 33v, left margin. (Note: BB attribute this to Hand 2.) Whan ȝe se þe sonne amys &raisedpoint; and two monkes hedes And a Mayde haue þe maistrie &raisedpoint; and multiplied bi eight notaW.6.329: Hand X, fol. 40v, right margin. Þanne shal deth withdrawe &raisedpoint; and derthe be iustice And dawe þe dyker &raisedpoint; deye for hunger notaW.6.331: Hand X, fol. 40v, right margin. But if god of his goodnesse &raisedpoint; graunt vs a trewe Passus septimus Treuthe herde telle her-of &raisedpoint; and to peres he sent To taken his teme and tulyen þe erthe A pena & a | culpaO.7.3: Hand 1, fol. 29v, left margin. Piercis | Pardon . Cr1.7.3: Fol. 36r, right margin. Piercis | Pardon .Cr2.7.3: Fol. I.4r, right margin. Piercis | Pardon .Cr3.7.3: Fol. 36r, right margin. And purchaced hym a pardoun &raisedpoint; a pena & a culpa For hym and for his heires &raisedpoint; for euermore after And bad hym holde hym at home &raisedpoint; and eryen his leyes And alle þat halpe hym to erie &raisedpoint; to sette or to sowe Or any other myster &raisedpoint; þat myȝte pieres auaille &raisedpoint; Pardoun with pieres plowman &raisedpoint; treuthe hath ygraunted ¶ Kynges and knyȝtes &raisedpoint; þat kepen holycherche And ryȝtfullych in reumes &raisedpoint; reulen þe peple Han pardoun thourgh purgatorie &raisedpoint; to passe ful lyȝtly With patriarkes and prophetes &raisedpoint; in paradise to be felawes ¶ Bisshopes yblessed &raisedpoint; ȝif þei ben as þei shulden Legistres of bothe þe lawes &raisedpoint; þe lewed þere-with to preche And in as moche as þei mowe &raisedpoint; amende alle synful Aren peres with þe apostles &raisedpoint; þus pardoun Piers sheweth And at þe day of dome &raisedpoint; atte heigh deyse to sytte nota quod mercatores non sunt soluti | a pena & culpa quia non | sanctificant sabatumM.7.18: Hand 3, fol. 33r, right margin. MarchauntisO.7.18: Hand 1, fol. 30r, right margin. Hand 3 substituted a supralinear "d" for the "t." MarchundisC2.7.18: Hand 1, fol. 34r, right margin. ¶ Marchauntz in þe margyne &raisedpoint; hadden many ȝeres Ac none a pena & a culpa &raisedpoint; þe Pope nolde hem graunte For þei holde nouȝt her halidayes &raisedpoint; as holicherche techeth And for þei swere by her soule &raisedpoint; and so god moste hem helpe Aȝein clene conscience &raisedpoint; her catel to selle L.7.23: Hand X, fol. 30v, left margin. What | merchaun=|tes shuld | do .Cr2.7.23: Fol. I.4v, left margin. What | merchaun=|tes shuld | do .Cr3.7.23: Fol. 36v, left margin. ¶ Ac vnder his secret seel &raisedpoint; treuthe sent hem a lettre That þey shulde bugge boldely &raisedpoint; þat hem best liked And sithenes selle it aȝein &raisedpoint; and saue þe wynnyge How þou schalt do | þin almesO.7.26: Hand 1, fol. 30r, right margin. how þou shalt do | þin almesC2.7.26: Hand 1, fol. 34r, right margin. And amende mesondieux þere-myde &raisedpoint; and myseyse folke helpe And wikked wayes &raisedpoint; wiȝtlich hem amende And do bote to brugges þat to-broke were Marien maydenes &raisedpoint; or maken hem nonnes Pore peple and prisounes &raisedpoint; fynden hem here fode notaM.7.32: Hand 3, fol. 33r, left margin. And sette scoleres to scole &raisedpoint; or to somme other craftes Releue Religioun &raisedpoint; and renten hem bettere And I shal sende ȝow my-selue &raisedpoint; seynt Michel myn archangel Þat no deuel shal ȝow dere &raisedpoint; ne fere ȝow in ȝowre deying And witen ȝow fro wanhope &raisedpoint; if ȝe wil þus worche notaM.7.37: Hand 3, fol. 33r, left margin. And sende ȝowre sowles in safte &raisedpoint; to my seyntes in ioye ¶ Þanne were Marchauntz mery &raisedpoint; many wepten for ioye And preyseden Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; þat purchaced þis bulle nota de legum peritis quia | minime de Indulgencia | recipiuntM.7.40: Hand 3, fol. 33v, left margin. men of LawC2.7.40: Hand 2, fol. 34r, right margin. Men of lawe lest pardoun hadde þat pleteden for Mede For þe sauter saueth hem nouȝte &raisedpoint; such as taketh ȝiftes And namelich of innocentz þat none yuel ne kunneth Psal .xv.Cr2.7.42α: Fol. I.4v, left margin. Psal .xv.Cr3.6.42α: Fol. 36v, left margin. Super innocentem munera non accipies Men of | law shold | take nou=|ght but | their fee .Cr2.7.43: Fol. I.4v, left margin. Men of | law shold | take nou=|ght but | their fee .Cr3.6.43: Fol. 36v, left margin. Pledoures shulde peynen hem &raisedpoint; to plede for such an helpe Prynces and prelates &raisedpoint; shulde paye for her trauaille A regibus & pryncipibus erit merces eorum Lawyars | shuld take | no moneyCr1.7.45: Fol. 37r, right margin. Lawyars | shold take | no moneyCr2.7.45: Fol. K.1r, right margin. Lawiers | should take | no moneyCr3.7.45: Fol. 37r, right margin. ¶ Ac many a iustice an iuroure &raisedpoint; wolde for Iohan do more Þan pro dei pietate &raisedpoint; leue þow none other notaW.7.47: Hand X, fol. 41v, right margin. Ac he þat spendeth his speche and spekeþ for þe pore notaW.7.48: Hand X, fol. 41v, right margin. Þat is Innocent and nedy &raisedpoint; and no man appeireth oute +M.7.49: Hand 2, fol. 33v, right margin, erased but legible under UV light. notaW.7.49: Hand X, fol. 41v, right margin. Conforteth hym in þat cas &raisedpoint; with-oute coueytise of ȝiftes notaW.7.50: Hand X, fol. 41v, right margin. And scheweth lawe for owre lordes loue &raisedpoint; as he it hath lerned Shal no deuel at his ded-day &raisedpoint; deren hym a myte Þat he ne worth sauf and his sowle &raisedpoint; þe sauter bereth witnesse Psal .xvCr2.7.52α: Fol. K.1r, right margin. Psal .xv.Cr3.7.52α: Fol. 37r, right margin. Domine quis habitabit in tabernaculo tuo &c &raisedpoint; notaM.7.53: Hand X, fol. 33v, left margin. - C.7.53: Hand X, fol. 10r, right margin. ¶ Ac to bugge water ne wynde &raisedpoint; ne witte ne fyre þe fierthe nota quia deus Creauit | quatuor in adiutorium | ComuneM.7.54: Hand 3, fol. 33v, left margin. Þise foure þe fader of heuene &raisedpoint; made to þis folde in comune Þise ben treuthes tresores &raisedpoint; trewe folke to helpe Þat neuere shal wax ne wanye &raisedpoint; with-oute god hym-selue ¶ Whan þei drawen on to deye &raisedpoint; and Indulgences wolde haue Her pardoun is ful petit &raisedpoint; at her partyng hennes Þat any Mede of mene men for her motyng taketh Ȝe legistres and lawyeres &raisedpoint; holdeth þis for treuthe Þat ȝif þat I lye &raisedpoint; Mathew is to blame For he bad me make ȝow þis &raisedpoint; and þis prouerbe me tolde notaW.7.60α: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. ☞Y.7.60α: Hand 1, fol. 33r, right margin. Luke .vi.Cr2.7.60α: Fol. K.1r, right margin. Luke .vi.Cr3.7.60α: Fol. 37r, right margin. Quodcumque vultis vt faciant vobis homines &raisedpoint; facite eis notaW.7.61: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. ¶ Alle lybbyng laboreres &raisedpoint; þat lyuen with her hondes notaW.7.62: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. Þat trewlich taken &raisedpoint; and trewlich wynnen notaW.7.63: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. And lyuen in loue and in lawe &raisedpoint; for her lowe hertis notaW.7.64: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. Of geu=|yng of Al=|mes . Cr1.7.64: Fol. 37r, right margin. Of g[euyng] | of alm[es .]Cr2.7.64: Fol. K.1r, right margin. The copy of Cr2 from which transcription was made has water damage on this page. Of giuing | of almes .Cr3.7.64: Fol. 37r, right margin. Haueth þe same absolucioun &raisedpoint; þat sent was to peres Beggers and | Bydders . C2.7.65: Hand 2, right margin. ¶ Beggeres ne bidderes &raisedpoint; ne beth nouȝte in þe bulle But if þe suggestioun be soth &raisedpoint; þat shapeth hem to begge notaW.7.67: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. For he þat beggeth or bit &raisedpoint; but if he haue nede notaW.7.68: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. He is fals with þe fende &raisedpoint; and defraudeth þe nedy argumentumM.7.69: Hand 4, fol. 34r, right margin. ....bibileM.7.69: Hand X, fol. 34r, right margin. And also he bigileth þe gyuer ageines his wil For if he wist he were nouȝte nedy &raisedpoint; he wolde ȝiue þat an other Þat were more nedy þan he &raisedpoint; so þe nediest shuld be hulpe Catoun kenneth men þus &raisedpoint; and þe clerke of þe stories opinio # quia remandat elimosina | in Manu donec videas | Cui des secundum CatounM.7.73: Hand 3, fol. 34r, right margin. Followed by a curly brace connecting the label to all three lines of the Latin that follows. notaW.7.73: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. catoun of | almes dedisO.7.73: Hand 1, fol. 30v, left margin. Caton of | almes dedisC2.7.73: Hand 1, fol. 35r, right margin. Cui des videto &raisedpoint; is catounes techyng And in þe stories he techeth &raisedpoint; to bistowe þyn almes XL.7.75: Hand X, fol. 31r, left margin. notaW.7.75: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. Sit elemosina in manu tua donec studes cui des Responsio ~ Et tamen vide GregoriusM.7.76: Hand 3, fol. 34r, right margin. notaW.7.76: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. GregorieCr2.7.76: Fol. K.1v, left margin. GregorieCr3.7.76: Fol. 37v, left margin. ¶ Ac Gregori was a gode man &raisedpoint; and bad vs gyuen alle lenethM.7.77: Hand2, fol. 34r, right margin. notaW.7.77: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. Þat asketh for his loue &raisedpoint; þat vs alle leneth notaW.7.77α: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. Non eligas cui miserearis &raisedpoint; ne forte pretereas illum qui meretur accipere Quia incertum est pro quo deum magis placeas notaW.7.78: Hand X, fol. 42v, right margin. ¶ For wite ȝe neuere who is worthi &raisedpoint; ac god wote who hath nede walkeM.7.79: Hand 2, fol. 34r, right margin. SolucioM.7.79: Hand 4, fol. 34r, right margin. "Walke" was originally written in the margin for later correction. After the correction was made, this word was erased and Hand 4 added "Solucio." See KD.7.76. notaW.7.79: Hand X, fol. 42v, right margin. In hym þat taketh is þe treccherye &raisedpoint; if any tresoun walke For he þat ȝiueth ȝeldeth &raisedpoint; and ȝarketh hym to reste And he þat biddeth borweth &raisedpoint; and bryngeth hym-self in dette For beggeres borwen euermo &raisedpoint; and her borgh is god almyȝti To ȝelden hem þat ȝiueth hem &raisedpoint; and ȝet vsure more XL.7.83α: Hand X, fol. 31v, left margin. Luke xix.Cr2.7.83α: Fol. K.1v, left margin. Luke xixCr3.7.83α: Fol. 37v, left margin. Quare non dedisti peccuniam meam ad mensam vt ego veniens cum vsuris exigerem &raisedpoint; &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.7.84: Hand 1, fol. 10v, left margin. Of false beg|gerisO.7.84: Hand 1, fol. 30v, left margin. ¶ For-þi biddeth nouȝt ȝe beggeres &raisedpoint; but if ȝe haue gret nede False beggersC2.7.85: Hand 1, fol. 35r, right margin. For who-so hath to buggen hym bred &raisedpoint; þe boke bereth witnesse He hath ynough þat hath bred ynough &raisedpoint; þough he haue nouȝt elles notaW.7.86α: Hand X, fol. 42v, right margin. Satis diues est qui non indiget pane ¶ Late vsage be ȝowre solace &raisedpoint; of seyntes lyues redyng Þe boke banneth beggarie &raisedpoint; and blameth hem in þis manere [Psal.] 37Cr2.7.89: Fol. K.1v, left margin. Again this page shows water damage. Psal. .37Cr3.7.89: Fol. 37v, left margin. Iunior fui etenim senui &raisedpoint; et non vidi iustum derelictum nec semen eius &c ¶ For ȝe lyue in no loue &raisedpoint; ne no lawe holde nota quia mendicantes | operantur tanquam bestie | Cum we heM.7.91: Hand 3, fol. 34r, right margin. Many of ȝow ne wedde nouȝt &raisedpoint; þe wommen þat ȝe with delen notaM.7.92: Hand 3, fol. 34r, left margin. But as wilde bestis with wehe &raisedpoint; worthen vppe and worchen And bryngeth forth barnes &raisedpoint; þat bastardes men calleth Or þe bakke or some bone &raisedpoint; he breketh in his ȝouthe +L.7.95: Corrector, fol. 31v, left margin. A sitthe gon faiten with ȝoure fauntes &raisedpoint; for euermore after notaW.7.96: Hand X, fol. 42v, right margin. Þere is moo mysshape peple &raisedpoint; amonge þise beggeres notaW.7.97: Hand X, fol. 42v, right margin. Þan of alle maner men &raisedpoint; þat on þis molde walketh notaW.7.98: Hand X, fol. 42v, right margin. And þei þat lyue þus here lyf &raisedpoint; mowe lothe þe tyme notaW.7.99: Hand X, fol. 42v, right margin. Þat euere he was man wrouȝt &raisedpoint; whan he shal hennes fare Right BeggersC2.7.100: Hand 2, fol. 35r, right margin. ¶ Ac olde men & hore &raisedpoint; þat helplees ben of strengthe Þe pardoun | of peris | Plowman .O.7.101: Hand 1, fol. 31r, right margin. Patiente | pouertie .Cr2.7.101: Fol. K.2r, right margin. Patiente | pouertie .Cr3.7.101: Fol. 38r, right margin. And women with childe &raisedpoint; þat worche ne mowe Blynde and bedered &raisedpoint; and broken her membres Þat taketh þis myschief mekelych &raisedpoint; as meseles and othere Han as pleyne pardoun as þe plowman hym-self For loue of her lowe hertis &raisedpoint; owre lorde hath hem graunted Here penaunce and here purgatorie &raisedpoint; here on þis erthe notaM.7.107: Hand 5, fol. 34v, left margin. ¶ Pieres quod a prest þo &raisedpoint; þi pardoun most I rede For I wil construe eche clause &raisedpoint; and kenne it þe on englich nota Bullis petri ploughmanM.7.109: Hand 3, fol. 34v, left margin. ¶ And pieres at his preyere &raisedpoint; þe pardoun vnfoldeth And I bihynde hem bothe &raisedpoint; bihelde al þe bulle Al in two lynes it lay &raisedpoint; and nouȝt a leef more Trew pardon is | do wellC2.7.112: Hand 2, fol. 35v, right margin. And was writen riȝt þus &raisedpoint; in witnesse of treuthe Indulgencia | petriL.7.113: Hand 1, fol. 31v, right margin. notaW.7.113: Hand X, fol. 43r, right margin. Mat .xxv.Cr2.7.113: Fol. K.2r, right margin. Mat .xxvCr3.7.113: Fol. 38r, right margin. Et qui bona egerunt ibunt in vitam eternam notaW.7.114: Hand X, fol. 43r, right margin. Qui vero mala in ignem eternum &raisedpoint; notaM.7.115: Hand X2, fol. 34v, left margin. ¶ Peter quod þe prest þo &raisedpoint; I can no pardoun fynde notaW.7.116: Hand X, fol. 43r, right margin. But dowel and haue wel &raisedpoint; and god shal haue þi sowle notaM.7.117: Hand 3, fol. 34v, left margin. notaW.7.117: Hand X, fol. 43r, right margin. And do yuel and haue yuel &raisedpoint; hope þow non other XL.7.118: Hand X, fol. 32r, left margin. notaW.7.118: Hand X, fol. 43r, right margin. Þat after þi ded-day &raisedpoint; þe deuel shal haue þi sowle ¶ And pieres for pure tene &raisedpoint; pulled it atweyne notaW.7.120-121: Hand X, fol. 43r, right margin. Psal .xxiiiCr2.7.120-121: Fol. K.4r, right margin. Psal xxiiiCr3.7.120-121: Fol. 38r, right margin. And seyde si ambulauero in medio vmbre mortis &raisedpoint; non timebo mala quoniam tu mecum es &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.7.122: Hand 1, fol. 10v, left margin. ¶ I shal cessen of my sowyng quod pieres &raisedpoint; and swynk nouȝt so harde notaM.7.123: Hand 3, fol. 34v, left margin. Ne about my bely-ioye &raisedpoint; so bisi be namore Of preyers and of penaunce &raisedpoint; my plow shal ben her-after And wepen whan I shulde slepe &raisedpoint; þough whete bred me faille XL.7.126: Hand X, fol. 32r, left margin. ¶ Þe prophete his payn ete &raisedpoint; in penaunce and in sorwe By þat þe sauter seith &raisedpoint; so dede other manye Þat loueth god lelly &raisedpoint; his lyflode is ful esy notaW.7.128α: Hand X, fol. 43v, right margin. Psal .xlii.Cr2.7.128α: Fol. K.2r, right margin. Psal .xlii,Cr3.7.128α: Fol. 38r, right margin. Fuerunt michi lacrime mee &raisedpoint; panes die ac nocte ¶ And but if Luke lye &raisedpoint; he lereth vs bi foules We shulde nouȝt be to bisy &raisedpoint; aboute þe worldes blisse Math .vi.Cr2.7.131: Fol. K.2v, left margin. Math .vi.Cr3.7.131: Fol. 38v, left margin. Ne solliciti sitis &raisedpoint; he seyth in þe gospel And sheweth vs bi ensamples &raisedpoint; vs-selue to wisse notaW.7.133: Hand X, fol. 43v, right margin. Þe foules on þe felde &raisedpoint; who fynt hem mete at wynter notaW.7.135: Hand X, fol. 43v, right margin. Haue þei no gernere &raisedpoint; to go to &punctuselevatus; but god fynt hem alle ¶ What quod þe prest to perkyn &raisedpoint; peter as me þinketh Þow art lettred a litel &raisedpoint; who lerned þe on boke ¶ Abstinence þe abbesse quod pieres &raisedpoint; myne abc &raisedpoint; me tauȝte And conscience come afterward &raisedpoint; and kenned me moche more A blynde | priestes | taunt .Cr2.7.140: Fol. K.2v, left margin. A blynd | priestes | tauntCr3.7.140: Fol. 38v, left margin. ¶ Were þow a prest pieres quod he &raisedpoint; þow miȝte preche where þow sholdest As deuynour in deuynyte &raisedpoint; with dixit insipiens to þi teme ¶ Lewed lorel quod Pieres &raisedpoint; litel lokestow on þe bible On salomones sawes &raisedpoint; selden þow biholdest Pro .xxiiCr2.7.143α: Fol. K.2v, left margin. Pro .xxii.Cr3.7.143α: Fol. 38v, left margin. Ecce derisores et iurgia cum eis ne crescant &c ¶ Þe prest and perkyn &raisedpoint; apposeden eyther other And I þorw here wordes awoke &raisedpoint; and waited aboute And seighe þe sonne in þe south sitte þat tyme NotaC.7.147: Hand 1, fol. 10v, right margin. Metelees and monelees &raisedpoint; on Maluerne hulles Musyng on þis meteles &raisedpoint; and my waye ich ȝede Many tyme þis meteles &raisedpoint; hath maked me to studye Of þat I seigh slepyng &raisedpoint; if it so be myȝte - C.7.151: Hand X, fol. 10v, right margin. And also for peres þe plowman &raisedpoint; ful pensyf in herte And which a pardoun peres hadde &raisedpoint; alle þe peple to conforte And how þe prest impugned it with two propre wordes - C.7.154: Hand X, fol. 10v, right margin. Ac I haue no sauoure in songewarie &raisedpoint; for I se it ofte faille +F.7.155: Hand X, fol. 29r, right margin, marks error in F's line. Catoun and canonistres &raisedpoint; conseilleth vs to leue nota opinionem de sompnisM.7.156: Hand 3, fol. 35r, right margin. To sette sadnesse in songewarie &raisedpoint; for sompnia ne cures How Da=|niel dimid | þe dreamis | of Nabu=|godono=|sor . Cr1.7.157: Fol. 38v, left margin. How Da|niel di=|med the | dreames | of Nabu=|chodono=|sor .Cr2.7.157: Fol. K.2v, left margin. How Da|niel de=|med the | dreames of Nabu=|chodono=|sor .Cr3.7.157: Fol. 38v, left margin. ¶ Ac for þe boke bible &punctuselevatus; bereth witnesse How danyel deuyned &raisedpoint; þe dremes of a kynge Þat was nabugodonosor &raisedpoint; nempned of clerkis Daniel seyde sire Kynge &raisedpoint; þi dremeles bitokneth Þat vnkouth knyȝtes shul come &raisedpoint; þi kyngdom to cleue Amonges lowere lordes &raisedpoint; þi londe shal be departed And as danyel deuyned in dede it felle after Þe kynge lese his lordship &raisedpoint; and lower men it hadde Of the | dreames | of IosephCr2.7.165: Fol. K.3r, right margin. Of the | dreames | of IosephCr3.7.165: Fol. 39r, right margin. ¶ And ioseph mette merueillously &raisedpoint; how þe mone and þe sonne &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.7.166: Hand 1, fol. 10v, right margin. Of þe dre=|mes of Io|sephe . Cr1.7.166: Fol. 39r, right margin. And þe elleuene sterres &raisedpoint; hailsed hym alle Þanne Iacob iugged &raisedpoint; iosephes sweuene Beau filtz quod his fader &raisedpoint; for defaute we shullen I my-self and my sones &raisedpoint; seche þe for nede ¶ It bifel as his fader seyde &raisedpoint; in pharaoes tyme Þat ioseph was iustice &raisedpoint; egipte to loken It bifel as his fader tolde &raisedpoint; his frendes þere hym souȝte And al þis maketh me &raisedpoint; on þis meteles to þynke ¶ And how þe prest preued &raisedpoint; no pardoun to dowel nota quod dowell superest IndulgenciasM.7.175: Hand 3, fol. 35v, left margin. And demed þat dowel &raisedpoint; indulgences passed Dowell passith | the pardon of | petres churcheL.7.176: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 32v, left margin. Biennales and triennales &raisedpoint; and bisschopes lettres And how dowel at þe day of dome &raisedpoint; is dignelich vnderfongen Note ho=|we he scor|neth the | auctority | of PopesCr2.7.178: Fol. K.3r, right margin. Note ho=|we he scor|neth the | auctority | of PopesCr3.7.178: Fol. 39r, right margin. And passeth al þe pardoun &raisedpoint; of seynt petres cherche ☞ pardonHm.7.179: Hand X, fol. 143r, left margin. ¶ Now hath þe pope powere &raisedpoint; pardoun to graunte þe peple nota &raisedpoint; C.7.180: Hand 1, fol. 10v, right margin. With-outen eny penaunce &raisedpoint; to passen in-to heuene Þis is owre bileue &raisedpoint; as lettered men vs techeth Math .vi.Cr2.7.181α: Fol. K.3r, right margin. The proper citation is Matthew 18. Math .vi.Cr3.7.181α: Fol. 39r, right margin. Quodcumque ligaueris super terram &raisedpoint; erit ligatum et in celis &c &raisedpoint; And so I leue lelly &raisedpoint; lordes forbode ellis Þat pardoun and penaunce &raisedpoint; and preyeres don saue Soules þat haue synned &raisedpoint; seuene sithes dedly Ac to trust to þise triennales &raisedpoint; trewly me þinketh Is nouȝt so syker for þe soule &raisedpoint; certis as is dowel XL.7.187: Hand X, fol. 32v, left margin. now haþ þe | per .O.7.187: Hand 3, fol. 32r, right margin. Any further text cropped; presumably a version of the first missing line following KD.7.186: "Now haþ þe pope power pardon to graunte." ¶ For-þi I rede ȝow renkes &raisedpoint; þat riche ben on þis erthe Vppon trust of ȝowre tresoure &raisedpoint; triennales to haue Be ȝe neuere þe balder &raisedpoint; to breke þe x hestes And namelich ȝe maistres &raisedpoint; mayres and iugges Þat han þe welthe of þis worlde &raisedpoint; and for wyse men ben holden To purchace ȝow pardoun &raisedpoint; and þe popis bulles xF.7.193: Hand X, fol. 29v, left margin. At þe dredeful dome &raisedpoint; whan ded shullen rise And comen alle bifor cryst &raisedpoint; acountis to ȝelde How þow laddest þi lyf here &raisedpoint; and his lawes keptest a poke full of | pardonL.7.196: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 33r, right margin. de indulgencijsM.7.196: Hand 4, fol. 35v, left margin. And how þow dedest day bi day &raisedpoint; þe dome wil reherce Of pardoun .O.7.197: Hand 1, fol. 32r, right margin. of pardonC2.7.197: Hand 1, fol. 36v, right margin. A poke ful of pardoun þere &raisedpoint; ne prouinciales lettres Theigh ȝe be founde in þe fraternete &raisedpoint; of alle þe foure ordres And haue indulgences double-folde &raisedpoint; but if dowel ȝow help nota notaM.7.200: Hand X2 (possibly two different hands), fol. 35v, left margin. I sette ȝowre patentes and ȝowre pardounz at one pies hele ¶ For-þi I conseille alle cristene &raisedpoint; to crye god mercy And Marie his moder &raisedpoint; be owre mene bitwene Þat god gyue vs grace here &raisedpoint; ar we gone hennes Suche werkes to werche &raisedpoint; while we ben here Þat after owre deth-day &raisedpoint; dowel reherce ...?...M.7.206: Hand X, fol. 36r, right margin. finitur visionemG.7.206: Hand 2, fol. 32v, left margin. Seems to be the same as the hand that initialed "WH" on fols. 69v, 70r, and 103r. notaG.7.206: Hand 2, fol. 32v, right margin. At þe day of dome &raisedpoint; we dede as he hiȝte Passus octauus de visione & primus de dowel +L.8.1: Corrector, fol. 33r, right margin. ...?...M.8.1: Hand X, fol. 36r, right margin. quintus / sextusF.8.1: Hand 1, fol. 29v, left margin, marking passus division. Thus yrobed in russet &raisedpoint; I rowmed aboute Al a somer sesoun &raisedpoint; for to seke dowel And frayned ful oft &raisedpoint; of folke þat I mette If ani wiȝte wiste &raisedpoint; where dowel was at Inne And what man he miȝte be &raisedpoint; of many man I axed nota the questioun askyn of | Freris of dowellM.8.6: Hand 3, fol. 36r, right margin ¶ Was neuere wiȝte as I went &raisedpoint; þat me wisse couthe Where þis lede lenged &raisedpoint; lasse ne more &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.8.8: Hand 1, fol. 11r, left margin. [drawing of eagle in heraldic style]Y.8.8: Hand X, fol. 35r, bottom center. A red "L" is written on the eagle's breast, possibly in rubricating ink (used by Hand 1). ¶ Tyl it bifel on a fryday &raisedpoint; two freres I mette Maistres of þe Menoures &raisedpoint; men of grete witte I hailsed hem hendely as I hadde lerned And preyed hem par charitee &raisedpoint; ar þei passed forther +L.8.12: Corrector, fol. 33r, left margin. If þei knewe any contre &raisedpoint; or costes as þei went Where þat dowel dwelleth &raisedpoint; doth me to wytene ¶ For þei ben men on þis molde &raisedpoint; þat moste wyde walken And knowen contrees &raisedpoint; and courtes &raisedpoint; and many kynnes places Bothe prynces paleyses &raisedpoint; and pore mennes cotes And dowel and doyuel &raisedpoint; where þei dwelle bothe ¶ Amonges vs quod þe Menours &raisedpoint; þat man is dwellyng And euere hath as I hope &raisedpoint; and euere shal here-after ContraO.8.20: Hand 1, fol. 32v, left margin. ContraC2.8.20: Hand 1, fol. 37r, right margin. ¶ Contra quod I as a clerke &raisedpoint; and comsed to disputen notaM.8.20α: Hand 3, fol. 36r, right margin. ...?...M.8.20α: Hand X, fol. 36r, right margin. notaW.8.20α: Hand X, fol. 45r, right margin. Sepcies | in die | cadit | iustiO.8.20α: Hand 1, fol. 32v, right margin, written vertically opposite KD.8.20α-24. Prou .24Cr2.8.20α: Fol. K.4r, right margin. Prou .24.Cr3.8.20α: Fol. 40r, right margin. And seide sothli sepcies &raisedpoint; in die cadit iustus Septies in die | cadit iustusC2.8.21: Hand 2, fol. 37r, right margin. Seuene sythes seith þe boke &raisedpoint; synneth þe riȝtful . And who-so synneth I seyde &raisedpoint; doth yuel as me þinketh And dowel and do yuel &raisedpoint; mow nouȝt dwelle togideres &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.8.24: Hand 1, fol. 11r, left margin. Ergo he nys nauȝt alway &raisedpoint; amonge ȝow freres He is otherwhile ellis-where &raisedpoint; to wisse þe peple ¶ I shal sey þe my sone &raisedpoint; seide þe frere þanne similitudoG.8.27: Hand 1, fol. 33r, left margin. How seuene sithes þe sad man &raisedpoint; on þe day synneth - C.8.28: Hand X, fol. 11r, left margin. similitudoC2.8.28: Hand 2, fol. 37r, left margin. By a forbisene quod þe frere &raisedpoint; I shal þe faire shewe notaW.8.29: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. ¶ Lat brynge a man in a bote &raisedpoint; amydde a brode water notaW.8.30: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Þe wynde and þe water &raisedpoint; and þe bote waggynge notaW.8.31: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Maketh þe man many a tyme &raisedpoint; to falle and to stonde notaW.8.32: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. For stonde he neuere so styf &raisedpoint; he stombleth ȝif he moeue notaW.8.33: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Ac ȝit is he sauf and sounde &raisedpoint; and so hym bihoueth notaW.8.34: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. For ȝif he ne arise þe rather &raisedpoint; and rauȝte to þe stiere notaW.8.35: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Þe wynde wolde wyth þe water &raisedpoint; þe bote ouerthrowe notaW.8.36: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. And þanne were his lyf loste &raisedpoint; þourgh lacchesse of hym-self notaW.8.37: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. ¶ And þus it falleth quod þe frere &raisedpoint; bi folke here on erthe notaW.8.38: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Þe water is likned to þe worlde &raisedpoint; þat wanyeth and wexeth notaW.8.39: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Þe godis of þis grounde aren like &raisedpoint; to þe grete wawes notaW.8.40: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Þat as wyndes and wederes &raisedpoint; walweth aboute notaW.8.41: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Þe bote is likned to owre body &raisedpoint; þat brutel is of kynde +L.8.42: Corrector, fol. 33v, left margin. notaW.8.42: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Þat þorugh þe fende and þi flessh &raisedpoint; and þe frele worlde tymes sithesM.8.43: Hand 2, fol. 36v, right margin. Deleted but legible under UV light. notaW.8.43: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Synneth þe sadman &raisedpoint; a day seuene sythes kepethM.8.44: Hand 1, fol. 36v, right margin. ¶ Ac dedly synne doth he nouȝt &raisedpoint; for dowel hym kepith nota quod Caritas maxime | adiuuat contra peccatumM.8.45: Hand 3, fol. 36v, left margin. And þat is charite þe champioun &raisedpoint; chief help aȝein synne For he strengtheth man to stonde &raisedpoint; and stereth mannes soule notaW.8.47: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. And þowgh þi body bow &raisedpoint; as bote doth in þe water notaW.8.48: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Ay is þi soule sauf &raisedpoint; but þi-self wole Do a dedly synne &raisedpoint; and drenche so þi soule suffreM.8.51: Hand 2, fol. 36v, left margin. His opi=|nion of | frewyll .Cr2.8.51: Fol. K.4v, left margin. His opi=|nion of | frewyll .Cr3.8.51: Fol. 40v, left margin. God wole suffre wel þi sleuthe &raisedpoint; ȝif þi-self lyketh notaW.8.52: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. For he ȝaf þe to ȝeresȝyue &raisedpoint; to ȝeme wel þi-selue +L.8.53: Corrector, fol. 33v, left margin. notaW.8.53: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. And þat is witte a fre wille &raisedpoint; to euery wyȝte a porcioun notaW.8.54: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. To fleghyng foules &raisedpoint; to fissches & to bestes +Corrector, fol. 33v, left margin. notaW.8.55: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. Ac man hath moste þerof &raisedpoint; and moste is to blame notaW.8.56: Hand X, fol. 45v, right margin. But if he worche wel þer-with &raisedpoint; as dowel hym techeth ¶ I haue no kynde knowyng quod I &raisedpoint; to conceyue alle ȝowre wordes Ac if I may lyue and loke &raisedpoint; I shal go lerne bettere I bikenne þe cryst &raisedpoint; þat on þe crosse deyde And I seyde þe same &raisedpoint; saue ȝow fro myschaunce And ȝiue ȝow grace on þis grounde &raisedpoint; good men to worthe &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.8.62: Hand 1, fol. 11r, right margin. ¶ And þus I went wide-where walkyng myne one By a wilde wildernesse &raisedpoint; and bi a wode-syde notaW.8.64: Hand X, fol. 46r, right margin. Blisse of þo briddes &raisedpoint; brouȝte me aslepe And vnder a lynde vppon a launde &raisedpoint; lened I a stounde To lythe þe layes &raisedpoint; þo louely foules made +L.8.67: Corrector, fol. 34r, left margin. notaW.8.67: Hand X, fol. 46r, right margin. Murthe of her mouthes &raisedpoint; made me þere to slepe Þe merueillousest meteles &raisedpoint; mette me þanne +L.8.69: Corrector, fol. 34r, left margin. Þat euer [dremed] wyȝte &raisedpoint; in worlde as I wene nota quomodo thought primo apparuit | in sompnoM.8.70: Hand 3, fol. 37r, right margin ¶ A moche man as me þouȝte &raisedpoint; and lyke to my-selue Come and called me &raisedpoint; by my kynde name What artow quod I þo &raisedpoint; þat þow my name knowest Þat þow wost wel quod he &raisedpoint; and no wyȝte bettere &raisedpoint; thouȝt &raisedpoint; C.8.74: Hand 1, fol. 1r, right margin. ¶ Wote I what þow art &punctuselevatus; þought &raisedpoint; seyde he þanne ThoughteC2.8.75: Hand 2, fol. 38r, right margin. I haue suwed þe þis seuene ȝere &raisedpoint; sey þow me no rather ¶ Art þow thought quod I þo &raisedpoint; þow couthest me wisse Where þat dowel dwelleth &raisedpoint; and do me þat to knowe ...?...nota prima discripcio de dowellM.8.78: Hand 3, fol. 37r, right margin. notaW.8.78: Hand X, fol. 46r, right margin. dowellG.8.78: Hand 1, fol. 33v, left margin. Do WellO.8.78: Hand 2, fol. 38r, right margin. ¶ Dowel and dobet &raisedpoint; and dobest þe thridde quod he notaW.8.79: Hand X, fol. 46r, right margin. Aren three faire vertues &raisedpoint; and beth nauȝte fer to fynde notaW.8.80-81: Hand X, fol. 46r, right margin. Who-so is trewe of his tonge &raisedpoint; and of his two handes notaW.8.82: Hand X, fol. 46r, right margin. And þorugh his laboure or þorugh his londe &raisedpoint; his lyflode wynneth notaW.8.83: Hand X, fol. 46r, right margin. And is trusti of his tailende &raisedpoint; taketh but his owne notaW.8.84: Hand X, fol. 46r, right margin. And is nouȝt dronkenlew ne dedeignous &raisedpoint; dowel hym folweth dobettreG.8.85: Hand 1, fol. 34r, left margin. Do . bettC2.8.85: Hand 2, right margin. ¶ Dobet doth ryȝt þus &raisedpoint; ac he doth moche more notaW.8.86: Hand X, fol. 46r, right margin. He is as low as a lombe &raisedpoint; and loueliche of speche And helpeth alle men &raisedpoint; after þat hem nedeth Þe bagges and þe bigurdeles &raisedpoint; he hath to-broken hem alle Þat þe Erl auarous &raisedpoint; helde and his heires And þus with Mammonaes mone &raisedpoint; he hath made hym frendes And is ronne in-to Religioun &raisedpoint; and hath rendred þe bible And precheth to þe poeple &raisedpoint; seynt Poules wordes ii. Cor .xiCr2.8.92: Fol. L.1r, left margin. ii .Cor .xi.Cr3.8.92: Fol. 41r, right margin. Libenter suffertis insipientes &raisedpoint; cum sitis ipsi sapientes notaW.8.94: Hand X, fol. 46v, right margin. And suffreth þe vnwise &raisedpoint; with ȝow forto libbe And with gladde wille doth hem gode &raisedpoint; for so god ȝow hoteth dobestC.8.96: Hand X, fol. 11r, right margin. nota discripcio de do-best | ad episcopos pertinetM.8.96: Hand 3, fol. 37r, right margin. Do bestO.8.96: Hand 1, fol. 33v, left margin. dobestG.8.96: Hand 1, fol. 34r, left margin. Do . beste . C2.8.96: Hand 2, fol. 38r, left margin. ¶ Dobest is aboue bothe &raisedpoint; and bereth a bisschopes crosse Is hoked on þat one ende &raisedpoint; to halie men fro helle A pyke is on þat potente &raisedpoint; to pulte adown þe wikked Þat wayten any wikkednesse &raisedpoint; dowel to tene And dowel and dobet amonges hem ordeigned nota On to be kyng | & Rule allM.8.101: Hand 3, fol. 37v, left margin. botheM.8.101: Hand 2, fol. 37v, right margin. To croune one to be kynge to reule hem bothe Þat ȝif dowel or dobet did aȝein dobest Þanne shal þe kynge come &raisedpoint; and casten hem in yrens And but if dobest bede for hem &raisedpoint; þei to be þere for euere ¶ Thus dowel and dobet &raisedpoint; and dobest þe thridde Crouned one to be kynge &raisedpoint; to kepin hem alle And to reule þe Reume &raisedpoint; bi her thre wittes And none other wise &raisedpoint; but as þei thre assented ¶ I thonked thouȝt þo &raisedpoint; þat he me þus tauȝte &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.8.112-113: Hand 1, fol. 11v, left margin. Ac ȝete sauoureth me nouȝt þi seggyng &raisedpoint; I coueite to lerne How dowel dobet and dobest &raisedpoint; don amonges þe peple ¶ But witte conne wisse þe quod þouȝt &raisedpoint; where þo thre dwelle Ellis wote I none þat can &raisedpoint; þat now is alyue nota quomodo will & thought | primo obuiauerunt cum | wittM.8.117: Hand 3, fol. 37v, left margin. ¶ Þouȝte and I thus &raisedpoint; thre days we ȝeden Disputyng vppon dowel &raisedpoint; day after other WyttC2.8.119: Hand 2, fol. 38v, right margin. And ar we were ywar &raisedpoint; with witte gan we mete Wyt wyll | haue none | excesse .Cr2.8.120: Fol. L.1v, left margin. Wyt wyll | haue none | excesse .Cr3.8.120: Fol. 41v, left margin. He was longe and lene &raisedpoint; liche to none other notaW.8.121: Hand X, fol. 47r, right margin. Was no pruyde on his apparaille &raisedpoint; ne pouerte noyther notaW.8.122: Hand X, fol. 47r, right margin. Sadde of his semblaunt &raisedpoint; and of soft chiere I dorste meue no matere &raisedpoint; to make hym to iangle erfleyHm.8.119: Hand X, fol. 144v, bottom right, pen trial written vertically top to bottom. Probably a place or family name. But as I bad þouȝt þo &raisedpoint; be mene bitwene And put forth somme purpos &raisedpoint; to prouen his wittes What was dowel &raisedpoint; fro dobet &raisedpoint; and dobest fram hem bothe &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.8.127: Hand 1, fol. 11v, left margin. ¶ Þanne þouȝt in þat tyme seide þise wordes Where dowel dobet and dobest ben in londe will ...?...M.8.129: Hand 3, fol. 37v, left margin. Here is wille wolde ywyte &raisedpoint; ȝif witte couthe teche hym +L.8.130: Corrector, fol. 34v, left margin. And whether he be man &raisedpoint; or man &raisedpoint; þis man fayne wolde aspye And worchen as þei thre wolde &raisedpoint; þis is his entente &raisedpoint; Passus nonus nota beneM.9.1: Hand 5, fol. 37v, left margin. Sire dowel dwelleth quod witte &raisedpoint; nouȝt a day hennes In a castel þat kynde made &raisedpoint; of foure kynnes þinges Of erthe and eyre is it made &raisedpoint; medled togideres With wynde and with water &raisedpoint; witterly enioyned Kynde hath closed þere-Inne &raisedpoint; craftily with-alle A lemman þat he loueth &raisedpoint; like to hym-selue Anima she hatte &raisedpoint; ac enuye hir hateth A proude pryker of Fraunce &raisedpoint; prynceps huius mundi And wolde winne hir awey &raisedpoint; with wyles and he myȝte Dowel is | keper of þe | soule .Cr2.9.10: Fol. L.1v, left margin. Dowel is | keper of þe | soule ,Cr3.9.10: Fol. 41v, left margin. ¶ Ac kynde knoweth þis wel &raisedpoint; and kepeth hir þe bettere And hath do hir with sire dowel &raisedpoint; is duke of þis marches nota secunda discripcio de dowellM.9.12: Hand 3, fol. 38r, right margin. Dobet is hir damoisele &raisedpoint; sire doweles douȝter To serue þis lady lelly &raisedpoint; bothe late and rathe Dobest is aboue bothe &raisedpoint; a bisschopes pere Þat he bit mote be do &raisedpoint; he reuleth hem alle Anima þat lady &raisedpoint; is ladde bi his lerynge Inwytte | hath fyue | sonnes .Cr2.9.17: Fol. L.2r, right margin. In wytte | hath fyue | sonnes ,Cr3.9.17: Fol. 42r, right margin. ¶ Ac þe constable of þat castel &raisedpoint; þat kepeth al þe wacche ...?...nota quia Inwitt habet quinque Filios | vt patetM.9.18: Hand 3, fol. 38r, right margin Inwytte | See Well | Saye Well | Here Well | Werke Well | Goo WellC2.9.18: Hand 2, fol. 39r, right margin. Is a wys kniȝte with-al &raisedpoint; sire Inwitte he hatte And hath fyue feyre sones &raisedpoint; bi his first wyf Sire sewel and saywel &raisedpoint; and herewel þe hende Sire worche wel wyth þine hande &raisedpoint; a wiȝte man of strengthe And sire godfrey gowel &raisedpoint; gret lordes for-sothe What is kynde . C2.9.23: Hand 2, fol. 39r, right margin. Þise fyue ben sette &raisedpoint; to saue þis lady anima ...?...M.9.24: Hand X, fol. 38r, right margin. Tyl kynde come or sende to saue hir for euere ¶ What kynnes thyng is kynde quod I &raisedpoint; canstow me telle nota quod natura est Creator omnium rerumM.9.26: Hand 3, fol. 38r, right margin. natura naturansC2.9.26: Hand 2, fol. 39r, right margin. ¶ Kynde quod witte is a creatour &raisedpoint; of alle kynnes þinges Fader and fourmour &raisedpoint; of al þat euere was maked And þat is þe gret god þat gynnynge had neuere Lorde of lyf and of lyȝte &raisedpoint; of lysse and of peyne Angeles and al þing aren at his wille nota quia dixit & facta sunt | mandauit & Creata suntM.9.31: Hand 3, fol. 38r, right margin Ac man is hym moste lyke &raisedpoint; of marke and of schafte For þorugh þe worde þat he spake &raisedpoint; wexen forth bestes Ps .xxxiiiCr2.9.33α: Fol. L.2r, right margin. Ps .xxxiiiCr3.9.33α: Fol. 42r, right margin. Dixit & facta sunt id est adamL.9.34: Hand 1(?), fol. 35r, supralinear gloss on "man." .id est. adamM.9.34: Hand 1, fol. 38r, supralinear gloss on "man." ¶ And made man likkest &raisedpoint; to hym-self one And Eue of his ribbe-bon &raisedpoint; with-outen eny mene For he was synguler hym-self &raisedpoint; and seyde faciamus Goddes | myghte | must help | his word .Cr2.9.37: Fol. L.2r, right margin. Goddes | myghte | must help | his word .Cr3.9.37: Fol. 42r, right margin. As who seith more mote here-to &raisedpoint; þan my worde one notaW.9.38: Hand X, fol. 47v, right margin. My myȝte mote helpe &raisedpoint; now with my speche notaW.9.39: Hand X, fol. 47v, right margin. SimilitudoC2.9.39: Hand 2, fol. 39r, right margin. Riȝte as a lorde sholde make lettres &raisedpoint; and hym lakked parchemyn notaW.9.40: Hand X, fol. 47v, right margin. Þough he couth write neuere so wel &raisedpoint; ȝif he had no penne notaW.9.41: Hand X, fol. 47v, right margin. Þe lettre for al þe lordship &raisedpoint; I leue were neuere ymaked ¶ And so it semeth &raisedpoint; bi hym &punctuselevatus; as þe bible telleth nota quia non solum verbo | sed opere facta suntM.9.43: Hand 3, fol. 38v, left margin Þere he seyde dixit &raisedpoint; & facta sunt He moste worche with his worde &raisedpoint; and his witte shewe And in þis manere was man made &raisedpoint; þorugh myȝte of god almiȝti With his worde and werkemanschip &raisedpoint; and with lyf to laste And þus god gaf hym a goost &raisedpoint; of þe godhed of heuene And of his grete grace graunted hym blisse And þat is lyf þat ay shal last &raisedpoint; to al lynage after And þat is þe castel þat kynde made &raisedpoint; caro it hatte nota the makyng off | man with the sowleM.9.51: Hand 3, fol. 38v, left margin And is as moche to mene &raisedpoint; as man with a soule And þat he wrouȝt with werke &raisedpoint; and with worde bothe Þorugh myȝte of þe maieste &raisedpoint; man was ymaked ¶ Inwit and alle wittes closed ben þer-inne AnimaO.9.55: Hand 1, fol. 34v, left margin. animaC2.9.55: Hand 1, fol. 39v, right margin. For loue of þe lady anima &raisedpoint; þat lyf is ynempned Ouer-al in mannes body &raisedpoint; he walketh and wandreth Ac in þe herte is hir home &raisedpoint; and hir moste reste Ac Inwitte is in þe hed &raisedpoint; and to the herte he loketh What anima is lief or loth &raisedpoint; he lat hir at his wille notaM.9.60: Hand X1, fol. 38v, left margin. For after þe grace of god &raisedpoint; þe grettest is Inwitte nota ..... de hijs quorum | deus venter estM.9.61: Hand 3, fol. 38v, left margin notaW.9.61: Hand X, fol. 48r, right margin. ¶ Moche wo worth þat man &raisedpoint; þat mys-reuleth his Inwitte globbersM.9.62: Hand 2, fol. 38v, right margin, deleted but legible under UV light. notaW.9.62: Hand X, fol. 48r, right margin. And þat be glotouns globbares &raisedpoint; her god is her wombe Phili .iii.Cr2.9.62α: Fol. L.2v, left margin. Phili .iii.Cr3.9.62α: Fol. 42v, left margin. Quorum deus venter est For þei seruen sathan &raisedpoint; her soule shal he haue Þat liueth synful lyf here &raisedpoint; her soule is liche þe deuel And alle þat lyuen good lyf &raisedpoint; aren like god almiȝti i. Io .iiii.Cr2.9.65α: Fol. L.2v, left margin. i. Io .iiii.Cr3.9.65α: Fol. 42v, left margin. Qui manet in caritate in deo manet &c contra potentiam potationisM.9.66: Hand 3, fol. 38v, left margin. notaW.9.66: Hand X, fol. 48r, right margin. ¶ Allas þat drynke shal for-do &raisedpoint; þat god dere bouȝte notaW.9.67: Hand X, fol. 48r, right margin. And doth god forsaken hem &raisedpoint; þat he shope to his liknesse Mat .xxvCr2.9.67α: Fol. L.2v, left margin. Mat .xxvCr3.9.67α: Fol. 42v, left margin. Amen dico vobis nescio vos &raisedpoint; & alibi et dimisi eos secundum desideria eorum XL.9.68-69: Hand X, fol. 35v, left margin. how bishops | shoulen bestw (best[o]w) | their gudesL.9.68-69: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 35v, left margin. nota beneM.9.68-69: Hand X1, fol. 38v, left margin. ¶ Foles þat fauten Inwitte &raisedpoint; I fynde þat holicherche XL.9.70: Hand X, fol. 35v, right margin. nota that holy Church | shuld help FolisM.9.70: Hand 3, fol. 38v, left margin. Wo be to | þou þat turn | the tithes | to priuate | vse.Cr2.9.70: Fol. L.2v, left margin. Wo be to | þou þat turn | the tithes | to priuate | vse.Cr3.9.70: Fol. 42v, left margin. Shulde fynden hem þat hem fauted &raisedpoint; and faderelees children And wydwes þat han nouȝte wher-with &raisedpoint; to wynnen hem her fode Madde men and maydenes &raisedpoint; þat helplees were Alle þise lakken Inwitte &raisedpoint; and lore bihoueth ¶ Of þis matere I myȝte &raisedpoint; make a longe tale And fynde fele witnesses &raisedpoint; amonges þe foure doctours And þat I lye nouȝt of þat I lere þe &raisedpoint; luke bereth witnesse nota ad CompatresM.9.77: Hand 3, fol. 39r, right margin. ¶ Godfader and godmoder &raisedpoint; þat sen her godchildren At myseise and at mischief &raisedpoint; and mowe hem amende Shal haue penaunce in purgatorie &raisedpoint; but ȝif þei hem helpe nota what belongyth to the litle BarnM.9.80: Hand 3, fol. 39r, right margin. notaW.9.80: Hand X, fol. 48v, right margin. For more bilongeth to þe litel barne &raisedpoint; ar he þe lawe knowe notaW.9.81: Hand X, fol. 48v, right margin. Þan nempnyng of a name &raisedpoint; and he neuere þe wiser . . . nota .. .O.9.82: Hand 1, fol. 35r, right margin. notaC2.9.82: Hand 1 fol. 40r, right margin. Aagynste | priestesCr1.9.82: Fol. 43r, right margin. Bestowe | your ty=|thes as | you are | bounde to | do .Cr2.9.82: Fol. L.3r, right margin. Bestowe | your ty=|thes as | you are | bounde to | do .Cr3.9.82: Fol. 43r, right margin. Shulde no crystene creature &raisedpoint; crien atte ȝate nota ad prelatosM.9.83: Hand 3, fol. 39r, right margin. Ne faille payn ne potage &raisedpoint; and prelates did as þei shulden notaW.9.84: Hand X, fol. 48v, right margin. A Iuwe wolde nouȝte se a Iuwe &raisedpoint; go iangelyng for defaute For alle þe moebles on þis molde &raisedpoint; and he amende it miȝte notaW.9.86: Hand X, fol. 48v, right margin. ¶ Allas þat a crestene creature &raisedpoint; shal be vnkynde til an other nota maiorem caritatem in Iudeis | quam in cristianisM.9.87: Hand 3, fol. 39r, right margin. notaW.9.87: Hand X, fol. 48v, right margin. Sitthen Iuwes þat we iugge &raisedpoint; Iudas felawes notaW.9.88: Hand X, fol. 48v, right margin. Ayther of hem helpeth other &raisedpoint; of þat þat hym nedeth notaW.9.89: Hand X, fol. 48v, right margin. Whi nel we cristene &raisedpoint; of cristes good be as kynde notaW.9.90: Hand X, fol. 48v, right margin. As Iuwes þat ben owre lores-men &raisedpoint; shame to vs alle Þe comune for her vnkyndenesse &raisedpoint; I drede me shul abye nota contra truffatoresM.9.92: Hand 3, fol. 39r, right margin. ¶ Bisschopes shul be blamed &raisedpoint; for beggeres sake He is worse þan Iudas &raisedpoint; þat ȝiueth a iaper siluer notaM.9.94: Hand X1, fol. 39r, right margin. And biddeth þe begger go &raisedpoint; for his broke clothes Proditor est prelatus cum Iuda &raisedpoint; qui patrimonium cristi minus distribuit // & alibi Perniciosus dispensator est &raisedpoint; qui res pauperum cristi inutiliter consumit He doth nouȝt wel þat doth þus &raisedpoint; ne drat nouȝt god almiȝty Ne loueth nouȝt salamones sawes &raisedpoint; þat sapience tauȝte Eccle .i.Cr2.9.96α: Fol. L.3r, right margin. Eccle .i.Cr3.9.96α: Fol. 43r, right margin. Inicium sapiencie timor domini &raisedpoint; nota Tertia discripcio de dowellM.9.97: Hand 3, fol. 39r, right margin. notaW.9.97: Hand X, fol. 49r, right margin. ¶ Þat dredeth god he doth wel &raisedpoint; þat dredeth hym for loue notaW.9.98: Hand X, fol. 49r, right margin. And nouȝt for drede of veniaunce &raisedpoint; doth þer-fore þe bettere notaW.9.99: Hand X, fol. 49r, right margin. He doth best þat with-draweth hym &raisedpoint; by day and bi nyȝte notaW.9.100: Hand X, fol. 49r, right margin. To spille any speche or any space of tyme +L.9.100α: Corrector, fol. 36r, right margin. Iaco .ii.Cr2.9.100α: Fol. L.3r, right margin. Iaco .ii.Cr3.9.100α: Fol. 43r, right margin. Qui offendit in verbo in omnibus est reus Lesynge of tymeC2.9.101: Hand 2, fol. 40r, right margin. ¶ Lesyng of tyme &raisedpoint; treuthe wote þe sothe Is moste yhated vp erthe &raisedpoint; of hem þat beth in heuene Spyllynge of speche . C2.9.103: Hand 2, fol. 40r, right margin. And sitthe to spille speche &raisedpoint; þat spyre is of grace And goddes gleman &raisedpoint; and a game of heuene Wolde neuere þe faithful fader &raisedpoint; his fithel were vntempred Ne his gleman a gedelyng &raisedpoint; a goer to tauernes ¶ To alle trew tidy men &raisedpoint; þat trauaille desyren Owre lorde loueth hem and lent &raisedpoint; loude other stille Grace to go to hem &raisedpoint; and agon her lyflode Psa .34.Cr2.9.109α: Fol. L.3v, left margin. Psa .34.Cr3.9.109α: Fol. 43v, left margin. Inquirentes autem dominum non minuentur omni bono nota Quarta discripcio de | dowellM.9.110: Hand 3, fol. 39v, left margin. Mariage | is praisedCr2.9.110: Fol. L.3v, left margin. Mariage | is praisedCr3.9.110: Fol. 43v, left margin. ¶ Trewe wedded libbing folk &raisedpoint; in þis worlde is dowel For þei mote worche & wynne &raisedpoint; and þe worlde susteyne For of her kynde þei come &raisedpoint; þat confessoures ben nempned Kynges and kniȝtes &raisedpoint; kayseres and cherles Maydenes and martires &raisedpoint; out of o man come - C.9.115: Hand X, fol. 12r, left margin. Þe wyf was made þe weye &raisedpoint; for to help worche And þus was wedloke ywrouȝt &raisedpoint; with a mene persone notaW.9.117: Hand X, fol. 49r, right margin. First bi þe faderes wille &raisedpoint; and þe frendes conseille notaW.9.118: Hand X, fol. 49r, right margin. And sytthenes bi assent of hem-self &raisedpoint; as þei two myȝte acorde notaW.9.119: Hand X, fol. 49r, right margin. And thus was wedloke ywrouȝte &raisedpoint; and god hym-self it made In erthe þe heuene is &raisedpoint; hym-self was þe witnesse nota contra hos qui concipiuntur | absque matrimonioM.9.121: Hand 3, fol. 39v, left margin. ¶ Ac fals folke faithlees &raisedpoint; theues and lieres will williamS.9.122: Hand X, fol. 34v, left margin. Written vertically bottom to top, with other letters too smudged do read. Wastoures and wrecches &raisedpoint; out of wedloke I trowe Conceyued ben in yuel tyme &raisedpoint; as caym was on Eue Of such synful shrewes &raisedpoint; þe sauter maketh mynde notaW.9.125α: Hand X, fol. 49v, right margin. Psal .vii.Cr2.9.125α: Fol. L.3v, left margin. Psal .vii.Cr3.9.125α: Fol. 43v, left margin. Concepit in dolore et peperit iniquitatem &c And alle þat come of þat caym come to yuel ende - C.9.127: Hand X, fol. 12r, left margin. For god sent to seem &raisedpoint; and seyde bi an angel Þyne issue in þyne issue &raisedpoint; I wil þat þei be wedded Learn to | chose the | a wyfe .Cr2.9.129: Fol. L.3v, left margin. Learn to | chose the | a wyfe .Cr3.9.129: Fol. 43v, left margin. And nouȝt þi kynde with caymes &raisedpoint; ycoupled ne yspoused nota that Seem and | Caymes kynd | shuld not CopleM.9.130: Hand 3, fol. 39v, left margin. ¶ Ȝet some aȝein þe sonde of owre saueoure of heuene Caymes kynde & his kynde &raisedpoint; coupled togideres Tyl god wratthed for her werkis &raisedpoint; and suche a worde seyde Þat I maked man &raisedpoint; now it me athynketh Gene .vi.Cr2.9.133α: Fol. L.4r, right margin. Gene .vi.Cr3.9.133α: Fol. 44r, right margin. Penitet me fecisse hominem ¶ And come to Noe anon &raisedpoint; and bad hym nouȝt lette Swithe go shape a shippe &raisedpoint; of shides and of bordes Þiself and þi sones three &raisedpoint; and sithen ȝowre wyues Buske ȝow to þat bote &raisedpoint; and bideth ȝe þer-inne Tyl fourty dayes be fulfilde &raisedpoint; þat flode haue ywasshen Clene awey þe cursed blode &raisedpoint; þat caym hath ymaked ¶ Bestes þat now ben &raisedpoint; shulle banne þe tyme Þat euere þat cursed caym &raisedpoint; come on þis erthe Alle shal deye for his dedes &raisedpoint; bi dales and bi hulles And þe foules þat fleeghen &raisedpoint; for[th] with other bestes Excepte oneliche of eche kynde a couple Þat in þi shyngled shippe &raisedpoint; shul ben ysaued notaM.9.146: Hand X1, fol. 40r, right margin. Filius portauit | iniquitatem patrisC2.9.146: Hand 2, fol. 41r, right margin. Here abouȝt þe barne &raisedpoint; þe belsyres gultes - C.9.147: Hand X, fol. 12r, left margin. And alle for her forfadres &raisedpoint; þei ferden þe worse Þe gospel is here-ageine &raisedpoint; in o degre I fynde Eze .xviii.Cr2.9.149: Fol. L.4r, right margin. Eze .xviiiCr3.9.149: Fol. 44r, right margin. Filius non portabit iniquitatem patris & pater non portabit iniquitatem filij &c &raisedpoint; notaW.9.150: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. ¶ Ac I fynde if þe fader be false and a shrewe notaW.9.151: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. Þat somdel þe sone &raisedpoint; shal haue þe sires tacches ¶ Impe on an ellerne &raisedpoint; and if þine apple be swete notaW.9.153: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. Mochel merueile me þynketh &raisedpoint; & more of a schrewe notaW.9.154: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. Þat bryngeth forth any barne &raisedpoint; but if he be þe same notaW.9.155: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. And haue a sauoure after þe sire &raisedpoint; selde seestow other Luke .viCr2.155α: Fol. L.4r, right margin. Luke .vi.Cr3.9.155α: Fol. 44r, right margin. Numquam colligitur de spinis vuas &raisedpoint; nec de tribulis fycus And þus þourw cursed caym &raisedpoint; cam care vppon erthe And al for þei wrouȝt wedlokes &raisedpoint; aȝein goddis wille nota . Of wedlokO.9.158: Hand 1, fol. 36r, right margin. nota of wedlokC2.9.158: Hand 1, fol. 41r, right margin. For-þi haue þei maugre for here mariages &raisedpoint; þat marye so her childeren For some as I se now &raisedpoint; soth forto telle notaW.9.160: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. For coueitise of catel vnkyndeliche ben wedded As careful concepcioun cometh of suche mariages As bifel of þe folke &raisedpoint; þat I bifore of tolde id est boniL.9.163: Hand 1(?), fol. 37r, supralinear gloss on first "goode." id est bonasL.9.163: Hand 1(?), fol. 37r, supralinear gloss on second "goode." .id est. boniM.9.163: Hand 1, fol 40r, supralinear gloss on first "goode." bonasM.9.163: Hand 1, fol 40r, supralinear gloss on second "goode." notaW.9.163: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. ¶ For goode shulde wedde goode &raisedpoint; þough hij no good hadde notaW.9.164: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. Ioh .xiiiiCr2.9.164: Fol. L.4v, right margin. Ioh .xiiiiCr3.9.164: Fol. 44v, left margin. I am via & veritas seith cryst &raisedpoint; I may auaunce alle +L.9.165: Corrector, fol. 37r, left margin. nota contra matrimonium inordinatumM.9.165: Hand 3, fol. 40r, right margin. notaW.9.165: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. ¶ It is an oncomely couple &raisedpoint; bi cryst as me þinketh notaW.9.166: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. To ȝyuen a ȝonge wenche · to an olde feble notaW.9.167: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. notaY.9.167: Hand 1, fol. 39v, right margin. Or wedden any widwe &raisedpoint; for welth of hir goodis notaW.9.168: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. Þat neuere shal barne bere &raisedpoint; but if it be in armes Many a peire sithen þe pestilence &raisedpoint; han pliȝt hom togideres notaM.9.171: Hand X, fol. 40r, right margin. notaW.9.171: Hand X, fol. 50r, right margin. Þe fruit þat þei brynge forth &raisedpoint; aren foule wordes notaM.9.169: Hand 3, fol. 40r, left margin. Possibly marking this line as out of order. The fru|tes of wic|ked mari|age .Cr2.9.169: Fol. L.4v, left margin. The fru=|tes of wic|ked mari=|age .Cr3.9.169: Fol. 44v, left margin. In ialousye ioyeles &raisedpoint; and ianglyng on bedde +L.9.172: Corrector, fol. 37r, left margin. Haue þei no children but cheste &raisedpoint; an choppyng hem bitwene notaL.9.173: Hand 2, fol. 37r, left margin. nota Bacoun off dunmowM.9.173: Hand 3, fol. 40r, right margin. Dunmowe bacounC2.9.173: Hand 2, fol. 41r, right margin. ¶ And þough þei don hem to donmowe &raisedpoint; but if þe deuel help To folwen after þe flicche &raisedpoint; fecche þei it neuere And but þei bothe be forsworne &raisedpoint; þat bacoun þei tyne notaL.9.176: Hand 2, fol. 37r, left margin. ¶ For-þi I conseille alle crystene &raisedpoint; coueite nouȝt be wedded notaW.9.177: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. For coueitise of catel &raisedpoint; ne of kynrede riche notaW.9.178: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. Ac maydenes and maydenes &raisedpoint; macche ȝow togideres notaW.9.179: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. Widwes and widwers &raisedpoint; worcheth þe same notaW.9.180: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. For no londes but for loue &raisedpoint; loke ȝe be wedded notaW.9.181: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. And þanne gete ȝe þe grace of god &raisedpoint; and good ynogh to lyue with notaL.9.182: Hand 2, fol. 37r, left margin. notaW.9.182: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. ¶ And euery maner seculer þat may nouȝt continue notaW.9.183: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. Wysly go wedde &raisedpoint; and war hym fro synne For leccherye in likyng &raisedpoint; is lymeȝerde of helle notaM.9.185: Hand 3, fol. 40v, left margin. notaW.9.185: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. Whiles þow art ȝonge &raisedpoint; and þi wepne kene notaW.9.186: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. Wreke þe with wyuynge &raisedpoint; ȝif þow wil ben excused notaW.9.186β.1: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. Dum sis vir fortis &raisedpoint; ne des tua robora scortis notaW.9.186β.2: Hand X, fol. 50v, right margin. Scribitur in portis &raisedpoint; meretrix est ianua mortis nota de puritate | Coitus in matrimonioM.9.187: Hand 4, fol. 40v, left margin. ¶ Whan ȝe haue wyued bewar &raisedpoint; and worcheth in tyme The ma=|ryed cou=|ple muste | kepe them|selues cle=|ane.Cr2.9.188: Fol. L.4v, left margin. The ma=|ryed cou=|ple muste | kepe them|selues cle|ane .Cr3.9.188: Fol. 44v, left margin. Nouȝt as Adam & Eue &raisedpoint; whan caym was engendred For in vntyme trewli &raisedpoint; bitwene man & womman Ne shulde no bourde on bedde be &raisedpoint; but if þei bothe were clene Bothe of lyf & and of soule &raisedpoint; and in parfyte charitee Þat ilke derne dede do &raisedpoint; noman ne sholde And if þei leden þus her lyf &raisedpoint; it liked god almiȝti For he made wedloke firste &raisedpoint; and him-self it seide i. Cori .viiCr2.9.194α: Fol. M.1r, right margin. i .Cori .viiCr3.9.194α: Fol. 45r, right margin. Bonum est vt vnusquisque vxorem suam habeat propter fornicacionem BastardsCr2.9.195: Fol. M.1r, right margin. BastardsCr3.9.195: Fol. 45r, right margin. ¶ And þei þat oþergatis ben geten &raisedpoint; for gedelynges ben holden As false folke fondelynges &raisedpoint; faitoures and lyars Vngracious to gete goode &raisedpoint; or loue of þe poeple Wandren and wasten &raisedpoint; what þei cacche mowe notaW.9.199: Hand X, fol. 51r, right margin. Aȝeines dowel þei don yuel &raisedpoint; and þe deuel serue notaW.9.200: Hand X, fol. 51r, right margin. And after her deth-day &raisedpoint; shulle dwelle with þe same notaW.9.201: Hand X, fol. 51r, right margin. But god gyue hem grace here &raisedpoint; hem-self to amende nota Quinta discriptio de | dowellM.9.202: Hand 3, fol. 40v, left margin. notaW.9.202: Hand X, fol. 51r, right margin. Do Well | Do . bette | Do besteC2.9.202: