bysshop of coleyne / the sayd bysshop arose on a nyght for to giue laudes to god our lady And after that he had walked through his hall he behelde out at a wȳdowe women that bare in a panyer .viii. chyldren borne in that nyght of a noble matrone of the cyte The whiche for shame retayned one gaue grete somme of money vnto the women for to go drowne viii The sayd bysshop toke the sayd chyldren / baptysed them made them to be nourysshed secretely / made them to be instructe in lettre in songe .x. or .xii. yeres The bysshop made his occupacyons with a burgoys that toke the chyldrē they folowed hym In th ende the sayd bysshop reueled the dede vnto the burgoys and vnto the moder of the chyldren And by the grace of god a cloyster was edyfyed / in the whiche the bysshop the chyldren yelded them vnto god c. ¶ Sacrilegium D. ¶ Examples of men of the chirche lecherous And first example how a preste fornycatour deyed sodaynly lxxxxiii IT is wryten in the lyfe of saynt Loye bysshop how a preste of his bysshopryche was infamed of fornycacyon for a concubyne that he helde with him And after that the sayd preste was often tymes warned to abstayne hym from that synne / that be wolde not the sayd bysshop excōmunycate hym defēded hym to synge masse The preste dyspysed the sentence prepayred hym to synge masse And whan he was at the auter he fell towarde it was strangled of the deuyll deyed sodaynly before al the people ¶ This example denoteth many thȳges The fyrst fyrst is that these lechours that wyll not correcte thē amende whan they ben warned shall be punysshed of god The seconde is that people of the chyrche ne other sholde attende to receyue theyr creatour in synne / without to haue wyll dysposed to abstayne them fro yll For yll came to the preste The thyrde is that excōmunycacyon is moche to drede for as moche as the sayd preste dredde not yll dyde come vnto hym bothe vnto body and vnto soule c. E. ¶ Another example how two relygious were appostates / lecherous / after dyd penaunce lxxxxiii IT is wryten in the lyfe of faders that two relygyous were tēpted of fornycacyon / they yode in to the worlde toke two wyues Afterwarde they sayd togyders What haue we wonne where as we haue left the ordre angelycke for to come to this immundycyte vnclennesse / after these thinges we shall come vnto the fyre of tourmentes Than retorne we vnto our hermytage / do we penaunce of thynges that we haue presumed And they went in to the hermytage prayed the faders that they wolde receyue them confessynge penytentes of thynges that they had cōmytted They wete thā receyued enclosed an hole yere And by penaunce men gaue vnto theym breed water by measure In beholdynge theym they were semblables of one replexym Whan the tyme of theyr penaūce was accomplysshed they yssued And the one was pale / lene / sorowfull / the other fayre ruddy And eche had meruayle for they had egally breed water And they axed hȳ that was lene heuy what he dyde with the thoughtes whan he was enclosed He sayd I thought that I sholde go in to paynes for the euylles that I haue cōmytted my bones harded them to my flesshe for grete fere that I had They demaunded the other what he thought whan he was enclosed He answered I yelded thankes to god that had wtdrawen from me the soylenes of the worlde the paynes of hell / called to the cōuersacyon angelyke And I reioyse whā I thynke on my god And the aūcyents sayd that the penaunce of bothe twayne was egal towarde god ¶ By this example those the whiche hath cōmytted synne sholde retorne vnto god doo penaunce as dyde the sayd relygyous What