frendis ye shall knowe well that this day ys callid in many places god dis sonday ye know well that hit is the maner in euery place of worshippÌ„ as this day to do the fyre oute of the halle and the blacke wyntyr brandis and all thynge that is foule with smoke shall be done a wey and there as the fyre was shall be gayly arayde with fayre floures sâ—rawed with grene ryschys all a boute shewyng a grete ensample to all cristen people Iyke as they make clent her houses to the sighte of the people in the same wyse ye shulde clense you re soules doyng a wey the foule brennyng synne of lechery putte all these a wey and caste oute all this fouly smoky doste strawe in your soules flures of feythe and charite and thus make your soules abyll to receyue your lord god at the feste of Estyr Deponentes omnem maliciam And putte a wey all malice and all sorowe for ryghte as ye wolle suffre no thynge in youre house yâ— stinkythe and saueryd ille wher with ye may be disceyued Nyght so criste whan he comyth in to the house of youre soules and he fynde there any sâ—ynche of wrathe enuye or any othir dedly synne he wolle not a byde there but a none he gothe his wey and than comythe the fende in and bydithe there Thanne may that soule be sory that is so for sakyn of god and be take to the feude Thus it is with tho that bene in wrathe and enuye or in any dedly synne and woll not for geue to hem that hathe trespased to hem for no preyoure he shalle no for geuencsse haue foroure lord seythe thus Dimittite et dimit temini â–ª For geue and ye shall haue for geuenesse And there for euery cristen man woman shuld serche well his conscieÌ„ce and make hym abyll to receyue his sauyour ihesu criste very god and man Narracio There was summe tyme an hooly bishop that preyde ofte besyly to god that he myghte haue grace to see and knowe whiche were worthy to receyue that hooly sacrament and come to goddisboâ—d Than on a tyme as he shulde hosell the people he sawe some come with her faces as rede as blode and blode dropyd oute of her mouthis and somme her â—â—â—es whe â—â— as bâ—a he as any pyâ—he and sâ—mme were fayâ—â— aâ—d râ—â—d and lasty to â—e hote and somme as bryghte as â—â—y snowe Than among all he saw ij comyn wymen come and there faces shone as bryghte as the fone than had the bishop grete meruayle of that sight and preyde to god to geue hym reuelacion to wete what all this be tokenyd than ther come to hym an angell and seyde tho that haue blody faces and blode dropithe oute of her mouthy be enuâ—ous people and wrathfull and woll not amende hem there of and euer they be back bytyng and sclandryng her nepburis be euer redy to sweâ—e o this ther for her mouthis shall drope blacke blode tyll they come to amendement and tho that haue blacke faces as pyche be lecherous and wolle not leue her syn and be gâ—â—tâ— synners in many de grees and â–ª woll not ameÌ„â— hem They that haue her faces â—â— whyte as any â—nowethe fe be they that hauÌ„e do grete synne and be shryuen ther of and be sory for her synnes for the wypyng of her yen had waâ—chyd her soules and made hem clene and so they be in clene lyffe and trewly labour for her leuyng And tho ij comyn wymen that shyne so bryghte passing all othir they were grete synners and were sore a fer de whann e they come to churche and toke a grete repentauÌ„ce in her hertiâ— that they made a vow to god preyng him hertely to fake no vetigeauÌ„â—e on hem and they wolde for sake her synne and neuer do a mysse more where for god of his grete graâ—e mercy hathe for geuen hem her trespace all her synnes and the sorow of her hertis hathe so waschin her soulis that they shyne so bryghte all othir and than the angell wente his wey the bishop kuelyd downe thankid god for his reuelacion And ther fore take ensample ye this ijâ— comyn wymen be fory for youre synnes repeÌ„te yew in youre hert is purpose neuer to tourne ayeÌ„ to synne And thaÌ„ trustithe verily ye shall haue grace and mercy so coure to euer lasting ioy blys â–ª wher for take this â— certeyne though ye make hit glofing with wor des for to disceyue youre gostly fadir sey that ye be in charite be not ye be gyle youre selfe trustid trewly ye shall not be gyle god that seeth euery corner of youre hertis And there for disceue not youre â—â—ne sowtes for the loue of god be as besy to make youre soules clene to the fighte of god as ye be to make youre houses to the sight of man And as ye wolde aray yew in youre beste cle this that ye haue a yense the coming of youre beste frendis so shulde ye aray â—oâ—â— now to â—â—â—eâ— â—â—e youre beste frende that is youre makir oure lord ihesu crist that this tyme suffered passion and de the to bringe vs to euer lasting lyff This day is callid also a passing day and in speciall for ij causis One is for this day all cristeÌ„ people in reuerence of god shulde for geue all them that haue tre spasithe to him and be in parfite loue and charite to all cristen people that hathe misse do him all the yere he for this day shulde be amendid with the salue that helithe all sores that is charite Caritas cooperit multitudinem peccatorum Charite couerithe the multitude of synne It is also a passing day for this day shuld all god dis children passe oute of euill leuing in to good leuing out of vices in to â—tuous out of pride in to mekenesse oute of coueti se in to largenesse oute of â—â—owthe in to holynesse oute of enuy in to loue charite out of wrathe in to mercy oute of gloteâ—y in to abstinence out of lechery in to chastite out of the fendes clawis in to goddis armes And thus of his grete enmy make his dere frende And he that passithe thus is worthy to come to a good feste the whiche oure lord ihesu crist makithe this day to all the people It is callid also god dis sonday For this day goddis sone rose froÌ„ deth to liffe and so gladithe all his seruauÌ„tes with his vp rising where for all holy churche makithe myrthe and melody this day and singithe thus Her est diâ—s quam fecit dominus exultemus et letemur in ea This is the day that oure lord made Ioye we and gladde we in that all oure hertis for the fadir of heuen with all his angeles makith so grete me lodie of the vp rising of his sone that he makythe to day a passing grete feste and biddithe