Hand 2, fol. 41v, right margin. ¶ Dowel my frende is &raisedpoint; to don as lawe techeth notaW.9.203-204: Hand X, fol. 51r, right margin. To loue þi frende and þi foo &raisedpoint; leue me þat is dobet To ȝiuen and to ȝemen &raisedpoint; bothe ȝonge and olde To helen and to helpen &raisedpoint; is dobest of alle notaL.9.207: Hand 2, fol. 37v, left margin. notaW.9.207: Hand X, fol. 51r, right margin. ¶ And dowel is to drede god &raisedpoint; and dobet to suffre And so cometh dobest of bothe &raisedpoint; and bryngeth adoun þe mody notaW.9.209: Hand X, fol. 51r, right margin. And þat is wikked wille &raisedpoint; þat many werke shendeth And dryueth away dowel &raisedpoint; þorugh dedliche synnes Passus decimus notaL.10.1: Hand 2, fol. 37v, left margin. Wyttes | wyfeCr2.10.1: Fol. M.1r, left margin. Wyttes | wyfeCr3.10.1: Fol. 45r, left margin. Thanne hadde witte a wyf &raisedpoint; was hote dame studye Þat lene was of lere &raisedpoint; and of liche bothe The wyfe of WyttyC2.10.3: Hand 2, fol. 42r, right margin. She was wonderly wroth &raisedpoint; þat witte me þus tauȝte And al starynge dame studye &raisedpoint; sternelich seyde Wel artow wyse quod she to witte &raisedpoint; any wysdomes to telle To flatereres or to folis &raisedpoint; þat frantyk ben of wittes nota quod perlis non debent | mitteri Coram porcisM.10.7: Hand 3, fol. 41r, right margin And blamed hym and banned hym &raisedpoint; and badde hym be stylle With suche wise wordes &raisedpoint; to wissen any sottes notaM.10.9: Hand 3, fol. 41r, left margin. And seyde noli mittere man &raisedpoint; margerye perlis Amanges hogges þat han &raisedpoint; hawes at wille Þei don but dryuele þer-on draffe were hem leuere notaM.10.12: Hand 3, fol. 41r, right margin. Þan al þe precious perre &raisedpoint; þat in paradys wexeth I sey it bi suche quod she þat sheweth bi her werkes By their | workes | know themCr2.10.14: Fol. M.1v, left margin. By their | workes | know themCr3.10.14: Fol. 45v, left margin. Þat hem were leuer londe &raisedpoint; and lordship on erthe Or ricchesse or rentis &raisedpoint; and reste at her wille Þan alle þe sothe sawes &raisedpoint; þat salamon seyde euere notaL.10.17: Hand 2, fol. 37v, left margin. dM.10.17: Hand X2, fol. 41r, right margin. notaW.10.17: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. ¶ Wisdome and witte now is nouȝt worth a carse notaW.10.18: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. But if it be carded with coueytise &raisedpoint; as clotheres kemben here wolle notaW.10.19: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. Who is nowadaies | called to counsailleC2.10.19: Hand X, fol. 42r, right margin. Who-so can contreue deceytes &raisedpoint; an conspire wronges notaW.10.20: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. And lede forth a loue-day &raisedpoint; to latte with treuthe notaW.10.21: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. He þat suche craftes can &raisedpoint; to conseille is clepid notaW.10.22: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. Þei lede lordes with lesynges &raisedpoint; and bilyeth treuthe notaW.10.23: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. IobG.10.23: Hand 1, fol. 38r, left margin. ¶ Iob þe gentel in his gestes witnesseth notaW.10.24: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. Þat wikked men þei welden &raisedpoint; þe welthe of þis worlde nota quare impij bene viuuntM.10.25: Hand 3, fol. 41r, right margin. notaW.10.25: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. And þat þei ben lordes of eche a londe &raisedpoint; þat oute of lawe libbeth Psal xxiiCr2.10.25α: Fol. M.1v, left margin. Psal .xxiiCr3.10.25α: Fol. 45v, left margin. Quare impij viuunt bene est omnibus qui preuaricantur & inique agunt ¶ Þe sauter seyth þe same &raisedpoint; bi suche þat don ille Psal .xi.Cr2.10.26α: Fol. M.1v, left margin. Psal .xiCr3.10.26α: Fol. 45v, left margin. Ecce ipsi peccatores habundantes in seculo optinuerunt diuicias notaW.10.27: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. Lo seith holy letterrure whiche lordes beth þis shrewes notaW.10.28: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. Þilke þat god moste gyueth &raisedpoint; leste good þei deleth notaW.10.29: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. And moste vnkynde to þe comune &raisedpoint; þat moste catel weldeth Psal .xiCr2.10.29&agr;: Fol. M.1v, left margin. Que perfecisti destruxerunt &raisedpoint; iustus autem &c &raisedpoint; Psal .xiCr3.10.30: Fol. 45v, left margin. notaW.10.30: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. Harlotes for her harlotrye &raisedpoint; may haue of her godis notaW.10.31: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. And iaperes and iogeloures &raisedpoint; and iangelers of gestes notaW.10.32: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. nota &punctuselevatus; how good | carpyng is not | louedO.10.32: Hand 1, fol. 37r, right margin. nota . how good | carpinge is not louedC2.10.32: Hand 1, fol. 42v, right margin. ¶ Ac he þat hath holy writte &raisedpoint; ay in his mouth &raisedpoint; notaW.10.33: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. And can telle of Tobye &raisedpoint; and of þe twelue apostles notaW.10.34: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. Only di=|uinitie ha|th no re=|wardCr2.10.34: Fol. M.1v, left margin. Only di=|uinitie ha|th no re=|wardCr3.10.34: Fol. 45v, left margin. Or prechen of þe penaunce &raisedpoint; þat pilat wrouȝt notaW.10.35: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. To Ihesu þe gentil &raisedpoint; þat Iewes to-drowe notaW.10.37: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. Litel is he loued &raisedpoint; þat suche a lessoun scheweth notaW.10.38: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. Or daunted or drawe forth &raisedpoint; I do it on god hym-self notaW.10.39: Hand X, fol. 51v, right margin. Of mynystralisO.10.39: Hand 1, fol. 37r, right margin. Of mynystrallisC2.10.39: Hand 1, fol. 42v, right margin. ¶ But þo þat feynen hem folis &raisedpoint; and with faityng libbeth notaW.10.40: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Aȝein þe lawe of owre lorde &raisedpoint; and lyen on hem-selue nota contra RibaldosM.10.41: Hand 3, fol. 41v, left margin. notaW.10.41: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Spitten and spewen &raisedpoint; and speke foule wordes notaW.10.42: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Drynken and dryuelen &raisedpoint; and do men for to gape notaW.10.43: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Lickne men and lye on hem &raisedpoint; þat leneth hem no ȝiftes notaW.10.44: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Þei conne namore mynstralcye &raisedpoint; ne musyke men to glade Than Munde þe mylnere &raisedpoint; of multa fecit deus Ne were here vyle harlotrye &raisedpoint; haue god my treuthe Shulde neuere Kyng ne kniȝt &raisedpoint; ne chanoun of seynt Poules ☞F.10.48: Hand X (later), fol. 34v, left margin; corresponds with underline of "&yogh;irys&yogh;eve" in text. Ȝyue hem to her ȝeresȝiue &raisedpoint; þe ȝifte of a grote M.10.49: Hand X, fol. 41v, left margin. notaW.10.49: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. All men | loue bau=|drye .Cr2.10.49: Fol. M.2r, right margin. All men | loue bau=|drye ,Cr3.10.49: Fol. 46r, right margin. ¶ Ac murthe and mynstralcye &raisedpoint; amonges men is nouthe notaW.10.50: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Leccherye losengerye &raisedpoint; and loseles tales notaW.10.51: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Glotonye and grete othes &raisedpoint; þis murthe þei louieth notaL.10.52: Hand 2, fol. 38r, left margin. notaW.10.52: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. ¶ Ac if þei carpen of cryst &raisedpoint; þis clerkis and þis lewed nota quod non laudatur | disputare doctor in | convijc convivijs notaM.10.53: Hand 3, fol. 41v, left margin. These might be intended as two separate notes, divided after "disputare." notaW.10.53: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Atte mete in her murthes &raisedpoint; whan mynstralles ben stille notaM.10.54: Hand 3, fol. 41v, right margin. notaW.10.54: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Þanne telleth þei of þe trinite &raisedpoint; a tale other tweyne notaM.10.55: Hand 3, fol. 41v, right margin. notaW.10.55: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. And bringen forth a balled resoun &raisedpoint; and taken Bernard to witnesse notaW.10.56: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. And putten forth a presumpsioun &raisedpoint; to preue þe sothe notaW.10.57: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Þus þei dryuele at her deyse þe deite to knowe notaM.10.58: Hand 3, fol. 41v, left margin. notaW.10.58: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. And gnawen god with þe gorge &raisedpoint; whan her gutte is fulle notaL.10.59: Hand 2, fol. 38v, left margin. notaW.10.59: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. ¶ Ac þe careful may crye &raisedpoint; and carpen atte ȝate notaW.10.60: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Bothe afyngred and a-thurst &raisedpoint; and for chele quake notaW.10.61: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Is none to nymen hym nere &raisedpoint; his noye to amende notaW.10.62: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. But heon on hym as an hounde &raisedpoint; and hoten hym go þennes notaW.10.63: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Riche men hathe | Litle mercyC2.10.63: Hand 2, fol. 42v, right margin. Litel loueth he þat lorde &raisedpoint; þat lent hym al þat blisse notaW.10.64: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Þat þus parteth with þe pore &raisedpoint; a parcel whan hym nedeth notaW.10.65: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.10.65: Hand 1, fol. 12v, right margin. Ne were mercy in mene men &raisedpoint; more þan in riche notaW.10.66: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Mendinantz meteles &raisedpoint; miȝte go to bedde notaW.10.67: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. God is moche in þe gorge &raisedpoint; of þise grete maystres notaW.10.68: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Ac amonges mene men &raisedpoint; his mercy and his werkis terribileM.10.69: Hand 4, fol. 41v, left margin. notaW.10.69: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. And so seith þe sauter &raisedpoint; I haue yseye it ofte Psal .132.Cr2.10.69α: Fol. M.2r, right margin. Psal .132.Cr3.10.69α: Fol. 46r, right margin. Ecce audiuimus eam in effrata &raisedpoint; inuenimus eam in campis silue Clerkes and other kynnes men &raisedpoint; carpen of god faste And haue moche in þe mouthe &raisedpoint; ac mene men in herte notaL.10.72: Hand 2, fol. 38v, left margin. fratresM.10.72: Hand 5, fol. 42r, right margin. notaM.10.72: Hand X2, fol. 42r, right margin. notaW.10.72: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. ¶ Freres and faitoures &raisedpoint; han founde suche questiouns notaW.10.73: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.10.73: Hand 1, fol. 12v, right margin. To plese with proude men &raisedpoint; sithen þe pestilence tyme notaW.10.74: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. And prechen at seint poules &raisedpoint; for pure enuye of clerkis notaW.10.75: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. Þat folke is nouȝte fermed in þe feith &raisedpoint; ne fre of her goodes notaW.10.76: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. Ne sori for her synnes &raisedpoint; so is pryde waxen notaW.10.77: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. In religioun and in alle þe rewme &raisedpoint; amonges riche & pore notaW.10.78: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. Ll. KD.10.79-80 are not in W. Þat preyeres haue no power &raisedpoint; þe pestilence to lette notaW.10.81: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. And ȝette þe wrecches of þis worlde &raisedpoint; is none ywar bi other notaW.10.82: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. Ne for drede of þe deth &raisedpoint; withdrawe nouȝt her pryde notaW.10.83: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. Ne beth plentyuous to þe pore &raisedpoint; as pure charite wolde notaW.10.84: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. But in gaynesse and in glotonye &raisedpoint; for-glotten her goode hem-selue notaW.10.85: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. And breken nouȝte to þe beggar &raisedpoint; as þe boke techeth notaW.10.85α: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. Esai .lviii.Cr2.10.85α: Fol. M.2v, left margin. Esai .lviiiCr3.10.85α: Fol. 46v, left margin. Frange esurienti panem tuum &c &raisedpoint; & weldeþM.10.86: Hand 2, fol. 42r, right margin. notaW.10.86: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. - C.10.86: Hand X, fol. 12v, right margin. And þe more he wynneth and welt &raisedpoint; welthes & ricchesse notaW.10.87: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. And lordeth in londes &raisedpoint; þe lasse good he deleth betoun bryggesHm.10.88-100: Hand X, fol. 149r, right margin, written horizontally. ¶ Thobye telleth ȝow nouȝt so &raisedpoint; take hede ȝe riche How þe boke bible &raisedpoint; of hym bereth witnesse De elemosinaO.10.89α: Hand 1, fol. 37v, left margin. ☞R.10.89α: Hand X, fol. 40v, left margin. Tobi .iiii.Cr2.10.89α: Fol. M.2v, left margin. Tobi .iiiiCr3.10.89α: Fol. 46v, left margin. Si tibi sit copia habundanter tribue &raisedpoint; si autem exiguum illud impertiri stude libenter notaW.10.90: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. Who-so hath moche spene manliche &raisedpoint; so meneth Thobie notaW.10.91: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. notaO.10.91: Hand 1, fol. 37v, left margin. And who-so litel weldeth &raisedpoint; reule him þer-after notaW.10.92: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. For we haue no lettre of owre lyf &raisedpoint; how longe it shal dure notaW.10.93: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. Suche lessounes lordes shulde &raisedpoint; louie to here notaW.10.94: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. And how he myȝte moste meyne manliche fynde notaL.10.95: Hand 2, fol. 38v, left margin. notaM.10.95: Hand 3, fol. 42r, left margin. notaM.10.95: Hand 3, fol. 42r, right margin. fratresM.10.95: Hand 4, fol. 42r, right margin. FeffydelerC2.10.95: Hand 2, fol. 43r, supralinear gloss on or correction of "Feþeler." ¶ Nouȝt to fare as a fitheler or a frere &raisedpoint; forto seke festes Homelich at other mennes house &raisedpoint; and hatyen her owne wo-begounC2.10.97: Hand 2, fol. 43r, left margin, gloss on "Elenge." Elyng is þe halle : vche daye in þe wyke Þere þe lorde ne þe lady liketh nouȝte to sytte nota quomodo laudat hospitalitatemM.10.99: Hand 3, fol. 42r, right margin. notaW.10.99: Hand X, fol. 53r, right margin. Now hath vche riche a reule &raisedpoint; to eten bi hym-selue notaW.10.100: Hand X, fol. 53r, right margin. pureO.10.100: Hand 3, fol. 38r, suprlinear gloss on "pore." In a pryue pa[r]loure &raisedpoint; for pore mennes sake notaW.10.101: Hand X, fol. 53r, right margin. Or in a chambre with a chymneye &raisedpoint; and leue þe chief halle notaW.10.102: Hand X, fol. 53r, right margin. Þat was made for meles &raisedpoint; men to eten Inne notaW.10.103: Hand X, fol. 53r, right margin. And al to spare to spille &raisedpoint; þat spende shal an other ¶ I haue yherde hiegh men etyng atte table Carpen as þei clerkes were &raisedpoint; of cryste and of his miȝtes And leyden fautes vppon þe fader &raisedpoint; þat fourmed vs alle And carpen aȝeine clerkes &raisedpoint; crabbed wordes Whi wolde owre saueoure suffre suche a worme in his blisse Þat bigyled þe womman &raisedpoint; and þe man after Þorw whiche wyles and wordes &raisedpoint; þei went to helle And al her sede for here synne &raisedpoint; þe same deth suffred notaM.10.112: Hand X, fol. 42v, left margin. .id est. mentiturM.10.112: Hand 1, fol. 42v, supralinear gloss on "lieþ." ¶ Here lyeth ȝowre lore &raisedpoint; þise lordes gynneth dispute Of þat ȝe clerkes vs kenneth &raisedpoint; of cryst by þe gospel Eze .xviii.Cr2.10.114: Fol. M.3r, right margin. Eze .xviiiCr3.10.114: Fol. 47r, right margin. Filius non portabit iniquitatem patris &c &raisedpoint; nota why men perissh | For Adams synM.10.115: Hand 3, fol. 42v, left margin. Whi shulde we þat now ben &raisedpoint; for þe werkes of Adam ☞F.10.116: Hand X (later), fol. 35v, left margin, corresponds to unique underlined "ragmen" in text. Roten and to-rende &raisedpoint; resoun wolde it neuere Galat .vi.Cr2.10.116α: Fol. M.3r, right margin. Galat .viCr3.10.116α: Fol. 47r, right margin. Vnusquisque portabit onus suum &c Suche motyues þei moeue &raisedpoint; þis maistres in her glorie And maken men in mysbileue &raisedpoint; þat muse moche on her wordes ¶ Ymaginatyf her-after-ward &raisedpoint; shal answere to ȝowre purpos notaL.10.120: Hand 2, fol. 39r, left margin. ¶ Augustyne to suche argueres &raisedpoint; he telleth hem þis teme [..]auleS.10.121: Hand 1, fol. 36v, left margin. First letters cropped. Rom .xii.Cr2.10.121: Fol. M.3r, right margin. Rom .xii.Cr3.10.121: Fol. 47r, right margin. Non plus sapere quam oportet Wilneth neuere to wite &raisedpoint; whi þat god wolde Suffre sathan his sede to bigyle Ac bileue lelly &raisedpoint; in þe lore of holicherche xM.10.125: Hand X, fol. 42v, left margin. And preye hym of pardoun &raisedpoint; and penaunce in þi lyue And for his moche mercye &raisedpoint; to amende ȝow here notaM.10.127: Hand X, fol. 42v, left margin. non sunt omnes | cause querendeM.10.127: Hand 4, fol. 42v, left margin. For alle þat wilneth to wyte &raisedpoint; þe weyes of god almiȝty ☞F.10.128: Hand X, fol. 35v, left margin, corresponds with underlined "in his ers" in text. I wolde his eye were in his ers &raisedpoint; and his fynger after nota quia talibus vellet oculum in anoM.10.129: Hand 3, fol. 42v, left margin. Þat euere wilneth to wite &raisedpoint; whi þat god wolde Suffre sathan &raisedpoint; his sede to bigile Or iudas to þe iuwes &raisedpoint; ihesu bytraye Al was as þow wolde &raisedpoint; lorde yworschiped be þow And al worth as þow wolte &raisedpoint; what-so we dispute ¶ And þo þat vseth þis hauelounes &raisedpoint; to blende mennes wittes What is dowel fro dobet &raisedpoint; now def mote he worthe Sitthe he wilneth to wyte &raisedpoint; whiche þei ben bothe But if he lyue in þe lyf &raisedpoint; þat longeth to dowel bene loquiturM.10.138: Hand 4, fol. 42v, left margin. For I dar ben his bolde borgh &raisedpoint; þat dobet wil he neuere Þeigh dobest drawe on hym day after other notaL.10.140: Hand 2, fol. 39v, left margin. ¶ And whan þat witte was ywar what dame studye tolde He bicome so confus &raisedpoint; he couth nouȝte loke And as doumbe a[s] deth &raisedpoint; and drowe hym arrere +L.10.143: Hand X, fol. 39v, left margin. ¶ And for no carpyng I couth after &raisedpoint; ne knelyng to þe grounde I myȝte gete no greyne &raisedpoint; of his grete wittis But al laughyng he louted &raisedpoint; and loked vppon studye The ma=|ner of them | þat be in of=|ficeCr2.10.146: Fol. M.3v, left margin. The ma=|ner of them | þat be in of=|fice ,Cr3.10.146: Fol. 47v, left margin. In signe þat I shulde &raisedpoint; biseche hir of grace ¶ And whan I was war of his wille &raisedpoint; to his wyf gan I loute And seyde mercy madame ȝowre man shal I worthe As longe as I lyue &raisedpoint; bothe late & rathe Forto worche ȝowre wille &raisedpoint; þe while my lyf dureth With þat ȝe kenne me kyndely &raisedpoint; to knowe what is dowel ¶ For þi mekenesse man quod she &raisedpoint; and for þi mylde speche ClergieC2.10.153: Hand 2, fol. 44r, right margin. I shal kenne þe to my cosyn &raisedpoint; þat clergye is hoten noticia ad scripturamM.10.154: Hand 3, fol. 43r, right margin. ScriptureC2.10.154: Hand 2, fol. 44r, right margin. The preceding two marginal additions are linked at the right by a bracket. He hath wedded a wyf &raisedpoint; with-Inne þis syx monethes Is sybbe to þe seuene artz &raisedpoint; scripture is hir name Þei two as I hope &raisedpoint; after my techyng Shullen wissen þe to dowel &raisedpoint; I dar it vndertake +L.10.158: Corrector, fol. 39v, left margin. ¶ Þanne was I also fayne &raisedpoint; as foule of faire morwe And gladder þan þe gleman &raisedpoint; þat golde hath to ȝifte nota to lerne | holi writO.10.160: Hand 1, fol. 38v, left margin. nota to lerne | holi wriȝteC2.10.160: Hand 1, fol. 44r, right margin. And axed hir þe heighe weye &raisedpoint; where þat clergye dwelte ...?...M.10.161: Hand X, fol. 43r, right margin. And telle me some token quod I &raisedpoint; for tyme is þat I wende +L.10.162: Corrector, fol. 39v, left margin. nota de pacienciaM.10.162: Hand 3, fol. 43r, right margin. ¶ Axe þe heighe waye quod she &raisedpoint; hennes to suffre Suffre is þe highe | waye to ClergieC2.10.163: Hand 2, fol. 44r, right margin. Bothe wel & wo &raisedpoint; ȝif þat þow wolt lerne And ryde forth by ricchesse &raisedpoint; ac rest þow nauȝt þerinne For if þow couplest þe þer-with &raisedpoint; to clergye comestow neuere notaL.10.166: Hand 2, fol. 39v, left margin. nota qui claricari velit neque deuicijs | neque luxurijs FrequentetM.10.166: Hand 3, fol. 43r, right margin. ¶ And also þe likerouse launde &raisedpoint; þat leccherye hatte | C.10.167: Hand X, fol. 13r, left margin. Leue hym on þi left halue &raisedpoint; a large myle or more Tyl þow come to a courte &raisedpoint; kepe wel þi tonge Fro lesynges and lither speche &raisedpoint; and likerouse drynkes Þanne shaltow se sobrete &raisedpoint; and symplete of speche Þat eche wiȝte be in wille &raisedpoint; his witte þe to shewe And þus shaltow come to clergye &raisedpoint; þat can many þinges ¶ Saye hym þis signe &raisedpoint; I sette hym to scole ...?...M.10.174: Hand X, fol. 43r, right margin. Studye | teacheth | al thingsCr2.10.174: Fol. M.4r, right margin. Studye | teacheth , | al thingsCr3.10.174: Fol. 48r, right margin. And þat I grette wel his wyf &raisedpoint; for I wrote hir many bokes And sette hir to sapience &raisedpoint; and to þe sauter glose Logyke I lerned hir &raisedpoint; and many other lawes +L.10.177: Corrector, fol. 40r, left margin. And alle þe musouns in mu[si]ke &raisedpoint; I made hir to knowe ¶ Plato þe poete &raisedpoint; I put hym fyrste to boke Arestotle and other moo &raisedpoint; to argue I tauȝte Grammer for gerles &raisedpoint; I garte first wryte And bette hem with a baleis &raisedpoint; but if þei wolde lerne Of alkinnes craftes &raisedpoint; I contreued toles Of carpentrie of kerueres and compassed masouns And lerned hem leuel and lyne &raisedpoint; þough I loke dymme notaL.10.185: Hand 2, fol. 40r, left margin. NotaM.10.185: Hand X3, fol. 43v, left margin. ¶ Ac theologie hath tened me &raisedpoint; ten score tymes notaW.10.186: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. The more I muse þereInne &raisedpoint; þe mistier it semeth notaW.10.187: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. And þe depper I deuyne &raisedpoint; þe derker me it þinketh | C.10.188: Hand X, fol. 13r, right margin. [Nota]G.10.188: Hand X (different from one on fol. 23v), fol. 40v, left margin. It is no science for-sothe &raisedpoint; forto sotyle Inne A ful lethy þinge it were &raisedpoint; ȝif þat loue nere Ac for it let best by loue &raisedpoint; I loue it þe bettre nota quia vbi amor ibi gratiaM.10.191: Hand 3, fol. 43v, right margin. notaW.10.191: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. For þere þat loue is leder &raisedpoint; ne lacked neuere grace notaW.10.192: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. Loke þow loue lelly &raisedpoint; ȝif þe lyketh dowel For dobet and dobest &raisedpoint; ben of loues kynne ¶ In other science it seyth &raisedpoint; I saye it in catoun Cato .Cr2.10.195: Fol. M.4r, right margin. Cato .Cr3.10.195: Fol. 48r, right margin. Qui similat verbis vel corde est fidus amicus Tu quoque fac simile &raisedpoint; sic ars deluditur arte nota quia non solum amicis sed eciam | inimicis bona operemurM.10.197: Hand 3, fol. 43v, right margin. notaW.10.197: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. Who-so gloseth as gylours don &raisedpoint; go me to þe same notaW.10.198: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. And so shaltow false folke and faythlees bigyle Þis is catounes kennyng &raisedpoint; to clerkes þat he lereth Ac theologye techeth nouȝt so &raisedpoint; who-so taketh ȝeme He kenneth vs þe contrarye aȝein catones wordes notaW.10.202: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. For he bit vs be as bretheren &raisedpoint; and bidde for owre enemys notaW.10.203: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. And louen hem þat lyen on vs &raisedpoint; and lene hem whan hem nedeth notaW.10.204: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. And do good aȝeines yuel &raisedpoint; god hym-self it hoteth Galat .viCr2.10.204α: Fol. M.4v, left margin. Galat .viCr3.10.204α: Fol. 48v, left margin. Dum tempus habemus operemur bonum ad omnes maxime autem ad domesticos fidei ¶ Poule preched þe peple þat parfitnesse loued notaW.10.206: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. To do good for goddes loue &raisedpoint; and gyuen men þat asked And nameliche to suche &raisedpoint; þat sueth owre bileue notaW.10.208: Hand X, fol. 54v, right margin. And alle þat lakketh vs or lyeth vs &raisedpoint; owre lorde techeth vs to louye notaW.10.209: Hand X, fol. 55r, right margin. And nouȝt to greuen hem þat greueth vs &raisedpoint; god hym-self for-badde it nota quia amor maxime | profficit ad salutem animeM.10.209α: Hand 3, fol. 43v, right margin. Michi vindictam & ego retribuam nota"W.10.210: Hand X, fol. 55r, right margin. For-þi loke þow louye &raisedpoint; as longe as þow durest nota"W.10.211: Hand X, fol. 55r, right margin. For is no science vnder sonne &raisedpoint; so souereyne for þe soule ¶ Ac astronomye is an harde þynge &raisedpoint; and yuel forto knowe nota contra AstronomiamM.10.213: Hand 3, fol. 44r, right margin. notaW.10.213: Hand X, fol. 55r, right margin. - C.10.213: Hand X, fol. 13r, right margin. GC2.10.213: Hand 1, fol. 13r, right margin. It is likely that the marginal "G" is meant to clarify an inline correction to "Geometrie." Geometrie and geomesye is ginful of speche notaW.10.214: Hand X, fol. 55r, right margin. The vani|ti of scienceCr2.10.214: Fol. M.4v, left margin. The vani|ti o fscienceof sciecceCr3.10.214: Fol. 48v, left margin. Who-so thenketh werche with þo two &raisedpoint; thryueth ful late For sorcerye is þe souereyne boke &raisedpoint; þat to þe science longeth nota FybicchisM.10.216: Hand 3, fol. 44r, right margin. ¶ Ȝet ar þere fybicches in forceres &raisedpoint; of fele mennes makyng Ars AlcumisticaC2.10.217-218: Hand 2, fol. 45r, right margin. Experimentz of alkamye &raisedpoint; þe poeple to deceyue If þow þinke to dowel &raisedpoint; dele þer-with neuere Alle þise science I my-self &raisedpoint; sotiled and ordeyned XL.10.221: Hand X, fol. 40v, left margin. And founded hem formest &raisedpoint; folke to deceyue ¶ Telle clergye þise tokenes &raisedpoint; and scripture after To conseille þe kyndely &raisedpoint; to knowe what is dowel &raisedpoint; ¶ I seide graunt mercy madame &raisedpoint; and mekeliche hir grette And went wiȝtlich awey &raisedpoint; with-oute more lettynge And til I come to clergye &raisedpoint; I couthe neuere stynte And gret þe good man &raisedpoint; as studye me tauȝte And afterwardes þe wyf &raisedpoint; and worshiped hem bothe And tolde hem þe tokenes &raisedpoint; þat me tauȝte were Was neuere gome vppon þis grounde &raisedpoint; sith god made þe worlde Fairer vnder-fongen &raisedpoint; ne frendeloker at ese Þan my-self sothly &raisedpoint; sone so he wist Þat I was of wittis hous &raisedpoint; and with his wyf dame studye I seyde to hem sothely &raisedpoint; þat sent was I þider Dowel and dobet &raisedpoint; and dobest to lerne Do WellC2.10.238: Hand 2, fol. 45v, right margin. ¶ It is a comune lyf quod clergye &raisedpoint; on holycherche to bileue nota de trinitateM.10.239: Hand 3, fol. 44r, right margin. With alle þe artikles of þe feithe &raisedpoint; þat falleth to be knowe And þat is to bileue lelly &raisedpoint; bothe lered and lewed On þe grete god &raisedpoint; þat gynnyng had neuere And on þe sothfaste sone &raisedpoint; þat saued mankynde Fro þe dedly deth &raisedpoint; and þe deueles power Þorwgh þe helpe of þe holy goste &raisedpoint; þe whiche goste is of bothe Three persones &raisedpoint; ac nouȝt in plurel noumbre For al is but on god &raisedpoint; and eche is god hym-selue Deus pater deus filius &raisedpoint; deus spiritus sanctus God þe fader god þe sone &raisedpoint; god holigoste of bothe Maker of mankynde &raisedpoint; and of bestes bothe ¶ Austyn þe olde &raisedpoint; here-of he made bokes And hym-self ordeyned &raisedpoint; to sadde vs in bileue vijC.10.251: Hand X, fol. 13v, right margin. Who was his autour &raisedpoint; alle þe foure euangelistes And cryst clepid hym-self so &raisedpoint; þe ewangelistes bereth witnesse Ego in patre & pater in me est & qui videt me &raisedpoint; videt et patrem meum nota de Fide autem | noli disputareM.10.253: Hand 3, fol. 44v, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.10.253: Hand 1, fol. 13v, left margin. ¶ Alle þe clerkes vnder cryst &raisedpoint; ne couthe þis assoille But þus it bilongeth to bileue &raisedpoint; to lewed þat willen dowel nota Sexta discripcio de dowellM.10.255: Hand 3, fol. 44v, left margin. For had neuere freke fyne wytte &raisedpoint; þe feyth to dispute Ne man had no merite &raisedpoint; myȝte it ben yproued Fides non habet meritum vbi humana racio prebet experimentum Do . betteC2.10.257: Hand 2, fol. 45v, right margin. ¶ Þanne is dobet to suffre &raisedpoint; for þi soules helth Al þat þe boke bit &raisedpoint; by holycherche techyng And þat is man bi þi miȝte &raisedpoint; for mercies sake notaW.10.260: Hand X, fol. 55v, right margin. Loke þow worche it in werke &raisedpoint; þat þi worde sheweth Suche as þow semest in syȝte &raisedpoint; be in assay yfounde Appare quod es vel esto quod appares notaW.10.262: Hand X, fol. 55v, right margin. And lat no-body be &raisedpoint; bi þi beryng bygyled notaW.10.263: Hand X, fol. 55v, right margin. But be suche in þi soule &raisedpoint; as þow semest with-oute Do besteC2.10.264: Hand 2, fol, 45v, right margin. ¶ Þanne is dobest to be bolde &raisedpoint; to blame þe gylty notaW.10.265: Hand X, fol. 56r, right margin. Sithenes þow seest þi-self &raisedpoint; as in soule clene notaW.10.266: Hand X, fol. 56r, right margin. Ac blame þow neuere body &raisedpoint; and þow be blame-worthy notaW.10.266α: Hand X (15th-c), fol. 56r, right margin. Probably the same as at KD.10.270 and KD.15.118. Si culpare velis &raisedpoint; culpabilis esse cauebis Dogma tuum sordet &raisedpoint; cum te tua culpa remordet God in þe gospel &raisedpoint; grymly repreueth Alle þat lakken any lyf &raisedpoint; and lakkes han hem-selue Luke .vi.Cr2.10.268α: Fol. N.1v, left margin. Luke .vi.Cr3.10.268α: Fol. 49v, left margin. Quid consideras festucam in oculo fratris tui trabem in oculo tuo &c notaW.10.269: Hand X, fol. 56r, right margin. notaW.10.269: Hand X (15th-c), fol. 56r, right margin. Probably the same as at KD.10.266α and KD.15.118. Why meuestow þi mode for a mote &raisedpoint; in þi brotheres eye notaW.10.270: Hand X, fol. 56r, right margin. Sithen a beem in þine owne &raisedpoint; ablyndeth þi-selue Eice primo trabem de oculo tuo &c notaW.10.271: Hand X, fol. 56r, right margin. Whiche letteth þe to loke &raisedpoint; lasse other more nota to abbottis and prioursM.10.272: Hand 3, fol. 44v, left margin. ¶ I rede eche a blynde bosarde &raisedpoint; do bote to hym-selue De officio sacerdotumC2.10.272.1: Hand 2, fol. 46r, right margin. For abbotes and for prioures &raisedpoint; and for alle manere prelates | C.10.273: Hand X, fol. 13v, left margin. As parsones and parissh prestes &raisedpoint; þat preche shulde and teche Alle manere men &raisedpoint; to amenden &raisedpoint; by here myȝte This tixte was tolde ȝow &raisedpoint; to ben war ar ȝe tauȝte Þat ȝe were suche as ȝe seyde &raisedpoint; to salue with othere For goddis worde wolde nouȝt be loste &raisedpoint; for þat worcheth euere If it auailled nouȝt þe comune &raisedpoint; it myȝte auaille ȝow-seluen &raisedpoint; ¶ Ac it semeth now sothly &raisedpoint; to þe worldes syght Þat goddes worde worcheth nauȝte &raisedpoint; on lered ne on lewede Agaynste | leawde | prystes . Cr1.10.281: Fol. 49v, left margin. But in suche a manere &raisedpoint; as Marke meneth in þe gospel notaW.10.281α: Hand X, fol. 56r, right margin. Math .xv.Cr2.10.281α: Fol. N.1v, left margin. Math xv.Cr3.10.281α: Fol. 49v, left margin. Dum cecus ducit cecum ambo in foueam cadunt Agaynst | lewed | priestesCr2.10.282: Fol. N.1v, left margin. Agaynst | lewed | priestesCr3.10.282: Fol. 49v, left margin. ¶ Lewed men may likne ȝow þus &raisedpoint; þat þe beem lithe in ȝowre eyghen And þe festu is fallen &raisedpoint; for ȝowre defaute nota contra mansid prestisM.10.284: Hand 3, fol. 45r, right margin. In alle manere men &raisedpoint; þourgh mansed prestes Þe bible bereth witnesse þat alle þe folke of israel Byttere abouȝte þe gultes &raisedpoint; of two badde prestes nota Offny and FynesM.10.287: Hand 3, fol. 45r, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.10.287: Hand 1, fol. 13v, left margin. Offyn and Fynes &raisedpoint; for her coueytise Archa dei myshapped &raisedpoint; and ely brake his nekke heare I beganneR.10.289: Hand X (secretary), fol. 43v, left margin. ¶ For-þi ȝe corectoures claweth her-on &raisedpoint; and corecteth fyrst ȝow-seluen And þanne mowe ȝe saufly seye &raisedpoint; as dauid made þe sauter Psalm .l.Cr2.10.291: Fol. N.2r, right margin. Psalm .l.Cr3.10.291: Fol. 50r, right margin. Existimasti inique quod ero tui similis &raisedpoint; arguam te & statuam contra faciem tuam &raisedpoint; [reader's mark]F.10.292: Hand X, fol. 37v, left margin. Same hand as on KD.P.82 and 6.315. ¶ And þanne shal borel clerkes ben abasched &raisedpoint; to blame ȝow or to greue And carpen nouȝte as þei carpen now &raisedpoint; and calle ȝow doumbe houndes Esaie .lviCr2.10.293α: Fol. N.2r, right margin. Esaie .lviCr3.10.293α: Fol. 50r, right margin. Canes non valentes latrare And drede to wratthe ȝow in any worde &raisedpoint; ȝowre werkemanship to lette And be prestiore at ȝowre prayere &raisedpoint; þan for a pounde of nobles And al for ȝowre holynesse &raisedpoint; haue ȝe þis in herte [Hereafter follow 10.297-308 in KD; however, none of these lines are annotated.] nota Contra Religiosos extra vagantesM.10.309: Hand 3, fol. 45r, right margin. notaW.10.309: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. ¶ In scole þere is scorne &raisedpoint; but if a clerke wil lerne notaW.10.310: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. And grete loue and lykynge &raisedpoint; for eche of hem loueth other notaW.10.311: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. Nota &raisedpoint; C.10.311: Hand 1, fol. 13v, right margin. ReligiounO.10.311: Hand 1, fol. 40v, left margin. The Abusions | of þe ReligiousC2.10.311: Hand 2, fol. 46v, right margin. Reade | thys . Cr1.10.311: Fol. 50r, righ margin. Reade | thysCr2.10.311: Fol. N.2r, right margin. Reade | thysCr3.10.311: Fol. 50r, right margin. Ac now is religioun a ryder &raisedpoint; a rowmer bi stretes notaW.10.312: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. A leder of louedayes &raisedpoint; and a londe-bugger notaW.10.313: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. A priker on a palfray &raisedpoint; fro manere to maner notaW.10.314: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. [A trewe]G.10.314: Hand 3, fol. 42v, left margin. The words are also repeated top left. An heep of houndes at his ers &raisedpoint; as he a lorde were nota contra kneling off | the knaveM.10.315: Hand 3, fol. 45r, right margin. notaW.10.315: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. profycy off | [r]elygyonG.10.315: Hand 1, fol. 42v, left margin. And but if his knaue knele &raisedpoint; þat shal his cuppe brynge notaW.10.316: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. He loureth on hym and axeth hym &raisedpoint; who tauȝte hym curteisye IG.10.317: Hand 2, fol. 42v, left margin. Corresponding to "I" in Table of Contents (fol. 102v). Litel had lordes to donn &raisedpoint; to ȝyue londe fram her heires notaW.10.318: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. To Religious þat haue no reuthe &raisedpoint; þough it reyne on here auteres notaW.10.319: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. ¶ In many places þer hij persones ben &raisedpoint; be hem-self at ese notaW.10.320: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. Of þe pore haue þei no pite &raisedpoint; and þat is her charite notaW.10.321: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. ☞F.10.321: Hand X, fol. 38r, left margin. Ac þei leten hem as lordes &raisedpoint; her londe lith so brode a king shall | com & Reforme | religiounL.10.322: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 41v, left margin. notaM.10.322: Hand 3, fol. 45r, right margin. notaW.10.322: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. notaW.10.322: Hand X (16th-c?), fol. 57r, right margin. nota beneG.10.322: Hand 3, fol. 42v, left margin. A prophecy . agaynste | þe RelygyouseC2.10.322: Hand 2, fol. 46v, right margin. The sup=|pression of | Abbayes .Cr2.10.322: Fol. N.2r, right margin. The sup=|ression of | Abbayes .Cr3.10.322: Fol. 50r, right margin. ¶ Ac þere shal come a kyng &raisedpoint; and confesse ȝow religiouses notaW.10.323: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. And bete ȝow as þe bible telleth &raisedpoint; for brekynge of ȝowre reule notaW.10.324: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. And amende monyales &raisedpoint; monkes and chanouns notaW.10.325: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. And putten hem to her penaunce &raisedpoint; ad pristinum statum ire notaW.10.326: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. And Barounes with Erles beten hem &raisedpoint; þorugh beatus virres techynge notaW.10.327: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. Þat here barnes claymen &raisedpoint; and blame ȝow foule Psal .xxiiCr2.10.327&agr;: Fol. N.2r, right margin. Psal .xxiiCr3.10.327&agr;: Fol. 50r, right margin. Hij in curribus hij in equis ipsi obligati sunt &c notaW.10.328: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. ¶ And þanne Freres in here freitoure shal fynden a keye notaW.10.329: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. Of costantynes coffres &raisedpoint; in which is þe catel notaW.10.330: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. The Ab=|bot of Ab=|yngtonCr1.10.330: Fol. 50v, left margin. Þat Gregories god-children &raisedpoint; han yuel dispended Abbot of | AbindounL.10.331: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 41v, left margin. Thabbot ofM.10.331: Hand 5, fol. 45v, left margin. AbyndounM.10.331: Hand X, fol. 45v, left margin. Hand 5 added the underline. notaW.10.331: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. Thabbott of | AbingdonC.10.331: Hand X (post-medieval), fol. 13v, right margin. nota &raisedpoint; C.10.331: Hand 1, fol. 13v, right margin. habbott of | abyngdounG.10.331: Hand 3, fol. 42v, left margin. ☞C2.10.331: Hand 1, fol. 46v, left margin. (Note: BB attribute this to Hand 2.) The Ab=|bot of A=|bingtonCr2.10.331: Fol. N.2v, left margin. The Ab=|bot of A=|bingtonCr3.10.331: Fol. 50v, left margin. ¶ And þanne shal þe abbot of Abyndoun &raisedpoint; and alle [his] issu for euere notaW.10.332: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. Wiþ WhatO.10.332: Hand 2, fol. 40v, left margin. Haue a knokke of a kynge &raisedpoint; and incurable þe wounde ¶ That þis worth soth seke ȝe &raisedpoint; þat oft ouer-se þe bible Esa .xiiii.Cr2.10.333α: Fol. N.2v, left margin. Esa .xiiii.Cr3.10.333α: Fol. 50v, left margin. Quomodo cessauit exactor &raisedpoint; quieuit tributum &raisedpoint; contriuit dominus baculum impiorum | et virgam dominancium cedencium plaga insanabili &c Caym shall awakeL.10.334: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 42r, right margin. ¶ Ac ar þat kynge come &raisedpoint; cayme shal awake ☞F.10.335: Hand X, fol. 38r, bottom margin. Hand points to flowers in drawing, not to text. Ac dowel shal dyngen hym adoune &raisedpoint; and destruyen his myȝte Þanne is dowel and dobet quod I &raisedpoint; dominus and kniȝthode High de=|gre hel=|peth no=|thinge to | heauen=|warde .Cr2.10.337: Fol. N.2v, left margin. High de=|gre hel=|peth no=|thinge to= | heauen=|warde .Cr3.10.337: Fol. 50v, left margin. ¶ I nel nouȝt scorne quod scripture &raisedpoint; but if scryueynes lye nota quod kynghod helpith | not to heuenwardM.10.338: Hand 3, fol. 45v, left margin. kynghod ne knyȝthod &raisedpoint; by nauȝt I can awayte helpeth nouȝt to heueneward &raisedpoint; one heres ende Ne ricchesse riȝt nouȝt &raisedpoint; ne reaute of lordes notaW.10.341: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. ¶ Poule preueth it inpossible &raisedpoint; riche men haue heuene notaW.10.342: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. Salamon seith also &raisedpoint; þat syluer is worst to louye +F.10.324α: Hand X, fol. 38v, left margin. Nichil iniquius quam amare peccuniam And caton kenneth vs to coueiten it &raisedpoint; nauȝt but as nede techeth Dilige denarium set parce dilige formam And patriarkes and prophetes &raisedpoint; and poetes bothe Wryten to wissen vs &raisedpoint; to wilne no ricchesse And preyseden pouerte with pacience &raisedpoint; þe apostles bereth witnesse &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.10.347: Hand 1, fol. 13v, right margin. Þat þei han heritage in heuene &raisedpoint; and bi trewe riȝte Þere riche men no riȝte may clayme &raisedpoint; but of reuthe and grace notaM.10.349: Hand X, fol. 45v, left margin. ¶ Contra quod I bi cryste &raisedpoint; þat can I repreue And preue it bi Peter &raisedpoint; and bi poule bothe Þat is baptized beth sauf &raisedpoint; be he riche or pore ¶ Þat is in extremis quod scripture &raisedpoint; amonges saracenes and iewes Þei mowen be saued so &raisedpoint; and þat is owre byleue nota quod inffideles in casu possunt | Baptizare inffedelesM.10.354: Hand 3, fol. 46r, right margin. Þat an vncristene in þat cas &raisedpoint; may crysten an hethen And for his lele byleue &raisedpoint; whan he þe lyf tyneth Haue þe heritage of heuene &raisedpoint; as any man crystene ¶ Ac crysten men with-oute more &raisedpoint; may nouȝt come to heuene For þat cryst for cristen men &raisedpoint; deyde &punctuselevatus; and confermed þe lawe Þat who-so wolde and wylneth &raisedpoint; with cryste to aryse Col .iii.Cr2.10.359α: Fol. N.3r, left margin. Col iii.Cr3.10.359α: Fol. 51r, right margin. Si cum cristo surrexistis &c &raisedpoint; He shulde louye & lene &raisedpoint; and þe lawe fulfille Þat is loue þi lorde god &raisedpoint; leuest aboue alle And after alle crystene creatures &raisedpoint; in comune eche man other +M.10.363: Hand X, fol. 46r, right margin. And þus bilongeth to louye &raisedpoint; þat leueth to be saued And but we do þus in dede &raisedpoint; ar þe daye of dome +L.10.365: Corrector, fol. 42r, left margin. I[t] shal bisitten vs ful soure &raisedpoint; þe siluer þat we kepen id est panniL.10.366: Hand 1, fol. 42r, supralinear gloss on "bakkes."  .id est. vestesM.10.366: Hand 1, fol. 46r, supralinear gloss on "bakkes." clothisM.10.366: Hand X, fol. 46r, supralinear gloss on "vestes" (the scribal gloss of "bakkes"). And owre bakkes þat moth-eten be &raisedpoint; and sen beggers go naked Or delyte in wyn and wylde foule &raisedpoint; and wote any in defaute notaW.10.368: Hand X, fol. 57r, right margin. nota &raisedpoint; C.10.368: Hand 1, fol. 14r, left margin. For euery cristene creature shulde be kynde til other And sithen hethen to helpe &raisedpoint; in hope of amendement God hoteth bothe heigh and lowe þat no man hurte other And seith slee nouȝt þat semblable is &raisedpoint; to myne owen liknesse But if I sende þe sum tokne &raisedpoint; and seith non necaberis notaW.10.373: Hand X, fol. 58r, right margin. Is slee nouȝt but suffre &raisedpoint; and al for þe beste For I shal punysshen hem in purgatorie &raisedpoint; or in þe putte of helle Vche man for his mysdedes &raisedpoint; but mercy it lette ¶ Þis is a longe lessoun quod I &raisedpoint; and litel am I þe wyser Where dowel is or dobet &raisedpoint; derkelich ȝe shewen Many tales ȝe tellen &raisedpoint; þat theologye lerneth predestynaciounC2.10.380: Hand 2, fol. 47v, right margin. And þat I man made was &raisedpoint; and my name yentred prescienceC2.10.381: Hand 2, fol. 47v, right margin. In þe legende of lyf &raisedpoint; longe er I were Or elles vnwriten for somme wikkednesse as holywrit wytnesseth Ioh .iii.Cr2.10.382&agr;: Fol. N.3r, right margin. Iob .iiiCr3.10.382&agr;: Fol. 51r, right margin. Nemo ascendit ad celum nisi qui de celo decendit ¶ I leue it wel quod I bi owre lorde and on no letterure bettere For salamon þe sage &raisedpoint; þat sapience tauȝte God gaf hym grace of witte &raisedpoint; and alle his godes after He demed wel & wysely as holy writte telleth nota opinionem quomodo Salamoun | et Aristotill dampnanturM.10.388: Hand 3, dol. 46r, right margin. Aristotle & he &raisedpoint; who wissed men bettere Maistres þat of goddis mercy &raisedpoint; techen men and prechen Salamon and | Aristotle . be | damned .C2.10.390: Hand 2, fol. 47v, right margin. Of here wordes þei wissen vs &raisedpoint; for wisest as in here tyme And al holicherche &raisedpoint; holdeth hem bothe ydampned Nota &raisedpoint; C.10.392: Hand 1, fol. 14r, left margin. ¶ And if I shulde worke bi here werkes to wynne me heuene Þat for her werkes and witte &raisedpoint; now wonyeth in pyne Þanne wrouȝte I vnwysely &raisedpoint; what-so-euere ȝe preche ¶ Ac of fele witty in feith &raisedpoint; litel ferly I haue Þough her goste be vngraciouse &raisedpoint; god for to plese notaW.10.397: Hand X, fol. 58r, right margin. For many men on þis molde &raisedpoint; more sette here hertis +Corrector, fol. 42v, left margin. notaW.10.398: Hand X, fol. 58r, right margin. In good þan in god &raisedpoint; for-þi hem grace failleth At here moste myschief &raisedpoint; whan þei shal lyf lete As salamon dede and such other &raisedpoint; þat shewed gret wittes They þat | made | noe a ship | were vn=|saued . Cr1.10.402: Fol. 51v, left margin. Ac her werkes as holy wrytte seyth &raisedpoint; was euere þe contrarye For-þi wyse witted men &raisedpoint; and wel ylettred clerkes As þei seyen hem-self &raisedpoint; selden done þer-after Math .23.Cr2.10.404&agr;: Fol. N.3v, left margin. Math .23.Cr3.10.404&agr;: Fol. 51v, left margin. Super cathedra moysy &c &raisedpoint; &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.10.405: Hand 1, fol. 14r, left margin. ¶ Ac I wene it worth of many &raisedpoint; as was in Noes tyme Thei that | made No|e a shippe | were vn=|sauedCr2.10.406: Fol. N.3v, left margin. Thei that | made No|e a shippe | were vn=|sauedCr3.10.406: Fol. 51v, left margin. Þo he shope þat shippe &raisedpoint; of shides and bordes Was neuere wriȝte saued þat wrouȝt þer-on &raisedpoint; ne oþer werkman elles nota archam NoeM.10.408: Hand 3, fol. 46v, left margin. But briddes and bestes &raisedpoint; and þe blissed Noe And his wyf with his sones &raisedpoint; and also here wyues Of wriȝtes þat it wrouȝte was none of hem ysaued ¶ God lene it fare nouȝt so bi folke &raisedpoint; þat þe feith techen Of holicherche þat he[r]berwe is &raisedpoint; and goddes hous to saue And shelden vs fram shame þer-inne &raisedpoint; as noes shippe did bestes And men þat maden it &raisedpoint; amydde þe flode adreynten Þe culorum of þis clause &raisedpoint; curatoures is to mene notaM.10.416: Hand 3, fol. 46v, left margin. Þat ben carpenteres holykirke to make &raisedpoint; for crystes owne bestes Psalm .36Cr2.10.416α: Fol. N.3v, left margin. Psalm .36Cr3.10.416α: Fol. 51v, left margin. Homines & iumenta saluabis domine &raisedpoint; &c &raisedpoint; [illegible pen trials]Hm.10.420-422: Hand X, fol. 153r, right margin. ¶ On gode fridaye I fynde &raisedpoint; a feloun was ysaued Þat had lyued al his lyf with lesynges and with thefte +L.10.422: Corrector, fol. 43r, left margin. nota Felon on | Good FrydayM.10.422: Hand 3, fol. 46v, left margin. And for he biknewe on þe crosse &raisedpoint; and to cryste s[h]rof hym MavdeHm.10.423: Hand X, fol. 153r, right margin. Written horizontally in the same hand as wrote "betoun brygges" at KD.10.88. The thef | was sa=|ued bifore | any of the | prophetsCr2.10.423: Fol. N.4r, right margin. The thef | was sa=|ued bifore | any of the | prophetsCr3.10.423: Fol. 52r, right margin. He was sonnere saued &raisedpoint; þan seynt Iohan Baptiste [deþ]Hm.10.424: Hand X (contemporary), fol. 153r, supralinear addition before "adam." And or Adam or ysaye &raisedpoint; or eny of þe prophetes Þat hadde yleine with Lucyfer &raisedpoint; many longe ȝeres The thef | was sau=|ed before | any of þe | prophetsCr1.10.426: Fol. 52r, right margin. A robbere was yraunceouned &raisedpoint; rather þan þei alle With-outen any penaunce &raisedpoint; of purgatorie &punctuselevatus; to perpetuel blisse ¶ Þanne Marye Magdaleyne &raisedpoint; what womman dede worse Or who worse þan dauid &raisedpoint; þat vries deth conspired Or Poule þe apostle &raisedpoint; þat no pitee hadde Moche crystene kynde &raisedpoint; to kylle to deth +L.10.432: Corrector, fol. 43r, left margin. And ben þise as souereynes &raisedpoint; wyth seyntes in heuene Þo þat wrouȝte wikkedlokest &raisedpoint; in worlde þo þei were ¶ And þo þat wisely wordeden &raisedpoint; and wryten many bokes Of witte and of wisdome &raisedpoint; with dampned soules wonye Þat salamon seith I trowe be soth &raisedpoint; and certeyne of vs alle Eccles .ix.Cr2.10.436α: Fol. N.4r, right margin. Eccles .ivCr3.10.436α: Fol. 52r, right margin. Sine iusti atque sapientes &raisedpoint; & opera eorum in manu dei sunt &c ¶ Þere aren witty and wel libbyng ac her werkes ben yhudde XL.10.438: Hand X, fol. 43r, left margin. In þe hondes of almiȝty god &raisedpoint; and he wote þe sothe - C.10.439: Hand X, fol. 14r, right margin. Wher for loue a man worth allowed þere &raisedpoint; and his lele werkes Or elles for his yuel wille &raisedpoint; & enuye of herte And be allowed as he lyued so &raisedpoint; for bi lyther &raisedpoint; men knoweth þe gode ¶ And wherby wote men whiche is whyte &raisedpoint; if alle þinge blake were And who were a gode man &raisedpoint; but if þere were some shrewe hijC.10.444: Hand 1, fol. 14r, right margin. For-þi lyue we forth with lither men &raisedpoint; I leue fewe ben gode For qant oportet vyent en place &raisedpoint; yl nyad que pati And he þat may al amende &raisedpoint; haue mercy on vs alle Nemo bonusM.10.447: Hand X, fol. 47r, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.10.447: Hand 1, fol. 14r, right margin. For sothest worde þat euere god seyde &raisedpoint; was þo he seyde nemo bonus ¶ Clergye þo of crystes mouth &raisedpoint; commended was it litel XL.10.450: Hand X, fol. 43v, left margin. For he seyde to seynt Peter &raisedpoint; and to suche as he loued Mat .xiiiCr2.10.450α: Fol. N.4r, right margin. The proper citation is Matthew 10. Mat .xiCr3.10.450α: Fol. 52r, right margin. The proper citation is Matthew 10. Dum steteritis ante Reges et presides &c &raisedpoint; Þough ȝe come bifor kynges &raisedpoint; and clerkes of þe lawe Beth nouȝte abasched &raisedpoint; for I shal be in ȝoure mouthes And ȝyue ȝow witte at wille &raisedpoint; and kunnynge to conclude Hem alle þat aȝeines ȝow &raisedpoint; of crystenedome disputen ¶ Dauyd maketh mencioun &raisedpoint; he spake amonges kynges And miȝte no kynge ouercome hym &raisedpoint; as bi kunnyng of speche But witte ne wisdome &raisedpoint; wan neuere þe maystrye Whan man was at myschief &raisedpoint; with-oute þe more grace AugustinusC2.10.458: Hand 2, fol. 48v, right margin. ¶ Þe doughtiest doctour &raisedpoint; and deuynoure of þe trinitee Was augustyn þe olde &raisedpoint; and heighest of þe foure Sayde þus in a sarmoun &raisedpoint; I seigh it writen ones Ecce ipsi idioti rapiunt celum &raisedpoint; vbi nos sapientes in inferno mergimur &raisedpoint; notaW.10.462: Hand X (probably different from others), fol. 59v, right margin. And is to mene to englissh men &raisedpoint; more ne lasse notaW.10.463: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. Aren none rather yrauysshed &raisedpoint; fro þe riȝte byleue ......M.10.464: Hand X, fol. 47r, bottom right. notaW.10.464: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. Þan ar þis cunnynge clerkes &raisedpoint; þat conne many bokes notaW.10.465: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. ¶ Ne none sonner saued &raisedpoint; ne sadder of bileue notaW.10.466: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. Þan plowmen and pastoures &raisedpoint; & pore comune laboreres notaW.10.467: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. notaG.10.467: Hand 3, fol. 44v, left margin. Souteres and sheperdes &raisedpoint; suche lewed iottes notaW.10.468: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. - C.10.468: Hand X, fol. 14r, right margin. Percen with a pater noster þe paleys of heuene And passen purgatorie penaunceles &raisedpoint; at her hennes-partyng In-to þe blisse of paradys &raisedpoint; for her pure byleue Þat inparfitly here &raisedpoint; knewe and eke lyued ¶ Ȝee men knowe clerkes &raisedpoint; þat han cursed þe tyme &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.10.473: Hand 1, fol. 14r, right margin. Þat euere þei couth or knewe more &raisedpoint; þan credo in deum patrem And pryncipaly her pater noster &raisedpoint; many a persone hath wisshed notaW.10.475: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. Exemplum. | bonum.O.10.475: Hand 1, fol. 42v, left margin. Exemplum | bonumC2.10.475: Hand 1, fol. 48v, right margin. ¶ I se ensamples my-self &raisedpoint; and so may many an other notaW.10.476: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. Þat seruauntes þat seruen lordes &raisedpoint; selden falle in arrerage notaW.10.477: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. But þo þat kepen þe lordes catel &raisedpoint; clerkes and reues notaW.10.478: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. Riȝt so lewed men &raisedpoint; & of litel knowyng notaW.10.479: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. Selden falle þei so foule &raisedpoint; and so fer in synne notaW.10.480: Hand X, fol. 59v, right margin. As clerkes of holikirke &raisedpoint; þat kepen crystes tresore Þe which is mannes soule to saue &raisedpoint; as god seith in þe gospel davidR.10.481α: Hand X, fol. 47r, right margin. Math .xxCr2.10.481α: Fol. N.4v, left margin. Math .xxCr3.10.481α: Fol. 52v, left margin. ite vos in vineam meam Passus undecimus presens | dauidR.11.1: Hand X (secretary), fol. 47r, right margin. Thanne scripture scorned me &raisedpoint; and a skile tolde And lakked me in latyne &raisedpoint; and liȝte by me she sette And seyde multi multa sciunt & seipsos nesciunt presens primeR.11.4: Hand X (secreatary), fol. 47r, supralinear. Þo wepte I for wo &raisedpoint; and wratth of her speche your for me elin | Bower | Rondull wyllyR.11.5: Hand X (secreatary), fol. 47r, right margin. And in a wynkyng wratth &raisedpoint; wex I aslepe A merueillouse meteles &raisedpoint; mette me þanne fortuneL.11.7: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 44r, right margin. Þat I was rauisshed riȝt þere &raisedpoint; and fortune me fette And in-to þe londe of longynge &raisedpoint; allone she me brouȝte And in a myroure þat hiȝt mydlerd &raisedpoint; she mad me to biholde Sitthen she sayde to me &raisedpoint; here myȝtow se wondres And knowe þat þow coueytest &raisedpoint; and come þer-to par-aunter Of dam=|sels of | fortuneCr1.11.12: Fol. 53r, right margin. ¶ Þanne hadde fortune folwyng hir two faire damoyseles Omne quod est in mundo aut est | concupiscentia carnis . Con=|cupiscentia oculorum aut superbia viteC2.11.13: Hand 2, fol. 49r, right margin. The dam|sels of Fortune .Cr2.11.13: Fol. O.1r, right margin. The dam|sels of | Fortune .Cr3.11.13: Fol. 53r, right margin. Concupiscencia carnis &raisedpoint; men called þe elder mayde And coueytise of eyes &raisedpoint; ycalled was þat oþer Pryde of parfyte lyuynge &raisedpoint; pursued hem bothe And badde me for my contenaunce &raisedpoint; acounte clergye liȝte ¶ Concupiscencia carnis &raisedpoint; colled me aboute þe nekke notaW.11.18: Hand X, fol. 60r, right margin. And seyde þow art ȝonge and ȝepe &raisedpoint; and hast ȝeres ynowe notaW.11.19: Hand X, fol. 60r, right margin. For to lyue longe &raisedpoint; and ladyes to louye [deus]G.11.20: Hand X, fol. 45r, right margin. And in þis myroure þow myȝte se &raisedpoint; myrthes ful manye Þat leden þe wil to lykynge &raisedpoint; al þi lyf-tyme ¶ Þe secounde seide þe same &raisedpoint; I shal suwe þi wille Til þow be a lorde and haue londe &raisedpoint; leten þe I nelle Þat I ne shal folwe þi felawship &raisedpoint; if fortune it lyke He shal fynde me his frende &raisedpoint; quod fortune þer-after notaW.11.26: Hand X, fol. 60r, right margin. Þe freke þat folwed my wille &raisedpoint; failled neuere blisse id est ageC2.11.27: Hand 2, fol. 49r, supralinear gloss on "elde." ¶ Thanne was þere one þat hiȝte elde þat heuy was of chere Man quod he if I mete with þe &raisedpoint; bi Marie of heuene Age .Cr2.11.29: Fol. O.1r, right margin. Age ,Cr3.11.29: Fol. 53r, right margin. Þow shalt fynde fortune þe faille &raisedpoint; at þi moste nede And concupiscencia carnis &raisedpoint; clene þe forsake Bitterliche shaltow banne þanne &raisedpoint; bothe dayes and niȝtes Coueytise of eyghe &raisedpoint; þat euere þow hir knewe And pryde of parfyt lyuynge &raisedpoint; to moche peril þe brynge nota RechelesM.11.34: Hand 3, fol. 48r, right margin. The coun|sel of | RechlesCr2.11.34: Fol. O.1v, left margin. The coun|sel of | RechlesCr3.11.34: Fol. 53v, left margin. ¶ Ȝee recche þe neuere quod recchelesnes &raisedpoint; stode forth in ragged clothes Folwe forth þat fortune wole &raisedpoint; þow hast wel &raisedpoint; fer til elde notaW.11.36: Hand X, fol. 60v, right margin. A man may stoupe tymes ynow &raisedpoint; whan he shal tyne þe croune ¶ Homo proponit quod a poete &raisedpoint; and plato he hyght And deus disponit quod he &raisedpoint; lat god done his wille If trewthe wil witnesse it be wel do &raisedpoint; fortune to folwe Concupiscencia carnis &raisedpoint; ne coueityse of eyes Ne shal nouȝt greue þe gretly &raisedpoint; ne bigyle þe but þow wolt .id est. yowthM.11.42: Hand X, fol. 48r, supralinear gloss on "Fauntelee." ¶ Ȝee farewel phippe quod fauntelte and forth gan me