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people_n through_o the_o world_n except_o no_n and_o his_o for_o division_n be_v drown_v foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o the_o division_n of_o language_n and_o a_o token_n of_o the_o world_n end_n foe_fw-mi seven_o ¶_o of_o the_o harper_n arion_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la thus_o end_v the_o prologue_n ¶_o the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o book_n ¶_o first_o the_o author_n name_v this_o work_n confessio_fw-la amantis_fw-la wherein_o be_v descrive_v not_o only_o the_o love_n human_a but_o also_o of_o all_o other_o lyve_v bests_n natural_a foe_fw-mi seven_o ¶_o how_o cupyde_v smite_v john_n gower_n with_o a_o fiery_a dart_n and_o wound_v he_o that_o venus_n commyse_v he_o to_o genius_n she_o press_v to_o here_o his_o confession_n foe_fw-mi viij_o ¶_o how_o the_o lover_n knel_v praith_o genius_n to_o appose_v he_o in_o his_o confession_n foe_fw-mi eo_fw-la ¶_o the_o word_n of_o genius_n the_o priest_n upon_o the_o lover_n confession_n foe_fw-mi ix_o ¶_o how_o the_o lover_n do_v make_v his_o 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preeste_n defouled_a one_o pauline_n the_o most_o chaste_a wife_n of_o rome_n foe_fw-mi xij_o ¶_o howe_n by_o the_o colour_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o feign_a hypocrisy_n troy_n be_v win_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o greek_n foe_fw-mi xiii_o of_o the_o second_o spice_n of_o pride_n name_v inobedience_n foe_fw-mi fourteen_o ¶_o of_o two_o vice_n long_a to_o inobedience_n call_v murmur_n &_o complaint_n foe_fw-mi xv_o ¶_o how_o the_o noble_a knight_n floremce_n nevew_n to_o the_o emperor_n by_o his_o obedience_n restore_v the_o king_n daughter_n of_o cicile_a to_o her_o right_a shappe_n foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o of_o the_o three_o spyce_n of_o pride_n /_o which_o be_v call_v surquedrye_a foe_n xviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o presumption_n which_o desceyve_v the_o lover_n when_o they_o think_v themselves_o most_o sure_a foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o the_o knight_n campaneus_n for_o his_o surquedrye_a be_v brente_a by_o fire_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o thebes_n foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o the_o king_n of_o hungrye_a humble_v he_o to_o pour_v man_n whereof_o his_o brother_n rebuke_v he_o &_o how_o the_o king_n by_o his_o great_a semidome_n chastise_v his_o brother_n foe_fw-mi nineteeen_o ¶_o how_o narcissus_n ennamor_v on_o his_o 〈◊〉_d beauty_n spill_v himself_o foe_fw-mi xx_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o forth_o spyce_n of_o pride_n name_v â—â—â—â—tance_n for_n xxi_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—ge_a albine_n through_o his_o folisshe_n 〈…〉_o be_v â—â—ayne_o of_o his_o own_o wife_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—em_n 〈…〉_o the_o fifte_a spice_n of_o pride_n call_v vain_a 〈◊〉_d foe_n xxiii_o 〈…〉_o nabugodonosor_n for_o his_o pride_n 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v in_o his_o most_o glory_n be_v of_o 〈…〉_o &_o transform_v in_o to_o a_o beast_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—y_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d how_o a_o prudent_a king_n demand_v iii_o 〈…〉_o one_o of_o his_o knight_n upon_o his_o 〈◊〉_d â—hich_v be_v assoil_v by_o the_o