all cristen peple ther to as well as tho that be in heueÌ„ as tho that be in erthe and they shall be full wellcome that comythe to this feste clothid in goddis leueray that is a good clothyng that is in loue and charite And also euyll shall tho be yâ— shall come in the fendys leueray clothid in wrathe enuy for as the gospell tellith these shall be â—aste in pryson of hell and than whyle othir laughithe make mery they shall we pe and be sory and while somme ete and drynke at goddis borde they shall grynde with there te the and sey De ve ve quante suÌ„t tenebre wo wo wo howe many derkenes be ther for they shall thynke that they may fele the derkenesse it is so myrke and the peynes of hell shall be so harde for wormes shall knâ—we hem for they eton her euen cristen here in erthe â–ª with false bachytyng sdanderyng where fore I charge yow in goddis name that none of yow com thus to goddis bord but yf ye be in parfite loue and charite aud be clene shreuyn in full pâ—rpose to leue his synne for and I wyste in certayn whiche wher oute of charite and in dedly syn I muste by the lawe of holy churche with a lowde voâ—â—â— sey thus to hem in audience of all the peple I gyue the not thy hosell to thy saluacion but to thy dampnacione tyll thow come to amendement And there fore euery cristen man and woman shulde serche welle his coucience and make hym abyll to reseyue his sauyoure Ihesu criste to helte of his soule that she may come aftyr this fynall lyffe to euer lastyng ioye Amen â—â—e youre beste frende that is youre makir oure lord ihesu crist that this tyme suffered passion and de the to bringe vs to euer lasting lyff This day is callid also a passing day and in speciall for ij causis One is for this day all cristeÌ„ people in reuerence of god shulde for geue all them that haue tre spasithe to him and be in parfite loue and charite to all cristen people that hathe misse do him all the yere be for this day shulde be amendid with the salue that helithe all sores that is charite Ca ritas cooperit multitudinem peccatorum Charite couerithe the multitude of synne It is also a passing day for this day shuld all god dis children passe oute of euill leuing in to good leuing out of vices in to â—tuous out of pride in to mekenesse oute of coueti se in to largenesse oute of â—â—owthe in to holynesse oute of enuy in to loue charite out of wrathe in to mercy oute of gloteâ—y in to abstinence out of lechery in to chastite out of the fendes clawis in to goddis armes And thus of his grete enmy make his dere frende And he that passithe thus is worthy to come to a good feste the whiche oure lord ihesu crist makithe this day to all the people It is callid also goddis sonday For this day goddis sone rose froÌ„ deth to liffe and so gladithe all his seruauÌ„tes with his vp rising where for all holy churche makithe myrthe and melody this day and singithe thus Her est dies quam fecit dominna exultemus et letemur in ea This is the day that oure lord made Ioye we and gladde we in that all oure hertis for the fadir of heuen with all his angeles makith so grete me lodie of the vp rising of his sone that he makythe to day a passing grete feste and biddithe all cristen peple ther to as well as tho that be in heueÌ„ as tho that be in erthe and they shall be full well come that comythe to this feste clothid in goddis leueray that is a good clothyng that is in loue and charite And also euyll shall tho be yâ— shall come in the fendys leueray clothid in wrathe enuy for as the gospell tellith these shall be â—aste in pryson of hell and than whyle othir laughithe make mery they shall we pe and be sory and while somme ete and drynke at goddis borde they shall grynde with there te the and sey De ve ve quante suÌ„t tenebre wo wo wo howe many derkenes be ther for they shall thynke that they may fele the derkenesse it is so myrke and the peynes of hell shall be so harde for wormes shall knâ—we hem for they eton her euen cristen here in erthe â–ª with false bacbytyng sâ—anderyng where fore I charge yow in goddis name that none of yow com thus to goddis bord but yf ye be in parfite loue and charite and be clene shreuyn in full pâ—rpose to leue his synne for and I wyste in certayn whiche wher oute of charite and in dedly syn I muste by the lawe of holy churche with a low de voyce sey thus to hem in audience of all the peple I gyue the not thy hosell to thy saluacion but to thy dampnacione tyll thow come to amendement And there fore euery cristen man and woman shulde serche welle his coucience and make hym abyll to reseyue his sauyoure Ihesu criste to helte of his soule that she may come aftyr this fynall lyffe to euer lastyng ioye Amen