drawe Til concupiscencia carnis &raisedpoint; acorded alle my werkes ¶ Allas eye quod elde &raisedpoint; and holynesse bothe notaW.11.45: Hand X, fol. 60v, right margin. Þat witte shal torne to wrecchednesse &raisedpoint; for wille to haue his lykyng ¶ Coueityse of eyghes &raisedpoint; conforted me anon after And folwed me fourty wynter &raisedpoint; and a fyfte more Þat of dowel ne dobet &raisedpoint; no deyntee me ne þouȝte I had no lykynge leue me if þe leste &raisedpoint; of hem auȝte to knowe ¶ Coueytyse of eyes &raisedpoint; cam ofter in mynde Þan dowel or dobet amonge my dedes alle notaW.11.52: Hand X, fol. 60v, right margin. Coueytise of eyes conforted me ofte nota pro fratribusM.11.53: Hand 4, fol. 48v, left margin. notaW.11.53: Hand X, fol. 60v, right margin. And seyde haue no conscience how þow come to gode +L.11.54: Corrector, fol. 44v, left margin. notaM.11.54: Hand X, fol. 48v, left margin. notaW.11.54: Hand X, fol. 60v, right margin. FrerisO.11.54: Hand 1, fol. 43r, right margin. FrerisC2.11.54: Hand 1, fol. 49v, right margin. Go confesse to sum frere &raisedpoint; and shewe hym þi synnes notaM.11.55: Hand 3, fol. 48v, left margin. notaW.11.55: Hand X, fol. 60v, right margin. For whiles fortune is þi frende &raisedpoint; Freres wil þe louye notaW.11.56: Hand X, fol. 60v, right margin. And fecche þe to her fraternite &raisedpoint; and for þe biseke notaW.11.57: Hand X, fol. 60v, right margin. To her priour prouyncial &raisedpoint; a pardoun forto haue notaW.11.58: Hand X, fol. 60v, right margin. And preyen for þe pol bi pol &raisedpoint; ȝif þow be peccuniosus Set pena pecuniar[i]a non sufficit pro spiritualibus delictis ¶ By wissynge of þis wenche I wrouȝte &raisedpoint; here wordes were so swete XL.11.60: Hand X, fol. 44v, left margin. Tyl I forȝat ȝouthe &raisedpoint; and ȝarn in-to elde notaW.11.61: Hand X, fol. 61r, right margin. And þanne was fortune my foo &raisedpoint; for al hir faire biheste notaW.11.62: Hand X, fol. 61r, right margin. And pouerte pursued me &raisedpoint; and put me lowe notaM.11.63: Hand 4, fol. 48v, left margin. notaM.11.63: Hand 3, fol. 48v, left margin. FrerisO.11.63: Hand 1, fol. 43r, right margin. FrereC2.11.63: Hand 1, fol. 49v, right margin. And þo fonde I þe Frere aferde &raisedpoint; and flyttynge bothe Aȝeines owre firste forward &raisedpoint; for I seyde I nolde Be buryed at her hous &raisedpoint; but at my parissh cherche nota quia vbi baptizatur | ibi sepeliri debetM.11.66: Hand 3, fol. 48v, left margin. Agaynste buryenge e=|mongeste Freres .C2.11.66: Hand 2, fol. 50r, right margin. For I herde onys &raisedpoint; how conscience it tolde Þat þere a man were crystened &raisedpoint; by kynde he shulde be buryed Or where he were parisshene &raisedpoint; riȝt þere he shulde be grauen notaM.11.68: Hand 3, fol. 48v, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.11.68: Hand 1, fol. 14v, right margin. And for I seyde þus to freres &raisedpoint; a fool þei me helden And loued me þe lasse for my lele speche notaW.11.70: Hand X, fol. 61r, right margin. FrerisO.11.70: Hand 1, fol. 43v, left margin. Ac ȝet I cryed on my confessoure þat helde hym-self so kunnyng notaM.11.71: Hand 4, fol. 48v, left margin. notaW.11.71: Hand X, fol. 61r, right margin. Friers | did not | seke þe bo=|di but the | monie .Cr2.11.71: Fol. O.2r, right margin. Friers | did not | seke þe bo|di but the | monie ,Cr3.11.71: Fol. 54r, right margin. By my feith frere quod I &raisedpoint; ȝe faren lyke þise woweres notaW.11.72: Hand X, fol. 61r, right margin. . Exemplum.O.11.72: Hand 1, fol. 43v, left margin. Þat wedde none wydwes &raisedpoint; but forto welde here godis notaW.11.73: Hand X, fol. 61r, right margin. Riȝte so by þe Rode &raisedpoint; rouȝte ȝe neuere notaW.11.74: Hand X, fol. 61r, right margin. Where my body were buryed &raisedpoint; bi so ȝe hadde my siluer Ich haue moche merueille of ȝow &raisedpoint; and so hath many an other Why ȝowre couent coueyteth &raisedpoint; to confesse and to burye Rather þan to baptise barnes &raisedpoint; þat ben catekumelynges Baptizyng and burying &raisedpoint; bothe ben ful nedeful nota quia magis conuenit | Baptismum quam sepulcrumM.11.79: Hand 3, fol. 48v, left margin. Ac moche more merytorie &raisedpoint; me þynke it is to baptize For a baptized man &raisedpoint; may as maistres telleth Þorugh contricioun come &raisedpoint; to þe heigh heuene Sola contricio &c &raisedpoint; notaL.11.82: Hand X, fol. 45r, left margin. ¶ Ac a barne with-oute bapteme &raisedpoint; may nouȝt so be saued Iohn .iii.Cr2.11.83: Fol. O.2r, right margin. Iohn .iii.Cr3.11.83: Fol. 54r, right margin. Nisi quis renatus fuerit loke ȝe lettred men &raisedpoint; whether I lye or do nouȝte And lewte loked on me &raisedpoint; and I loured after Wherfore lourestow quod lewte &raisedpoint; and loked on me harde Ȝif I durste quod I amonges men &raisedpoint; þis meteles auowe Ȝe bi peter and bi poule quod he &raisedpoint; and take hem bothe to witnesse Leuit .xixCr2.11.88: Fol. O.2r, right margin. Leuit .xixCr3.11.88: Fol. 54r, right margin. Non oderis fratres secrete in corde tuo &raisedpoint; set publice argue illos ¶ Þei wol alleggen also quod I &raisedpoint; and by þe gospel preuen Rom .ii.Cr2.11.90: Fol. O.2r, right margin. Rom .ii.Cr3.11.90: Fol. 54r, right margin. Nolite iudicare quemquam &raisedpoint; ¶ And wher-of serueth lawe quod lewte &raisedpoint; if no lyf vndertoke it Falsenesse ne faytrye &raisedpoint; for sumwhat þe apostle seyde Non oderis fratrem &raisedpoint; and in þe sauter also seithe dauid þe prophete Psal .l.Cr2.11.95: Fol. O.2v, left margin. Psal .115.Cr3.11.95: Fol. 54v, left margin. The proper citation is Psalm 50. Existimasti inique quod ero tui similis &c notaW.11.96: Hand X, fol. 61v, right margin. It is licitum for lewed men &raisedpoint; to segge þe sothe notaW.11.97: Hand X, fol. 61v, right margin. If hem lyketh and leste &raisedpoint; eche a lawe it graunteth notaW.11.98: Hand X, fol. 61v, right margin. Excepte parsones and prestes &raisedpoint; and prelates of holycherche notaW.11.99: Hand X, fol. 61v, right margin. It falleth nouȝte for þat folke &raisedpoint; no tales to telle notaW.11.100: Hand X, fol. 61v, right margin. Þough þe tale were trewe &raisedpoint; and it touched synne ¶ Þinge þat al þe worlde wote &raisedpoint; wherfore shuldestow spare And reden it in Retoryke &raisedpoint; to arate dedly synne notaM.11.103: Hand 3, fol. 49r, left margin. Ac be neuere-more þe fyrste &raisedpoint; þe defaute to blame Þouȝe þow se yuel sey it nouȝte fyrste &raisedpoint; be sorye it nere amended notaW.11.105: Hand X, fol. 61v, right margin. No þinge þat is pryue &raisedpoint; publice þow it neuere notaW.11.106: Hand X, fol. 61v, right margin. Neyther for loue laude it nouȝt &raisedpoint; ne lakke it for enuye +L.106α: Hand 1(?), fol. 45r, right margin. Parum lauda vitupera parcius ¶ He seith sothe quod scripture þo &raisedpoint; and skipte an heigh & preched Ac þe matere þat she meued &raisedpoint; if lewed men it knewe Þe lasse as I leue &raisedpoint; louyen it þei wolde multi sunt vocatiM.11.111: Hand 4, fol. 49r, right margin. ¶ This was her teme and her tyxte &raisedpoint; I toke ful gode hede Math .xx | and .xxii.Cr2.11.112: Fol. O.2v, left margin. Math .xx | and .xxiiCr3.11.112: Fol. 54v, left margin. Multi to a maungerye &raisedpoint; and to þe mete were sompned And whan þe peple was plenere comen &raisedpoint; þe porter vnpynned þe ȝate pauci vero electiM.11.114: Hand 3, fol. 49r, right margin. And plukked in pauci priueliche &raisedpoint; and lete þe remenaunt go rowme ¶ Al for tene of her tyxte &raisedpoint; trembled myn herte And in a were gan I waxe &raisedpoint; and with my-self to dispute Whether I were chosen or nouȝt chosen &raisedpoint; on holicherche I þouȝte Þat vnderfonge me atte fonte &raisedpoint; for one of goddis chosne For cryste cleped vs alle &raisedpoint; come if we wolde Sarasenes and scismatikes &raisedpoint; and so he dyd þe iewes Esai .lv.Cr2.11.120α: Fol. O.2v, left margin. Esai .lv.Cr3.11.120α: Fol. 54v, left margin. O vos omnes [si]cientes venite &c And badde hem souke for synne &raisedpoint; saufly at his breste And drynke bote for bale &raisedpoint; brouke it who-so myȝte ¶ Þanne may alle crystene come quod I &raisedpoint; and cleyme þere entre ...?...M.11.124: Hand X, fol. 49v, left margin. By þe blode þat he bouȝte vs with &raisedpoint; and þorugh baptesme after ☜R.11.124α: Hand X, fol. 49r, right margin. Mar .xviCr2.11.124α: Fol. O.3r, right margin. Mar xvi.Cr3.11.124α: Fol. 55r, right margin. Qui crediderit & baptizatus fuerit &c Re...ing of CrestyndomM.11.125: Hand X, fol. 49v, left margin. Must have read "Renoying of Crestyndom." For þough a crystene man coueyted &raisedpoint; his crystenedome to reneye Riȝtfulliche to renye &raisedpoint; no resoun it wolde nota quia Rusticus | non debet seipsum | manumiscere | absque licencia | domini suiM.11.127: Hand 3, fol. 49v, left margin. ¶ For may no cherle chartre make &raisedpoint; ne his catel selle With-outen leue of his lorde &raisedpoint; no lawe wil it graunte Ac he may renne in arrerage &raisedpoint; and rowme so fro home +L.11.130: Corrector, fol. 45v, left margin. And as a reneyed caityf recchelesly gon aboute Ac Resoun shal rekne with hym &raisedpoint; and casten hym in arrerage And putten after in a prisone &raisedpoint; in purgatorie to brenne purgatorieC2.11.134: Hand 2, fol. 51r, right margin. For his arrerages rewarden hym þere &punctuselevatus; to þe daye of dome +L.11.135: Corrector, fol. 45v, left margin. But if contricioun wel come &raisedpoint; and crye bi his lyue Mercy for his mysdedes &raisedpoint; with mouth or with herte ¶ Þat is soth seyde scripture may no synne lette nota quia misericordia super omnia | operaM.11.138: Hand 3, fol. 49v, left margin. Mercy alle to amende &raisedpoint; and mekenesse hir folwe For þey beth as owre bokes telleth &raisedpoint; aboue goddes werkes Psal .115.Cr2.11.139&agr;: Fol. O.3r, right margin. The Psalm is 145. Psal .4.Cr3.11.139&agr;: Fol. 55r, right margin. The Psalm is 145. Misericordia eius super omnia opera eius Baw For bookesM.11.140: Hand 3, fol. 49v, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.11.140: Hand 1, fol. 15r, left margin. ¶ Ȝee baw for bokes quod one &raisedpoint; was broken oute of helle trogianusL.11.141: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 45v, left margin. TroianusM.11.141: Hand 5, fol. 49v, left margin. notaM.11.141: Hand 3, fol. 49v, left margin. TroaianusC2.11.141: Hand 1, fol. 51r, right margin. Hand 2 altered "o" to "a." Hiȝte troianus had ben a trewe knyȝte &raisedpoint; toke witnesse at a pope TroianusO.11.142: Hand 1, fol. 44r, right margin. How he was ded and dampned &raisedpoint; to dwellen in pyne For an vncristene creature clerkis wyten þe sothe Þat al þe clergye vnder cryste &raisedpoint; miȝte me cracche fro helle - C.11.145: Hand X, fol. 15r, left margin. But onliche loue and leaute &raisedpoint; and my lawful domes ¶ Gregorie wist þis wel &raisedpoint; and wilned to my soule Sauacioun for sothenesse &raisedpoint; þat he seigh in my werkes | C.11.148: Hand X, fol. 15r, left margin. And after þat he wepte &raisedpoint; and wilned me were graunted . nota . | þe ground of trentalis .O.11.149-150: Hand 1, fol. 44v, left margin. nota | þe ground of | trentalisC2.11.149-150: Hand 1, fol. 51r, right margin. Grace wyth-outen any bede-byddynge &raisedpoint; his bone was vnderfonge And I saued as ȝe may se &raisedpoint; with-oute syngyng of masses notaW.11.152: Hand X, fol. 62v, right margin. By loue and by lernyng of my lyuyng in treuthe notaW.11.153: Hand X, fol. 62v, right margin. Brouȝte me fro bitter peyne &raisedpoint; þere no biddyng myȝte nota quia valet veritasM.11.154: Hand 3, fol. 49v, left margin. - C.11.154: Hand X, fol. 15r, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.11.154: Hand 1, fol. 15r, left margin. ¶ Lo ȝe lordes what leute did &raisedpoint; by an Emperoure of Rome - C.11.155: Hand X, fol. 15r, left margin. Þat was an vncrystene creature &raisedpoint; as clerkes fyndeth in bokes GregorieCr2.11.156: Fol. O.3v, left margin. GregorieCr3.11.156: Fol. 55v, left margin. Nouȝt þorw preyere of a pope &raisedpoint; but for his pure treuthe in Episcopum RomanumR.11.157: Hand X2 (15th-c), fol. 49v, left margin. Was þat sarasene saued &raisedpoint; as seynt Gregorie bereth witnesse Wel ouȝte ȝe lordes þat lawes kepe &raisedpoint; þis lessoun to haue in mynde nota quia iusticia eius | manet in seculum seculiM.11.159: Hand 3, fol. 50r, right margin. Law . and knoleage without | Loue . availeth no thingeC2.11.159: Hand 2, fol. 51r, right margin. And on troianus treuth to thenke &raisedpoint; and do treuthe to þe peple [Here follow 11.160-170 in KD, from alpha; however, none of the lines are annotated.] notaW.11.171: Hand X, fol. 62v, right margin. NotaC.11.171: Hand 1, fol. 15r, left margin. Exemplum | RomanusO.11.171: Hand 1(?), fol. 44v, left margin. (Note: BB transcribe the second word as "bonum," but there is an expansion mark after the last minims.) Lawe with-outen loue quod troianus leye þere a bene Exemplum bonumC2.11.172: Hand 1, fol. 51r, right margin. I lefte hereR.11.172: Hand X (16th-c), fol. 49v, left margin. Same hand as the note on 43v (KD.10.289) marking where reader began. Or any science vnder sonne &raisedpoint; þe seuene artz and alle XL.11.173: Hand X, fol. 46r, left margin. nota quia magis propter amorem | quam pecunie stipend[ium]M.11.173: Hand 3, fol. 50r, right margin. But if þei ben lerned for owre lordes loue &raisedpoint; loste is alle þe tyme For no cause to cacche siluer þere-by &raisedpoint; ne to be called a mayster But al for loue of owre lorde &raisedpoint; and þe bet to loue þe peple For seynte Iohan seyde it &raisedpoint; and soth aren his wordes i. Ioh .iii.Cr2.11.176α: Fol. O.3v, left margin. i. Ioh .iiiCr3.11.176α: Fol. 55v, left margin. Qui non diligit manet in morte ¶ Who-so loueth nouȝte leue me &raisedpoint; he lyueth in deth-deyinge notaW.11.178: Hand X, fol. 62v, right margin. And þat alle manere men &raisedpoint; enemys and frendes notaW.11.179: Hand X, fol. 62v, right margin. Louen her eyther other &raisedpoint; and lene hem as her-selue notaW.11.180: Hand X, fol. 62v, right margin. Who-so leneth nouȝte &raisedpoint; he loueth nouȝte &raisedpoint; god wote þe sothe notaW.11.181: Hand X, fol. 62v, right margin. And comaundeth eche creature &raisedpoint; to confourme hym to louye notaW.11.182: Hand X, fol. 62v, right margin. And souereynelyche pore poeple &raisedpoint; and here ennemys after notaW.11.183: Hand X, fol. 62v, right margin. For hem þat hateth vs &raisedpoint; is owre meryte to louye notaW.11.184: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. And pore peple to plese &raisedpoint; here prayeres may vs helpe nota quia in similitudine pauperum | visus erat IhesusM.11.185: Hand 3, fol. 50r, right margin. notaW.11.185: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. ~ C.11.185: Hand X, fol. 15r, left margin. For owre ioye and owre hele &raisedpoint; Ihesu cryst of heuene notaW.11.186: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. Christe | was poreCr2.11.186: Fol. O.3v, left margin. Christe | was poreCr3.11.186: Fol. 55v, left margin. In a pore mannes apparaille &raisedpoint; pursueth vs euere notaW.11.187: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. And loketh on vs in her liknesse &raisedpoint; and þat with louely chere notaW.11.188: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. ~ C.11.188: Hand X, fol. 15r, left margin. To knowen vs by owre kynde herte &raisedpoint; and castyng of owre eyen notaW.11.189: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. Wheþer we loue þe lordes here &raisedpoint; byfor owre lorde of blisse ¶ And exciteth vs bi þe euangelye &raisedpoint; þat when we maken festes We shulde nouȝte clepe owre kynne þer-to &raisedpoint; ne none kynnes riche Luk .xiiii. Cr2.11.191&agr;: Fol. O.3v, left margin. Luk .xiiiiCr3.11.191&agr;: Fol. 55v, left margin. Cum facitis conuiuia nolite inuitare amicos notaW.11.192: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. Ac calleth þe careful þer-to þe croked and þe pore [letter resembling "e" touched in red]F.11.193: Hand X, fol. 42v, left margin. For ȝowre frendes wil feden ȝow &raisedpoint; and fonde ȝow to quite Ȝowre festynge and ȝowre faire ȝifte &raisedpoint; vche frende quyteth so other notaW.11.195: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. ¶ Ac for þe pore I shal paye &raisedpoint; and pure wel quyte her trauaille notaW.11.196: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. KD.11.197 not in W. Þat ȝiueth hem mete or moneye &raisedpoint; and loueth hem for my sake notaW.11.198: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. For þe best ben somme riche &raisedpoint; and somme beggers and pore notaW.11.199: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. For alle are we crystes creatures &raisedpoint; and of his coffres riche notaW.11.200: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. And bretheren as of o blode &raisedpoint; as wel beggares as erles &raisedpoint; +L.11.201: Corrector, fol. 46r, left margin. notaW.11.201: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. For on caluarye of crystes blode &raisedpoint; crystenedome gan sprynge no vileyn butt | by SynM.11.202: Hand 3, fol. 50v, left margin. notaW.11.202: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. And blody bretheren we bycome þere &raisedpoint; of o body ywonne notaW.11.203: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. As quasi modo geniti &raisedpoint; and gentil men vche one No beggere ne boye amonges vs &raisedpoint; but if it synne made Ioh .viii.Cr2.11.204α: Fol. O.4r, right margin. Ioh .viii.Cr3.11.204α: Fol. 56r, right margin. Qui facit peccatum seruus est peccati &c ¶ In þe olde lawe &raisedpoint; as holy lettre telleth Mennes sones &raisedpoint; men called vs vchone Of adames issue and Eue &raisedpoint; ay til god-man deyde And after his resurreccioun &raisedpoint; Redemptor was his name And we his bretheren þourgh hym ybouȝt &raisedpoint; bothe riche and pore nota quia Iocundum est | habitare Fratres | in vnumM.11.209: Hand 3, fol. 50v, left margin. notaW.11.209: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. For-þi loue we as leue bretheren shal &raisedpoint; and vche man laughe vp other notaW.11.210: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. And of þat eche man may forbere &raisedpoint; amende þere it nedeth notaW.11.211: Hand X, fol. 63r, right margin. And euery man helpe other &raisedpoint; for hennes shal we alle Galat .viCr2.11.211α: Fol. O.4r, right margin. Galat ,viCr3.11.211α: Fol. 56r, right margin. Alter alterius onera portate notaW.11.212: Hand X, fol. 63v, right margin. And be we nouȝte vnkynde of owre catel &raisedpoint; ne of owre kunnynge neyther notaW.11.213: Hand X, fol. 63v, right margin. For noet no man how neighe it is &raisedpoint; to be ynome fro bothe XM.11.214: Hand X, fol. 50v, left margin. For-þi lakke no lyf other &raisedpoint; þough he more latyne knowe Ne vnder-nym nouȝte foule &raisedpoint; for is none with-oute faute For what-euere clerkis carpe of crystenedome or elles Cryst to a comune woman seyde &raisedpoint; in comune at a feste nota quia per Fidem saluata | est peccatrixM.11.218: Hand 3, fol. 50v, left margin. Þat fides sua shulde sauen hir and saluen hir of alle synnes ¶ Þanne is byleue a lele helpe aboue logyke or lawe Logick and LawC2.11.220: Hand 2, fol. 52r, right margin. Of logyke ne of lawe in legenda sanctorum Is litel allowaunce made &raisedpoint; but if bileue hem helpe For it is ouerlonge ar logyke &raisedpoint; any lessoun assoille nota legisM.11.223: Hand 4, fol. 50v, left margin. (Note: BB expand "loquitur.") And lawe is loth to louye &raisedpoint; but if he lacche syluer Bothe logyke and lawe &raisedpoint; þat loueth nouȝte to lye I conseille alle crystene &raisedpoint; cleue nouȝte þer-on to sore For sum wordes I fynde ywryten &raisedpoint; were of faithes techyng Þat saued synful men &raisedpoint; as seynt Iohan bereth wytnesse Mat .vii.Cr2.11.228: Fol. O.4v, left margin. Mat .vii.Cr3.11.228: Fol. 56v, left margin. Eadem mensura qua mensi fueritis remecietur vobis notaW.11.229: Hand X, fol. 63v, right margin. ¶ For-þi lerne we þe lawe of loue &raisedpoint; as owre lorde tauȝte notaW.11.230: Hand X, fol. 63v, right margin. And as seynte Gregory seide &raisedpoint; for mannes soule helthe Melius est scrutari scelera nostra &raisedpoint; quam naturas rerum ¶ Why I moue þis matere &punctuselevatus; is moste for þe pore NotaC.11.233: Hand 1, fol. 15r, right margin. For in her lyknesse owre lorde &raisedpoint; ofte hath ben yknowe Witnesse in þe Paske-wyke &raisedpoint; whan he ȝede to Emaus Cleophas ne knewe hym nauȝte &raisedpoint; þat he cryste were For his pore paraille &raisedpoint; and pylgrymes wedes nota quia in Fraccione panis cognouerunt eumM.11.237: Hand 3, fol. 51r, right margin. Tyl he blessed and brak &raisedpoint; þe bred þat þei eten So bi his werkes þei wisten &raisedpoint; þat he was Ihesus Ac by clothyng þei knewe hym nouȝte &raisedpoint; ne bi carpynge of tonge notaW.11.240: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. ¶ And al was in ensample &raisedpoint; to vs synful here notaW.11.241: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. Þat we shulde be low &raisedpoint; and loueliche of speche notaW.11.242: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.11.242: Hand 1, fol. 15r, right margin. in vestitum mileten[tio]R.11.242: Hand X2 (15th-c), fol. 51r, right margin. And apparaille vs nouȝte ouer-proudly &raisedpoint; for pylgrymes ar we alle notaW.11.243: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. And in þe apparaille of a pore man &raisedpoint; and pilgrymes lyknesse notaW.11.244: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. Many tyme god hath ben mette &raisedpoint; amonge nedy peple notaW.11.245: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. to punysh mR.11.245: Hand X (15th-c), fol. 51r, right margin. Þere neuere segge hym seigh &raisedpoint; in secte of þe riche pureO.11.246: Hand 3, fol. 45v, right margin. Punctus with marginal word and carat at "pore" inline indicates a substitution. ¶ Seynt Iohan and other seyntes &raisedpoint; were seyne in pore clothynge And as pore pilgrymes &raisedpoint; preyed mennes godis &raisedpoint; nota. &raisedpoint; C.11.248: Hand 1, fol. 15v, left margin. Ihesu cryste on a iewes douȝter alyȝte &raisedpoint; gentil woman þough she were To ponyshe me | in [shrift]R.11.249: Hand X (secretary), fol. 51r, right margin. Was a pure pore mayde &raisedpoint; and to a pore man wedded Martha & | MaudelenL.11.250: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 47v, right margin. ¶ Martha on Marye magdeleyne &raisedpoint; an huge pleynte she made And to owre saueour self &raisedpoint; seyde þise wordes NotaR.11.252: Hand X, fol. 51r, right margin. Luk .x.Cr2.11.252: Fol. O.4v, left margin. Luk .xi.Cr3.11.252: Fol. 56v, left margin. The proper citation is Luke 10. Domine non est tibi cure quod soror mea reliquit me sola ministrare &c NotaM.11.253: Hand X, fol. 51r, right margin. quomodo laudatur paupertasM.11.253: Hand 3, fol. 51r, right margin. ¶ And hastiliche god answered &raisedpoint; and eytheres wille folwed Bothe Marthaes and Maries &raisedpoint; as Mathew bereth witnesse notaW.11.255: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. Ac pouerte god put bifore &raisedpoint; and preysed it þe bettre Maria optimam partem elegit &raisedpoint; que non &c parfite povertieL.11.256: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 47r, right margin. - C.11.256: Hand X, fol. 15v, left margin. ¶ And alle þe wyse þat euere were &raisedpoint; by auȝte I can aspye nota pouerte For the bestM.11.257: Hand 3, fol. 51r, right margin. Preysen pouerte for best lyf &raisedpoint; if pacience it folwe And bothe bettere and blisseder &raisedpoint; by many folde þan ricchesse +L.11.259: Corrector, fol. 47r, left margin. notaW.11.259: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. Although it be soure to suffre &raisedpoint; þere cometh swete after notaW.11.260: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. SimilitudoC2.11.260: Hand 2, fol. 52v, left margin. As on a walnot with-oute is a bitter barke notaW.11.261: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. pouertieC2.11.261: Hand 2, fol. 52v, right margin. And after þat bitter barke &raisedpoint; be þe shelle aweye notaW.11.262: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. Is a kirnelle of conforte &raisedpoint; kynde to restore ...?...M.11.263: Hand 2, fol. 51r, right margin, likely a guide for addition of "penaunce" inline. notaW.11.263: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. So is after pouerte or penaunce &raisedpoint; pacientlyche ytake notaW.11.264: Hand X, fol. 64r, right margin. For it maketh a man to haue mynde in gode &raisedpoint; and a grete wille notaW.11.265: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. To wepe and to wel bydde &raisedpoint; wher-of wexeth mercy notaW.11.266: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. Of which cryst is a kirnelle &raisedpoint; to conforte þe soule And wel sykerer he slepyth &raisedpoint; þe man þat is pore notaW.11.268: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. And lasse he dredeth deth &raisedpoint; and in derke to be robbed notaW.11.269: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. Þan he þat is riȝte ryche &raisedpoint; resoun bereth wytnesse Pauper ego ludo dum tu diues meditaris ¶ Alþough salamon seide &raisedpoint; as folke seeth in þe bible Prou .xxx.Cr2.11.271: Fol. P.1r, right margin. Prou .xxxCr3.11.271: Fol. 57r, right margin. Diuicias nec paupertates &c perfeccioun of pouertieC2.11.272: Hand 2, fol. 52v, right margin. Wyser þan salamon was &raisedpoint; bereth witnesse and tauȝte notaW.11.273: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. Þat parfyte pouert was &raisedpoint; no possessioun to haue notaW.11.274: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. And lyf moste lykynge to god &raisedpoint; as luke bereth witnesse Math .xix.Cr2.11.274α: Fol. P.1r, right margin. Mat .xix.Cr3.11.274α: Fol. 57r, right margin. Si vis perfectus esse &raisedpoint; vade & vende &c And is to mene to men &raisedpoint; þat on þis molde lyuen war munkes & | chanounsO.11.275: Hand 1, fol. 45v, left margin. War munkes & | ChannonysC2.11.275: Hand 1, fol. 52v, right margin. Who-so wil be pure parfyt &raisedpoint; mote possessioun forsake Or selle it as seith þe boke &raisedpoint; and þe syluer dele To beggeres þat gone and begge &raisedpoint; and bidden good for goddes loue notaW.11.279: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. . nota .O.11.279: Hand 1, fol. 45v, left margin. ¶ For failled neuere man mete &raisedpoint; þat myȝtful god serued As dauid seith in þe sauter &raisedpoint; to suche þat ben in wille To serue god godeliche &raisedpoint; ne greueth hym no penaunce Nichil inpossibile volenti Ne lakketh neuere lyflode &raisedpoint; lynnen ne wollen Psal .34.Cr2.11.282α: Fol. P.1r, right margin. Psal .34.Cr3.11.282α: Fol. 57r, right margin. Inquirentes autem dominum &raisedpoint; non minuentur omni bono notaW.11.283: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.11.283: Hand 1, fol. 15v, right margin. Of annueleris preestisO.11.283: Hand 1, fol. 46r, top right. If prestes weren parfyt &raisedpoint; þei wolde no syluer take notaW.11.284: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. Agaynste takynge of monay | for MassesC2.11.284: Hand 2, fol. 53r, right margin. in clericosR.11.284: Hand X2 (15th century), fol. 51v, left margin. For masses ne for matynes &raisedpoint; nouȝte her mete of vsureres Ne neither kirtel ne cote &raisedpoint; þeigh þey for colde shulde deye And þei her deuor dede &raisedpoint; as dauid seith in þe sauter Psa .xliiiCr2.11.286α: Fol. P.1v, left margin. Psa .xliiiCr3.11.286α: Fol. 57v, left margin. Iudica me deus & discerne causam meam Spera in deo speketh of prestes &raisedpoint; þat haue no spendyng syluer notaW.11.288: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. Þat ȝif þei trauaille trewlich &raisedpoint; and trusten in god almiȝti notaW.11.289: Hand X, fol. 64v, right margin. Hem shulde lakke no lyflode &raisedpoint; noyther wollen ne lynnen ordresW.11.290: Hand 2, fol. 51v, right margin. And þe title þat þei take ordres by &raisedpoint; telleth ȝe ben auaunced Þanne nedeth nouȝte ȝow to take syluer &raisedpoint; for masses þat ȝe syngen notaM.11.292: Hand X, fol. 51v, left margin. For he þat toke ȝow ȝowre tytle &raisedpoint; shulde take ȝow ȝowre wages pro | presbiterisM.11.293: Hand 3, fol. 51v, left margin. NotaR.11.293: Hand X (15th-c), fol. 51v, left margin. Or þe bisshop þat blesseth ȝow &raisedpoint; if þat ȝe ben worthy XL.11.294: Hand X, fol. 47v, left margin. notaW.11.294: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. ¶ For made neuere no kynge no knyȝte &raisedpoint; but he hadde catel to spende As bifel for a kniȝte &raisedpoint; or fonde hym for his strengthe nota a Careffull knyghtM.11.296: Hand 3, fol. 51v, left margin. notaW.11.296: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. It is a careful knyȝte &raisedpoint; and of a caytyue kynges makynge notaW.11.297: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. Þat hath no londe ne lynage riche &raisedpoint; ne good loos of his handes notaW.11.298: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. Þe same I segge for sothe &raisedpoint; by alle suche prestes notaW.11.299: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. Þat han noyther kunnynge ne kynne &raisedpoint; but a croune one notaW.11.300: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. And a tytle a tale of nouȝte &raisedpoint; to his lyflode at myschief notaW.11.301: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. ☞R.11.301: Hand X, fol. 52r, left margin. Priesting | was an oc|cupation | to lyue byCr2.11.301: Fol. P.1v, left margin. Priesting | was an oc|cupation . | to lyue byCr3.11.301: Fol. 57v, left margin. He hath more bileue as I leue &raisedpoint; to lacche þorw his croune notaW.11.302: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. Cure &raisedpoint; þan for konnyng &raisedpoint; or knowen for clene of berynge notaW.11.302.1: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. Nota in EpiscoposR.11.302.1: Hand X2 (15th-c), fol. 52r, right margin. I haue wonder & why &raisedpoint; and wher-fore þe bisshop notaW.302.2: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. Maketh suche prestes &raisedpoint; þat lewed men bytrayen The title of | Prestes &ceteraL.11.303: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 47v, left margin, brackets all text on page (KD.11.283-320). notaW.11.303: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. ¶ A chartre is chalengeable &raisedpoint; byfor a chief iustice +L.11.304: Corrector, fol. 47v, left margin. notaW.11.304: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. If false latyne be in þa lettre &raisedpoint; þe lawe it inpugneth Or peynted parenterlinarie &raisedpoint; parceles ouer-skipped Þe gome þat gloseth so chartres &raisedpoint; for a goky is holden nota contra Idiotes prestisM.11.307: Hand 3, fol. 52r, right margin. notaW.11.307: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. ¶ So is it a goky by god &raisedpoint; þat in his gospel failleth notaW.11.308: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. Or in masse or in matynes &raisedpoint; maketh any defaute Iacob .ii.Cr2.11.309: Fol. P.1v, left margin. Iacob .ii.Cr3.11.309: Fol. 57v, left margin. Qui offendit in vno in omnibus est reus &c And also in þe sauter &raisedpoint; seyth dauyd to ouerskippers Psa .xlviiCr2.11.311: Fol. P.1v, left margin. Psa .xlviiCr3.11.311: Fol. 57v, left margin. Psallite deo nostro psallite quoniam rex terre deus israel psallite sapienter notaW.11.312: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. Þe bisshop shal be blamed &raisedpoint; bifor god as I leue notaW.11.313: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. Þat crouneth suche goddes kniȝtes &raisedpoint; þat conneth nouȝt sapienter notaW.11.314: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. Synge ne psalmes rede &raisedpoint; ne segge a messe of þe day notaW.11.315: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. ☞R.11.315: Hand X, fol. 52r, right margin. Ac neuer neyther is blamelees &raisedpoint; þe bisshop ne þe chapleyne notaW.11.316: Hand X, fol. 65v, right margin. For her eyther is endited &raisedpoint; and þat of ignorancia Non excusat episcopos &raisedpoint; nec idiotes prestes ¶ Þis lokynge on lewed prestes &raisedpoint; haþ don me lepe fram pouerte Þe whiche I preyse þere pacyence is &raisedpoint; more parfyt þan ricchesse notaL.11.320: Hand 1(?) (at least, contemporary), fol. 47v, left margin. Ac moche more in metynge þus &raisedpoint; with me gan one dispute And slepynge I seigh al þis &raisedpoint; and sithen cam kynde Nature | teacheth | manCr2.11.322: Fol. P.2r, right margin. Nature | teacheth | manCr3.11.322: Fol. 58r, right margin. And nempned me by my name &raisedpoint; and bad me nymen hede And þorw þe wondres of þis worlde &raisedpoint; wytte for to take And on a mountaigne þat mydelerd hyȝte &raisedpoint; as me þo þouȝte I was fette forth &raisedpoint; by ensaumples to knowe Þorugh eche a creature and kynde &raisedpoint; my creatoure to louye I seigh þe sonne and þe see &raisedpoint; and þe sonde after And where þat bryddes and bestes &raisedpoint; by here make þei ȝeden nota For wormys & Foulis & ceteraM.11.329: Hand 3, fol. 52r, right margin. Wylde wormes in wodes &raisedpoint; and wonderful foules With flekked fetheres &raisedpoint; and of fele coloures Man and his make &raisedpoint; I myȝte bothe byholde Pouerte and plente &raisedpoint; bothe pees and werre Blisse and bale &raisedpoint; bothe I seigh at ones And how men token Mede &raisedpoint; and mercy refused ¶ Resoune I seighe sothly suen alle bestes In etyng in drynkynge &raisedpoint; and in engendrynge of kynde And after course of concepcioun &raisedpoint; none toke kepe of other As whan þei hadde ryde in rotey-tyme &raisedpoint; anon riȝte þer-after Males drowen hem to males &raisedpoint; a-mornynges bi hem-self +L.11.340: Corrector, fol. 48r, left margin. And in euenynges also &raisedpoint; [þ]e males fro femeles Þere ne was cow ne cowkynde &raisedpoint; þat conceyued hadde Þat wolde belwe after boles &raisedpoint; ne bore after sowe Bothe horse and houndes &raisedpoint; and alle other bestes Medled nouȝte wyth here makes &raisedpoint; þat with fole were ¶ Briddes I bihelde &raisedpoint; þat in buskes made nestes - C.11.346: Hand X, fol. 15v, right margin. Hadde neuere wye witte &raisedpoint; to worche þe leest nota pye NestM.11.347: Hand 3, fol. 52v, left margin. I hadde wonder at whom &raisedpoint; and where þe pye lerned To legge þe stykkes &raisedpoint; in whiche she leythe and bredeth Þere nys wriȝte as I wene &raisedpoint; shulde worche hir neste to paye If any masoun made a molde þer-to &raisedpoint; moche wonder it were ¶ And ȝet me merueilled more &raisedpoint; how many other briddes Hudden and hileden &raisedpoint; her egges ful derne In mareys and mores &raisedpoint; for men sholde hem nouȝt fynde ...?...M.11.354b: Hand X, fol. 52v, right margin. Belongs to the line in M that corresponds to KD.11.354b, 353b. Likely a guide for the addition of "þai" inline. And hudden here egges &raisedpoint; whan þei þere-fro wente For fere of other foules &raisedpoint; and for wylde bestis ¶ And some troden her makes &raisedpoint; and on trees bredden nota concepcionem ByleM.11.357: Hand 3, fol. 52v, left margin. And brouȝten forth her bryddes so &raisedpoint; al aboue þe grounde And some bryddes at þe bille &raisedpoint; þorwgh brethynge conceyued And some kauked I toke kepe &raisedpoint; how pekokes bredden Moche merueilled me &raisedpoint; what maister þei hadde And who tauȝte hem on trees &raisedpoint; to tymbre so heigh Þere noither buirn ne beste &raisedpoint; may her briddes rechen ¶ And sythen I loked vpon þe see &raisedpoint; and so forth vpon þe sterres Many selcouthes I seygh &raisedpoint; ben nought to seye nouthe ¶ I seigh floures in þe fritthe &raisedpoint; and her faire coloures And how amonge þe grene grasse &raisedpoint; grewe so many hewes +L.11.367: Corrector, fol. 48v, left margin. And somme soure and some swete &raisedpoint; selcouthe me þouȝte Of her kynde and her coloure &raisedpoint; to carpe it were to longe &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.11.369: Hand 1, fol. 16r, left margin. Ac þat moste moeued me &raisedpoint; and my mode chaunged notaW.11.370: Hand X, fol. 66r, right margin. Reason Rewleth all beastes | save man and his make . C2.11.370: Hand 2, fol. 54r, right margin. Þat resoun rewarded &raisedpoint; and reuled alle bestes notaW.11.371: Hand X, fol. 66r, right margin. Saue man and his make &raisedpoint; many tyme and ofte notaW.11.372: Hand X, fol. 66r, right margin. notaW.11.373: Hand X, fol. 66r, right margin. No resoun hem folwed &raisedpoint; and þanne I rebuked [This line is condensed in L; in W it is two lines (KD.11.372-373), with a "nota" on each.] I haue wonder of þe quod I &raisedpoint; þat witty art holden Why þow ne suwest man and his make &raisedpoint; þat no mysfait hem folwe ¶ And resoun arated me &raisedpoint; and seyde recche þe neuere notaW.11.377: Hand X, fol. 66v, right margin. Whi I suffre or nouȝt suffre &raisedpoint; þi-self hast nouȝt to done notaW.11.378: Hand X, fol. 66v, right margin. Amende þow it if þow myȝte &raisedpoint; for my tyme is to abyde Suffraunce is a souereygne vertue &raisedpoint; and a swyfte veniaunce id est gomeC.11.380: Hand 1, fol. 16r, supralinear above "man," probably intended as a correction, as other manuscripts read "gome." Who suffreth more þan god quod he &raisedpoint; no gome as I leue id est mynuteC.11.381: Hand 1, fol. 16r, left margin. Intended to change "litel" (in C's line) to "minute," agreeing with other manuscripts. He miȝte amende in a Minute-while &raisedpoint; al þat mys-standeth Ac he suffreth for somme mannes good &raisedpoint; and so is owre bettre [Hereafter follow 11.383-93 in KD, from alpha, but they are not annotated.] ¶ Þe wyse and þe witty &raisedpoint; wrote þus in þe bible &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.11.395: Hand 1, fol. 16r, left margin. Eccle .xiCr2.11.395: Fol. P.3r, right margin. Eccle .xi.Cr3.11.395: Fol. 59r, right margin. de re que te non molestat noly certare nota quod non decet Forma hominis | vituperari quia non FormosaM.11.396: Hand 3, fol. 53r, right margin. (Note: BB expand "debet" instead of "decet.") For be a man faire or foule &raisedpoint; it falleth nouȝte forto lakke Þe shappe ne þe shafte &raisedpoint; þat god shope hym-selue For al þat he did was wel ydo &raisedpoint; as holywrit witnesseth Gene .i.Cr2.11.398α: Fol. P.3r, right margin. Gene .i.Cr3.11.398α: Fol. 59r, right margin. Et vidit deus cunta que fecerat et erant valde bona ¶ And badde euery creature &raisedpoint; in his kynde encrees Al to murthe with man &raisedpoint; þat most woo tholye In fondynge of þe flesshe &raisedpoint; and of þe fende bothe For man was made of suche a matere &raisedpoint; he may nouȝt wel astert Þat ne some tymes hym bitit &raisedpoint; to folwen his kynde Catoun acordeth þere-with &raisedpoint; nemo sine crimine viuit ¶ Tho cauȝte I coloure anon &raisedpoint; and comsed to ben aschamed And awaked þer-with &raisedpoint; wo was me þanne Þat I in meteles ne myȝte &raisedpoint; more haue yknowen And þanne seyde I to my-self &raisedpoint; and chidde þat tyme Now I wote what dowel is quod I &raisedpoint; by dere god as me þinketh And as I caste vp myn eyghen &raisedpoint; one loked on me and axed Of me what þinge it were &raisedpoint; ywisse sire I seide Septima discriptio de dowellM.11.412: Hand 3, fol. 53r, right margin. notaW.11.412: Hand X, fol. 66v, right margin. Do WellC2.11.412: Hand 2, fol. 54v, right margin. To se moche and suffre more &raisedpoint; certes quod I is dowel ¶ Haddestow suffred he seyde &raisedpoint; slepyng þo þow were Þow sholdest haue knowen þat clergye can &raisedpoint; and conceiued more þorugh resoun For resoun wolde haue reherced þe &raisedpoint; riȝte as clergye saide | C.11.416: Hand X, fol. 16r, left margin. Ac for þine entermetyng &raisedpoint; here artow forsake Philosophus esses si tacuisses notaW.11.417: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. ¶ Adam w[h]iles he spak nouȝt &raisedpoint; had paradys at wille notaW.11.418: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. Ac whan he mameled aboute mete &raisedpoint; and entermeted to knowe notaW.11.419: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. Þe wisdom and þe witte of god &raisedpoint; he was put fram blisse And riȝt so ferde resoun bi the &raisedpoint; þow with rude speche Lakkedest and losedest þinge &raisedpoint; þat longed nouȝt to be done Þo hadde he no lykynge &raisedpoint; forto lere þe more ¶ Pruide now and presumpcioun &raisedpoint; par-auenture wole þe appele That clergye þi compaignye &raisedpoint; ne kepeth nouȝt to sue notaW.11.425: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. Shal neuere chalangynge ne chydynge &raisedpoint; chaste a man so sone notaW.11.426: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. As shal shame and shenden hym &raisedpoint; and shape hym to amende nota dronkyn | daffeM.11.427: Hand 3, fol. 53v, left margin. notaW.11.427: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. - C.11.427: Hand X, fol. 16r, left margin. Shame | is the best | remedye | for dron|kardesCr2.11.427: Fol. P.3v, left margin. Shame | is the best | remedye | for dron=|kardes .Cr3.11.427: Fol. 59v, left margin. For lat a dronken daffe &raisedpoint; in a dyke falle notaW.11.428: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. Late hym ligge loke nouȝte on hym &raisedpoint; til hym left to ryse notaW.11.429: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. W combines KD.11.423 and 431: "For þouȝ Reson rebuked hym þanne . it were but pure synne." For þough resoun rebuked hym þanne &raisedpoint; it were but pure synne notaW.11.432: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. In W, this line directly follows KD.11.429. Ac whan nede nymeth hym vp &raisedpoint; for doute lest he sterue notaW.11.433: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. And shame shrapeth his clothes &raisedpoint; & his shynes wassheth notaW.11.434: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. - C.11.434: Hand X, fol. 16r, left margin. Þanne wote þe dronken daffe &raisedpoint; wherfore he is to blame ¶ Ȝe seggen soth quod I &raisedpoint; ich haue yseyne it ofte Þere smitte no þinge so smerte &raisedpoint; ne smelleth so soure +L.11.437: Corrector, fol. 49r, left margin. As shame þere he sheweth him &raisedpoint; for euery man hym shonyeth Why ȝe wisse me þus quod I &raisedpoint; was for I rebuked resoun ¶ Certes quod he þat is soth &raisedpoint; and shope hym forto walken And I aros vp riȝt with þat &raisedpoint; and folwed hym after And preyed hym of his curteisye &raisedpoint; to telle me his name Passus Duodecimus I am ymagynatyf quod he &raisedpoint; Idel was I neuere Þouȝe I sitte bi my-self &raisedpoint; in sikenesse ne in helthe I haue folwed þe in feithe &raisedpoint; þis fyue and fourty wyntre And many tymes haue moeued þe &raisedpoint; to þinke on þine ende And how fele fernȝeres are faren &raisedpoint; and so fewe to come And of þi wylde wantounesse &raisedpoint; þo þow ȝonge were To amende it in þi myddel age &raisedpoint; lest miȝte þe faylled In þyne olde elde &raisedpoint; þat yuel can suffre Pouerte or penaunce &raisedpoint; or preyeres bidde Si non in prima vigilia &raisedpoint; nec in secunda &c Emendemus dum | temporem habemusM.12.10: Hand 3, fol. 54r, right margin. notaW.12.10: Hand X, fol. 67v, right margin. Amende þe while þow myȝte &raisedpoint; þow hast ben warned ofte With poustees of pestilences with pouerte and with angres And with þise bitter baleyses &raisedpoint; god beteth his dere childeren Apoc .iii.Cr2.12.12α: Fol. P.4r, right margin. Apoc .iii.Cr3.12.12α: Fol. 60r, right margin. Quem diligo castigo And dauid in þe sauter seith &raisedpoint; of suche þat loueth Ihesus Psa .xxiiiCr2.12.13α: Fol. P.4r, right margin. Psa .xxiiiCr3.12.13α: Fol. 60r, right margin. Virga tua & baculus tuus ipsa me consolata sunt &c notaW.12.14: Hand X, fol. 67v, right margin. Al-þough þow stryke me with þi staffe &raisedpoint; with stikke or with ȝerde notaW.12.15: Hand X, fol. 67v, right margin. It is but murth as for me to amende my soule And þow medlest þe with makynges &raisedpoint; and myȝtest go sey þi sauter And bidde for hem þat ȝiueth þe bred &raisedpoint; for þere ar bokes ynowe To telle men what dowel is &raisedpoint; dobet and dobest bothe And prechoures to preue what it is &raisedpoint; of many a peyre freres ¶ I seigh wel he sayde me soth &raisedpoint; and somwhat me to excuse Seid catoun conforted his sone &raisedpoint; þat clerke þough he were To solacen hym sum-tyme &raisedpoint; as I do whan I make Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis &raisedpoint; &c &raisedpoint; Holy men | vsed recre|ationCr2.12.23: Fol. P.4r, right margin. Holy men | vsed recre|ation .Cr3.12.23: Fol. 60r, right margin. ¶ And of holy men I herde quod I &raisedpoint; how þei otherwhile Pleyden þe parfiter &raisedpoint; to be in many places Ac if þere were any wight &raisedpoint; þat wolde me telle What were / dowel / and / dobet / &raisedpoint; and dobest / atte laste Wolde I neuere do werke &raisedpoint; but wende to holicherche And þere bydde my bedes &raisedpoint; but whan ich eet or slepe Octava descripcio de dowellM.12.29: Hand 3, fol. 54r, right margin. ¶ Poule in his pistle quod he &raisedpoint; preueth what is dowel i. Cor .xiii.Cr2.12.29α: Fol. P.4r, right margin. i. Cor .xiiiCr3.12.29α: Fol. 60r, right margin. Fides spes caritas & maior horum &c Feith hope and charitee &raisedpoint; and alle ben good And sauen men sundry tymes &raisedpoint; ac none so sone as charite - C.12.32: Hand X, fol. 16r, right margin. For he doth wel with-oute doute &raisedpoint; þat doth as lewte techeth Þat is if þow be man maried &raisedpoint; þi make þow louye And lyue forth as lawe wole &raisedpoint; while ȝe lyuen bothe pilgrimageC2.12.35: Hand 2, fol. 55v, right margin. ¶ Riȝt so if þow be Religious &raisedpoint; renne þow neuere ferther - C.12.36: Hand X, fol. 16r, right margin. To Rome ne to Rochemadore &raisedpoint; but as þi reule techeth And holde þe vnder obedyence &raisedpoint; þat heigh wey is to heuene ¶ And if þow be mayden to marye &raisedpoint; and miȝte wel contynue Seke þow neuere seynt forther &raisedpoint; for no soule helthe For what made Lucyfer &raisedpoint; to lese þe heigh heuene Or salamon his sapience &raisedpoint; or sampson his strengthe Iob þe Iewe his ioye &raisedpoint; dere he it abouȝte nota bene &raisedpoint; C.12.43: Hand 1, fol. 16r, right margin. Arestotle and other mo &raisedpoint; ypocras & virgyle Alisaundre þat al wan &raisedpoint; elengelich ended ¶ Catel and kynde witte &raisedpoint; was combraunce to hem alle Felyce hir fayrnesse &raisedpoint; fel hir al to sklaundre nota Rosamondis | BeauteM.12.47: Hand 3, fol. 54v, left margin. RosamondeC2.12.47: Hand 2, fol. 55v, left margin. And Rosamounde riȝt so reufully bysette Þe bewte of hir body &raisedpoint; in badnesse she dispended notaW.12.49: Hand X, fol. 68r, right margin. Of many suche I may rede &raisedpoint; of men and of wommen notaW.12.50: Hand X, fol. 68r, right margin. Þat wyse wordes wolde shewe &raisedpoint; and worche þe contraye Sunt homines nequam bene de virtute loquentes ¶ And riche renkes riȝt so &raisedpoint; gaderen and sparen And þo men þat þei moste haten &raisedpoint; mynistren it atte laste And for þei suffren & se &raisedpoint; so many nedy folkes And loue hem nouȝt as owre lorde bytte &raisedpoint; lesen her soules Luke .vi.Cr2.12.54α: Fol. P.4v, left margin. Luke ,vi.Cr3.12.54α: Fol. 60v, left margin. Date & dabitur vobis &c &raisedpoint; [Hereafter follow 12.55-57α in KD, but they are not annotated.] ¶ And ricchesse riȝt so &raisedpoint; but if þe Rote be trewe Ac grace is a grasse þer-of &raisedpoint; þo greuaunces to abate GraceC2.12.60: Hand 2, fol. 56r, right margin. growithR.12.60: Hand 2, fol. 55r, right margin, meant to replace "greueth" inline. Ac grace ne groweth nouȝte &raisedpoint; but amonges lowe pacienceC2.12.61: Hand 2, fol. 56r, right margin. Pacience and pouerte &raisedpoint; þe place is þere it groweth +L.12.62: Corrector, fol. 50r, left margin. PouertieC2.12.62: Hand 2, fol. 56r, right margin. And in lele lyuynge men &raisedpoint; and in lyf-holy And þorugh þe gyfte of þe holygoste &raisedpoint; as þe gospel telleth Iohn .iii.Cr2.12.63α: Fol. P.4v, left margin. Iohn .iii.Cr3.12.63α: Fol. 60v, left margin. Spiritus vbi vult spirat &c NotaM.12.64: Hand X, fol. 54v, left margin. Clergie | kynde Wytt .C2.12.64: Hand 2, fol. 56r, right margin. Clergye and kynde witte &raisedpoint; comth of siȝte and techynge As þe boke bereth witnesse &raisedpoint; to buirnes þat can rede s sou[uer]aignHm.12.65α: Hand X, fol. 156v, top right. Quod scimus loquimur quod vidimus testamur &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.12.66: Hand 1, fol. 16v, left margin. Of quod scimus cometh clergye &raisedpoint; and connynge of heuene +L.12.67: Corrector, fol. 50r, right margin. And of quod vidimus cometh kynde witte of siȝte of dyue[r]se peple nota de aduentu | GracieM.12.68: Hand 3, fol. 54v, left margin. Ac grace is a gyfte of god &raisedpoint; and of gret loue spryngeth Knewe neuere clerke how it cometh forth &raisedpoint; ne kynde witte þe weyes Iob iii | True cler|gy is mer|cifull .Cr2.12.69α: Fol. Q.1r, right margin. Iob .iii. | True cler|gy is mer|cifull .Cr3.12.69α: Fol. 61r, right margin. Nescit aliquis vnde venit &raisedpoint; aut quo vadit &c Ac ȝit is clergye to comende &raisedpoint; and kynde witte bothe And namely clergye for crystes loue &raisedpoint; þat of clergye is rote &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.12.72: Hand 1, fol. 16v, left margin. For Moyses witnesseth þat god wrote &raisedpoint; for to wisse þe peple In þe olde lawe as þe lettre telleth &raisedpoint; þat was þe lawe of iewes +L.12.74: Corrector, fol. 50r, left margin. Þat what woman were in auoutrie taken &raisedpoint; were she riche or pore With stones men shulde hir stryke &raisedpoint; and stone hir to deth nota adulterium Muleris (Mul[i]eris)M.12.76: Hand 3, fol. 54v, left margin. A womman as we fynden &raisedpoint; was gulty of þat dede Ac cryste of his curteisye &raisedpoint; þorw clergye hir saued - C.12.78: Hand X, fol. 16v, left margin. For þorw carectus þat cryst wrot &raisedpoint; þe iewes knewe hem-seluen Gultier as afor god &raisedpoint; and gretter in synne Þan þe woman þat þere was &raisedpoint; and wenten awey for schame Þe clergye þat þere was &raisedpoint; conforted þe womman Holykirke knoweth þis &raisedpoint; þat crystes writyng saued nota quia sciencia scripturarum conffortat | bonos // malos autem condempnatM.12.83: Hand 3, fol. 55r, right margin. So clergye is conforte &raisedpoint; to creatures þat repenten And to mansed men &raisedpoint; myschief at her ende notaW.12.85: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. ¶ For goddes body myȝte nouȝte be of bred &raisedpoint; with-outen clergye notaW.12.86: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. Chrieste his body | in SacramentoC2.12.86: Hand 2, fol. 56r, right margin. Þe which body is bothe &raisedpoint; bote to þe riȝtful notaW.12.87: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. And deth and dampnacioun &raisedpoint; to hem þat dyeth yuel As crystes carecte conforted and bothe coupable shewed Þe womman þat þe iewes brouȝte &raisedpoint; þat Ihesus þouȝte to saue Luke .viCr2.12.89α: Fol. Q.1r, right margin. Luke .vi,Cr3.12.89α: Fol. 61r, right margin. Nolite iudicare et non iudicabimini &c Riȝt so goddes body bretheren &raisedpoint; but it be worthily taken Dampneth vs atte daye of dome &raisedpoint; as þe carectes dede þe iewes nota quia scienciam deligeM.12.92: Hand 3, fol. 55r, right margin. For-þi I conseille þe for cristes sake &raisedpoint; clergye þat þow louye For kynde witte is of his kyn &raisedpoint; and neighe cosynes bothe To owre lorde leue me &raisedpoint; for-þi loue hem I rede For bothe ben as miroures &raisedpoint; to amenden owre defautes And lederes for lewed men &raisedpoint; and for lettred bothe ¶ For-þi lakke þow neuere logyke &raisedpoint; lawe ne his custumes &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.12.98: Hand 1, fol. 16v, left margin. Ne countreplede clerkes &raisedpoint; I conseille þe for eure notaW.12.99: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. For as a man may nouȝt se &raisedpoint; þat mysseth his eyghen notaW.12.100: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. Namore can no klerke &raisedpoint; but if he cauȝt it first þorugh bokes notaW.12.101: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. Al-þough men made bokes &raisedpoint; god was þe maistre The holy | gost is the | autour of | bokesCr2.12.102: Fol. Q.1v, left margin. The holy | gost is the | autour | of bokesCr3.12.102: Fol. 61v, left margin. And seynt spirit þe saumplarye &raisedpoint; and seide what men sholde write SimilitudoC2.12.103: Hand 2, fol. 56v, left margin. And riȝt as syȝte serueth a man &raisedpoint; to se þe heighe strete notaW.12.104: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. Riȝt so ledeth letterure &raisedpoint; lewed men to resoun notaW.12.105: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. And as a blynde man in bataille &raisedpoint; bereth wepne to fiȝte notaW.12.106: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. And hath none happ with his axe &raisedpoint; his enemye to hitte notaW.12.107: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. Namore kan a kynde-witted man &raisedpoint; but clerkes hym teche notaW.12.108: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin. Come for al his kynde witte &raisedpoint; to crystendome and be saued Whiche is þe coffre of crystes tresore &raisedpoint; and clerkes kepe þe keyes To vnlouken it at her lykynge &raisedpoint; and to þe lewed peple Ȝyue mercy for her mysdedes &raisedpoint; if men it wole aske Buxomelich & benygneliche &raisedpoint; and bidden it of grace - C.12.113: Hand X, fol. 16v, right margin. ClergieC2.12.113: Hand 2, fol. 56v, right margin. ¶ Archa dei in þe olde lawe &raisedpoint; leuites it kepten Hadde neuere lewed man leue &raisedpoint; to leggen honde on þat chest +L.12.115: Corrector, fol. 50v, left margin. nota quia in veteri | testamento | licitum erat presbiter | procreare FiliosM.12.115: Hand 3, fol. 55v, left margin. But he were preste or prestes sone &raisedpoint; patriarke or prophete [¶ Saul for he sacrifised  sorwe hym be-tydde . [KD.12.116-125α are given here from R; they are lost in the beta tradition but annotated in R.] And his sones al-so  for þat synne myscheued . And many mo other men  þat were no leuites . Þat with archa dei ȝeden  in reuerence and in worchippe . And leyden honde þeron to liften it vp  and loren her lif after . For-þi I conseil alle creatures  no clergie to dispise . notaR.12.122: Hand X, fol. 56r, right margin. Ne sette schorte be here science  what-so þei don hem-selue . Take we her wordes at worthe  for here witnesse be trewe . And ne medle we nauȝt muche with hem  to meuen any wrathe . Lest cheste chasen vs  to choppe vche man other . Nolite tangere christos meos  &cetera .] ¶ For clergye is kepere vnder cryst of heuene Was þere neuere no knyȝte &raisedpoint; but clergye hym made how kynde wytt | is engendredC2.12.128: Hand 2, fol. 56v, right margin. Ac kynde witte cometh of alkynnes siȝtes Of bryddes and of bestes &raisedpoint; of tastes of treuthe and of deceytes ...?...M.12.130: Hand X, fol. 55v, left margin. ¶ Lyueres to-forn vs &raisedpoint; vseden to marke Þe selkouthes þat þei seighen &raisedpoint; her sones for to teche And helden it an heighe science &raisedpoint; her wittes to knowe Ac þorugh her science sothely &raisedpoint; was neuere no soule ysaued Ne brouȝte by her bokes &raisedpoint; to blisse ne to ioye For alle her kynde knowynges &raisedpoint; come but of dyuerse sightes ¶ Patriarkes and prophetes &raisedpoint; repreued her science And seiden her wordes ne her wisdomes &raisedpoint; nas but a folye As to þe clergye of cryst &raisedpoint; counted it but a trufle notaW.12.138α: Hand X, fol. 69v, right margin. i. Cor .iii.Cr2.12.138α: Fol. Q.1v, left margin. Sapiencia huius mundi &raisedpoint; stulticia apud deum For þe heihe holigoste &raisedpoint; heuene shal to-cleue And loue shal lepe out after &raisedpoint; in-to þis lowe erthe And clennesse shal cacchen it &raisedpoint; and clerkes shullen it fynde Luke .ii.Cr2.12.142: Fol. Q.2r, right margin. Luke .ii,Cr3.12.142: Fol. 62r, right margin. Pastores loquebantur ad inuicem ¶ He speketh þere of riche men riȝt nouȝt &raisedpoint; ne of riȝt witty Ne of lordes þat were lewed men &raisedpoint; but of þe hexte lettred oute Math iiCr2.12.144&agr;: Fol. Q.2r, right margin. Math .iiCr3.12.144&agr;: Fol. 62r, right margin. Ibant magi ab oriente &c contra fratres molestus estM.12.145: Hand 4, fol. 55v, left margin. ¶ If any frere were founde þere &raisedpoint; Ich ȝif þe fyue shillynges nota quia non natus erat Cristus | in diuersorioM.12.146: Hand 3, fol. 55v, left margin Ne in none beggares cote &raisedpoint; was þat barne borne But in a burgeys place &raisedpoint; of bethlem þe best Luke .ii.Cr2.12.147&agr;: Fol. Q.2r, right margin. Luke .ii.Cr3.12.147&agr;: Fol. 62r, right margin. Set non erat locus in diuersorio / & pauper non habet diuersorium ¶ To pastours and to poetes appiered þat aungel And bad hem go to bethlem &raisedpoint; goddis burth &raisedpoint; to honoure And songe a songe of solas &raisedpoint; gloria in excelsis deo ¶ Clerkes knewe it wel &raisedpoint; and comen with here presentz And deden her homage honourablely &raisedpoint; to hym þat was almyȝty Why I haue tolde al þis &raisedpoint; I toke ful gode hede How þow contraryedest clergye &raisedpoint; with crabbed wordes How þat lewed men liȝtloker &raisedpoint; þan lettred were saued a[n]g[e]lF.12.158: Hand X, fol. 48r, right margin. Possibly identifying the speaker. The text of this line in F is "& Clerkys / þan cleer wittyd men / of þe cristene peple." Þan clerkes or kynde-witted men &raisedpoint; of crystene peple ¶ And þow seidest soth of somme &raisedpoint; ac se in what manere nota de duobus natatoribusM.12.160: Hand 3, fol. 56r, right margin. notaW.12.160: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. SimilitudoC2.12.160: Hand 2, fol. 57r, left margin. Two men | caste into | temmes .Cr2.12.160: Fol. Q.2r, right margin. Take two stronge men &raisedpoint; and in themese caste hem notaW.12.161: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. Two men | caste into | Temmes .Cr3.12.161: Fol. 62r, right margin. And bothe naked as a nedle &raisedpoint; her none syker þan other notaW.12.162: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. Þat one hath connynge and can swymmen and dyuen notaW.12.163: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. Þat other is lewed of þat laboure &raisedpoint; lerned neuere swymme notaW.12.164: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. Which trowestow of þo two &raisedpoint; in themese is in moste drede notaW.12.165: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. He þat neuere ne dyued &raisedpoint; ne nouȝt can of swymmynge notaW.12.166: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. Or þe swymmere þat is sauf &raisedpoint; bi so hym-self lyke notaW.12.167: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. Þere his felaw flet forth &raisedpoint; as þe flode lyketh notaW.12.168: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. And is in drede to drenche &raisedpoint; þat neuere dede swymme ¶ Þat swymme can nouȝt I seide &raisedpoint; it semeth to my wittes XM.12.170: Hand X, fol. 56r, right margin. ¶ Riȝt so quod þe Renke resoun it sheweth notaW.12.171: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. Þat he þat knoweth clergye can sonner aryse notaW.12.172: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. Out of synne and be sauf &raisedpoint; þough he synne ofte nota quod contricio delit peccatumM.12.173: Hand 3, fol. 56r, right margin. notaW.12.173: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. If hym lyketh and lest &raisedpoint; þan any lewed lelly notaW.12.174: Hand X, fol. 70r, right margin. For if þe clerke be konnynge &raisedpoint; he knoweth what is synne notaW.12.175: Hand X, fol. 70v, right margin. Contricioun Withoute | ConfessionC2.12.175: Hand 2, fol. 57v, right margin. And how contricioun with-oute confessioun &raisedpoint; conforteth þe soule notaW.12.176: Hand X, fol. 70v, right margin. As þow seest in þe sauter &raisedpoint; in psalme one or tweyne notaW.12.177: Hand X, fol. 70v, right margin. How contricioun is commended &raisedpoint; for it caccheth awey synne Psal .32Cr2.12.177α: Fol. Q.2v, left margin. Psal .32.Cr3.12.177α: Fol. 62v, left margin. Beati quorum remisse sunt iniquitates & quorum tecta sunt &c &raisedpoint; And þis conforteth vch a clerke &raisedpoint; and keuereth hym fram wanhope In which flode þe fende &raisedpoint; fondeth a man hardest Þere þe lewed lith stille &raisedpoint; and loketh after lente And hath no contricioun ar he come to shryfte &raisedpoint; & þanne can he litel telle And as his lores-man leres hym &raisedpoint; bileueth & troweth And þat is after person or parisch prest &raisedpoint; and parauenture Vnconnynge to lere lewed men &raisedpoint; as luk bereth witnesse Luke .vi.Cr2.12.185: Fol. Q.2v, left margin. Luke .vi.Cr3.12.185: Fol. 62v, left margin. Dum cecus ducit cecum &c &raisedpoint; ¶ Wo was hym marked &raisedpoint; þat wade mote with þe lewed nota quia ad scolam optime valetM.12.187: Hand 3, fol. 56r, right margin. notaW.12.187: Hand X, fol. 70v, right margin. Clergie and Lettera=|ture . hathe saved | many a man from hangingeC2.12.187: Hand 2, fol. 57v, right margin. nota /R.12.187: Hand X6 (16th-c), fol. 57r right margin. Wel may þe barne blisse &raisedpoint; þat hym to boke sette notaW.12.188: Hand X, fol. 70v, right margin. Þat lyuynge after letterure saued hym lyf and soule Dominus pars hereditatis mee is a meri verset Þat has take fro tybourne &raisedpoint; twenti stronge þeues Þere lewed theues ben lolled vp &raisedpoint; loke how þei be saued xM.12.192: Hand X, fol. 56v, left margin. Þe thef þat had grace of god &raisedpoint; on gode fryday as þow speke Was for he ȝelte hym creaunt to cryst on þe crosse &raisedpoint; & knewleched hym gulty And grace axed of god &raisedpoint; and he is euer redy Þat boxomeliche biddeth it &raisedpoint; and ben in wille to amenden hem Difference of blysse & | Ioye in hevenC2.12.196: Hand 2, fol. 57v, right margin. Ac þough þat þef had heuene &raisedpoint; he hadde none heigh blisse in domo meo multe | sunt mansionesL.12.197: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 51v, left margin. As seynt Iohan and other seyntes &raisedpoint; þat asserued hadde bettere notaW.12.198: Hand X, fol. 70v, right margin. SimilitudoC2.12.198: Hand 2, fol. 57v, left margin. Riȝt as sum man ȝeue me mete &raisedpoint; and sette me amydde þe flore notaW.12.199: Hand X, fol. 70v, right margin. Ich haue mete more þan ynough &raisedpoint; ac nouȝt so moche worship de latronibus pendentibus | ad passionem dominiM.12.200: Hand 3, fol. 56v, left margin notaW.12.200: Hand X, fol. 70v, right margin. As þo þat seten atte syde table &raisedpoint; or with þe souereignes of þe halle notaW.12.201: Hand X, fol. 70v, right margin. But sitte as a begger bordelees &raisedpoint; bi my-self on þe grounde notaW.12.202: Hand X, fol. 70v, right margin. So it fareth bi þat feloun &raisedpoint; þat a gode fryday was saued notaW.12.203: Hand X, fol. 71r, right margin. He sitte neither with Seynt Iohan &raisedpoint; Symonde ne Iude notaW.12.204: Hand X, fol. 71r, right margin. Ne wyth maydenes ne with martires confessoures ne wydwes ..M.12.205: Hand 2, fol. 56v, left margin. notaW.12.205: Hand X, fol. 71r, right margin. But by hym-self as a soleyne &raisedpoint; and serued on þe erthe notaW.12.206: Hand X, fol. 71r, right margin. For he þat is ones a thef &raisedpoint; is euermore in daungere notaW.12.207: Hand X, fol. 71r, right margin. And as lawe lyketh &raisedpoint; to lyue or to deye De peccato propiciato noli esse sine metu And forto seruen a seynt &raisedpoint; and such a thef togyderes It were noyther resoun ne riȝt &raisedpoint; to rewarde hem bothe aliche ¶ And riȝt as troianus þe trewe knyȝt &raisedpoint; tilde nouȝt depe in helle Þat owre lorde ne had hym liȝtlich oute &raisedpoint; so leue I þe thef be in heuene For he is in þe lowest of heuene &raisedpoint; if owre bileue be trewe And wel loselyche he lolleth þere &raisedpoint; by þe lawe of holycherche Mat xvi.Cr2.12.216: Fol. Q.2r, right margin. Mat .xvi.Cr3.12.216: Fol. 63r, right margin. Quia reddit vnicuique iuxta opera sua &c ..M.12.214: Hand X, fol. 56v, left margin. ¶ And why þat one thef on þe crosse &raisedpoint; creaunt hym ȝelt &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.12.215: Hand 1, fol. 17r, left margin. Rather þan þat other thef &raisedpoint; þough þow wolde appose Alle þe clerkes vnder cryst &raisedpoint; ne couthe þe skil assoille Quare placuit quia voluit And so I sey by þe &raisedpoint; þat sekest after þe whyes And aresonedest resoun &raisedpoint; a rebukyng as it were And of þe floures in þe fryth &raisedpoint; and of her feire hewes Where-of þei cacche her coloures &raisedpoint; so clere and so briȝte And willest of briddes and of bestes &raisedpoint; and of hire bredyng to knowe Why somme be alowe and somme alofte &raisedpoint; þi lykyng it were And of þe stones and of þe sterres &raisedpoint; þow studyest as I leue Onli god | knoweth | þe causes | of thyngsCr2.12.224: Fol. Q.3r, left margin. Onli god | knoweth | þe causes | of thyngsCr3.12.224: Fol. 63r, left margin. How euere beste or brydde &raisedpoint; hath so breme wittes ¶ Clergye ne kynde witte ne knewe neuere þe cause nota quia naturale scimusM.12.226: Hand 3, fol. 57r, right margin. Ac kynde knoweth þe cause hym-selue &raisedpoint; no creature elles He is þe pyes patroun &raisedpoint; and putteth it in hire ere Þat þere þe þorne is thikkest &raisedpoint; to buylden and brede And kynde kenned þe pecok &raisedpoint; to cauken in swich a kynde And kenned Adam &raisedpoint; to knowe his pryue membres And tauȝte hym and Eue &raisedpoint; to hylien hem with leues ¶ Lewed men many tymes &raisedpoint; maistres þei apposen nota why Adam couered | his licam rather | than his mowthM.12.233: Hand 3, fol. 57r, right margin. Why Adam ne hiled nouȝt firste &raisedpoint; his mouth þat eet þe apple Rather þan his lykam alow &raisedpoint; lewed axen þus clerkes Kynde knoweth whi he dede so &raisedpoint; ac no clerke elles Ac of briddes and of bestes &raisedpoint; men by olde tyme +L.12.237: Corrector, fol. 52r, left margin. Tokenes of | Riche menC2.12.237: Hand 1, fol. 58v, right margin. Ensamples token and termes &raisedpoint; as telleth þis poetes And þat þe fairest foule &raisedpoint; foulest engendreth And feblest foule of flyght is &raisedpoint; þat fleegheth or swymmeth notaW.12.240-241: Hand X, fol. 71v, right margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.12.240-241: Hand 1, fol. 17r, right margin. Rych men | be compa=|red to the | Pecocke .Cr2.12.240-241: Fol. Q.3v, left margin. Rych men | be compa=|red to the | Pecocke .Cr3.12.240-241: Fol. 63v, left margin. And þat is þe pekok & þe pohenne proude &raisedpoint; riche men þei bitokneth notaW.12.242-243: Hand X, fol. 71v, right margin. For þe pekok and men pursue hym &raisedpoint; may nouȝte fleighe heighe notaW.12.244: Hand X, fol. 71v, right margin. For þe traillyng of his taille &raisedpoint; ouertaken is he sone notaW.12.245: Hand X, fol. 71v, right margin. And his flesshe is foule flesshe &raisedpoint; and his feet bothe And vnlouelich of ledene &raisedpoint; and laith for to here notaW.12.247: Hand X, fol. 71v, right margin. ¶ Riȝt so þe riche if he his ricchesse kepe notaW.12.248: Hand X, fol. 71v, right margin. And deleth it nouȝt tyl his deth-day &raisedpoint; þe taille of al sorwe notaW.12.249: Hand X, fol. 71v, right margin. Riȝt as þe pennes of þe pecok &raisedpoint; payned hym in his fliȝte notaW.12.250: Hand X, fol. 71v, right margin. So is possessioun payne &raisedpoint; of pens &raisedpoint; and of nobles notaW.12.251: Hand X, fol. 71v, right margin. To alle hem þat it holdeth &raisedpoint; til her taille be plukked And þough þe riche repente þanne &raisedpoint; and birewe þe tyme contra auaros & cupidosM.12.253: Hand 3, fol. 57r, right margin. Þat euere he gadered so grete &raisedpoint; and gaf þere-of so litel Þough he crye to cryst þanne &raisedpoint; with kene wille I leue +L.12.255: Corrector, fol. 52r, right margin. His ledne be in owre lordes ere &raisedpoint; lyke a pyes aaaabbbcccdddddeeefffggggghhhiiiIIIkkkllmmmnnoooppqqq | rrrsssssttttuuyyyS.12.256: Hand X, fol. 47v, left margin, written vertically bottom to top. And whan his caroigne shal come &raisedpoint; in caue to be buryed I leue it flaumbe ful foule &raisedpoint; þe folde al aboute And alle þe other þer it lyth &raisedpoint; enuenymed þorgh his attere Nota &raisedpoint; C.12.259: Hand 1, fol. 17r, right margin. By þe [po feet] is vnderstonde &raisedpoint; as I haue lerned in auynet [Ex]ecutoures &raisedpoint; fals frendes &raisedpoint; þat fulfille nouȝt his wille Þat was writen and þei witnesse &raisedpoint; to worche riȝt as it wolde notaW.12.262: Hand X, fol. 72r, right margin. Þus þe poete preues &raisedpoint; þat þe pecok for his fetheres is reuerenced notaW.12.263: Hand X, fol. 72r, right margin. Riȝt so is þe riche &raisedpoint; bi resoun of his godis notaW.12.264: Hand X, fol. 72r, right margin. ¶ Þe larke þat is a lasse foule &raisedpoint; is more louelich of ledne notaW.12.265: Hand X, fol. 72r, right margin. And wel awey of wenge swifter þan þe pecok notaW.12.266: Hand X, fol. 72r, right margin. And of flesch by fele-folde &raisedpoint; fatter and swetter notaW.12.267: Hand X, fol. 72r, right margin. To lowe-lybbyng men &raisedpoint; þe larke is resembled &raisedpoint; nota quia de aristotile | dubitatum vtrum saluaturM.12.268: Hand 3, fol. 57v, left margin. ¶ Arestotle þe grete clerke &punctuselevatus; suche tales he telleth nota &raisedpoint; C.12.269: Hand 1, fol. 17r, right margin. ¶ Thus he lykneth in his logyk &raisedpoint; þe leste foule oute And where he be sauf or nouȝt sauf &raisedpoint; þe sothe wote no clergye Sortes | SalomonC2.12.271: Hand 2, fol. 59r, right margin. SocratesC2.12.271: Hand 2, fol. 59r, supralinear gloss on "sortes." Ne of sortes ne of salamon &raisedpoint; no scripture can telle Ac god is so good I hope &raisedpoint; þat sitth he gaf hem wittis To wissen vs weyes þere-with &raisedpoint; þat wissen vs to be saued And þe better for her bokes &raisedpoint; to bidden we ben holden Þat god for his grace gyue her soules reste For lettred men were lewed men ȝut &raisedpoint; ne were lore of her bokes ¶ Alle þise clerkes quod I þo &raisedpoint; þat on cryst leuen Seggen in her sarmones &raisedpoint; þat noyther sarasenes ne iewes Ne no creature of cristes lyknesse &raisedpoint; with-outen crystendome worth saued ¶ Contra quod ymagynatyf þo &raisedpoint; and comsed for to loure i. Peter iiiiCr2.12.281: Fol. Q.4r, right margin. i. Pet .iiiiCr3.12.281: Fol. 64r, right margin. And seyde saluabitur vix iustus in die iudicij ¶ Ergo saluabitur quod he &raisedpoint; and seyde namore latyne TroianusM.12.283: Hand 4, fol. 57v, left margin. nota quia Troianus | saluatur propter | iusticiamM.12.283: Hand 3, fol. 57v, left margin, written over erased "Trojanus." TroianusCr2.12.283: Fol. Q.4r, right margin. TroianusCr3.12.283: Fol. 64r, right margin. Troianus was a trewe knyȝte &raisedpoint; and toke neuere cristendome +L.12.284: Corrector, fol. 52v, left margin. And he is sauf so seith þe boke &raisedpoint; and his soule in heuene Baptismus TriplexC2.12.285: Hand 2, fol. 59r, right margin. For þere is fullyng of fonte &raisedpoint; and fullyng in blode shedyng And þorugh fuire is fullyng &raisedpoint; and þat is ferme bileue Aduenit ignis diuinus non comburens sed illuminans &c &raisedpoint; ¶ Ac trewth þat trespassed neuere &raisedpoint; ne transuersed aȝeines his lawe Nota beneM.12.288: Hand X7, fol. 57v, left margin. But lyueth as his lawe techeth &raisedpoint; and leueth þere be no bettere And if þere were he wolde amende &raisedpoint; and in suche wille deyeth Ne wolde neuere trewe god &raisedpoint; but treuth were allowed And where it worth or worth nouȝt &raisedpoint; þe bileue is grete of treuth And an hope hangyng þer-inne &raisedpoint; to haue a Mede for his treuth Psa .xxiiiCr2.12.293: Fol. Q.4r, right margin. Psa .xxiiiCr3.12.293: Fol. 64r, right margin. For deus dicitur quasi dans vitam eternam &raisedpoint; suis hoc est fidelibus et alibi si ambulauero in medio vmbre mortis Þe glose graunteth vpon þat vers &raisedpoint; a gret mede to treuthe And witt and wisdome quod þat wye &raisedpoint; was somme-tyme tresore To kepe with a comune &raisedpoint; no katel was holde bettere And moche murth and manhod &raisedpoint; and riȝt with þat he vanesched Passus terciodecimus And I awaked þere-with &raisedpoint; witles nerehande And as a freke þat fre were &raisedpoint; forth gan I walke In manere of a mendynaunt &raisedpoint; many a ȝere after And of þis metyng many tyme &raisedpoint; moche þouȝt I hadde First how fortune me failled &raisedpoint; at my moste nede And how þat elde manaced me &raisedpoint; myȝt we euere meten nota contra fratresM.13.7: Hand 4, fol. 58r, left margin. FrerisO.13.7: Hand 1, fol. 51r, right margin. FrerisC2.13.7: Hand 1, fol. 59v, right margin. ¶ And how þat freris folwed &raisedpoint; folke þat was riche And folke þat was pore &raisedpoint; at litel prys þei sette And no corps in her kirkeȝerde &raisedpoint; ne in her kyrke was buryed But quikke he biquethe hem auȝte &raisedpoint; or shulde helpe quyte her dettes CuratisO.13.11: Hand 1, fol. 51r, right margin. Curatis vnlernedC2.13.11: Hand 1, fol. 59v, right margin. Hand 2 has added "vnlerned" to make a phrase. And how þis coueitise ouercome &raisedpoint; clerkes and prestes nota quia in defectis | Curatoribus multi periuntM.13.12: Hand 3, fol. 58r, right margin ☜R.13.12: Hand X, fol. 59r, right margin. And how þat lewed men ben ladde &raisedpoint; but owre lorde hem helpe Þorugh vnkonnyng curatoures &raisedpoint; to incurable peynes - C.13.14: Hand X, fol. 17v, left margin. ¶ And how þat ymagynatyf &raisedpoint; in dremeles me tolde Of kynde and of his connyng &raisedpoint; and how curteise he is to bestes And how louynge he is to bestes &raisedpoint; on londe and on water Leneth he no lyf &raisedpoint; lasse ne more Þe creatures þat crepen &raisedpoint; of kynde ben engendred And sitthen how ymagynatif seyde vix iustus saluabitur And whan he had seyde so &raisedpoint; how sodeynelich he passed ¶ I lay down longe in þis þouȝte &raisedpoint; and atte laste I slepte ConscienceC2.13.22: Hand 2, fol. 59v, right margin. And as cryste wolde þere come conscience &raisedpoint; to conforte me þat tyme ClergieC2.13.23: Hand 2, fol. 59v, right margin. And bad me come to his courte &raisedpoint; with clergye sholde I dyne ¶ And for conscience of clergye spake &raisedpoint; I come wel þe rather And þere I say a maistre &raisedpoint; what man he was I neste Þat lowe louted &raisedpoint; and loueliche to scripture nota conveuium | consciencieM.13.27: Hand 3, fol. 58r, right margin. ¶ Conscience knewe hym wel &raisedpoint; and welcomed hym faire Þei wesshen and wypeden &raisedpoint; and wenten to þe dyner pacienceC2.13.29: Hand 2, fol. 59v, right margin. Ac pacience in þe paleis stode in pilgrymes clothes And preyde mete for charite &raisedpoint; for a pore heremyte ¶ Conscience called hym in &raisedpoint; and curteisliche seide Welcome wye go and wasshe &raisedpoint; þow shalt sitte sone ¶ Þis maister was made sitte &raisedpoint; as for þe moste worthy And þanne clergye and conscience &raisedpoint; and pacience cam after ¶ Pacience and I were put to be macches And seten by owre-selue at a syde borde ScriptureC2.13.37: Hand 3, fol. 59v, right margin. ¶ Conscience called after mete &raisedpoint; and þanne cam scripture And serued hem þus sone &raisedpoint; of sondry metes manye Of austyn of ambrose &raisedpoint; of alle þe foure euangelistes at þe tabilC2.13.39α: Hand 1, fol. 60r, right margin. Luke .x.Cr2.13.39α: Fol. R.1r, right margin. Luke .x,Cr3.13.39α: Fol. 65r, right margin. Edentes & bibentes &raisedpoint; que apud eos sunt Ac þis maister ne his man &raisedpoint; no manere flessh eten Ac þei ete mete of more coste &raisedpoint; mortrewes and potages notaR.13.42: Hand X, fol. 59v, left margin. Of þat men mys-wonne &raisedpoint; þei made hem wel at ese &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.13.43: Hand 1, fol. 17v, left margin. Ac her sauce was ouer soure &raisedpoint; & vnsauourely grounde In a morter post | mortemM.13.44: Hand 3, fol. 58v, left margin. In a morter post mortem &raisedpoint; of many bitter peyne But if þei synge for þo soules &raisedpoint; and wepe salt teres contra sacerdotesL.13.45α: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 53r, right margin. notaM.13.45α: Hand X1, fol. 58v, left margin. terribile valdeM.13.45α: Hand 4, fol. 58v, left margin. Vos qui peccata hominum comeditis nisi pro eis lacrimas & oraciones | effunderitis &raisedpoint; ea que in delicijs comeditis &raisedpoint; in tormentis euometis +L.13.46: Corrector, fol. 53r, left margin. Conscience ful curteisly þo &raisedpoint; comaunded scripture Bifor pacience bred to brynge &raisedpoint; and me þat was his macche He sette a soure lof to-for vs &raisedpoint; and seyde agite penitenciam nota diuersitatem ciborum | ad Conuiuium | ConsciencieM.13.50: Hand 3, fol. 58v, left margin. And sith he drough vs drynke &raisedpoint; dia perseuerans As longe quod I as I lyue &raisedpoint; and lycame may dure Here is propre seruice quod pacience &raisedpoint; þer fareth no prynce bettere ¶ And þanne he brouȝt vs forth a mees of other mete &punctuselevatus; of Mise[r]ere mei deus And he brouȝte vs of Beati quorum of beatus virres makyng Psal .23.Cr2.13.54α: Fol. R.1r, left margin. Psal .23,Cr3.13.54α: Fol. 65r, right margin. Et quorum tecta sunt peccata in a dissh Of derne shrifte dixi and confitebor tibi Brynge pacience some pitaunce &raisedpoint; pryueliche quod conscience Psa .32.Cr2.13.57: Fol. R.1v, left margin. Psa .32Cr3.13.57: Fol. 65v, left margin. ¶ And þanne had pacience a pitaunce pro hac orabit ad te omnis sanctus in tempore oportuno And conscience conforted vs &raisedpoint; and carped vs mery tales Psal .li.Cr2.13.58α: Fol. R.1v, left margin. Psal .li.Cr3.13.58α: Fol. 65v, left margin. Cor contritum & humiliatum deus non despicies ¶ Pacience was proude of þat propre seruice And made hym muirth with his mete &raisedpoint; ac I morned euere For þis doctoure on þe heigh dese &raisedpoint; dranke wyn so faste Esai .v.Cr2.13.61α: Fol. R.1v, left margin. Esai .v.Cr3.13.61α: Fol. 65v, left margin. Ve vobis qui potentes estis ad bibendum vinum ¶ He eet many sondry metes &raisedpoint; mortrewes and puddynges NotaR.13.63: Hand X (15th-c), fol. 59v, left margin. Wombe cloutes and wylde braune &raisedpoint; & egges y-fryed with grece Þanne seide I to my-self so &raisedpoint; pacience it herde FrerisO.13.65: Hand 1, fol. 52r, right margin. FrerisC2.13.65: Hand 1, fol. 60r, right margin. It is nouȝt foure dayes &raisedpoint; þat þis freke &raisedpoint; bifor þe den of poules Preched of penaunces &raisedpoint; þat poule þe apostle suffred In fame & frigore &raisedpoint; and flappes of scourges ii. Cor .xi.Cr2.13.67α: Fol. R.1v, right margin. ii. Cor .xi.Cr3.13.67α: Fol. 65v, right margin. Ter cesus sum & a iudeis quinquies quadragenas &c &raisedpoint; &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.13.68: Hand 1, fol. 17v, right margin. ¶ Ac o worde þei ouerhuppen &raisedpoint; at ech a tyme þat þei preche Þat poule in his pistel &raisedpoint; to al þe peple tolde Periculum est in falsis fratribus holywrit bit men be war &raisedpoint; I wil nouȝt write it here On englisch an auenture &raisedpoint; it sholde be reherced to ofte And greue þere-with þat good men ben &raisedpoint; ac gramarienes shul rede . nota .O.13.73α: Hand 1, fol. 52r, right margin, flourished. ii. Th .iiiCr2.13.73α: Fol. R.1v, left margin. ii. Th .iiiCr3.13.73α: Fol. 65v, left margin. Vnusquisque a fratre se custodiat quia vt dicitur periculum est in falsis fratribus Iocose loquitur & | vera quidem dicitM.13.74: Hand 4, fol. 59r, right margin. notaC2.13.74: Hand 1, fol. 60v, right margin. ☞C2.13.74: Hand 1, fol. 60v, left margin. (Note: BB attribute this to Hand 2.) ¶ Ac I wist neuere freke þat as a frere ȝede &raisedpoint; bifor men on englissh Taken it for her teme &raisedpoint; and telle it with-outen glosynge Þei prechen þat penaunce is &raisedpoint; profitable to þe soule And what myschief and malese &raisedpoint; cryst for man tholed Ac þis goddes gloton quod I &raisedpoint; with his gret chekes Hath no pyte on vs pore &raisedpoint; he perforneth yuel Þat he precheth he preueth nouȝt &raisedpoint; to pacience I tolde +L.13.81: Corrector, fol. 53v, left margin. And wisshed witterly &raisedpoint; with wille ful egre Þat disshes a dobleres &raisedpoint; bifor þis ilke doctour Were moltoun led in his maw &raisedpoint; and Mahoun amyddes I shal iangle to þis Iurdan &raisedpoint; with his iust wombe To telle me what penaunce is &raisedpoint; of which he preched rather nota wynkyng off paciensM.13.86: Hand 3, fol. 59r, right margin. Pacience parceyued what I thouȝt &raisedpoint; and wynked on me to be stille A good | diuine .Cr2.13.87: Fol. R.2r, right margin. A good di|uine .Cr3.13.87: Fol. 66r, right margin. And seyde þow shalt se þus sone &raisedpoint; whan he may no more He shal haue a penaunce in his paunche &raisedpoint; and puffe at ech a worde - C.13.89: Hand X, fol. 17v, right margin. And þanne shullen his guttis godele &raisedpoint; and he shal galpen after Doctours of frerisO.13.90: Hand 1, fol. 52v, top left. Doctouris of FrerisC2.13.90: Hand 1, fol. 60v, right margin. For now he hath dronken so depe &raisedpoint; he wil deuyne sone NotaC.13.91: Hand 1, fol. 17v, right margin. And preuen it by her pocalips &raisedpoint; and passioun of seynt Auereys Þat neither bacoun ne braune &raisedpoint; blanmangere ne mortrewes Is noither fisshe no flesshe &raisedpoint; but fode for a penaunte And þanne shal he testifye of a trinitee &raisedpoint; and take his felawe to witnesse What he fonde in a freyel &raisedpoint; after a freres lyuyng And but if þe fyrst lyue be lesyng &raisedpoint; leue me neuere after And þanne is tyme to take &raisedpoint; and to appose þis doctoure Of dowel and of dobet &raisedpoint; and if dobest be any penaunce ¶ And I sete stille as pacience seyde &raisedpoint; and þus sone þis doctour As rody as a rose &raisedpoint; rubbed his chekes Coughed and carped &raisedpoint; and conscience hym herde And tolde hym of a trinite &raisedpoint; and toward vs he loked ¶ What is dowel sire doctour quod I &raisedpoint; is dowel any penaunce nona discriptio de | dowellM.13.104: Hand 3, fol. 59v, left margin. ¶ Dowel quod þis doctour &raisedpoint; and toke þe cuppe and dranke Do non yuel to þine euenecrystene &raisedpoint; nouȝt by þi powere ¶ By þis day sire doctour quod I þanne be ȝe nouȝt in dowel For ȝe han harmed vs two &raisedpoint; in þat ȝe eten þe puddyng Mortrewes and other mete &raisedpoint; and we no mussel hade And if ȝe fare so in ȝowre fermorie &raisedpoint; ferly me þinketh - C.13.110: Hand X, fol. 18r, left margin. But chest be þere charite shulde be &raisedpoint; & ȝonge childern dorste pleyne I wolde permute my penaunce with ȝowre &raisedpoint; for I am in poynte to dowel ¶ Þanne conscience curteisliche &raisedpoint; a contenaunce he made - C.13.113: Hand X, fol. 18r, left margin. And preynte vpon pacience &raisedpoint; to preie me to be stille And seyde hym-self sire doctour &raisedpoint; and it be ȝowre wille nota | notaF.13.115: Hand X (later), fol. 51v, left margin. What is dowel and dobet &raisedpoint; ȝe deuynours knoweth decima discriptio de | dowellM.13.116: Hand 3, fol. 59v, left margin. Arabic numeral "10" is written 01, following treatises on computation that instruct writers to represent numerals as Arabic scripts do, from right to left. Do WellC2.13.116: Hand 2, fol. 61r, right margin. ¶ Dowel quod þis doctour &raisedpoint; do as clerkes techeth doe well | doe better | doe bestL.13.117: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 54r, right margin. Do BettC2.13.117: Hand 2, fol. 61r, right margin. And dobet is he þat techeth &raisedpoint; and trauailleth to teche other &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.13.118: Hand 1, fol. 18r, left margin. hic qui facitY.13.118: Hand 1, fol. 59r, infralinear below KD.13.118. A bracket in the same ink indicates that KD.13.118&agr;, which was has been written three lines too early, is to be moved according to the rubricated directions to here. And dobest doth hym-self so &raisedpoint; as he seith & precheth NotaG.13.118α: Hand X, fol. 56v, right margin. Do BesteC2.13.118α: Hand 2, right margin. Math v.Cr2.13.118α: Fol. R.2v, left margin. Math .v.Cr3.13.118α: Fol. 66v, left margin. Qui facit et docuerit magnus vocabitur in regno celorum Cleargye | hath seuen | sonnes , þat | is the .vii | sciences .Cr2.13.119: Fol. R.2v, left margin. Cleargye | hath seuen | sonnes , þat | is the . vii | sciences .Cr3.13.119: Fol. 66v, left margin. ¶ Now þow clergye quod conscience carpest what is dowel Nota beneM.13.120: Hand X, fol. 59v, left margin. I haue seuene sones he seyde &raisedpoint; seruen in a castel Þere þe lorde of lyf wonyeth &raisedpoint; to leren hym what is dowel ¶ Til I se þo seuene &raisedpoint; and my-self acorden I am vnhardy quod he &raisedpoint; to any wyȝt to preue it For one pieres þe ploughman hath inpugned vs alle piersM.13.125: Hand X, fol. 59v, left margin. And sette alle sciences at a soppe &raisedpoint; saue loue one And no tixte ne taketh to meyntene his cause Psal .xvCr2.13.127: Fol. R.2v, left margin. Psa .xv.Cr3.13.127: Fol. 66v, left margin. But dilige deum &raisedpoint; and domine quis habitabit &c And seith þat dowel and dobet aren two infinites Whiche infinites with a feith fynden oute dobest Which shal saue mannes soule &raisedpoint; þus seith piers þe ploughman ¶ I can nouȝt her-on quod conscience &raisedpoint; ac I knowe wel pieres He wil nouȝt aȝein holy writ speken &raisedpoint; I dar wel vndertake Þanne passe we ouer til piers come &raisedpoint; and preue þis in dede Pacience hath be in many place &raisedpoint; and par-auntre cnoweth Þat no clerke ne can &raisedpoint; as cryst bereth witnesse Pacientes vincunt &c Ac ȝowre preyere quod pacyence þo &raisedpoint; so no man displese hym disce / doce / et | diligeL.13.137: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 54v, left margin. Disce quod he doce &raisedpoint; dilige inimicos Disce and dowel &raisedpoint; / doce / & dobet Dilige / and dobest &raisedpoint; þus tauȝte me ones A lemman þat I loued &raisedpoint; loue was hir name With wordes and with werkes quod she &raisedpoint; and wille of þyne herte Þow loue lelly þi soule al þi lyf-tyme And so þow lere þe to louye &raisedpoint; for þe lordes loue of heuene Þine enemye in al wyse &raisedpoint; euene-forth with þi-selue Cast coles on his hed &raisedpoint; and al kynde speche Bothe with werkes and with wordes fonde his loue to wynne And lay on hym þus with loue &raisedpoint; til he laghe on þe - C.13.147: Hand X, fol. 18r, left margin. And but he bowe for þis betyng blynde mote he worthe contra quodM.13.148: Hand X, fol. 60r, left margin. ¶ Ac for to fare þus with þi frende &raisedpoint; foly it were For he þat loueth þe lelly &raisedpoint; lyte of þyne coueiteth Kynde loue coueiteth nouȝte &raisedpoint; no catel but speche notaM.13.151: Hand 3, fol. 60r, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.13.151: Hand 1, fol. 18r, left margin. - C.13.151: Hand X, fol. 18r, left margin. With half a laumpe lyne in latyne &raisedpoint; ex vi transicionis memorandumO.13.152: Hand 2, fol. 53r, left margin. (Note: BB attribute to scribe.) ¶ I bere þere-inne aboute &raisedpoint; fast ybounde dowel In a signe of þe saterday &raisedpoint; þat sette firste þe kalendare solucioL.13.154: Hand 1(?), fol. 54v, right margin. nota MisticumM.13.154: Hand 3, fol. 60r, right margin. And al þe witte of þe wednesday &raisedpoint; of þe nexte wyke after Þe myddel of þe mone is þe miȝte of bothe And here-with am I welcome &raisedpoint; þere I haue it with me ¶ Vndo it late þis doctour deme &raisedpoint; if dowel be þer-inne For bi hym þat me made &raisedpoint; miȝte neuere pouerte Miseise ne myschief ne man with his tonge Colde ne care ne compaignye of theues Ne noither hete ne haille &raisedpoint; ne non helle pouke Ne noither fuire ne flode &raisedpoint; ne fere of þine enemy Tene þe eny tyme &raisedpoint; and þow take it with þe i. Cor .xiiiCr2.13.163α: Fol. R.3r, right margin. i. Cor .xiiiCr3.13.163α: Fol. 67r, right margin. Caritas nichil timet [Hereafter follows 13.164-171α in KD, but they are not annotated.] ¶ It is but a dido quod þis doctour &raisedpoint; a dysoures tale Al þe witt of þis worlde &raisedpoint; and wiȝte mennes strengthe Can nouȝt confourmen a pees &raisedpoint; bytwene þe pope and his enemys Ne bitwene two cristene kynges &raisedpoint; can no wiȝte pees make Profitable to ayther peple &raisedpoint; and put þe table fro hym And toke clergye and conscience &raisedpoint; to conseille as it were Þat pacience þo moste passe &raisedpoint; for pilgrimes kunne wel lye [poitning hand]F.13.179: Hand X (later), fol. 52v, left margin. ¶ Ac conscience carped loude and curteislich seide Frendes fareth wel &raisedpoint; and faire spake to clergye - C.13.181: Hand X, fol. 18r, right margin. Cleargye | is loth þat | Conscience | should go | with patience .Cr2.13.181: Fol. R.3r, right margin. Cleargye | is loth þat | Conscience | should go | with patienceCr3.13.181: Fol. 67r, right margin. For I wil go with þis gome &raisedpoint; if god wil ȝiue me grace And be pilgryme with pacience &raisedpoint; til I haue proued more ¶ What quod clergye to conscience &raisedpoint; ar ȝe coueitouse nouthe After ȝeresȝyues or ȝiftes &raisedpoint; or ȝernen to rede redeles I shal brynge ȝow a bible &raisedpoint; a boke of þe olde lawe And lere ȝow if ȝow lyke &raisedpoint; þe leest poynte to knowe Þat pacience þe pilgryme &raisedpoint; parfitly knewe neuere ¶ Nay bi cryste quod conscience to clergye god þe forȝelde For al þat pacience me profreth &raisedpoint; proude am I litel Ac þe wille of þe wye &raisedpoint; and þe wille folke here Hath moeued my mode &raisedpoint; to mourne for my synnes Goode WillC2.13.192: Hand 2, fol. 62r, right margin. Þe good wille of a wiȝte &raisedpoint; was neure bouȝte to þe fulle For þere nys no tresore þerto &raisedpoint; to a trewe wille ¶ Haued nouȝt Magdeleigne more &raisedpoint; for a boxe of salue Nota &raisedpoint; C.13.195: Hand 1, fol. 18r, right margin. Luke .xixCr2.13.195: Fol. R.3v, left margin. Luke .xix,Cr3.13.195: Fol. 67v, left margin. Þan zacheus for he seide &raisedpoint; dimidium bonorum meorum do pauperibus And þe pore widwe for a peire of mytes Luke .xxiCr2.13.197: Fol. R.3v, left margin. Luke .xxi.Cr3.13.197: Fol. 67v, left margin. Þan alle þo that offreden &raisedpoint; in-to gazafilacium nota how Consiens | Conged the | FrereM.13.198: Hand 3, fol. 60v, left margin. ¶ Þus curteislich conscience &raisedpoint; congeyde fyrst þe Frere And sithen softliche he seyde &raisedpoint; in clergyes ere Me were leuer by owre lorde &raisedpoint; and I lyue shulde Haue pacience parfitlich &raisedpoint; þan half þi pakke of bokes Patience | passeth a | packe of | bokesCr2.13.202: Fol. R.3v, left margin. Patience | passeth a | packe of | bokesCr3.13.202: Fol. 67v, left margin. ¶ Clergye to conscience &raisedpoint; no congeye wolde take But seide ful sobreliche &raisedpoint; þow shalt se þe tyme Concience . Clergy . and | Pacience . be able to make | pees betwixte all kyngisC2.13.204: Hand 2, fol. 62r, right margin. Whan þow art wery for-walked &raisedpoint; wilne me to consaille ¶ Þat is soth seyde conscience &raisedpoint; so me god helpe nota that paciens must | be party (cartyng) Felow with ClergieM.13.206: Hand 3, fol. 61r, right margin. If pacience be owre partyng felawe &raisedpoint; and pryue with vs bothe There nys wo in þis worlde &raisedpoint; þat we ne shulde amende And confourmen Kynges to pees &raisedpoint; and al-kynnes londes &raisedpoint; Sarasenes and surre &raisedpoint; and so forth alle þe iewes &raisedpoint; Turne in-to þe trewe feith &raisedpoint; and in-til one byleue ¶ Þat is soth quod clergye &raisedpoint; I se what þow menest I shal dwelle as I do &raisedpoint; my deuore to shewen And confermen fauntekynes &raisedpoint; and other folke ylered Tyl pacience haue preued þe &raisedpoint; and parfite þe maked ¶ Conscience þo with pacience passed &raisedpoint; pilgrymes as it were nota vitayles off | paciens sobrete | & soft spechM.13.216: Hand 3, fol. 61r, right margin. Þanne had pacience as pylgrymes han &raisedpoint; in his poke vittailles Sobrete and symple speche &raisedpoint; and sothfaste byleue To conforte hym and conscience &raisedpoint; if þey come in place Þere vnkyndenesse and coueytise is &raisedpoint; hungrye contrees bothe ¶ And as þei went by þe weye &raisedpoint; of dowel þei carped A loite=|rers lyfe .Cr2.13.221: Fol. R.4r, right margin. A loite=|rers lyfeCr3.13.221: Fol. 68r, right margin. Þei mette with a mynstral &raisedpoint; as me þo þouȝte Pacience apposed hym fyrste &raisedpoint; and preyed hym he sholde hem telle To conscience what crafte he couthe &raisedpoint; an to what contree he wolde Activa vitaC2.13.224: Hand 2, fol. 62v, right margin. actifeR.13.224: Hand X3 (15th-c), fol. 63r, right margin. ¶ I am a mynstral quod þat man &raisedpoint; my name is actiua vita Alle ydel ich hatye &raisedpoint; for of actyf is my name A wafrere wil ȝe wite &raisedpoint; and serue many lordes And fewe robes I fonge &raisedpoint; or furred gounes Couthe I lye to do men laughe &raisedpoint; þanne lacchen I shulde Other mantel or money amonges lordes mynstralles nota contra Ferters | and FithellersM.13.230m: Hand 3, fol. 61r, right margin. Ac for I can noither tabre ne trompe &raisedpoint; ne telle none gestes Farten ne fythelen at festes ne harpen - C.13.232: Hand X, fol. 18v, left margin. popeC2.13.232: Hand 2, fol. 63r, right margin. Iape ne iogly &raisedpoint; ne gentlych pype Ne noyther sailly ne saute &raisedpoint; ne synge with þe gyterne | C.13.234: Hand X, fol. 18v, left margin. I haue none gode gyftes &raisedpoint; of þise grete lordes &raisedpoint; For no bred þat I brynge forth &raisedpoint; saue a beneson on þe sonday Whan þe prest preyeth þe peple &raisedpoint; her pater noster to bidde For peres þe plowman &raisedpoint; and þat hym profite wayten And þat am I actyf &raisedpoint; þat ydelnesse hatye For alle trewe trauaillours &raisedpoint; and tilieres of þe erthe Fro mychelmesse to mychelmesse &raisedpoint; I fynde hem with wafres ¶ Beggeres and bidderes &raisedpoint; of my bred crauen Faitoures and freres &raisedpoint; and folke with brode crounes I fynde payne for þe pope &raisedpoint; and prouendre for his palfrey And I hadde neuere of hym &raisedpoint; haue god my treuthe Noither prouendre ne parsonage &raisedpoint; ȝut of the popis ȝifte nota pardoun with ij pollisM.13.246: Hand 3, fol. 61v, left margin. - C.13.246: Hand X, fol. 18v, left margin. Saue a pardoun with a peys of led &raisedpoint; and two pollis amydde Hadde iche a clerke þat couthe write &raisedpoint; I wolde caste hym a bille laus & vis IndulgenciarumR.13.248: Hand X7 (15th-c), fol. 62v, left margin, with brace in left margin KD.13.248-249. (Note: BB attribute this to a 16th-century hand, which is possible.) Þat he sent me vnder his seel &raisedpoint; a salue for þe pestilence - C.13.249: Hand X, fol. 18v, left margin. And þat his blessyng & his bulles &raisedpoint; bocches miȝte destroye Mat .xvi.Cr2.13.249α: Fol. R.4v, right margin. Mat .xvi.Cr3.13.249α: Fol. 58v, left margin. In nomine meo demonia eici[e]nt & super egros manus imponent & bene habebunt And þanne wolde I be prest to peple &raisedpoint; paste for to make And buxome and busy aboute bred and drynke nota quia dubitariM.13.252: Hand 3, fol. 61v, left margin. For hym and for alle his &raisedpoint; fonde I þat his pardoun Miȝte lechen a man &raisedpoint; as I bileue it shulde For sith he hath þe powere &raisedpoint; þat peter hym-self hadde He hath þe potte with þe salue &raisedpoint; sothly as me þinketh Act .iii.Cr2.13.254α: Fol. R.4v, left margin. Act .iii.Cr3.13.254α: Fol. 58v, left margin. Argentum & aurum non est michi quod autem habeo tibi do in nomine domini surge & ambula ¶ Ac if miȝte of miracle hym faille &raisedpoint; it is for men ben nouȝt worthy To haue þe grace of god &raisedpoint; & no gylte of þe pope For may no blyssyng done vs bote &raisedpoint; but if we wil amende Ne mannes masse make pees &raisedpoint; amonges cristene peple Tyl pruyde be purelich fordo &raisedpoint; and þat þourgh payn defaute ¶ For ar I haue bred of mele &raisedpoint; ofte mote I swete Of þe dere | yere . Cr1.13.261: Fol. 68v, left margin. And ar þe comune haue corne ynough &raisedpoint; many a colde mornyng So ar my wafres ben ywrouȝt &raisedpoint; moche wo I tholye þoleC2.13.263: Hand 2, fol. 63r, right margin. Nota notaF.13.263: Hand X (later), fol. 53v, left margin. ¶ Alle Londoun I leue &raisedpoint; liketh wel my wafres nota quando Cartis | off StratffordM.13.264: Hand 3, fol. 61v, left margin. And lowren whan þei lakken it &raisedpoint; it is nouȝt longe ypassed notaC2.13.265: Hand 1, fol. 63r, right margin. notaR.13.265: Hand X (15th-c, John Stow), fol. 63r, left margin. StratfordR.13.265: Hand X (15th-c, John Stow), fol. 63r, right margin. Þere was a carful comune &raisedpoint; whan no carte come to toune StratfordW.13.266: Hand 6 (16th-c), fol. 77r right margin. The same hand (John Stowe) wrote the date "1350" in the margin beside KD.13.269 and, in Manuscript R, also wrote "Stratford" at KD.13.265. With bred fro stretforth &raisedpoint; þo gan beggeres wepe And werkmen were agaste a litel &raisedpoint; þis wil be þouȝte longe memorandumO.13.268: Hand 2, fol. 54v, left margin. (Note: BB attribute to scribe.) A deare | yere .Cr2.13.268: Fol. R.4v, left margin. A deare | yere ,Cr3.13.268: Fol. 58v, left margin. In þe date of owre dryȝte &raisedpoint; in a drye apprile 1350W.13.269: Hand 6, fol. 77v, left margin. · 1.369 ·Hm.13.269: Hand X, fol. 166v, right margin. Hand 3 has erased the second numeral and changed it to "3." | C.13.269: Hand X, fol. 18v, left margin. 1350 Anno regni regis Edwardi | tercij 24 . / . 25oC2.13.269: Hand 2, fol. 63r, right margin. Chicestre Maior | londounR.13.269: Hand X3 (15th-c), fol. 63r, right margin. A þousande and thre hondreth &raisedpoint; tweis thretty & ten notaL.13.270: Hand 1, fol. 56r, right margin. My wafres þere were gesen &raisedpoint; whan chichestre was Maire ¶ I toke gode kepe by cryst &raisedpoint; and conscience bothe Of haukyn þe actyf man &raisedpoint; and how he was yclothed = C.13.273: Hand X, fol. 18v, left margin. He hadde a cote of crystendome &raisedpoint; as holykirke bileueth Ac it was moled in many places &raisedpoint; with many sondri plottes Of pruyde here a plotte &raisedpoint; and þere a plotte of vnboxome speche Of scornyng and of scoffyng &raisedpoint; and of vnskilful berynge - C.13.277: Hand X, fol. 18v, left margin. As in aparaille and in porte &raisedpoint; proude amonges þe peple Hypocri=|sye .Cr2.13.278: Fol. S.1r, right margin. Hypocri=|sye ,Cr3.13.278: Fol. 69r, right margin. Otherwyse þan he hath &raisedpoint; with herte or syȝte shewynge Hym willynge þat alle men wende &raisedpoint; he were þat he is nouȝte For-why he bosteth and braggeth &raisedpoint; with many bolde othes And in-obedient to ben vndernome &raisedpoint; of any lyf lyuyng And so syngulere by hym-self &raisedpoint; as to syȝte of þe poeple Was none suche as hym-self &raisedpoint; ne none so pompe-holy Religion of | HeremytesC2.13.284: Hand 2, fol. 63v, right margin. Yhabited as an hermyte &raisedpoint; an ordre by hym-selue Religioun sanz reule &raisedpoint; and resonable obedience Lakkyng lettred men &raisedpoint; and lewed men bothe In lykyng of lele lyf &raisedpoint; and a lyer in soule With Inwit and with outwitt &raisedpoint; ymagenen and studye As best for his body be &raisedpoint; to haue a badde name And entermeten hym ouer al &raisedpoint; þer he hath nouȝt to done Wilnyng þat men wende &raisedpoint; his witte were þe best [Hereafter follow 13.292-298 in KD from alpha, but they are not annotated.] +L.13.299: Corrector, fol. 56r, right margin. And if he gyueth ouȝte pore gomes &raisedpoint; telle what he deleth Pore of possessioun in purse &raisedpoint; and in coffre And as a lyon on to loke &raisedpoint; and lordeliche of speche ¶ Baldest of beggeres a bostour þat nouȝt hath In towne and in tauernes &raisedpoint; tales to telle And segge þinge þat he neuere seigh &raisedpoint; and for soth sweren it Of dedes þat he neuere dyd &raisedpoint; demen and bosten And of werkes þat he wel dyd &raisedpoint; witnesse and seggen Lo if ȝe leue me nouȝt &raisedpoint; or þat I lye wenen Axeth at hym or at hym &raisedpoint; and he ȝow can telle What I suffred and seighe &raisedpoint; and some tymes hadde And what I couth and knewe &raisedpoint; and what kynne I come of Al he wolde þat men wiste of werkes and of wordes Which myȝte plese þe peple &raisedpoint; and praysen hym-seluen Galat .i.Cr2.13.312α: Fol. S.2r, left margin. Gala .i.Cr3.13.312α: Fol. 69r, right margin. Si hominibus placerem cristi seruus non essem Et alibi nemo potest duobus dominis seruire ¶ Bi criste quod conscience þo &raisedpoint; þi best cote haukyn Hath many moles and spottes &raisedpoint; it moste ben ywassh ¶ Ȝe who-so toke hede quod haukyn &raisedpoint; byhynde and bifore Haukyns | garmente | is foule .Cr2.13.316: Fol. S.1v, left margin. What on bakke and what on bodyhalf &raisedpoint; & by þe two sydes Haukins | garmente | is foule .Cr3.13.317: Fol. 59v, left margin. Men sholde fynde many frounces &raisedpoint; and many foule plottes ¶ And he torned hym as tyte &raisedpoint; and þanne toke I hede It was fouler by felefolde &raisedpoint; þan it firste semed It was bidropped with wratthe &raisedpoint; and wikked wille With enuye and yuel speche entysyng to fyȝte Lyinge and laughynge &raisedpoint; and leue tonge to chyde Al þat he wist wykked &raisedpoint; by any wiȝte tellen it And blame men bihynde her bakke &raisedpoint; and bydden hem meschaunce And þat he wist bi wille &raisedpoint; tellen it watte And þat watte wiste &raisedpoint; wille wiste it after And made of frendes foes &raisedpoint; þorugh a false tonge Or with myȝte of mouthe or þorugh mannes strengthe Auenge me fele tymes &raisedpoint; other frete my-selue Wyth-inne as a shepster shere &raisedpoint; I-shrewed men & cursed psal .x.Cr2.13.330α: Fol. S.1v, left margin. Psal .x,Cr3.13.330α: Fol. 59v, left margin. Cuius maledictione os plenum est & amaritudine sub lingua eius labor & dolor & alibi filij hominum dentes eorum arma & sagitte & lingua eorum gladius acutus ¶ Þere is no lyf þat I louye &raisedpoint; lastyng any while For tales þat I telle &raisedpoint; no man trusteth to me notaM.13.333: Hand 4, fol. 62v, left margin. And whan I may nouȝt haue þe maistrye &raisedpoint; with malencolye I take Þat I cacche þe crompe &raisedpoint; þe cardiacle some-tyme - C.13.335: Hand X, fol. 18v, left margin. Or an ague in suche an angre &raisedpoint; and some-tyme a feure nota quia contradicit wich|CraftisM.13.336: Hand 3, fol. 62v, left margin. Þat taketh me al a twelf-moneth &raisedpoint; tyl þat I dispyse +L.13.337: Corrector, fol. 56v, left margin. Lechecrafte or owre lorde &raisedpoint; and leue on a wicche And segge þat no clerke ne can &raisedpoint; ne cryste as I leue Bilefe in WytchesC2.13.339: Hand 2, fol. 64r, right margin. nota sowter of sotwerkR.13.339: Hand X3 (15th-c), fol. 64r, right margin. To þe souter of southwerke &raisedpoint; or of shordyche dame emme And segge þat no goddes worde &raisedpoint; gaf me neuere bote But þorw a charme had I chaunce &raisedpoint; & my chief hele BesylokerC2.13.342: Hand 2, fol. 64r, right margin. ¶ I wayted wisloker &raisedpoint; and þanne was it soiled With lykyng of lecherye &raisedpoint; as by lokyng of his eye notaM.13.344: Hand 4, fol. 62v, left margin. For vche a mayde þat he mette &raisedpoint; he made hir a signe contra luxuriamM.13.345: Hand 3, fol. 62v, left margin. Semynge to synne-ward &raisedpoint; and some-tyme he gan taste Aboute þe mouth or bynethe &raisedpoint; bygynneth to grope Tyl eytheres wille waxeth kene &raisedpoint; and to þe werke ȝeden Yonge le=|chour old | baude .Cr2.13.348: Fol. S.2r, right margin. Yonge le=|chour old | baude .Cr3.13.348: Fol. 70r, right margin. As wel in fastyng-days & frydayes &raisedpoint; and forboden nyȝtes And as wel in lente as oute of lente &raisedpoint; alle tymes ylyche Suche werkes with hem &raisedpoint; was neuere oute of sesoun Tyl þei myȝte namore &raisedpoint; and þanne had merye tales And how þat lechoures louyen &raisedpoint; lauȝen an iapen And of her harlotrye and horedome &raisedpoint; in her elde tellen The spots | of Hau=|kins coteCr2.13.354: Fol. S.2r, right margin. The | spottes | of Hau=|kins cote .Cr3.13.354: Fol. 70r, right margin. ¶ Thanne pacience parceyued of poyntes his cote +L.13.355: Corrector, fol. 57r, right margin. - C.13.355: Hand X, fol. 19r, left margin. Was colmy þorw coueityse &raisedpoint; and v[n]kynde desyrynge xM.13.356: Hand X, fol. 63r, left margin. More to good þan to god &raisedpoint; þe gome his loue caste And ymagyned how &raisedpoint; he it myȝte haue contra AuariciamM.13.358: Hand 3, fol. 63r, right margin. With false mesures and mette &raisedpoint; and with false witnesse Lened for loue of þe wedde &raisedpoint; and loth to do treuthe And awaited þorwgh which wey to bigile And menged his marchaundyse &raisedpoint; and made a gode moustre Þe worste with-in was &raisedpoint; a gret witte I lete hit And if my neighbore had any hyne &raisedpoint; or any beste elles More profitable þan myne &raisedpoint; many sleightes I made How I myȝte haue it &raisedpoint; al my witte I caste And but I it had by other waye &raisedpoint; atte laste I stale it Or pryuiliche his purse shoke &raisedpoint; vnpiked his lokkes Or by nyȝt or by day &raisedpoint; aboute was ich euere Þorwgh gyle to gadren þe good þat ich haue ¶ Ȝif I ȝede to þe plow &raisedpoint; I pynched so narwe Þat a fote londe or a forwe &raisedpoint; fecchen I wolde Of my nexte neighbore &raisedpoint; nymen of his erthe +L.13.373: Corrector, fol. 57r, right margin. And if [I] rope ouer-reche &raisedpoint; or ȝaf hem red þat ropen To seise to me with her sykel &raisedpoint; þat I ne sewe neure ¶ And who-so borweth of me &raisedpoint; aboute þe tyme With presentes priueliche &raisedpoint; or payed somme certeyne So walde he or nouȝt wolde he &raisedpoint; wynnen I wolde And bothe to kyth and to kyn &raisedpoint; vnkynde of þat ich hadde The I=|mage of a | worldling .Cr2.13.379: Fol. S.2v, left margin. The I|mage of a | worldlingCr3.13.379: Fol. 70v, left margin. ¶ And who-so cheped my chaffare &raisedpoint; chiden I wolde But he profred to paye &raisedpoint; a peny or tweyne More þan it was worth &raisedpoint; and ȝet wolde I swere Þat it coste me moche more &raisedpoint; swore manye othes ¶ In halydayes at holicherche &raisedpoint; whan ich herde masse +L.13.384: Corrector, fol. 57r, left margin. Hadde neuere wille wot god &raisedpoint; witterly to biseche Mercye for my mysdedes &raisedpoint; þat I ne morned more For losse of gode leue me &raisedpoint; þan for my lykames giltes As if I had dedly synne done &raisedpoint; I dred nouȝt þat so sore As when I lened and leued it lost &raisedpoint; or longe ar it were payed So if I kydde any kyndenesse &raisedpoint; myn euen-cristene to helpe Vpon a cruel coueityse &raisedpoint; myn herte gan hange And if I sent ouer-see &raisedpoint; my seruauntz to Bruges Or in-to Pruslonde my prentys &raisedpoint; my profit to wayten To marchaunden with monoye &raisedpoint; and maken her eschaunges Miȝte neuere me conforte &raisedpoint; in þe mene-tyme Noither messe ne matynes &raisedpoint; ne none manere siȝtes Ne neuere penaunce perfourned &raisedpoint; ne pater noster seyde Þat my mynde ne was more &raisedpoint; on my gode in a doute Þan in þe grace of god &raisedpoint; and his grete helpes Math .vi.Cr2.13.398α: Fol. S.2v, left margin. Math .viCr3.13.398α: Fol. 70v, left margin. Vbi thesaurus tuus &raisedpoint; ibi & cor tuum [Hereafter follow 13.399-408 in KD, from alpha, but they are not annotated.] nota Branches off | SlewthM.13.409: Hand 3, fol. 63v, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.13.409: Hand 1, fol. 19r, left margin. The braunches þat brin=|geth a man to sloutheC2.13.409: Hand 2, fol. 65r, right margin. ¶ Which ben þe braunches &raisedpoint; þat bryngeth a man to sleuth His woman morneth nouȝte for his mysdedes &raisedpoint; ne maketh no sorwe Ac penaunce þat þe prest enioigneth &raisedpoint; perfourneth yuel Doth none almes-dede &raisedpoint; dret hym of no synne Lyueth aȝein þe bileue &raisedpoint; and no lawe holdeth Vch day is haliday with hym &raisedpoint; or an heigh ferye nota quod loquitur contra sage FolisM.13.415: Hand 3, fol. 63v, left margin, erased but legible under UV light. The comment was rewritten in its proper place below. And if he auȝte wole here &raisedpoint; it is an harlotes tonge Whan men carpeth of cryst &raisedpoint; or of clennesse of soule He wexeth wroth & wil nouȝte here &raisedpoint; but wordes of myrthe Penaunce and pore men &raisedpoint; and þe passioun of seyntes He hateth to here þere-of &raisedpoint; and alle þat it telleth Þise ben þe braunches beth war &raisedpoint; þat bryngeth a man to wanhope contra Sage FolisM.13.421: Hand 3, fol. 63v, left margin. Ȝe lordes and ladyes &raisedpoint; and legates of holicherche - C.13.422: Hand X, fol. 19r, left margin. Þat fedeth foles sages &raisedpoint; flatereres and lyeres And han likynge to lythen hem &raisedpoint; to do ȝow to lawghe Luke .vi.Cr2.423α: Fol. S.3v, right margin. Luke .vi,Cr3.423α: Fol. 71r, right margin. Ve vobis qui ridetis &c And ȝiueth hem mete and Mede &raisedpoint; and pore men refuse In ȝowre deth-deyinge &raisedpoint; I drede me ful sore Flaterers | Fooles | lyersC2.13.426: Hand 2, fol. 65r, right margin. Lest þo thre maner men &raisedpoint; to moche sorwe ȝow brynge Consencientes & agentes pari pena punientur Patriarkes & prophetes &raisedpoint; and prechoures of goddes wordes Sauen þorw her sarmoun &raisedpoint; mannes soule fram helle +L.13.429: Corrector, fol. 57v, left margin. Riȝt so flateres and foles &raisedpoint; aren þe fendes disciples To entice men þorw her tales to synne and harlotrye Ac clerkes þat knowen holywryt &raisedpoint; shulde kenne lordes What dauid seith of suche men &raisedpoint; as þe sauter telleth &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; bene &raisedpoint; C.13.432α: Hand 1, fol. 19r, right margin. Psal. Ci.Cr2.13.432α: Fol. S.3r, right margin. Psal .Ci.Cr3.13.432α: Fol. 71r, right margin. Non habitabit in medio domus mee &raisedpoint; qui facit superbiam & qui loquitur iniqua Shulde none harlote haue audience &raisedpoint; in halle ne in chambres Lo lordis | & prelatisO.13.434: Hand 1, fol. 56v, left margin. lo lordis | & prelatisC2.13.434: Hand 1, fol. 65v, right margin. Þere wise men were &raisedpoint; witnesseth goddes wordes Ne no mysproude man &raisedpoint; amonges lordes ben allowed [Hereafter follow 13.436-453 in KD, from alpha, but they are not annotated.] ¶ Ac flateres and foles þorw her foule wordes Leden þo þat louen hem &raisedpoint; to luciferes feste With turpiloquio a lay of sorwe &raisedpoint; and luciferes fithele Thus haukyn þe actyf man &raisedpoint; hadde ysoiled his cote Til conscience acouped hym þere-of &raisedpoint; in a curteise manere Whi he ne hadde wasshen it &raisedpoint; or wyped it with a brusshe Passus quartus decimus I Haue but one hatere quod haukyn &raisedpoint; I am þe lasse to blame Þough it be soiled and selde clene &raisedpoint; I slepe þere-inne on niȝtes And also I haue an houswyf &raisedpoint; hewen and children Luk .xiiiiCr2.14.3α: Fol. S.3v, left margin. Luk .xiiiiCr3.14.3α: Fol. 71v, left margin. Vxorem duxy & ideo non possum venire Þat wolen bymolen it many tyme &raisedpoint; maugre my chekes Haukyns | cote wil | not be cle|ane .Cr2.14.5: Fol. S.3v, left margin. Haukins | cote wyll | not be | cleane .Cr3.14.5: Fol. 71v, left margin. ¶ It hath ben laued in lente &raisedpoint; and oute of lente bothe With þe sope of sykenesse &raisedpoint; þat seketh wonder depe And with þe losse of catel &raisedpoint; loth forto agulte God or any gode man &raisedpoint; bi auȝte þat I wiste And was shryuen of þe preste &raisedpoint; þat gaue me for my synnes To penaunce pacyence &raisedpoint; and pore men to fede Al for coueitise of my crystenedome &raisedpoint; in clennesse to kepen it nota quia difficile est | sane viuereM.14.12: Hand 3, fol. 64r, right margin. XF.14.12: Hand X, fol. 56v, left margin, 7 lines high. ¶ And couthe I neuere by cryste &raisedpoint; kepen it clene an houre Þat I ne soiled it with syȝte &raisedpoint; or sum ydel speche Or þorugh werke or þorugh worde &raisedpoint; or wille of myn herte Þat I ne flober it foule &raisedpoint; fro morwe tyl eue +L.14.16: Corrector, fol. 58r, right margin. ¶ And I shal kenne þe quod conscience &raisedpoint; of contricioun to make Þat shal clawe þi cote &raisedpoint; of alkynnes filthe Cordis contricio &c decima ([vn]decima) discripcio de | dowellM.14.18: Hand 3, fol. 64r, right margin. Dowel wasshen it and wryngen it &raisedpoint; þorw a wys confessour Oris confessio &c Dobet shal beten it and bouken it &raisedpoint; as briȝte as any scarlet And engreynen it with good wille &raisedpoint; and goddes grace to amende þe And sithen sende þe to satisfaccioun &raisedpoint; for to sowen it after Satisfaccio dobest - C.14.22-23: Hand X, fol. 19r, right margin. ¶ Shal neuere myste bimolen it &raisedpoint; ne moth after biten it Ne fende ne false man defoulen it in þi lyue Shal none heraude ne harpoure &raisedpoint; haue a fairere garnement Þan haukyn þe actyf man &raisedpoint; and þow do by my techyng Ne no mynstral be more worth &raisedpoint; amonges pore & riche Þan Haukynnes wyf þe wafrere &raisedpoint; with his actiua vita nota prouicio paciencieM.14.29: Hand 3, fol. 64v, left margin. Si mea penna valet melior mea litera fiet | Dextera pars penna Brevior et lenior debit esseR.14.29: Hand X (secretary), fol. 66v, left margin. Written horizontally bottom to top, KD.14.29-46α. ¶ And I shal purueye þe paste quod pacyence &raisedpoint; þough no plow erie And floure to fede folke with &raisedpoint; as best be for þe soule Þough neuere greyne growed &raisedpoint; ne grape vppon vyne Alle þat lyueth and loketh &raisedpoint; lyflode wolde I fynde And þat ynough shal none faille &raisedpoint; of þinge þat hem nedeth We shulde nouȝt be to busy &raisedpoint; abouten owre lyflode Math .vi.Cr2.14.33α: Fol. S.4r, right margin. Mat .vi.Cr3.14.33α: Fol. 72r, right margin. Ne solliciti sitis &c volucres celi deus pascit &c pacientes vincunt &c ¶ Þanne laughed haukyn a litel &raisedpoint; and liȝtly gan swerye Who-so leueth ȝow by owre lorde &raisedpoint; I leue nouȝte he be blissed nota vitells off | paciensM.14.36: Hand 3, fol. 64v, left margin. ¶ No quod pacyence paciently &raisedpoint; and out of his poke hente Vitailles of grete vertues &raisedpoint; for al manere bestes God ge=|ueth not | lyfe , but | he proui=|deth fode .Cr2.14.38: Fol. S.4r, right margin. God ge=|ueth not | lyfe , but | he proui=|deth fode .Cr3.14.38: Fol. 72r, right margin. And seyde lo here lyflode ynough &raisedpoint; if owre byleue be trewe For lente neuere was lyf &raisedpoint; but lyflode were shapen Wher-of or wherfore &raisedpoint; or where-by to lybbe of wylfull povertiL.14.41: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 58v, left margin. ¶ Firste þe wylde worme &raisedpoint; vnder weet erthe - C.14.42: Hand X, fol. 19v, left margin. Fissch to lyue in þe flode &raisedpoint; and in þe fyre þe crykat The CurlewC2.14.43: Hand 2, fol. 66r, right margin. Þe corlue by kynde of þe eyre &raisedpoint; moste clennest flesch of bryddes And bestes by grasse and by greyne &raisedpoint; and by grene rotis In menynge þat alle men &raisedpoint; myȝte þe same Lyue þorw lele byleue and loue &raisedpoint; as god witnesseth Joh .xiiii.Cr2.14.46κ: Fol. S.4r, right margin. Quodcumque pecieritis a patre in nomine meo &c & alibi Non in solo pane viuit homo set in omni verbo quod procedit de ore dei fiat voluntasM.14.47-48: Hand 4, fol. 64v, left margin. ¶ But I loked what lyflode it was &raisedpoint; þat pacience so preysed And þanne was it a pece of þe pater noster &raisedpoint; fiat voluntas tua &raisedpoint; M.14.51: Hand X, fol. 64v, left margin. ¶ Haue haukyn quod pacyence &raisedpoint; and ete þis whan þe hungreth Or whan þow clomsest for colde &raisedpoint; or clyngest for drye Shal neuere gyues þe greue &raisedpoint; ne grete lordes wrath Prisone ne peyne &raisedpoint; for pacientes vincunt - C.14.55: Hand X, fol. 19v, left margin. foreS.14.55: Hand X, fol. 54r, right margin. ¶ Bi so þat þow be sobre &raisedpoint; of syȝte and of tonge In etynge and in handlyng &raisedpoint; and in alle þi fyue wittis | - C.14.57: Hand X, fol. 19v, left margin. Darstow neuere care for corne &raisedpoint; ne lynnen cloth ne wollen Ne for drynke ne deth drede &raisedpoint; but deye as god lyketh Or