shall it prouffyte vnto a persone to do synne at his pleasure / after to be dampned c. F. ¶ Another example of the punycyon dampnacyon of a nonne that cōmytted lechery lxxxxiii MEn fynde by wrytinge this the whiche foloweth how the dyscyple recyteth in the boke of his promptuary and sayeth that a nonne slewe her chylde in her wombe / so deyed without cōfessyon Afterwarde she appered vnto her cosyn that prayed for her helde a chylde of fyre in her armes / vnto whome she sayd I am dampned / this chylde of fyre that I bere I haue conceyued slayne it And I must bere it eternally by punycyon G. ¶ Another example how a pylgrym sawe a prelate cast within the depnesse of helle lxxxxiii ARnoldus the discyple recyteth in theyr bokes that there was a pylgryme that solde his robe to drinke stronge wyne And he dranke so moche that he was dronken lost his wyt / and that men estemed that he was deed And that houre his soule was borne in too hell in the place of tourmentes / specyally in to a pyt brennȳge couered with a lydde of yron enbrased in fyre And there was the prynce of derkenes / the pylgrym sawe aprelate that was presented vnto y sayd deuyll the whiche greted hym / hym presented to drynke of a cuppe enbrased full of soulphre in fyre molten And whan the prelate had dronken the lydde of the pytte was taken away the prelate was cast within the pytte of fyre And whan the sayd pylgrym sawe that he had grete fere And the deuyl cryed on hygh Brynge me hyder that pylgrym that hath solde his vestement and made himselfe drōken And whan the sayd pylgrym herde those wordes he behelde his good aungell that had brought hym thyder / requyred his ayde / promysed vnto god him that he wolde neuermore be dronken so that he wolde delyuer him at that houre And forth with his sayd soule was put in to his body And the sayd pylgrym noted the houre the day that it so befel went in to his countree and founde that the sayd prelate deyed at the daye at the houre that he was borne in to hell For he was of his countree wherby he wyst that it was very table And therfore the excesse of meet and drynke is to fle c. H. ¶ Another example of a relygyous woman dampned the whiche in her lyfe gaue grete almesse / but she cōceyued a chylde slewe it lxxxxiii MEn fynde by wrytynge this that whiche foloweth how the dyscyple recyteth in his promptuary sayth that the doughter of a kynge was soo moche deuoute / so good an almeswoman chaste that it was meruayle She nourysshed all the dayes of her lyfe a nombre of poore folke / of wydowes of orphelyns And it befel that by folysshe loke that she made vpon one of her seruauntes she coueyted to lye with hym / and conceyued a chylde And by the counceyle
Fo. Clvii ¶ Of a monke that the deuyll drewe oute of the chyrche whan the other waked in orayson and prayer .lxv. G Fo. Clvii ¶ Of a man dampned the whiche yode to playe and to drynke at the tauerne whan he sholde haue ben at the seruyce wthin the holy chyrche .lxvii. D Fo. Clix Somnolentia ¶ Examples of slepynge in herynge the seruyce of god ¶ Of a monke indeuout the whiche slepte in orayson .lxvi. A Fo. Cviii ¶ Of a monke the whiche was stryken with a knotte of strawe in slepynge for bycause that he was indeuout and weyke in speryte towarde god .lxvi. B Fo. Clviii ¶ Of a monke vnto whome the deuyll gaue vnto drynke of hote boylyngâ— pytche in slepynge .lxvi. C Fo. Clviii Pigricia ¶ Example of a soule dampned that wept the tyme that it had loste Cviii. B Fo. CCxxxii ¶ Of a relygyous that wolde do noo good dedes .xix. C Fo. xlii ¶ Of a man that was dampned for that he wolde