GOod frendis these iij. dayes that is to sey moÌ„day tewisâ—ay and wedenesday ye shall faste and go in pâ—ocellion man womaÌ„ and seruauÌ„tes for all we be synners and hauenede to prey to god for helpe grace and mercy for they may not excuse hem from the procession that may lawfully be there Than he that with drawe hym selfe from the coÌ„mauÌ„dement of holy chirche wylfully he synnethe full greuously Furste he synneth in pryde for he is vnbuxum also synneth in slewthe that knowithe him selfe in synne woll not doo his diligence to come oute there of and right as he with drawid hym from the peple that beu gaderid to serue god right so woll god putte hym from all the company of heuen and from all the preyoures that be done in hooly churche tyll he come to amendement There for all cristen peple come holly to gedyr and prey these iij. dayes to all the seyntes in heueÌ„ to prey to god for vs for we haue synned many tymes in the yere a yenste the commaundement of god end there for these iij. dayes we shall faste prey to god of mercy remission of oure synnes and putte a wey all the power of the fende and kepe vs from all myscheuous parell and dredys that fallyn this tyme of the yere more than any othir tyme for in this tyme many grete thunderis and lightenyng And as Lincolniences seythe there were fendis that fleteryn in the eyre for fere of the blaste of thundyr when that criste come to the hell yates whan he dispoyled hell and so yit whan they here the thundyr in the eyre they be so agaste there of that they fallen downd and than go
to make us holy bredern to hym heyres to ye. kyngdom of heven For thys causes all cristen people owen to be ful glad in theyr soules as my â— tyme makyng solempnyte myrthe makyng hem both clene in body soule from all maner of synnes And groundyng them in grete sadnes of love to god and to all cryssten people doynge grete almes to them that have nede But now the more harme is for that hygh and solem pnefesâ—e is torned into fâ—llye. synne grete sykenes to the soule as in pryde by dyverse wyse in clothynge in many dyverse gyle usyng into grete covetyse into â—echery â–ª that sueth alway gloten â—â— In slewth in god ys servyce as â—apys and vanyte syngyngery baudry spekyng For vanite causeth moche slow the for among suche peple he is most worthy that most charlatry can speke thus thyse solempne and hygh festes yt. were ordeyned to grete worshyp of god and of our lady all the sayntes in heven now ben torned into grete offence to god wherfore our moder holy chircheseying her children in such dyspayre as a moder full of compass yonsâ—râ— in her herte for theym thys day leyeth down allâ—luia and other songs of mâ—â—the melodye and taketh â—raclus that ben songes of mornynge Also for thys holy sacramente of weddyng is moche deâ—oyled by vanyte of synne therfore it is leyed doâ—n thys dayes in advente For many that ben now wedded yeveth theym all luste and lykynge of the bodyes of fleshely lusle of this world And thynketh full lytyll of the deth yt. is full grevous that cometh too soon after But as it is red by grete clerkes it is more spefull to monnes soule to god to an house there as is a corps wepyng than to go to an house there as is a grete revel moch myrthe for such thynges make a man to foryete hys god hymself bothe but theras is a syght of a corse maketh a man to thynke on his deth that is the specyal thing to putte away synne vanyte of this worlde For Salomon sayth thus to his son â—ili memorare novissima tua ineternum non pecâ—â—bis Sone have in thy mynd that thou shall deyeâ—â— thou shal never synne dedely thus holy chirche havyng grete compassyon of her children ordeyneth thre maner of salves to helpe to he le her children that ben to thynke on dethe inwardly to labour besely to chastyse ye. body resonably the fyrst as to thynke on dethe in wardly holy chircheyeveth en sample this day in the offyce of the masse Circumdederunt me The sekenes of deth hath bâ—â—typped me this sayth he techyng every good chyld to have in mynde how hard he is bestad wyth deth on eche syde in soo moche that he maâ— not seape noo way but eveâ— deth sueth hym wyth abow drawen and an arrow eyeâ— therin redy to shote hym he wote never what tyme This is a pryncypall salve to every man yt. taketh it to her tâ— to putt away all maner ofvamyte vayne myrthe But for to understand thys the better I shew this by ensample Narracio I rede of a kyng yt. ever was in hevy sorowe and he wold never laughe ne make mery â—here but ever was in mornynge in hevyness therefore his mayny all other men were greved ther with they yede â—o ye. kynges brodeâ— prayng hym to speke to the kyng â— sayd he greved alle thoo that were aboute hym w th hys hevy chere and counseled hym to leve it and make â—yght chere in tyme comynge Thenne was thys kyng wyse thought to chastyse his broder by a whyle and wrothly bad hym goo home and doo that he had to doo Thenne was the maner of ye. countrey that whan a man shold be done to dethe shold come trompetts and trompe afore hys gate Thenne sayd the kynge byddyng theym goo trompe afore hys broders gate and men goo wyth theym to arreste hym and brynge hym byfore the kynge And in the meane whyle the kynge called unto hym seven men that he truâ— on and bad theym that whan his broder was come to drawe her swerdes and sette theym atte hys breste afore hys herte So whan hys broder was come they dyde as the kynge bad hem than the king commaunded all men