þorw honger or þorw hete &raisedpoint; at his wille be it +L.14.60: Corrector, fol. 58v, right margin. For if þow lyuest after his lore &raisedpoint; þe sho[r]ter lyf þe better nota et iterum notaM.14.60α: Hand 3, fol. 65r, right margin. Si quis amat cristum mundum non diligit istum M.14.61: Hand X, fol. 65r, left margin. nota &raisedpoint; C.14.61: Hand 1, fol. 19v, left margin. ¶ For þorw his breth bestes wexen &raisedpoint; and abrode ȝeden Dixit & facta sunt &c &raisedpoint; Ergo þorw his breth mowen &raisedpoint; men & bestes lyuen As holywrit witnesseth &raisedpoint; whan men segge her graces Aperis tu manum tuam &raisedpoint; & imples omne animal benediccione notaM.14.64: Hand X, fol. 65r, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota bene &raisedpoint; C.14.64: Hand 1, fol. 19v, left margin. Filij Israel . | in desertoC2.14.64: Hand 2, fol. 66v, right margin. +S.14.64: Hand X, fol. 54v, left margin. Forty ye=|res without | tyllage .Cr2.14.64: Fol. S.4v, left margin. Forty ye=|res with=|out tyl|lage .Cr3.14.64: Fol. 72v, left margin. ¶ It is founden þat fourty wynter &raisedpoint; folke lyued with-outen tulying || C.14.65: Hand X, fol. 19v, left margin. And oute of þe flynte spronge þe flode &raisedpoint; þat folke & bestes dronke And in Elyes tyme &raisedpoint; heuene was yclosed Þat no reyne ne rone &raisedpoint; þus rede men in bokes Þat many wyntres men lyueden &raisedpoint; and no mete ne tulyeden nota de septem dormientibusM.14.69: Hand 3, fol. 65r right margin. Nota &raisedpoint; C.14.69: Hand 1, fol. 19v, left margin. Seuene slepe as seith þe boke &raisedpoint; seuene hundreth wynter ¶ And lyueden with-oute lyflode &raisedpoint; and atte laste þei woken And if men lyued as mesure wolde &raisedpoint; shulde neuere-more be defaute Lacke of | measure | is cause of | scarcitie .Cr2.14.72: Fol. S.4v, left margin. Lacke of | measure | is cause of | scarcitie .Cr3.14.72: Fol. 72v, left margin. Amonges cristene creatures &raisedpoint; if crystes wordes ben trewe Ac vnkyndnesse carestia maketh &raisedpoint; amonges crystene peple And ouer-plente maketh pruyde &raisedpoint; amonges pore & riche Ac mesure is so moche worth &raisedpoint; it may nouȝte be to dere notaC.14.76: Hand 1, fol. 19v, left margin. Of Sodom . | & gomor .O.14.76: Hand 1, fol. 57v, left margin. Somdom & gomorC2.14.76: Hand 1, fol. 66v, right margin. For þe meschief and þe meschaunce &raisedpoint; amonges men of sodome Wex þorw plente of payn &raisedpoint; & of pure sleuthe Ociositas & habundancia panis peccatum turpissimum nutriuit For þei mesured nouȝt hem-self &raisedpoint; of þat þei ete and dronke Diden dedly synne þat þe deuel lyked So vengeaunce fel vpon hem &raisedpoint; for her vyle synnes Þei sonken in-to helle &raisedpoint; þo citees &raisedpoint; vchone M.14.82: Hand X, fol. 65r, left margin. ¶ For-þi mesure we vs wel &raisedpoint; and make owre faithe owre scheltroun nota quia contricio delit peccatum a | Mortale in venialeM.14.83: Hand 3, fol. 65r, right margin. Contricionis VertusC2.14.83: Hand 2, fol. 66v, right margin. And þorw faith cometh contricioun &raisedpoint; conscience wote wel Whiche dryueth awey dedly synne &raisedpoint; and doth it to be venial And þough a man myȝte nouȝte speke &raisedpoint; contricioun myȝte hym saue nota beneM.14.86: Hand 3, fol. 65v, left margin. And brynge his soule to blisse &raisedpoint; by so þat feith bere witnesse Þat whiles he lyued he bileued &raisedpoint; in þe lore of holycherche Ergo contricioun feith and conscience &raisedpoint; is kyndelich dowel And surgienes for dedly synnes &raisedpoint; whan shrifte of mouth failleth confessio orisC2.14.90: Hand 2, fol. 67r, right margin. ¶ Ac shrifte of mouth more worthy is &raisedpoint; if man be iliche contrit For shrifte of mouth sleeth synne &raisedpoint; be it neuere so dedly nota quia per conffescionem | occiduntur peccata sed per | contricionem delentur in | venialeM.14.92: Hand 3, fol. 65v, left margin. Per confessionem to a prest &raisedpoint; peccata occiduntur Þere contricioun doth but dryueth it doun &raisedpoint; in-to a venial synne Ps .xxxii.Cr2.14.94: Fol. T.1r, right margin. Psal .32.Cr3.14.94: Fol. 73r, right margin. As dauid seith in þe sauter &raisedpoint; et quorum tecta sunt peccata Satisfaccionis VertusC2.14.95: Hand 2, fol. 67r, right margin. Satisfa=|ction kyl=|leth sinneCr2.14.95: Fol. T.1r, right margin. Satisfa=|ction kyl=|leth sinneCr3.14.95: Fol. 73r, right margin. Ac satisfaccioun seketh oute þe rote &raisedpoint; and bothe sleeth and voideth And as it neuere had ybe &raisedpoint; to nouȝt bryngeth dedly synne Þat it neuere eft is seen ne sore &raisedpoint; but semeth a wounde yheled Where is | chariteO.14.98: Hand 1, fol. 58r, top right. ¶ Where woneth charite quod haukyn &raisedpoint; I wiste neuere in my lyue Man þat with hym spake &raisedpoint; as wyde as I haue passed ¶ Þere parfit treuthe and pouere herte is &raisedpoint; and pacience of tonge Þere is charitee þe chief chaumbrere for god hym-selue questioM.14.102: Hand 5, fol. 65v, left margin. Of the Riche and þe pooer | man : which is more plesinge | to our SaviourC2.14.102: Hand 2, fol. 67r, right margin. ¶ Whether paciente pouerte quod haukyn &raisedpoint; be more plesaunte to owre driȝte Þan ricchesse riȝtfulliche ywonne &raisedpoint; and resonablelich yspended ¶ Ȝe quis est ille quod pacience &raisedpoint; quik laudabimus eum nota terribile hocM.14.105: Hand 3, fol. 65v, left margin. Þough men rede of richchesse &raisedpoint; riȝt to þe worldes ende &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.14.106: Hand 1, fol. 19v, right margin. I wist neuere renke þat riche was &raisedpoint; þat whan he rekne sholde Whan it drow to his deth-day &raisedpoint; þat he ne dred hym sore And þat atte rekenyng in arrerage fel &raisedpoint; rather þan oute of dette ¶ There þe pore dar plede &raisedpoint; and preue by pure resoun To haue allowaunce of his lorde &raisedpoint; by þe lawe he it cleymeth Ioye þat neuere ioye hadde &raisedpoint; of riȝtful iugge he axeth And seith lo briddes and bestes &raisedpoint; þat no blisse ne knoweth And wilde wormes in wodes &raisedpoint; þorw wyntres þow hem greuest And makest hem welnyegh meke &raisedpoint; and mylde for defaute And after þow sendest hem somer &raisedpoint; þat is her souereigne Ioye MordounM.14.116: Hand X, fol. 65v, right margin. See the same annotation at KD.20.164. And blisse to alle þat ben &raisedpoint; bothe wilde and tame Þanne may beggeres as bestes &raisedpoint; after bote waiten Neuer | creature | was with|out ioye | here and | hence to .Cr2.14.118: Fol. T.1v, left margin. Neuer | creature | was with|out ioye | here and | hence to.Cr3.14.118: Fol. 73v, left margin. Þat al her lyf han lyued &raisedpoint; in langour and in defaute But god sent hem some-tyme &raisedpoint; some manere ioye Other here or elles-where &raisedpoint; kynde wolde it neuere For to wrotherhele was he wrouȝte &raisedpoint; þat neuere was ioye shaped ¶ Angeles þat in helle now ben &raisedpoint; hadden ioye some-tyme nota notabile bonum pro eo qui | pacienter suffert paupertatemM.14.123: Hand 3, fol. 66r, right margin. And diues in deyntees lyued &raisedpoint; and in douce vye Riȝte so resoun sheweth &raisedpoint; þat þo men þat were riche And her makes also &raisedpoint; lyued her lyf in murthe ¶ Ac god is of a wonder wille &raisedpoint; by þat kynde witte sheweth Nota &raisedpoint; C.14.127: Hand 1, fol, 19v, right margin. To ȝiue many men his mercymonye &raisedpoint; ar he it haue deserued Riȝt so fareth god by some riche &raisedpoint; reuthe me it þinketh notaM.14.129: Hand 3, fol. 66r, right margin. For þei han her hyre here &raisedpoint; an heuene as it were And is gret lykyng to lyue &raisedpoint; with-oute laboure of body And whan he deyeth ben disalowed &raisedpoint; as dauid seith in þe sauter Psal .76.Cr2.14.131α: Fol. T.1v, left margin. Psal .76.Cr3.14.131α: Fol. 73v, left margin. Dormierunt & nichil inuenerunt And in an other stede also &raisedpoint; velud sompnum surgencium domine | in ciuitate tua & ad nichilum rediges nota periculum in diuicijsM.14.132: Hand 3, fol. 66r, right margin. Allas þat ricchesse shal reue &raisedpoint; and robbe mannes soule Fram þe loue of owre lorde &raisedpoint; at his laste ende +C.14.134: Hand X, fol. 19v, right margin. hyndesC2.14.134: Hand 2, fol. 67v, supralinear gloss on "huen." ¶ Hewen þat han her hyre afore &raisedpoint; aren euermore nedy - C.14.135: Hand X, fol. 19v, right margin. And selden deieth he out of dette &raisedpoint; þat dyneth ar he deserue it notaR.14.136: Hand 1, fol. 68r, right margin. And til he haue done his deuor &raisedpoint; and his dayes iourne For whan a werkman hath wrouȝte &raisedpoint; þanne may men se þe sothe What he were worthi for his werke &raisedpoint; and what he hath deserued And nouȝt to fonge bifore &raisedpoint; for drede of disalowynge ~ C.14.140: Hand X, fol. 19v, right margin. ¶ So I segge by ȝow riche &raisedpoint; it semeth nouȝt þat ȝe shulle Haue heuene in ȝowre here beyng &raisedpoint; and heuene her-after notaC2.14.142: Hand 1, fol. 67v, left margin. ☞C2.14.142: Hand 1, fol. 67v, left margin. (Note: BB attribute this to Hand 2.) Riȝt as a seruaunt taketh his salarye bifore &raisedpoint; & sitth wolde clayme more As he þat none hadde &raisedpoint; and hath huyre atte laste nota beneM.14.144: Hand 3, fol. 66r, right margin. It may nouȝt be ȝe riche men &raisedpoint; or matheu on god lyeth Mat .xix.Cr2.14.144α: Fol. T.1v, left margin. Mat .xix.Cr3.14.144α: Fol. 73v, left margin. De delicijs ad delicias &raisedpoint; deficile est transire ¶ Ac if þe riche haue reuthe &raisedpoint; and rewarde wel þe pore - C.14.146: Hand X, fol. 19v, right margin. And lyuen as lawe techeth &raisedpoint; done leute to alle Criste of his curteysie &raisedpoint; shal conforte ȝow atte laste The rych | that be | mercyfull | shal haue | heauen .Cr2.14.148: Fol. T.2r, right margin. The rych | that be | mercyfull | shal haue | heauen ,Cr3.14.148: Fol. 74r, right margin. And rewarde alle dowble ricchesse &raisedpoint; þat reuful hertes habbeth SimilitudoC2.14.149: Hand 2, fol. 67v, left margin. And as an hyne þat hadde &raisedpoint; his hyre ar he bygonne And whan he hath done his deuor wel &raisedpoint; men doth hym other bounte nota a Cote above | his CouenauntM.14.151: Hand 3, fol. 66v, left margin. M.14.151: Hand X, fol. 66v, left margin. Ȝyueth hym a cote aboue his couenaunte &raisedpoint; riȝte so cryst ȝiueth heuene Bothe to riche and to nouȝte riche &raisedpoint; þat rewfullich lybbeth And alle þat done her deuor wel &raisedpoint; han dowble hyre for her trauaille XM.14.154: Hand X, fol. 66v, left margin. Here forȝyuenesse of her synnes &raisedpoint; and heuene blisse after nota ...?...M.14.155: Hand 3, fol. 66v, left margin. Riche Men seldom savedC2.14.155: Hand 2, fol. 68r, right margin. ¶ Ac it nys but selde yseyn &raisedpoint; as by holy seyntes bokes Þat god rewarded double reste &raisedpoint; to any riche wye For moche murthe is amonges riche &raisedpoint; as in mete and clothyng And moche murthe in Maye is &raisedpoint; amonges wilde bestes And so forth whil somer lasteth &raisedpoint; her solace dureth Ac beggeres aboute Midsomer &raisedpoint; bredlees þei soupe - C.14.161: Hand X, fol. 20r, left margin. And ȝit is wynter for hem worse &raisedpoint; for wete-shodde þei gange Afyrst sore and afyngred &raisedpoint; and foule yrebuked And arated of riche men &raisedpoint; þat reuthe is to here Now lorde sende hem somer &raisedpoint; and some manere ioye Heuene after her hennes-goynge &raisedpoint; þat here han suche defaute For alle myȝtest þow haue made &raisedpoint; none mener þan other ☞R.14.167: Hand X, fol. 68v, left margin. And yliche witty & wyse &raisedpoint; if þe wel &raisedpoint; hadde lyked nota quia orat pro diuitibusM.14.168: Hand 3, fol. 66v, left margin. And haue reuthe on þise riche men &raisedpoint; þat rewarde nouȝte þi prisoneres Of þe good þat þow hem gyuest &raisedpoint; ingrati ben manye Ac god of þi goodnesse &raisedpoint; gyue hem grace to amende +L.14.171: Corrector, fol. 60r, right margin. For may no derth ben hem dere &raisedpoint; drouth ne weet XM.14.172: Hand X, fol. 66v, right margin. Ne noyther hete ne haille &raisedpoint; haue þei here hele Of þat þei wilne and wolde &raisedpoint; wanteth hem nouȝt here ¶ Ac pore peple þi prisoneres &raisedpoint; lorde in þe put of myschief Conforte þo creatures &raisedpoint; þat moche care suffren +L.14.176: Corrector, fol. 60r, right margin. Þorw derth þorw drouth &raisedpoint; alle her dayes here Wo in wynter tymes &raisedpoint; for wantyng of clothes And in somer tyme selde &raisedpoint; soupen to þe fulle +L.14.179: Corrector, fol. 60r, right margin. Conforte þi careful cryst in þi ryche For how þow confortest &raisedpoint; alle creatures &punctuselevatus; clerkes bereth witnesse &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.14.180α: Hand 1, 20r, left margin. Esai .xlv.Cr2.14.180α: Fol. T.2v, left margin. Esai .xlv.Cr3.14.180α: Fol. 74v, left margin. Conuertimini ad me & salui eritis ¶ Þus in genere of his genitrice &raisedpoint; Ihesu cryst seyde To robberes and to reueres &raisedpoint; to riche and to pore Þow tauȝtest hem in þe Trinitee &raisedpoint; to take baptesme +L.14.185: Corrector, fol. 60r, right margin. And be clene þorw þat crystennynge &raisedpoint; of alle kynnes [sinnes] And vs fel þorw folye &raisedpoint; to falle in synne after +L.14.187: Corrector, fol. 60r, right margin. Confessioun and kn[o]wlechyng & crauyng þi mercy Shulde amende vs as many sithes &raisedpoint; as man wolde desire Ac if þe pope wolde plede here-aȝeine &raisedpoint; and punyssh vs in conscience A christen | mans pa=|tente .Cr2.14.190: Fol. T.2v, left margin. A christen | mans pa=|tente .Cr3.14.190: Fol. 74v, left margin. He shulde take þe acquitance as quik &raisedpoint; and to þe qued schewe it Pateat &c per passionem domini nota beneM.14.191: Hand X, fol. 67r, right margin. And putten of so þe pouke &raisedpoint; and preuen vs vnder borwe Ac þe perchemyn of þis patent &raisedpoint; of pouerte be moste And of pure pacience &raisedpoint; and parfit bileue Of pompe and of pruyde &raisedpoint; þe parchemyn decorreth paupertas SpiritusC2.14.195: Hand 2, fol. 68v, right margin. And principaliche of alle peple &raisedpoint; but þei be pore of herte Ellis is al an ydel &raisedpoint; al þat euere we writen Pater nostres and penaunce &raisedpoint; and pilgrimage to Rome But owre spences and spendyng sprynge &raisedpoint; of a trewe welle Elles is al owre laboure loste &raisedpoint; lo how men writeth - C.14.200: Hand X, fol. 20r, left margin. In fenestres atte freres &raisedpoint; if fals be þe foundement For-þi crystene sholde ben in comune riche &raisedpoint; none coueitouse for hym-selue ¶ For seuene synnes þat þere ben &raisedpoint; assaillen vs euere Þe fende folweth hem alle &raisedpoint; and fondeth hem to helpe nota quia per diuicias cicius FallimurM.14.204: Hand 3, fol. 67r, right margin. Ac wiþ ricchesse þat Ribaude &raisedpoint; rathest men bigyleth For þere þat richesse regneth &raisedpoint; reuerence folweth And þat is plesaunte to pryde &raisedpoint; in pore and in riche And þe riche is reuerenced &raisedpoint; by resoun of his richchesse Þere þe pore is put bihynde and par-auenture can more Of witte and of wysdom &raisedpoint; þat fer awey is better - C.14.210: Hand X, fol. 20r, right margin. Þan ricchesse or reaute &raisedpoint; and rather yherde in heuene For þe riche hath moche to rekene &raisedpoint; and riȝte softe walketh Þe heigh waye to heuene-ward &raisedpoint; oft ricchesse letteth Ita possibile diuiti &c nota Audaciam paupertatis | with a pak at his ruggeM.14.213: Hand 3, fol. 67r, right margin. ¶ Þere þe pore preseth bifor þe riche &raisedpoint; with a pakke at his rugge Apo .xiiii.Cr2.14.213α: Fol. T.3r, right margin. Apo .xiiiiCr3.14.213α: Fol. 75r, right margin. Opera enim illorum sequntur illos Batauntliche as beggeres done &raisedpoint; and baldeliche he craueth For his pouerte and his pacience &raisedpoint; a perpetuel blisse Luke. viCr2.14.215α: Fol. T.2r, right margin. Luke .viCr3.14.215α: Fol. 75r, right margin. Beati pauperes &raisedpoint; quoniam ipsorum est regnum celorum ¶ And pryde in ricchesse regneth &raisedpoint; rather þan in pouerte - C.14.217: Hand X, fol. 20r, right margin. Arst in þe Maister þan in þe man &raisedpoint; some mansioun he hath Ac in pouerte þere pacyence is &raisedpoint; pryde hath no myȝte Ne none of þe seuene synnes &raisedpoint; sitten ne mowe þere longe pouertie with pacienceC2.14.220: Hand 2, fol. 69r, right margin. Ne haue powere in pouerte &raisedpoint; if pacyence it folwe For þe pore is ay prest &raisedpoint; to plese þe riche And buxome at his byddyng &raisedpoint; for his broke loues nota Buxom & bost | be euer at werreM.14.223: Hand 3, fol. 67v, left margin. And buxomenesse and boste &raisedpoint; aren euer-more at werre And ayther hateth other &raisedpoint; in alle manere werkes If wratthe wrastel with þe pore &raisedpoint; he hath þe worse ende For if þey bothe pleyne &raisedpoint; þe pore is but fieble And if he chyde or chatre &raisedpoint; hym chieueth þe worse [Hereafter follow 14.228-238 in KD from alpha, but they are not annotated.] ¶ And if coueitise wolde cacche þe pore &raisedpoint; þei may nouȝt come togideres And by þe nekke namely &raisedpoint; her none may hente other For men knoweth wel þat coueitise &raisedpoint; is of a kene wille And hath hondes and armes &raisedpoint; of a longe lengthe id est vmbilicus ·L.14.243: Hand 1(?), fol. 60v, right margin, gloss on "naule." And pouerte nis but a petit þinge &raisedpoint; appereth nouȝt to his naule nota layke bytwen | long & shortM.14.244: Hand 3, fol. 67v, left margin. And louely layke was it neuere &raisedpoint; bitwene þe longe and þe shorte And þough auarice wolde angre þe pore &raisedpoint; he hath but litel myȝte For pouerte hath but pokes &raisedpoint; to putten in his godis Þere auarice hath almaries &raisedpoint; and yren-bounde coffres And whether be liȝter to breke &raisedpoint; lasse boste it maketh A beggeres bagge &raisedpoint; þan an yren-bounde coffre Lecherye | and gloto|ny raigne | not much | in pouer=|tyeCr2.14.250: Fol. T.3v, left margin. Lecherye | and gloto|ny raigne | not much | in pouer=|tye .Cr3.14.250: Fol. 75v, left margin. ¶ Lecherye loueth hym nouȝt &raisedpoint; for he ȝeueth but lytel syluer Ne doth hym nouȝte dyne delycatly &raisedpoint; ne drynke wyn oft nota stewes sydeM.14.252: Hand 3, fol. 67v, left margin. A strawe for þe stuwes &raisedpoint; it stode nouȝt I trowe Had þei none but of pore men &raisedpoint; her houses were vntyled ¶ And þough sleuthe suwe pouerte &raisedpoint; and serue nouȝt god to paye Mischief is his maister &raisedpoint; and maketh hym to thynke id est gome C.14.256: Hand 1, fol. 20r, supralinear. Intended to alter "man" (in C's line) to "gome," agreeing with other manuscripts. Þat god is his grettest helpe &raisedpoint; and no gome elles And his seruaunt as he seith &raisedpoint; and of his sute bothe And where he be or be nouȝte &raisedpoint; he bereth þe signe of pouerte And in þat secte owre saueoure &raisedpoint; saued al mankynde For-thi al pore þat paciente is &raisedpoint; may claymen and asken After her endynge here &raisedpoint; heuene-riche blisse ¶ Moche hardier may he axen &raisedpoint; þat here myȝte haue his wille Wylfull | pouertye .Cr2.14.263: Fol. T.3v, left margin. Wylfull | pouertye .Cr3.14.263: Fol. 75v, left margin. In londe and in lordship &raisedpoint; and likynge of bodye +L.14.264: Corrector, fol. 61r, right margin. nota/L.14.264: Hand X, fol. 61r, right margin. And for goddis loue leueth al &raisedpoint; an lyueth as a beggere And as a mayde for mannes loue &raisedpoint; her moder forsaketh nota quia puella dimittit | patrem & matrem pro | viro suoM.14.266: Hand 3, fol. 67v, left margin. Hir fader and alle her frendes &raisedpoint; and folweth hir make Moche is suche a mayde to louie &raisedpoint; of hym þat such one taketh More þan a mayden is &raisedpoint; þat is maried þorw brokage As bi assent of sondry partyes &raisedpoint; and syluer to bote More for coueitise of good &raisedpoint; þan kynde loue of bothe ¶ So it fareth bi eche a persone &raisedpoint; þat possessioun forsaketh And put hym to be pacient &raisedpoint; and pouerte weddeth Paupertas .O.14.273: Hand 1, fol. 60r, right margin. Þe which is sybbe to god hym-self &raisedpoint; and so to his seyntes ¶ Haue god my trouthe quod Haukyn &raisedpoint; ȝe preyse faste pouerte What is pouerte with pacience quod he &raisedpoint; proprely to mene ¶ Paupertas quod pacience &raisedpoint; est odibile bonum definitio pauper=|tatis cum patientiaL.14.276: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 61r, right margin. nota discripcionem paupertatisM.14.276: Hand 3, fol. 68r, right margin. Remocio curarum &raisedpoint; possessio sine calumpnia &raisedpoint; donum dei &raisedpoint; sanitatis mater Absque solicitudine semita &raisedpoint; sapiencie temperatrix &raisedpoint; negocium sine dampno Incerta fortuna &raisedpoint; absque solicitudine felicitas &raisedpoint; ¶ I can nouȝt construe al þis quod haukyn &raisedpoint; ȝe moste kenne þis on englisch In englisch quod pacyence it is wel harde &raisedpoint; wel to expounen Ac somdel I shal seyne it &punctuselevatus; by so þow vnderstonde Pouerte is þe first poynte &raisedpoint; þat pryde moste hateth Thanne is it good by good skil &raisedpoint; al þat agasteth pryde - C.14.282: Hand X, fol. 20v, left margin. Riȝte as contricioun is confortable þinge &raisedpoint; conscience wote wel And a sorwe of hym-self &raisedpoint; and a solace to þe sowle The prai=|se of po=|uertieCr2.14.284: Fol. T.4r, right margin. The prai|se of po=|uertyCr3.14.284: Fol. 76r, right margin. So pouerte propreliche penaunce and ioye Is to þe body pure spiritual helthe Ergo paupertas est odibile bonum .1.F.14.286: Hand 1, fol. 60r, right margin. Marks first of "solaces" in text. And contricioun confort & cura animarum ¶ Selde sitte pouerte &raisedpoint; þe sothe to declare Or as iustyce to iugge men &raisedpoint; enioigned is no pore Ne to be a Maire aboue men &raisedpoint; ne mynystre vnder kynges Selden is any pore yput &raisedpoint; to punysshen any peple Remocio curarum Ergo pouerte and pore men &raisedpoint; parfornen þe comaundement Nolite iudicare quemquam þe þridde ¶ Selde is any pore riche &raisedpoint; but of riȝtful heritage .2.F.14.295: Hand 1, fol. 60r, right margin. Marks second of "solaces." Wynneth he nauȝt with weghtes fals &raisedpoint; ne with vnseled mesures Ne borweth of his neghbores &raisedpoint; but þat he may wel paye Possessio sine calumpnia &raisedpoint; ¶ Þe fierthe is a fortune &raisedpoint; þat florissheth þe soule Wyth sobrete fram al synne &raisedpoint; and also ȝit more ..M.14.299: Hand X, fol. 68v, left margin, perhaps a ¶. - C.14.299: Hand X, fol. 20v, left margin. It affaiteth þe flesshe &raisedpoint; fram folyes ful manye A collateral conforte &raisedpoint; crystes owne ȝifte Donum dei M.14.301-302: Hand X, fol. 68v, left margin. ¶ Þe fyfte is moder of helthe a frende in alle fondynges And for þe land euere a leche &raisedpoint; a lemman of al clennesse Sanitatis mater ¶ Þe sexte is a path of pees &raisedpoint; ȝe þorw þe pas of altoun Pouerte myȝte passe &raisedpoint; with-oute peril of robbyng For þere þat pouerte passeth &raisedpoint; pees folweth after And euere þe lasse þat he bereth &raisedpoint; þe hardyer he is of herte For-þi seith seneca &raisedpoint; paupertas est absque solicitudine semita And an hardy man of herte &raisedpoint; amonge an hepe of þeues Cantabit paupertas coram latrone viator ¶ Þe seueneth is welle of wisdome &raisedpoint; and fewe wordes sheweth For lordes alloweth hym litel &raisedpoint; or lysteneth to his reson He tempreth þe tonge to treuthe-ward &raisedpoint; and no tresore coueiteth Sapiencie temperatrix ¶ The eigteth is a lele laborere &raisedpoint; and loth to take more Þan he may wel deserue &raisedpoint; in somer or in wynter +L.14.315: Corrector, fol. 61v, left margin. And if [he] chaffareth he chargeth no losse &raisedpoint; mowe he charite wynne Negocium sine dampno Patience | fedeth po|uertye .Cr2.14.316: Fol. T.4v, left margin. Patience | fedeth po|uertye .Cr3.14.316: Fol. 76v, left margin. ¶ The nyneth is swete to þe soule &raisedpoint; no sugre is swettere For pacyence is payn &raisedpoint; for pouerte hym-selue And sobrete swete drynke &raisedpoint; and good leche in sykenesse Þus lered me a lettred man &raisedpoint; for owre lordes loue Seynt austyn a blissed lyf &raisedpoint; with-outen bysynesse For body and for soule &raisedpoint; absque / solicitudine felicitas Now god þat al good gyueth &raisedpoint; graunt his soule reste Þat þus fyrst wrote to wyssen men &raisedpoint; what pouerte was to mene nota beneL.14.323: Hand X, fol. 62r, right margin. M.14.323: Hand X, fol. 68v, left margin. ¶ Allas quod haukyn þe actyf man þo &raisedpoint; þat after my crystendome ...?...M.14.324: Hand X, fol. 68v, left margin. I ne hadde ben ded and doluen &raisedpoint; for doweles sake nota quia defficele est | sine peccato viuereM.14.325: Hand 3, fol. 68v, left margin. So harde it is quod haukyn &raisedpoint; to lyue and to do synne Synne suweth vs euere quod he &raisedpoint; and sori gan wexe And wepte water with his eyghen &raisedpoint; and weyled þe tyme Þat euere he dede dede &raisedpoint; þat dere god displesed Swowed and sobbed &raisedpoint; and syked ful ofte Þat euere he hadde londe or lordship &raisedpoint; lasse other more Or maystrye ouer any man &raisedpoint; mo þan of hym-self I were nouȝt worthy wote god quod haukyn &raisedpoint; to were any clothes Ne noyther sherte ne shone &raisedpoint; saue for shame one To keure my caroigne quod he &raisedpoint; and cryde mercye faste And wepte and weyled &raisedpoint; and þere-with I awaked Passus Quindecimus finit dowel & incipit dobet Ac after my wakyng &raisedpoint; it was wonder longe Ar I couth kyndely &raisedpoint; knowe what was dowel And so my witte wex and wanyed &raisedpoint; til I a fole were And somme lakked my lyf &raisedpoint; allowed it fewe And leten for a lorel &raisedpoint; and loth to reuerencen Lordes or ladyes &raisedpoint; or any lyf elles As persones in pellure &raisedpoint; with pendauntes of syluer To seriauntz ne to suche &raisedpoint; seyde nouȝte ones God loke ȝow lordes &raisedpoint; ne louted faire AnimaC2.15.10: Hand 1, fol. 70v, right margin. Þat folke helden me a fole &raisedpoint; and in þat folye I raued Tyl resoun hadde reuthe on me &raisedpoint; and rokked me aslepe Tyl I seigh as it sorcerye were &raisedpoint; a sotyl þinge with-al One with-outen tonge and teeth &raisedpoint; tolde me whyder I shulde - C.15.14: Hand X, fol. 20v, right margin. And wher-of I cam and of what kynde &raisedpoint; I conIured hym atte laste If he were crystes creature &raisedpoint; for crystes loue me to tellen ¶ I am crystes creature quod he &raisedpoint; and crystene in many a place In crystes courte &raisedpoint; I-knowe wel &raisedpoint; and of his kynne a partye Is noyther peter þe porter &raisedpoint; ne poule with his fauchoune +L.15.19: Corrector, fol. 62r, right margin. Þa wil defende me þe dore &raisedpoint; dynge ich neure so late At mydnyȝt at mydday &raisedpoint; my voice so is yknowe Þat eche a creature of his courte &raisedpoint; welcometh me fayre What are ye caldW.15.22: Hand X (later), fol. 86v, infralinear repitition. ¶ What ar ȝe called quod I in þat courte &raisedpoint; amonges crystes peple nota discripcionem animeM.15.23: Hand 3, fol. 69r, right margin. Anima .O.15.23: Hand 1, fol. 61r, right margin. Anima | Animus | Mens | Memoria | Racio | Sensus | ConscientiaC2.15.23: Hand 2, fol. 70v, right margin. Diuerse | offices of | the soule .Cr2.15.23: Fol. V.1r, right margin. Diuerse | offices of | the soule ,Cr3.15.23: Fol. 77r, right margin. Þe whiles I quykke þe corps quod he &raisedpoint; called am I anima WilliamS.15.24: Hand X, fol. 58v, top margin. Part of a second word is cropped. And whan I wilne and wolde &raisedpoint; animus ich hatte And for þat I can and knowe &raisedpoint; called am I mens And whan I make mone to god &raisedpoint; memoria is my name And whan I deme domes &raisedpoint; and do as treuthe techeth Þanne is racio my riȝt name &raisedpoint; resoun an englissh And whan I fele þat folke telleth &raisedpoint; my firste name is sensus And þat is wytte and wisdome &raisedpoint; þe welle of alle craftes And whan I chalange or chalange nouȝte &raisedpoint; chepe or refuse the definition of | the SowleL.15.32: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 62v, left margin, refers to KD.15.23-47. Þanne am I conscience ycalde &raisedpoint; goddis clerke and his notarie And whan I loue lelly &raisedpoint; owre lorde and alle other Þanne is lele loue my name &raisedpoint; and in latyn amor And whan I flye fro þe flesshe &raisedpoint; and forsake þe caroigne Þanne am I spirit specheles &raisedpoint; and spiritus þanne ich hatte Austyn and ysodorus ayther of hem bothe Nempned me þus to name &raisedpoint; now þow myȝte chese | C.15.39: Hand X, fol. 20v, right margin. How þow coueitest to calle me &raisedpoint; now þow knowest alle my names nota . quod anima | habet ix nominaW.15.39α: Hand 5, fol. 86v, left margin. Anima pro diuersis accionibus diuersa nomina sortitur &raisedpoint; dum viuificat corpus | anima est &raisedpoint; dum vult animus est &raisedpoint; dum scit mens est &raisedpoint; dum recolit memoria est &raisedpoint; Dum iudicat racio est &raisedpoint; dum sentit sensus est &raisedpoint; dum amat amor est &raisedpoint; dum negat | vel consentit consciencia est &raisedpoint; dum spirat spiritus est BishopsL.15.40: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 62v, left margin. - C.15.40: Hand X, fol. 20v, right margin. ¶ Ȝe ben as a bisshop quod I &raisedpoint; al bourdynge þat tyme Bishops | haue ma=|ny namesCr2.15.41: Fol. V.1v, left margin. Bishops | haue ma=|ny namesCr3.15.41: Fol. 77v, left margin. For bisshopes yblessed &raisedpoint; þei bereth many names [arabic 5 with line through it]G.15.42: Hand X, fol. 66r, right margin. Followed by ten medieval forms of the number 5 as pen trials. See BB p.43. Presul and pontifex &raisedpoint; and metropolitanus Jon RycW.15.43: Hand 7 (15th-c), fol. 86v, infralinear. The same hand as on fols. 1r (KD.P.19) and 147v (not part of poem). And other names an hepe episcopus & pastor ¶ Þat is soth seyde he &raisedpoint; now I se þi wille Þow woldest knowe and kunne &raisedpoint; þe cause of alle her names And of myne if þow myȝtest &raisedpoint; me þinketh by þi speche ¶ Ȝe syre I seyde by so no man were greued Nota &raisedpoint; C.15.48: Hand 1, fol. 21r, left margin. Alle þe sciences vnder sonne &raisedpoint; and alle þe sotyle craftes I wolde I knewe and couth &raisedpoint; kyndely in myne herte ¶ Þanne artow inparfit quod he &raisedpoint; and one of prydes knyȝtes For such a luste and lykynge &raisedpoint; lucifer fel fram heuene Esai .xiiiiCr2.15.51α: Fol. V.1v, left margin. Esai .xiiiiCr3.15.51α: Fol. 77v, left margin. Ponam pedem meum in aquilone & similis ero altissimo ¶ It were aȝeynes kynde quod he &raisedpoint; and alkynnes resoun Þat any creature shulde kunne al &raisedpoint; excepte cryste one Aȝein such salomon speketh &raisedpoint; and dispiseth her wittes Nota &raisedpoint; C.15.55: Hand 1, fol. 21r, left margin. Pro .xxv.Cr2.15.55: Fol. V.2r, right margin. Pro .xxv.Cr3.15.55: Fol. 78r, right margin. Sic qui scrutator est maiestatis opprimitur a gloria To englisch men þis is to mene &raisedpoint; þat mowen speke & here Þe man þat moche hony eteth &raisedpoint; his mawe it engleymeth And þe more þat a man &raisedpoint; of good mater hereth But he do þerafter &raisedpoint; it doth hym double scathe Beatus est seith seynt Bernard / &raisedpoint; qui scripturas legit Et verba vertit in opera &raisedpoint; fullich to his powere Coueytise to kunne and to knowe science Pulte out of paradys &raisedpoint; Adam and Eue Sciencie appetitus hominem inmortalitatis gloriam spoliauit And riȝte as hony is yuel to defye &raisedpoint; and engleymeth þe mawe non plus sapere qua[m] | oportetL.15.65: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 63r, right margin. Riȝt so þat þorw resoun wolde þe rote knowe nota non plus sapere quam oportetM.15.66: Hand 3, fol. 70r, right margin. Of god and of his grete myȝtes &raisedpoint; his graces it letteth For in þe lykyng lith a pryde &raisedpoint; and a lycames coueitise Aȝein crystes conseille &raisedpoint; and alle clerkes techyng frerisL.15.69: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 63r, right margin. - C.15.69: Hand X, fol. 21r, left margin. Rom .xii.Cr2.15.69: Fol. V.2r, right margin. Rom .xii.Cr3.15.69: Fol. 78r, right margin. That is non plus sapere quam oportet sapere ☞C2.15.70: Hand 1, fol. 71v, left margin. (Note: BB attribute this to Hand 2.) Freres and fele other maistres &raisedpoint; þat to þe lewed men prechen Ȝe moeuen materes inmesurables &raisedpoint; to tellen of þe Trinite Þat ofte tymes þe lewed peple &raisedpoint; of her bileue douten Prechers | dutye .Cr2.15.73: Fol. V.2r, right margin. Prechers | dutye .Cr3.15.73: Fol. 78r, right margin. Bettere byleue were mony &raisedpoint; doctoures such techyng NotaC.15.74: Hand 1, fol. 21r, left margin. And tellen men of þe ten comaundementz &raisedpoint; and touchen þe seuene synnes And of þe braunches þat burgeouneth of hem &raisedpoint; and bryngeth men to helle And how þat folke in folyes &raisedpoint; myspenden her fyue wittes Pride of | FrerisO.15.77: Hand 1, fol. 61v, left margin. pride of FrerisC2.15.77: Hand 1, fol. 71v, left margin. As wel freres as other folke &raisedpoint; folilich spenen - C.15.78: Hand X, fol. 21r, left margin. In housyng in haterynge &raisedpoint; and in-to hiegh clergye shewynge M.15.79: Hand X, fol. 70r, left margin. More for pompe þan for pure charite &raisedpoint; þe poeple wote þe sothe Þat I lye nouȝt loo &raisedpoint; for lordes ȝe plesen And reuerencen þe riche &raisedpoint; þe rather for her syluer Psal .117.Cr2.15.81α: Fol. V.2r, right margin. Psal .117.Cr3.15.81α: Fol. 78r, right margin. Confundantur omnes qui adorant scul[p]tilia &raisedpoint; & alibi Vt quid diligitis vanitatem & queritis mendacium FrerisO.15.82m: Hand 1, fol. 62r, right margin. VO.15.82m: Hand 2, fol. 62r, right margin, two lines high. FrerisC2.15.82m: Hand 1, fol. 71v, left margin. Go to þe glose of þe verse &raisedpoint; ȝe grete clerkes .nota de fratribus.M.15.83: Hand 1, fol. 70r, right margin. If I lye on ȝow to my lewed witte &raisedpoint; ledeth me to brennynge nota de fratribusL.19.84: Hand 1, fol. 63r, right margin. For as it semeth ȝe forsaketh &raisedpoint; no mannes almesse - C.15.85: Hand X, fol. 21r, left margin. Of vsureres of hores &raisedpoint; of auarous chapmen And louten to þis lordes &raisedpoint; þat mowen lene ȝow nobles Aȝeine ȝowre reule and Religioun &raisedpoint; I take recorde at Ihesus Mat .xx.Cr2.15.88: Fol. V.2v, left margin. Mat .xx.Cr3.15.88: Fol. 78v, left margin. Þat seide to his disciples &raisedpoint; ne sitis personarum acceptores ¶ Of þis matere I myȝte &punctuselevatus; make a longe bible Curatis loquiturM.15.90: Hand 3, fol. 70r, right margin. CuratisO.15.90: Hand 1, fol. 62r, right margin. CuratoursC2.15.90: Hand 1, fol. 71v, left margin. Ac of curatoures of crystene peple &raisedpoint; as clerkes bereth witnesse I shal tellen it for treuth sake &raisedpoint; take hede who-so lyketh nota &raisedpoint; C.15.92: Hand 1, fol. 21r, left margin. the Ihesus cristS.15.92: Hand X, fol. 59v, top margin. ¶ As holynesse and honestete oute of holicherche spredeth Þorw lele libbyng men &raisedpoint; þat goddes lawe techen ☜R.15.94: Hand X, fol. 73r, right margin. Riȝt so out of holicherche &raisedpoint; alle yueles spredeth - C.15.95: Hand X, fol. 21r, left margin. There inparfyt presthod is &raisedpoint; prechoures and techeres - C.15.96: Hand X, fol. 21r, left margin. Prechers | muste do | as they | preachCr2.15.96: Fol. V.2v, left margin. Prechers | muste do | as they | preachCr3.15.96: Fol. 78v, left margin. And se it by ensample in somer tyme on trowes SimilitudoC2.15.97: Hand 2, fol. 72r, left margin. Þere somme bowes ben leued &raisedpoint; and somme bereth none Þere is a myschief in þe more &raisedpoint; of suche manere bowes nota de prelatis & CuratisM.15.99: Hand 3, fol. 70v, left margin. Riȝt so parsones and prestes &raisedpoint; and prechoures of holy cherche Þat aren rote of þe riȝte faith &raisedpoint; to reule þe peple Ac þere þe rote is roten &raisedpoint; reson wote þe sothe Shal neure floure ne frute &raisedpoint; ne faire leef be grene Lechery of clothinge | in preestysC2.15.103: Hand 2, fol. 72r, right margin. For-þi wolde ȝe lettred leue &raisedpoint; þe leccherye of clothynge And be kynde as bifel for clerkes &raisedpoint; and curteise of crystes goodes Trewe of ȝowre tonge &raisedpoint; and of ȝowre taille bothe And hatien to here harlotrye &raisedpoint; and nouȝt to vnderfonge Tythes of vntrewe þinge &raisedpoint; ytilied or chaffared &raisedpoint; ¶ Lothe were lewed men &raisedpoint; but þei ȝowre lore folwed CurattisM.15.109: Hand X, fol. 70v, left margin. And amenden hem þat mysdon &raisedpoint; more for ȝowre ensamples ypocrysy is lykoned | to a dongehillC2.15.110: Hand 2, fol. 72r, right margin. IpocrysyeR.15.110: Hand X (16th-c), fol. 73r, right margin. Þan forto prechen & preue it nouȝt &raisedpoint; ypocrysie it semeth &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.15.111: Hand 1, fol. 21r, right margin. For ypocrysie in latyn &raisedpoint; is lykned to a dongehul Þat were bysnewed with snowe &raisedpoint; and snakes wyth-inne ¶ Or to a wal þat were whitlymed &raisedpoint; and were foule wyth-inne Riȝt so many prestes &raisedpoint; prechoures and prelates faier wordes.C.15.115: Hand X, 21r, right margin. Ȝe aren enblaunched with bele paroles &raisedpoint; and with clothes also Ac ȝowre werkes and ȝowre wordes þere-vnder &raisedpoint; aren ful vnlouelich Chrysosto|masCr3.15.117: Fol. 79r, right margin. ¶ Iohannes crysostomus &raisedpoint; of clerkes speketh and prestes Nota crisostomusL.15.118: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 63v, left margin. Nota BeneM.15.118: Hand X3, fol. 70v, left margin. notaW.15.118: Hand X (15th-c), fol. 88r, right margin. Probably the same as on 56r (KD.10.266α and 10.270). Sicut de templo omne bonum progreditur &raisedpoint; sic de templo &raisedpoint; omne malum procedit Si sacerdocium integrum fuerit &punctuselevatus; tota floret ecclesia &raisedpoint; si autem coruptum fuerit &raisedpoint; omnium fides | marcida est / Si sacerdocium fuerit in peccatis &raisedpoint; totus populus co[n]uertitur ad peccandum Sicut cum videris arborem pallidam & marcidam &raisedpoint; inteligis quod vicium habet in radice Ita cum videris populum indisciplinatum &raisedpoint; & irreligiosum sine dubio sacerdocium eius non est sanum Prestis .O.15.119: Hand 1, fol. 62v, top left. ¶ If lewed men wist &raisedpoint; what þis latyn meneth And who was myn auctor &raisedpoint; moche wonder me þinketh nota prestis BaselardisM.15.121: Hand 3, fol 70v, left margin. But if many a prest bere &raisedpoint; for here baselardes and here broches A peyre bedes in her hande &raisedpoint; and a boke vnder her arme Sire Iohan & sire Geffray &raisedpoint; hath a gerdel of syluer prestis notaC2.15.124: Hand 1, fol. 72v, right margin. A basellarde or a ballokknyf &raisedpoint; with botones ouergylte +L.15.125: Corrector, fol. 63v, left margin. Ac a portous þat shulde be his plow &raisedpoint; placebo to segge Hadde he neure seruyse to saue syluer þer-to &raisedpoint; seith it with yvel wille Allas ȝe lewed men &raisedpoint; moche lese ȝe on prestes Euil got=|ten euyl | spentCr2.15.129: Fol. V.3r, right margin. Euil got=|ten euyl | spentCr3.15.129: Fol. 79r, right margin. Ac þinge þat wykkedlich is wonne &raisedpoint; and with false sleigthes Wolde neuere witte of witty god &raisedpoint; but wikked men it hadde Þe which aren prestes inparfit &raisedpoint; and prechoures after syluer Sectoures and sudenes &raisedpoint; somnoures and her lemmannes Þis þat with gyle was geten &raisedpoint; vngraciouslich is spended So harlotes and hores &raisedpoint; ar hulpen with such goodis And goddes folke for defaute þer-of &raisedpoint; forfaren and spillen ¶ Curatoures of holykirke &raisedpoint; as clerkes þat ben auerouse contra Curatos AuarosM.15.137: Hand 3, fol. 71r, right margin. Liȝtlich þat þey leuen &raisedpoint; loselles it habbeth Or dyeth intestate &raisedpoint; and þanne þe bisshop entreth And maketh murthe þere-with &raisedpoint; and his men bothe nyȝtC.15.140: Hand 1, fol. 21r, right margin. Appears to hypercorrect the alliteration by substituting "nyȝt" for "myȝt." And seggen he was a nygarde &raisedpoint; þat no good myȝte asspare To frende ne to fremmed &raisedpoint; þe fende haue his soule For a wrecched hous he helde &raisedpoint; al his lyf-tyme And þat he spared and bispered &raisedpoint; spene we in murthe ¶ By lered by lewed &raisedpoint; þat loth is to spende Þus gone her godes &raisedpoint; be þe goste faren Ac for good men god wote &raisedpoint; gret dole men maken And bymeneth good mete-ȝyueres &raisedpoint; and in mynde haueth quid est caritasL.15.148: Hand 1, fol. 64r, right margin. .quid est caritasM.15.148: Hand 1, fol. 71r, right margin. In prayers and in penaunces &raisedpoint; and in parfyt charite ¶ What is charite quod I þo &raisedpoint; a childissh þinge he seide quid est | caritasW.15.149α: Hand 1, fol. 89r, left margin. Mat .18.Cr2.15.149α: Fol. V.3v, left margin. Mata (Mat) .18,Cr3.15.149α: Fol. 79v, left margin. Nisi efficiamini sicut paruuli &raisedpoint; non intrabitis in regnum celorum - C.15.150: Hand X, fol. 21r, left margin. - C.15.150: Hand X, fol. 21r, right margin. ChariteO.15.150: Hand 1, fol. 62v, left margin. With-outen fauntelte or foly &raisedpoint; a fre liberal wille ¶ Where shulde men fynde such a frende &raisedpoint; with so fre an herte nota the name of thaucto[r]L.15.152: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 64r, right margin. longe willM.15.152: Hand 5, fol. 71r, right margin. Longelb/> willeO.15.152: Hand 1, fol. 62v, left margin. Longe WillC2.15.152: Hand 2, fol. 72v, right margin. Longe WylleR.15.152: Hand 1, fol. 74r, right margin. I haue lyued in londe quod I &raisedpoint; my name is longe wille And fonde I neuere ful charite &raisedpoint; bifore ne bihynde Men beth mercyable &raisedpoint; to mendynantz & to pore And wolen lene þere þei leue &raisedpoint; lelly to ben payed ¶ Ac charite þat poule preyseth best &raisedpoint; and most plesaunte to owre saueoure Rom .xiiiCr2.15.157: Fol. V.3v, left margin. Rom .xiiiCr3.15.157: Fol. 79v, left margin. As non inflatu[r] non ambiciosa non querit que sua sunt I seigh neuere such a man &raisedpoint; so me god helpe That he ne wolde aske after his &raisedpoint; and otherwhile coueyte Þinge þat neded hym nouȝt &raisedpoint; and nyme it if he myȝte ¶ Clerkis kenne me þat cryst &raisedpoint; is in alle places Ac I seygh hym neuere sothly &raisedpoint; but as my-self in a miroure i. Cor .xiiiCr2.15.162α: Fol. V.3v, left margin. i. Cor .xiiiCr3.15.162α: Fol. 79v, left margin. It[a] in enigmate tunc facie ad faciem And so I trowe trewly &raisedpoint; by þat men telleth of charite It is nouȝt championes fyȝte &raisedpoint; ne chaffare as I trowe ChariteO.15.165: Hand 1, fol. 63r, right margin. ¶ Charite quod he ne chaffareth nouȝte &raisedpoint; ne chalengeth ne craueth quomodo laudatur caritasM.15.166: Hand 3, fol 71v, left margin. As proude of a peny &raisedpoint; as of a pounde of golde And is as gladde of a goune &punctuselevatus; of a graye russet As of a tunicle of tarse &raisedpoint; or of trye scarlet +L.15.169: Corrector, fol. 64r, right margin. He is gladde with alle gladde &raisedpoint; and good ty[l] alle wykked And leneth and loueth alle &raisedpoint; þat owre lorde made Curseth he no creature &raisedpoint; ne he can bere no wratthe Ne no lykynge hath to lye &raisedpoint; ne laughe men to scorne Al þat men seith he let it soth &raisedpoint; and in solace taketh And alle manere meschiefs &raisedpoint; in myldenesse he suffreth Coueiteth he none erthly good &raisedpoint; but heuene-riche blisse questio de CaritateM.15.176: Hand 3, fol. 71v, left margin. ¶ Hath he any rentes or ricchesse &raisedpoint; or any riche frendes ¶ Of rentes ne of ricchesse &raisedpoint; ne reccheth he neuere For a frende þat fyndeth hym &raisedpoint; failled hym neuere at nede Fiat voluntas tua fynt hym euer-more And if he soupeth ette but a soppe of spera in deo Goynge | on pilgri=|mageCr2.15.181: Fol. V.4r, right margin. Goynge | on pilgri=|mageCr3.15.181: Fol. 80r, right margin. He can purtreye wel þe pater noster &raisedpoint; and peynte it with aues And other-while is his wone &raisedpoint; to wende in pilgrymage Þere pore men and prisones liggeth &raisedpoint; her pardoun to haue Þough he bere hem no bred &raisedpoint; he bereth hem swetter lyflode Loueth hem as owre lorde biddeth &raisedpoint; and loketh how þei fare ¶ And whan he is wery of þat werke &raisedpoint; þanne wil he some-tyme - C.15.187: Hand X, fol. 21v, left margin. Labory in a lauendrye &raisedpoint; wel þe lengthe of a myle And ȝerne in-to ȝouthe &raisedpoint; and ȝepliche speke Pryde with al þe appurtenaunce &raisedpoint; and pakken hem togyderes And bouken hem at his brest &raisedpoint; and beten hem clene And leggen on longe &raisedpoint; with laboraui in gemitu meo And with warme water at his eyghen &raisedpoint; wasshen hem after And þanne he syngeth whan he doth so &raisedpoint; & some-tyme seith wepyng Psal .liCr2.15.194: Fol. V.4r, right margin. Psal .liCr3.15.194: Fol. 80r, right margin. Cor contritum & humiliatum deus non despicies ¶ By cryst I wolde þat I knewe hym quod I &raisedpoint; no creature leuere Piers &raisedpoint; C.15.196: Hand X, fol. 21v, left margin. ¶ With-outen helpe of Piers plowman quod he &raisedpoint; his persone seestow neuere ¶ Where clerkes knowen hym quod I &raisedpoint; þat kepen holykirke ¶ Clerkes haue no knowyng quod he &raisedpoint; but by werkes and bi wordes Ac piers þe plowman &raisedpoint; parceyueth more depper +L.15.200: Corrector, fol. 64v, left margin. Þat is þe wille and wherfore &raisedpoint; þat many wyȝte suffreth Luke .xi.Cr2.15.200α: Fol. V.4r, right margin. Luke .xiCr3.15.200α: Fol. 80r, right margin. Et vidit deus cogitaciones eorum &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.15.201: Hand 1, fol. 21v, left margin. For þere ar ful proude-herted men &raisedpoint; paciente of tonge And boxome as of berynge &raisedpoint; to burgeys and to lordes And to pore peple &raisedpoint; han peper in þe nose And as a lyoun he loketh &raisedpoint; þere men lakketh his werkes ¶ For þere ar beggeres and bidderes &raisedpoint; bedmen as it were Loketh as lambren &raisedpoint; and semen lyf-holy Ac it is more to haue her mete &raisedpoint; with such an esy manere Þan for penaunce and parfitnesse &raisedpoint; þe pouerte þat such taketh ¶ Þere-fore by coloure ne by clergye &raisedpoint; knowe shaltow hym neuere Noyther þorw wordes ne werkes &raisedpoint; but þorw wille one And þat knoweth no clerke &raisedpoint; ne creature in erthe piers &raisedpoint; C.15.212: Hand X, fol. 21v, left margin. PetrusO.15.212: Hand 3, fol. 63v, left margin. But piers þe plowman &raisedpoint; petrus id est cristus Caritas omnia libenter suffertM.15.213: Hand 3, fol. 72r, right margin. For he ne is nouȝte in lolleres &raisedpoint; ne in lande-leperes hermytes = C.15.214: Hand X, fol. 21v, right margin. AnkresC2.15.214: Hand 2, fol. 73v, right margin. Ne at ancres þere a box hangeth &raisedpoint; alle suche þei faiten Fy on faitoures &raisedpoint; and in fautores suos cheritieC2.15.216: Hand 2, fol. 73v, right margin. Of chari=|tieCr2.15.216: Fol. V.4v, left margin. Of chari=|tie .Cr3.15.216: Fol. 80v, left margin. For charyte is goddis champioun &raisedpoint; and as a good chylde hende And þe meryest of mouth &raisedpoint; at mete where he sitteth Þe loue þat lith in his herte &raisedpoint; maketh hym lyȝte of speche And is compenable &raisedpoint; and confortatyf &raisedpoint; as cryst bit hym-selue Math .viCr2.15.219α: Fol. V.4v, left margin. Mat .vi.Cr3.15.219α: Fol. 80v, left margin. Nolite fieri sicut ypocrite tristes &c For I haue seyn hym in sylke &raisedpoint; and somme-tyme in russet Bothe in grey and in grys &raisedpoint; and in gulte herneys And as gladlich he it gaf &raisedpoint; to gomes þat it neded ¶ Edmonde and Edwarde &raisedpoint; eyther were kynges And seyntes ysette &raisedpoint; tyl charite hem folwed ¶ I haue seyne charite also &raisedpoint; syngen and reden Ryden and rennen &raisedpoint; in ragged wedes nota de mendicantibusM.15.227: Hand 4, fol. 72v, left margin. Ac biddyng as beggeres &raisedpoint; bihelde I hym neuere - C.15.228: Hand X, fol. 21v, right margin. Ac in riche robes &punctuselevatus; rathest he walketh Ycalled and ycrimiled &raisedpoint; and his crowne shaue And in a freres frokke &raisedpoint; he was yfounde ones audi fraterM.15.231: Hand 4, fol. 72v, left margin. Ac it is ferre agoo &raisedpoint; in seynt Fraunceys tyme In þat secte sitthe &raisedpoint; to selde hath he be knowen ¶ Riche men he recomendeth &raisedpoint; and of her robes taketh Þat with-outen wyles &raisedpoint; leden her lyues Beatus est diues &raisedpoint; qui &c notaM.15.235: Hand 3, fol. 72v, left margin. ¶ In kynges courte he cometh ofte &raisedpoint; þere þe conseille is trewe What com|pany cha=|ritie haun|teth .Cr2.15.236: Fol. X.1r, right margin. What com|pany cha=|ritie haun|teth .Cr3.15.236: Fol. 81r, right margin. Ac if coueityse be of þe conseille &raisedpoint; he wil nouȝt come þer-Inne In courte amonge iaperes &raisedpoint; he cometh but selde For braulyng and bakbytyng &raisedpoint; and beryng of fals witnesse ConsistorieO.15.239: Hand 1, fol. 64r, right margin. ¶ In þe constorie bifor þe comissarie &raisedpoint; he cometh nouȝt ful ofte contra legum doctoresM.15.240: Hand 3, fol. 72v, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.15.240: Hand 1, fol. 21v, right margin. XF.15.240: Corrector, fol. 64r, right margin. Drypoint corrector's mark indicating missing line. For her lawe dureth ouer-longe &raisedpoint; but if þei lacchen syluer And matrimoigne for monye &raisedpoint; maken & vnmaken And þat conscience and cryst &raisedpoint; hath yknitte faste Þei vndon it vnworthily &raisedpoint; þo doctours of lawe [Hereafter follow 15.244-248 in KD, from alpha, but they are not annotated.] ¶ Ac I ne lakke no lyf &raisedpoint; but lorde amende vs alle And gyue vs grace good god &raisedpoint; charite to folwe For who-so myȝte mete with hym &raisedpoint; such maneres hym eyleth Noyther he blameth ne banneth &raisedpoint; bosteth ne prayseth Lakketh ne loseth &raisedpoint; ne loketh vp sterne Craueth ne coueiteth &raisedpoint; ne crieth after more Psal .iiii.Cr2.15.254α: Fol. X.1r, right margin. Psal .iiii,Cr3.15.254α: Fol. 81r, right margin. In pace in idipsum dormiam &c &raisedpoint; Love in goddys passionC2.15.255: Hand 2, fol. 74r, right margin. Þe moste lyflode þat he lyueth by &raisedpoint; is loue in goddis passioun Noyther he biddeth ne beggeth &raisedpoint; ne borweth to ȝelde Misdoth he no man &raisedpoint; ne with his mouth greueth nota beneL.15.258: Hand X, fol. 65r, right margin. ¶ Amonges cristene men &raisedpoint; þis myldnesse shulde laste nota quanta erat humilitas CristiM.15.259: Hand 3, fol. 72v, left margin. In alle manere angres &raisedpoint; haue þis at herte Þat þough þei suffred al þis &raisedpoint; god suffred for vs more In ensample we shulde do so &raisedpoint; and take no veniaunce Of owre foes þat doth vs falsenesse &raisedpoint; þat is owre fadres wille &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.15.263: Hand 1, fol. 21v, right margin. For wel may euery man wite if god hadde wolde hym-selue Sholde neuere Iudas ne iuwe &raisedpoint; haue Ihesu don on Rode Ne han martired peter ne Poule &raisedpoint; ne in prisoun holden Ac he suffred in ensample &raisedpoint; þat we shulde suffre also And seide to suche þat suffre wolde &raisedpoint; þat pacientes vincunt ¶ Verbi gratia quod he &punctuselevatus; and verrey ensamples manye The Le|gend of say|ntes , be=|leue it if | ye luste .Cr2.15.269: Fol. X.1v, left margin. The Le|gend of say|ntes , be=|leue it if | ye luste .Cr3.15.269: Fol. 81v, left margin. In legenda sanctorum &raisedpoint; þe lyf of holy seyntes What penaunce and pouerte &raisedpoint; and passioun þei suffred de paupertate & pacienciaM.15.271: Hand 3, fol. 73r, right margin. In hunger in hete &raisedpoint; in al manere angres Antony and Egidie &raisedpoint; and other holi fadres Woneden in wildernesse &raisedpoint; amonge wilde bestes Monkes and mendynauntz &raisedpoint; men bi hem-selue In spekes an in spelonkes &raisedpoint; selden speken togideres Ac noyther antony ne Egidy &raisedpoint; ne hermite þat tyme Of liouns ne of leoperdes &raisedpoint; no lyflode ne toke - C.15.278: Hand X, fol. 22r, left margin. But of foules þat fleeth &raisedpoint; þus fynt men in bokes EgidiusL.15.279: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 65v, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.15.279: Hand 1, fol. 22r, left margin. Excepte þat Egydie &raisedpoint; after an hynde cryede And þorw þe mylke &raisedpoint; of þat mylde best &raisedpoint; þe man was susteyned And day by day had he hir nouȝt &raisedpoint; his hunger forto slake But selden and sondrie tymes &raisedpoint; as seith þe boke and techeth antonyeL.15.283: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 65v, left margin. ¶ Antony adayes &raisedpoint; aboute none-tyme Had a bridde þat brouȝte hym bred &raisedpoint; þat he by lyued And þough þe gome hadde a geste &raisedpoint; god fonde hem bothe Paulus primus | heremitaL.15.286: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 65v, left margin. ¶ Poule primus heremita &raisedpoint; had parroked hym-selue Þat no man miȝte hym se &raisedpoint; for mosse and for leues Foules hym fedde &raisedpoint; fele wynteres with-alle quid coquerisM.15.289: Hand 4, fol. 73r, right margin. Til he founded freres &raisedpoint; of austines ordre Poule after his prechyng &raisedpoint; panyers he made And wan with his hondes &raisedpoint; þat his wombe neded PeterL.15.292: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 65v, left margin. andrewL.15.292: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 65v, left margin. Peter fisched for his fode &raisedpoint; and his felawe andrewe Some þei solde and some þei sothe &raisedpoint; and so þei lyued bothe mari maudlinL.15.294: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 65v, left margin. And also Marie Magdeleyne &raisedpoint; by mores lyued and dewes Ac moste þorw deuocioun &raisedpoint; and mynde of god almiȝty I shulde nouȝt þis seuene dayes &raisedpoint; seggen hem alle Þat lyueden þus for owre lordes loue &raisedpoint; manye longe ȝeres Ac þere ne was lyoun &raisedpoint; ne leopart &raisedpoint; þat on laundes wenten Noyther bere ne bor &raisedpoint; ne other best wilde Þat ne fel to her feet &raisedpoint; and fauned with þe tailles And if þei couth han ycarped &raisedpoint; by cryst as I trowe ~ C.15.302: Hand X, fol. 22r, left margin. Þei wolde haue fedde þat folke &raisedpoint; bifor wilde foules Ac god sent hem fode bi foules &raisedpoint; and by no fierse bestes NotaBeneM.15.306: Hand X3, fol. 73v, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.15.306: Hand 1, fol. 22r, left margin. In menynge þat meke þinge &raisedpoint; mylde þinge shulde fede XF.15.307: Corrector, fol. 65r, right margin. Drypoint corrector's mark indicating error in line. A leson for | them that | take beni|fices at | wycked | men handesCr2.15.307: Fol. X.2r, right margin. A leson for | them that | take beni=|fices at | wycked | men handesCr3.15.307: Fol. 82r, right margin. As who seith religious &raisedpoint; ryȝtful men shulde fynde contra rapacitatem dominorum | super tenentibusM.15.308: Hand 3, fol. 73v, left margin. And lawful men to lyfholy men &raisedpoint; lyflode brynge | C.15.309: Hand X, fol. 22r, left margin. And þanne wolde lordes and ladyes be &raisedpoint; loth to agulte XF.15.310: Corrector, fol. 65r, right margin, drypoint. And to take of her tenauntz &raisedpoint; more þan treuth wolde nota FraterM.15.311: Hand 3, fol. 73v, left margin. Fonde þei þat Freres &raisedpoint; wolde forsake her almesses And bidden hem bere it &raisedpoint; þere it was yborwed Nota &raisedpoint; C.15.313: Hand 1, fol. 22r, left margin. Dietyng of | religiousO.15.313: Hand 1, fol. 64v, left margin. Dyetinge of | religiousC2.15.313: Hand 1, fol. 75r, right margin. For we ben goddes foules &raisedpoint; and abiden alwey Tyl briddes brynge vs &raisedpoint; þat we shulde lyue by For had ȝe potage and payn ynough &raisedpoint; and peny-ale to drynke And a messe þere-mydde &raisedpoint; of o manere kynde Ȝe had riȝt ynough &raisedpoint; ȝe Religious &raisedpoint; and so ȝowre reule me tolde Iob .vi.Cr2.15.318: Fol. X.2r, right margin. Iob .vi.Cr3.15.318: Fol. 82r, right margin. Nu[m]quam dicit Iob rugit on[a]ger cum herbam habuerit &raisedpoint; aut mugiet bos | cum ante plenum presepe steterit &raisedpoint; brutorum animalium natura te condempnat &raisedpoint; | quia cum eis pabulum comune sufficiat &raisedpoint; ex adipe prodijt iniquitas tua nota mortmayneL.15.319: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 66r, right margin. ☞C2.15.319: Hand 1, fol. 75r, left margin. (Note: BB attribute this to Hand 2.) ¶ If lewed men knewe þis latyn &raisedpoint; þei wolde loke whom þei ȝeue contra mort MainM.15.320: Hand 3, fol. 73v, left margin. And auyse hem bifore &raisedpoint; a fyue dayes or sexe Of ȝiftis into | ReligiousO.15.321: Hand 1, fol. 65r, top right. Of ȝiftis in-to | religiousC2.15.321: Hand 1, fol. 75r, right margin. Or þei amortesed to monkes &raisedpoint; or chanouns her rentes XL.15.322: Hand X, fol. 66r, right margin. WH | nota hicG.15.322: Hand 2, fol. 69v, left margin. . nota .O.15.322: Hand 1, fol. 65r, right margin. Allas lordes and ladyes &raisedpoint; lewed conseille haue ȝe de ReligioneG.15.323: Hand 2, fol. 69v, left margin. To ȝyue fram ȝowre eyres &raisedpoint; þat ȝowre ayeles ȝow lefte notaC2.15.324: Hand 1, fol. 75r, right margin. And ȝiueth to bidde for ȝow &raisedpoint; to such þat ben riche And ben founded and feffed eke &raisedpoint; to bidde for other ¶ Who perfourneth þis prophecye &raisedpoint; of þe peple þat now lybbeth Optime dicit | & verumM.15.327: Hand 5, fol. 73v, left margin. Psal .112.Cr2.15.327: Fol. X.2r, right margin. Psal .112Cr3.15.327: Fol. 82r, right margin. Dispersit dedit pauperibus &c nota de fratribusG.15.328: Hand 2, 70r, right margin. If any peple perfourme þat texte &raisedpoint; it ar þis pore freres .Deridendo . .O.15.329: Hand 1, fol. 65r, right margin. For þat þei beggen abouten &raisedpoint; in buildynge þei spene And on hem-self sum &raisedpoint; and such as ben her laboreres And of hem þat habbeth þei taken &raisedpoint; and ȝyue hem þat ne habbeth ¶ Ac clerkes & knyȝtes &raisedpoint; and comuneres þat ben riche SimilitudoC2.15.333: Hand 2, fol. 75v, left margin. Fele of ȝow fareth &raisedpoint; as if I a forest hadde - C.15.334: Hand X, fol 22r, left margin. Þat were ful of faire trees &raisedpoint; and I fonded and caste How I myȝte mo þer-inne &raisedpoint; amonges hem sette Riȝt so ȝe riche &raisedpoint; ȝe robeth þat ben riche And helpeth hem þat helpeth ȝow &raisedpoint; and ȝiueth þere no nede is As who-so filled a toune &raisedpoint; of a fressh ryuer Caste wa=|ter into | temesCr2.15.339: Fol. X.2v, left margin. Caste wa=|ter into | temes .Cr3.15.339: Fol. 82v, left margin. And went forth with þat water &raisedpoint; to woke with themese Quid est dare impijsO.15.340: Hand 1, fol. 65r, right margin. Quid est dare impijsC2.15.340: Hand 1, fol. 75v, right margin. Riȝt so ȝe riche &raisedpoint; ȝe robeth and fedeth . Of munkys .O.15.341: Hand 1, fol. 65r, right margin. Hem þat han as ȝe han &raisedpoint; hem ȝe make at ese of munkesC2.15.342: Hand 1, fol. 75v, right margin. ¶ Ac Religious þat riche ben &raisedpoint; shulde rather feste beggeres /nota/M.15.343: Hand X8, fol. 74r, right margin. Þan burgeys þat riche ben &raisedpoint; as þe boke techeth notaL.15.343α: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 66r, right margin. notaM.15.343α: Hand 5, fol. 92r, right margin. Quia sacrilegium est res pauperum non pauperibus dare Item peccatoribus dare &raisedpoint; est demonibus immolare Item monache si indiges et accipis pocius das quam accipis Si autem non eges & accipis &punctuselevatus; rapis Porro non indiget Monachus &raisedpoint; si habeat quod nature sufficit nota beneM.15.344: Hand X, fol. 74r, left margin. This and the next eleven lines are bracketed in the left margin (to KD.15.354). nota quia super omnia CaritasM.15.344: Hand 3, fol. 74r, right margin. wonesHm.15.344: Hand X, fol. 177v, right margin. Illegible pen trials in a later hand appear in the margin at several points on this folio. For-þi I conseille alle cristene &raisedpoint; to confourmen hem to charite For charite with-oute chalengynge &raisedpoint; vnchargeth þe soule And many a prisone fram purgatorie &raisedpoint; þorw his preyeres he delyureth Ac þere is a defaute in þe folke &raisedpoint; þat þe faith kepeth Wherfore folke is þe feblere &raisedpoint; and nouȝt ferme of bilieue As in lussheborwes is a lyther alay &raisedpoint; and ȝet loketh he lyke a sterlynge lussheborewesM.15.350: Hand 3, fol. 74r, right margin. Þe merke of þat mone is good &raisedpoint; ac þe metal is fieble And so it fareth by some folke now &raisedpoint; þei han a faire speche Croune and crystendome &raisedpoint; þe kynges merke of heuene Ac þe metal þat is mannes soule &raisedpoint; with synne is foule alayed Bothe lettred and lewede &raisedpoint; beth allayed now with synne That no lyf loueth other &raisedpoint; ne owre lorde as it semeth For þorw werre and wykked werkes &raisedpoint; and wederes vnresonable Wederwise shipmen &raisedpoint; and witti clerkes also Han no bilieue to þe lifte &raisedpoint; ne to þe lore of philosofres nota Facultas AstrologorumM.15.359: Hand 3, fol. 74r, right margin. ¶ Astrymyanes alday &raisedpoint; in her arte faillen Þat whilum warned bifore &raisedpoint; what shulde falle after Shipmen and sheperdes &raisedpoint; þat with shipp & shepe wenten Wisten by þe walkene &raisedpoint; what shulde bityde Fallacia signorum preteritorum | & FuturorumM.15.363: Hand X, fol. 74r, right margin. Over a drypoint "X." Al is oute | of frameCr2.15.363: Fol. X.3r, right margin. Al is out | of frameCr3.15.363: Fol. 83r, right margin. As of wederes and wyndes &raisedpoint; þei warned men ofte Tilieres þat tiled þe erthe &raisedpoint; tolden her maistres By þe sede þat þei sewe &raisedpoint; what þei selle miȝte And what to leue and to lyue by &raisedpoint; þe londe was so trewe Now failleth þe folke of þe flode &raisedpoint; and of þe londe bothe Sheperdes and shipmen &raisedpoint; and so do þis tilieres Noither þei kunneth ne knoweth &raisedpoint; one cours bi-for an other Astrymyanes also &punctuselevatus; aren at her wittes ende nota New GramerM.15.371: Hand 3, fol. 74r, right margin. Of þat was calculed of þe element &raisedpoint; þe contrarie þei fynde Gramer þe grounde of al &raisedpoint; bigyleth now children For is none of þis newe clerkes &raisedpoint; who-so nymeth hede Þat can versifye faire &raisedpoint; ne formalich enditen Ne nouȝt on amonge an hundreth &raisedpoint; þat an auctour can construe Ne rede a lettre in any langage &raisedpoint; but in latyn or in englissh contra Gyle & FlatereM.15.377: Hand 3, fol. 74v, left margin. Go now to any degre &raisedpoint; and but if gyle be mayster And flaterere his felawe &raisedpoint; vnder hym to fourmen Moche wonder me thynketh &raisedpoint; amonges vs alle Doctoures of decres &raisedpoint; and of diuinite Maistres Þat shulde konne and knowe &raisedpoint; alkynnes clergye nota Responsum ad quodlibetM.15.382: Hand 3, fol. 74v, left margin. And answere to argumentz &raisedpoint; and also to a quodlibet I dar nouȝt seggen it for shame &raisedpoint; if suche weren apposed Þei shulde faillen in her philosofye &raisedpoint; and in phisyk bothe Wher-fore I am afered &raisedpoint; of folke of holikirke Lest þei ouerhuppen as other don &raisedpoint; in offices & in houres Ac if þei ouerhuppe as I hope nouȝte &raisedpoint; owre byleue suffiseth nota festum Corporis CristiM.15.388: Hand 3, fol. 74v, left margin. X XF.15.388: Corrector, fol. 66r, right margin. Drypoint, two lines high. As clerkes in corpus cristi feste &raisedpoint; singen & reden Þat sola fides sufficit &raisedpoint; to saue with lewed peple NotaM.15.390: Hand X7, fol. 74v, left margin. ¶ And so may sarasenes be saued &raisedpoint; scribes and iewes Allas þanne but owre loresmen &raisedpoint; lyuen as þei leren vs And for her lyuynge þat lewed men be &raisedpoint; þe lother god agulten For sarasenes han somwhat &raisedpoint; semynge to owre bileue For þei loue and bileue &raisedpoint; in o parsone almiȝty And we lered and lewede &raisedpoint; in on god bileueth the begyning | of Mahomet | & the causeL.15.397: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 66v, left margin. MachamitM.15.397: Hand 3, fol. 74v, left margin. The be=|ginnyng | of Maho=|mets lawCr2.15.397: Fol. X.3v, left margin. The be=|ginnyng | of Maho=|mets lawCr3.15.397: Fol. 83v, left margin. Ac one Makometh &raisedpoint; a man in mysbileue | C.15.398: Hand X, fol. 22v, left margin. Brouȝte sarasenes of surre &raisedpoint; and se in what manere nota &raisedpoint; C.15.399: Hand 1, fol. 22v, left margin. Machomede wiþ | his dowue .O.15.399: Hand 1, fol. 66r, top right. makomede with | his dowueC2.15.399: Hand 1, fol. 76v, right margin. Þis Makometh was a crystene man &raisedpoint; and for he moste nouȝte be a pope In-to surre he souȝte &raisedpoint; and þorw his sotil wittes - C.15.401: Hand X, fol. 22v, left margin. Daunted a dowue &raisedpoint; and day and nyȝte hir fedde Þe corne þat she cropped &raisedpoint; he caste it in his ere And if he amonge þe poeple preched &raisedpoint; or in places come xM.15.404: Hand X, fol. 74v, left margin, drypoint. Þanne wolde þe coluer come &raisedpoint; to þe clerkes ere Menynge as after meet &raisedpoint; þus Makometh hir enchaunted A dide folke þanne falle on knees &raisedpoint; for he swore in his prechynge Þat þe coluer þat come so &raisedpoint; come fram god of heuene As messager to Makometh &raisedpoint; men forto teche And þus þorw wyles of his witte and a whyte dowue nota disceptionem | MachamitisM.15.410: Hand 3, fol. 74v, left margin. Makometh in mysbileue &raisedpoint; men and wommen brouȝte Þat lered þere and lewed ȝit &raisedpoint; lyuen on his lawes ¶ And sitth owre saueoure suffred &raisedpoint; þe sarasenes so bigiled Þorw a crystene clerke &raisedpoint; acursed in his soule nota beneG.15.414: Hand 2, fol. 71r, right margin. . nota .O.15.414: Hand 1, fol. 66r, right margin. notaC2.15.414: Hand 1, fol. 76v, right margin. Mr Thomas hewlet come this [....?....]