do no good dedes .xix. D Fo. xlii ¶ Of a curate the whiche taryed to admynyster the holy sacramentes vnto his parochyen seke .viii. C Fo. xix Oratio ¶ That a man sholde take hede to the orayson that he maketh .lxvi. E Fo. Clviii ¶ Of a deuout relygyous that ceased not to be in that orayson of the psalmody / good odour yssued out of his mouthe .xiii. yeres after his dethe .lxvi. F Fo. Clviii ¶ That at the prayer of a syÌ„ple shoo maker a good man ferme in the faythe a mouÌ„tayne was taken fro one place transported in to another .lxi. A Fo. Cxiviii ¶ That by the oraysons fastynges that saynt Basyll made with his college they were preserued from yll that Iulyan the appostate wolde haue done to them .lviii. A. Fo. Cxlii ¶ That at the prayer of the prophete Helye fyre descended from heuen that brent an hondred men the whiche yede to seche couÌ„câ—yle of the deuyll .lx. G Fo. Cxlvi ¶ Of a sone that prayed for his moder dyde penaunce she appered vnto him at the ende of .vii. yeres / and she was saued by his prayers .lxv. F. Fo. Clvii ¶ That one of the relygyous of saynt Gregory was delyuered from purgatory for to synge masses for him .lxxxii. E. Fo. Clxxxiiii ¶ That the prayer of Balaam was vniust whan he desyred to deye wel / and he wolde not lyue well lxxxx D Fo. Clxxxxviii ¶ That the orayson of those the whiche beÌ„ yll is somtyme exalted to theyr shame and confusyon lxxxxvii D Fo. CCviii ¶ That a knyght deed wolde not the prayyer of theym the whiche were in synne / but desyred the prayer of a good and holy hermyte lxxxxviii G Fo. CCx ¶ That the prayer of SusanÌ„e was herde she kept fro dethe lxxxxvi C. Fo. CCxvi ¶ That the orayson of an holy fader was not exalted / for that he for whome he prayed delyted in the thoughtes of fornycacyon with out resystyÌ„ge therto hoÌ„dred d. Fo. CCxiiii ¶ Of a man the whiche resysted not ayenst the synnes / therfore the orayson of the heremyte was not exalted C. e Fo. CCxv ¶ That the request of the cursed ryche man was not graunted whan he demauÌ„ded one droppe of water / and that the Lazare sholde go to his bredren .lxxxiiii. A. Fo. Clxxxvi ¶ Gula. ¶ Examples of etynge drynkyÌ„ge whaÌ„ men sholde serue god ¶ That yll came vnto Adam and Eue the whiche eate of the apple agaynst the coÌ„maundement of god .liiii. A Fo. Cxxxiii ¶ That the dragon infernal strangled a relygyous the whiche eate secretely and fayned to faste Cv. C Fo. CC.xxvi ¶ That a nonne the whiche eate a letule before that she serued god / without makyÌ„ge the sygne of the crosse was posseded of the deuyll .lxvii. A Fo. Clix ¶ That a conuers dranke of wine without makynge the token of the crosse without lycence / and he was posseded of the enmye the deuyll .lxvii. B Fo. Clix ¶ That yll came vnto a smyth the whiche vsed to drynke ete whan other were at the seruyce of the chyrche .lxvii. C Fo. Clix ¶ That a seruauÌ„t sawe by vysyon his mayster tourmented in hell / vnto whom the deuylles gaue too drynke of fyre and sulphre brennynge Cvii D Fo. CCxxxi ¶ That a ryche man was put in to a chayre of fyre the whiche was constrayned of deuylles to drynke of a lycoure ryght bytter / stynkynge / foule Cvii B Fo. CCxxxi ¶ Of the cursed ryche man that eate draÌ„ke delycatyuely lxxxiiii A Fo. Clxxxvi ¶ Of a man that slewe his fader his moder whan he was dronke .lxxvii. B Fo. Clxxv ¶ Of a seruaunt that serued wel his mayster in his youthe / and whan he was dronke he slewe hym .lxxvii. C Fo. Clxxvi ¶ Of a seruaunte that stale fygges from his mayster .lxxxi. B Fo. Clxxxi ¶ Of some the whiche retorned vnto theyr glotonyes after ester Cii