nother ete nor drynke for drede of the dome that is comâ—nâ— The sixth day all grete byldynges castelles towres steples houses shall fall doun brennetyl the sonnense ayen The seventh day all stones and rockys shall betâ— to gyder that eche shall breke other with one horryble noyse the whych shall be herde into heven The eight doye the erthe shall quake so that there may no man stonde theron but shall fall downe The ninth day the â–ª people shall goo oute of they re denmys and goo as they were myndeles nonespake to other The tenth day â—yles and erthe shall be even plain The eleventh daye all graves tombes shall ayen the bodys shall stond upon theym The twelfth day sâ—erres shall fall fro heven shetyng out brennyng bemes a dredfull syght to see The thuteenth day they shall deye that beâ—en by â— The fourteenth day heven erthe shall brenne the fifteenth day heven erthe shall be made newe all peple shall ryse in yâ— age of thyrty wynter come to the dome Dominus venieâ— adjudicium cummultiâ—â—dine angel orum Thenneshall come to the dome our lord Jesue rystvery god very man wyth his angellys shew his woundes fresshe bledynge as yt. day he deyed on ye. cros with ally e instrumentes of his passyon The sper crowne seourges nayles hamer pynâ—sons the garlande of thorns to shewe what he suffrede in his passion for mankynde Thenne may they besory and ferde that have sworn by his passyon or woundes or by oâ—â— membre of his body that shall be a grete represse to them but they a mend theym in thys world or they deye Then wyll our lorde gretely thank them that have doo mercy in this world for hyssake to they reveâ—crysten and wylle saye thus to theym Venite benedicti patris mei peâ—cipite regnumâ—â—â— Come ye my faders blessed chyldren and receyâ—â—ye the kyngdom of heven that is ordeyned to you and someherâ—e so theym the seven wekes of mercy whan I was hungry ye gaaf me mete Sihviâ—t ded is tismihi bibere whan I was thursty ye gave me drynke and whan I was herberles ye herbered me and so for the all the werkes of mercy For whan ye gass ony thynge in my name it was to me Thenne shalour lord rebuke the rych people that wolde not doo for hys love nor sorgyve nootresspasse for hys sake And sayd to theym â—iscedite a memâ—ledieti in ignem eternum Goo ye cursed people into everlastyng peyn of helle For when I was a hungred ye gave me no mete c Than may they befull sory woo that ever our lord Jesue ryst shall thus rebuke theym For ther shall be no man of lawe to plete nor for golde nor for sylver nor other yeftes to helpe For than shal nother mayster nor lord shyppe helpe but all be set be syde butt ryghte as a man hath done so shall he have And there shall be dyvers accusers both above hym and byneth hym And on everyside above hym shall be oure lord Jesu Cryst hys domys man â—rahisest fur or domini in populo suo wythoute mercy to theym that dede no mercy and soo accuse theym of the leste thought that ever was amys On the ryght syde hys angell tellyng redely where whan and how oste he dyde amys On that other syde fendes challengyng hym they res as by ryght for hys wycked dedis Under hym helle redy yf he be founde in synne that day they shall be peyned and in peyne wythoutenend that daye poore people â–ª shall sylle wyth eryst at the dome and deme the ryche people for the grete wrounges that they dyd to theym and they myght gete none a men des tylle the daye of dome thenne they shall have theyr wylle of the ryche people for whan the riche done the poore wronge they can doo no more but pray to god to quyte them at the daye of dome And so he wyl for god sayth thus Michi vindi clametego â—etribâ—am Put all to me â— yeld every man after his deservynge therfore whyle yeben here make ye amendes for your wyckednes And make theym yâ— â–ª frendes that shal be your domys men at the daye of dome and trust not to theym that shall come after you lest ye be begyled And drede the peyne of of helle that never shall have end Narracio Saynt Bede telleth how there was an housbonde man in Englande that fyll syke and ley dedefram the evyn tyll on the morrow Then ne he rose and departed his godes in foure partyes and all his own part he gave to poure men and wente and was a monke â—n an abbey that was nygh the water syde Into the whych water he wente every nyght were it never so cold and stode therin long and suffred grete penaunce And whan he was asked why he dyde soo to suffre that grete penaunce He sayde to esche we a greter peyn that he had seen And he wolde ete but barley brede drynk water all hys lyf after And tolde two religyous men the peynes that he had seen and they were soo grete that they cowde not telle theym openly He sayde that an angell â—ad hym to a place there that â–ª one syde was soo colde that noo tonge myght telle the peyne therof And ye. other syde was so hote that no man myght tell the peyne therof and soules were caste oute of that one into that other and that was a grete peyne to theym And the angell shewed hym ye. fyre that came out of helle that was soohoâ— And soo ferre as hym thought he myght see it he thou ghtal brenâ— hym â–ª and in the â—eme therof hesawe soules boyle up and down cryeng and waylyng for woo Also he herde fendes crye cast oute hole lede brymstone to make herpeynes gretter and so they tormented the soules in peyâ—e Now lord god for thy grete mercy have mercy on us and kepe us â—ro thoo peynes and brynge us to the blysse of heven that never shall have endyng Amen Dominica in septuagessima Good men wymmen this day is called in holy chirche the sonday in septuagesme Forcauseâ—â— â–ª holy chirche is moder of allerysten people she taketh good hede to the children as a good modeâ— oweth to doo â—orasmoâ—he as she seeth hem full sore syke in synne and many of theym wounded to ye. wyth the sweâ—d of synne the which synneâ— hath caught all this yeâ—â— to fore And namely this crâ—stmas tyme yt. was ordeyned in holy dryrch for grete solem pâ—â—yte for every man sholde be besy to serve god wyth all his power bycause that crâ—ste hymself she wed that day swetnes of love to all crysten people For man he was borne yt. tyme And in the same flessh blood as one â—f us layd in a cradell more pourly than any of us was crystened in water as ony of us And also he come to a weddyng for to dense it from synne
ryghte syde of the fadyr of heueÌ„ in his trone where for Angelus conderyng the dignite of maÌ„ they wolde not suffre no man to do heÌ„ worshippÌ„â—â— they dede be fore the in â—â—â—â—acion of oure lord ihesu criste but they worshippe men for god hymselfe hathe take mankynde on hym and is now in heuene bodely Here by may a man see howe moche he is be holde to his god that we where bounde be fore and therll to the fende of hell and nowe we be made fre of all that and oure lord ihesu criste hath yeue vn to man a fredome a boâ—e any Angeles And there fore we be bounde to hym to do hym seruice reuerence and worshippe And there as Angeles sommetyme kepton the gatis of paradyse with brennyng swerdis that no soule myghte come yn Now by feythe oure lord ithesu criste to mankynde he hathe caste vp the gatis and warne no man to entre there yn that is of stedeâ—asee beleue for as seynte Austeyn seythe Apperuisti credentibus regna celdrâ—n Thow hasee opened the gatis of heuen to theym that be leue Also ye shall be leue ryghte as a kyng of this worlde hathe in his countre officeris of diuerse de grees somme higher and somme lower and somme more preuyer thanne somme So oure lordes steyng vp at this tyme the lower Angell for grete woundre that they hadde in cristus Ascensione whanne they sawe hym in flesche and blode steyng vp to heuene with so grete multitude of foâ—les with hym And also for the grete woundre that they hadde whanne they sawe the fendes of the eyre flye a wey for drede and fere of his scâ—onge comyng that be fore were wonte sparyng no thyng to assayle the soules that come by theym and thanne they flowâ— fore grete fece of this comyng Also the good Angeles come in all the haste that they myght to do oure lord the sucriste seruice reuerence and worshippe Thus for grete woundre that the lower angell hadde of his freyng vp they askyd the higher angell and they seyde Quis est iste qui venit de edom what is this that comythe out of the world with blody clothys as he were a kyng of ioye This is he that with dethe sufferyng redy in his stour gyng sike and dede in the crosse stronge in helle bodely in doyng ferfull in rysing and thus hathe ouer come all his en myes and now is kyng gloryous in heuen Thanne whan oure lord thesu criste was sty ed vp in to heuen and than his disciples stondyng with his modyr for grete woundre of that sighte and also of the me lodye that they herde in the eyre they lokyd vp in to heuen and sodenly ij Angeles clothid alle in whyte stowde by hem and seyde Diri galilei qui statis aspicientes in celum hiâ— est ihesus qui assuÌ„ptus est a vobis Men of gelilee what stoÌ„ de ye be holdyn in to heuen it is Ahesus that is styed vp from yow and so he shall come atte the day of dome a yene and deme all quycke and dede And there for all cristen people lyfte vp you re hertis to oure lord â—he su criste that now ys styed vp in to heuene and sâ—â—tythe at his fadir ryghte honde and is redy to geue mercy to all them that woll aske mercy with a meke herte And here fore there is no maner a man that may excuse hym selfe nor haue no maner excusacion but yf that woll hymselfe and aske mercy to his lord god with a meke herte and he shall haue mercy and shall be sauyd â—â—â— thoughe a mÌ„an be neuer so sinfull and he woll aske mercy with a meke herte he wolle yeue hym mercy For contrituÌ„et humiliatum deus non despiciea A meke and a contrite her te god shall neuer despice for and he wolle aske mercy and be sory for his synnes oure lord wolle take hym to his mercy Thanne for to shewe his grete goodnesse and compassion that oure lord ha the of maÌ„kynde A shall telle yow this ensample Narracio we rede in the syffe of seinte Carpe how a man of mysse beleue turnyd a cristen man oute of hys feythe and for soke his beleue and his cristendo me where fore this holy man Carpe was so wrothe that he fill in grete sykenesse and whan he shul de haue preyde to god for a mendement he preyde nyghte and day that he myghte see hem haue a bodely vengeaunce ThaÌ„ hit