|meth fore his laber this george hewlet write | youS.15.414: Hand X (Thomas Hewlet), fol. 63v, left margin. Written vertically and partially cropped. Ac for drede of þe deth &raisedpoint; I dar nouȝt telle treuthe nota Englissh Clerkes | Fede CouetiseM.15.415: Hand 3, fol. 75r, right margin. Covetyse of clerkisC2.15.415: Hand 2, fol. 76v, right margin. How englissh clerkes a coluer feden &raisedpoint; þat coueityse hatte And ben manered after Makometh &raisedpoint; þat no man vseth treuth ¶ Ancres and hermytes &raisedpoint; and monkes and freres Ancres | hermites &cetera ·L.15.418: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 67r, right margin. Peren to apostles &raisedpoint; þorw her parfit lyuynge Wolde neuere þe faithful fader &raisedpoint; þat his ministres sholde notaquod de rebus male adquisitis | non debet dari elemosinaM.15.420: Hand 3, fol. 75r, right margin. Of tyrauntz þat teneth trewe men &raisedpoint; taken any almesse But done as Antony did &raisedpoint; dominik and Fraunceys Benet & Bernarde &raisedpoint; þe which hem firste tauȝte To lyue bi litel & in lowe houses &raisedpoint; by lele mennes almesse Grace sholde growe & be grene &raisedpoint; þorw her good lyuynge And folkes sholde fynde &raisedpoint; þat ben in dyuerse sykenesse Þe better for her byddynges &raisedpoint; in body and in soule Her preyeres and her penaunces &raisedpoint; to pees shulde brynge Alle þat ben at debate &raisedpoint; and bedemen were trewe Luke .xi.Cr2.15.428α: Fol. X.4r, right margin. Luke .xi.Cr3.15.428α: Fol. 84r, right margin. Petite & accipietis &c Salt saueth catel &punctuselevatus; seggen þis wyues Math .vCr2.15.429α: Fol. X.4r, right margin. Math .v.Cr3.15.429α: Fol. 84r, right margin. Vos estis sal terre &c &raisedpoint; Þe heuedes of holicherche &raisedpoint; and þei holy were Cryst calleth hem salt &raisedpoint; for crystene soules Et si sal euanuerit &raisedpoint; in quo salietur Ac fressh flessh other fissh &raisedpoint; whan it salt failleth | C.15.433: Hand X, fol. 22v, left margin. It is vnsauory for soth &raisedpoint; ysothe or ybake Notate qui Curam habetisM.15.434: Hand 3, fol. 75r, right margin. So is mannes soule sothly &raisedpoint; þat seeth no good ensaumple Of hem of holycherche &raisedpoint; þat þe heigh weye shulde teche baneourC.15.436: Hand X, fol. 22v, left margin. - C.15.436: Hand X, fol. 22v, left margin. And be gyde and go bifore &raisedpoint; as a good baneoure And hardy hem þat bihynde ben &raisedpoint; and ȝiue hem good euydence - C.15.438: Hand X, fol. 22v, left margin. ¶ Elleuene holy men &raisedpoint; al þe worlde torned The Apo=|stles tur=|ned al the | worlde to | the fayth .Cr2.15.439: Fol. X.4r, right margin. The Apo=|stles tur=|ned al the | worlde to | the fayth .Cr3.15.439: Fol. 84r, right margin. In-to lele byleue &raisedpoint; þe liȝtloker me thynketh Shulde al maner men &raisedpoint; we han so manye Maistres Prestes and prechoures &raisedpoint; and a pope aboue Þat goddes salt shulde be &raisedpoint; to saue mannes soule &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.15.443: Hand 1, fol. 22v, left margin. ¶ Al was hethenesse some-tyme &punctuselevatus; Ingelond and wales poperyS.15.444: Hand X, fol. 64r, left margin. Til Gregory gerte clerkes &raisedpoint; to go here and preche Austyn at Caunterbury &raisedpoint; crystened þe kynge And þorw myracles as men may rede &raisedpoint; al þat marche he torned To cryst and to crystendome &raisedpoint; and crosse to honoure And fulled folke faste &raisedpoint; and þe faith tauȝte More þorw miracles &raisedpoint; þan þorw moche prechynge As wel þorw his werkes &raisedpoint; as with his holy wordes And seyde hem what fullynge &raisedpoint; and faith was to mene Nota beneM.15.452: Hand X, fol. 75v, left margin. ~ C.15.452: Hand X, fol. 22v, right margin. ¶ Cloth þat cometh fro þe weuyng &raisedpoint; is nouȝt comly to were Tyl it is fulled vnder fote &raisedpoint; or in fullyng stokkes FullyngM.15.454: Hand 3, fol. 75v, left margin. Wasshen wel with water &raisedpoint; and with taseles cracched Ytouked and ytented &punctuselevatus; & vnder tailloures hande And so it fareth by a barne &raisedpoint; þat borne is of wombe Tyll the | child be | instruc=|ted in | Christ it | is but as | a wilde | beasteCr2.15.457: Fol. X.4v, left margin. Tyll the | chyld be | instruc=|ted in | Christ it | is but as | a wilde | beasteCr3.15.457: Fol. 84v, left margin. Til it be crystened in crystes name &raisedpoint; and confermed of þe bisshop It is hethene as to heueneward &raisedpoint; and helpelees to þe soule ¶ Hethene is to mene after heth &raisedpoint; and vntiled erthe As in wilde wildernesse &raisedpoint; wexeth wilde bestes crepersO.15.461: Hand 3, fol. 66v, right margin. A punctus accompanying marginal word indicates substitution, though the line already reads "crepers." Rude and vnresonable &raisedpoint; rennenge with-out creperes deficitM.15.462: Hand X, fol. 75v, left margin. ¶ Ȝe nymmen wel how matheu seith &raisedpoint; how a man made a feste He fedde hem with no venysoun &raisedpoint; ne fesauntes ybake But with foules þat fram hym nolde &raisedpoint; but folwed his whistellynge Mr Thomas Mr Tomas Hewlet Mr Tomas How letS.15.464&agr;: Hand X (Thomas Hewlet), fol. 64v, left margin, written vertically bottom to top of page. Math .xxCr2.15.464α: Fol. X.4v, left margin. Math .xxCr3.15.464α: Fol. 84v, left margin. Ecce altilia mea & omnia parata sunt &c And wyth calues flesshe he fedde &raisedpoint; þe folke þat he loued Þe calfe bytokeneth clennesse &raisedpoint; in hem þat kepeth lawes ¶ For as þe cow þorw kynde mylke &raisedpoint; þe calf norissheth til an oxe So loue [&] lewte &raisedpoint; lele men susteyneth And maydenes and mylde men mercy desiren Riȝt as þe cow calf &raisedpoint; coueyteth swete mylke So don riȝtful men &raisedpoint; mercy & treuthe [Hereafter follow 15.472-485 in KD, from alpha, but they are not annotated.] ¶ Ac who beth þat excuseth hem &raisedpoint; þat aren persounes and prestes Þat heuedes of holycherche ben &raisedpoint; þat han her wille here With-oute trauaille þe tithe del &raisedpoint; þat trewe men biswynkyn nota &raisedpoint; C.15.489: Hand 1, fol. 22v, right margin. Þei wil be wroth for I write þus &raisedpoint; ac to witnesse I take Bothe Mathew and Marke &raisedpoint; and Memento domine dauid What Pope or prelate now &raisedpoint; perfourneth þat cryst hiȝte Mar xvi.Cr2.15.491α: Fol. X.4v, right margin. Mar .xviCr3.15.491α: Fol. 84v, left margin. Ite in vniuersum mundum & predicate & c &raisedpoint; ¶ Allas þat men so longe &raisedpoint; on Makometh shulde byleue So many prelates to preche &raisedpoint; as þe Pope maketh Of Nazareth of Nynyue &raisedpoint; of Neptalim and damaske Þat þei ne went as cryst wisseth &raisedpoint; sithen þei wil a name ¶ To be pastours and preche &raisedpoint; þe passioun of Ihesus And as hym-self seyde &raisedpoint; so to lyue and deye Iohn .x.Cr2.15.497α: Fol. Y.1r, right margin. Iohn .x.Cr3.15.497α: Fol. 85r, right margin. Bonus pastor animam suam ponit & c And seyde it in sauacioun &raisedpoint; of sarasenes & other For crystene & vncristene &raisedpoint; cryst seide to prechoures Math .xxCr2.15.500: Fol. Y.1r, right margin. Math .xxCr3.15.500: Fol. 85r, right margin. Ite vos in vineam meam &raisedpoint; And sith þat þis sarasenes &raisedpoint; scribes & Iuwes Han a lippe of owre byleue &raisedpoint; þe liȝtloker me thynketh Þei shulde torne who-so trauaille wolde &raisedpoint; to teche hem of þe Trinite Mat. vii.Cr2.15.503α: Fol. Y.1r, right margin. Mat .vii.Cr3.15.503α: Fol. 85r, right margin. Querite & inuenietis &c ¶ It is reuth to rede &raisedpoint; how riȝtwis men lyued How þei defouled her flessh &raisedpoint; forsoke her owne wille Fer fro kitth and fro kynne &raisedpoint; yuel yclothed ȝeden Badly ybedded &raisedpoint; no boke &raisedpoint; but conscience Ne no richchesse but þe Rode &raisedpoint; to reioyse hem Inne Galat .viCr2.15.537α: Fol. Y.1r, right margin. Galat ,viCr3.15.537α: Fol. 85r, right margin. Absit nobis gloriari nisi in cruce domini nostri &c &raisedpoint; ¶ And þo was plente & pees &raisedpoint; amonges pore & riche nota the Red nobleM.15.539: Hand 3, fol. 76r, right margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.15.539: Hand 1, fol. 22v, right margin. And now is routhe to rede &raisedpoint; how þe red noble How co=|uetise of | þe cleargy | wyll de=|stroy the | church . Cr1.15.540: Fol. 85r, right margin. How co=|uetise of | þe cleargy wyll | destroy þe| | church .Cr2.15.540: Fol. 85r, right margin. How co=|uetise of | the clear=|gy wyll | destroy þe | church .Cr3.15.540: Fol. 85r, right margin. Is reuerenced or þe Rode &raisedpoint; receyued for þe worthier Þan crystes crosse þat ouer-cam &raisedpoint; deþ and dedly synne WH | prophycieG.15.542: Hand 2, fol. 72v, left margin. Same hand (initials WH) also adds a bracket around the following six lines. ¶ And now is werre and wo &raisedpoint; and who-so why axeth For coueityse after crosse &raisedpoint; þe croune stant in golde Bothe riche and religious &raisedpoint; þat Rode þei honoure Þat in grotes is ygraue &raisedpoint; and in golde nobles For coueityse of þat crosse &raisedpoint; men of holykirke Templarij | prophetia de possessionibus | ClericorumC2.15.547: Hand 2, fol. 78r, right margin. Shul tourne as templeres did &raisedpoint; þe tyme approcheth faste ¶ Wyte ȝe nouȝt wyse men &raisedpoint; how þo men honoured the fall of the church throwgh | covitusnesL.15.549: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 68r, right margin. More tresore þan treuthe &raisedpoint; I dar nouȝt telle þe sothe Resoun & riȝtful dome &raisedpoint; þo Religious demed . war .O.15.551: Hand 1, fol. 67r, right margin. Riȝt so ȝe clerkes &raisedpoint; for ȝowre coueityse ar longe id est resoun &cetera ·L.15.552: Hand 1, fol. 68r, left margin, gloss on "þei." Shal þei demen dos ecclesie &raisedpoint; and ȝowre pryde depose ☜Hm.15.552α: Hand X, fol. 179v, right margin. Luke .i.Cr2.15.552α: Fol. Y.1r, right margin. Luke .i.Cr3.15.552α: Fol. 85r, right margin. Deposuit potentes de sede &c &raisedpoint; contra possessiones ecclesieM.15.553: Hand 3, fol. 76r, right margin. An admo|nicion to | þe cleargyCr2.15.553: Fol. Y.1v, left margin. An admo|nicion to | þe cleargyCr3.15.553: Fol. 85v, left margin. ¶ Ȝif knyȝthod & kynde wytte &raisedpoint; and comune conscience Bishops possessiounL.15.554: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 68r, right margin. ☞C2.15.554: Hand 1, fol. 78r, left margin. (Note: BB attribute this to Hand 2.) Togideres loue lelly &raisedpoint; leueth it wel ȝe bisshopes Þe lordeship of londes &raisedpoint; for euere shal ȝe lese And lyuen as leuitici as owre lorde ȝow techeth Deut .18. | Nume .vCr2.15.556α: Fol. Y.1v, left margin. Deut .18. | Nume .v.Cr3.15.556α: Fol. 85v, left margin. Per primicias & decimas notaL.15.557: Hand 1, fol. 68r, left margin. ¶ Whan costantyn of curteysye &raisedpoint; holykirke dowed With londes and ledes &raisedpoint; lordeshipes and rentes quere veritatemM.15.559: Hand 3, fol. 76v, left margin. .id est. luciferM.15.559: Hand X (italic), fol. 76v, supralinear gloss on "Angel." An Angel men herde &raisedpoint; an heigh at Rome crye NotaC.15.560: Hand 1, fol. 23r, left margin. Dos ecclesie þis day &raisedpoint; hath ydronke venym And þo þat han petres powere &raisedpoint; arn apoysoned alle nota bene ...?... Malicia procedens ex | cupiditate absque caritateM.15.562: Hand X (italic), fol. 76v, left margin, over a partially erased note in one or two 15th-c hands. nota bene | pro episcopisG.15.562: Hand 3, fol. 72v, left margin. ¶ A medecyne mote þer-to &raisedpoint; þat may amende prelates Þat sholden preye for þe pees &raisedpoint; possessioun hem letteth a medycyne | to emend | prelates &cetera /L.15.534: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 68v, left margin. A medi=|cyne for þe | Cleargie .Cr2.15.534: Fol. Y.1v, left margin. A medi=|cyne for þe | CleargyeCr3.15.534: Fol. 85v, left margin. Take her landes ȝe lordes &raisedpoint; and let hem lyue by dymes If possessioun be poysoun &raisedpoint; & inparfit hem make Good were to dischargen hem &raisedpoint; for holicherche sake And purgen hem of poysoun &raisedpoint; or more perile falle +L.15.568: Corrector, fol. 68v, left margin. ¶ Ȝif presthod were parfit &raisedpoint; þe peple solde amende Þat contrarien crystes lawe &raisedpoint; and crystendome dispise For al paynym prayeth &raisedpoint; and parfitly bileueth In þe holy grete god &raisedpoint; and his grace þei asken And make her mone to makometh &raisedpoint; her message to shewe Þus in a faith lyueth þat folke &raisedpoint; and in a false mene And þat is routhe &raisedpoint; for riȝtful men &raisedpoint; þat in þe Rewme wonyen And a peril to þe pope &raisedpoint; and prelatis þat he maketh Þat bere bisshopes names &raisedpoint; of Bedleem & babiloigne [Hereafter follow 15.511-528 in KD, from alpha, but they are not annotated.] Þat hippe aboute in Engelonde &raisedpoint; to halwe mennes auteres And crepe amonges curatoures &raisedpoint; confessen ageyne þe lawe Nota beneM.15.530α: Hand X, fol. 76v, left margin. Possibly noting line out of order. Nolite mittere falcem in messem alienam &c &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.15.531: Hand 1, fol. 23r, right margin. (Note, C contains different line order from KD here.) Bishops | dutye .Cr2.15.531: Fol. Y.1v, left margin. Bishops | dutye .Cr3.15.531: Fol. 85v, left margin. Many man for crystes loue &raisedpoint; was martired in Romanye XF.15.532: Corrector, fol. 67r, right margin. Drypoint, possibly marking a missing passage not in scribe's exemplar. Er ar any crystendome was knowe þere &raisedpoint; or any crosse honoured ¶ Euery bisshop þat bereth crosse &raisedpoint; by þat he is holden Thorw his prouynce to passe &raisedpoint; and to his peple to shewe hym Tellen hem and techen hem &raisedpoint; on þe Trinite to bileue [& feeden hem with goostly foode / & nedy folk to f[yn]den . [KD.15.573-576 are given here from F, as they are not present in L but annotated in F.] [¶] But ysayas [of ȝow] speki[þ] / & Osyas boþe . XF.15.575: Corrector, fol. 67r, right margin, drypoint. Þat no man shold be bisschop / but if he hadde boþe . Bodyly foode & goostly / to gyven þere it nedyþ .] Esai .iii.Cr2.15.576α: Fol. Y.2r, right margin. Esai .iii.Cr3.15.576α: Fol. 86r, right margin. In domo mea non est panis neque vestimentum | et ideo nolite constituere me regem &raisedpoint; ysaie 3 Ozias seith for such &raisedpoint; þat syke ben and fieble Mal .iii.Cr2.15.578: Fol. Y.2r, right margin. Mal .iii,Cr3.15.578: Fol. 86r, right margin. Inferte omnes decimas in oreum meum vt cibus in domo mea ¶ Ac we crystene creatures &raisedpoint; þat on þe crosse byleuen | C.15.580: Hand X, fol, 23r, left margin. Aren ferme as in þe faith &raisedpoint; goddes forbode elles And han clerkes to kepen vs þer-Inne &raisedpoint; and hem þat shal come after vs M.15.582: Hand X, fol. 76v, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.15.582: Hand 1, fol. 23r, left margin. ¶ And iewes lyuen in lele lawe &raisedpoint; owre lorde wrote it hym-selue In stone for it stydfast was &raisedpoint; and stonde sholde eure Dilige deum & proximum &raisedpoint; is parfit iewen lawe And toke it moyses to teche men &raisedpoint; til Messye come And on þat lawe þei lyuen ȝit &raisedpoint; and leten it þe beste ¶ And ȝit knewe þei cryst &raisedpoint; þat crystendome tauȝte For a parfit prophete &raisedpoint; þat moche peple saued Of selcouth sores &raisedpoint; þei seyne it ofte Bothe of myracles & meruailles &raisedpoint; and how he men fested +L.15.591: Corrector, fol. 68v, left margin. With two fisshes an fyve loues &raisedpoint; fyue thousande peple And bi þat maungerye men miȝte wel se &raisedpoint; þat Messye he semed And whan he luft vp lazar &raisedpoint; þat layde was in graue And vnder stone ded & stanke &raisedpoint; with styf voys hym called Iohn .xi.Cr2.15.594α: Fol. Y.2r, right margin. Iohn .xi.Cr3.15.594α: Fol. 86r, right margin. Lazare veni foras &raisedpoint; Dede hym rise and rowme riȝt bifor þe iuwes Ac þei seiden and sworen &raisedpoint; with sorcerye he wrouȝte And studyeden to stroyen hym &raisedpoint; and stroyden hem-self And þorw his pacyence her powere &raisedpoint; to pure nouȝt he brouȝte Pacientes vincunt ¶ Danyel of her vndoynge &raisedpoint; deuyned and seyde Cum sanctus sanctorum veniat &raisedpoint; cessabit vnxio vestra And ȝet wenen þo wrecches &raisedpoint; þat he were pseudo-propheta And þat his lore be lesynges &raisedpoint; and lakken it alle And hopen þat he be to come &raisedpoint; þat shal hem releue Moyses eft or Messye &raisedpoint; here maisteres ȝet deuyneth nota quod prelat in | de necligencia prelatorum | in articulis FideiM.15.605: Hand 3, fol. 77r, right margin. ¶ Ac pharesewes and sarasenes &raisedpoint; Scribes & Grekis Aren folke of on faith &raisedpoint; þe fader god þei honouren And sitthen þat þe sarasenes &raisedpoint; and also þe iewes Konne þe firste clause of owre bileue &raisedpoint; credo in deum patrem omnipotentem Prelates of crystene prouynces &raisedpoint; shulde preue if þei myȝte Lere hem litlum & lytlum & in ihesum cristum filium Tyl þei couthe speke and spelle &raisedpoint; et in spiritum sanctum And rendren it & recorden it &raisedpoint; with remissionem peccatorum Carnis resurreccionem &raisedpoint; et vitam eternam amen &raisedpoint; Passus Sextus Decimus & primus de dobet Now faire falle ȝow quod I þo &raisedpoint; for ȝowre faire shewynge For haukynnes loue þe actyf man euere I shal ȝow louye Ac ȝet I am in a were &raisedpoint; what charite is to mene nota declaracionem caritatisM.16.4: Hand 3, fol. 77v, left margin. ¶ It is a ful trye tree quod he &raisedpoint; trewly to telle &raisedpoint; XF.16.5: Corrector, fol. 68r, right margin, drypoint. A discrip=|tion of cha|ritie .Cr2.16.5: Fol. Y.2v, left margin. A discrip=|tion of cha|ritie .Cr3.16.5: Fol. 86v, left margin. Mercy is þe more þer-of &raisedpoint; þe myddel stokke is reuthe charitasL.16.6: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 69r, right margin. Þe leues ben lele wordes &raisedpoint; þe lawe of holycherche Þe blosmes beth boxome speche &raisedpoint; and benygne lokynge Pacience hatte þe pure tre &raisedpoint; and pore symple of herte And so þorw god and þorw good men &raisedpoint; groweth þe frute charite Agite penitenciamR.16.10: Hand X7 (15th-c), fol. 81r, right margin. (Note: BB attribute this to a 16th-century hand, which is possible.) ¶ I wolde trauaille quod I þis tree to se &raisedpoint; twenty hundreth myle id est eduliumL.16.11: Hand 1, fol. 69r, right margin, gloss on "saulee." &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint;C.16.11: Hand 1, fol. 23r, right margin. And forto haue my fylle of þat frute &raisedpoint; forsake al other saulee Lorde quod I if any wiȝte wyte &raisedpoint; whider oute it groweth nota beneM.16.13: Hand X, fol. 77v, left margin. ¶ It groweth in gardyne quod he &raisedpoint; þat god made hym-seluen Amyddes mannes body &raisedpoint; þe more is of þat stokke Herte hatte þe erber &raisedpoint; þat it in groweth And liberum arbitrium &raisedpoint; hath þe londe to ferme Vnder Piers þe plowman &raisedpoint; to pyken it &raisedpoint; and to weden it Piers þe plowman quod I þo &raisedpoint; and al for pure ioye Þat I herde nempne his name &raisedpoint; anone I swouned after And laye longe in a loue-dreme &raisedpoint; and atte laste me þouȝte Þat Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; al þe place me shewed And bad me toten on þe tree &raisedpoint; on toppe and on rote nota thre pylis off | ChariteM.16.23: Hand 3, fol. 77v, left margin With þre pyles was it vnder-piȝte &raisedpoint; I perceyued it sone Pieres quod I &raisedpoint; I preye þe &raisedpoint; whi stonde þise piles here ¶ For wyndes wiltow wyte quod he &raisedpoint; to witen it fram fallyng Psal .37.Cr2.16.25α: Fol. Y.3r, right margin. Psal .37.Cr3.16.25α: Fol. 87r, right margin. Cum ceciderit iustus non collidetur &raisedpoint; quia dominus supponit manum suam And in blowyng tyme abite þe floures &raisedpoint; but if þis piles helpe XF.16.27: Hand X, fol. 68r, right margin. Indicates knowledge of another manuscript, as F combines KD.16.27 and 28 and loses some text. Þe worlde is a wykked wynde &raisedpoint; to hem þat wolden treuthe Coueityse cometh of þat wynde &raisedpoint; and crepeth amonge þe leues And forfret neigh þe frute &raisedpoint; þorw many faire siȝtes XF.16.30: Hand X, fol. 68r, right margin. Þanne with þe firste pyle &raisedpoint; I palle hym down &raisedpoint; þat is potencia dei patris Þe flesshe is a fel wynde &raisedpoint; and in flourynge tyme Þorw lykyng and lustes &raisedpoint; so loude he gynneth blowe Þat it norissheth nice siȝtes &raisedpoint; and some-tyme wordes XF.16.34: Hand X, fol. 68r, right margin, not drypoint. And wikked werkes þer-of &raisedpoint; wormes of synne And forbiteth þe blosmes &raisedpoint; riȝt to þe bare leues ¶ Þanne sette I to þe secounde pile &raisedpoint; sapiencia dei patris Þat is þe passioun and þe power &raisedpoint; of owre prynce Ihesu Þorw preyeres and þorw penaunces &raisedpoint; and goddes passioun in mynde I saue it til I se it rypen &raisedpoint; & somdel yfruited And þanne fondeth þe fende &raisedpoint; my fruit to destruye With alle þe wyles þat he can &raisedpoint; and waggeth þe rote And casteth vp to þe croppe &raisedpoint; vnkynde neighbores Bakbiteres breke-cheste &raisedpoint; brawleres and chideres And leith a laddre þere-to &raisedpoint; of lesynges aren þe ronges And feccheth away my floures sumtyme &raisedpoint; afor bothe myn eyhen Ac liberum arbitrium &raisedpoint; letteth hym some-tyme Þat is lieutenant to loken it wel &raisedpoint; by leue of my-selue Math .xii.Cr2.16.47α: Fol. Y.2r, right margin. Mat .xii.Cr3.16.47α: Fol. 87r, right margin. Videatis qui peccat in spiritum sanctum numquam remittetur &c Hoc est idem qui peccat per liberum arbitrium non repugnat &raisedpoint; Ac whan þe fende and þe flesshe &raisedpoint; forth with þe worlde Pierces | defenceCr2.16.49: Fol. Y.3v, left margin. Pierces | defenceCr3.16.49: Fol. 87v, left margin. Manasen byhynde me &raisedpoint; my fruit for to fecche Þanne liberum arbitrium laccheth þe thridde plante - C.16.51: Hand X, fol. 23v, left margin. And palleth adown þe pouke &raisedpoint; purelich þorw grace And helpe of þe holy goste &raisedpoint; and þus haue I þe maystrie ¶ Now faire falle ȝow Pieres quod I &raisedpoint; so faire ȝe discryuen Þe powere of þis postes &raisedpoint; and her propre myȝte - C.16.55: Hand X, fol. 23v, left margin. Ac I haue þouȝtes a threve &raisedpoint; of þis þre piles In what wode þei woxen &raisedpoint; and where þat þei growed For alle ar þei aliche longe &raisedpoint; none lasse þan other And to my mynde as me þinketh &raisedpoint; on o More þei growed And of o gretnesse &raisedpoint; and grene of greyne þei semen ¶ Þat is soth seide Pieres so it may bifalle I shal telle þe as tite &raisedpoint; what þis tree hatte Þe grounde þere it groweth &raisedpoint; goodnesse it hiȝte The tre & | the frutes | thereofCr2.16.63: Fol. Y.3v, left margin. The tre & | the frutes | thereof .Cr3.16.63: Fol. 87v, left margin. And I haue tolde þe what hiȝte þe tree &raisedpoint; þe trinite it meneth And egrelich he loked on me &raisedpoint; & þer-fore I spared To asken hym any more ther-of &raisedpoint; and badde hym ful fayre To discreue þe fruit &punctuselevatus; þat so faire hangeth ¶ Here now bineth quod he þo &raisedpoint; if I nede hadde Matrymonye I may nyme &raisedpoint; a moiste fruit with-alle Þanne contenence is nerre þe croppe &raisedpoint; as calwey bastarde Þanne bereth þe croppe kynde fruite &raisedpoint; and clenneste of alle Maydenhode angeles peres &raisedpoint; and rathest wole be ripe And swete with-oute swellyng &raisedpoint; soure worth it neuere xjF.16.73: Hand X, fol. 69r, right margin, lighter brown ink. ¶ I prayed pieres to pulle adown &raisedpoint; an apple and he wolde And suffre me to assaye &raisedpoint; what sauoure it hadde ¶ And pieres caste to þe croppe &raisedpoint; and þanne comsed it to crye And wagged wydwehode &raisedpoint; and it wepte after And whan it meued Matrimoigne &raisedpoint; it made a foule noyse Þat I had reuth whan Piers rogged &raisedpoint; it gradde so reufulliche For euere as þei dropped adown &raisedpoint; þe deuel was redy And gadred hem alle togideres &raisedpoint; bothe grete and smale Adam & abraham &raisedpoint; and ysay þe prophete Nota notabileM.16.82: Hand 3, fol. 78v, left margin. Sampson and samuel &raisedpoint; and seynt Iohan þe baptiste Bar hem forth boldely &raisedpoint; no-body hym letted And made of holy men his horde &raisedpoint; in lymbo inferni There is derkenesse and drede &raisedpoint; and þe deuel Maister ¶ And Pieres for pure tene &raisedpoint; þat o pile he lauȝte And hitte after hym &raisedpoint; happe how it myȝte Filius bi þe fader wille &raisedpoint; and frenesse of spiritus sancti To go robbe þat raggeman &raisedpoint; and reue þe fruit fro hym ¶ And þanne spakke spiritus sanctus &raisedpoint; in Gabrieles mouthe To a mayde þat hiȝte Marye &raisedpoint; a meke þinge with-alle - C.16.92: Hand X, fol. 23v, left margin. Þat one Ihesus a iustice sone &raisedpoint; moste iouke in her chambre Tyl plenitudo temporis &raisedpoint; fully comen were Þat Pieres fruit floured &raisedpoint; and fel to be ripe And þanne shulde Ihesus iuste þere-fore &raisedpoint; bi iuggement of armes Whether shulde fonde þe fruit &raisedpoint; þe fende or hym-selue ¶ Þe mayde myldeliche þo &raisedpoint; þe messager graunted And seyde hendelich to hym &raisedpoint; lo me his hande-mayden For to worchen his wille &raisedpoint; with-outen any synne Luke .i.Cr2.16.99α: Fol. Y.4r, right margin. Luke .i.Cr3.16.99α: Fol. 88r, right margin. Ecce ancilla domini fiat michi &c And in þe wombe of þat wenche &raisedpoint; was he fourty wokes Tyl he wex a faunt þorw her flessh &raisedpoint; and of fiȝtyng couthe To haue yfouȝte with þe fende &raisedpoint; ar ful tyme come And Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; parceyued plenere tyme And lered hym lechecrafte &raisedpoint; his lyf for to saue Þat þowgh he were wounded &raisedpoint; with his enemye &punctuselevatus; to warisshe hym-self And did hym assaye his surgerye &raisedpoint; on hem þat syke were Til he was parfit practisoure &raisedpoint; of any peril fulle And souȝte oute þe syke &raisedpoint; and synful bothe And salued syke and synful &raisedpoint; bothe blynde & crokede And comune wommen conuerted &raisedpoint; and to good torned Mark .ii.Cr2.16.110α: Fol. Y.4r, right margin. Mark .ii.Cr3.16.110α: Fol. 88r, right margin. Non est sanis opus medicus set in &c Bothe meseles & mute &raisedpoint; and in þe menysoun blody Ofte he heled suche &raisedpoint; he ne helde for no maistrye Saue þo he leched lazar þat hadde yleye in graue nota Resurreccionem lazarisM.16.114: Hand 3, fol. 79r, right margin. Iohn .xi.Cr2.16.114: Fol. Y.4v, right margin. Iohn .xi.Cr3.16.114: Fol. 88v, left margin. Quatriduanus quelt &raisedpoint; quykke did hym walke Ac as he made þe maistrye &raisedpoint; mestus cepit esse And wepte water with his eyghen &raisedpoint; þere seyen it manye Some þat þe siȝte seyne &raisedpoint; saide þat tyme Þat he was leche of lyf &raisedpoint; and lorde of heigh heuene Iewes iangeled þere-aȝeyne &raisedpoint; and iugged lawes And seide he wrouȝte þorw wicchecrafte &raisedpoint; & with þe deueles miȝte Ioh .viii.Cr2.16.120α: Fol. Y.4v, left margin. Ioh .viiiCr3.16.120α: Fol. 88v, left margin. Demonium habes &c ¶ Þanne ar ȝe cherles quod ich &raisedpoint; and ȝowre children bothe And sathan ȝowre saueoure &raisedpoint; ȝow-selue now ȝe witnessen For I haue saued ȝow-self seith cryst &raisedpoint; and ȝowre sones after Ȝowre bodyes ȝowre bestes &raisedpoint; and blynde men holpen And fedde ȝow with fisshes &raisedpoint; and with fyue loues And left baskettes ful of broke mete &raisedpoint; bere awey who-so wolde And mysseide þe iewes manliche and manaced hem to bete nota Fugacionem Iudeorum | de TemploM.16.128: Hand 3, fol. 79r, right margin. And knokked on hem with a corde &raisedpoint; and caste adown her stalles Þat in cherche chaffareden &raisedpoint; or chaungeden any moneye And seyde it in siȝte of hem alle &raisedpoint; so þat alle herden I shal ouertourne þis temple &raisedpoint; and adown throwe And in thre dayes after &raisedpoint; edifye it newe And make it as moche other more &raisedpoint; in alle manere poyntes As euere it was and as wyde &raisedpoint; wher-fore I hote ȝow Of preyeres and of parfitnesse &raisedpoint; þis place þat ȝe callen Mat .xxiCr2.16.135α: Fol. Y.4v, left margin. Mat .xxi.Cr3.16.135α: Fol. 88v, left margin. Domus mea domus oracionis vocabitur Enuye and yuel wille &raisedpoint; was in þe iewes Thei casten & contreueden &raisedpoint; to kulle hym whan þei miȝte Vche daye after other &raisedpoint; þeire tyme þei awaited Til it bifel on a fryday &raisedpoint; a litel bifor Paske Þe þorsday byfore þere he made his maundee Sittyng atte sopere &raisedpoint; he seide þise wordes &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.16.142: Hand 1, fol. 23v, right margin. I am solde þorw one of ȝow &raisedpoint; he shal þe tyme rewe Þat euere he his saueoure solde &raisedpoint; for syluer or elles ¶ Iudas iangeled þere-aȝein &raisedpoint; ac Ihesus hym tolde It was hym[self] sothely &raisedpoint; and seide tu dicis The ma=|ner of Iu|das betra|yng is | vsed .Cr2.16.146: Fol. Z.1r, right margin. The ma=|ner of | Iudas be|trayng is | vsedCr3.16.146: Fol. 89r, right margin. Þanne went forth þat wikked man &raisedpoint; and with þe iewes mette And tolde hem a tokne how to knowe with ihesus And which tokne to þis day &raisedpoint; to moche is yvsed Þat is kissyng and faire contenaunce &raisedpoint; & vnkynde wille And so was with iudas þo &raisedpoint; þat Ihesus bytrayed Aue raby quod þat ribaude &raisedpoint; and riȝt to hym he ȝede nota quomodo Iudas | tradidit CristumM.16.152: Hand 3, fol. 79v, left margin. And kiste hym to be cauȝt þere-by &raisedpoint; and kulled of þe iewes ¶ Þanne Ihesus to Iudas &raisedpoint; and to þe iewes seyde Falsenesse I fynde &raisedpoint; in þi faire speche And gyle in þi gladde chere &raisedpoint; and galle is in þi lawghyng Þow shalt be myroure to manye men to deceyue Ac þe wors and þi wikkednesse &raisedpoint; shal worth vpon þi-selue Math .18.Cr2.16.157α: Fol. Z.1r, right margin. Mat .18.Cr3.16.157α: Fol. 89r, right margin. Necesse est vt veniant scandala &raisedpoint; ve homini illi per quem scandalum venit Þow I bi tresoun be ytake &raisedpoint; at ȝowre owne wille Suffreth my postles in pays &raisedpoint; & in pees gange On a thoresday in thesternesse &raisedpoint; þus was he taken Þorw iudas and iewes &raisedpoint; ihesus was his name Þat on þe fryday folwynge &raisedpoint; for mankynde sake Iusted in ierusalem &raisedpoint; a ioye to vs alle On crosse vpon caluarye &raisedpoint; cryst toke þe bataille Aȝeines deth and þe deuel &raisedpoint; destruyed her botheres myȝtes Deyde and deth fordid &raisedpoint; and daye of nyȝte made ¶ And I awaked þere-with &raisedpoint; & wyped myne eyghen And after piers þe plowman &raisedpoint; pryed and stared Estwarde and westwarde &raisedpoint; I awayted after faste And ȝede forth as an ydiote &raisedpoint; in contre to aspye After Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; many a place I souȝte [scroll-like pattern]G.16.172: Hand X, fol. 76r, right margin, extends down approximately 7 lines. And þanne mette I with a man &raisedpoint; a mydlenten sondaye As hore as an hawethorne &raisedpoint; and Abraham he hiȝte I frayned hym first &raisedpoint; fram whennes he come [John Sympson]R.16.175: Hand X (16th-c), fol. 83v, left margin. Between KD.16.175-176, mostly erased. And of whennes he were &raisedpoint; and whider þat he þouȝte ¶ I am feith quod þat freke &raisedpoint; it falleth nouȝte to lye nota de FideM.16.177: Hand 3, fol. 79v, left margin. And of Abrahames hous &raisedpoint; an heraud of armes I seke after a segge &raisedpoint; þat I seigh ones A ful bolde bacheler &raisedpoint; I knewe hym by his blasen What bereth þat buirn quod I þo &raisedpoint; so blisse þe bityde de fide | de trinitateM.16.181: Hand X, fol. 80r, right margin. ¶ Þre leodes in o lith &raisedpoint; non lenger þan other A discrip=|tion of the | trinitiei .Cr2.16.182: Fol. Z.1v, left margin. A discrip=|tion of the | trinitiei .Cr3.16.182: Fol. 89v, left margin. Of one mochel & myȝte &raisedpoint; in mesure and in lengthe Þat one doth alle doth &raisedpoint; & eche doth by his one Þe firste hath miȝte and maiestee &raisedpoint; maker of alle þinges Pater is his propre name &raisedpoint; a persone by hym-selue Þe secounde of þat sire is &raisedpoint; sothfastnesse filius Wardeyne of þat witte hath &raisedpoint; was euere with-oute gynnyng Þe þridde hatte þe holygoost &raisedpoint; a persone by hym-selue Þe liȝte of alle þat lyf hath &raisedpoint; a londe & a watre Confortoure of creatures &raisedpoint; of hym cometh al blisse So þre bilongeth for a lorde &raisedpoint; þat lordeship claymeth Myȝte and a mene &raisedpoint; to knowe his owne myȝte Of hym & of his seruaunt &raisedpoint; and what þei suffre bothe - C.16.194: Hand X, fol. 24r, left margin. So god þat gynnyng hadde neure &raisedpoint; but þo hym good þouȝte Sent forth his sone as for seruaunt þat tyme - C.16.196: Hand X, fol. 24r, left margin. To occupien hym here &raisedpoint; til issue were spronge Þat is children of charite &raisedpoint; & holicherche þe moder Patriarkes & prophetes &raisedpoint; and aposteles were þe chyldren And cryst and crystenedome &raisedpoint; and crystene holycherche In menynge þat man moste &raisedpoint; on o god bileue And þere hym lyked & loued &raisedpoint; in þre persones hym shewed And þat it may be so & soth &raisedpoint; manhode it sheweth Wedloke and widwehode &raisedpoint; with virgynyte ynempned In toknynge of þe Trinite &raisedpoint; was taken oute of o man Adam owre aller fader &raisedpoint; Eue was of hym-selue S [o]ppR.16.206: Hand X (secretary), fol. 83v, bottom right, pen trials. And þe issue þat þei hadde &raisedpoint; it was of hem bothe John Sympson Smithe John John Sympson | William JohR.16.207: Hand X (secretary), fol. 84r, top center margin. Jhon | SympsonR.16.207: Hand X, fol. 84r, top right. All the pen trials appear to be in the same hand, done at various times. And either is otheres ioye &raisedpoint; in thre sondry persones And in heuene & here &raisedpoint; one syngulere name +L.16.209: Corrector, fol. 71v, left margin. And þis is mankynde or manhede &raisedpoint; of matrimoigne yspronge And bitokneth þe Trinite &raisedpoint; and trewe bileue ¶ Miȝte is matrimoigne &raisedpoint; þat multiplieth þe erthe NotaM.16.212: Hand X4, fol. 80r, right margin. And bitokneth trewly &raisedpoint; telle if I dorste He þat firste fourmed al &raisedpoint; þe fader of heuene Þe sone if I it durst seye &raisedpoint; resembleth wel þe wydwe Psal .xxiiCr2.16.214α: Fol. Z.2r, right margin. Psal .xxiiCr3.16.214α: Fol. 90r, right margin. Deus meus deus meus vt quid dereliquisti me Þat is creatour wex creature &raisedpoint; to knowe what was bothe XL.16.216: Hand X, fol. 71v, left margin. &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.16.216: Hand 1, fol. 24r, left margin. Nota ER.16.216: Hand X (15th-c), fol. 84r, right margin. As widwe with-oute wedloke &raisedpoint; was neure ȝete yseye Na-more myȝte god be man &raisedpoint; but if he moder hadde So wydwe with-oute wedloke &raisedpoint; may nouȝte wel stande Ne matrimoigne withoute moillerye &raisedpoint; is nouȝt moche to preyse Maledictus homo qui non reliquit semen in israel &c Þus in þre persones &raisedpoint; is perfitliche manhede Þat is man & his make &raisedpoint; & moillere her children And is nouȝt but gendre of o generacioun &raisedpoint; bifor Ihesu cryst in heuene So is þe fader forth with þe sone &raisedpoint; and fre wille of bothe Spiritus procedens a patre & filio AbrahamM.16.224: Hand 5, fol. 80v, left margin. Which is þe holygoste of alle &raisedpoint; and alle is but o god Þus in a somer I hym seigh &raisedpoint; as I satte in my porche I ros vp and reuerenced hym &raisedpoint; & riȝt faire hym grette knakR.16.227: Hand X (15th-c), fol. 84r, right margin. Thre men to my syȝte &raisedpoint; I made wel at ese Wesche her feet & wyped hem &raisedpoint; and afterward þei eten Calues flesshe & cakebrede &raisedpoint; and knewe what I thouȝte Ful trewe tokenes bitwene vs is &raisedpoint; to telle whan me lyketh Firste he fonded me &raisedpoint; if I loued bettere Hym or ysaak myn ayre &raisedpoint; þe which he hiȝte me kulle He wiste my wille by hym &raisedpoint; he wil me it allowe I am ful syker in soule þer-of &raisedpoint; and my sone bothe Wyll NDR.16.235: Hand X (secretary), fol. 84r, right margin. Abrahum | is circum|cised .Cr2.16.235: Fol. Z.2v, left margin. Abraham | is circum|cised .Cr3.16.235: Fol. 90v, left margin. I circumcised my sone &raisedpoint; sitthen for his sake My-self and my meyne &raisedpoint; and alle þat male were Bledden blode for þat lordes loue &raisedpoint; and hope to blisse þe tyme Myn affiaunce & my faith &raisedpoint; is ferme in þis bilieue For hym-self bihiȝte to me &raisedpoint; and to myne issue bothe Londe and lordship &raisedpoint; and lyf with-outen ende To me and to myn issue &raisedpoint; more ȝete he me graunted . Mercy for owre mysdedes &raisedpoint; as many tyme as we asken Quam olim abrahe promisisti & semini eius And sith he sent me to seye &raisedpoint; I sholde do sacrifise And done hym worshipe with bred &raisedpoint; and with wyn bothe And called me þe fote of his faith &raisedpoint; his folke forto saue And defende hem fro þe fende &raisedpoint; folke þat on me leneden Þus haue I ben his heraude &raisedpoint; here and in helle And conforted many a careful &raisedpoint; þat after his comynge wayten +L.16.249: Corrector, fol. 72r, left margin. And þus I seke hym he seide &raisedpoint; for I [herde] seyne late Of a barne þat baptised hym &raisedpoint; Iohan Baptiste was his name Þat to patriarkes and to prophetes &raisedpoint; and to other peple in derknesse Seyde þat he seigh here &raisedpoint; þat sholde saue vs alle Iohn .i.Cr2.16.252α: Fol. Z.2v, left margin. Iohn .i,Cr3.16.252α: Fol. 90v, left margin. Ecce agnus dei &c &raisedpoint; ¶ I hadde wonder of his wordes &raisedpoint; and of his wyde clothes For in his bosome he bar a thyng &raisedpoint; þat he blissed euere And I loked on his lappe &raisedpoint; a lazar lay þere-Inne Amonges patriarkes and profetes &raisedpoint; pleyande togyderes What awaytestow quod he &raisedpoint; and what woldestow haue I wolde wyte quod I þo what is in ȝowre lappe ¶ Loo quod he and lete me se &raisedpoint; lorde mercy I seide Þis is present of moche prys &raisedpoint; what Prynce shal it haue It is a preciouse present quod he &raisedpoint; ac þe pouke it hath attached And me þere-myde quod þat man &raisedpoint; may no wedde vs quite Ne no buyrn be owre borwgh &raisedpoint; ne bryng vs fram his daungere Oute of þe poukes pondfolde &raisedpoint; no meynprise may vs fecche Tyl he come þat I carpe of &raisedpoint; cryst is his name Þat shal delyure vs some daye &raisedpoint; out of þe deueles powere And bettere wedde for vs legge &raisedpoint; þan we ben alle worthy Þat is lyf for lyf &raisedpoint; or ligge þus euere Lollynge in my lappe &raisedpoint; tyl such a lorde vs fecche ¶ Allas I seyde þat synne &raisedpoint; so longe shal lette Þe myȝte of goddes mercy &raisedpoint; þat myȝt vs alle amende I wepte for his wordes &raisedpoint; with þat sawe I an other Rapelich renne forth &raisedpoint; þe riȝte waye he went I affrayned hym fyrste &raisedpoint; fram whennes he come And what he hiȝte & whider he wolde &raisedpoint; and wightlich he tolde Passus septimus decimus I am spes quod he a spye &raisedpoint; and spire after a knyȝte That toke me a maundement vpon þe mounte of synay To reule alle rewmes with &raisedpoint; I bere þe writte here Is it asseled I seyde &raisedpoint; may men se þi lettres Nay he sayde I seke hym &raisedpoint; þat hath þe sele to kepe ¶ And þat is crosse and crystenedome &raisedpoint; and cryst þere-on to hange And whan it is asseled so &raisedpoint; I wote wel þe sothe Þat Lucyferes lordeship &raisedpoint; laste shal no lenger Late se þi lettres quod I &raisedpoint; we miȝte þe lawe knowe ¶ Þanne plokked he forth a patent &raisedpoint; a pece of an harde roche Wher-on was writen two wordes &raisedpoint; on þis wyse yglosed Mat .xxiiCr2.17.13: Fol. Z.3r, right margin. Mat .xxiiCr3.17.13: Fol. 91r, right margin. Dilige deum & proximum tuum &c Þis was þe tixte trewly &raisedpoint; I toke ful gode ȝeme Þe glose was gloriousely writen &raisedpoint; with a gilte penne In hijs duobus mandatis tota lex pendet & prophetia ¶ Is here alle þi lordes lawes quod I &raisedpoint; ȝe leue me wel he seyde And who-so worcheth after þis writte &raisedpoint; I wil vndertaken Shal neuere deuel hym dere &raisedpoint; ne deth in soule greue For þough I seye it my-self &raisedpoint; I haue saued with þis charme Of men & of wommen &raisedpoint; many score þousandes ¶ He seith soth seyde þis heraud &raisedpoint; I haue yfounde it ofte Lo here in my lappe &raisedpoint; þat leued on þat charme Iosue and Iudith &raisedpoint; and Iudas Macabeus Ȝe and sexty þousande bisyde-forth &raisedpoint; þat ben nouȝt seyen here ¶ Ȝowre wordes aren wonderful quod I tho &raisedpoint; which of ȝow is trewest In quemM.17.27: Hand X, fol. 81v, left margin. And lelest to leue on &raisedpoint; for lyf and for soule Tres vidit vnum adorauitM.17.28: Hand 3, fol. 81v, left margin. Abraham seith þat he seigh &raisedpoint; holy þe Trinite Abraham | saw thre | distincte | persons | in trinityCr2.17.29: Fol. Z.3v, left margin. Abraham | saw thre | distincte | persons | in trinityCr3.17.29: Fol. 91v, left margin. Thre persones in parcelles &raisedpoint; departable fro other And alle þre but o god &raisedpoint; þus abraham me tauȝte And hath saued þat bileued so &raisedpoint; and sory for her synnes He can nouȝte segge þe somme &raisedpoint; and some aren in his lappe What neded it þanne &raisedpoint; a newe lawe to bigynne Sith þe fyrst sufficeth &raisedpoint; to sauacioun & to blisse ¶ And now cometh spes and speketh &raisedpoint; þat hath aspied þe lawe And telleth nouȝte of þe Trinitee &raisedpoint; þat toke hym his lettres To byleue and louye &raisedpoint; in o lorde almyȝty And sitthe riȝt as my-self &raisedpoint; so louye alle peple XM.17.39: Hand X, fol. 81v, left margin. ¶ Þe gome þat goth with o staf &raisedpoint; he semeth in gretter hele Þan he þat goth with two staues &raisedpoint; to syȝte of vs alle And riȝte so by þe Rode &raisedpoint; resoun me sheweth It is lyȝter to lewed men &raisedpoint; a lessoun to knowe Þan for to techen hem two &raisedpoint; and to harde to lerne þe leest It is ful harde for any man &raisedpoint; on abraham byleue And welawey worse ȝit &raisedpoint; for to loue a shrewe It is liȝtor to leue &raisedpoint; in þre louely persones Þan for to louye and lene &raisedpoint; as wel lorelles as lele Go þi gate quod I to spes &raisedpoint; so me god helpe Þo þat lerneth þi lawe &raisedpoint; wil litel while vsen it And as we wenten þus in þe weye &raisedpoint; wordyng togyderes Þanne seye we a samaritan &raisedpoint; sittende on a mule Rydynge ful rapely &raisedpoint; þe riȝt weye we ȝeden Comynge fro a cuntre &raisedpoint; þat men called Ierico To a iustes in iherusalem &raisedpoint; he chaced awey faste id est cristusL.17.55: Hand 1, fol. 73r, right margin. .id est. CristusM.17.55: Hand 1, fol. 82r, right margin. id est christusHm.17.55: Hand X, fol. 184v, right margin. Might indicate comparison with another witnesses containing gloss. Bothe þe heraud and hope &raisedpoint; and he mette at ones The man | wounded | of theuesCr2.17.56: Fol. Z.4r, right margin. The man | wounded | of theuesCr3.17.56: Fol. 92r, right margin. Where a man was wounded &raisedpoint; and with þeues taken He myȝte neither steppe ne stonde &raisedpoint; ne stere fote ne handes = C.17.58: Hand X, fol. 24v, left margin. Ne helpe hym-self sothely &raisedpoint; for semiuyf he semed And as naked as a nedle &raisedpoint; and none helpe aboute hym ¶ Feith had first siȝte of hym &raisedpoint; ac he flegh on syde And nolde nouȝt neighen hym &raisedpoint; by nyne londes lengthe ¶ Hope cam hippyng after &raisedpoint; þat hadde so ybosted How he with Moyses maundement &raisedpoint; hadde many men yholpe - C.17.64: Hand X, fol. 24v, left margin. Ac whan he hadde siȝte of þat segge &raisedpoint; a-syde he gan hym drawe Dredfully by þis day as duk &raisedpoint; doth fram þe faucoun ¶ Ac so sone so þe samaritan &raisedpoint; hadde siȝte of þis lede He liȝte adown of lyard &raisedpoint; and ladde hym in his hande And to þe wye he went &raisedpoint; his woundes to biholde And parceyued bi his pous &raisedpoint; he was in peril to deye And but if he hadde recourere &raisedpoint; þe rather &punctuselevatus; þat rise shulde he neure Wyth wyn & with oyle &raisedpoint; his woundes he wasshed Enbawmed hym and bonde his hed &raisedpoint; & in his lappe hym layde And ladde hym so forth on lyard &raisedpoint; to lex cristi a graunge Wel six myle or seuene &raisedpoint; biside þe newe market Herberwed hym at an hostrye &raisedpoint; and to þe hostellere called And sayde haue kepe þis man &raisedpoint; til I come fro þe iustes And lo here syluer he seyde &raisedpoint; for salue to his woundes And he toke hym two pans &raisedpoint; to lyflode as it were And seide what he speneth more &raisedpoint; I make þe good hereafter - C.17.81: Hand X, fol. 24v, left margin. For I may nouȝt lette quod þat leode &raisedpoint; & lyarde he bistrydeth And raped hym to iherusalem-ward &raisedpoint; þe riȝte waye to ryde ¶ Faith folweth after faste &raisedpoint; and fonded to mete hym And spes spaklich hym spedde &raisedpoint; spede if he myȝte To ouertake hym and talke to hym &raisedpoint; ar þei to toun come ¶ And whan I seyȝ þis I soiourned nouȝte &raisedpoint; but shope me to renne And suwed þat samaritan &raisedpoint; þat was so ful of pite And graunted hym to ben his grome &raisedpoint; gramercy he seyde Ac þi frende and þi felawe quod he &raisedpoint; þow fyndest me at nede Pierce | profereth | Christ to | become | his seruantCr2.17.90: Fol. Z.4v, left margin. Pierce | pr0fereth | Christ to | be come | his seruantCr3.17.90: Fol. 92v, left margin. ¶ And I thanked hym þo &raisedpoint; and sith I hym tolde How þat feith fleigh awey &raisedpoint; and spes his felaw bothe For siȝte of þe sorweful man &raisedpoint; þat robbed was with þeues Haue hem excused quod he &raisedpoint; her help may litel auaille May no medcyn on molde &raisedpoint; þe man to hele brynge Neither feith ne fyn hope &raisedpoint; so festred ben his woundis With-out þe blode of a barn &raisedpoint; borne of a mayde And be he bathed in þat blode &raisedpoint; baptised as it were And þanne plastred with penaunce &raisedpoint; and passioun of þat babi He shulde stonde and steppe &raisedpoint; ac stalworth worth he neure Tyl he haue eten al þe barn &raisedpoint; and his blode ydronke +L.17.101: Corrector, fol. 73v, left margin. For went neuere wy in þis worlde þorw þat wildernesse Þat he ne was robbed or rifled &raisedpoint; rode he þere or ȝede Saue faith & his felaw &raisedpoint; spes and my-selue And þi-self now &raisedpoint; and such as suwen owre werkis ¶ For outlawes in þe wode &raisedpoint; and vnder banke lotyeth And may vch man se &raisedpoint; and gode merke take Who is bihynde and who bifore &raisedpoint; and who ben on hors For he halt hym hardyer on horse &raisedpoint; þan he þat is a-fote For he seigh me þat am samaritan &raisedpoint; suwen feith & his felaw On my caple þat hatte caro &raisedpoint; of mankynde I toke it He was vnhardy þat harlot &raisedpoint; and hudde hym in inferno Ac ar þis day þre dayes &raisedpoint; I dar vndertaken Þat he worth fettred þat feloune &raisedpoint; fast with cheynes And neure eft greue grome &raisedpoint; þat goth þis ilke gate ¶ And þanne shal feith be forester here &raisedpoint; and in þis fritth walke And kennen out comune men &raisedpoint; þat knoweth nouȝte þe contre Which is þe weye þat ich went &raisedpoint; and wherforth to iherusalem And hope þe hostelleres man shal be &raisedpoint; þere þe man lith an helynge And alle þat fieble and faynt be &raisedpoint; þat faith may nouȝt teche Hope shal lede hem forth with loue &raisedpoint; as his lettre telleth And hostel hem and hele &raisedpoint; þorw holicherche bileue Of Chri=|stes resur|rectionCr2.17.122: Fol. Aa.1r, right margin. Of Chri=|stes resur|rection ,Cr3.17.122: Fol. 93r, right margin. Tyl I haue salue for alle syke &raisedpoint; and þanne shal I retourne And come aȝein bi þis contree &raisedpoint; and confort alle syke Þat craueth it or coueiteth it &raisedpoint; and cryeth þere-after For þe barne was born in bethleem &raisedpoint; þat with his blode shal saue Alle þat lyueth in faith &raisedpoint; and folweth his felawes techynge ¶ A swete syre I seyde þo &raisedpoint; wher I shal byleue | C.17.128: Hand X, fol. 24v, left margin. As feith and his felawe &raisedpoint; enfourmed me bothe In þre persones departable &raisedpoint; þat perpetuel were euere And alle þre but o god &raisedpoint; þus abraham me tauȝte And hope afterwarde &raisedpoint; he bad me to louye O god wyth al my good &raisedpoint; and alle gomes after Louye hem lyke my-selue &raisedpoint; ac owre lorde aboue alle ¶ After abraham quod he &raisedpoint; þat heraud of armes Sette faste þi faith &raisedpoint; and ferme bileue And as hope hiȝte þe &raisedpoint; I hote þat þow louye Thyn euene-crystene euermore &raisedpoint; euene-forth with þi-self And if conscience carpe þere-aȝein &raisedpoint; or kynde witte oyther Ostende manum quia deus | assimulatur ad manumM.17.139: Hand 3, fol. 83r, right margin. Or heretykes with argumentz &raisedpoint; þin honde þow hym shewe The tri|nitie lyke | an handeCr2.17.140: Fol. Aa.1r, right margin. The tri=|niti lyke | an handeCr3.17.140: Fol. 93r, right margin. For god is after an hande &raisedpoint; yhere now and knowe it ¶ Þe fader was fyrst as a fyst &raisedpoint; with o fynger foldynge Tyl hym loued and lest &raisedpoint; to vnlosen his fynger And profre it forth as with a paume &raisedpoint; to what place it sholde Þe paume is purely þe hande &raisedpoint; and profreth forth þe fyngres To mynystre and to make &raisedpoint; þat myȝte of hande knoweth And bitokneth trewly &raisedpoint; telle who-so liketh Þe holygost of heuene &raisedpoint; he is as þe paume Þe fyngres þat fre ben &raisedpoint; to folde and to serue Bitokneth sothly þe sone &raisedpoint; þat sent was til erthe Þat toched and tasted &raisedpoint; atte techynge of þe paume Seynt Marie a Mayde &raisedpoint; and mankynde lauȝte Qui conceptus est de spiritu sancto &c Þe fader is þanne as a fust &raisedpoint; with fynger to touche Iohn .xiiCr2.17.152α: Fol. Aa.1v, left margin. [Iohn] .xiiCr3.17.152α: Fol. 93v, left margin. 