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be_v despiece_v in_o to_o pyece_n ¶_o some_o have_v their_o heed_v smyten_v of_o the_o other_o have_v be_v burn_v in_o fire_n and_o always_o they_o persevere_v unto_o the_o end_n for_o the_o love_n of_o ihesu_n cryste_n /_o ¶_o and_o the_o holy_a man_n say_v he_o have_v by_o their_o example_n farye_a &_o ample_a matere_n of_o pacyence_n and_o that_o he_o ought_v not_o for_o a_o lytyll_o maladye_o corrumpe_fw-la by_o gormandyse_n his_o lytyll_a penaunce_n and_o fastynge_n acustomyd_fw-la /_o ¶_o he_o say_v ferth_a that_o they_o have_v give_v he_o more_o pain_n by_o the_o mete_n that_o he_o have_v eten_v in_o his_o maladye_o thanne_v the_o abstynence_n that_o he_o make_v and_o so_o return_v to_o his_o first_o penance_n /_o ¶_o and_o a_o month_n after_o in_o persevere_a in_o fastynge_n he_o dey_v &_o render_v his_o soul_n to_o god_n ¶_o but_o tofore_o his_o dethe_v come_v to_o high_a saint_n pachomyen_n which_o behold_v high_a as_o his_o fader_fw-mi in_o kiss_v &_o enbrace_v high_o as_o he_o have_v say_v to_o he_o fare_v well_o and_o after_o he_o bury_v his_o body_n in_o the_o earth_n /_o &_o his_o soul_n be_v enhance_a glorious_o with_o changellis_n in_o to_o the_o joy_n &_o glory_n of_o heaven_n /_o the_o which_o grant_v to_o we_o the_o fader_fw-mi the_o soon_o the_o holy_a ghost_n /_o amen_n /_o ¶_o how_o the_o say_a saint_n pachomyen_v &_o one_o his_o brother_n named_fw-la john_n converseden_fw-mi togyder_n and_o begynnyth_v in_o latyn_a ¶_o quo_fw-la peâ—â—o_fw-es /_o caplm_fw-ge lxu_o after_o the_o saint_n palemon_n be_v by_o saint_n pachomyen_v bury_v the_o same_o saint_n pachomyen_n come_v again_o in_o to_o his_o monastery_n where_o god_n have_v instytute_v to_o he_o /_o ¶_o and_o after_o come_v to_o hy_o his_o brother_n germayn_v name_v john_n which_o long_a time_n have_v seek_v he_o /_o ¶_o the_o holy_a man_n seenge_v his_o brother_n be_v moche_o joyous_a for_o since_o he_o have_v be_v crysten_v he_o have_v seen_v none_o of_o his_o friend_n ¶_o the_o good_a john_n dwell_v with_o his_o brother_n /_o &_o if_o they_o be_v bredern_a carnal_o yet_o be_v they_o moche_v more_o bredern_a spyrytuel_o /_o they_o two_o have_v but_o one_o will_n &_o one_o self_n desire_v night_n &_o day_n they_o think_v on_o the_o faith_n of_o our_o lord_n renounce_v all_o worldly_a rychesses_n ¶_o they_o wane_v their_o lyve_a onn_o with_o make_v of_o celles_fw-fr /_o &_o if_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n superflue_v of_o their_o labour_n /_o incontynent_fw-la it_o be_v dystrybute_v unto_o poor_a for_o thono_n in_o of_o god_n /_o ¶_o all_o their_o clothing_n be_v of_o one_o vesture_n make_v of_o linen_n clothe_v /_o as_o the_o relygiouse_n be_v then_o robe_n /_o ¶_o but_o the_o holy_a man_n pachomien_n ware_a thayre_n for_o to_o keep_v his_o body_n in_o seruytude_n /_o &_o whane_a sontyme_n be_v slepte_v by_o night_n he_o lie_v not_o on_o the_o earth_n but_o len_v /_o fere_a that_o if_o he_o lie_v down_o that_o he_o shall_v rest_n over_o moche_n atte_fw-mi his_o case_n &_o thereby_o he_o may_v fall_v in_o some_o â—ynne_n or_o evyll_n temptaconn_v /_o ¶_o of_o the_o great_a repentance_n and_o dysplaysaunce_n that_o have_v the_o say_v pachomyen_v for_o indygnaconn_n and_o anger_n that_o he_o have_v against_o his_o brother_n /_o and_o begynnyth_o in_o latyn_a ¶_o inter_fw-la hec_fw-la et_fw-la ceterus_fw-la caplm_n lxvi_o saint_n pachomyen_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n die_v increase_n the_o place_n where_o he_o &_o john_n his_o brother_n dwell_v to_o the_o end_n that_o they_z that_o shall_v come_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o say_a place_n like_o as_o thangell_n have_v show_v shall_v find_v place_n for_o to_o dwell_v in_o /_o ¶_o john_n which_o be_v elder_a be_v wroth_a with_o high_a by_o
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