to daunce and to make revell all that they coude and so they dyden thenne sayd the â–ª kyng to hys broder why art thou so hevy of chere heve up thy hede and be mery for all this myrthe is made for the Thenne answerd he and sayde How sholde I be mery of chere see here seven swerdes sett to my herte and wote nott who shall be my dethe fyrste Then sayd the kynge put up your swerdis and spake to his broder thus It fareth by me that seven dedly synnes be everredy to reve me of my soule to the herte and this maketh me that I may never be mery and make glad chere but ever am aferde of dethe for my soule that is the â—yf of my body Thenne sayd ye. broder lerye thee mercy for I knew never this tyll now and shall be wyser ever after This I will say boldly he that wyll take this to herte he shall have better wyl to loure than to laugh to sygh than to be glad to wepe than to synge soo that he shall fynde the mynd of deth the pryncy pal salve of all maner of synne also princypally we must have in ne mynde the â–ª peynful deth of our savyour that he suffred for us all of the which is made meâ—cyon in ye. fyrst chapytre of trenys Attendite videte siest dolor similis sicut dolor meus That other salve is to labour besely in this world of u s â–ª labour speketh St. Poull in the pystle of this day sayth Sic currite ut comprehendatis Renneye soo yt. ye may have the game by this rennyng ye shall understonde yt. he that renne for ye. game enforsyth hymself wyth all hys myght to renne fast and soo must every servant of god enforce hym to labour besely in the degre god hath sette hym in men of holy chirche must labour in studying prayeng to teche ye. people the lawe of god Lord is rentelmen must labour to kepe holy chyrch in reste peas and other comyn peple must labourlogele lyvyng tâ— thyse other degrees fsorhymself bothe to soule and body And for no man shold excuse hym from this labour Cryste in the gospel yeveth an ensample sayng thus Primomane conducere operarios An husbound man went into hys gardeyn or vyneyard at pryme a yen at undren or myddaye sat even song tyme. And he hyred people to labour by all the tydes of the day This is to understonde all ye-grees of the â–ª worlde For as Iob sayth A man is borne to labour traveyle in thys world as a byrd to flee And saynt Bernard sayth He that wyl
god Than the fende toke hym sette hym vpon the highe pynnacle of the temple seyde yf thou be gods sone brynge the selfe downe with oute maÌ„nes hâ—lpe or harme that I may knowe the for goddys sone than seyde oure lord Non temptabis dominuÌ„deum tuum Thow shalt not tempte thy lord god â–ª yit he come a yene the thrydde tyme. Assumysit eum diabo lus in montem excelsum et ostenditei omnia regna muÌ„di He toke hym and sette hym one an highe hyll and shewde hym all the kygdomes and rychesse of the worlde and seyde thus to hym Her omnia tibi dabo si cadens adorâ—ueriâ— me All this I shall yeue the yf thow wolte fall downe and worshippe me Thanne seyde oure lorde god onto hym Dade sathanas scriptum est euim dominum deum tuum adorabis et illi soli seruies Go sathanas hit is wreton thou shalte worshippe thy lord god and only hym serue thaÌ„ he lefte hym and wente his wey Angeli acces serunt ad ibesum ministrabaâ—t ei Thanne angelis come brought hym fode for the fende is moste besy these xl dayes to teÌ„pte people to thre synnes to pÌ„ryde couetyse and glotoni it is nedefull to haue thre remedyes a yense hem that is a yenste glotony abstinence a yense pryde mekenesse and a yenste couetyse largmes a yense glotony we muste faste that is not to ete before tyme and at mete not to ete gretely no more thaÌ„ a nothir tyme and to faste bothe day and nyghte as criste did but ther is moche people woll sitte and dryncke bothe nyght and day and so fyll her bodyes with foule luste of glotony Also ye muste faste from all maner of flesche mete and white mete For Jeromie seith eggys is all moste flesche and mylke blode whaÌ„ ye go to youre mete take ensample be hooly churche whan the priste goth to masse that is goddys worde how he at his begynnyng bowith doune his knees and byddyth all othir doo the same in the â—â—yddys of the masseÌ„ and atte the ende of the masse bowe downe yoâ—re he dys to god and therfore whan ye go to youre mete so worshippe god with a Pater noster and an Aue that sente yow that fode and than make a crosse vpon your mete and after mete a nothir and thanke god hyghly that sende yow that fode at your nede to your bodely sustinaunce thus muste ye faste ayenst glotony A yenste pryde that is but a fayne glory of the world ye muste putte a way all soche thoughtys of pryde and highenesse in herte and be meke and lowly in herte and thynke how a man is borne febyll sike and full pore how he gothe euery day a iorney towarde his deth whyle he leuythe in this worlde and at the laste comythe dethe and caste him downe in to his bedde and lye there Sykyng and grownyng and chaundid bothe hyde and hew Thanne stynkyth his brethe and his lyppys wexit blacke his face pale and his eyen yelowe his tonge eugleymed and his nose blacke his tothe fallyn a wey his flesche wederith and tournythe to erthe And thanne at the laste with grete sighyng yeuith vp the goste and thanne lythe there as erthe and putte in to the erthe Cito obliuisceris And so shall be sâ—ne for gotyn There for take this sadly in youre mynde and I hope ye shall putte awey pryde Thanne a yense couetyse ye muste haue Abstynaunce that ys for to