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Quia omnia traham ad me ipsum &c Al þat þe paume parceyueth &raisedpoint; profitable to fele Thus ar þei alle but one &raisedpoint; as it an hande were And þre sondry siȝtes &raisedpoint; in one shewynge Þe paume for he putteth forth fyngres and þe fust bothe Riȝt so redily &raisedpoint; reson it sheweth How he þat is holygoste &raisedpoint; sire & sone preueth And as þe hande halt harde &raisedpoint; and al þynge faste Þorw foure fyngres and a thombe &raisedpoint; forth with þe paume Riȝte so þe fader and þe sone &raisedpoint; & seynt spirit þe þridde Halt al þe wyde worlde &raisedpoint; with-in hem thre Bothe welkne and þe wynde &raisedpoint; water and erthe Heuene & helle &raisedpoint; and al þat þere is Inne Þus it is &raisedpoint; nedeth no man &raisedpoint; to trowe non other That thre þinges bilongeth &raisedpoint; in owre lorde of heuene +L.17.167: Corrector, fol. 74r, right margin. +M.17.167: Hand X, fol. 83v, left margin. - C.17.167: Hand X, fol. 25r, left margin. And aren serelepes by hem-self &raisedpoint; asondry were neure Namore þan myn hande may meue with-outen fyngeres ¶ And as my fust is ful honde &raisedpoint; yfolde togideres So is þe fader a ful god &raisedpoint; formeour and shepper Tu fabricator omnium &c The tri=|nitie lyke | an handeCr2.17.171: Fol. Aa.1v, left margin. The Tri=|nitye lyke | an hand .Cr3.17.171: Fol. 93v, left margin. And al þe myȝte myd hym is in makyng of þynges ¶ The fyngres fourrmen a ful hande &raisedpoint; to purtreye or peynten Keruynge and compassynge &raisedpoint; as crafte of þe fyngres Riȝt so is þe sone &raisedpoint; þe science of þe fader And ful god as is þe fader &raisedpoint; no febler ne no better nota discripcionem trinitatis | ad similitudinem manusM.17.176: Hand 3, fol. 83v, left margin. Þe paume is purelich þe hande &raisedpoint; hath power bi hym-selue Otherwyse þan þe wrythen fuste or werkmanschip of fyngres For þe paume hath powere to put oute alle þe ioyntes - C.17.179: Hand X, fol. 25r, left margin. (This line in C, as in L, combines KD.17.179 and 181.) And to vnfolde þe folden fuste atte þe fyngres wille So is þe holygoste god &raisedpoint; nother gretter ne lasse Þan is þe sire and þe sone &raisedpoint; & in þe same myȝte And alle ar þei but o god &raisedpoint; as is myn hande & my fyngres Vnfolden or folden &raisedpoint; my fuste & myn paume Al is but an hande &raisedpoint; how-so I torne it Ac who is herte in þe hande &raisedpoint; euene in þe myddes He may receyue riȝt nouȝte &raisedpoint; resoun it sheweth For þe fyngres þat folde shulde &raisedpoint; and þe fuste make For peyne of þe paume &punctuselevatus; powere hem failleth To clicche or to clawe &raisedpoint; to clyppe or to holde ¶ Were þe myddel of myn honde &raisedpoint; ymaymed or ypersshed I shulde receyue riȝte nouȝte &raisedpoint; of þat I reche myȝte Ac þough my thombe & my fyngres bothe were to-shullen And þe myddel of myn hande &raisedpoint; with-oute male-ese In many kynnes maneres &raisedpoint; I myȝte my-self helpe Bothe meue and amende &raisedpoint; þough alle my fyngres oke nota de peccato contra | spiritum sanctumM.17.198: Hand 3, fol. 83v, left margin. Bi þis skil me þynke &raisedpoint; I se an euydence Þat who-so synneth in þe seynt spirit assoilled worth he neure Noither here ne elles-where &raisedpoint; as I herde telle Mat .xiiCr2.17.200α: Fol. Aa.2r, right margin. Mat .xii,Cr3.17.200α: Fol. 94r, right margin. Qui peccat in spiritu sancto &c For he prikketh god as in þe paume &raisedpoint; þat peccat in spiritu sancto For god þe fader is as a fuste þe sone is as a fynger The holy goste of heuene &raisedpoint; is as it were þe pawme So who-so synneth in seynt spirit &raisedpoint; it semeth þat he greueth God þat he grypeth with &raisedpoint; and wolde his grace quenche notaM.17.206: Hand X, fol. 84r, right margin. nota Aliam discripcionem trinitatis | ad similitudinem CandeliM.17.206: Hand 3, fol. 84r, right margin The Trinytie is ly=|koned to a torche | or a taporC2.17.206: Hand 2, fol. 86v, right margin. ¶ And to a torche or a tapre &raisedpoint; þe trinitee is lykned As wex and a weke &raisedpoint; were twyned togideres And þanne a fyre flaumende &raisedpoint; forth oute of bothe And as wex and weyke &raisedpoint; and hote fyre togyderes Fostren forth a flaumbe &raisedpoint; and a feyre leye So doth þe sire & þe sone &raisedpoint; & also spiritus sanctus The holy | gost shew|ed by si=|mulituds .Cr2.17.213: Fol. Aa.2v, left margin. The holy | gost shew|ed by si=|mulitudsCr3.17.213: Fol. 94v, left margin. Fostren forth amonges folke &raisedpoint; loue & bileue Þat alkyn crystene clenseth of synnes ~ C.17.215: Hand X, fol. 25r, left margin. And as þow seest some-tyme sodeynliche a torche The blase þere-of yblowe out &raisedpoint; ȝet brenneth þe weyke With-oute leye or liȝte &raisedpoint; þat þe macche brenneth So is þe holygost god &raisedpoint; & grace with-oute mercy To alle vnkynde creatures &raisedpoint; þat coueite to destruye Lele loue other lyf &raisedpoint; þat owre lorde shapte ¶ And as glowande gledes &raisedpoint; gladieth nouȝte þis werkmen Þat worchen & waken in wyntres niȝtes As doth a kex or a candel &raisedpoint; þat cauȝte hath fyre & blaseth Namore doth sire ne sone &raisedpoint; ne seynt spirit togyderes Graunteth no grace &raisedpoint; ne forȝifnesse of synnes Til þe holi goste gynne &raisedpoint; to glowe and to blase So þat þe holygoste &raisedpoint; gloweth but as a glede Tyl þat lele loue &raisedpoint; ligge on hym & blowe And þanne flaumbeth he as fyre on fader & on filius And melteth her myȝte in-to mercy &raisedpoint; as men may se in wyntre Ysekeles in eueses þorw hete of þe sonne Melteth in a mynut-while &raisedpoint; to myst & to watre So grace of þe holygoste &raisedpoint; þe grete myȝte of þe trinite Melteth in-to mercy &raisedpoint; to mercyable & to non other And as wex with-outen more &raisedpoint; on a warme glede Wil brennen & blasen &raisedpoint; be þei to-gyderes And solacen hem þat may se &raisedpoint; þat sitten in derkenesse So wole þe fader forȝif folke of mylde hertes Þat reufulliche repenten &raisedpoint; & restitucioun make In as moche as þei mowen &raisedpoint; amenden & payen And if it suffice nouȝte for assetz &raisedpoint; þat in suche a wille deyeth Mercy for his mekenesse &raisedpoint; wil make good þe remenaunte And as þe weyke and fyre &raisedpoint; wil make a warme flaumbe For to myrthe men with &raisedpoint; þat in merke sitten nota de gratitudine Cristi | bene loquiturM.17.245: Hand 3, fol. 84v, left margin. So wil cryst of his curteisye &raisedpoint; and men crye hym mercy Bothe forȝiue & forȝete &raisedpoint; & ȝet bidde for vs To þe fader of heuene &raisedpoint; forȝyuenesse to haue the god I loueS.17.248: Hand X, fol. 72v, left margin. Written vertically as pen trials with many other "the"s, bottom to top of margin. ¶ Ac hew fyre at a flynte &raisedpoint; fowre hundreth wyntre Bot þow haue towe to take it with &raisedpoint; tondre or broches Al þi laboure is loste &raisedpoint; and al þi longe trauaille For may no fyre flaumbe make &raisedpoint; faille it his kynde So is þe holy gost god &raisedpoint; & grace with-outen mercy To alle vnkynde creatures &raisedpoint; cryst hym-self witnesseth Mat. xxvCr2.17.253α: Fol. Aa.3r, right margin. Mat .xxvCr3.17.253α: Fol. 95r, right margin. Amen dico vobis nescio vos &c &raisedpoint; nota de Ingratidtudine | bene loquiturM.17.254: Hand 3, fol. 84v, left margin ¶ Be vnkynde to þin euene-cristene &raisedpoint; and al þat þow canst bidden Delen & do penaunce &raisedpoint; day & nyȝte euere - C.17.256: Hand X, fol. 25r, right margin. And purchace al þe pardoun of Pampiloun & Rome And indulgences ynowe &raisedpoint; & be ingratus to þi kynde Þe holy goste hereth þe nouȝt &raisedpoint; ne helpe may þe by resoun For vnkyndenesse quencheth hym &raisedpoint; þat he can nouȝte shyne Ne brenne ne blase clere &raisedpoint; for blowynge of vnkyndenesse Poule þe apostle preueth wher I lye i. Cor xiiiCr2.17.261α: Fol. Aa.3r, right margin. i. Cor .xiiiCr3.17.261α: Fol. 95r, right margin. Si linguis hominum loquar &c XL.17.262: Hand X, fol. 75r, right margin. For-thy beth war ȝe wyse men &raisedpoint; þat with þe wo[r]lde deleth That riche ben & resoun knoweth &raisedpoint; reuleth wel ȝowre soule Beth nouȝte vnkynde I conseille ȝow &raisedpoint; to ȝowre euene-crystene For many of ȝow riche men &raisedpoint; bi my soule men telleth Ȝe brenne but ȝe blaseth nouȝte &raisedpoint; þat is a blynde bekene Mat .vii.Cr2.17.266α: Fol. Aa.3r, right margin. Mat .vii.Cr3.17.266α: Fol. 95r, right margin. Non omnis qui dicit domine domine intrabit &c &raisedpoint; notaL.17.268: Hand X, fol. 75r, right margin. ¶ Diues deyed dampned &raisedpoint; for his vnkyndenesse notaL.17.269: Hand X, fol. 75v, left margin. Of his mete & his moneye to men that it neded notate divitesM.17.270: Hand 3, fol. 84v, left margin. Vch a riche I rede &raisedpoint; rewarde at hym take And gyueth ȝowre good to þat god &raisedpoint; þat grace of ariseth For þat ben vnkynde to his &raisedpoint; hope I none other But þei dwelle þere diues is &raisedpoint; dayes with-outen ende Þus is vnkyndenesse þe contrarie &raisedpoint; þat quencheth as it were Þe grace of þe holy gooste &raisedpoint; goddes owne kynde For þat kynde dothe vnkynde fordoth &raisedpoint; as þese cursed theues Vnkynde cristene men &raisedpoint; for coueityse & enuye Sleeth a man for his moebles &raisedpoint; wyth mouth or wyth handes For þat þe holygoste hath to kepe &raisedpoint; þo harlotes destroyeth - C.17.280: Hand X, fol. 25v, left margin. Þe which is lyf & loue &raisedpoint; þe leye of mannes bodye For euery manere good man &raisedpoint; may be likned to a torche A good | mane is | like a tor=|che or a | tapoureCr2.17.281: Fol. Aa.3v, left margin. A good man | is like a | torche or a | tapoure .Cr3.17.281: Fol. 95v, left margin. Or elles to a tapre &raisedpoint; to reuerence þe Trinitee Nota &raisedpoint; C.17.283: Hand 1, fol. 25v, left margin. And who morthereth a good man &raisedpoint; me thynketh by myn Inwyt He fordoth þe leuest lyȝte &raisedpoint; þat owre lorde loueth notaL.17.285: Hand X, fol. 75v, left margin. hicM.17.285: Hand X, fol. 85r, left margin. Nota hic beneM.17.285: Hand X4, fol. 85r, right margin. ¶ Ac ȝut in many mo maneres &raisedpoint; men offenden þe holygoste Ac þis is þe worste wyse &raisedpoint; þat any wiȝte myȝte Synnen aȝein þe seynt spirit &raisedpoint; assenten to destruye For coueityse of any kynnes þinge &raisedpoint; þat cryst dere bouȝte How myȝte he axe mercy &raisedpoint; or any mercy hym helpe - C.17.290: Hand X, fol. 25v, left margin. Þat wykkedlich & willefullich &raisedpoint; wolde mercy anynte Innocence is nexte god &raisedpoint; & nyȝte and day it crieth Veniaunce veniaunce &raisedpoint; forȝiue be it neuere That shent vs & shadde owre blode &raisedpoint; forshapte vs as it were Vindica sanguinem iustorum Apoc .viCr2.17.294: Fol. Aa.3v, left margin. Apoca .viCr3.17.294: Fol. 95v, left margin. Thus veniaunce veniaunce verrey charite asketh And sith holicherche & charite chargeth þis so sore Leue I neure that owre lorde wil loue þat charite lakketh Ne haue pite for any preyere &raisedpoint; þere þat he pleyneth nota peccato contra spiritus | sanctoL.17.299: Hand X, fol. 75v, left margin. nota questionem de peccato | contra spiritum sanctumM.17.299: Hand 3, fol. 85r, right margin. ¶ I pose I hadde synned so &raisedpoint; and shulde now deye And now am sory þat so &raisedpoint; þe seint spirit agulte Confesse me & crye his grace &raisedpoint; god þat al made And myldliche his mercy axe &raisedpoint; myȝte I nouȝte be saued notaL.17.303: Hand X, fol. 75v, left margin. &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.17.303: Hand 1, fol. 25v, left margin. ¶ Ȝus seide þe Samaritan &raisedpoint; so wel þow myȝte repente Þat riȝtwisnesse þorw repentance &raisedpoint; to reuthe myȝte torne Ac it is but selden yseye &raisedpoint; þere sothenesse bereth witnesse Any creature þat is coupable &raisedpoint; afor a kynges iustice Be raunsoned for his repentaunce &raisedpoint; þere alle resoun hym dampneth For þere þat partye pursueth &raisedpoint; þe pele is so huge Þat þe kynge may do no mercy &raisedpoint; til bothe men acorde And eyther haue equite &raisedpoint; as holywrit telleth 2?M.17.310α: Hand X, fol. 85r, left margin. Numquam dimittitur peccatum &c notaL.17.311: Hand X, fol. 75v, left margin. Þus it fareth bi suche folke &raisedpoint; þat falsely al her lyues Euel lyuen & leten nouȝte &raisedpoint; til lyf hem forsake nota terribileM.17.315: Hand 3, fol. 85r, right margin. Good hope þat helpe shulde &raisedpoint; to wanhope torneth Nouȝt of þe nounpowere of god &raisedpoint; þat he ne is myȝtful To amende al þat amys is &raisedpoint; and his mercy grettere Þan alle owre wykked werkes &raisedpoint; as holiwrit telleth Psal .145.Cr2.17.318α: Fol. Aa.4r, right margin. Psal .145.Cr3.17.318α: Fol. 96r, right margin. Misericordia eius super omnia opera eius notaL.17.319: Hand X, fol. 76r, left margin. notaL.17.319: Hand X, fol. 76r, right margin. Ac ar his riȝtwisnesse to reuthe tourne &raisedpoint; some restitucioun bihoueth notaY.17.320: Hand 1(?), fol. 85v, left margin. His sorwe is satisfaccioun for hym þat may nouȝte paye Fumus Mulier & stillicidia | Expellunt hominem a domo pro[verbia]L.17.321: Hand 1(?), fol. 76r, right margin. nota a wikkyd wyffM.17.321: Hand 3, fol. 85v, left margin. TC.17.321: Hand X, fol. 25v, left margin. Thre thin|ges driue | a man oute | of hys | houseCr2.17.321: Fol. Aa.4r, right margin. Thre thin|ges dryue | a man out | of hys | house .Cr3.17.321: Fol. 96r, right margin. ¶ Thre þinges þere ben &raisedpoint; þat doth a man by strengthe Forto fleen his owne hous &raisedpoint; as holy wryt sheweth Þat one is a wikked wyf &raisedpoint; þat wil nouȝt be chasted Her fiere fleeth fro hyr &raisedpoint; for fere of her tonge And if his hous be vnhiled &raisedpoint; and reyne on his bedde He seketh and seketh &raisedpoint; til he slepe drye And whan smoke & smolder smyt in his syȝte It doth hym worse þan his wyf &raisedpoint; or wete to slepe For smoke & smolder &raisedpoint; smyteth his eyen Til he be blere-nyed or blynde &raisedpoint; and hors in þe throte Cougheth and curseth &raisedpoint; þat cryst gyf hem sorwe Þat sholde brynge in better wode &raisedpoint; or blowe it til it brende notaL.17.333: Hand X, fol. 76r, right margin. ¶ Þise thre þat I telle of &raisedpoint; ben þus to vnderstonde ¶ vxorL.17.334: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 76r, right margin. The wyf is owre wikked flesshe &raisedpoint; þat wil nouȝt be chasted notaL.17.335: Hand X, fol. 76r, right margin. For kynde cleueth on hym euere &raisedpoint; to contrarie þe soule And þowgh it falle it fynt skiles &raisedpoint; þe frelete it made And þat is liȝtly forȝeuen &raisedpoint; and forȝeten bothe stillicidaL.17.338: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 76r, right margin. To man þat mercy asketh &raisedpoint; and amende þenketh notaL.17.339: Hand X, fol. 76r, right margin. ¶ The reyne þat reyneth &raisedpoint; þere we reste sholde Ben sikenesses & sorwes &raisedpoint; þat we suffren oft As Powle þe Apostle &raisedpoint; to þe peple tauȝte ii. Cor .xii.Cr2.17.341α: Fol. Aa.4v, left margin. ii. Cor .xiiCr3.17.341α: Fol. 96v, left margin. Virtus in infirmitate perficitur &c &raisedpoint; And þowgh þat men make &punctuselevatus; moche deol in her angre L.17.343: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 76r, right margin. And inpacient in here penaunce &raisedpoint; pure resoun knoweth nota pro hijs qui male | possunt patiM.17.344: Hand 3, fol. 85v, left margin. Þat þei han cause to contrarie &raisedpoint; by kynde of her sykenesse And liȝtlich owre lorde &raisedpoint; at her lyues ende Hath mercy on suche men &raisedpoint; þat so yuel may suffre ¶ Ac þe smoke and þe smolder þat smyt in owre eyghen Þat is coueityse and vnkyndenesse &raisedpoint; þat quencheth goddes mercy For vnkyndenesse is þe contrarie &raisedpoint; of alkynnes resoun fumusL.17.350: Hand X1 (16th C), fol. 76r, right margin. For þere nys syke ne sori &raisedpoint; ne non so moche wrecche Þat he ne may louye & hym lyke &raisedpoint; and lene of his herte L.17.352: Hand X2 (16th C), fol. 76r, right margin. Goed wille & good worde &punctuselevatus; bothe wisshen and willen Alle manere men &raisedpoint; mercy & forȝifnesse And louye hem liche hym-self &raisedpoint; and his lyf amende I may no lenger lette quod he &raisedpoint; and lyarde he pryked IC2.17.356: Hand 1, fol. 88v, right margin. And went away as wynde &raisedpoint; and þere-with I awaked Passus duodevicesimus de passione CristiM.18.1: Hand 5, fol. 86r, right margin. Wolleward and wete-shoed &raisedpoint; went I forth after As a reccheles renke &raisedpoint; þat of no wo reccheth And ȝede forth lyke a lorel &raisedpoint; al my lyf-tyme | C.18.4: Hand X, fol. 25v, right margin. Tyl I wex wery of þe worlde &raisedpoint; and wylned eft to slepe And lened me to a lenten &raisedpoint; and longe tyme I slepte And of crystes passioun and penaunce &raisedpoint; þe peple þat of-rauȝte Rested me þere and rutte faste &raisedpoint; tyl ramis palmarum Of gerlis & of gloria laus &raisedpoint; gretly me dremed And how osanna by orgonye &raisedpoint; olde folke songen - C.18.10: Hand X, fol. 25v, right margin. ¶ One semblable to þe samaritan &raisedpoint; & some-del to Piers þe plowman Barfote on an asse bakke &raisedpoint; botelees cam pryke Wyth-oute spores other spere &raisedpoint; spakliche he loked As is þe kynde of a knyȝte &raisedpoint; þat cometh to be dubbed To geten hem gylte spores &raisedpoint; or galoches ycouped ¶ Þanne was faith in a fenestre &raisedpoint; and cryde a fili dauid As doth an Heraude of armes &raisedpoint; whan aunturos cometh to iustes Olde iuwes of ierusalem &raisedpoint; for ioye þei songen Mat .xxi.Cr2.18.17α: Fol. Bb.1r, right margin. Mat .xxi.Cr3.18.17α: Fol. 97r, right margin. Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini ¶ Þanne I frayned at faith &raisedpoint; what al þat fare be-ment +L.18.19: Corrector, fol. 76v, left margin. And who sholde iouste in Iherusalem &raisedpoint; Ihesus he seyde And fecche þat þe fende claymeth &raisedpoint; Piers fruit þe plowman Is Piers in þis place quod I &raisedpoint; & he preynte on me Þis Ihesus of his gentrice &raisedpoint; wole iuste in piers armes In his helme & in his haberioun &raisedpoint; humana natura Þat cryst be nouȝt biknowe here &raisedpoint; for consumatus deus memorandumO.18.25: Hand 2, fol. 73r, right margin. In Piers paltok þe plowman &raisedpoint; þis priker shal ryde For no dynte shal hym dere &raisedpoint; as in deitate patris Who shal iuste with Ihesus quod I iuwes or scribes ¶ Nay quod he þe foule fende &raisedpoint; and fals dome & deth Deth seith he shal fordo &raisedpoint; and adown brynge argumentt | off lyf & | detheG.18.30: Hand 1, fol. 83r, right margin. Al þat lyueth or loketh &raisedpoint; in londe or in watere Lyf seyth þat he likthe &raisedpoint; and leyth his lif to wedde Þat for al þat deth can do &raisedpoint; with-in þre dayes To walke and fecche fro þe fende &raisedpoint; piers fruite þe plowman And legge it þere hym lyketh &raisedpoint; and lucifer bynde And forbete and adown brynge bale deth for euere Ozee .xiii.Cr2.18.35&agr;: Fol. Bb.1r, left margin. Ozee .xiiiCr3.18.35&agr;: Fol. 97r, right margin. O mors ero mors tua ¶ Þanne cam pilatus with moche peple &raisedpoint; sedens pro tribunali To se how doughtilich deth sholde do &raisedpoint; & deme her botheres riȝte Þe iuwes and þe iustice &raisedpoint; aȝeine Ihesu þei were And al her courte on hym cryde &raisedpoint; crucifige sharpe Tho put hym forth a piloure &raisedpoint; bifor pilat & seyde This ihesus of owre iewes temple &raisedpoint; iaped & dispised To fordone it on o day &raisedpoint; and in thre dayes after Edefye it eft newe &raisedpoint; here he stant þat seyde it And ȝit maken it as moche &raisedpoint; in al manere poyntes Bothe as longe and as large &raisedpoint; bi loft & by grounde ¶ Cru[ci]fige quod a cacchepolle &raisedpoint; I warante hym a wicche Iohn .xixCr2.18.47: Fol. Bb.1v, left margin. Iohn .xixCr3.18.47: Fol. 97v, left margin. Tolle tolle quod an other &raisedpoint; and toke o kene þornes And bigan of kene thorne &raisedpoint; a gerelande to make And sette it sore on his hed &raisedpoint; and seyde in envye Aue rabby quod þat Ribaude &raisedpoint; and þrew redes at hym foureR.18.51: Hand 2, fol. 90v, left margin. Nailled hym with þre nailles &raisedpoint; naked on þe Rode And poysoun on a pole &raisedpoint; þei put vp to his lippes And bede hym drynke his deth yuel &raisedpoint; his dayes were ydone And ȝif þat þow sotil be &raisedpoint; help now þi-seluen If þow be cryst & kynges sone &raisedpoint; come downe of þe Rode Þanne shul we leue þat lyf þe loueth &raisedpoint; and wil nouȝt lete þe deye ¶ Consummatum est quod cryst &raisedpoint; & comsed forto swowe Pitousliche and pale &raisedpoint; as a prisoun þat deyeth Þe lorde of lyf & of liȝte &raisedpoint; þo leyed his eyen togideres Þe daye for drede with-drowe &raisedpoint; and derke bicam þe sonne Þe wal wagged and clef and al þe worlde quaued Ded men for that dyne &raisedpoint; come out of depe graues And tolde whi þat tempest &raisedpoint; so longe tyme dured For a bitter bataille &raisedpoint; þe ded bodye sayde Lyf and deth in þis derknesse &raisedpoint; her one fordoth her other Shal no wiȝte wite witterly who shal haue þe maystrye Er sondey aboute sonne rysynge &raisedpoint; & sank with þat til erthe Some seyde þat he was goddes sone &raisedpoint; þat so faire deyde Mark .xvCr2.18.68α: Fol. Bb.1v, right margin. Mar .xvCr3.18.68α: Fol. 97v, left margin. Vere filius dei erat iste &raisedpoint; &c And somme saide he was a wicche &raisedpoint; good is þat we assaye Where he be ded or nouȝte ded &raisedpoint; doun er he be taken ¶ Two theues also &raisedpoint; tholed deth þat tyme Vppon a crosse bisydes cryst &raisedpoint; so was þe comune lawe A cacchepole cam forth &raisedpoint; and craked bothe her legges And her armes after &raisedpoint; of eyther of þo theues Ac was no boy so bolde &raisedpoint; goddes body to touche For he was knyȝte & kynges sone &raisedpoint; kynde forȝaf þat tyme Þat non harlot were so hardy &raisedpoint; to leyne hande vppon hym notaL.18.78: Hand X, fol. 77r, right margin. ¶ Ac þere cam forth a knyȝte &raisedpoint; with a kene spere ygrounde XM.18.79: Hand X, fol. 87r, left margin. He citith | a lye oute | of the Le=|gend auriCr2.18.79: Fol. Bb.2r, right margin. He citeth | a lye out | of the Leg=|end auri .Cr3.18.79: Fol. 98r, right margin. Hiȝte longeus as þe lettre telleth &raisedpoint; and longe had lore his siȝte Bifor pilat & other peple &raisedpoint; in þe place he houed Maugre his many tethe &raisedpoint; he was made þat tyme To take þe spere in his honde &raisedpoint; & iusten with ihesus For alle þei were vnhardy &raisedpoint; þat houed on hors or stode To touche hym or to taste hym &raisedpoint; or take hym down of Rode But þis blynde bacheler þanne &raisedpoint; bar hym þorugh þe herte Þe blode spronge down by þe spere &raisedpoint; & vnspered þe kniȝtes eyen Þanne fel þe knyȝte vpon knees &raisedpoint; and cryed hym mercy Aȝeyne my wille it was lorde &raisedpoint; to wownde ȝow so sore He seighed & sayde &raisedpoint; sore it me athynketh For þe dede þat I haue done &raisedpoint; I do me in ȝowre grace Haue on me reuth riȝtful ihesu &raisedpoint; & riȝt with þat he wept ¶ Thanne gan faith felly &raisedpoint; þe fals iuwes dispise Called hem caytyues &raisedpoint; acursed for euere For þis foule vyleynye &raisedpoint; veniaunce to ȝow alle To do þe blynde bete hym ybounde &raisedpoint; it was a boyes conseille Cursed caytyue &raisedpoint; kniȝthod was it neuere To mysdo a ded body &raisedpoint; by day or by nyȝte Þe gree ȝit hath he geten &raisedpoint; for al his grete wounde ¶ For ȝowre champioun chiualer chief knyȝt of ȝow alle Ȝelt hym recreaunt rennyng &raisedpoint; riȝt at ihesus wille For be þis derkenesse ydo &raisedpoint; his deth worth avenged And ȝe lordeynes han ylost &raisedpoint; for lyf shal haue þe maistrye And ȝowre Fraunchise þat fre was &raisedpoint; fallen is in thraldome And ȝe cherles & ȝowre children &raisedpoint; chieue shal ȝe neure Ne haue lordship in londe &raisedpoint; ne no londe tylye The lord | accurseth | vsurers .Cr2.18.106: Fol. Bb.2v, left margin. The lord | accurseth | vsurersCr3.18.106: Fol. 98v, left margin. But al bareyne be &raisedpoint; & vsurye vsen Which is lyf þat owre lorde &raisedpoint; in alle lawes acurseth Now ȝowre good dayes ar done &raisedpoint; as Danyel prophecyed +L.18.109: Corrector, fol. 77v, left margin. Whan cryst cam &raisedpoint; her kyngdom &raisedpoint; þe croune shulde [cesse] Dan .ix.Cr2.18.109α: Fol. Bb.2v, left margin. Dani .ix.Cr3.18.109α: Fol. 98v, left margin. Cum veniat sanctus sanctorum cessabit vnxio vestra ¶ What for fere of þis ferly &raisedpoint; & of þe fals iuwes to dessend tF.18.111: Hand 1, fol. 77r, right margin. Rest cropped. I drowe me in þat derkenesse &raisedpoint; to decendit ad inferna secundum scrip[turas]F.18.112: Hand 1, fol. 77r, right margin. And þere I sawe sothely &raisedpoint; secundum scripturas Out of þe west coste &raisedpoint; a wenche as me thouȝte Cam walkynge in þe wey &raisedpoint; to helle-ward she loked MisericordiaC2.18.115: Hand 2, fol. 90v, right margin. Mercy hiȝt þat mayde &raisedpoint; a meke þynge with-alle A ful benygne buirde &raisedpoint; and boxome of speche ¶ Her suster as it semed &raisedpoint; cam softly walkyng Euene out of þe est &raisedpoint; and westward she loked VeritasC2.18.119: Hand 2, fol. 90v, right margin. A ful comely creature &raisedpoint; treuth she hiȝte For þe vertue þat hir folwed &raisedpoint; aferd was she neuere ¶ Whan þis maydenes mette &raisedpoint; mercy and treuth Eyther axed other &raisedpoint; of þis grete wonder Of þe dyne & of þe derknesse &raisedpoint; and how þe daye rowed And which a liȝte and a leme &raisedpoint; lay befor helle Veritas .O.18.125: Hand 1, fol. 74v, left margin. (Note: From here to end of ms, using "corrected" folio numbers.) Ich haue ferly of þis fare &raisedpoint; in feith seyde treuth And am wendyng to wyte &raisedpoint; what þis wonder meneth Misericordia.O.18.127: Hand 1, fol. 74v, left margin. ¶ Haue no merueille quod mercy &raisedpoint; myrthe it bytokneth A mayden þat hatte marye &raisedpoint; and moder with-out felyng Of any kynnes creature &raisedpoint; conceyued þorw speche And grace of þe holygoste &raisedpoint; wex grete with childe With-outen wem &raisedpoint; in-to þis worlde she brouȝt hym And þat my tale be trewe &raisedpoint; I take god to witnesse Sith þis barn was bore &raisedpoint; ben xxx wynter passed Which deyde & deth þoled &raisedpoint; þis day aboute mydday And þat is cause of þis clips &raisedpoint; þat closeth now þe sonne In menynge þat man shal &raisedpoint; fro merkenesse be drawe Þe while þis liȝte & þis leme &raisedpoint; shal Lucyfer ablende For patriarkes & prophetes &raisedpoint; han preched her-of often Þat man shal man saue &raisedpoint; þorw a maydenes helpe And þat was tynt þorw tre &raisedpoint; tree shal it wynne And þat deth doun brouȝte &raisedpoint; deth shal releue ¶ Þat þow tellest quod treuth &raisedpoint; is but a tale of waltrot For Adam & Eue &raisedpoint; & abraham with other Patriarkes & prophetes &raisedpoint; þat in peyne liggen Leue þow neuere þat ȝone liȝte &raisedpoint; hem alofte brynge Ne haue hem out of helle &raisedpoint; helde þi tonge mercy It is but a trufle þat þow tellest &raisedpoint; I treuth wote þe sothe For þat is ones in helle &raisedpoint; out cometh it neuere Iob þe prophete patriarke &raisedpoint; reproueth þi sawes Iob .vii.Cr2.18.149α: Fol. Bb.3r, right margin. Iob .vii.Cr3.18.149α: Fol. 99r, right margin. Quia in inferno nulla est redempcio ¶ Þanne mercy ful myldly &raisedpoint; mouthed þise wordes Thorw experience quod she &raisedpoint; I hope þei shal be saued For venym fordoth venym &raisedpoint; & þat I proue by resoun For of alle venymes &raisedpoint; foulest is þe scorpioun May no medcyne helpe &raisedpoint; þe place þere he styngeth Tyl he be ded & do þer-to &raisedpoint; þe yuel he destroyeth Poyson | expelleth | poyson .Cr2.18.157: Fol. Bb.3r, right margin. Poyson | expelleth | poyson .Cr3.18.157: Fol. 99r, right margin. Þe fyrst venymouste &raisedpoint; þorw venym of hym-self So shal þis deth fordo &raisedpoint; I dar my lyf legge Al þat deth dyd furste &raisedpoint; þorw þe deuelles entysynge And riȝt as þorw gyle &raisedpoint; man was bigyled sighteO.18.161: Hand 3, fol. 75r, right margin. A punctus beside marginal word and one above "seeþ" inline (what in other B manuscripts is "sleighte") indicate a substitution. Only O has "seeþ." So shal grace þat bigan &raisedpoint; make a good sleighte Ars vt artem falleret ¶ Now suffre we seyde treuth &raisedpoint; I se as me þinketh Out of þe nippe of þe north &raisedpoint; nouȝt ful fer hennes Iusticia .O.18.165: Hand 1, fol. 75r, right margin. IusticiaC2.18.165: Hand 2, fol. 91r, right margin. Riȝtwisnesse come rennynge &raisedpoint; reste we þe while For he wote more þan we &raisedpoint; he was er we bothe ¶ That is soth seyde mercy &raisedpoint; and I se here bi southe Pax .O.18.168: Hand 1, fol. 75r, right margin. PaxC2.18.168: Hand 2, fol. 91r, right margin. Where pees cometh playinge &raisedpoint; in pacience yclothed Loue hath coueyted hir longe &raisedpoint; leue I none other But he sent hir some lettre what þis liȝte bymeneth Þat ouer-houeth helle þus &raisedpoint; [he] vs shal telle ¶ Whan pees in pacience yclothed &raisedpoint; approched nere hem tweyne Riȝtwisnesse hir reuerenced &raisedpoint; for her riche clothyng And preyed pees to telle hir &raisedpoint; to what place she wolde And in her gay garnementz &raisedpoint; whom she grete þouȝte The talk | betwene | Iustice | & Peace .Cr2.18.176: Fol. Bb.3v, right margin. The talke | betwene | Iustice & | Peace .Cr3.18.176: Fol. 99v, right margin. ¶ My wille is to wende quod she &raisedpoint; and welcome hem alle Þat many day myȝte I nouȝte se &raisedpoint; for merkenesse of synne Adam & Eue & other moo in helle &raisedpoint; Moyses & many mo &raisedpoint; mercy shal haue - C.18.180: Hand X, fol. 26v, left margin. And I shal daunce þer-to &raisedpoint; do þow so sustre For ihesus iusted wel &raisedpoint; ioye bygynneth dawe psal .xxx.Cr2.18.181α: Fol. Bb.3v, left margin. Psal .xxx.Cr3.18.181α: Fol. 99v, left margin. Ad vesperum demorabitur fletus &raisedpoint; & ad matutinum leticia &raisedpoint; Loue þat is my lemman &raisedpoint; suche lettres me sente That mercy my sustre & I &raisedpoint; mankynde shulde saue And þat god hath forgyuen &raisedpoint; & graunted me pees & mercy To be mannes meynpernoure &raisedpoint; for euere-more after Lo here þe patent quod pees &raisedpoint; in pace in idipsum And þat þis dede shal dure &raisedpoint; dormiam & requiescam ¶ What rauestow quod riȝtwisnesse or þow art riȝt dronke Leuestow þat ȝonde liȝte &raisedpoint; vnlouke myȝte helle And saue mannes soule &raisedpoint; sustre wene it neure At þe bygynnynge god &raisedpoint; gaf þe dome hym-selue Þat Adam & Eue &raisedpoint; and alle þat hem suwed Shulde deye doune-riȝte &raisedpoint; and dwelle in pyne after If þat þei touched a tre &raisedpoint; and þe fruite eten Adam afterward &raisedpoint; aȝeines his defence Frette of þat fruit &raisedpoint; & forsoke as it were Þe loue of owre lorde &raisedpoint; and his lore bothe And folwed þat þe fende tauȝte &raisedpoint; & his felawes wille Aȝeines resoun I riȝtwisnesse &raisedpoint; recorde þus with treuth | C.18.200: Hand X, fol. 26v, left margin. Þat her peyne be perpetuel &raisedpoint; & no preyere hem helpe For-þi late hem chewe as þei chose &raisedpoint; & chyde we nouȝt sustres For it is botelees bale &raisedpoint; þe bite þat þei eten +L.17.203: Corrector, fol. 78v, left margin. Nota beneM.17.203: Hand X, fol. 88v, left margin. ¶ And shal preue quod pees &raisedpoint; her peyne mote haue ende And wo in-to wel &raisedpoint; mowe wende atte laste For had þei wist of no wo &raisedpoint; wel had þei nouȝte knowen Contra=|ries be | knowne | by the con|traries .Cr2.18.209: Fol. Bb.4r, right margin. Contrari=|es are kno|wen bi the | contraries .Cr3.18.209: Fol. 100r, right margin. For no wiȝte wote what wel is &raisedpoint; þat neuere wo suffred Ne what is hote hunger &raisedpoint; þat had neuere defaute If no nyȝte ne were &raisedpoint; no man as I leue Shulde wite witterly &raisedpoint; what day is to mene ¶ Shulde neuere riȝte riche man &raisedpoint; þat lyueth &raisedpoint; in reste & ese Wyte what wo is &raisedpoint; ne were þe deth of kynde So god þat bygan al &raisedpoint; of his good wille Bycam man of a mayde &raisedpoint; mankynde to saue And suffred to be solde &raisedpoint; to see þe sorwe of deyinge The which vnknitteth al kare &raisedpoint; & comsynge is of reste For til modicum mete with vs &raisedpoint; I may it wel avowe Wote no wiȝte as I wene &raisedpoint; what is ynough to mene nota beneM.18.218: Hand X, fol. 89r, left margin. ¶ For-þi god of his goodnesse &raisedpoint; þe fyrste gome Adam Sette hym in solace &raisedpoint; & in souereigne myrthe And sith he suffred hym synne &raisedpoint; sorwe to fele To wite what wel was &raisedpoint; kyndelich to knowe it And after god auntred hym-self &raisedpoint; and toke Adames kynde To wyte what he hath suffred &raisedpoint; in þre sondri places Bothe in heuene & in erthe &raisedpoint; & now til helle he þynketh To wite what al wo is &raisedpoint; þat wote of al ioye ¶ So it shal fare bi þis folke &raisedpoint; her foly & her synne Shal lere hem what langour is &raisedpoint; & lisse with-outen ende ~ C.18.228: Hand X, fol. 26v, right margin. Wote no wighte what werre is &raisedpoint; þere þat pees regneth Ne what is witterly wel &raisedpoint; til weyllowey hym teche Bokes be | bolde .Cr2.18.230: Fol. Bb.4v, left margin. Bokes be | bolde .Cr3.18.230: Fol. 100v, left margin. ¶ Thanne was þere a wiȝte &raisedpoint; with two brode eyen nota de Iuramento BokeM.18.231: Hand 3, fol. 89r, right margin. Boke hiȝte þat beupere &raisedpoint; a bolde man of speche By godes body quod þis boke &raisedpoint; I wil bere witnesse Þat þo þis barne was ybore &raisedpoint; þere blased a sterre That alle þe wyse of þis worlde &raisedpoint; in o witte acordeden That such a barne was borne &raisedpoint; in bethleem Citee Þat mannes soule sholde saue &raisedpoint; & synne destroye And alle þe elementz quod þe boke &raisedpoint; her-of bereth witnesse heven or elemen[t]F.18.238: Hand X (late 15th-early 16th-c), fol. 79r, right margin, corresponding to underline "walkene" in text. Þat he was god þat al wrouȝte &raisedpoint; þe walkene firste shewed Þo that weren in heuene &raisedpoint; token stella comata And tendeden hir as a torche &raisedpoint; to reuerence his birthe Þe lyȝte folwed þe lorde &raisedpoint; in-to þe lowe erthe Þat water witnessed þat he was god &raisedpoint; for he went on it Peter þe apostel &raisedpoint; parceyued his gate And as he went on þe water &raisedpoint; wel hym knewe & seyde Mat .xiiiiCr2.18.244α: Fol. Bb.4v, left margin. Mat .xiiiiCr3.18.244α: Fol. 100v, left margin. Iube me venire ad te super aquas And lo how þe sonne gan louke &raisedpoint; her liȝte in her-self id est mareL.18.246: Hand 1, fol. 79r, supralinear gloss on "se." Whan she seye hym suffre &raisedpoint; þat sonne & se made The erthe for heuynesse &raisedpoint; that he wolde suffre Quaked as quykke þinge &raisedpoint; and al biquasht þe roche Lo helle miȝte nouȝte holde &raisedpoint; but opened þo god þoled And lete oute symondes sones &raisedpoint; to seen hym hange on Rode And now shal lucifer leue it thowgh hym loth þinke For gygas þe geaunt &raisedpoint; with a gynne engyned To breke & to bete dounn &raisedpoint; þat ben aȝeines ihesus And I boke wil be brent &raisedpoint; but ihesus rise to lyue In alle myȝtes of man &raisedpoint; & his moder gladye And conforte al his kynne &raisedpoint; & out of care brynge And al þe iuwen ioye &raisedpoint; vnioignen & vnlouken And but þei reuerencen his Rode &raisedpoint; & his resurexioun And bileue on a newe lawe &raisedpoint; be lost lyf & soule ¶ Suffre we seide treuth &raisedpoint; I here & se bothe How a spirit speketh to helle &raisedpoint; & bit vnspere þe ȝatis Ps .xxiiiiCr2.18.262α: Fol. Cc.1r, left margin. Ps .xxiiii.Cr3.18.262α: Fol. 101r, right margin. Attollite portas &c A voice loude in þat liȝte to lucifer cryeth Prynces of þis place &raisedpoint; vnpynneth & vnlouketh For here cometh with croune &raisedpoint; þat kynge is of glorie Thanne syked sathan &raisedpoint; & seyde to hem alle Suche a lyȝte aȝeines owre leue &raisedpoint; Lazar it fette Care & combraunce &raisedpoint; is comen to vs alle If þis kynge come in &raisedpoint; mankynde wil he fecche And lede it þer hym lyketh &raisedpoint; & lyȝtlych me bynde Patriarkes & prophetes &raisedpoint; han parled her-of longe Þat such a lorde & a lyȝte &raisedpoint; shulde lede hem alle hennes ¶ Lysteneth quod Lucifer &raisedpoint; for I þis lorde knowe Bothe þis lorde & þis liȝte &raisedpoint; is longe ago I knewe hym May no deth hym dere &raisedpoint; ne no deueles queyntise And where he wil is his waye &raisedpoint; ac war hym of þe periles If he reue me my riȝte &raisedpoint; he robbeth me by maistrye For by riȝt & bi resoun &raisedpoint; þo renkes þat ben here Bodye & soule ben myne &raisedpoint; bothe gode & ille Lucifer | reasoneth | the mat=|ter .Cr2.18.280: Fol. Cc.1r, right margin. Lucifer | reasoneth | the matterCr3.18.280: Fol. 101r, right margin. For hym-self seyde þat sire is of heuene Ȝif Adam ete þe apple &raisedpoint; alle shulde deye And dwelle with vs deueles &raisedpoint; þis þretynge he made And he þat sothenesse is seyde þise wordes And sitthen I seised &raisedpoint; seuene hundreth wyntre - C.18.285: Hand X, fol. 27r, left margin. I leue þat lawe nil nauȝte &raisedpoint; lete hym þe leest Nota &raisedpoint; C.18.286: Hand 1, fol. 27r, left margin. ¶ That is sothe seyde Sathan &raisedpoint; but I me sore drede id est adamC2.18.287: Hand 1, fol. 93r, supralinear gloss on "him." For þow gete hem with gyle &raisedpoint; & his gardyne breke And in semblaunce of a serpent &raisedpoint; sat on þe appeltre And eggedest hem to ete &raisedpoint; Eue by hir-selue And toldest hir a tale &raisedpoint; of tresoun were þe wordes And so þow haddest hem oute & hider atte laste &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.18.292: Hand 1, fol. 27r, left margin. It is nouȝte graythely geten &raisedpoint; þere gyle is þe Rote For god wil nouȝt be bigiled &raisedpoint; quod Gobelyn ne bi-iaped We haue no trewe title to hem &raisedpoint; for þorwgh tresoun were þei dampned Certes I drede me quod þe deuel &raisedpoint; leste treuth wil hem fecche ¶ Þis þretty wynter as I wene &raisedpoint; hath he gone & preched I haue assailled hym with synne &raisedpoint; & some-tyme yasked Where he were god or goddes sone &raisedpoint; he gaf me shorte answere And þus hath he trolled forth &raisedpoint; þis two & thretty wynter And whan I seighe it was so &raisedpoint; slepyng I went Of a dreem .O.18.301: Hand 1, fol. 76v, left margin. To warne pilates wyf &raisedpoint; what dones man was ihesus For iuwes hateden hym &raisedpoint; and han done hym to deth Pilates | wyfe .Cr2.18.303: Fol. Cc.1v, left margin. Pilates | wyfe .Cr3.18.303: Fol. 101v, left margin. I wolde haue lengthed his lyf &raisedpoint; for I leued ȝif he deyede That his soule wolde suffre &raisedpoint; no synne in his syȝte For þe body whil it on bones ȝede &raisedpoint; aboute was euere To saue men fram synne &raisedpoint; ȝif hem-self wolde And now I se where a soule &raisedpoint; cometh hiderward &raisedpoint; seyllynge With glorie & with grete liȝte &raisedpoint; god it is I wote wel I rede we flee quod he &raisedpoint; faste alle hennes For vs were better nouȝte be &raisedpoint; þan biden his syȝte For þi lesynges Lucifer &raisedpoint; loste is al owre praye Firste þorw þe we fellen &raisedpoint; fro heuene so heigh For we leued þi lesynges &raisedpoint; ylore we haue Adam And al owre lordeship I leue &raisedpoint; alonde & a water Luke .xii.Cr2.18.315α: Fol. Cc.1v, left margin. Luke .xii.Cr3.18.315α: Fol. 101v, left margin. Nunc princeps huius mundi eicietur foras ¶ Efte þe liȝte bad vnlouke &raisedpoint; & Lucifer answered What lorde artow quod lucifer &raisedpoint; quis est iste Rex glorie &raisedpoint; þe liȝte sone seide And lorde of myȝte & of mayne &raisedpoint; & al manere vertues &raisedpoint; dominus virtutum Dukes of þis dym place &raisedpoint; anon vndo þis ȝates That cryst may come in &raisedpoint; þe kynges sone of heuene And with þat breth helle brake &raisedpoint; with Beliales barres For any wye or warde &raisedpoint; wide opene þe ȝatis ¶ Patriarkes & prophetes &raisedpoint; populus in tenebris Songen seynt Iohanes songe &raisedpoint; ecce agnus dei Lucyfer loke ne myȝte &raisedpoint; so lyȝte hym ableynte And þo þat owre [lorde] loued &raisedpoint; in-to his liȝte he lauȝte And seyde to sathan &raisedpoint; lo here my soule to amendes For alle synneful soules &raisedpoint; to saue þo þat ben worthy Myne þei be & of me &raisedpoint; I may þe bette hem clayme Al-þough resoun recorde & riȝt of my-self That if þei ete þe apple &raisedpoint; alle shulde deye I bihyȝte hem nouȝt here &raisedpoint; helle for euere For þe dede þat þei dede &raisedpoint; þi deceyte it made With gyle þow hem gete &raisedpoint; agayne al resoun For in my paleys paradys &raisedpoint; in persone of an addre Falseliche þow fettest þere &raisedpoint; þynge þat I loued nota deceptionem demonis | in Forma lizardM.18.337: Hand 3, fol. 90v, left margin. ¶ Thus ylyke a lusarde &raisedpoint; with a lady visage Theuelich þow me robbedest &raisedpoint; þe olde lawe graunteth Þat gylours be bigiled &raisedpoint; & þat is gode resoun Deut .xix | Soule | for souleCr2.18.339α: Fol. Cc.2r, right margin. Deut .xix. | Soule | for souleCr3.18.339α: Fol. 102r, right margin. Dentem pro dente & oculum pro oculo Ergo soule shal soule quyte &raisedpoint; & synne to synne wende And al þat man hath mysdo &raisedpoint; I man wyl amende nota &raisedpoint; C.18.342: Hand 1, fol. 27r, right margin. Membre for membre &raisedpoint; bi þe olde lawe was amendes And lyf for lyf also &raisedpoint; & by þat lawe I clayme it Adam & al his issue &raisedpoint; at my wille her-after And þat deth in hem fordid &raisedpoint; my deth shal releue And bothe quykke & quyte &raisedpoint; þat queynte was þorw synne And þat grace gyle destruye &raisedpoint; good feith it asketh So leue it nouȝte lucifer aȝeine þe lawe I fecche hem - C.18.349: Hand X, fol. 27r, right margin. But bi riȝt & by resoun &raisedpoint; raunceoun here my lyges Mat .vCr2.18.349α: Fol. Cc.2r, right margin. Mat .v.Cr3.18.349α: Fol. 102r, right margin. Non veni soluere legem &raisedpoint; sed adimplere Þow fettest myne in my place &raisedpoint; aȝeines al resoun Falseliche & felounelich &raisedpoint; gode faith me it tauȝte To recoure hem thorw raunceoun & bi no resoun elles So þat with gyle þow gete &raisedpoint; þorw grace it is ywone Þow Lucyfer in lyknesse &raisedpoint; of a luther addere Getest by gyle &raisedpoint; þo that god loued ¶ And I in lyknesse of a leode &raisedpoint; þat lorde am of heuene Graciouslich þi gyle haue quytte &raisedpoint; go gyle aȝeine gyle And as Adam & alle &raisedpoint; þorw a tre deyden Adam & alle þorwe a tree &raisedpoint; shal torne aȝeine to lyue And gyle is bigyled &raisedpoint; & in his gyle fallen Psal .viiCr2.18.360α: Fol. Cc.2v, left margin. Psal .vii.Cr3.18.360α: Fol. 102v, left margin. Et cecidit in foueam quam fecit Now bygynneth þi gyle &raisedpoint; ageyne þe to tourne And my grace to growe &raisedpoint; ay gretter & wyder Þe bitternesse þat þow hast browe &raisedpoint; brouke it þi-seluen Þat art doctour of deth &raisedpoint; drynke þat þow madest ¶ For I þat am lorde of lyf &raisedpoint; loue is my drynke And for þat drynke to-day &raisedpoint; I deyde vpon erthe I fauȝte so me þrestes ȝet &raisedpoint; for mannes soule sake May no drynke me moiste &raisedpoint; ne my thruste slake Tyl þe vendage falle &raisedpoint; in þe vale of iosephath Iudicium generaleC2.18.370: Hand 2, fol. 94r, right margin. Þat I drynke riȝte ripe must &raisedpoint; resureccio mortuorum And þanne shal I come as a kynge &raisedpoint; crouned with angeles And han out of helle &raisedpoint; alle mennes soules &raisedpoint; nota luciferM.18.373: Hand X, fol. 91r, right margin. ¶ Fendes and fendekynes &raisedpoint; bifore me shulle stande And be at my biddynge &raisedpoint; where-so-eure me lyketh And to be merciable to man &raisedpoint; þanne my kynde it asketh For we beth bretheren of blode &raisedpoint; but nouȝte in baptesme alle Ac alle þat beth myne hole bretheren &raisedpoint; in blode & in baptesme CaueC2.18.378: Hand 2, fol. 94r, right margin. Shal nouȝte be dampned to þe deth &raisedpoint; þat is with-outen ende Psalm .li.Cr2.18.378: Fol. Cc.2v, left margin. Psal .li.Cr3.18.378: Fol. 102v, left margin. Tibi soli peccaui &c &raisedpoint; It is nouȝt vsed in erthe &raisedpoint; to hangen a feloun Ofter þan ones &raisedpoint; þough he were a tretour And ȝif þe Kynge of þat kyngedome &raisedpoint; come in þat tyme There þe feloun thole sholde &raisedpoint; deth or otherwyse Lawe wolde he ȝeue hym lyf &raisedpoint; if he loked on hym ¶ And I þat am kynge of kynges &raisedpoint; shal come suche a tyme There dome to þe deth &raisedpoint; dampneth al wikked And ȝif lawe wil I loke on hem &raisedpoint; it lithe in my grace Whether þei deye or deye nouȝte &raisedpoint; for þat þei deden ille Be it any þinge abouȝte &raisedpoint; þe boldenesse of her synnes I may do mercy þorw riȝtwisnesse &raisedpoint; & alle my wordes trewe And þough holiwrit wil þat I be wroke &raisedpoint; of hem þat deden ille Nullum malum inpunitum &c Thei shul be clensed clereliche &raisedpoint; & wasshen of her synnes The prison of | purgatoryC2.18.392: Hand 2, fol. 94r, right margin. In my prisoun purgatorie &raisedpoint; til parce it hote And my mercy shal be shewed &raisedpoint; to manye of my bretheren For blode may suffre blode &raisedpoint; bothe hungry & akale Ac blode may nouȝt se blode &raisedpoint; blede but hym rewe 2 Corh .xiiCr2.18.395α: Fol. Cc.3r, right margin. ii. Cor .xiiCr3.18.395α: Fol. 103r, right margin. Audiui archana verba que non licet homini loqui nota quia Iusticia in misericordiam verteturM.18.396: Hand 3, fol. 91r, right margin. Ac my riȝtwisnesse & riȝt shal reulen al helle And mercy al mankynde &raisedpoint; bifor me in heuene For I were an vnkynde Kynge &raisedpoint; but I my kynde holpe And namelich at such a nede &raisedpoint; þer nedes helpe bihoueth Psal .143.Cr2.18.399α: Fol. Cc.3v, left margin. Psal .143.Cr3.18.399α: Fol. 102v, left margin. Non intres in iudicium cum seruo tuo Þus bi lawe quod owre lorde &raisedpoint; lede I wil fro hennes Þo þat me loued &raisedpoint; & leued in my comynge And for þi lesynge lucifer &raisedpoint; þat þow lowe til Eue Thow shalt abye it bittre &raisedpoint; & bonde hym with cheynes Astaroth and al þe route &raisedpoint; hidden hem in hernes They dorste nouȝte loke on owre lorde &raisedpoint; þe boldest of hem alle But leten hym lede forth what hym lyked &raisedpoint; and lete what hym liste ¶ Many hundreth of angeles &raisedpoint; harpeden & songen Culpat caro purgat caro &raisedpoint; regnat deus dei caro &raisedpoint; versusC.18.408: Hand X, fol. 27v, left margin. ¶ Thanne piped pees &raisedpoint; of poysye a note ☞R.18.408α: Hand X, fol. 95v, left margin. Possibly marks strange inflection "solitus" in text. Clarior est solito post maxima nebula phebus &raisedpoint; post inimicitias &c &raisedpoint; After sharpe shoures quod pees &raisedpoint; moste shene is þe sonne desuntR.18.410: Hand X (italic), fol. 95v, bottom right, noting that the rest of 18, all of 19, and the first part of 20 are missing. Is no weder warmer &raisedpoint; þan after watery cloudes Ne no loue leuere &raisedpoint; ne leuer frendes Þan after werre & wo &raisedpoint; whan loue & pees be maistres Was neuere werre in þis worlde &raisedpoint; ne wykkednesse so kene Þat ne loue & hym luste to laughynge ne brouȝte And pees þorw pacience &raisedpoint; alle perilles stopped Trewes quod treuth &raisedpoint; þow tellest vs soth bi ihesus Clippe we in couenaunt & vch of vs cusse other And lete no peple quod pees &raisedpoint; perceyue þat we chydde For inpossible is no þyng &raisedpoint; to hym þat is almyȝty ¶ Thow seist soth seyde ryȝtwisnesse &raisedpoint; & reuerentlich hir kyste Pees & pees here &raisedpoint; per secula seculorum nota Iusticia & pax | Osculati suntM.18.421α: Hand 3, fol. 91v, left margin. Psal .85.Cr2.18.421α: Fol. Cc.3v, left margin. Psal .85.Cr3.18.421α: Fol. 103v, left margin. Misericordia & veritas obuiauerunt sibi iusticia & pax osculate sunt Treuth tromped þo & songe &raisedpoint; te deum laudamus And thanne luted loue &raisedpoint; in a loude note Psal .133.Cr2.18.423α: Fol. Cc.3v, left margin. Psal .133.Cr3.18.423α: Fol. 103v, left margin. Ecce quam bonum & quam iocundum &raisedpoint; &c ¶ Tyl þe daye dawed &raisedpoint; þis damaiseles daunced That men rongen to þe resurexioun &raisedpoint; & riȝt with þat I waked And called kitte my wyf &raisedpoint; and kalote my douȝter Ariseth & reuerenceth &raisedpoint; goddes ressurrexioun And crepeth to þe the crosse on knees &raisedpoint; & kisseth it for a iuwel For goddes blissed body &raisedpoint; it bar for owre bote And it afereth þe fende &raisedpoint; for suche is þe myȝte May no grysly gost &raisedpoint; glyde þere it shadweth Passus Vndevicesimus Thus I awaked & wrote &raisedpoint; what I had dremed And diȝte me derely &raisedpoint; & dede me to cherche To here holy þe masse &raisedpoint; & to be houseled after In myddes of þe masse &raisedpoint; þo men ȝede to offrynge I fel eftsones a-slepe &raisedpoint; & sodeynly me mette That Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; was paynted al blody And come in with a crosse &raisedpoint; bifor þe comune peple And riȝte lyke in alle lymes &raisedpoint; to owre lorde ihesu And þanne called I conscience &raisedpoint; to kenne me þe sothe Is þis ihesus þe iuster quod I &raisedpoint; þat iuwes did to deth Or it is Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; who paynted hym so rede notaM.19.12: Hand X, fol. 92r, right margin. Pierces | cote ar=|mourCr2.19.12: Fol. Cc.4r, right margin. Pierces | cote ar=|mour .Cr3.19.12: Fol. 104r, right margin. Quod conscience & kneled þo &raisedpoint; þise aren Pieres armes His coloures & his cotearmure &raisedpoint; ac he þat cometh so blody Is cryst with his crosse &raisedpoint; conqueroure of crystene nota quare Cristus magis | quam IhesusM.19.15: Hand 3, fol. 92r, right margin XM.19.15: Hand X, fol. 92r, right margin. ¶ Why calle ȝe hym cryst quod I &raisedpoint; sithenes iuwes calle hym ihesus Patriarkes & prophetes &raisedpoint; prophecyed bifore Þat alkyn creatures &raisedpoint; shulden knelen & bowen Anon as men nempned &raisedpoint; þe name of god Ihesu - C.19.19: Hand X, fol. 27v, left margin. Ergo is no name &raisedpoint; to þe name of ihesus Ne none so nedeful to nempne &raisedpoint; by nyȝte ne by daye For alle derke deuelles &raisedpoint; aren adradde to heren it And synful aren solaced &raisedpoint; & saued bi þat name And ȝe callen hym cryst &raisedpoint; for what cause telleth me Is cryst more of myȝte &raisedpoint; & more worthy name Þan ihesu or ihesus &raisedpoint; þat al owre ioye come of ¶ Thow knowest wel quod conscience &raisedpoint; and þow konne resoun &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.19.27: Hand 1, fol. 27v, right margin. That knyȝte kynge conqueroure &raisedpoint; may be o persone To be called a kniȝte is faire &raisedpoint; for men shal knele to hym To be called a Kynge is fairer &raisedpoint; for he may knyȝtes make Ac to be conquerour called &raisedpoint; þat cometh of special grace And of hardynesse of herte &raisedpoint; & of hendenesse To make lordes of laddes &raisedpoint; of londe þat he wynneth And fre men foule thralles &raisedpoint; þat folweth nouȝt his lawes ¶ The iuwes þat were gentil men &raisedpoint; ihesu þei dispised Bothe his lore & his lawe &raisedpoint; now ar þei lowe cherlis As wyde as þe worlde is wonyeth &raisedpoint; þere none But vnder tribut & taillage &raisedpoint; as tykes & cherles And þo þat bicome crysten &raisedpoint; by conseille of þe baptiste Christe | crowned | kynge .Cr2.19.39: Fol. Cc.4v, left margin. Christe | crowned | kynge .Cr3.19.39: Fol. 104v, left margin. Aren frankeleynes fre men &raisedpoint; þorw fullyng þat þei toke And gentel men with ihesu &raisedpoint; for Ihesus was yfolled And vppon caluarye on crosse &raisedpoint; ycrouned kynge of iewes ¶ It bicometh to a Kynge &raisedpoint; to kepe and to defende And conquerour of conquest &raisedpoint; his lawes & his large And so ded Ihesus þe iewes &raisedpoint; he iustified & tauȝte hem Þe lawe of lyf &raisedpoint; that last shal euere And fended fram foule yueles &raisedpoint; feueres & fluxes and fro fendes þat in hem was & fals bileue Þo was he ihesus of iewes called &raisedpoint; gentel prophete And kynge of her kyngdome &raisedpoint; & croune bar of þornes ¶ And þo conquered he on crosse &raisedpoint; as conquerour noble Myȝt no deth hym fordo &raisedpoint; ne adown brynge That he ne aros & regned &raisedpoint; and rauysshed helle And þo was he conquerour called &raisedpoint; of quikke & of ded For he ȝaf Adam & Eue &raisedpoint; and other mo blisse Þat longe hadde leyne bifore &raisedpoint; as lucyferes cherles [Hereafter follow 19.56-59 in KD, from alpha, but they are not annotated.] ¶ And sith he ȝaf largely &raisedpoint; alle his lele lyges Places in paradys &raisedpoint; at her partynge hennes He may wel be called conquerour &raisedpoint; & þat is cryst to mene ¶ Ac þe cause þat he cometh þus &raisedpoint; with crosse of his passioun memorandumW.19.64: Hand 1, fol. 116v, right margin. Is to wissen vs þere-wyth &raisedpoint; þat whan þat we ben tempted Þer-with to fyȝte & fenden vs &raisedpoint; fro fallyng in-to synne And se bi his sorwe &raisedpoint; þat who-so loueth ioye nota quia necesse est | penitenciam agereM.19.67: Hand 3, fol. 92v, left margin. To penaunce & to pouerte he moste putten hym-seluen And moche wo in þis worlde &raisedpoint; willen & suffren ¶ Ac to carpe more of cryst &raisedpoint; and how he come to þat name Faithly forto speke &raisedpoint; his firste name was ihesus Tho he was borne in bethleem as þe boke telleth And cam to take mankynde &raisedpoint; kynges and aungeles Reuerenced hym faire &raisedpoint; with richesse of erthe Angeles out of heuene &raisedpoint; come knelyng & songe The gyf=|tes that þe | iii kyngs | offered .Cr2.19.74α: Fol. Dd.1r, right margin. The gyf=|tes that þe | iii. kyngs | offered .Cr3.19.74α: Fol. 105r, right margin. Gloria in excelsis deo &c ¶ Kynges come after &raisedpoint; kneled & offred Mirre & moche golde &raisedpoint; with-outen mercy askynge Or any kynnes catel &raisedpoint; but knowlechyng hym soeuereigne Bothe of sonde sonne & see &raisedpoint; & sithenes þei went - C.19.79: Hand X, fol. 27v, right margin. In-to her kyngene kyth &raisedpoint; by conseille of angeles And there was þat worde fulfilled &raisedpoint; þe which þow of speke Phili .ii.Cr2.19.80α: Fol. Dd.1r, right margin. Phili .ii,Cr3.19.80α: Fol. 105r, right margin. Omnia celestia terrestria flectantur in hoc nomine Ihesu &raisedpoint; nota &raisedpoint; C.19.81: Hand 1, fol. 27v, right margin. For alle þe angeles of heuene &raisedpoint; at his burth kneled And al þe witte of þe worlde &raisedpoint; was in þo þre kynges Resoun & riȝtfulnesse &raisedpoint; & reuth þei offred Wherfore & whi &raisedpoint; wyse men þat tyme Maistres & lettred men &raisedpoint; Magy hem called XL.19.86: Hand X, fol. 82v, left margin. bene loquiturM.19.86: Hand X, fol. 93r, right margin. ¶ That o kynge cam with resoun &raisedpoint; keuered vnder sense Þe secounde kynge sitthe &raisedpoint; sothliche offred Riȝtwisnesse vnder red golde resouns felawe nota discripcionem trium MunerumM.19.89: Hand 3, fol. 93r, right margin. - C.19.85: Hand X, fol. 28r, left margin. Golde is likned to leute &raisedpoint; þat last shal euere And resoun to riche golde &raisedpoint; to riȝte & to treuthe The þridde kynge þo cam &raisedpoint; knelyng to ihesu And presented hym with pitee &raisedpoint; apierynge by myrre For mirre is mercy to mene &raisedpoint; & mylde speche of tonge Thre yliche honest þinges &raisedpoint; was offred þus at ones Þorw þre kynne kynges &raisedpoint; knelynge to ihesu ¶ Ac for alle þise preciouse presentz owre lorde prynce ihesus Was neyther kynge ne conquerour &raisedpoint; til he gan to wexe In þe manere of a man &raisedpoint; & þat by moche sleight As it bicometh a conquerour &raisedpoint; to konne many sleightes And many wyles & witte &raisedpoint; þat wil ben a leder And so did ihesu in his dayes &raisedpoint; who-so had tyme to telle it Sum-tyme he suffred &raisedpoint; & sum-tyme he hydde hym And sum-tyme he fauȝte faste &raisedpoint; & fleigh otherwhile - C.19.104: Hand X, fol. 28r, left margin. And some-tyme he gaf good &raisedpoint; & graunted hele bothe Lyf & lyme &raisedpoint; as hym lyste he wrought As kynde is of a conquerour &raisedpoint; so comsed ihesu Tyl he had alle hem &raisedpoint; þat he fore bledde ¶ In his iuuente þis ihesus &raisedpoint; atte iuwen feste Christ | worketh | miracles .Cr2.19.109: Fol. Dd.1v, left margin. Christ | worketh | miraclesCr3.19.109: Fol. 105v, left margin. Water in-to wyn tourned &raisedpoint; as holy writ telleth And þere bigan god &raisedpoint; of his grace to dowel For wyn is lykned to lawe &raisedpoint; & lyf of holynesse And lawe lakked þo &raisedpoint; for men loued nouȝt her enemys And cryst conseilleth þus &raisedpoint; & comaundeth bothe Bothe to lered & to lewed &raisedpoint; to louye owre enemys So atte feste firste as I bifore tolde Bygan god of his grace & goodnesse to dowel And þo was he cleped & called nouȝt holy cryst but Ihesu nota beneM.19.118: Hand 3, fol. 93r, right margin. A fauntfyn ful of witte &raisedpoint; filius marie ¶ For bifor his moder marie &raisedpoint; made he þat wonder Þat she furste & formest &raisedpoint; ferme shulde bilieue That he þorw grace was gete &raisedpoint; & of no gome elles dixit & facta suntM.19.122: Hand 3, fol. 93r, right margin. He wrouȝt þat bi no witte &raisedpoint; but þorw worde one After þe kynde þat he come of &raisedpoint; þere comsed he dowel And whan he was woxen more &raisedpoint; in his moder absence He made lame to lepe &raisedpoint; & ȝaue liȝte to blynde And fedde with two fisshes &raisedpoint; & with fyue loues &raisedpoint; Sore afyngred folke &raisedpoint; mo þan fyue thousande Þus he conforted carful &raisedpoint; & cauȝte a gretter name Þe whiche was dobet &raisedpoint; where þat he went - C.19.130: Hand X, fol. 28r, left margin. For defe þorw his doynges to here &raisedpoint; & dombe speke he made And alle he heled & halpe &raisedpoint; þat hym of grace asked And þo was he called in contre of þe comune peple For þe dedes þat he did &raisedpoint; fili dauid ihesus For