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good_a from_o he_o in_o yâ—_z the_o rich_a man_n be_v a_o mansleer_n &_o do_v ayenste_n this_o commandment_n non_fw-la occides_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o slay_v and_o in_o yâ—_z he_o witheld_v his_o good_a from_o the_o poor_a man_n in_o his_o need_n he_o be_v a_o thief_n &_o do_v against_o this_o commandment_n non_fw-la furtum_fw-la facies_fw-la thou_o shall_v do_v no_o theeft_n for_o all_o yâ—_z the_o rich_a man_n have_v pass_v his_o needful_a lyve_v after_o the_o astate_n of_o his_o dyspensaconn_n it_o be_v the_o poor_a mannes_z and_o therefore_o say_v saint_n ambrose_n yâ—_z it_o be_v no_o less_o sin_n to_o the_o rich_a man_n for_o to_o deny_v yâ—_z poor_a man_n help_v at_o need_n when_o he_o may_v help_v he_o of_o his_o habondaunce_n than_o it_o be_v to_o rob_v a_o man_n of_o his_o good_a the_o breed_n say_v he_o that_o thou_o withholde_v in_o superfluyte_o be_v the_o poor_a folk_n that_o have_v hongre_n and_o the_o waste_a clothing_n that_o thou_o shette_v up_o in_o superfluyte_o 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to_o have_v be_v slay_v than_o he_o go_v to_o his_o first_o friend_n that_o he_o love_v so_o moche_n pra_v he_o of_o help_n &_o that_o he_o will_v go_v to_o the_o king_n &_o speak_v for_o high_a &_o save_v his_o life_n if_o he_o may_v than_o he_o answer_v &_o say_v fare_v well_o fave_v i_o know_v the_o not_o i_o have_v other_o fellow_n &_o friend_n enough_o with_o who_o i_o have_v my_o myrte_n &_o solace_n nevertheless_o if_o thou_o be_v slay_v i_o shall_v gyve_v the_o a_o shete_n to_o bury_v the_o in_o than_o he_o go_v to_o the_o second_o friend_n that_o he_o love_v so_o moche_n pra_v he_o also_o of_o help_n and_o he_o excuse_v he_o &_o say_v i_o pray_v the_o have_v i_o excuse_v for_z i_o be_o so_o besye_n that_o i_o may_v not_o atende_v to_o the_o but_o yet_o for_o old_a felaushyp_n i_o shall_v go_v with_o the_o on_o way_n to_o the_o yate_fw-mi than_o go_v he_o to_o the_o three_o friend_n that_o he_o love_v so_o lytel_n &_o pray_v he_o of_o help_n &_o say_v leave_v friend_n i_o be_o 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so_o moche_n which_o gaaf_n he_o but_o a_o shete_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o i_o understande_v the_o world_n which_o worldly_a man_n love_v so_o moche_n yâ—_z for_o love_v thereof_o they_o travail_n night_n &_o day_n &_o put_v they_o in_o peryl_n of_o body_n &_o soul_n &_o oft_o less_o themselves_o both_o body_n &_o soul_n and_o yet_o at_o the_o last_o end_v unnethe_n gyve_v it_o to_o they_o a_o shete_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o for_o many_o of_o they_o when_o they_o die_v have_v less_o than_o nought_o and_o if_o they_o have_v aught_o yet_o their_o executour_n will_v say_v yâ—_z they_o have_v nought_o &_o that_o they_o owe_v more_o than_o they_o have_v by_o the_o second_o friend_n that_o go_v with_o he_o to_o the_o yate_fw-mi i_o understande_v a_o man_n wife_n his_o child_n &_o his_o bodily_a friend_n and_o a_o womannes_n husbonde_n she_o child_n &_o her_o bodily_a friend_n which_o when_o they_o be_v deed_n shall_v go_v with_o they_o on_o way_n to_o the_o yate_fw-mi &_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o grave_a &_o per_fw-la aventure_n stand_v and_o weep_v on_o they_o but_o be_v man_n or_o woman_n deed_n &_o doluen_n under_o clay_n he_o be_v soon_o forgeten_v &_o out_o of_o mind_n pass_v away_o be_v the_o bell_n ring_v and_o the_o mass_n song_n he_o be_v soon_o forgeten_v vnnethes_n shall_v he_o find_v one_o friend_n that_o will_v sing_v for_o he_o one_o mass_n unnethe_n in_o the_o year_n by_o the_o thrydde_v friend_n which_o he_o love_v so_o lytell_a and_o which_o halpe_v he_o at_o his_o need_n i_o understande_v almesdede_n which_o the_o worldly_a covetouse_n man_n love_v full_a lytyll_o and_o yet_o at_o the_o dredeful_a doom_n when_o they_o shall_v stand_v at_o the_o bar_n before_o the_o soverayne_n juge_a cryste_n ihesn_a than_o alms_n deed_n shall_v be_v the_o best_a friend_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v for_o that_o shall_v speak_v for_o theym_n and_o pray_v for_o theym_n and_o save_v theym_a if_o they_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o solomon_n say_v conclude_v 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gospel_n omni_fw-la petenti_fw-la te_fw-la tribue_fw-la gyve_v to_o every_o needy_a that_o ax_v the_o if_o thou_o may_v luce_n vi_o ¶_o dives_fw-la contra._n cryste_n in_o yâ—_z gospel_n luce_n xiiij_o say_v thus_o when_o thou_o make_v a_o fee_a will_v thou_o call_v thereto_o thy_o friend_n thy_o neighbour_n thy_o cousin_n and_o rich_a man_n but_o call_v thou_o poor_a man_n feeble_a blind_a &_o halt_a by_o which_o word_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o yâ—_z i_o shall_v do_v none_o alms_n but_o to_o poor_a yâ—_z been_v feeble_a blind_a and_o lame_a ¶_o pauê‘_n cryste_n fordyde_v not_o man_n to_o bid_v their_o friend_n &_o their_o neighbour_n &_o rich_a man_n to_o the_o feest_fw-la but_o he_o bad_a hen_n yâ—_z they_o shall_v not_o only_o bid_v their_o friend_n &_o yâ—_z rich_a but_o also_o poor_a folk_n needy_a &_o teble_a also_o he_o bid_v that_o man_n shall_v not_o bid_v the_o rich_a folk_n &_o their_o friend_n to_o fee_v with_o no_o wicked_a emenconn_n in_o hope_n of_o false_a wynning_a for_o 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