knygh_o 〈…〉_o who_o the_o king_n for_o her_o 〈◊〉_d marry_v for_n twenty-five_o the_o contentis_fw-la of_o the_o second_o book_n ¶_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o envy_n and_o of_o his_o spiâ—â—â—_n &_o â—â—â—â—t_v of_o that_o that_o be_v call_v sorrow_n 〈◊〉_d other_o man_n wealth_n foe_fw-mi xxvii_o ¶_o how_o polyphemus_n for_o envy_n slay_v 〈◊〉_d &_o how_o he_o will_v have_v ravisshed_a â—â—â—â—hee_n who_o neptunus_n save_v from_o he_o foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o of_o the_o second_o spyce_n of_o envy_n call_v joy_n of_o a_o other_o man_n sorrow_n foe_n xxviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o covetous_a and_o envious_a man_n foe_n xxix_o ¶_o of_o the_o third_o spice_n of_o envy_n name_v detraction_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o constance_n themperours_n daughter_n of_o rome_n be_v send_v to_o the_o souden_a of_o surrey_n and_o of_o her_o marvellous_a adventure_n there_o foe_n xxxi_o ¶_o how_o constance_n arrive_v in_o englonde_n and_o how_o she_o convert_v hermegilde_v to_o the_o feyth_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o a_o young_a man_n be_v amorous_a on_o constans_n &_o of_o the_o mischief_n deed_n that_o he_o therefore_o do_v foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o king_n allee_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o feyth_n and_o wed_a constans_n foe_fw-mi xxxii_o ¶_o how_o constance_n be_v delyver_v of_o a_o fair_a son_n who_o they_o name_v maurice_n &_o of_o the_o great_a treason_n of_o the_o king_n mother_n foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o constance_n be_v ageyne_v put_v on_o the_o see_v and_o two_o year_n after_o arryve_v in_o spain_n among_o saracen_n and_o how_o at_o last_o her_o ship_n be_v drive_v among_o the_o roman_n flit_v for_n xxxiii_o ¶_o how_o king_n allee_n take_v wretch_n on_o his_o mother_n for_o her_o treason_n foe_n xxxiiii_o ¶_o how_o king_n allee_n go_v to_o rome_n on_o pylgremage_n where_o he_o fond_a his_o wife_n &_o his_o child_n foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o constance_n beknowlege_v she_o to_o her_o fader_fw-mi themperour_n foe_fw-mi xxxv_o ¶_o how_o maurice_n be_v constitute_v heir_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o rome_n &_o how_o king_n awl_n return_v in_o to_o englonde_n where_o within_o ii_o year_n after_o he_o dey_v foe_fw-mi xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o the_o envy_n and_o detraction_n between_o persyus_fw-la and_o demetrius_n the_o two_o son_n of_o king_n philip_n of_o macedon_n and_o how_o that_o one_o cause_v that_o other_o to_o be_v slay_v foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o of_o the_o four_o spyce_n of_o envy_n which_o be_v call_v dissimulation_n foe_n xxxviii_o ¶_o how_o nessus_n desceyve_v hercules_n &_o deianeira_n at_o a_o ryver_n &_o of_o the_o sherte_n that_o be_v the_o death_n of_o hercules_n foe_n xl_o ¶_o of_o the_o fyfte_a spice_n of_o envy_n call_v supplantation_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o agamemnon_n supplant_v achilles_n and_o diomedes_n troilus_n fol._n xli_o ¶_o of_o geta_n &_o amphitrion_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o a_o emperor_n son_n of_o rome_n be_v supplant_v by_o his_o fellow_n of_o the_o soudans_n daughter_n by_o telling_n to_o he_o his_o counsel_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o pope_n boniface_n