dauid was douȝtiest &raisedpoint; of dedes in his tyme i. Reg .18Cr2.19.135: Fol. Dd.1v, left margin. i. Reg .18Cr3.19.135: Fol. 105v, left margin. The berdes þo songe &raisedpoint; Saul interfecit mille &raisedpoint; et dauid decem milia &raisedpoint; For-þi þe contre þere ihesu cam &raisedpoint; called hym fili dauid i.Kes.xviiiCr2.19.137: Fol. Ff.3r, right margin. And nempned hym of nazereth &raisedpoint; & no man so worthi To be kaisere or kynge &raisedpoint; of þe kyngedome of iuda Ne ouer iuwes iustice &raisedpoint; as ihesus was hem þouȝte ¶ Where-of caiphas hadde enuye &raisedpoint; & other of þe iewes And forto doun hym to deth &raisedpoint; day & nyȝte þei casten - C.19.142: Hand X, fol. 28r, left margin. Kulleden hym on crosse-wyse &raisedpoint; at caluarie on fryday And sithen buryden his body &raisedpoint; & beden þat men sholde Kepen it fro niȝt-comeres &raisedpoint; with knyȝtes yarmed For no frendes shulde hym fecche &raisedpoint; for prophetes hem tolde Þat þat blessed body &raisedpoint; of burieles shulde rise And gone in-to galile &raisedpoint; and gladen his apostles And his moder Marie &raisedpoint; þus men bifore demed ¶ The knyȝtes þat kepten it &raisedpoint; biknewe it hem-seluen Þat angeles & archangeles &raisedpoint; ar þe day spronge Come knelynge to þe corps &raisedpoint; & songen cristus resurgens Verrey man bifor hem alle &raisedpoint; & forth-with hem he ȝede ¶ The iewes preyed hem pees &raisedpoint; & bisouȝte þe knyȝtes Telle þe comune þat þere cam &raisedpoint; a compaignye of his aposteles And bywicched hem as þei woke &raisedpoint; & awey stolen it ¶ Ac Marie Magdeleyne &raisedpoint; mette hym bi þe wey Goynge toward galile &raisedpoint; in godhed & manhed And lyues & lokynge &raisedpoint; & she aloude cryde In eche a compaignye þere she cam &raisedpoint; cristus resurgens Þus cam it out þat cryst ouer-cam &raisedpoint; rekeuered & lyued Luk .24Cr2.19.161α: Fol. Dd.2r, right margin. Luke .24Cr3.19.161α: Fol. 106r, right margin. Sic oportet cristum pati & intrare &c &raisedpoint; nota women kepe no CowncellM.19.162: Hand 3, fol. 94r, right margin. For þat wommen witeth &raisedpoint; may nouȝte wel be conseille ¶ Peter parceyued al þis &raisedpoint; & pursued after Why Chr|ist appea=|red firste | to a wo=|man .Cr2.19.164: Fol. Dd.2r, right margin. Why Chr|ist appea=|red fyrste | to a wo=|man .Cr3.19.164: Fol. 106r, right margin. Bothe iames & Iohan &raisedpoint; Ihesu for to seke Tadde & ten mo &raisedpoint; with Thomas of ynde And as alle þise wise wyes &raisedpoint; weren togideres In an hous al bishette &raisedpoint; & her dore ybarred Cryst cam in & al closed &raisedpoint; bothe dore & ȝates To peter & to his aposteles &raisedpoint; and seyde pax vobis And toke Thomas by þe hande &raisedpoint; and tauȝte hym to grope And fele with his fyngres &raisedpoint; his flesshelich herte Thomas | Didimus | Ioh .xx.Cr2.19.172: Fol. Dd.2v, left margin. Thomas | Didimus | Iohn .xxCr3.19.172: Fol. 106v, left margin. ¶ Thomas touched it &raisedpoint; & with his tonge seyde Deus meus & dominus meus Thow art my lorde &raisedpoint; I bileue &raisedpoint; god lorde ihesu Þow deydest & deth þoledest &raisedpoint; and deme shalt vs alle And now art lyuynge & lokynge &raisedpoint; & laste shalt euere ¶ Crist carped þanne &raisedpoint; and curteislich seyde Thomas for þow trowest þis &raisedpoint; & trewliche bileuest it Blessed mote þow be &raisedpoint; & be shalt for euere And blessed mote þei alle be &raisedpoint; in body & in soule That neuere shal se me in siȝte &raisedpoint; as þow doste nouthe And lellich bileuen al þis &raisedpoint; I loue hem & blesse hem Ioh .xxCr2.19.181α: Fol. Dd.2v, left margin. Iohn .xxCr3.19.181α: Fol. 106v, left margin. Beati qui non viderunt &c &raisedpoint; ¶ And whan þis dede was done &raisedpoint; dobest he tauȝte And ȝaf Pieres power &raisedpoint; and pardoun he graunted To alle manere men &raisedpoint; mercy & forȝyfnes Hym myȝte men to assoille &raisedpoint; of alle manere synnes In couenant þat þei come &raisedpoint; & knewleche to paye Pierces | pardon is , | pai þat þou | oweste .Cr2.19.187: Fol. Dd.2v, left margin. Pierces | pardon is | pay that þou | oweste .Cr3.19.187: Fol. 106v, left margin. To pieres pardon þe plowman &raisedpoint; redde quod debes ¶ Thus hath pieres powere &raisedpoint; be his pardoun payed +L.19.189: Corrector, fol. 83v, right margin. To bynde & to vnbynde &raisedpoint; bothe here & elles And assoille men of alle synnes &raisedpoint; saue of dette one ¶ Anone after an heigh &raisedpoint; vp in-to heuene He went & wonyeth þere &raisedpoint; & wil come atte laste And wil rewarde hym riȝte wel &raisedpoint; þat reddit quod debet Payeth parfitly as pure trewthe wolde And what persone payeth it nouȝt &raisedpoint; punysshen he þinketh And demen hem at domes-daye &raisedpoint; bothe quikke & ded Þe gode to þe godhede &raisedpoint; & to grete ioye And wikke to wonye &raisedpoint; in wo with-outen ende Þus conscience of crist &raisedpoint; & of þe crosse carped And conseilled me to knele þer-to &raisedpoint; & þanne come me þouȝte The holy | Goste .Cr2.19.201: Fol. Dd.3r, right margin. The holy | Goste ,Cr3.19.201: Fol. 107r, right margin. One spiritus paraclitus &raisedpoint; to Pieres & to his felawes In lyknesse of a liȝtnynge &raisedpoint; he lyȝte on hem alle And made hem konne & knowe &raisedpoint; alkyn langages ¶ I wondred what þat was &raisedpoint; & wagged conscience And was afered of the lyȝte &raisedpoint; for in fyres lyknesse Spiritus paraclitus &raisedpoint; ouer-spradde hem alle ¶ Quod conscience & kneled &raisedpoint; þis is crystes messager | C.19.208: Hand X, fol. 28v, left margin. And cometh fro þe grete god &raisedpoint; & grace is his name Knele now quod conscience &raisedpoint; & if þow canst synge Welcome hym & worshipe hym &raisedpoint; with veni creator spiritus ¶ Thanne songe I þat songe &raisedpoint; and so did many hundreth And cryden with conscience &raisedpoint; help vs god of grace And þanne bigan grace &raisedpoint; to go with piers plowman And conseilled hym & conscience &raisedpoint; þe comune to sompne For I wil dele to-daye &raisedpoint; & dyuyde grace | C.19.216: Hand X, fol. 28v, left margin. To alkynnes creatures &raisedpoint; þat kan her fyue wittes Tresore to lyue by &raisedpoint; to her lyues ende And wepne to fyȝte with &raisedpoint; þat wil neure faille For antecryst & his &raisedpoint; al þe worlde shal greue And acombre þe conscience &raisedpoint; but if cryst þe helpe ¶ And fals prophetes fele &raisedpoint; flatereres & glosers Shullen come & be curatoures &raisedpoint; ouer kynges & erlis And pryde shal be pope &raisedpoint; prynce of holycherche Coueytyse & vnkyndenesse &raisedpoint; cardinales hym to lede For-þi quod grace er I go &raisedpoint; I wil gyue ȝow tresore And wepne to fiȝte with &raisedpoint; whan antecryst ȝow assailleth And gaf eche man a grace &raisedpoint; to gye with hym-seluen That ydelnesse encombre hym nouȝt &raisedpoint; envye ne pryde nota Gyftis off graceM.19.228α: Hand 3, fol. 94v, left margin. Diuisiones graciarum sunt &c &raisedpoint; ¶ Some he ȝaf wytte &raisedpoint; with wordes to shewe The gif=|tes of the | holy gost .Cr2.19.230: Fol. Dd.3v, left margin. The gyf=|tes of the | holy gost .Cr3.19.230: Fol. 107v, left margin. Witte to wynne her lyflode with &raisedpoint; as þe worlde asketh As prechoures & prestes & prentyce of lawe Þei lelly to lyue &raisedpoint; by laboure of tonge And bi witte to wissen other &raisedpoint; as grace hem wolde teche ¶ And some he kenned crafte &raisedpoint; & kunnynge of syȝte With sellyng & buggynge &raisedpoint; her bylyf to wynne And some he lered to laboure &raisedpoint; a lele lyf & a trewe And somme he tauȝte to tilie &raisedpoint; to dyche & to thecche To wynne with her lyflode &raisedpoint; by lore of his techynge And some to dyuyne & diuide &raisedpoint; noumbres to kenne And some to compas craftily &raisedpoint; & coloures to make Astrono=|mers .Cr2.19.242: Fol. Dd.3v, left margin. Astrono=|mers .Cr3.19.242: Fol. 107v, left margin. And some to se & to saye &raisedpoint; what shulde bifalle Bothe of wel & of wo &raisedpoint; telle it or it felle As Astronomyenes þorw astronomye &raisedpoint; & philosophres wyse ¶ And some to ryde & to recoeure &raisedpoint; þat vnriȝtfully was wonne He wissed hem wynne it aȝeyne &raisedpoint; þorw wightnesse of handes nota Folviles lawesM.19.247: Hand 3, fol. 95r, right margin. ¶ And fecchen it fro fals men &raisedpoint; with foluyles lawes And some he lered to lyue &raisedpoint; in longynge to ben hennes In pouerte & in penaunce &raisedpoint; to preye for alle crystene And alle he lered to be lele &raisedpoint; & eche a crafte loue other And forbad hem alle debate &raisedpoint; þat none were amonge hem Thowgh some be clenner þan somme &raisedpoint; ȝe se wel quod grace +L.19.252.1: Corrector, fol. 84v, left margin. Þat he þat vseth þe fairest crafte &raisedpoint; to þe foulest I couth haue put hym ~ C.19.253: Hand X, fol. 28v, left margin. Þinketh alle quod grace &raisedpoint; þat grace cometh of my ȝifte Loke þat none lakke other &raisedpoint; but loueth alle as bretheren ¶ And who þat moste maistries can &raisedpoint; be myldest of berynge And crouneth conscience kynge &raisedpoint; & maketh crafte ȝowre stuward And after craftes conseille &raisedpoint; clotheth ȝow & fede Pierces | offices .Cr2.19.258: Fol. Dd.3v, left margin. Pierces | offices .Cr3.19.258: Fol. 107v, left margin. For I make Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; my procuratour & my reve And Regystrere to receyue &raisedpoint; redde quod debes My prowor & my plowman &raisedpoint; Piers shal ben on erthe And for to tulye treuthe &raisedpoint; a teme shal he haue A New plouhM.19.262: Hand X, fol. 95r, right margin. peris plowȝC2.19.262: Hand 1, fol. 98v, right margin. ¶ Grace gaue Piers a teme &raisedpoint; foure gret oxen XM.19.263: Hand X, fol. 95r, right margin. Pierce | Plowe=|man ox=|en .Cr2.19.263: Fol. Dd.4r, right margin. Pierce | Plowe=|mannes | oxen .Cr3.19.263: Fol. 108r, right margin. Þat on was Luke a large beste &raisedpoint; and a lowe-chered And marke & mathew þe þrydde &raisedpoint; myghty bestes bothe And ioigned to hem one Iohan &raisedpoint; most gentil of alle Þe prys nete of Piers plow &raisedpoint; passyng alle other ¶ And grace gaue pieres &raisedpoint; of his goodnesse foure stottis Al þat his oxen eryed &raisedpoint; þey to harwe after On hyȝte Austyne &raisedpoint; & ambrose an other Gregori þe grete clerke &raisedpoint; & Ierome þe gode Þise foure þe feithe to teche &raisedpoint; folweth pieres teme And harwed in an handwhile &raisedpoint; al holy scripture Wyth two harwes þat þei hadde &raisedpoint; an olde & a newe virtutes CardinalesM.19.273α: Hand 3, fol. 95v, left margin. Id est vetus testamentum & nouum ¶ And grace gaue greynes &raisedpoint; þe cardynales vertues = C.19.275: Hand X, fol. 28v, left margin. And sewe it in mannes soule &raisedpoint; & sithen he tolde her names quattuor virtutes cardinalesO.19.276: Hand 1, fol. 81v, left margin. Spiritus prudencie &raisedpoint; þe firste seed hyȝte PrudenciaC2.19.277: Hand 2, fol. 99r, right margin. And who-so eet þat &raisedpoint; ymagyne he shulde The sede | þat Pierce | soweth .Cr2.19.278: Fol. Dd.4r, right margin. The sede | þat Pierce | soweth .Cr3.19.278: Fol. 108r, right margin. Ar he did any dede &raisedpoint; deuyse wel þe ende And lerned men a ladel bugge &raisedpoint; with a longe stele Þat cast for to kepe a crokke &raisedpoint; to saue þe fatte abouen notaW.19.281: Hand 1, fol. 120v, right margin. ¶ The secounde seed hiȝte spiritus temperancie TemperanciaC2.19.282: Hand 2, fol. 99r, right margin. He þat ete of þat seed &raisedpoint; hadde suche a kynde Shulde neuere mete ne mochel drynke &raisedpoint; make hym to swelle Ne sholde no scorner ne scolde &raisedpoint; oute of skyl hym brynge Ne wynnynge ne welthe &raisedpoint; of wordeliche ricchesse Waste worde of ydelnesse &raisedpoint; ne wykked speche meue Shulde no curyous clothe &raisedpoint; comen on hys rugge Master Iohan spisydM.19.288: Hand 3, fol. 95v, left margin. Ne no mete in his mouth &raisedpoint; þat maister Iohan spiced FortitudoC2.19.289: Hand 2, fol. 99r, right margin. ¶ The thridde seed þat Pieres sewe &raisedpoint; was spiritus fortitudinis And who-so eet of þat seed hardy was eure To suffre al þat god sent &raisedpoint; sykenesse & angres Myȝte no lesynge ne lyere &raisedpoint; ne losse of worldely catel Maken hym for any mournynge &raisedpoint; þat he nas merye in soule And bolde & abydynge &raisedpoint; bismeres to suffre And playeth al with pacyence &raisedpoint; & parce michi domine And couered hym vnder conseille &raisedpoint; of catoun þe wyse Esto forti animo cum sis dampnatus inique IusticiaC2.19.297: Hand 2, fol. 99r, right margin. ¶ The fierthe seed þat pieres sewe &raisedpoint; was spiritus iusticie And he þat eet of þat seed &raisedpoint; shulde be euere trewe With god & nouȝt agast &raisedpoint; but of gyle one For gyle goth so pryuely &raisedpoint; þat good faith other-while May nouȝte ben aspyed &raisedpoint; for spiritus iusticie ¶ Spiritus iusticie &raisedpoint; spareth nouȝte to spille Iustyce | leaueth | no sinne | vnpuni=|shed .Cr2.19.302-303: Fol. Dd.4v, left margin. Iustyce | leaueth | no sinne | vnpuni=|shed .Cr3.19.302-303: Fol. 108v, left margin. Hem þat ben gulty &raisedpoint; & forto correcte Þe Kynge ȝif he falle &raisedpoint; in gylte or in trespasse For counteth he no kynges wratthe &raisedpoint; whan he in courte sitteth To demen as a domes-man &raisedpoint; adradde was he neure Noither of duke ne of deth &raisedpoint; þat he ne dede þe lawe For present or for preyere &raisedpoint; or any prynces lettres He dede equite to alle &raisedpoint; euene-forth his powere ¶ Thise foure sedes pieres sewe &raisedpoint; and sitthe he did hem harwe Wyth olde lawe and newe lawe &raisedpoint; þat loue myȝte wexe Amonge þe foure vertues &raisedpoint; and vices destroye - C.19.312: Hand X, fol. 28v, right margin. ¶ For comunelich in contrees &raisedpoint; kammokes & wedes Fouleth þe fruite in þe felde &raisedpoint; þere þei growe togyderes And so don vices &raisedpoint; vertues worthy Quod Piers harweth alle þat kunneth kynde witte &raisedpoint; bi conseille of þis doctours And tulyeth after her techynge &raisedpoint; þe cardinale vertues ¶ Aȝeines þi greynes quod grace &raisedpoint; bigynneth for to ripe Ordeigne þe an hous quod Piers &raisedpoint; to herberwe in þi cornes ¶ By god grace quod Piers &raisedpoint; ȝe moten gyue tymbre And ordeyne þat hous &raisedpoint; ar ȝe hennes wende ¶ And grace gaue hym þe crosse &raisedpoint; with þe croune of þornes That cryst vpon caluarye &raisedpoint; for mankynde on pyned The foun|dation of | þe churchCr2.19.323: Fol. Ee.1r, right margin. The foun|dation of | þe church .Cr3.19.323: Fol. 109r, right margin. And of his baptesme & blode &raisedpoint; þat he bledde on Rode He made a maner morter &raisedpoint; & mercy it hiȝte And þere-with grace bigan &raisedpoint; to make a good foundement And watteled it and walled it &raisedpoint; with his peynes & his passioun And of al holywrit &raisedpoint; he made a rofe after Vnitie holy | ChurcheC2.19.328: Hand 2, fol. 99v, right margin. And called þat hous vnite &raisedpoint; holicherche on englisshe And whan þis dede was done &raisedpoint; grace deuised peers shevesM.19.330: Hand 3, fol. 96r, right margin. A carte hyȝte cristendome &raisedpoint; to carye pieres sheues And gaf hym caples to his carte &raisedpoint; contricioun & confessioun And made presthode haywarde &raisedpoint; þe while hym-self went As wyde as þe worlde is &raisedpoint; with pieres to tulye treuthe Pride en=|uieth the | church .Cr2.19.335: Fol. Ee.1r, right margin. Pride en=|uieth the | church .Cr3.19.335: Fol. 109r, right margin. ¶ Now is Pieres to þe plow &raisedpoint; & pruyde it aspyde And gadered hym a grete oest &raisedpoint; to greuen he þinketh Conscience and al crystene &raisedpoint; and cardinale vertues Blowe hem doune & breke hem &raisedpoint; & bite atwo þe mores And sent forth surquydous &raisedpoint; his seriaunt of armes And his spye spille-loue &raisedpoint; one speke yuel byhynde Þise two come to conscience &raisedpoint; and to crystene peple And tolde hem tydynges &raisedpoint; þat tyne þei shulde þe sedes That Pieres þere hadde ysowen &raisedpoint; þe cardynal vertues And Pieres berne worth broke &raisedpoint; & þei þat ben in vnite Shulle come out &raisedpoint; & conscience &punctuselevatus; & ȝowre two caples Confessioun & contricioun &raisedpoint; and ȝowre carte þe byleue Shal be coloured so queyntly &raisedpoint; and keuered vnder owre sophistrie +L.19.348: Corrector, fol. 85v, left margin. /nota/M.19.348: Hand X8, fol. 96v, left margin. Þat consci[ence] shal nouȝte &punctuselevatus; knowe by contricioun Ne by confessioun &punctuselevatus; who is cristene or hethen Ne no maner marchaunt &raisedpoint; þat with moneye deleth Where he wynne wyth riȝte &raisedpoint; with wronge or with vsure ¶ With suche coloures & queyntise &punctuselevatus; cometh pryde yarmed With þe lorde þat lyueth after &raisedpoint; þe luste of his body To wasten on welfare &raisedpoint; and on wykked kepynge Al þe worlde in a while &raisedpoint; þorw owre witte quod pruyde ¶ Quod conscience to alle crystene þo &raisedpoint; my conseille is to wende The wai | to withstand | pryde .Cr2.19.356: Fol. Ee.1v, left margin. The way | to withstand | pryde .Cr3.19.356: Fol. 109v, left margin. Hastiliche in-to vnyte &raisedpoint; & holde we vs þere And preye we þat a pees were &raisedpoint; in Piers berne þe plowman For witterly I wote wel &raisedpoint; we beth nouȝte of strengthe To gone agayne pryde &raisedpoint; but grace were with vs ¶ And þanne cam kynde wytte &raisedpoint; conscience to teche And cryde & comaunded &raisedpoint; al crystene peple For to deluen a dyche &raisedpoint; depe aboute vnite +L.19.363: Corrector, fol. 85v, left margin. That holycherche stode in vnite &raisedpoint; as it a pyle [weere] ¶ Conscience comaunded þo &raisedpoint; al crystene to delue And make a muche mote &raisedpoint; þat myȝte ben a strengthe To helpe holycherche &raisedpoint; & hem þat it kepeth ¶ Thanne alkyn crystene &raisedpoint; saue comune wommen Who thei | be that | neuer re=|pent .Cr2.19.368: Fol. Ee.1v, left margin. Who thei | be that | neuer re=|pent .Cr3.19.368: Fol. 109v, left margin. Repenteden & refused synne &raisedpoint; saue they one And fals men flateres &raisedpoint; vsureres and theues Lyeres and questmongeres &raisedpoint; þat were forsworen ofte Wytynge and willefully &raisedpoint; with þe false helden And for syluer were forswore &raisedpoint; sothely þei wist it ¶ Þere nas no crystene creature &raisedpoint; þat kynde witte hadde Saue schrewes one &raisedpoint; suche as I spak of That he ne halpe a quantite &raisedpoint; holynesse to wexe Somme þorw bedes byddynge &raisedpoint; and some þorw pylgrymage And other pryue penaunce &raisedpoint; and some þorw penyes delynge ¶ And þanne welled water &raisedpoint; for wikked werkes Egerlich ernynge &raisedpoint; out of mennes eyen Clennesse of þe comune &raisedpoint; & clerkes clene lyuynge Made vnite holicherche &raisedpoint; in holynesse to stonde I care nouȝte quod conscience &raisedpoint; þough pryde come nouthe Þe lorde of luste shal be letted &raisedpoint; al þis lente I hope Comeþ quod conscience &raisedpoint; ȝe cristene and dyneth Þat han laboured lelly &raisedpoint; al þis lente tyme Here is bred yblessed &raisedpoint; and goddes body þer-vnder Grace þorw goddes worde &raisedpoint; gaue Pieres power Myȝtes to maken it &raisedpoint; & men to ete it after In helpe of her hele &raisedpoint; onys in a moneth Or as ofte as þey hadden nede &raisedpoint; þo þat hadde ypayed To pieres pardoun þe plowman &raisedpoint; redde quod debes ¶ How quod al þe comune &raisedpoint; þow conseillest vs to ȝelde Al þat we owen any wyȝte &raisedpoint; ar we go to housel ¶ That is my conseille quod conscience & cardynale vertues Þat vche man forȝyue other &raisedpoint; and þat wyl þe pater noster Math .viCr2.19.394α: Fol. Ee.2r, right margin. Math .viCr3.19.394α: Fol. 110r, right margin. Et dimitte nobis debita nostra &raisedpoint; &c &raisedpoint; And so to ben assoilled &raisedpoint; & sithen ben houseled What lu|cre maye | do .Cr2.19.396: Fol. Ee.2r, right margin. What lu=|cre maye | dooe .Cr3.19.396: Fol. 110r, right margin. ¶ Ȝe bawe quod a brewere &raisedpoint; I wil nouȝt be reuled Bi ihesu for al ȝowre ianglynge &raisedpoint; with spiritus iusticie Ne after conscience by cryste &raisedpoint; whil I can selle Bothe dregges & draffe &raisedpoint; and drawe it at on hole Þikke ale and þinne ale &raisedpoint; for þat is my kynde And nouȝte hakke after holynesse &raisedpoint; holde þi tonge conscience Of spiritus iusticie &raisedpoint; þow spekest moche an ydel ¶ Caytyue quod conscience &raisedpoint; cursed wrecche Vnblessed artow brewere &raisedpoint; but if þe god helpe But þow lyue by lore &raisedpoint; of spiritus iusticie Þe chief seed þat Pieres sewe &raisedpoint; ysaued worstow neure But conscience þe comune fede &raisedpoint; and cardynale vertues Leue it wel þei ben loste &raisedpoint; bothe lyf & soule nota lewed vicareM.19.409: Hand 3, fol. 97v, left margin. Of cardynalisO.19.409: Hand 1, fol. 82v, left margin. ¶ Thanne is many man ylost quod a lewed vycory I am a curatour of holykyrke &raisedpoint; and come neure in my tyme A blynde | curate .Cr2.19.411: Fol. Ee.2r, right margin. A blinde | curate .Cr3.19.411: Fol. 110r, right margin. Man to me þat me couth telle &raisedpoint; of cardinale vertues Or þat acounted conscience &raisedpoint; at a cokkes fether or an hennes I knewe neure cardynal &raisedpoint; þat he ne cam fro þe pope CardinalesC2.19.414: Hand 2, fol. 101r, right margin. And we clerkes whan þey come &raisedpoint; for her comunes payeth For her pelure and her palfreyes mete &raisedpoint; & piloures þat hem folweth Þe comune clamat cotidie &raisedpoint; eche a man to other ☞C2.19.417: Hand 1, fol. 101r, left margin. (Note: BB attribute this to Hand 2.) The prai=|se of car=|dinals .Cr2.19.417: Fol. Ee.2v, left margin. The prai=|se of car=|dinals ,Cr3.19.417: Fol. 110v, left margin. Þe contre is þe curseder &raisedpoint; þat cardynales come Inne And þere they ligge and lenge moste &raisedpoint; lecherye þere regneth For-þi quod þis vicori &raisedpoint; be verrey god I wolde That no cardynal come &raisedpoint; amonge þe comune peple | C.19.421: Hand X, fol. 29r, right margin. But in her holynesse &raisedpoint; holden hem stille At Auynoun amonge þe iuwes &raisedpoint; cum sancto sanctus eris &c Or in Rome as here rule wole &raisedpoint; þe reliques to kepe And þow conscience in kynges courte &raisedpoint; & shuldest neure come þennes And grace þat þow gredest so of : gyour of alle clerkes And Pieres with his newe plow &raisedpoint; & eke with his olde Emperour of al þe worlde &raisedpoint; þat alle men were cristene De papa .O.19.428: Hand 1, fol. 82v, left margin. ¶ Inparfyt is þat pope &raisedpoint; þat al peple shulde helpe Pierce fo|loweth þe | example | of God .Cr2.19.429: Fol. Ee.2v, left margin. Pierce fo|loweth þe | example of GodCr3.19.429: Fol. 110v, left margin. And sendeth hem þat sleeth suche &raisedpoint; as he shulde saue And wel worth piers þe plowman &raisedpoint; þat sueth god in doyng Math .v.Cr2.19.431: Fol. Ee.2v, left margin. Math .v.Cr3.19.431: Fol. 110v, left margin. Qui pluit super iustos &raisedpoint; & iniustos at ones And sent þe sonne to saue &raisedpoint; a cursed mannes tilthe As bryȝte as to þe best man &raisedpoint; & to þe beste woman Riȝte so Pieres þe plowman &raisedpoint; peyneth hym to tulye As wel for a wastour &raisedpoint; & wenches of þe stuwes As for hym-self & his seruauntz &raisedpoint; saue he is firste yserued And trauailleth & tulyeth &raisedpoint; for a tretour also sore As for a trewe tydy man &raisedpoint; al tymes ylyke And worshiped be he þat wrouȝte al &raisedpoint; bothe good & wykke Of the | PopeCr2.19.441: Fol. Ee.2v, left margin. Of the | PopeCr3.19.441: Fol. 110v, left margin. And suffreth þat synful be &raisedpoint; til some tyme þat þei repente nota contra talem papamM.19.442: Hand 3, fol. 97v, left margin. Contra papamC2.19.442: Hand 2, fol. 101r, right margin. And god amende þe pope &raisedpoint; þat pileth holykirke And cleymeth bifor þe kynge &raisedpoint; to be keper ouer crystene And counteth nouȝt þough crystene ben &raisedpoint; culled & robbed And fynt folke to fyȝte &raisedpoint; and cristene blode to spille Aȝeyne þe olde lawe & newe lawe &raisedpoint; as Luke þer-of witnesseth Hebru .x.Cr2.19.446α: Fol. Ee.2v, left margin. Hebru .x.Cr3.19.446α: Fol. 110v, left margin. Non occides michi vindictam &c It semeth &raisedpoint; by so &punctuselevatus; hym-self hadd his wille That he ne reccheth riȝte nouȝte &raisedpoint; of al þe remenaunte And cryst of his curteisye &raisedpoint; þe cardinales saue And tourne her witte to wisdome &raisedpoint; & to wele of soule For þe comune quod þis curatour counten ful litel Þe conseille of conscience &raisedpoint; or cardinale vertues But if þei sowe as by syȝte &raisedpoint; somwhat to wynnynge Of gyle ne of gabbynge &raisedpoint; gyue þei neuere tale For spiritus prudencie &raisedpoint; amonge þe peple is gyle And alle þo faire vertues &raisedpoint; as vyces þei semeth Eche man sotileth a sleight &raisedpoint; synne forto hyde And coloureth it for a kunnynge &raisedpoint; and a clene lyuynge Of land=|lordes .Cr2.19.459: Fol. Ee.3r, right margin. Of land=|lordes .Cr3.19.459: Fol. 111r, right margin. ¶ Thanne loughe þere a lorde &raisedpoint; & by þis liȝte sayde I halde it ryȝte & resoun &raisedpoint; of my reue to take Al þat myne auditour or elles my stuwarde Conseilleth me by her acounte &raisedpoint; & my clerkes wrytynge ¶ With spiritus intellectus &raisedpoint; they seke þe reues rolles +L.19.464: Corrector, fol. 87r, right margin. And with spiritus fortitudinis &raisedpoint; fecche [it] I wole notaM.19.465: Hand X, fol. 98r, right margin. ¶ And þanne come þere a kynge &raisedpoint; & bi his croune seyde a profecyG.19.466: Hand 1, fol. 95v, left margin. Of kingsCr2.19.466: Fol. Ee.3r, right margin. Of kingsCr3.19.466: Fol. 111r, right margin. I am Kynge with croune &raisedpoint; þe comune to reule XG.19.467: Hand 2, fol. 95v, left margin. Corresponds to an "X" in the Table of Contents (fol. 103r). And holykirke & clergye &raisedpoint; fro cursed men to defende And if me lakketh to lyue by &raisedpoint; þe lawe wil I take it Þere I may hastlokest it haue &raisedpoint; for I am hed of lawe For ȝe ben but membres &raisedpoint; & I aboue alle And sith I am ȝowre aller hed &raisedpoint; I am ȝowre aller hele And holycherche chief help &raisedpoint; & chiftaigne of þe comune And what I take of ȝow two &raisedpoint; I take it atte techynge Of spiritus iusticie for I &raisedpoint; iugge ȝow alle So I may baldely be houseled &raisedpoint; for I borwe neuere Ne craue of my comune &raisedpoint; but as my kynde asketh ¶ In condicioun quod conscience &raisedpoint; þat þow konne defende And rule þi rewme in resoun &raisedpoint; riȝt wel & in treuth De potestate regis .O.19.479: Hand 1, fol. 83v, left margin. Take þow may in resoun as þi lawe asketh Omnia tua sunt ad defendendum set non ad depredandum Þe vyker hadde fer home &raisedpoint; & faire toke his leue And I awakned þere-with &raisedpoint; & wrote as me mette Passus vicesimus & primus de dobest Thanne as I went by þe way &raisedpoint; whan I was þus awaked Heuy-chered I ȝede &raisedpoint; and elynge in herte I ne wiste where to ete &raisedpoint; ne at what place And it neighed nyeghe þe none &raisedpoint; & with nede I mette That afronted me foule &raisedpoint; and faitour me called Coudestow nouȝte excuse þe &raisedpoint; as dede þe Kynge & other NecessitasO.20.7: Hand 1, fol. 83v, left margin. Þat þow toke to þi bylyf &raisedpoint; to clothes and to sustenance As by techynge & by tellynge &raisedpoint; of spiritus temperancie And þow nome namore &raisedpoint; þan nede þe tauȝte Nede hathe no LaweC2.20.10: Hand 2, fol. 102r, right margin. And nede ne hath no lawe &raisedpoint; ne neure shal falle in dette For þre thynges he taketh &raisedpoint; his lyf forto saue That is mete whan men hym werneth &raisedpoint; & he no moneye weldeth ¶ Ne wyght none wil ben his borwe &raisedpoint; ne wedde hath none to legge What li=|berti nede | geueth .Cr2.20.14: Fol. Ee.3v, left margin. What li=|berti nede | geueth .Cr3.20.14: Fol. 111v, left margin. And he cauȝte in þat cas &raisedpoint; & come þere-to by sleighte He synneth nouȝte sothelich &raisedpoint; þat so wynneth his fode And þough he come so to a clothe &raisedpoint; and can no better cheuysaunce Nede anon-riȝte &raisedpoint; nymeth hym vnder meynpryse And if hym lyst for to lape &raisedpoint; þe lawe of kynde wolde That he dronke at eche diche &raisedpoint; ar he for thurste deyde So nede at grete nede &raisedpoint; may nymen as for his owne Wyth-oute conseille of conscience &raisedpoint; or cardynale vertues So þat he suwe & saue &raisedpoint; spiritus temperancie spiritusG.20.23: Hand 1, fol. 96r, right margin. ¶ For is no vertue by fer to spiritus temperancie Neither spiritus iusticie &raisedpoint; ne spiritus fortitudinis Tempe=|raunce is | the chiefe | vertue .Cr2.20.25: Fol. Ee.3v, left margin. Tempe=|raunce is | the chiefe | vertue ,Cr3.20.25: Fol. 111v, left margin. For spiritus fortitudinis &raisedpoint; forfaiteth ful oft He shal do more þan mesure &raisedpoint; many tyme & ofte Passus vicessimusR.20.27: Hand X (italic), fol. 96r, left margin. Marks in what passus R resumes. And bete men ouer bitter &raisedpoint; and somme of hem to litel And greue men gretter &raisedpoint; þan goode faith it wolde ¶ And spiritus iusticie &punctuselevatus; shal iuggen wolhe nolhe After þe kynges conseille &raisedpoint; & þe comune lyke And spiritus prudencie &raisedpoint; in many a poynte shal faille Of þat he weneth wolde falle &raisedpoint; if his wytte ne were wenyng is no wisdomR.20.33: Hand X4 (16th-c, secretary), fol. 96r, right margin. Wenynge is no wysdome &raisedpoint; ne wyse ymagynacioun Homo proponit & deus disponit &raisedpoint; & gouerneth alle good vertues Ac nede is next hym &raisedpoint; for anon he meketh And as low as a lombe &raisedpoint; for lakkyng of þat hym nedeth Wyse men forsoke wele &raisedpoint; for þey wolde be nedy And woneden in wildernesse &raisedpoint; & wolde nouȝte be riche ¶ And god al his grete ioye &raisedpoint; gostliche he left And cam & toke mankynde &raisedpoint; and bycam nedy So nedy he was as seyth þe boke &raisedpoint; in many sondry places Þat he seyde in his sorwe &raisedpoint; on þe selue Rode Bothe fox & foule &raisedpoint; may fleighe to hole & crepe And þe fisshe hath fyn &raisedpoint; to flete with to reste +L.20.46: Corrector, fol. 87v, left margin. Þere nede hath ynome me &raisedpoint; þat I mote nede abyde And suffre sorwes ful sowre &raisedpoint; þat shal to ioye tourne For-þi be nouȝte abasshed &raisedpoint; to byde and to be nedy Syth he þat wrouȝte al þe worlde &raisedpoint; was wilfullich nedy Ne neuer none so nedy &raisedpoint; ne pouerere deyde ¶ Whan nede had vndernome me þus &raisedpoint; anon I felle aslepe And mette ful merueillously &raisedpoint; þat in mannes forme ipsa papaG.20.53: Hand 3, fol. 96v, supralinear gloss on "antecryst." . Antecrist .O.20.53: Hand 1, fol. 84r, right margin. AntechristusC2.20.53: Hand 2, fol. 102v, right margin. Antecryst cam þanne &raisedpoint; and al þe croppe of treuthe Ieronimus super illud Danielis . 12 . Beatus qui | expectat & peruenit vsque ad | dies . 1335 . Beatus inquit qui | interfecto antichristo . dies supra | numerum | perfinitum . 45 . prestolatur quibus | & dominus saluator in sua | magestate venturus estO.20.54: Hand 1, fol. 84r, right margin, parallel to KD.20.54-61. Passage taken almost verbatim from Saint Jerome's commentary on Daniel 12.12. Torned it vp-so-doune &raisedpoint; and ouertilte þe rote ipsa papaG.20.55: Hand 3, fol. 96v, supralinear gloss on "false." And fals sprynge & sprede &raisedpoint; & spede mennes nedes In eche a contre þere he cam &raisedpoint; he cutte awey treuthe And gert gyle growe þere &raisedpoint; as he a god were Nota howe | fallshedd | fyrst krept | In by the pope | and his flockG.20.58: Hand 3, fol. 96v, left margin. . Freres .O.20.58: Hand 3, fol. 84r, left margin. FryersR.20.58: Hand X4 (16th-c, secretary), fol. 96r, right margin. Who re=|ceyued | Antichri=|ste fyrste .Cr2.20.58: Fol. Ee.4r, right margin. Who re=|ceyued | Antichri=|ste fyrste .Cr3.20.58: Fol. 112r, right margin. Freres folwed þat fende &raisedpoint; for he ȝaf hem copes And religiouse reuerenced hym &raisedpoint; and rongen here belles And al þe couent forth cam &raisedpoint; to welcome þat tyraunt And alle hise &raisedpoint; as wel as hym &raisedpoint; saue onlich folis Which folis were wel leuer to deye þan to lyue Lengore sith lenten &punctuselevatus; was so rebuked And a fals fende antecriste &raisedpoint; ouer alle folke regned How An=|tichriste | doth se=|duce ma=|ny good | men .Cr2.20.65: Fol. Ee.4v, left margin. How An=|tichriste | doth se=|duce ma=|ny good | men .Cr3.20.65: Fol. 112v, left margin. And þat were mylde men & holy &raisedpoint; þat no myschief dredden Defyed al falsenesse &raisedpoint; and folke þat it vsed +L.20.67: Corrector, fol. 88r, left margin. And what Kynge þat hem conforted &raisedpoint; knowynge hem any while They cursed and her conseille &raisedpoint; were it clerke or lewed ¶ Antecriste hadde thus sone &raisedpoint; hundredes at his banere And Pryde it bare &raisedpoint; boldely aboute With a lorde þat lyueth &raisedpoint; after lykynge of body That cam aȝein conscience &raisedpoint; þat kepere was & gyoure Ouer kynde crystene &raisedpoint; and cardynale vertues ¶ I conseille quod conscience þo &raisedpoint; cometh with me ȝe foles In-to vnyte holy cherche &raisedpoint; and holde we vs there And crye we to kynde &raisedpoint; þat he come & defende vs Foles &raisedpoint; fro þis fendes lymes &raisedpoint; for Piers loue þe plowman And crye we to alle þe comune / þat þei come to vnite And þere abide and bikere &raisedpoint; aȝein beliales children ¶ Kynd conscience þo herde &raisedpoint; and cam out of þe planetes And sent forth his foreioures feures and fluxes Coughes and cardiacles &raisedpoint; crampes and tothaches Rewmes & radegoundes &raisedpoint; and roynouse scalles M Mr TomasS.20.84: Hand X (Thomas Hewlet), fol. 85v, left margin. Byles and bocches &raisedpoint; and brennyng agues Frenesyes & foule yueles &raisedpoint; forageres of kynde Hadde yprykked and prayed polles of peple Þat largelich a legioun &raisedpoint; lese her lyf sone ¶ There was harrow and help &raisedpoint; here cometh kynde A greate | signe of | infidelityCr2.20.89: Fol. Ee.4v, left margin. A greate | signe of | infidelityCr3.20.89: Fol. 112v, left margin. With deth þat is dredful &raisedpoint; to vndone vs alle ¶ The lorde that lyued after lust &raisedpoint; tho alowde cryde After conforte a knyghte &raisedpoint; to come and bere his banere Alarme alarme quod þat lorde eche lyf kepe his owne ¶ And þanne mette þis men &raisedpoint; ar mynstralles myȝte pipe And ar heraudes of armes &raisedpoint; hadden descreued lordes ¶ Elde þe hore &raisedpoint; he was in þe vauntwarde And bare þe banere bifor deth &raisedpoint; by riȝte he it claymed Kynde come after &raisedpoint; with many kene sores As pokkes and pestilences &raisedpoint; and moche poeple shente &raisedpoint; The ma=|ner of god|des visitata|tion .Cr2.20.99: Fol. Ff.1r, right margin. The ma=|ner of god|des visitata|tion .Cr3.20.99: Fol. 113r, right margin. So kynde þorw corupciouns &raisedpoint; kulled ful manye - C.20.100: Hand X, fol. 30r, left margin. ¶ Deth cam dryuende after &raisedpoint; and al to doust passhed Kynges & Knyȝtes &raisedpoint; kayseres and popes Lered ne lewed &raisedpoint; he let no man stonde That he hitte euene &raisedpoint; þat euere stired after Many a louely lady &raisedpoint; and lemmanes of knyghtes Swouned and swelted &raisedpoint; for sorwe of dethes dyntes ¶ Conscience of his curteisye &raisedpoint; to kynde he bisouȝte To cesse & suffre &raisedpoint; and see where þei wolde Leue pryde pryuely &raisedpoint; and be parfite cristene ¶ And kynde cessed tho &raisedpoint; to se þe peple amende The ma=|ner of men | when pla|ges ceaseCr2.20.110: Fol. Ff.1r, right margin. The ma=|ner of men | when pla|ges ceaseCr3.20.110: Fol. 113r, right margin. Fortune gan flateren thenne &raisedpoint; þo fewe þat were alyue And byhight hem longe lyf &raisedpoint; and lecherye he sent Amonges al manere men &raisedpoint; wedded & vnwedded And gadered a gret hoste &raisedpoint; al agayne conscience ¶ This lecherye leyde on &raisedpoint; with a laughyng chiere And with pryue speche &raisedpoint; and peynted wordes And armed hym in ydelnesse &raisedpoint; and in hiegh berynge He bare a bowe in his hande &raisedpoint; and manye blody arwes Weren fethered with faire biheste &raisedpoint; and many a false truthe +L.20.119: Corrector, fol. 88v, left margin. Wit his vntydy tales &raisedpoint; he tened ful ofte Conscience and his compaignye &raisedpoint; of holicherche þe techeres ¶ Thanne cam coueityse &raisedpoint; and caste how he myȝte Ouercome conscience &raisedpoint; and cardynal vertues And armed hym in auaryce &raisedpoint; and hungriliche lyued His wepne was al wiles &raisedpoint; to wynnen & to hyden With glosynges and with gabbynges &raisedpoint; he gyled þe peple Couetise | and Simo|ny make | prelates .Cr2.20.126: Fol. Ff.1v, left margin. Couetise | and Simo|ny make | prelates .Cr3.20.126: Fol. 113v, left margin. Symonye hym sent &raisedpoint; to assaille conscience And preched to þe peple &raisedpoint; and prelates þei hem maden To holden with antecryste &raisedpoint; her temperaltes to saue And come to þe kynges conseille &raisedpoint; as a kene baroun And kneled to conscience in courte afor hem alle And gart gode feith flee &raisedpoint; and fals to abide And boldeliche bar adown &raisedpoint; with many a briȝte noble Moche of þe witte and wisdome &raisedpoint; of westmynster halle He iugged til a iustice &raisedpoint; and iusted in his ere And ouertilte al his treuthe &raisedpoint; with take þis vp amendement And to þe arches in haste &raisedpoint; he ȝede anone after And torned Ciuile in-to symonye &raisedpoint; and sitthe he toke þe official nota the mantell off MyneverM.20.138: Hand 3, fol. 100v, left margin. For a mentel of menyuere &raisedpoint; he made lele matrimonye Departen ar deth cam &raisedpoint; & deuos shupte ¶ Allas quod conscience & cried þo &raisedpoint; wolde criste of his grace That coueityse were cristene &raisedpoint; þat is so kene a fiȝter And bolde and bidyng &raisedpoint; while his bagge lasteth ¶ And þanne lowgh lyf &raisedpoint; and leet dagge his clothes And armed hym in haste &raisedpoint; in harlotes wordes And helde holynesse a iape &raisedpoint; and hendenesse a wastour And lete leute a cherle &raisedpoint; and lyer a fre man &raisedpoint; Conscience and conseille &raisedpoint; he counted it a folye &raisedpoint; ¶ Thus relyed lyf &raisedpoint; for a litel fortune And pryked forth with pryde preyseth he no vertue A careth nouȝte how kynde slow &raisedpoint; and shal come atte laste And culle alle erthely creature &raisedpoint; saue conscience one Lyf leep asyde &raisedpoint; and lauȝte hym a lemman Heel & I quod he &raisedpoint; and hieghnesse of herte Shal do þe nouȝte drede &raisedpoint; noyther deth ne elde Lyfe and | Fortune | beget Slo|uth .Cr2.20.155: Fol. Ff.1v, left margin. Lyfe and | Fortune | beget Slo|uth .Cr3.20.155: Fol. 113v, left margin. And to forȝete sorwe &raisedpoint; and ȝyue nouȝte of synne ¶ This lyked lyf &raisedpoint; and his lemman fortune And geten in her glorie &raisedpoint; a gadelyng atte laste One þat moche wo wrouȝte &raisedpoint; sleuthe was his name Sleuthe wex wonder ȝerne &raisedpoint; and sone was of age Slouthe | marieth | dispayreCr2.20.160: Fol. Ff.2r, right margin. Slouthe | marieth | dispayreCr3.20.160: Fol. 114r, right margin. And wedded one wanhope &raisedpoint; a wenche of þe stuwes Her syre was a sysour &raisedpoint; þat neure swore treuthe nota Tom twotongeM.20.162: Hand 3, fol. 100v, left margin. One Thomme two tonge &raisedpoint; ateynte at vch a queste ¶ This sleuthe was war of werre &raisedpoint; and a slynge made mordonM.20.164: Hand X, fol. 100v, right margin. And threwe drede of dyspayre &raisedpoint; a dozein myle aboute For care conscience þo &raisedpoint; cryed vpon elde And bad hym fonde to fyȝte &raisedpoint; and afere wanhope ¶ And elde hent good hope &raisedpoint; and hastilich he shifte hym And wayued awey wanhope &raisedpoint; and with lyf he fyȝteth And lyf fleigh for fere to fysyke after helpe And bisouȝte hym of socoure &raisedpoint; and of his salue hadde And gaf hym golde good woon &raisedpoint; þat gladded his herte And þei gyuen hym agayne a glasen houve Lyf leued þat lechecrafte &raisedpoint; lette shulde elde nota contra phisicosM.20.174: Hand 3, fol. 101r, right margin. And dryuen awey deth &raisedpoint; with dyas and dragges ¶ And elde auntred hym on lyf &raisedpoint; and atte laste he hitte Age kil=|leth boeth | Phisician | & SurgienCr2.20.176: Fol. Ff.2r, right margin. Age kil=|leth boeth | Phisician | & SurgienCr3.20.176: Fol. 114r, right margin. A Fisicien with a forred hood &raisedpoint; þat he fel in a palsye And þere deyed þat doctour &raisedpoint; ar thre dayes after Now I see seyde lyf &raisedpoint; þat surgerye ne Fisyke May nouȝte a myte auaille &raisedpoint; to medle aȝein elde And in hope of his hele &raisedpoint; gode herte he hente And rode so to reuel &raisedpoint; a ryche place and a merye The companye of conforte &raisedpoint; men cleped it sumtyme And elde anone after me &raisedpoint; and ouer myne heed ȝede And made me balled bifore &raisedpoint; and bare on þe croune So harde he ȝede ouer myn hed &raisedpoint; it wil be seen eure ¶ Sire euel ytauȝte elde quod I &raisedpoint; vnhende go with the Sith whanne was þe way &raisedpoint; ouer men hedes XM.20.188: Hand X, fol. 101r, right margin. Haddestow be hende quod I &raisedpoint; þow woldest haue asked leue ¶ Ȝe leue lordeyne quod he &raisedpoint; and leyde on me with age And hitte me vnder þe ere &raisedpoint; vnethe may ich here He buffeted me aboute þe mouthe &raisedpoint; & bett out my tethe And gyued me in goutes &raisedpoint; I may nouȝte go at large notaR.20.193: Hand X, fol. 98v, left margin. And of þe wo þat I was in &raisedpoint; my wyf had reuthe And wisshed ful witterly &raisedpoint; þat I were in heuene For þe lyme þat she loued me fore &raisedpoint; and leef was to fele On nyȝtes namely &raisedpoint; whan we naked were I ne myght in no manere &raisedpoint; maken it at hir wille So elde and she sothly &raisedpoint; hadden it forbeten ¶ And as I seet in þis sorwe &raisedpoint; I say how kynde passed And deth drowgh niegh me &raisedpoint; for drede gan I quake And cried to kynde &raisedpoint; out of care me brynge Loo elde þe hoore &raisedpoint; hath me biseye Awreke me if ȝowre wille be &raisedpoint; for I wolde ben hennes ¶ Ȝif þow wilt ben ywroken &raisedpoint; wende in-to vnite And holde þe þere eure &raisedpoint; tyl I sende for þe And loke þow conne somme crafte ar þow come þennes Nature | wolde we | shoulde | learne to | loue .Cr2.20.207: Fol. Ff.2v, left margin. Nature | wolde we | shoulde | learne to | loue .Cr3.20.207: Fol. 114v, left margin. Conseille me kynde quod I &raisedpoint; what crafte is best to lerne loveR.20.208: Hand X6 (16th-c, secretary), fol. 98v, left margin. Lerne to loue quod kynde &raisedpoint; & leue of alle othre ¶ How shal I come to catel so &raisedpoint; to clothe me and to fede And þow loue lelly quod he &raisedpoint; lakke shal þe neure Mete ne wordly wede &raisedpoint; whil þi lyf lasteth ¶ And þere by conseille of kynde &raisedpoint; I comsed to rowme theS.20.213: Hand X, fol. 87r, right margin. Thorw contricioun & confessioun &raisedpoint; tyl I cam to vnite And þere was conscience constable &raisedpoint; cristene to saue The seuen | capitall | sinnes be|sieged con|science .Cr2.20.215: Fol. Ff.2v, left margin. The seuen | capitall | sinnes be|sieged con|science .Cr3.20.215: Fol. 114v, left margin. And biseged sothly &raisedpoint; with seuene grete gyauntz Þat with Antecrist helden &raisedpoint; hard aȝein conscience ¶ Sleuth with his slynge &raisedpoint; an hard saut he made Proude prestes come with hym moo þan a thousand In paltokes & pyked shoes &raisedpoint; & pisseres longe knyues Comen aȝein conscience &raisedpoint; with coueityse þei helden nota the prest off IrlondM.20.221: Hand 3, fol. 101v, left margin. ¶ By Marie quod a mansed preste &raisedpoint; of þe marche of yrlonde Woulde | god there | were no | such prie=|stes in en=|glande .Cr2.20.222: Fol. Ff.3r, right margin. Woulde | god there | were no | such prie=|stes in en|glande .Cr3.20.222: Fol. 115r, right margin. I counte namore conscience &raisedpoint; bi so I cacche syluer &raisedpoint; Nota &raisedpoint; C.20.223: Hand 1, fol. 30v, left margin. Than I do to drynke &raisedpoint; a drauȝte of good ale And so seide sexty of þe same &raisedpoint; contreye And shoten aȝein with shotte &raisedpoint; many a shef of othes And brode hoked arwes &raisedpoint; goddes herte & his nayles And hadden almost vnyte &raisedpoint; and holynesse adowne ¶ Conscience cryed helpe &raisedpoint; clergye or ellis I falle Thorw inparfit prestes &raisedpoint; and prelates of holicherche bene vales conscienciaM.20.230: Hand 4, fol. 101v, left margin. Freres herden hym crye &raisedpoint; and comen hym to helpe Ac for þei couth nouȝte wel her craft &raisedpoint; conscience forsoke hem ¶ Nede neghed tho nere &raisedpoint; and conscience he tolde Freres be FlaterersC2.20.233: Hand 2, fol. 105r, right margin. That þei come for coueityse &raisedpoint; to haue cure of soules Curates | oughte to | haue a com|petent lyuyng cer=|tayne .Cr2.20.234: Fol. Ff.3r, right margin. Curates | oughte to | haue a com|petent ly|uyng cer=|tayneCr3.20.234: Fol.115r, right margin. And for þei arn poure par-auenture &raisedpoint; for patrimoigne hem failleth +L.20.235: Corrector, fol. 90r, right margin. notaM.20.235: Hand 3, fol. 102r, right margin. Thei wil flatre to fare wel &raisedpoint; folke þat ben riche And sithen þei chosen chele &raisedpoint; and cheytifte pouerte Lat hem chewe as þei chese &raisedpoint; and charge hem with no cure id est sepiusL.20.238: Hand 1, fol. 90r, suprlinear gloss on "lomer." .id est. sepiusM.20.238: Hand 1, fol. 102r, supralinear gloss on "lomer." id est sepiusHm.20.238: Hand 2, fol. 203r, supralinear gloss on "lymer." For lomer he lyeth &raisedpoint; þat lyflode mote begge notaM.20.239: Hand 3, fol. 102r, right margin. Þan he þat laboureth for lyflode &raisedpoint; & leneth it beggeres And sithen Freres forsoke &raisedpoint; þe felicite of erthe | C.20.241: Hand X, fol. 31r, left margin. frerisO.20.241: Hand 3, fol. 86v, left margin. Freris .O.20.241: Hand 1, fol. 86v, left margin. Lat hem be as beggeres &raisedpoint; or lyue by angeles fode ¶ Conscience of þis conseille þo &raisedpoint; comsed for to laughe +L.20.243: Corrector, fol. 90r, left margin. And curtei[s]lich conforted hem &raisedpoint; and called in alle freres And seide sires sothly &raisedpoint; welcome be ȝe alle To vnite and holicherche &raisedpoint; ac on thyng I ȝow preye Holdeth ȝow in vnyte &raisedpoint; and haueth none envye To lered ne to lewed &raisedpoint; but lyueth after ȝowre rewle And I wil be ȝowre borghe &raisedpoint; ȝe shal haue bred and clothes And other necessaries anowe &raisedpoint; ȝow shal no thyng faille With þat ȝe leue logyk &raisedpoint; and lerneth for to louye - C.20.251: Hand X, fol. 31r, left margin. For loue laft þei lordship &raisedpoint; bothe londe and scole Frere Fraunceys and Dominyk &raisedpoint; for loue to ben holy ¶ And if ȝe coueyteth cure &raisedpoint; kynde wil ȝow teche That in mesure god made &raisedpoint; alle manere thynges And sette it at a certeyne &raisedpoint; and at a syker noumbre And nempned names newe &raisedpoint; and noumbred þe sterres [Pointing hand]C.20.256α: Hand X, fol. 31r, left margin. Psal .147.Cr2.20.256&agr;: Fol. Ff.3v, left margin. Psal .147.Cr3.20.256&agr;: Fol. 115v, left margin. Qui numerat multitudinem stellarum &raisedpoint; & omnibus eis &c notaY.20.257: Hand X, fol. 102r, left margin. Same as that at KD.1.136. ¶ Kynges & knyghtes þat kepen and defenden Han officers vnder hem &raisedpoint; and vch of hem certeyne And if þei wage men to werre &raisedpoint; þei write hem in noumbre Wil no tresorere hem paye &raisedpoint; trauaille þei neure so sore Alle other in bataille &raisedpoint; ben yholde bribours Pilours and pykehernois &raisedpoint; in eche a place ycursed ¶ Monkes and monyals &raisedpoint; and alle men of Religioun Her ordre and her reule wil &raisedpoint; to han a certeyne noumbre Of lewed and of lered &raisedpoint; þe lawe wol and axeth A certeyn for a certeyne &raisedpoint; saue onelich of freres The Fry=|ers are with|out numbreCr2.20.268: Fol. Ff.3v, left margin. The Fry|ers are with|out numbreCr3.20.268: Fol. 115v, left margin. For-þi quod conscience by cryst &raisedpoint; kynde witte me telleth It is wikked to wage ȝow &raisedpoint; ȝe wexeth out of noumbre Heuene hath euene noumbre &raisedpoint; and helle is with-out noumbre For-þi I wolde witterly &raisedpoint; þat ȝe were in þe Registre And ȝowre noumbre vndre notarie sygne &raisedpoint; & noyther mo ne lasse ¶ Enuye herd þis &raisedpoint; and heet freres to go to scole And lerne logyk and lawe &raisedpoint; and eke contemplacioun And preche men of plato &raisedpoint; and preue it by seneca Þat alle þinges vnder heuene &raisedpoint; ouȝte to ben in comune ¶ And ȝit he lyeth as I leue &raisedpoint; þat to þe lewed so precheth XC.20.278: Hand 1, fol. 31r, right margin. For god made to men a lawe &raisedpoint; and Moyses it tauȝte Exod .xxCr2.20.279: Fol. Ff.3v, left margin. Exod .xx.Cr3.20.279: Fol. 115v, left margin. Non concupisces rem proximi tui notaM.20.280: Hand 3, fol. 102v, left margin. And euele is þis yholde &raisedpoint; in parisches of engelonde For parsones and parish prestes þat shulde þe peple shryue Ben curatoures called &raisedpoint; to knowe and to hele Alle þat ben her parisshiens &raisedpoint; penaunce to enioigne And shulden be ashamed in her shrifte &raisedpoint; ac shame maketh hem wende And fleen to þe freres &raisedpoint; as fals folke to westmynstre . westmynyster .O.20.286: Hand 1, fol. 87r, right margin. ȝerneC2.20.286: Hand 2, fol. 106r, left margin. Thei that | went to þe | Fryers to | shrift wer | like santu|ary men .Cr2.20.286: Fol. Ff.4r, right margin. Thei that | went to þe | Fryers to shrift | wer | like santu|ary men .Cr3.20.286: Fol. 116r, right margin. That borweth and bereth it þider &raisedpoint; and þanne biddeth frendes Ȝerne of forȝifnesse &raisedpoint; or lenger ȝeres leue ¶ Ac whil he is in westmynstre &raisedpoint; he wil be bifore And make hym merye with other mennes goodis And so it fareth with moche folke &raisedpoint; þat to þe freres shryueth +L.20.291: Corrector, fol. 90v, left margin. confession made to FryersR.20.291: Hand X4 (16th-c, secretary), fol. 99v, left margin. As sysours and excecutours &raisedpoint; þei wil [yeue þe] freres A parcel to preye for hem &raisedpoint; & make hem-self myrye With þe residue and þe remenaunt &raisedpoint; þat other men biswonke And suffre þe ded in dette &raisedpoint; to þe day of dome ¶ Enuye herfore &raisedpoint; hated conscience And freres to philosofye &raisedpoint; he fonde hem to scole XM.20.296: Hand X, fol. 102v, right margin. The while coueytise and vnkyndenesse &raisedpoint; conscience assailled In vnite holycherche &raisedpoint; conscience helde hym And made pees porter &raisedpoint; to pynne þe ȝates Of alle taletellers &raisedpoint; and tyterers in ydel It[D]R.20.300: Hand X, fol. 100r, right margin. Ypocrisye and he &raisedpoint; an hard saut þei made . ypocrisie .O.20.301: Hand 1, fol. 87r, right margin. Ypocrysie atte ȝate &raisedpoint; hard gan fiȝte [Dvd]R.20.302: Hand X, fol. 100r, right margin. And wounded wel wykkedly &raisedpoint; many wise techer Hipocrisi | woundeth | preachersCr2.20.303: Fol. Ff.4r, right margin. Hipocrisi | woundeth | preachersCr3.20.303: Fol. 116r, right margin. Þat with conscience acorded &raisedpoint; and cardinale vertues Conscience called a leche &raisedpoint; þat coude wel shryue Go salue þo þat syke ben &raisedpoint; þorw synne ywounded . schrifte .O.20.306: Hand 1, fol. 87r, right margin. Shrifte shope sharpe salue &raisedpoint; and made men do penaunce For her mysdedes þat þei wrouȝte hadden And þat piers were payed &raisedpoint; redde quod debes ¶ Somme lyked nouȝte þis leche &raisedpoint; and lettres þei sent Ȝif any surgien were þe sege &raisedpoint; þat softer couth plastre nota syr leff to live in | lecheryeM.20.311: Hand 3, fol. 103r, right margin Sire lief to lyue in leccherye &raisedpoint; lay þere and groned For fastyng of a fryday &raisedpoint; he ferde as he wolde deye Ther is a surgiene in þis sege &raisedpoint; þat soft can handle Frere FlatererC2.20.314: Hand 2, fol. 106r, right margin. And more of phisyke bi fer &raisedpoint; and fairer he plastreth notaL.20.315: Hand 1, fol. 91r, left margin. notaM.20.315: Hand 1, fol. 103r, left margin. . Frere flaterer .O.20.315: Hand 1, fol. 87v, left margin. One frere flaterere is phisiciene and surgiene · c · Hm.20.316: Hand X, fol. 204r, left margin. Quod contricioun to conscience &raisedpoint; do hym come to vnyte For here is many a man herte &raisedpoint; þorw ypocrisie ¶ We han no nede quod conscience &raisedpoint; I wote no better leche Than persoun or parissh prest &raisedpoint; penytancere or bisshop &raisedpoint; .id est. papaM.20.320: Hand X, fol. 103r, right margin. Saue Piers þe plowman &raisedpoint; þat hath powere ouer hem alle And indulgence may do &raisedpoint; but if dette lette it I may wel suffre seyde conscience &raisedpoint; syn ȝe desiren That frere flaterer be fette &raisedpoint; and phisike ȝow syke ¶ The Frere her-of herde &raisedpoint; and hyed faste Nother | patron nor | bishop , re|gardeth | his dutyeCr2.20.325: Fol. Ff.4v, left margin. Nother | patron nor | bishop , re|gardeth | his dutyeCr3.20.325: Fol. 116v, left margin. To a lorde for a lettre &raisedpoint; leue to haue to curen As a curatour he were &raisedpoint; and cam with his lettres Baldly to þe bisshop &raisedpoint; & his brief hadde In contrees þere he come in &raisedpoint; confessiouns to here And cam þere conscience was &raisedpoint; and knokked atte ȝate ¶ Pees vnpynned it &raisedpoint; was porter of vnyte And in haste asked &raisedpoint; what his wille were In faith quod þis frere &raisedpoint; for profit and for helthe Carpe I wolde with contricioun &raisedpoint; & þerfore come I hider ¶ He is sike seide pees &raisedpoint; and so ar many other Ypocrisie hath herte hem &raisedpoint; ful harde is if þei keure I am a surgien seide þe segge &raisedpoint; and salues can make Conscience knoweth me wel &raisedpoint; and what I can do bothe . Frere leche .O.20.338: Hand 1, fol. 87v, left margin. I preye þe quod pees þo &raisedpoint; ar þow passe ferther What hattestow I preye þe &raisedpoint; hele nouȝte þi name penetrans domosR.20.340: Hand X5 (16th-c), fol. 100v, left margin. ¶ Certes seyde his felow sire penetrans domos Ȝe go þi gate quod pees &raisedpoint; bi god for al þi phisyk But þow conne somme crafte &raisedpoint; þow comest nouȝt her-Inne I knewe such one ones &raisedpoint; nouȝte eighte wynter passed Come in þus ycoped &raisedpoint; at a courte þere I dwelt And was my lordes leche &raisedpoint; & my ladyes bothe And at þe last þis limitour &raisedpoint; þo my lorde was out He salued so owre wommen &raisedpoint; til somme were with childe Hende speche het pees &raisedpoint; opene þe ȝates Late in þe frere and his felawe &raisedpoint; and make hem faire chere He may se and here &raisedpoint; so it may bifalle That lyf þorw his lore shal leue coueityse And be adradde of deth &raisedpoint; and with-drawe hym fram pryde And acorde with conscience &raisedpoint; and kisse her either other Thus thorw hende speche entred þe frere And cam in-to conscience &raisedpoint; and curteisly hym grette Þow art welcome quod conscience canstow hele þe syke Here is contricioun quod conscience &raisedpoint; my cosyn ywounded Conforte hym quod conscience and take kepe to his sores The plastres of þe persoun &raisedpoint; and poudres biten to sore He lat hem ligge ouerlonge &raisedpoint; and loth is to chaunge hem Fro lenten to lenten &raisedpoint; he lat his plastres bite . Frere confessour .O.20.362: Hand 1, fol. 88r, right margin. T[omas] Hewlet Mr Tomas Hewlet Mr TomasS.20.362: Hand X (Thomas Hewlet), fol. 88v, left margin. Written vertically bottom to top along with several other erased pen trials in a different ink. ¶ That is ouerlonge quod this limitour &raisedpoint; I leue I shal amende it And goth and gropeth contricioun &raisedpoint; and gaf hym a plastre Of a pryue payement &raisedpoint; and I shal praye for ȝow The olde | maner | of eares | shrifte | made sin|ners neg=|ligent .Cr2.20.365: Fol. Gg.1r, right margin. The olde | maner | of eares shri|fte made | synners | negligentCr3.20.365: Fol. 117r, right margin. For alle þat ȝe ben holde to &raisedpoint; al my lyf-tyme And make ȝow my lady &raisedpoint; in masse and in matynes As freres of owre fraternite &raisedpoint; for a litel syluer ¶ Thus he goth and gadereth &raisedpoint; and gloseth þere he shryueth Tyl contricioun hadde clene forȝeten &raisedpoint; to crye & to wepe And wake for his wykked werkes &raisedpoint; as he was wont to done For confort of his confessour &raisedpoint; contricioun he lafte contricionR.20.372: Hand X (15th-c), fol. 101r, right margin. Þat is þe souereynest salue &raisedpoint; for alkyn synnes ¶ Sleuth seigh þat &raisedpoint; and so did pryde And come with a kene wille &raisedpoint; conscience to assaille Conscience cryde eft &raisedpoint; and bad clergye help hym And also contricioun &raisedpoint; forto kepe þe ȝate He lith and dremeth &raisedpoint; seyde pees &raisedpoint; and so do many other The Frere with his phisik &raisedpoint; þis folke hath enchaunted And plastred hem so esyly &raisedpoint; þei drede no synne ¶ Bi cryste quod conscience þo &raisedpoint; I wil bicome a pilgryme And walken as wyde &raisedpoint; as al þe wordle lasteth XF.20.382: Corrector, fol. 93r, right margin. Drypoint noting omission of next line. To seke Piers þe plowman &raisedpoint; þat pryde may destruye And þat freres hadde a fyndyng &raisedpoint; þat for nede flateren - C.20.384: Hand X, fol. 31r, left margin. And contrepleteth me conscience &raisedpoint; now kynde me auenge And sende me happe and hele &raisedpoint; til I haue piers þe plowman And siththeR.20.386: Hand X (modern pencil), fol. 101r, right margin, clarifying unclear text inline. William ButtesR.20.386: Hand X (secretary), fol. 101r, supralinear above trailer "Passus ijus de dobest." And sitthe he gradde after grace &raisedpoint; til I gan awake Explicit hic dialogus petri plowman