D. Fo. CCxviii ¶ Of a man dampned that yode to swere and to drynke at the tauerne with his felawes whan he sholde haue ben in the seruyce of the chyrche .lxvii. D Fo. Clix ¶ Of a man named Vodo that yode vnto the tauernes whan he sholde haue gone vnto the chyrche / what drynke and bedde he hath now in hell .lxvii. E Fo. Clx ¶ Of a pylgrym that solde his gowne for to drynke wyne lxxxxiii G Fo. CCiii ¶ That the deuylles approched them at a dyner to those the whiche spake euyll wordes / and the aungelles drewe them backewarde lxxxxix H Fo. CCxii ¶ That yll came vnto a boucher that mocked the holy asshes / dranke at the tauerne whaÌ„ other were at the masse .lxvii. F. Fo. Clx ¶ That yll came vnto a knyght the which yode to vylyte the tauernes whan he sholvysyte the dedycacyons and pardons of the chyrches .lxvii. G Fo. Clx ¶ Of an holy man that eate of breed dranke water agaynst the coÌ„maundement of god / a lyon strangled hyÌ„ .liiii. B Fo. Cxxxiii ¶ Of a woman dampned the whiche vsed her lyfe in glotony / lechery And her husbande was vnto the contrary the whiche lyued sobrely lxxxxii A Fo. CC ¶ Of a tauerner that the deuyl bare away in body in soule .lxxi. I Clxvi ¶ Of a man that solde his soule for a quarte of wyne and the deuyll dyde bere hym away .lxxi. K Fo. Clxvii ¶ Venatio ¶ Examples of honters ¶ That lorde the whiche honted on the holy dayes hadde a chylde that hadde eeres of a dogge .lxviii. A Fo. Clxi ¶ That no man wyst where a honter became that honted on the feestes .lxviii. B. Fo. Clxi ¶ Chorea ¶ Examples of dauncynge on the feestes ¶ That the deuyll wolde haue borne away a mayden the whiche daunced on the sondayes .lxviii. C Fo. Clxi ¶ Of men and women the whiche dauÌ„ced a yere without that ony persone myght socour them .lxviii. D Fo. Clxi ¶ Of a woman dauncer .lxviii. E. Fo. Clxii
wyndowe / defouled with horses / and eten with dogges lxxvi B Fo. Clxxiii ¶ Of the dethe of iudas Cii E Fo. CCxix ¶ Of the dethe of pylate lxxvi F Fo. Clxxv ¶ That a sodomityke deyed impenytent dyspayred sayd that he sawe hell the tourmentes and deuylles Cv. B Fo. CCxxviii ¶ Of a ryche man lxxxxiiiii A Fo. Clxxxvi ¶ Examples that many ydolatres deyed myscheuously lvii c / d / e / f / g. Fo. Cxli Of a player blasphemer that the deuyll dyde slee lxii G Fo. Cl ¶ That Lucrece ended his dayes myscheuously lxxvii A Fo. Clxxv ¶ Of the horryble dethe of a cursed vsurer lxxxvi D Fo. Clxxxxi Iudicia dei ¶ Example that a monke requyred of god that he myght se his secrete Iugementes the whiche sawe them and knowleged that they ben ryght dyffycyle and harde for to knowe Cvi A ¶ That an holy bysshop named Fortyn was punysshed by the Iugement of god for that / that he receyued a vestement of a ryche vsurer Cvi C Fo. CCxxvii ¶ That an hermite murmured ayenst god for his dyuers iugementes Cvi B Iuditium ¶ Examples of the Iugement ¶ Of the Iugement of many persones the whiche had done the werkes of mercy ¶ Of a man that was mercyfull and lyued voluptuously Cxxii D Fo. CClvi ¶ Of a relygyous that was at his dethe in Iugement before god of whome he was demaunded accompt of all that he had done and sayd Cxxii E Fo. CClvi ¶ That the deuyl accused before god in iugement one of the relygyous of saynt Gregory that was at his dethe lxxxviii B Fo. CCix ¶ That the deuylles put in balaunce all the euylles that the ryche Peter had done / and the good put a barly lofe on the other syde of the balaunce xliii C Fo. Cii ¶ That saynt Iherom was beten in Iugement before god lxxxxviii A Fo. CCix ¶ Of .iii. deed men reysed that were put in Iugement before god Cviii. D