happid atte a mydenyghte as he preyde thus sodenly the house that he lay ynne cleuyd in foure partis And he loked vp aud sawe one honged so piteusly that hit was grete pite to se and than he lokyd vp to heuen and there he sawe oure lord ihesu Criste with a grete multitude of angeles sittyng in his trone and he lokyd vp ayen and than he sawe this ij men stondyng be fore an hot te ouyn quakyng and tremelyng for drede of fend is like adderis and wormes comyng oute of the ouyn to draw the se ij men in to the ouyn with hem And so many othir fendis come in diuerse likenesse to helpe that they were into the ouyn Thanne was this holy maÌ„ Carpe fayne to see these ij men haue that vengeauÌ„ce and was wouÌ„ dre gladde there of that he loste the sighte of oure lord thesu criste and his hooly angelis for his herte was all one these ij meÌ„nes vengeaunce and was sory for it was so longe or they were put vn to her peyne And than he rose and wente to hym selfe and halpe all that euer he myghte and whaÌ„ they were in to the ouyn than was this Carpe very gladde there of And than he lokyd vp in to heuen and there he sawe oure lord Jhesu criste and he sawe hym ryse frome his trone for grete pitte and compassione that he hadde on the too men and come downe to hem and toke hem oute of her peyne and seyde thus to Carpe Extende manus tuas contra me Streche forthe thyne hondys ayense me â—nd seyde thus I am redy and nede were to dye ayene for mankynde rathir than to lese hym â—e this ensample ye may see how redy that oure lord ihesu criste is to all that wolle aske mercy and for yeuenesse and deserue mercy that is that euery man a mende and leue his synnes and be in full wylle and purpose to synne no more and thus he shall come to the grace and mercy of oure lord ihesu criste that suffered for vs and all man kynde one good fryday and this day styed vp to heuene the whiche he woll graunte vs and bringe vs all ther to Amen Sequitur vigilia penthecosten GOod frendis as ye knowe well a saterday neste comyng is wydsonueuyn and ye shall faste and come to chirch to here youre seruice and make you â—â—ene to receyue the holy goste that the fadir of heuen sendithe amonge maÌ„kynde where for I counsell
moche more he wold haue herd moche sonner he wold here a cristeÌ„ man or cristen woman that cryed hertely to him â–ª for helpe socour Narracio Also there was a man that thomas loued passing well in his lyffe hit fill so that this maÌ„ fill sike on a tyme come to seint thomas tombe preyng him of socoure and helpe a non he was hole but aftir he be though tâ— him â— his sikenes was encresid to his soulis he le so wente a yene preyng thomas that yf it were more mede to his soule to be sike thaÌ„ hole that he myghte be sike a yene so he was thankyd god seint thomas thaÌ„ whanne the kyng herd howe god wroughte so many miracles for seinte thomas he wente to cauÌ„terbury barefote wolwarde all moste nakid saue a feble cote to bynde his body ynne goyng in the fenne in the lake as he had ben a pore man in this londe preyng to seinte Thomas of foryeuenesse of his trespace at the tombe he made all the couent by and by to yeue displyne on his barâ— body with a yerde there he dampned all sory custumes and false lawes that was cause of the debate betwene thomas the kyng be fore grauÌ„ted the churche her fredome a yene and wente his wey Thanue these iiij knyghtes whan they herde howe god hadde wrought for thomas they were full fory of her cursed dedis and cursed the tyme that euer it happid so with hem and lefte all her londes and wente to ihe rusalem in to the hooly londe to werre on goddis enemyes But william tracy was lettyd by the wey and fill sike and rotyd all his body in so moche that hym sel fe with his owne hondis caste a wey his owne flesche lompe melâ— and so dyede an horryble dethe And the othir thre also dyede in a piteuous deth sone aftyr And thus with ynne iij. yere aftyr thomas dethe they dyed all foure but as longe as they leuyd they cryde euer mercy to god and seinte thomas and so I hope they hadde De circumcisioÌ„e domini GOod frendis so che a day is callid new yeris day and is the firste day of the begynnyng of the Newe yere that is comyng and is the laste day of the yere that is gone And there fore this day ye shall come to god and hooly churche to here youre deuyne seruice forthe this yere For like as a good seruaunt that hathe a good mastir makithe his comenaunt but ones but holdithe forthe from yere to yere hauing full truste in his maistre that he woll for his good seruice yeffe hym a good towarde in his grete nede at his laste ende In the same wyse goddis seruauntis makythe comenaunte with hym ones that is at cristonyng at the founte and there he makythe comenaunte to be goddis seruaunt hauyng full truste in god that at his grete nede that is atte the day of dome quyte hym for his seruice in euer lastyng blysse of heuene and so woll he doo to all that be good trewe seruauÌ„tes Thus this day is callâ—d new yeris day Also hit is callid Circumcisiâ—â—â—mini the circumcision â—â— our lord Also this day is callid new yeris day for this day is the firste day of the ka lendyr the yere gothe moche he kalendyr there for his is callid new yeris day Seinte Austein seith this day this nyghte he thyn people vse many false opynions wyche craftys and false be leue the whiche be not to telle among cristen people les te they tourned to that vse where fore ye that be cristeÌ„ people be well were lefte ye be desceyued be any false soâ—ery as be takyng counsell of on maÌ„ be fore a nothir or in beyng or sellyng or in borowyng or senyng in the whiche somme haue diuerse opimons And yf they be well shreuyn they be worthy for to haue grete penauÌ„ce for ther misse beleue for that comythe of the fende and not of god This day is callid the circumcisione of oure lord for as holy chuche tellith this day he was circumsised blede his blode for oure sake for whan the flesche was cutte he blede faste was full â—ore for he was but yong and tendyr and but viij dayes olde there fore he blede the more Thanne ye shall vnderstonde that he bledde v. tymes fore vs. â—niâ—â—â— enim â—i ciâ—â—a saâ—guinâ— sâ—â— pro nobiâ— effâ—dit The firste tyme that he shedde his blode was as this day whan he was circumcised A nothir was for fer of his passione for righte as a childe wepith for fere whaÌ„ he seethe the rodde hathe no harme so the flesche of our lord swede blode for drede of a strenger passion that was comyng The thridde tyme was in his flagella cion â–ª whan he was betyn with stourges so that all his body ranne on redde blode The fourthe tyme was whaÌ„ he was nay led honde fote on the crosse The fifte tyme was whaÌ„ that longinus perisched his herte with a spere that watyr blode come oute of his wouÌ„des And than they toke vp the crosse with the body lifte hit vp on highe with a sodeyne fall they lette the crosse fall doune in to the mortesse that all the senowis vâ—ynes and ioyntes braste a two and blode watyr come out of euery wounde this he suffered for vs ThaÌ„ne seethe criste was cicumcised and shedde his blode thus for vs yâ— was with outyn synne circumcision is for synne remedy helpe why wolde he be circumcised that did no synne Sanctus augu stiuua dicit â—ropterquatâ—or causaâ— Seint Austeyn seâ—th hit was for foure causes the firste was to make a seethe with the iewes for else they wolde myghte haue seyde that he hade be of her lawe where for they wolde not resceyue him consente to his techyng this was to disceyue the fende For right as the fende disceyued a dam Eue and so all mankynde was dampned So hit fill to criste to disceyue the fende where thourghe all mankynde myghte be saued than whau the fende saw that he was circumcised as a noâ—â—ir childe he wende yâ— he hadde take that penauÌ„ce in remedy of originall synne and so he knowe hym not frome a nothir childe for yf he had know hym verely that he had rome to haue bought maÌ„kynde he wolde neuer haue tysed the iewes to haue putte criste to dethe And this was all the cause that our lady was weddid to Joseph for to disceyue the fende for the fende shulde wende that Joseph had be his fadir and not consceyued of the holy goste The thrydde cause why he was circuÌ„cised that was in confermyng the olde lawe in grete comforte to the olde fadres yâ— were of the olde testament fore yf he hadde be cristoned and not circumcised hit had be a grete discomforte to all that were be fore the incarnation of
kyng that is in the myddell for grete loye of the sterre he lokyd bacwarde to his felow be hinde hâ—m with his finger shewid hym the sterre And that is the cause that the myddyll kyng lokyd bacwarde And thus the sterre broughte hem to bethleeÌ„ and whan the sterre come ouer the house there as oure lord was ynne he stode stille Than the kynges lyghted downe and yede in to the house and with all the reuerence that they cowde knylyng a downe and offered eche of he in these iij thynges Anrum tusse et mirram Golde cense and mirre knowlechyng by the golde that he was kyng of all kynges And by the â—ncense that he was verrey god And by the myrre that he was verey man sholld be dede leyde in graue with câ—te roting For golld is chefe of all metallis Ensens is brente in holy chirche in worshippe to god Mirre is an oyntement that kepithe dede bodies frome â—tyng Thus whanne the kynges had do her offeryng be techyng of the angell Per altam viam reuersi sunt in regionem suam By a nothir wey they wente towardes her own londes and lefte kyng herowde and the sterâ—â— vanisched a wey from hem Thanne as seynte Bernard seythe ioseph kepte of this gold as moche as him nedithâ— to his tribute that he shuld pay to the Emperour and also more to kepe oure lady with whyle she lay in childe bedde and the remenaunte be delid to pore people soche as hadde grete nede there to The sence he brente to putte â— way the stenche of the stable there as she lay ynne And with the Mirre oure lady a noynted her childe to kepe hym from wormes and disseses But what be fill of the kynges aftyr I fynde nothyng in certayne but somme people haue an opynyone howe that seynte Thomas of Inde Cristoned hem whaÌ„ he come in to that countrey of Inde and than as the sterre lyghtenyd hem to cristus birthe So the hooly goste lyghtenithe hem in her soules and taughte theym the perfyte wey of the be leue