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〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o â—â—_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o good_a 〈◊〉_d â—â—_o châ—_n a_o day_n you_o shall_v have_v the_o â—este_n of_o marry_o mâ—w_a deleyn_n that_o be_v so_o hooly_a that_o ourâ—_n lordâ—he_fw-mi lordâ—he_fw-mi â—â—_o criâ—â—e_o love_v her_o best_a of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d next_o his_o own_o modir_n where_o 〈◊〉_d you_o shallâ—_n come_v to_o god_n &_o to_o hooly_a churthe_n &_o prey_n to_o that_o hooly_a woman_n that_o she_o will_v prey_v to_o our_o lord_n for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v have_v grace_n fore_o she_o be_v the_o furste_v in_o time_n of_o grace_n that_o do_v penance_n for_o she_o have_v lose_v grace_n be_v flesch_o lust_n where_o for_o she_o be_v make_v a_o mirror_n to_o all_o othir_n syver_n that_o will_v for_o sake_n sin_n &_o do_v penance_n they_o shalle_o have_v grace_v the_o which_o be_v lose_v by_o sin_n she_o have_v a_o fadir_n that_o be_v a_o great_a lord_n &_o nigh_o of_o the_o king_n blood_n &_o have_v a_o great_a lordship_n in_o iherusalem_fw-la the_o which_o he_o gaffe_n to_o lazarus_fw-la his_fw-la soon_o &_o he_o gaffe_v marry_v the_o castle_n of_o maudeleyn_n with_o all_o the_o lordship_n long_v there_o to_o of_o the_o which_o castle_n she_o have_v her_o name_n &_o be_v call_v marry_o mawdeleyn_n for_o sche_n be_v lady_n there_o of_o than_o as_o many_o boky_n seyne_v seynt_a ichan_n evangelist_n weddid_v she_o &_o our_o lord_n bid_v he_o go_v with_o he_o &_o heap_n his_o virginite_a &_o so_o he_o do_v and_o be_v clean_a virgin_n and_o than_o mawdeleyne_v go_v forth_o &_o gaffe_v she_o alle_fw-mi to_o sin_n in_o so_o moche_o sche_o lose_v the_o name_n of_o mawdeleyne_v &_o be_v call_v the_o sinful_a woman_n but_o hit_n be_v oftyn_a seyn_n that_o our_o lord_n make_v of_o the_o grettyste_v sinner_n the_o hoolyeste_n aftyrwardes_o &_o so_o whanne_v our_o lord_n see_v time_n he_o gaffe_v this_o woman_n grace_n to_o know_v herself_o &_o to_o have_v repentannce_n for_o her_o sin_n than_o when_o mary_n hear_v that_o criste_n be_v at_o a_o man_n 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