Fo. CCxxxii ¶ That the deuylles accused in Iugement before god a chylde the whiche had stolen but onely an halfpeny from his cosyn germayne lxxx D Fo. Clxxxi ¶ That a ryche man vnmercyfull was cyted in Iugement before god there was iuged to dethe etnall lxxxiiii C Fo. Clxxxviii ¶ That a ryche sone sayd at his dethe that he was sentenced Cv. B Fo. CCxxvi ¶ Of the Iugement of a detractour dampned lxxxxviii C Fo. CCix ¶ Of the vehement Iugement of a dronken smyth lxvii C Fo. Clix ¶ That a seruaunt sawe his mayster in iugement before god Cviii. D Fo. CCxxxi ¶ That a relygyous was presented in Iugement before god and retrayed from glory for an half peny the whiche he dyde owe to a passage lxxxviii D Fo. Clxxxviii ¶ Of a man letygyous and full of debate the whiche spake at his dethe of his Iugement and sayd that all those the whiche he hadde troubled apposed strongely agaynst hym lxxxxix A. Fo. CCx ¶ Of a man presented in Iugement before god / of whome the Iuge demaunded the reason wherfore he hadde made a man to swere syth that he knewe well that he sholde be forsworne lxxxxvii G Fo. CCviii ¶ That our lady delyuered a lecherous clerke fro dampnacyon Cxxi B Fo. CClv ¶ That the gloryous vyrgyn Marye and saynt Peter delyuered a monke from damnacyon Cxxi C Fo. CClv ¶ That a yonge man the whiche accōplysshed not his vowe was borne in Iugement before god lxiii H Fo Cliii ¶ Another example of a preste that was Iuged lxiii I Fo. Cliii ¶ That a cursed bysshop was cyted in iugement before god lxxxv I Fo. Clxxxx ¶ That a chanone was accused in Iugement before our lorde god of the patron of the chyrche lxxxv K Fo. Clxxxx ¶ Of the Iugement and of the horryble terryble punyciō that was done of an archbysshop named Vdo Cvi D Fo. CCxxviii Peni inferni ¶ Examples of the paynes of hell ¶ Of a fader of housholde the whiche sawe two pondes and the tourmentes that ben in hell Cvii A Fo. CCxxx ¶ Of a fader his sone dampned that brente in hell lxxiii A Fo. Clxviii ¶ That the dampned ben punysshed wtin the fyre of hell lvii A Fo. Cxl ¶ That the cursed Dyues is punysshed in the fyre of hell lxxxiiii A Fo. Clxxxvii ¶ That a monke sawe ryche men hanged in the fyre of hell lxxxiiii D Fo. Clxxxviii ¶ That a woman was dampned punysshed terrybly in hell for many synnes that she had cōmytted lxxxx A Fo. Clxxxxvi ¶ Of a woman dampned the whiche shewed vnto the worlde her brestes aourned her heed lxxxx C Fo. Clxxxxvii ¶ Of a woman aduoutresse and dronken dampned lxxxxii A Fo. CC ¶ Of a burgeys and of an aduoutrer dampned lxxxxii B Fo. CCi ¶ That a woman dampned was tourmēted with two dragons lxxxxii D Fo. CCi ¶ Of an other woman that was also dampned lxxxxii F Fo. CCi ¶ Of the dampnacyon of a woman for an yll thought C. A Fo. CCxiii Of a nonne dāpned lxxxxiii F Fo. CCiii ¶ Of the thre Herodes that were hanged in hell lxxvi E Fo. Clxxiiii ¶ Of some auarycyous vsurers hanged in hell lxxxvi A Fo. Clxxxxi ¶ That four men were hanged in hell for that / that they posseded falsely an other mannes herytage lxxxi C Fo. Clxxxiii ¶ That an erle and many of his lygnage were dampned punysshed cruelly for that that they posseded an herytage iniustly the whiche hadde ben taken away from the chyrche lxxxii A Fo. Clxxxiii ¶ That a ryche man was put in a chayre of fyre Cvii B Fo. CCxxxi ¶ That a man was tourmented in purgagatory for that that he vyoled the chyrcheyarde and hurte a man greuously within the same lxxvii F Fo. CClxxvi ¶ Foure examples of the paynes of purgatorye lxxxviii A / b c / d Fo. Clxxxxiii ¶ That a woman sawe the paynes of her husbande other Cvii C