and also of perfite gracious leuyng in so moche that they lefte all her kyngdome and wente forthe one pilgrrâ—mages that is for to say to Iherusalem and in many othir places and so they come forthe to myllayne and there they diede alle thre And so aftyr that they were translatid to coleyne and there they be yit Nowe haue ye herde by these thre kynges how oure lord ihesu criste was this day shewed verray god man where for like as they offered with grete deuocioÌ„ so shulde ye do youre offerynges whan ye come to holy churche kneling doune with all the reuerence that ye can or may not on youre one kne as to a temperall lord but on bothe youre knees do hym worshippe with good preyoures Than offer ye preciouse golde for there is no golde so pÌ„cious as is the good preyoure deuoute And than holde vp your hondis to hym with all the reuerence that ye can and deuoute herte prey to hym and shewe hym all youre loue of youre hertes and than ye offer to hym ensence For there is none ensence sauerithe so swete byrnyng in the fyre as dothe good preyoure that is deuoutly seyde with a byrnyng loue in clene charite And yf thou do thus than thou offereste knelyng on thy knees make a crosse on the erthe kysse hit and thinke well thou arte but erthe than muste ye offer mirre for right as mirre kepithe a body from rotyng so the mynde of dethe kepithe a mannes soule from dedly synne in this wyse doo ye youre offeryng and than shall ye haue as moche mede as had the se iij kynges Also he was shewed bothe god and man at his cristonyng For he come to the water of flom Iordan he wente in to the water halowed hit for right as he was circumcised to conferme the newe lawe and for no nede that he hadde ther to for he was clene with oute synne but for to make the sacrameÌ„t that shulde wasthe hem toke cristonyng in his name from all synnes Thanne was iohaÌ„ baptiste redy there moche people with hym that come thethir to the cristo nyng Than seyd Iohan to oure lord all qua kyng and tremelyng blessid lord thou arte god dislambe with oute syn thou haste no nede to be cristoned of me but that I â— man gotyn borne in synne haue nede to come and be cristoned of in remission of synnes Thanne seyde oure lord criste jhesu johan suffer at this tyme for thus we muste fulfille alle righte wisneste and iohan cristoned oure lord ihesu criste and as hit is credible oure lady was cristoned aftyr with othir of cristus disciples and all the people that were come thedyr Than whan all were cristoned oure lord wente oute of the watyr and as he wente oute of the brynke of the watyr and all the people with hym ApertisuÌ„t â—eli heuen opened and a grete lighte be clipped hym in sighte of alle the people the hooly gost come downe in likenesse of white doue and lightid on cristus hed and the fadir spake seyde thus in heryng of all the people Hir est filiuâ— mena dilectua in quo michi bene complacui This is my welbeloued sone the whiche plesith me This was to teche all criston peple the feythe of the be leue of hooly churche for all criston people be bounde to be leue stede fastely in the fadyr and the sone and the hooly goste In baptismo christi toto trinitas semauifestaâ—it scilicet Pater in noce filinâ— in carne â–ª spiritus sanctus in columba et totum celum apertum est In cristus baptym all the hooly Trinite was shewâ—d for the fadir spake in voyce whan he seyd Hic est filinâ— menâ— dilectuâ— This is my welbeloued sone and was there bodely whan Iohan baptiste seyde Ecce agnus dei and the hooly goste was sente Sicut columba as a white doue These ben thre persones in on godhede for the fadir spake aboue and the sone was there bodely and the holy goste in likenesse of a doue ye shall be leue that these iij. persones be but one god in trinite This be leue ye shall know on the watyr brynke that is in youre cristonyng at the founte where fore he that beleuythe thus and dothe werkys of be leue shall be saued Qui crediderit et baptisaâ—uâ— fuerit salâ—â—â— erit He that beleuithe and is cristoned shall be saued and folowithe the werkys of beleue Qui â—ero non crediderit condemâ—na bitur And he that beleuithe not nor dothâ— not the werkys of beleue shal be dampned The werkis of beleue be mekenes and charite for with oute these ij shall no maÌ„ be saued and he that hath these ij he is wreton in the genelogie of our lord ihesu criste the whiche is radde in cristemasse that begynnethe a boue with Abraham And so comythe downewardes to ioseph
israhel with boÌ„dage vnresonable werkys they for woo cryde to me for socour helpe wher for go thou thethir bryng hem oute of her bondage and I shall be with the then bryng hem offer hem to mey woll bryng hem into a londe of plenteuousnes of all goodys So whaÌ„ he had taughte moyses how he shulde do moyses wente thedyr gederid all she olde people to gedir that know the prophecy how they shulde be ladde oute of that londe seyd to hem as god bad him thaÌ„ were they full glad wente with hym olde yong till they come to the reed see god was euer before hem in the day in a pilar as a cloude to refresche hem from the hets of the sonne in the nyght in a pilar snyur to lighte fro harme of venym bestis But whan that pharao herde that moyses had forthe this people he toke .iij. C. chariotis of his owne and iij. C. of the londe and lx M. horsmen and iij. C. M. fotemen and wente aftyr And whan moyses saw this people come he preyde to god for helpe and god him selfe smyght the see with his yerde Et percussit mari rubro And whan he had smetyn the see he hadde wey for hym and his people the see clefe a ij partyes so that the watyr stode still on euery syde as an hyll the grouÌ„de was drye sonde Than moyses yede forthe and all the people aftyr hym Than wende pharao to haue passyd also and sewyd aftyr with all his oste but whan he hadde his oste with in the se the watyr wente to gedyr and drowned hym and all his oste and whan moyses saw that he and his people were thus peryshyd he thankyd god and was there vij dayes aftyr and euery day they yede to the see thankyng god of her passage makyng grete melody that oure lord hade do so to hem And yit mynde here of all Estyr weke we make solempne procession to the fonte yâ— is the reed see Thanne wente moyses forth with his people in to deserte tyll he come to the hyll of Synay and there he lefte the people be nethe Stabat moisea super montem and moyses stode vp on the hyll there as god was And there he was fourthy dayes and fourthy nyghtis with oute mete or drynke Thanne god gafe hym ij tabeles of stone in the whiche god wrote with his owne fynheris the x. commaundementis and toke theym moyses and bad hym teche hem â—o hys people And whanne moyses come downe to the people his face was all bryghte as the sonne and ij spyris stondyng on his hede like ij hornes so that the people myghte not speke with hym for clerenesse Abscondit moisea faciem sâ—am Thanne moyses hydde his face with a kerchoffe Thanne in that on leffe were wreton the thre coÌ„maundementis that langithe to god and that be these The firste is thow shalte worship thy god and loue hym a boue all thyng for thou shal te directe all mauer thyng to goddys wyll be â—â—â— thy ne owne and shwe hys wyll and not thy owne wyll The secounde coÌ„maundement is this Thow shalte not take his name in veyne that is foâ— to sey thow shalte not be callid goddis childe as a cristen man and serue the sende fore than that name is to the but vayne Also thou shalte not swere by god nor by no parte of his body noâ— by no thyng that he made but in foetheryng of the trouthe And yit but whanne thow arte constreyned there to The thrydde commaundement is thou shalte kepe thy hooly day that is for to sey thou shalte be erly vp and late downe to serue god on the holy day as thou arte on the werke day to thy owne werke as besy shalte thou be on the holy day to serue god The fourthe commauÌ„dement is thou shalte worshippe thy fadyr thy modyr that brought the in to this wolde Also thy godfadyr and thy godmodyr that made the a cristen man and thy fadyr vndyr god that hath cure and charge of thy soule The v. is thou shalte sle no man no this with thy tonge nor with thy honde nor with euyll ensample The vi thou shalte not stele no maÌ„nes god fere of the comyn peple for they hylde hym a prophet But this day they knette hem to gedyr and fully a cordyd that they wolde spare for no thyng but he shulde be dede where for as the gospell tellith as criste prechid in the temple the iewes rebukyd hym spetuously and seyde Nâ—â—â— cognonimus quia demoâ—iâ—m habes Now knowe we that thou haste a fende with the and all was to tempte him to haue made hym speke suÌ„â—â—e euyll worde be the whiche they myghte haue putte hym to summe repreue aud for he tolde hem that he was goddis sone they were redy to haue stoned hym to dethe but he knowe all her malice Jhesus autem abscondit se et exiuit de templo IhuÌ„s hydde hym selfe and wente oute of the temple Thus oure lord this day began his passione where for hooly churche redithe this weke in the boke of jeromie the prophete that firste prophecyed of cristus passione and tolde how in what maner the iewes shulde done hym to dethe ThaÌ„ye shall vnderstonde well that in the same wyse as the iewes pursued criste to the dethe in the same wyse I fere gretly lefte there be moche false people that ben cristen that pursewith criste in heuen now Seynt Austeyn seyth that they synne more greuously that pursew hym in heuen than the iewes did that pursewid hym here in erthe to dethe Than yf ye woll wete which these be take hede howe criste markyd hem and seyde thus Qui ex deo est verba dei audit He that is of god herith the worde of god for he herith not the word of god that swery the many grete othis full falsly these ben tho that pursewid hym in henen that ben gladde in her hertys whan they haue a foule dede do be groundid in foule cursid leuyng of syn and woll not a mende hem for prechyng nor techyng but euer do foule dedys and a none be redy to fyghte and to chyde with hem that tell i the hem her defawtis as hit is shewde by criste For the mo har me is the condicions of the people is suche nowe a dayes that he shall haue many enemyes that wyll sey trouthe and that I may preue by ensample Narracio There was summe tyme a mawment in a cite that wolde telle where anythyng was that was stole or myssyd and how hadde hit So hit happid on a tyme that a yong man hadde stole a thyng and was a ferde of this mawmetis and a none he weÌ„te to this mawmeÌ„t and seyde thus well I wote thou mayste do me a grete shame and vyllony but be god that y beleue vppon and thou discouer me I woll breke thy hede and so went for the his wey Thanne