envy_n eye_v nought_o and_o other_o wise_n if_o it_o beseech_v upon_o what_o side_n as_o ever_o it_o fall_v it_o be_v the_o be_v vice_n of_o alle_fw-mi which_o of_o himself_o have_v most_o malice_n for_o understonde_v that_o every_o vice_n some_o cause_n have_v whereof_o it_o grow_v but_o of_o envy_n no_o man_n know_v from_o whence_o he_o come_v but_o out_o of_o hell_n for_o thus_o the_o wise_a clerk_n tell_v that_o no_o sprite_n but_o of_o malice_n by_o weigh_n of_o kind_n upon_o a_o vice_n be_v tempt_v and_o by_o such_o a_o way_n envy_n have_v kind_n put_v a_o way_n and_o of_o malice_n have_v his_o stir_a whereof_o he_o make_v his_o bakbytinge_n and_o be_v himself_o thereof_o dysease_v so_o may_v there_o be_v no_o kind_n please_v for_o ay_o the_o more_o that_o he_o enuy_v the_o more_o ayene_v himself_o he_o ply_v thus_o stant_fw-la envy_n in_o good_a espeyre_n to_o be_v himself_o the_o dyvels_n heir_n as_o he_o which_o be_v the_o next_o lyche_n and_o forth_a from_o the_o heaven_n rich_a for_o there_o may_v he_o never_o win_v ¶_o for_o thy_o my_o good_a dear_a son_n if_o thou_o wolt_fw-ge find_v a_o syker_n weigh_v to_o love_v put_v envy_n aweye_n ¶_o mine_n holy_a fader_fw-mi reason_n will_v that_o i_o this_o vice_n eschew_v shall_v but_o yet_o to_o strength_n my_o courage_n if_o that_o you_o will_v in_o avauntage_n thereof_o set_v a_o recovere_v it_o be_v to_o i_o a_o great_a desire_n that_o i_o this_o vice_n may_v flee_v ¶_o now_o understond_v my_o son_n &_o see_v there_o be_v physyke_a for_o the_o seek_v and_o virtue_n for_o the_o vice_n eke_o who_o that_o the_o vice_n will_v eschew_v he_o must_v by_o reason_n than_o sue_v the_o virtue_n for_o by_o thilk_o weigh_v he_o may_v the_o vice_n do_v aweye_n for_o they_o to_o geder_o may_v not_o dwell_v for_o as_o the_o water_n of_o the_o welle_v of_o fire_n abate_v the_o malice_n right_o so_o virtue_n fordoth_a the_o vice_n ayene_n envy_n be_v charyte_n which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o pyte_n that_o make_v a_o man_n heart_n tender_a that_o it_o may_v no_o malice_n engender_v in_o he_o that_o be_v incline_v thereto_o for_o his_o courage_n be_v temper_v so_o that_o though_o he_o may_v himself_o releve_n yet_o will_v he_o not_o another_o greve_v but_o rather_o for_o to_o do_v pleasance_n he_o ber_v himself_o the_o grevaunce_n so_o fain_o he_o will_v another_o ease_n whereof_o my_o son_n for_o thy_o ease_n now_o harken_v a_o tale_n which_o i_o rede_v and_o understonde_v it_o well_o i_o rede_v ¶_o hic_fw-la ponit_fw-la confessor_n exemplum_fw-la de_fw-la vertute_fw-la chatitatis_fw-la contra_fw-la inuidiam_fw-la /_o et_fw-la narrat_fw-la de_fw-fr constantino_n esene_n filio_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la imperu_n romani_fw-la dignitaiem_fw-la obtenue_fw-fr rat_n a_o morb_n o_o lepre_fw-fr infectus_fw-la medici_fw-la pro_fw-la sanitate_fw-la recuperanda_fw-la ipsum_fw-la in_o sanguine_fw-la puerororum_fw-la masculo_fw-la rum_o balneare_o proposuerâ—t_a sed_fw-la cum_fw-la innumera_fw-la multitudo_fw-la matrum_fw-la cum_fw-la fuâ—â—e_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la medicina_fw-la causa_fw-la in_o circuitu_fw-la palacâ—i_fw-la affuisset_fw-la /_o imperator_fw-la que_fw-fr eorum_fw-la gemitus_fw-la &_o elamore_n percepisset_fw-la charitate_fw-la motus_fw-la ingemiscens_fw-la sic_fw-la aâ—_n o_fw-mi veer_fw-mi eft_o ipse_fw-la dominus_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la facit_fw-la seruum_fw-la