Fo. CCxxxi ¶ Other exāples lxxxxix I. L Fo. CCxii ¶ That a seruaunt saw his mayster ledde in to dyuers paynes Cvii D Fo. CCxxxi ¶ That a scoler of parys appered vnto his mayster after his dethe in grete tourment of fyre Cviii. A Fo. CCxxxii ¶ Of two men the whiche were in paynes were reysed by the prayers of saynt Tauryn Cviii. C Fo. CCxxxii ¶ Of thre deed men reysed the whiche tolde of the paynes of purgatory and of hell how they were in Iugement before almighty god Cviii. D Fo. CCxxxii ¶ That the deuyll sayd that the soule of an erle Wyllyam was terrybly tourmented in helle Cviii. E Fo. CCxxxiii ¶ Of a relygyous the whiche wolde more sooner entre in to the fyre of hell than to beholde the deuyll Cviii. F Fo. CCxxxiiii ¶ That the vysyon of the deuyl is terryble hydeous Cix A Fo. CCxxxiiii ¶ Of a man the whiche consydered yf after a thousande yeres the dampned sholde be delyuered fro hell Cix B Fo. CCxxxiiii ¶ Of the doughter of a kynge
the collocucyons of the faders in lyke wyse as recyteth the dyscyple sayeth that after that a holy abbot named iohan hadde done many myracles there was brought vnto hym a man the whiche had the deuyl in the body And the sayd Iohan was strongly requyred of many that he sholde chase the deuyll from the sayd man And for to be shorte that sayd Iohan coÌ„maunded vnto the deuyll from god that he sholde go oute The whiche deuyll answered that he wolde not / that he ne sholde go out for hym And vpoÌ„ his wordes there arryued a goode symple man yll clothed the whiche bare his tythe vnto the preest the whiche herde how the deuyll answered that he ne sholde go oute for the sayd abbot / that whiche symple man sayd to the deuyll And wherfore ne goest thou oute so thou shalt I coÌ„maunde the from god that thou go oute Than the deuyll yode oute the whiche sayd that he ne was gone forthe for the sayd Iohan / but that he was constrayned by god to go forthe for the bounte of the sayd symple man than the good abbot was a meruaylled the whiche demauÌ„ded of the symple man of what lyfe he was And how be it that he drewe backe to tell it / he answerd that he payed well his tythes incontynent that they were deu And them put vnto prouffyte and payed them Ioyously of the beste / and bare them vnto the person or vnto the vycayr I go vnto the chirche sayd he euery daye And yf I maye there I here euery daye masse I kepe wele the feestes the commaundementes of god / at the begyÌ„nyng of my yonge aege I had wyll to be relygyous for that that my fader hadde no more chyldren but me / they ne wolde that I were relygyous to th ende that to possede theyr herytage I obeyed vnto them they maried me vnto a good woman / we kepe wele our maryage togyder And yf she deyed I haue yet the wyll to be relygyous / it is not yet chaunged There is the life that I am of Than the sayd Iohan fel on knees before hym and requyred hym that he wolde praye for him c. In this example is to be noted that a good symple man labourer is somtyme more nerer vnto god more holy persone digne to do myracles than ne ben the grete bysshoppes doctours prelates Whan the daye of Iugement shall come god ne shall demaunde hast thou be doctour or mayster in suche scyence or in suche / but he shall demaunde hast thou done the werkes of mercy / hast thou payed thy dysmes / hast thou obeyed vnto the chirche c. D. ¶ Another example of those the whiche take of dysmes lxxxiii MEn fynde by wrytynge how saint renobert the whiche was the seconde bysshop of bayeux sawe one tyme that a man toke a iauel of corne out of a shefe of dysme for to gyue it vnto his hors / and