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
peyned hym so they lad de hym forthe all blody Admontem calâ—arie To the mounte of calnarye to the ende of deth yâ—t wymmen of the Cite whan they sighe hym so fowle fare with and all to luggiâ— and to drawe for very pitte they wepte vppon hym ThaÌ„ seyde oure lord to hem Nolite flere super me sêª super vos et filios vestros ye wymmen of iherusaleÌ„ wepe ye not for me but vpon you and youre children for there shall dayes come in the whiche ye shall blysse the wombes that were bareyne and the pappys that neuer gaue socke Thus oure lord prechyd be fore the vengeaunce that fill aftyr vpon iherusalem The whiche prophecye Jeremye the prophete spake of that is radde in hooly churche these thre dayes at tenebras the whiche was so horible of many diuerse myscheuys in speciall of houÌ„ger that children lay for hounger dede in the stretis Than was there a woman was come of grete birthe that for hunger toke her own child that fedde with her pappys and slewe hit partid hit in ij partyes and than she rostyd halfe and that othir halfe she kepte till on the morowe Thanne as peple come by the strete they hadde sauoure of the rost and anone they come in to haue hadde parte ther of and whan they sawe the modyr roste her own childe and sone they were heuy and foule dismayed and wolde notte ete there of but wente theyr wey forthe ayene Than toke the modyr of that childe and ete there of seyde in this maner wyse this is myne owne sone and myne owne childe that I bare of my body and fedde hit with my pappys but yit I wolle rathir ete hit than dye for hunger There for I tell yew this for to shew yew somwhat of the vengeaunce that fill in the cite of iherusalem aftir the dethe of oure lord ihesu criste Thanne they ladde hym to the mounte of Caluarye and ther they sâ—reyned so on the crosse that euery bone of his body myght be knowen on from a nothir and naylyd hym honde and fete to the crosse and they gaue vp the crosse and the body to gedyr and with a grete peyse they lete the crosse and the body falle downe to gedir in to the morteyse that all the body daschâ—d and all his bones crakyd and his ioyntes braste and â—eynes and all wouÌ„des braste oute of blode sydis armes legges fete and bondes so that ther lefte no blode in hym And â—â—â— they toke a clothe wlyle the blode was hote and wonde hit a boute his body till the blode was colde and than they drew away the clothe and pullid away the flesche froÌ„ the bones this was a grete pite And so whan he shulde dye he began as Iohan Hellet seythe Deus meus respice in me And so seyde all verses sewyng till he come vn to that verse In te domine speram And so atte this verse An manus tuas domine commendo spiritum meum redemisti me domine deus veritatis There he gaue vp the spirite This is a grete ensample that oure lord ihesu Criste â—n to alle cristen that euery maÌ„ shulde haue in mynde these verses And he that can hem sâ—y and yf he sey hem â—uery day he shall not dye no maner myscheuous nor rengeable dethe Thannâ— aftyr this passi on we sey orysons knelyng at euery orison saue at that orison that is seyde for the iewis at that orison hooly church knelith not for be cause iew ysm scorne knelyng thre tymes to criste whaÌ„ they scourgid hym Thanne these orisones holy chirche preyith for all maner of people for iewis sarise nes cysmatys heretikis but not for cristen peple for while any man or woman stonte a cursed he is dampned be fore god and dampned shall be at his dethe but he repente him and amende him while he leuith in this pÌ„sente worlde But take he de what seint AusteÌ„ seith Siscirem pro certoâ—nod â—ater meus esset in inâ—erno non â—r arem pro illo nisipro diabolo yf I wyste for a trouthe that my fadir were dampned in to helle I wolde neuer prey for him but as for the deuell of hell for ther is no preyoure of holy churche that helpithe a dampned man Than aftyr these orisones the crosse is broughte forthe to the whiche all cristen people shulde worshippe this day in worshippe of hym that this day dyed on the crosse and to prey to oure lord ihesu criste to for geue vs all oure tre space as criste preyde to his fadyr of heuen to for geue hem that ded hym on the crosse Narracio There was a knyght summe tyme and that was a grete lord and he hathe a worthy man vn to his sone And so hit hapyd that a nothir knyghte and this man fille atte debate and so thys knyghte slewe him where fore the fadyr of thys man that was dede gade ryd a grete multitude of people and pursewed that othir knyghte wher so ener he wente to haue sleyne him nyghte and day so that he myghte haue no reste but euer de de fley for fere of hys lyffe Thanne hit happyd on a good fryday this knyghte sawe all cristen people go to the churche And he be thought him that criste dyed that day on the crosse for all man kynde and putte hym only in the mercy of almyghty god and wente to the churche with othir people to serue god and whan he was in the chirche a non this othir knyghte had worde and come with moche people in to the churche and his swerde drawen in his hoÌ„de for to sle hym and whaÌ„ this othir knyghte sawe that and wyste well that he hadde trespased hym and fyll downe flatte to the grounde with his armes spradde a brode as our lord ihe su crist sprad de his armys on the cros and seyde For his loue that this day sprad de his armys on the ercssâ— and suffered passion and dyed for the and me and all maÌ„kynde haue thou mercy one me and for geue me thy sones dethe Thanne this knyghte thoughte hit hadde be to horrible a thynge to smyte hym whyle that he lay so and cryed hym mercy so mekely and a none he putte vp his swerde and seyde to hym Now for his soue that this day dyed on the crosse for the and me and all mâ—â—yn de I for yeue the and to ke hym vp and kyssed hym and a none wente to gedyr aftyr vn to do worshippe to the crosse knelyng And whanne this knyghte worde haue kyssed the fete of the crosse the Image low sid his armys from the crosset be clippyd the knyghte a boute the necke and kyssyd him and spal e thus that all the people herde I for yeue the as thow haste fore yeuen fore the loue of me and thus all cristen people shulde do and than they shulde haue mercy and grace of god and blysse euer lastyng In die pashe GOod
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
they not vp ayene till they haue do somme â—uâ— sed dedis for than they rere wederys and make tempestis in the see and drawe downe shippis make debate among the people and make on to sle a nothir and tende fyre and brenne houses drawe downe steples trees and cause wymen to ouerley her children make people to hange heÌ„ selfe and drowne hem selfe in wanne hope and in dyspeyre and do many cursed dedis And for to putte awey all soch my scheuys and the powre of the fende hooly churche hathe ordeyned that all cristen people shall faste and go a processione these thre dayes and prey to god and to oure lady and to all seyntes of heuen of helpe and socoure where for in these processiones bellis be roÌ„ge baneres be splaed the crosse comythe aftyr and the people sewith aftyr â—â—r ryght as a kyng whaÌ„ he gothe to a batayle his tromppetis goo to fore thanne the baneres and than comythe the kyng and his oste foloyng So in this procession the bellis be goddis tromppys the baneres comyth aftyr Than comyth the crosse in cristus lykenes as kyng of cristen people and all sâ—we hym and with her good preyoures chase a wey the fendes that they haue no power and lyke a cursed terauÌ„t wolle be sore a ferde and dradde whaÌ„ he herde the tromppis of a kyng that were his â—â—my sey his baneres displayed in the feld with his oste coming towarde hym in the same wyse the fende the teraunte of hell is a ferde dredithe hym sore whan the bellis ringith and the baneres be bore and the crosse with all the people come preyng thanne he fleith and dare not a by de and puttith awey his power that 〈…〉 Narracio we rede at the Cite of Constantyne as the people wente in processione for a dissese that the people had as they songe la tony sodenly a child was pluckyd vp in to the eyre and bore in to heuen and the angeles taughte hym to syng this songe Sancte deus Sanctefor iâ— Sanete et in mortalis misere re nobis and anon he was ladde down ayen to the erthe and thanne he songe that same songe a none they were delyuered of her dissesis this is to sey in englische hooly god hooly stronge god holy neuer shall dye haue mercy vs God that is hooly and neuer shall dye haue mercy one vs. god willithe and woll that we be stronge for to fighte with the feÌ„de with the worlde and with the flesche and than he woll haue mercy on vs and brynge vs to that place than there as angeles singâ— Sancte deus SaÌ„cte â—orâ—iâ— Holy god hooly stronge god haue mercy one vs and bring vs to his blysse Amen Ascensio dmÌ„ GOod frend is so che a day ye shall haue an hyghe a solempne feste in hooly churche that is callid the ascension of oure lord the su Criste for that day as the feythe and be leue techith how god is veray god man and styed vp in to heuen where fore in tokenyng of this the paschpll that is the chefe lyghte in holy church that hathe stoÌ„de openly in the quere from Estyr vn to this day Now hit is remeuyd a wey in tokening that criste is chefe lyghte in holy churche so oure lorde diuerse tymes opeÌ„ly apperithe to his disciples and taughte hem the feythe and the beleue and this day hestyghed vp in to heuen and there wolle a â—yâ—e vn to the day of dome But nowe ye shall here the maner of this ascension from escyr day vnto this day he was not with his disciples algates but diuerse tymes appered vn to hem and he appered to hem as they satyn at her mete ete with hem to shew heÌ„ that he was very god man in flesche and blode as they were For somme of hem they were in dowte lefte he hadde be a spirite that hathe no 〈…〉 flecsche nor blode ther for to preue the trowthe he ete with hem in her sighte and badde hem goâ— in to the hyll of olyue there in fighte