sey ye muste absteyne youre selfe from wordely couetyse and vanytees and they that haue be harde in kepyng of goodys and euer haue gaderithe to gedyr to and faste haue in kepe But now shul de ye be as redy to paye and contente that ye be in dette vn to bothe to god and to the worlde And also to restore ayen that he hath takyn wroÌ„gfully and yeue to pore people mete and drynke and clothys and othir thynges suche as is nedefull and to hem And the fete that haue all this this yere gone besely to gete goodys of the world now muste ye be as so be sy to go and yeue the pore people to theym that haue nede as we haue in the gospell Date et da bitur â—obiâ— yeue ye and god wyll yeue you for the hondys that woll not geue none Almesse they be full vnworthy to be acceptable vn to god Also ye muste go full besely vn to goddys seruice and in pilgremages goyng and to all maner good dedys of Almesse and he that hathe be bâ—sy to gedyr good nâ—w shulde he spare from his owne mâ—â—she for to yeue the pore nedy that is goddys people for that plesith god moche and gretely helpyth the soule Elemosina a morte liberat Almesse delyuerith the soule from deth Sicut aqua extinguit ignem ita eleoÌ„sina extinguit peccatum For ryghte as water quenchith fyre ryght so almesse dede quenchith synue where for the prophete seythe thus Date et dâ—bitur vobis yeue ye god wyll geue yow Dimittite et dimittemini For geue and god wyll for geue yow But now all ys lytyll y noughe to fede youre bodyes that nothyng ye may yeue to pore bodyes for goddys sake Narracio we rede that there was a worthy knyghte and ryche man of goodys and a myghty man of his hoÌ„ des but he cherishyd moche his body with delicate metys and deyntys but at the laste he dyed and was beryed in a toÌ„ be of stone than hadde he a sone that was a worthy man and vsid euery day in custume to sey deprofundis for his fadres soule be his tombe so one a day he made a grete feste to all the worthy astatis in the countrey a boute hym whan they shuld wesche and go to mete this man be thoughte hym how he hadde not seyd Deprofundis and preyde the peple to a byde till he hadde seyde hys deuocions and they seyd they wolde go with hym and dede so Thanne there fill soche a luste in this mannes herte that he muste nedys see his fadres tombe openyd or else hym thoughte he shulde dye And so made the people to opyn the toÌ„be thaÌ„ a none was he ware of a grete blacke tode also blacke as any pyâ—che with eyen bernyng like fyre that had be clyppyd his fadres herte with her foule clowys gnewe faste there one Thanne seyde this man O fadyr moch good mete and dryncke hath go downe that thâ—o the now thou arte straÌ„ gelyd with a foule hell hounde and horrible foule beste And a none he lat goo close the tombe a yene and so yede to mete And whan he had serued all the people preuely he wente forthe lefte child and lordshippe and all his goodys wente to â—he rusaleÌ„ leuyd there a moÌ„g beggeris with othir pore people in grete pouerte all his lyffe and so dyde whan god wolde weÌ„te to euer lastyng ioye as I hope to the which ioye god bryng vs
in the wey a yense his comyng And somme sprade her clothis in the wey and songe Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini Blessyd be he that comythe in the name of oure lord kyng of israhel where for hooly churche makyth this day solempne procession in mynde of the procession that was made ayense crist also ioye myrthe of oure resing froÌ„ deth to lyue that hath leyne all this yere in dedly syn now y truste to god that they be resyd to god leuyng And for angeles of heueÌ„ make moch ioye of your rising out of syn And thus we take palme and flowres in procession as they did and go in procession knelyng to the crosse in the worshiâ— and mynde of hym that was done one the crosse worshippyng and wel comyng hym with songe in to the chirche as the people ded oure lord in to the cite of iherusalem Thanne iohan bellet askithe a question seith that criste had the grettest worshippe rydyng one the asse that euer he had in this worlde ThaÌ„ why worshippe we the crosse and not the asse to this question he answerithe hym selfe and seyth that the worship of this world as Salamon seyd All is but a vanite and noughte and makithe to for gete a man his god and hym selfe Ther as grete tribulacione dissese and heuynesse causithe a man to thynke of god â—rye to hym for socoure and helpe and to know hym selfe And ther foâ— all cristen people shulde putte a wey all worldely vanitees that bryngythe moche peple to grete my scheue and many to euer lastyng peyne we worshippe the crosse foâ— hyt was cause of oure redemption and saluacion and to brynge vs to euer lastyng ioye and blysse that we hopyn all to come to Thanne anone whan criste was come to the cite of iherusalem he wente to the temple and droue oute all byers and sellers that he fonnde ther in seyde Domus mea do mus oracionia vocabitur My house is a house of preyouris and ye make hit a den of theuys Thus oure lord yafe all cristen people en sample to leue byyng sellyng on the holy day and in specyall in churche A nothir hit is why hit is callid palme sonday for be cause that palme be tokenythe victory where all cristeÌ„ peple shulde bere palme in processione in tokenyng that he hadde foughten with the fende and hath the victorye of hym be shryfte of mouthe satisfactione with dede mekely done his penaunce with grete contricione in his herte and in this wyse ouercome his