saynt renobert badde hym leue it / but he wolde not / wherfore his hors enraged c ¶ Tenatitas A. ¶ Other examples of people to moche holdynge vnmercyfull And fyrst example of the cursed ryche man lxxxiiii IT is wryten in the .xi. chapytre of the gospelles of sayÌ„t luc that ther was a ryche man clothed with purple with precyous vestymentes / that whiche ete dranke euery daye delycyously And ther was a lazar full of woundes the whiche let hym before the yate of the sayd ryche / whiche demaunded the croÌ„mes that fell from his table but he gaue hyÌ„ none but set dogges on hyÌ„ they lycked his fete So he deyed and the ryche man also / the poore man wente to heuen the ryche man to helle The yll ryche lyft vp his eyen as he was in torment sawe Abraham a ferre of the lepre in his bosome He made two requestes of the whiche he was denyed The fyrst was of one droppe of water The seconde to goo tell vnto his brederne that they myghte correcte them c. This ryche man is an exaÌ„ple vnto all cursed ryche men the whiche vse yll of theyr rychesses / this poore is example of all good poores that haue pacyence in aduersite The riche was dampned for many thynges pryncypally for foure The fyrste is bycause he was wtout mercy / for he lete the poore deye for hongre at his gate CupieÌ„s saturari de micis qÌ„ cadebant de meÌ„sa diuitis And therfore god sent hym in to the fyre of hell wtout pite / shall say to hym at the daye of Iugement I haue had hongre thurst thou hast not gyuen me mete nor drynke Et ideo Ite maledicu iÌ„ igneÌ„ eternuÌ„ math .xv. The seconde for bycause he appetyted the honours of the worlde And he was proude in herte And therfore the gospel sayeth sygnantly that he was clothed in purple with precyous vestymentes the whiche denoteth vaynglorye Induebatur pupura et bysso The thyrde that he was moche lykorous and that he nourysshed his bely with metes made dylycatyuely the whiche draweth vnto lechery / maketh the man vnmercyfull And therfore sayth the gospell Expulebatur cotidie splendide He lyued after the wyll of the body the whiche ledeth vnto dampnacyoÌ„ VnÌ„ ad roma viii Si scdm carnem vixeritis monemini He ne lyued in this worlde buâ— .xl. yeres to lyue delyciously / and he is in the fyre of hell fro the tyme of Moyses two M. yeres past in so grete pouerte that he ne myght haue one droppe of water / so was it vnto hym a ryght cursed market from the kechyn The fourth is that he declyned not frome euyll wordes the whiche comynly he spake in dynynge And therfore sygnauntly he playned that he was tourmented in the toÌ„gue whan he demaunded a droppe of water What prouffyted vnto that man the rychesses / honoures / and meetes whan he is dampned The rychesses delyuereth hym not from dethe The metes kepeth not his body from wormes / and the honours from stynke Vnde bernardê° O diuites quid ê“sant vobis diuitie / quid epule / quid honores diuitie non liberabunt vos a morte / epule a verme / honores a fetore ¶ Et poeta dicit Quid tuÌ„c the sauri / qid aceruê° ê“derit auri Quando pctoÌ„res / mittuntur in inferiores Malet preterite / ê™ in omni tempore vite Pauper vixisset / quam diuitias habuisset Et math .xvi. Quid prodest homini si munduÌ„ vniuersum lucretur / anime vero sue detrimentum patiatur This saued begger is the example of all good poore folke He is blyssed in as moche as he had pacyeÌ„ce in pouerte VnÌ„ luce vi Beati pauperes quia vestruÌ„ est regnum dei Also he is blyssed in as moche as he had pacience in honger and thurst whan he coueyted to haue of the crommes Vnde luce vi Beati qui esuritis qr satura bimini Et