of all his disciples he blessyd hem and styed vp in to heueÌ„ and lefte the steppes of his fete thurste downe in to the harde marbull stone for a tokyn of his asceÌ„sion Thanne ye shall vnderstonde that the hill of olyuete be tokenithe merry where for criste styed vp at the hyll of olyuete shewyng well that he is the hede of mercy and he is euer redy to yeue mercy to all that askithe mercy with meke herte Thanne in his vp rising as we call Ascension angeles made so moche melodye that no tonge may tell it so fayne they were of his comyng Ascen dit velociter he styed vp swyftely for as it were a moment he was froÌ„ erthe to heuen A grete clerke a philosouer yâ— is callid â—abymoyses he seyth that it is as fer froÌ„ erthe to heuen as a holy man myght leue a thousand yere and euery day go a thousand myle But he that mette this wey knowithe beste and this wey shall be mette of a ryghtfull a good maÌ„ Thanne in his ascension he hadde with hym a grete multitude of foules the which he fâ—tte oute of hell from the fendes bondes He styed vp al so with his woundes rede fresche blody And as bede seythe for v. causes Furste for to veri fye the feyth of his resur rection for he wse in very flesche blode that dyed on the crosse for all mankynde The secounde to shew his woundes to his fadyr in grete helpe socoure to all maÌ„kynde The thridde is to shewe how ryghtfull they be daÌ„ pned that woll not bele ue in his passion in his resurrection The four the isto shew how mercyfull he is to them that woll be leue aske mercy The .v. is that he bare with hym a signe of victory for a sykernesse to all mankynde for lyke as a lord is siker that ha the a trew aduoket be for a Auge to answere fore him so in sikernesse to all maÌ„kynde we fynde hym oure aduket ener more redy to answere for vs at thyng that the fende ou re gofâ—ly enemy makyth a yense vs. wher for seith the hooly scripture a sike rer attourney may no maÌ„ be but god Dbi mater osteÌ„dit fil io pe ct as et vhera where for the modir shewed the sone here brestes and her pappes Filius patri latus et vulnera The sone shewde to the fadyr his fides all to betoÌ„ his woundes bledyng how shulde any thyng be putte a wey or deuydyd there as soch tokenes of loue be shewyd he may not fare a mysse that hath soch to frend is in the couÌ„trey of heuen Also by the steyng vp in to heueÌ„ of oure lord ihesu criste maÌ„ hath gotyn a grete digâ—â—te for a maÌ„ to see hys owne kynde his owne flesch hisblode sittyng on the
a lordys man that hadde gaderyd moche good of his lordys for he was his rente gaderar and wente to be re hit to his lorde Than was ther theses that sette for hym to robbe hym by the weye in the woode there as he muste nedys goo thourghe So whan he come in to the wode he be thoughte hym that he hadde not seyde oure lady sauter as he was wonte to do And he knelyd downe and beganne to sey Thanne come oure lady lyke a fayre madyne and sette a garlounde on his hede and at eche aue she sette a rose in the garlounde that was so bryghte that all the woode shone there of and whan he hadde done he kyssed the erthe and wente his wey Thanne come the theses and toke hym and ledde hym to her maistre the whiche had seyen all these doynges than seyde he to hym what woman was that that sette the garlaunde on thyne hede and he seyd â—irre for so the y sye no woman ne garlaunde Than seyd these maister these y wote well thou arte a lordys man haste moche good with the but y wolde fayne wete what woman that hit was that come to the and why thou knelyst downe and he seyd whan y sigh yow y was a ferde and also y be thought me that y hadde not seyd oure lady sauter and knelyd doune to sey it preyng oure lady to helpe me at my nede than seyd he for her loue goo thy wey and prey to her for vs and so he wente his wey safe and sounde be helpe and socour of oure dere lady But now ye shall here how this feste was firste founde There was a kyng in Englond that highte wyllyam conquerour he sente the abbot of ramsey to the kyng of denemarke on his message and whan he come in to the see there come a derkenes and a tempest that he and all that where with hym wente to haue be drowned And euery man preyde besyly to god and to oure lady for socour and helpe and othir dyuerse seyntâ—s and this abbot preyde to god and to oure lady full deuotely Than come to hem a fayre woman and seyd to them yf ye woll haue the contepcione of oure lady in worshippe that is .ij. dayes after seint nicolas day she woll be redy to helpe and socour yow at this tyme and than this abbot seyd ye with good wyll and y woste what shulde be the seruice of the feste Thanne seyd she the same that is in the Natiuite safe tourne the natiuite in to the concepcion And the abbot seyde hit shulde be done with full good wyll than anone the tempest â—â—ssed and all was well and they saylid forthe the Abbot dede his message and come ayene safe and sounde spedde well in euery degre And whan he come home he tolde the kyng this vision the kyng made hym preche it in all the reame aboute And thus hit was a lowed in all hooly churche Narracio Also we finde that ther was a seculer chanon that one a tyme wente ouer a water to haue done a vowtrey with a woman And as he was a boute to be gynne to sey oure lady matenes as he was at the inuitatory that is Aue maria there with the fende caste him downe and drowned hym wolde haue hadde hym to hell thanne come oure lady seyd why haste thou take this man the fende seyd for we fynde hym in oure seruice goyng to do a vowtrey thaÌ„ seyd oure lady he was in my seruice anone restorid hym to lyffe ayen bad hym do no more synne And bad hym to halowe also her concepcion so he dede and was a good man euer after all his lyffe Narracio Also there was a clerke that euery day vsed to sey the seruice of oure lady thanne hit happid be councell of his frendis he shulde haue a wyffe and whanne he shulde be wedded he be thoughte hym that he hadde not seyd oure lady seruice Than he made all the people to goo oute of the chirche whyle he seyd his seruice And thanne he knelyd a downe and seyd his seruice tyll he come to an antem of oure lady Quam pulchra es amica mea Thanne oure lady aperyd vn to hym and seyd why sayste thou that I am fayre and honeste why wytte thou than leue me and take anothir Thanne seyd he on to oure lady what wolte thou that I shall do thanne seyd oure lady yf thou wolte leue thy fleschely wyffe and serue my sone and me I shall be thy spouse and thou shalte haue with me a crowne of euer lastyng lyffe in the kyngdome of euer â—astyng blysse the whiche god and his blessed modyr seynt mary and all hooly seintys in heuene bryng vs all thethir now and euer Amen Sequitur sermo breuis de saÌ„cto thoma apostolo GOod men and wymmen soche a day ye shall haue seynt thomas day that was cristys apostell and ye shall faste the euyne do hym worshippe specially for thre causes The firste for the preuyng of oure beleue And for grete wounderes in his wey And grete miracles in his day This hooly apostell preued so oure feythe that he lefte no troble for whanne the disciples seyd that oure lord was resyn from dethe to lyue and they had seyne hym and spoke with him Thomas seyd he wolde not beleue it till he had putte his honde in to his syde in to the wouÌ„de that the spere hadde made Thanne .viij. dayes after whan all the disciples were to gedyr and Thomas wiâ—h hem Thanne oure lord ihesu criste come bodely to hem and seyde Par vobis Pees be with yow and thanne oure loâ—de seyd to Thomas of ynde Mitte manum tuam in latus meum Putte thy honde in to my syde in to the wounde that was made with the spere that smote me to the herte Et noli esse incredulus And be no lenger oute of the beleue but be stede faste in the feythe Thanne whan thomas hadde do so a none he cryed and seyde for grete woundre Dominua meus et deus meus my lord my god I beleue that thou arte verry god and man Thanne oure lorde seyd to hym Beatiqui crediderunt et non viderunt blessed be tho that beleue and se not for now thow haste seyn thou beleuiste but yit the taryng of Thomas broughte vs to sadder beleue and to the blessyng of oure lord ihesu criste Of thys spekyth seynte Gregori and seyth thomas of ynde thou haste holpe more to the feythe that woldeste not beleue tyll thou haddiste felyd his wounde thanne dyd mary mawdeleyne that dyd beleue at firste sighte Mâ—nus est enim in maria magdalene que cicius credidit quam Thomas qui diu dubitauit Thus Thonas preued oure feythe and oure beleue that we nedyd neuer to vary nor be in dowte Also thomas dyd many meruallys grete wounderys that were in his dayes Narracio Hit happid
and to oure lady â—n shewyng that he that is moste mekyste in hert is moste nexte oure lord ihesu criste and soche he a vaunsith in euerlasting blysse And there for the Genelogie this nyght begynnythe at ihesu criste gothe vpwardes to abraham and so to god Also he was shewed verray god in trinite whann he tourned watyr in wyne at the weddyng Hit happit so the people â—â—ackyd wyne at the mete Thanne badde our lord that they shulde take vi steues or pottys that were empty and bad fill heÌ„ with watyr and they did Thanne oure lord blessed hem and bad they sholde â—ere theym that be ganne the table and late hym begynne and than he be ganne and seyd hit was the beste wyne that euer he dranke Thus oure lord shewed hym selfe bothe god man god in that he tourned watyr in to wyne and man in that he etâ— and dranke with hem This miracle he shewde at the weddyng in tokenyng that he blessed all weddynges that he done aftyr the lawe of holy chirche And there for kepe youre wedloke and be in full feythe and beleue of hooly churche as hooly churche techithe and so ye shall come to euer lastyng blysse Amen De conâ—ersiâ—â—â— sancti pauli GOod frendis soche a day ye shall haue 〈…〉 lis day that is callide â—â—â— conâ—ersion of seint poule for that day he was coÌ„uertidâ— and â—â—â—â—ned froÌ„ a cursed tyraunte in to goddis seruaunt from â—â— highe man and a prowdâ— in to a meke man and a good man and from the disciple of the deâ—yll in to goddis hooly apostell so for this man was tournede from all wickkednesse in to grete goodnesse in grete strenghte helpe and socoure to all holy churche There for holy churche holdithe his â—ouersion and so we do of no mo but of him only and that iâ— for iij. causes