gostly enemy the fende we rede in the gestis of romayns yâ— it was the maner summe tyme. that yf there were any loÌ„de that were rebell a yense the Emperour a none the Emperour wolde sende summe worthy knyghte with grete pissaâ—â—â— of people to that lond and putte hem downe make hem sogettys to the Emperour of rome And whanne this knyghte hadde done so than shulde he be sette in a châ— re â—rayâ—d with clothys of golde in the beste wyse and a branche of palme in his honde in tokenyng that he had the victory and with gret worshippe broughte in to rome but whanne he come in to any worthy cite thaÌ„ ther shulde stonde one by hym and bete hym in the mouthe with a branche of olyue sayng thus Anotholites this is to sey kowe thy selfe that is to vnderstonde thoughâ— thou be grete nowe aud haue the victorye make not to moche of thy selfe for hit may fortuue a nothir tyme thou maiste haue the worse and tourne to moche vylony more than now to worshippe where for â—e not now to proude of thy selfe Thus shulde ye bete youre selfe in the mouthe of youre soule with the branche of olyne that ys with the vertu of mekenesse and so bolde yowe in loue and meke in her te and euer more dreding and feryng lefte he fall a yene in to synne And so leue the worshipâ— that ye haue now For truste this trewly â—â—â—knesse is that vertu that moste so â—este ouer cometh youre gostely enemy the fende and souneste gaderithe a man to vertuos leuyng that we may haue thys vertu of mekenesse pacience and charite to ouer come oure gostly enemy now and euer Amen GOod frendis ye shall vnderstond that hooly churche vsid these thre dayes and seythe seruice in the euyntyde that is mekenesse where for we call hit tenables But hooly churche callid hit tenebras Than why this seruice is thus done in mekeuesse hooly fadres tellithe for thre causis One is the nyghte before that oure lord ihesu crist was take he wente vn to the mounte of olyuete and preyde thus Pater misipassibile est transeat a me calix iste My fadyr yf it be possible that this bitter passion may passe fro me yf it were the fader is will and else not And for drede fere of that bitter passion that he felde in his sperit he swete bothe blode and watyr A nothir cause is this that a noÌ„ aftir myd nyghte come iudas with â— knyghtis and moche othir people to take criste and for hit was myrke and they coude not well knowe hym frome seynte iames he was so like criste there for judas seyde Quem osculatus â—â—ero ipsum emÌ„ tenete For sothe quod he him that I shall kysse it is take ye him for seint iames was so like criste that moche people callid hym cristus brothir and thus iudas be trayed his mastyr and thus was criste take in mekenesse with all the spite that thei cowde do to hym beting hym and spetyng in â—his face The thrydde cause is whan criste was naked on the crosse fete hande hangyng thre ow rys frome vnderyn tyll none Thanne the sonne with drowe her lighte was â—erâ—e thourghe alle the worlde shewyng that the makyr of lyght was at that tyme payned to dethe for these thre causis the seruice in the nyghte is done in myrkenesse the whiche seruice makyth mynde how iudas betrayed criste and how iewes come as preuely as they â—oude for dre de of the comyn people where for to the seruice is no bell ronge but a sounde made of tre where all cristen pÌ„eple may haue knoweliche to come to this seruice preuely with oute makyng of any noyse all that the people shuld speke of comyng and goyng shulde sounde of the tree that is the crosse that oure lord was done vpon and of his passion and of the wordys that ourâ— lord spake haÌ„gyng on the crosse and howshe seyde to his modyr Mulier ecce filins tuns wâ—man see thy sonne and how he coÌ„maunded his modyr to seint iohan the euangelist in kepyng and what seyde the these that hyng by hym and seyd thus Domine â—nanâ—o vâ—neris in regâ—um tuum memento meâ— Lord whanne thou comyste to thy kyngdome haue mynde of me and a none oure lord seyd to hym Hodie meâ—umeris in paradiso This day thonshalte be with me in paradyse and
that a kyng of ynde sende his messenger Abbanus In die requirens artificium to seke somme crafty man in to the countre of cesar to seke a carpenter that coude make hym a palyse to his plesaunce Thanne oure lord ihesu criste mete with this abbanus and sente hym to Thomas in to ynde also whan thomas and Abbanus were passed the see they come in to a cite there as the kynges doughter was weddid the same day where fore all maner of people were commaundid to mete so among othir people thomas and abbanus come ynne and where sette to mete but thomas ete not for his thoghte was euer of god and had no luste to ete Thanne come a botelere to thomas and smote thomas on the cheke and bad him ete than seyd Thomas to hym Non hunt surgam donec manus qui me percussit a â—anibus affertur I shall not ryse from this place tyll that honde that smote me be broughte in with a dogge Thanne anone after the Boteler wente after water and a lyon mette with hym and flew hym and drancke his blode ete of his body and than come a blake dogge and caughde that honde that smote thomas and broughte hit in to the halle in the sighte of all the people and leyde hit downe before thomas than was there a woman that vnderstode thomas wordis and anone knelyd downe to thomas and cryde and seyd thou arte god or else on of his disciples for right as thou wolte so hit is thanne the kyng preyde to thomas to blesse his doughter and her