pietatis_fw-la et_fw-la his_fw-la dictis_fw-la statum_fw-la suum_fw-la cunctipoteâ—â—s_fw-la medele_fw-la committens_fw-la svi_fw-la ipsius_fw-la mordum_fw-la â—acius_fw-la quam_fw-la infancium_fw-la mortem_fw-la benignius_fw-la elegit_fw-la unde_fw-la ipse_fw-la qui_fw-la antea_fw-la paganus_fw-la et_fw-la leprosus_fw-la extiterat_fw-la ex_fw-la unda_fw-la baptismatis_fw-la tenatus_fw-la utrinusque_fw-la materie_fw-la tant_fw-fr corporis_fw-la quam_fw-la anime_fw-mi divino_fw-la miraculo_fw-la consecutus_fw-la est_fw-la salutem_fw-la among_o the_o book_n of_o latyn_a i_o find_v it_o wryt_v of_o constantyne_n the_o worthy_a emperor_n of_o rome_n such_o infortune_n to_o he_o come_v when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o lusty_a age_n the_o leper_n catch_v in_o his_o visage_n and_o so_o forth_o over_o all_o about_o that_o he_o ne_o may_v ride_v out_o so_o leave_v he_o both_o shield_v and_o spear_n as_o he_o that_o may_v he_o not_o bestere_a and_o hold_v he_o in_o his_o chamber_n close_o through_o all_o the_o world_n the_o fame_n arise_v the_o great_a clerk_n be_v assent_v and_o come_v at_o his_o commandment_n to_o tret_n upon_o this_o lord_n he_o will_v so_o long_o they_o to_o geder_o deal_n that_o they_o upon_o this_o medicine_n appoynten_n hem_o and_o determine_v that_o in_o the_o manner_n as_o it_o stand_v they_o will_v he_o bathe_v in_o child_n blood_n within_o seven_o winter_n age_n for_o as_o they_o sayen_v that_o shall_v assuage_v the_o lepre_a and_o all_o the_o violence_n which_o that_o they_o know_v of_o accidence_n and_o not_o by_o weigh_n of_o kind_n be_v fall_n and_o thereto_o they_o acorden_n 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the_o lust_n of_o his_o assay_v the_o vice_n or_o virtue_n cheese_n may_v thus_o stand_v all_o man_n fraunchyse_v but_o in_o estate_n they_o be_v devyse_v to_o some_o worship_n and_o rychesse_n to_o some_o poverte_a and_o distress_n one_o lord_v a_o other_o serve_v but_o yet_o as_o every_o man_n deserve_v the_o world_n yeve_v not_o his_o yefte_n here_o but_o certes_o he_o have_v great_a matere_a to_o be_v of_o good_a condition_n which_o have_v in_o his_o subjection_n the_o man_n that_o be_v of_o his_o semblance_n and_o eke_o he_o take_v his_o remembrance_n how_o he_o that_o make_v law_n of_o kind_n will_v every_o man_n to_o law_n bind_v and_o bid_v a_o man_n such_o as_o he_o will_v towards_o himself_o right_a such_o he_o shall_v toward_o a_o other_o do_v also_o ¶_o and_o thus_o this_o worthy_a lord_n as_o though_o set_a in_o balance_n his_o own_o estate_n and_o with_o himself_o stand_v in_o debate_n and_o thought_n how_o it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o see_v so_o mochell_n man_n bloudde_n be_v spylte_n by_o cause_n of_o he_o alone_o he_o see_v also_o the_o great_a moan_n of_o that_o the_o mother_n be_v ungladde_a and_o of_o the_o woe_n the_o child_n make_v whereof_o that_o his_o herte_n tender_v and_o such_o pity_n within_o engender_v that_o he_o be_v lever_n for_o to_o cheese_n his_o own_o body_n for_o to_o less_o than_o see_v so_o great_a a_o mourdre_fw-fr wrought_v upon_o the_o blood_n which_o gilt_v nought_o this_o for_o the_o pyte_n which_o he_o take_v all_o other_o leche_n he_o forsake_v and_o put_v he_o out_o of_o aventure_n allonly_a to_o god_n cure_n and_o say_v who_o that_o will_v master_n be_v he_o may_v be_v servant_n to_o pite_n so_o ferforth_o he_o be_v overcome_v with_o charite_n that_o he_o have_v nome_fw-mi his_o counsel_n and_o his_o offycer_n and_o bid_v unto_o his_o treasourer_n that_o they_o his_o treasour_n all_o about_o depart_v among_o the_o poor_a rout_n of_o woman_n and_o of_o child_n both_o whereof_o they_o may_v hem_v feed_v