The firste for grete miracles in his tourning and for the grete ioye in his defendyng and fore the ensample of his amendyng Firste or he was tourned he was called saule for right as saule the kyng of Jherusalem pursewed holy dauid to haue slayne hym right so the saule porsewed criste and his disciples to bryng hem to the dethe There for while criste wente one erthe here this saule wolde neuer come to hym to here his techyng but as sone as criste was steied vp in to heuen than a non this saule for he was lerned cowde the Jewes lawe he be ganne to with stonde and a yense seyde cristus disciples disputyng a yense hem and poursewed hem in all he myghte in full entente to haue distroied hem and cristen feythe Thanne on a day he disputed with seynte Stephyn and for he myghte not ouer come hym he be thoughte hym how he myght bringe hym to his dethe and so he lefte hym neuer till he was dede Thanne hit is the maner of the fendes children whan they haue done a cursed dede to be glad fayne there of prowde in her hertis and â—encrese her malice â—o was saule gladde of the dethe of seynte Stephyn and fore he wolde haue gotyn him a name of wickednesse passing all his felowes he wente to hem that had the iewes lawe to kepe and gete hym a letter of warraunt for to take all that be leued in in criste where they myghte be founde to brynge hem to Jherusalem for to be putte to the deth there Thanne whan â—e hadde these lettres he toke soch a pryde ther with and enuye in his herte a yenste cursten peple that whan he herde any man speke of hem a none fore grete angre he wolde snefet the nose and frothe at the mouthe for anger and grugge with his tethe thretenyng and masesseynge towardis hem that all Cristen people was sore a ferde of hym Thanne on a day he herde that in the Cite of damaske was moche cristeÌ„ people hidde for drede rode the dyr wardes but a none oure lord ihesu cristeshewed the swetenesse of his grate whanne this saule was in his highâ—pride and in wylle to haue do moste harme Than a boute midday oure lord caste a lyghte of grace a boute that was moche lyghter thanne the sonne the lyghte spake to saule thus Saule saule quid tu me perseqÌ„riâ— Saule saule what folowest thow me and a none he was a ferde and fill downe of his horse cryde and seyde for grete fere Quis es tu domine Lord what arte thou than seyde oure lord Ego sum ihesus ua sarenua I am ihesu of nazareth for that was the name of his manhode Thanne saule a none be leued on hym seyde lord what wolte thow that I shall do Thanne sawe the peopleâ— a boute hym the lyghte and herde the wyre but they saw no thyng but a none weÌ„te to saule and toke him vp by the honde fore he was blynde and myghte not see and so ladde him in to the Cite to a good maÌ„nes house and there he was thre dayes and thre nyghtis fastyng and nothir ete mete nor drynke â—e myghte not fee but euer preyde to god fore drede of that vision The whiche tyme the holy goste taughte hym cristus lawe Than the thridde day on of cristus disciples that highte Ananyas as god bad hym come to hym full sore a ferde and seyd Saule frater dominua ihesua misit me ad te qui apparuit tibi in via Saule the lord hath sente me to the ihesus that apperid to the in the wey and that thow shuldeste see and be cristoned and whan Ananias leyde his honde vppon his hede a none he sawe and there fill from his eyen like scales of fisches And whaÌ„ he hadde cristoned hym he callid him Poule than ete and was comforted and hadde his strenghte and was there a fewe dayes with the disciples Than wente â—e in to the temple and prechid openly of oure lord thesu criste pÌ„uyng clerckly that he was both god and man and none othir Stuâ—ebant autem omnâ—a qui eum andiebant et dicebant For fothe all that herde hym were a stoyned and seyde that hit was a grete miracle and grace of god and his â—o deyne conuersion for he â— was of so cursed leuyng so litell be fore was â—o sone tourned to god and man Thus may ye here how grete miracle god shewde in his conuersion and how grete ioye hooly chirche makyth of his defendyng hit was grete ioye to all cristen people that was a litill be fore to distroye cristen people a non aftyr as besy to encrese cristen people â–ª And he that was so besy so glad to shede cristen mennes blode than was he so redy to shede his blode for hem And as besely as he wente to putte hem to dethe than with as good a wyll hâ— was redy to take the deth for hem and there as no man durste pÌ„â—he the worde of god for hym aftyr the coÌ„forte that they had of hym they spared
at mebe herowdes wyffe as couenauÌ„te was be twene hem tho she sente her thoughter in to the halle for to daunte to tomble a fore the gestis And that plesid her fadir so well that he swore a grete othe seyde Peto a me quad uis et daâ—o tibi Aske of me what thou wolte I shall yeue hit the than as the modir bad her sey she seyde Caput iohannis baptiste The hede of iohan baptiste Than he rode â—ayned hym wrothe sory that he had made so the an othe but he was glad than sente in to pryson to smyte of iohaÌ„s bede wiâ—h ouâ—e any othir dome was brought to the damysell Than the modir letâ—e bery hit in a preuy place fer from the body Than the nexte nyghte aftyr iohans disciples come to his body beried hit And there hit lay till iulian the aposteta the Emperour come that wey than he made take vp iohans boneâ— to brenne hem and we nowe hem in the wynde hopyng that he shulde neuer ryse a yene to lyffe Thus ye may vnderstoÌ„de how holy that this â—aÌ„ was that an angell come from heuen tolde zakary of this conceyuyng was ha'owed in his modir wombe oure lady toke hym from the erthe in his birthe an angell brought his name from heuen aftyr he cristoned oure lord ihesu criste this was an holy man ye shall vnderstonde that seint iohan the euaÌ„geliste dyed the same day but holy churche makith no mencion there of for his day is holdyn in cristemasse woke Than for these ij iohans be holdyn for the worthyeste seinteâ— in heuen Than ther were ij scolero of diuinite yâ— one loued iohan baptiste that othir iohan euaÌ„g liste on a day they puposed to dispute of this mater the day was a syned but than the nyghte be fore eythir iohan apperid to his louer badde hem leue her disputacion for they were well a cordid in heuen made no stryffe than on the morowe be fore all the people eythir tolde his vision that were come to haue herde hem dispute thaÌ„ all the peple thankid god both iohans of this fay re miracle Also ther was too mesoles that loued well these ij iohans as so as they in comenyng they spake of these ij seintes whiche were the gretter in heuen And so that on seyd that one was gretter than an othir seyde that othir so they be ganne to â—ighte Than there comes voyce from heuen seyde we â—ight not in heuen there for â—ight not ye in erthe for vs fore we be in â—esâ— so be ye and euynthere with they were bothe hole of her dissese thankid god bothe iohans And aftyr warde they were holy meÌ„ ther for lette vs worship pe these holy seyntes that they may prey for vs that we may come to euer lastyng blysse Amen Defesto sanctoruÌ„â—etri et panli 〈…〉 od frendis so 〈…〉 he a day ye shall 〈…〉 haue the feste of 〈…〉 â—oule and ye shall faste the euyn and on the morow come to church and worshippe god prey to these ij seyntes â— were hooly apostles to prey fore vs. Oure lord hathe Petyr one his one syde and Poule on that othir syde and he hathe his woundis opyn and fresche bledyng schewyng to all maner of cristen people that he suffeâ—â—d the woundis for vs that bethe the v. welles of mercy that he suffered for vs ye shall vnderstoÌ„d that these ij apostles were furste grete synners But for they left her synne were sory contrite synned no more oure lord toke heÌ„ in ensample to all othir that woll leue synne they shall be sauyd For he that is shreuyn for sakith his synne mercy folowith that do his penauÌ„ce he shall haue mercy grace For as glad as the â—adir is to se the sone ryse from deth to lyffe also gladde is our lord moche gladder to se a man ryse oute of dedly synne neuer to do hit more therfore shewing by ensample Poule berithe a swerde to all cristen peple to cutte a weythe cheynes of synn with his sharpe swerde of confession for this dedly synne byndithe a man sore to the fende ther for cutte awey that cheyne Petyr is also redy to opyn the gatis of heuen to all crisien people to take hem ynne that woll fore sake her synne ye shall vnderstoÌ„de that pouâ—e was furste so high so ferse a yense all goddis seruauntes that there durste no pÌ„chour dele with him but aftyr he lefte that grete malice there as he was ferse aftyr he was gracious And there he was be fore highe prowde of herte aftyr he was meke lowly to all goddis seruauÌ„tes Petyr also helde hym selfe moste perfâ—te stedfaste of all cristus disciples where for he made boste by a vayne glory that he was redy to go to dethe with criste seyde thus Hit be houit me to dye with the whann Criste seyde that all his disciples shulde fore sake hym Petyr for the grete boste seyde thoughe alle men for soke him he wolde not And yit more ouer whan criste was take Petyr drowe oute his swerde smote of a seruauÌ„tes ere that hight mal cus But sone aftyr whaÌ„ he sawe that criste was take shulde be putte toâ—e the thaÌ„ he swere starid that he neuer know him for soke criste but whaÌ„ he herde the cocke crawe than he was mynded â— oure lord hadde seyde to him that or the cokke crow id thryâ—s thou shalte forâ— sake me Than petyr weÌ„ te forthe Et fleuit amare wepte bitterly hid him in a caue and durste not come among his brethe ryn foe schame tiâ—â— once lord sente to him by name Than was petyr euer aftyr a shamed sory for his trâ—space there as he was a boster vnstable of his wordis aftyrwarde he was trew stable groundid in stabelnesse of perfite leuyng in so moche that crist callid him Petyr that iâ— a stone in englishe For there as thou leyeste a stone there thou shalte finde hit so was petyr so sted faste aftyr that nethir for we le nor for woo he neuer fle tered but euer stode stede faste in cristus lawe had euer his synn in mynde to a mende that he had do a mysse was aftyr of grete abstinaunce that he ete but brede and oyle wortes full selden flesche and wered but a singull kyrtell with a maÌ„tell And euer as oftyn whanne he herde any maner a man mynde Ihesus a none he be gonne to wepe full sore And whan he herde any cokke crowe a none he rose vp and wolde goo and prey and suffre penaunce and he wepte many tymes so bitterly that the teris of his eyen brente his face in so moche that were he was he hadde a clothe in