husbonde than thomas was gladde ther of Cepit ergo predicare beatus thomas therfore the blessed thomas be ganne to preche tolde hem of oure ihesu criste that he tourned the man that was weddyd the same day from his wyffe and made hym bishoppe of the same cite and his wyffe a nonne and they were marterys after for cristys sake Thanne wente thomas forthe in to ynde to the kyng to make hym a paleyse to his plesaunce so whanne thomas was come to the kyng he was glad and delyueryd Thomas a grete somme of golde to make a paleyse with than rode the kyng forth in the mene tyme And so whan thomas shulde haue made this paleyse hym thoughte hit was better to make a paleyse in heuen than in erâ—h and delyd his gold a mong pore people and coÌ„uertyd hem to the feyth Thanne come the kyng home and wente that his paleyse hadde be redy made And whan he herde how Thomas and Abbanus hadde done he wolde haue putte hem to dethe but hit happid that his owne brothir was dede the same tyme therfore he putte hem bothe in pryson in to the tyme that he hadde beryed his brothir Thanne as god wolde whan his brothir had longe lay dede he rose from deth to lyfe and tolde the kyng that he had seyne his paleyse in paradyse that thomas hadde made for hym and preyde the kyng that he myght haue hit and he wolde yeue hym as moche golde as he toke thomas Thanne the kyng toke his counsell and seyd nay I wâ—ll haue it my selfe lette hym make the anothir for his brothir had seyne this paleyce in paradyse made with golde and â—rayed with precious stones and clothe of golde Thanne the kyng toke cristendome and many a thousend with hym and whanne the bishops saw that the kyng and so moche othir people for soke her lawus and tourned to cristondome they where so wrothe with thomas that one of theym seyde he wolde venge his god and with a spere smote thomes thourghe the body and slewe hym Than cristen people beryed hym in a tombe of cristall and there god wote wroughte many miracles for hym For the hande that was in cristys syde wolde neuer come in to the tombe but euer lay with oute Also in his techyng and prechyng he taughte Duodecim gdua virtutum assignare Primua est vt in deum crederent â—ui est vnua in essencia et trinua in personiâ— Dedit eis triplex exemplum seâ—sibile quomodo sint indiuidencia vna â–ª treâ— persone â–ª Primum est quia vna eÌ„ in homine saâ—ieÌ„cia et de vna procedit intellectus memoria et ingenium memoria est vt non obliuiscaria in tellecto vt intelligas que ostendi possunt vel doceri ingenium est vt quod didiceriâ— inuenias Secundum est quia in vna vinea tria sunt lignum folium et fructus Et her omnia tria sunt vinea Tercium est quia caput nostrum ex quatuor sencibuâ— constat In vno autem capite sunt Disuâ— aâ—ditua adoratuâ— et gustus et hec plurasunt et tameÌ„ vnum caput Secundus gradua est vt baptismum suscipiat Terciuâ— gradus eÌ„ vt a fornicacione abstineat Quartuâ— vt se ab auaricia teperet Quintua vt gulam distringeret Sertuâ— vt penitâ—ciam teneret Septimus vt in hiis perseuerarent Ocrauns vt hospita litateÌ„ amarent Nonus vt voluÌ„tateÌ„ dei requiraÌ„t Decimuâ— est vt facienda quererent Vndecimuâ— vt caritateÌ„ amicia et innimiciâ— impendereÌ„t Duodecimuâ— est vt custodiaÌ„thiia vigileâ— curam exhiherent Item apostalus Omnea qui oderant deum de tribus breuiter instruxit scilicet vt ecclesiam diligerent Sacerdotes honora rent Et assidue adverhum dei conuenirent Also ther be many meruelous wondre full thynges done on this day for on that day all the countrey comythe the dyr to take pardone of that honde that lythe oute of the tombe in the vse of the bishop of the cite that gothe to masse And whanne he hathe seyd Confite or thanne he takyth a branche of a vyne and putte hit in to thomas honde that is oute of the tombe and than he gothe forthe to masse and the branche burgeneth oute grapus and be that tyme the gospel be seyd the grapis be rype than the bishop takythe the grapis and wryngith the wyne in the chales so singith with the same wyne and hoselyth the people and whan any man or woman comythe that is not worthy to receyue this hosell anon the honde closithe to gedyr and wyll not opyn tyll he be shreuen clene and than hit wyl opyn Also yf any people be in debate they shall be broughte be fore thomas tombe there the cause shall be rehersed than woll the honde tourne to hym that is in the ryght and so they be made at one Thus thomas preuith oure beleue and did many wyntres in his dayes Also iohan crisostomus seythe that thomas come in to the countre there as the thre kynges of coleyn were and thomas cristened hem for they hadde worshippyd god in his byrthe And there fore thomas come to hem and taughte hem the feythe the beleue of criste to that beleue that we may be sauyd god bryng vs all Amen De natiuitate domini