it_o like_v the_o to_o know_v some_o of_o her_o name_n how_o they_o stone_v now_o harken_v &_o thou_o shall_v understonde_v ☞_o hic_fw-la ad_fw-la eorum_fw-la laudem_fw-la qui_fw-la iustitie_n causa_fw-la leges_fw-la statuerunt_fw-la aliquorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la specialius_fw-la commemorate_fw-la ¶_o of_o every_o benfite_n the_o merit_n the_o god_n himself_o it_o wool_fw-mi acquyte_v and_o eke_o full_a oft_o it_o fall_v so_o the_o world_n it_o will_v acquyte_v also_o but_o that_o may_v not_o be_v even_o lyche_a the_o god_n he_o yeve_v the_o heaven_n rich_a the_o world_n yefth_v only_o but_o a_o name_n which_o stont_n upon_o the_o good_a fame_n of_o they_o that_o do_v the_o good_a deed_n and_o in_o this_o wise_a double_a meed_n receyven_v they_o that_o do_v well_o here_o whereof_o if_o that_o the_o list_v to_o here_o after_o the_o fame_n as_o it_o be_v blow_v there_o may_v thou_o well_o the_o sooth_n know_v how_o thilk_o honest_a besynesse_n of_o they_o that_o first_o for_o 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the_o best_a above_o all_o other_o erthly_a thing_n to_o make_v a_o liege_n drede_v his_o king_n but_o how_o a_o king_n shall_v gete_v he_o love_v toward_o the_o high_a god_n above_o and_o eke_o among_o the_o man_n in_o earth_n this_o next_o point_n which_o be_v the_o ferthe_n of_o aristotle_n lore_n it_o tech_v whereof_o who_z that_o the_o school_n sech_v what_o policy_n that_o it_o be_v the_o book_n reherse_v after_o this_o nil_fw-la rationis_fw-la habens_fw-la ubi_fw-la velle_fw-fr tyrannica_fw-la regna_fw-la stringit_fw-la amor_fw-la populi_fw-la transiet_fw-la exul_fw-la ibi_fw-la say_fw-la pietas_fw-la regnum_fw-la quae_fw-la conseruabit_fw-la in_o aewm_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la populo_fw-la sed_fw-la placet_fw-la illa_fw-la deo_fw-la ¶_o hic_fw-la tractat_fw-la de_fw-la quarta_fw-la principum_fw-la regiminis_fw-la policia_fw-la que_fw-la pietas_fw-la dicta_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la principes_fw-la erga_fw-la populum_fw-la misericordes_fw-la effecti_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la altissimi_fw-la gratius_fw-la consequuntur_fw-la ¶_o it_o need_v not_o that_o i_o delate_v the_o price_n which_o preyse_v be_v algate_v and_o have_v be_v ever_o and_o ever_o shall_v whereof_o to_o speak_v in_o special_a it_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o pite_n through_o which_o the_o high_a majesty_n be_v stere_v when_o his_o son_n alyght_n and_o in_o pyte_n the_o world_n to_o right_a take_v of_o the_o maid_n flesh_n &_o blood_n pite_n be_v cause_n of_o thilk_o good_a whereof_o that_o we_o ben_fw-mi all_o save_v well_o ought_v a_o man_n pite_n to_o have_v and_o the_o virtue_n to_o set_v in_o price_n when_o he_o himself_o which_o be_v all_o wise_n have_v show_v why_o it_o shall_v be_v preyse_v pite_n may_v not_o be_v counterpeyse_v of_o tyranny_n with_o no_o peyse_v for_o pyte_n makth_v a_o king_n curteyse_fw-mi b_n in_o his_o word_n and_o in_o his_o deed_n it_o sit_v well_o every_o lyege_n drede_v his_o king_n and_o to_o his_o best_a obey_v and_o right_o so_o by_o the_o 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