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all 〈…〉 y be hel de his woundeâ— seyde they were vâ—â—â—â—â—ious yâ— wounded 〈…〉 us And so leyde h 〈…〉 shryne couered h 〈…〉 i th clothe of golde 〈◊〉 toâ—â—â—yâ— aboute hi◠〈…〉 yngâ— and the peo 〈…〉 wâ—ke 〈◊〉 all nyghte 〈◊〉 on the morow com◠〈◊〉 the statis of this londe ◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shâ—yne to the â—lace the◠〈◊〉 is now with all â—he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 worship 〈◊〉 ◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 there hit 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 â–ª â—◠〈…〉 〈◊〉 â–ª GOod 〈◊〉 â—â— châ— a day ye shall haue the â—este of mary Mâ—w deleyn that was so hooly that Ourâ— lord â—he â—â— criâ—â—e loued her beste of all 〈◊〉 nexte his owne modir where 〈◊〉 ye shallâ— come to god to hooly churthe prey to that hooly womaÌ„ that she woll prey to oure lord for vs that we may haue grace fore she was the furste in tyme of grace that did penauÌ„ce for she had loste grace be fleschly luste where for she is made a mirrour to all othir syuers that woll for sake synne do penauÌ„ce they shalle haue grace the whiche was loste by synne She hadde a fadir that was a grete lord nye of the kynges blode had a grete lordshippe in iherusalem the whiche he gaffe to lazarus his sone he gaffe mary the castell of maudeleyn with all the lordshippe longyng there to of the whiche castell she had her name was callid Mary mawdeleyn for sche was lady there of Than as many bokys seyne seynt ichan euangelist weddid her oure lord bad him go with hym hepe his virginite so he did and was clene virgine And than mawdeleyne wente forthe gaffe her alle to synne in so moche sche loste the name of mawdeleyne was callid the sinfull woman But hit was oftyn seyn that our lord made of the grettyste synners the hoolyeste aftyrwardes so whanne oure lord saw tyme he gaffe this woman grace to knowe her selfe to haue repentannce for her synnes Than whan mary herde that criste was at a maÌ„nes house that was callid Symon the pharise sche toke a box with oynemeÌ„t soche as the people vsid that tyme for hete of the sonne wente thethir but she durste not for schame go to fore hym but atte his fete be hynde hym harde him speke thann sche toke a grete soww in her herte wepte tenderly so with the teris of her eyen sche wosche cristus fete with the here of her hede sche wyped hem with alle the loue of her herte she kyssid heÌ„ a noynted hem but no worde she spake that any man myght here but softely in her herte she cride mercy made a vowe to hym that she wolde neuer trespace more ThaÌ„ oure lord ihesu had pire on her caste oute of her vij fendes for gaffe her all her synnes in heryng of all that there were thaÌ„ she toke soche a loue to criste that she lefte all hee lordshippis the castell of maudeleyn with all othir goodis sewid him for the with grete loue that in his passion ther as his disciples fley a wey from him she lefte hym neuer till she with helpe of othir had leyde him in his tombe And whan noo man durste goo thedir for the knyghtes that kepte him she spared not Cumtenebre esseÌ„t whan hit was myrke in the dawnyng sche toke with her swete bawmes to a noynte cristus body with thus she shewid soue bothe in will and dede where for criste in his lyue for her loue he lid martha her sustre of the rede flixe that she had vij yere to fore pyned her full sore Et resuscitauit lazarum a mortuia resid lazar her brothir from dethe to lyffe that had ley iiij dayes stynkyng in his graue And whan oure lord rose froÌ„ dethe to lyffe he apperyd to her suffered her to touche him kysse his fete Than whan hit was knowyn to the iewes that criste shewde her so many tokenes of lone for all othir Than whan criste was styed vp to heueÌ„ the iewes toke mary martha her sustre lazarus maxencius many othir put hem in a shippe that was olde into the see to haue drowned hem but god ordeyned so for â—ll thynges at his will and broughte hem saue to a loÌ„de callid mercyzle ther they restid vnder a baÌ„ke that was nyghe the temple Than mary saw moche peple comyng towardes the temple to do sacrifice to her mowmentes the lord of the couÌ„trey come with hem but mawdelyn was gracious with her gracious wordes torned hem a yene Than this lord had grete luste to here her speke seyde thus to her that yf god that thou spekist of be so gracious so grete of power as thou seyst prey to him that I may haue a childe be my wyffe that is bareyne thanne woll I beleue in hym Thann mary seyde sche wolde with in shorte tyme aftyr the lady coÌ„ceyued was with childe Than this lorde a none aftyr ordeyned to go to iherusaleÌ„ to petyr to wete of him whethir mawdeleynes prechyng were trew or no vitaylid his shippe made him redy Than come his lady â—yng him that she myght go with him so with grete preyour the lord grauÌ„tid her than by assent of hem bothe they made mary maudeleyn to kepe all her lordshippes goodis that they hadde mary serte a crosse on eythir of her shuldres bad hem go in the name of god so whan they hadde seyled a day a nyght a grete teÌ„peste rose in so moch that they wente all to haue be drowned Than was iady so a ferde there with be gonne to trauayle and so was delyuered of a maÌ„ childe she in the birthe fill downe dede Thanne this lord made grete
and lene false mawmentes ThaÌ„ wâ—s the emperoure wrothe â—ad take her towarde till he myght be at leysoure So in the mene tyme he sente aftyr the grettiste maistres and the wyseste clerkys that were in any couÌ„trey ferre a bonte him And whan they were come he bad hem go dispute with katherine ouer come her they shulde haue right well for her laboure Than were they wrothe to cÌ„ome so ferre to dispute with a wo maÌ„ seyde the leste scoler in the scole had be y nowe to ouer come her But whan katherine had disputid with hem with helpe of the hooly goste she conuertid hem euery chone to the feyth of oure lord ihesu criste in so moche that they were redy to suffer deth fore cristus sake â–ª Than a none maxencius coÌ„maundid to make a gret fuyre and â—renne hem in the fuyre But by the helpe of the holy goste the fuyre breâ— de uo parties of hee bodyeÌ„s ne the leste cloth of hem yit lay fayre dede as they had be a slepe Than the Emperoure made do ka herine nakid bete her with scorgiâ—â— she was all blode full of woundes than he putte her in to pryson vij dayes with oute mete drynke Thanne had the quene a grete luste to speke with katherine toke a knyghre with her that highte porphirius wente to katherine than they saw an aÌ„gell sette a crowne of shynyng golde on the quenes he de an othir on porphirius he de and bad hem be stedefast for with in thre dayes they shulde come to heuen be suffering of martirdome Thanne sente the Emperour aftir katherine wente to haue founde her nyghe dede but all that tyme god sente her mete from heuen whann the emperour saw her a lyffe he was wode for woorde and made her to be sette betwene ij â–ª whelis tourned on vpwardes anothir downewardes full of â—ollâ—s swerde poyntes for all to rase katherine Than come an aÌ„gell as â—it had be a wynde all to brake hem slewe iiij M. of the tyrantes ThaÌ„ saw the quene that miracle and come be fore the kyng her housbond reâ—ukyd him that he saw the myght of god so openly wolde not be leue there oÌ„n Than bad the kyng lede forthe the quene and cutte of her pappes froÌ„ the body with hokys and thaÌ„ to smyte of her hede thaÌ„ for porphirius beried her lxxx of her knyghtis were martered with her they smote of porphirius hede Than spake the emperour to katherine seyde that he wolde wedde her she wolde fro criste beleue in his goddis she seyde she sette noughte by him nor by his goddis whan he saw that he made to smyte of her hede Than a none in scede of blode come moche fayre mylke And than come an angell bare the soule in to heuen And angelis come bare the body in to the eyre so in to the mounte of synay and there beried it with worshippÌ„ there god wronghte many fayre miracles into this day At the fote of the mounte ther is an abbey of monkes that leuyn in grete abstinaunce this abbey is stronge highe wallid barred aboute with yrou for wilde bestis in that abbey lyeth seint katherine in a fayre tombe of alabaster for her bones were shediâ— for the more worshippe a bouyn in the churche is the bnshe there god stode in whanne he spake to moyses wrote the lawe in to ij tables of stone that busche is also grene fayre as hit was the same day Also in that abbey is a grete merueyle and is this euery monke hath a lampÌ„e with oyle brennyng whaÌ„ he shall dye they shall know be hislaÌ„ he for as he drawithe to â—â—e dethe so drawith his â—â—mpe And whan this â—â—bot dyeth his brethereÌ„ shall singe a masse of the holy goste bery him so lemply whan masse is done they shall finde a bille writoÌ„ on the auter how shall be abbote so they these her abbot Also on seint katherins nyght all the briddiâ— in the couÌ„trey come the dir eche of heÌ„ bryngith a branche of oliue in her bill into the place as pilgremes sey the monkis make oyle of the branches to her lampes for all the yere somme to selle Narracio we finde rede of a maÌ„ that serued seint katherine fastid her euyn brede watir on a tyme he come in felleship of recheles people by comforte of hem he lefte his faste ete with hem so in the nyghte aftyr he saw a grete company of maydeneÌ„ comyng by him amoÌ„ge hem there was on passing alle othir eche of hem had a crowne but on had passyng a fayre crowne that was sein katherine So whan she come by this maÌ„ she hid her face from him wolde not loke on him thaÌ„ he askid on of hem what they were she seyde we be virginis the principall that thou sâ—iste is seint katherâ—â— yâ— hid her fate for the be cause thou haste lefte thy deuocion from her euyn of fasting Than this man repentid him sore that he had done this dede so tourned a yen to his deuocion fastid aftyr was an holy man there for sete vs worship this holy virgine that she may prey for vs Amen De dedicatoÌ„ne ecclesie GOod frendis sâ—che a day ye shall haue youre deâ—â— â–ª