â—â—â—â—aundir fore to tourne the people to the feith Thanne whan he come to the cite vnneth he was enterid in to the cite his scho braste there by he wyste well that he shulde be dede Than he sawe a maÌ„ sitte cloute schon to pore people marke preyde hym to meÌ„de his scho Than for this man was pore hym thoughte hit was almesse to helpe hym at that tyme toke his scho began to sewe a none with his naâ—â— he hurte his honde what fore ache fore grete penaunce he seyde god helpe whan marke herde that he callid to god a none Marke preyde to god fore hym And thaÌ„ marke spatte on the erthe blessid hit a noyn tid his honde ther with seide In nomine patris Ihesu xpristi filii dei viâ—i sanâ—tur mannâ—tua In the name of the fadir â—he su criste the sone of quicke god thy honde be hole â—ocahitur autem homo ille ananiaâ— â–ª For sothe that man was callid anama whanne anania sawe soche vertu in marke he preyde him to twelle stille with hym Comoratusqâ— iâ— deÌ„ duâ—â—us annis And there dwelled he ij yere cristoned hym and all his housholde aftirwarde for grete holynesse that marke saw with this maÌ„ he made hym a bischoppÌ„ Thanne the people saw how marke 〈◊〉 in the Cite they toke hym and tyde a rope a hoâ—â—te his necke drewe him amoÌ„g stones till the flesche fill to the erthe seid drawe we the bugull to the bugull place So whanne he was drawe nyghe to dethe thaÌ„ they putte him in to prison till on the morowe Than the same nyghte criste come to hym in to pryson sayde Pese be to the marke oure euaÌ„ geliste be not a gaste fore I am with the Thanne on the morowe they coâ—â—â— feâ—te him oute of pÌ„ son drewe hym till he was dede whan he shulde dye he seyde In ma nnâ— tuas And so gaffe vp the goste aftirward they wolde brenne his body than there come sothe an erthe quake with a lightenyng thoundyr that there durste no maÌ„ a byde Than in the nyghte cristen people come toke markes body and beried hit Than fill hit so that euery cristen londe halowed seint markes day saue one couÌ„trey that is callid appolonia the whiche countre was so greuyd with heâ—e and drowthe that all the couÌ„trey fayled hem of frute so that they were well nere famelyd And thaÌ„ there come a voyce from heuen bad hem halowe seint markes day than they schulde be comfortid they dede so a noÌ„ god sente hem pleÌ„te of all maner of frutesy nowe Now hit is to wete why we schulde faste this day go in precession we rede in the cite of rome one this day fill soche a qualme a sodeyn deth that whan a man yaned or gapid or fuesid a noÌ„ he dyede and there dyede many sodenly Thanne was there a pope was callid Pellagius that commaundid all cristen people that whan he yaned euery man schulde make a crosse ouer his mouthe And whan any man her de a nothir fuese he schulde sey criste helpe the. so many were saued and there he made the people go a procession so preyng to all the semtyâ— of heuen to prey to god for hem so they dede ThoÌ„ come aftyr seint Grego ry made hem do the same on seinte markes day to halowe faste go in procession canoniâ—ed hit to be done for euer more than come there a pope that was callid Liberius yn his tyme all maner frutis in this tyme of the yere of grete tendirnesse of hit selfe toke grete harme so what by thoundyr lightenyng vnkynde heteâ— by stormys mildewes by wormes by long tayled fleyes for vengeauÌ„ce that a none aftyr Estyr day the people tourned a yene to her olde synne hauyng no reward of the sacramente whiche they haue receyned and there fore god sente more vengeaunce this tyme than in any othir tyme of the yere where fore this hooly 〈◊〉 to putte a wey all these thynges in speciall goddis wrethe fro the people he coÌ„mauÌ„did to all cristen peple to halowe to faste go in procession he that seyde that hit is made be a coÌ„stitucion is a cursed till he come to amendement And there for I charge yow counsell yowe all that thynkith to be saued kepe this day aftyr the rewle of holy church In die philippi â— iacobi GOod frendis soche a day ye shall haue the feste of philippe iacob the whiche were holy apostles But for this feste comith with ynne feste of Estyr ye shall not faste the euyn but ye shall come to chirche to worshippe god the hooly apostles ThaÌ„ ye shall knowe well that philippe was ordeyned by alle othir apostles to goo in to countrey that was callid Sithia to preche to the vnbeleued people But whan he come the dir prechid yene the maumentes preuing that they were fendes and no goddis so they toke hym ladde hym to her temple wolde haue constreyned hym to haue do sacrifice Than as they were besy to do hym dissese sodenly a grete dragon come oute of the â—â— the slew iij. of this misse beleued people venemed so the people with his brethyng that there fâ—ll on hem soche a sikenesse that the wo the sorow that they hadde they cride aftyr helpe Than seyde philippÌ„ to hem yf ye woll be holpen helid of your sikenes also these men reaid from dethe to lyue Furste caste downe the maumentes sette in her stede crossis like to the crosse ther as oure lord dyed vpon and do hit worshippÌ„ Thann they dede so for they were glad to be holpyn of her sikenesse as sone as they had do so they were holpyn And than philippÌ„ preyde to god for the iij. men to rise from deth to lyue Tunc precepit phillippus draconi vt in locum suuÌ„ redescenderet Thanne philippe commaundid the dragon to go downe to his place a yene neuer dissese man more Than the cursed people of the Cite sawe that philippe wolde haue tourned all the people toke hym did him vpon a crosse so on a crosse he dyed wente to euer lasting blisse Amen Now shall ye here of Iacob that was callid among the apostles Iacobus minor the lesse â—ames for to know from Iacobus maior Iames the more that was seint iohan Euangeliste brothir But whan jacobus or james that is alle one name this man was callid cristus owne brothir for he was so moche like to criste Than whaÌ„ the iewes wolde haue take criste they cowde not knowe on from a nothir but as judas betrayed Criste with kyssyng of him by that kyssing criste was knowen takyn This iames was so holy from the tyme that he was borne as longe as