cacion day that is yourâ— for deuoute 〈…〉 holy churche was ordeyned to be halowed fore god seythe thâ—â— Domua meâ— domus oroÌ„uis â—o cabitur Mâ— house is caâ—â—or an house of pre youres but hit is now made an house of rownyng whisperyng crying clatâ—â—â—â—g scoruyng taâ—es simple spekyng mockyng mowyng of vanite many simple wordes lewde Narracio We rede how seâ—â—t gregory was at masse on a ty me semt Austeyn was his dekon bad the people tourne to the â—opis blessing thaÌ„ he saw ij wymen â—own to gedir in the popis chapell the fende satte in her neckes wryting on a grete rolle yit lackyd parchament â—e drew hit oute with histe the so hit fill out of his clawis seâ—nt Austeyn saw 〈…〉 toke hit vp t 〈…〉 pe was wrothe 〈…〉 im why he laughed him to scorâ—â— he shewde him what the fende had wreton of the wymen than he come to the wymen askyd hem what han ye seyd all this masse tyme they seyde oure pater noster Than the pope bad rede the â—â—ll to hem that the fende had wreton seâ—nt Gregory redde hit there was neuer a good worde there in ThaÌ„ they knelid downe alkyd mercy be soughte the pope to prey for hem so he did bronghte hem oute of the fendes bokys Also for long resting to hooly churche for whan a man is dede he is bronght to the church to his reste Some tyme the people read beried at home as pore people and the riche were beried in hill toppes some at the foâ—e of the hill in tombes made of roâ—his But fore the sauour was so grete â—o greuous holy 〈◊〉 or deyned churche yerd is â—bery the people in â—ore ij causes on is to be preyde fore â—s holy chirche vsith A noâ—hir is for the body shall lye there with oute trauell â—or the fende hath no power to do no thynge with in cristeÌ„ beriellis but if so be that the body be not worthy to be beried there Johan Bellet tellith that there shuld no body be beried in the chirche but yf hit be the patâ—â—â— that defende hit froÌ„ bodely enemyes or the person 〈…〉 or clerâ—e â—â—â—â— deâ—â—â—dith the chirche 〈◊〉 gostely enemyes 〈…〉 preyoures for 〈…〉 be baried there 〈…〉 a yeu on the 〈…〉 all the cloth is left still in the graue An 〈…〉 ll come on a tyme to 〈…〉 of a church had him go to the bishop â—id him caste oute the 〈…〉 he hath beried 〈…〉 he shall be 〈…〉 dayes â—o 〈…〉 old not 〈…〉 Narracio 〈…〉 in the gestis of rome that an aÌ„gell tolde an holy bishop that hight Encres how that charles the kyng of frauÌ„ce was dampned he toke a wey holy chirchis righte that good peple had yeuen to fore bad hym go opyn his tombe se the sothe Than the bishoppe toke with him othir people openyd the tombe there come out a grete dragon fley forthe lefte tombe brenne with in as hit had be anouyn mouthe thus bery in holy place is but litill a vayle to hem that be daÌ„pned Also ther be many that walkyn on nyghtes whan they aren beried in holy place but that is not longe of the feude but of grace of god to gete hem helpe some be gilty hane no reste Narracio Hit happid be syde the Abbey of lilfill that iiij men stale â–ª Oxe of the abbotis of 〈◊〉 same place to her larder the
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
is to a mannes lyuys ende that is tyll the soule go to reste yit is not the soule in full reste tyll the saterday in albis that is tyll the day of dome whan the body and the soule shall come to gedyr and be clothyd in albis that is in whithe seuen tymes whyter than the sonne than they shall syng doubyll alleluya that ys to sey lorde make vs saue in euer lastyng blysse to the whiche bryng vs he that for vs all dyd on the wode tree Amen Dominica .lx. GOod men and wymmen thys day is callyd the â—onday in sexagesime that is the nombre of .lx. the whiche noÌ„bre hooly chirche techith euery man woman to thynke howe shorte once lyffe is nowe in oure days for somme tyme people leuyd .ix. â— yere and more and now thre score or fore score is a long lyffe But yit the grace of god and hys mercy and goodnesse is so moche that yf we wyll do oure besynes and diligence to serue god plese hym he wyll yeue â—s as moche ioye and blysse in heuen as he gaffe to adaÌ„ eue that leuyd so long but he yâ— wyll haue that ioye blysse muste do iij. thynges One is he muste hate synne namely and suffre tribulacion mekely do almes dede wylfully Than for oure dayes be shorte we muste the more tribulacion suffre mekely with pacient herte not grocchyng dissese comyth of speciall grace for hit is remedye for synnes here in thys worlde for penauÌ„ce or else for grete encresyng to hys ioye in a nothir worlde wherâ— for goddys apostell poul woll that all cristen people shall take ensample of hym for he suffred moche tribulacion paciently that he rehersith in the pistell of this day And seyd thus In laborihus plurimia Poule seith I haue be in many grete trauelles and oftyn tymes in pryson sore bouÌ„dyn with cheynes of yren QuinqÊ’ virgis cesue .v. tymes betyn with roddys and stourgis on my bare body with paynemes Semel lapida tus And ones betyn with stones and thre tymes in shippe brekyng Nocte ac die in profundum maria fui And I was in the grouÌ„de of the see a nyght and a day Sepe in periculis fluuium many tymes in parell of flodes Periculis latronuÌ„ in parell of theuys and in parell of false brethe reÌ„ that shewed trewe loue to me and were false and conseyled othir to doo me dissese and troubell In fame et siti in hungre and thurste In ieiuniis multis in moche fastyng In multis vigiliis in longe wakyng In frigore in colde and in many othir myscheuys and parell that were to long to tell and all he suffered with good wyll and euer thankyd god of his swete sonde for well he wyste that all these tribulacionus and dissese was for synne that he hadde done to fore And to encresse his merite and ioye that shulde come after where for all cristen people that woll plese god what maner dissese or tribulacion that come to hem be hyt sykenesse losse of catell or othir goodys or dethe of frendys take hyt paciently and mekely and thyn kyth hyt comyth for synne that thou haste do to fore or ellys for grete encresse of ioye and blysse that thou shalte haue after for hyt comyth of speciall grace ther as god visitith comyth there as god sendith but ther as he sufferyth all her wylle is no good syne that he louythe And ther fore thanke god euer of hys visitacion and beseke hym euer of his mercy god knowithe oure entente ther for he for yeuith sone to all that askyth mercy with a meke herte Thus muste a man suffre tribulacione paciently he muste also do almesse discretly whiche be figured be these .lx. dayes for .lx. is sexesythis x. so that by .vi. ye shull vnderstond the vij werkis of mercy that comen oute of the .x. comaundementes the why the be these to yeue mete and drynke clothe her borow visite pÌ„soners conforte the sike blynde lame and to berie hem that be dede these be the. vij werkys of mercy the whiche all cristen people muste do that woll be saued haue mercy of god wherfore sexagesime be gynnyth this day and endith the wenesday in esterweÌ„ke the whiche hooly chirche spekyth of thus Denite benedicti prÌ„ia mei â—â— Come ye my fadres blessyd children and take the kyngdome of heuen that is ordeyned for yow These same wordys god shall sey to yow at the day of dome And to all that hathe done almes dedys diseretly full filled the werkys of mercy and they where of pore and tho that be not of pore muste do her good wyll that shall fullfille the dede this muste be do discretly and how god techith this day i the gospel be ensample seyth thus Exiit qui semiuat seminare semeÌ„ suuÌ„ A man wente to sow his sedis as he sewe summe fyll by the wey fowlys come ete hem summe fyll among thornys was loste suÌ„me fyll in good erthe brought forth an C. fold encrese to this criste seythe thus hym selfe Ego suÌ„ via veritas et vita I am the verray ryght trewe lyffe and wey to heuen Thanne fallyth his sede be sydys the wey that yeuith not his almesse for cristis sake discretly but for pryde pompe and vayne glory of the worlde and so lesith his mede And that I preue be ensample Narracio Ther was in yrlond a wondyr riche man and dede moche almesse in his lyue in so moche that the people wente he had be a saynte But whanne he was dede he aperyd to on that he loued well in his lyue as blacke as any pyche with an horrible stynke and seyd ye wene that be a seynte but now y am soche as thou seiste than seyd he where be thy almesse dedis and he seyd the wynde of vayne glory hathe blowym hem a wey for he that doth his almesse for vayne glory of the worlde lesithe his mede and the â—endys of the eyre destroyit hit Also he lesithe his mede that yeueth his almesse to soche that knowith that bethe in dedly synne and so to maynten hem in her syn hys sede fallyth among stones wexyt drye and so lesithe his mede his sede fallith among thornes that yeuith his good to riche people that haue no nede ther to and so lesâ— her mede But his sede fallith in good erthe that yeuith his almes to good trewe people for they be goddis erthe that sede shall yeue an hundrid folde encrese in euer lastyng ioye and blysse and shall be euer lastyng fode to hem that dothe thus her almesse discretly ye muste also hate synne namely and fle hit in all that ye may for he that hatythe and fleith synne loued god god loued hym for god hatith synne in so moche that he toke vengeauÌ„ ce one all the worlde for synne of lechery and in speciall for the
sterrys in the firma ment Than whan this childe was borne he was callyd isaac And whan he was .xxv. wynter of age god seyde to abraham in this wyse Take thy sone isaac and go to soche an hyll as he shewed to hym and offre hym in sacrifice that was to sle hym as the maner was sume tyme. Than abraham had be hefte of god to haue grete issew and thoughe he loued his so ne neuer so moche yit he toke hym anone with oute grocchyng and wente to the hyll and made his sone isaac to bere wode to brenne hym selfe with And whâ—n they come to the hyll toppe abrahâ— made an auter of wode sette hit on fyre and than he toke his sone isaac and wolde haue slayne hym offered to god Than anone spake an angell to abraham and bade hym leue of and take the shepe that stode ther by and offer hym in stede of thy sone isaac He abraham ye may vnderstonde the â—adyr of heuen and be isa ac his sone ihesu criste that spared for no loue that he hadde to hym but suffered the iewis to ley wo de vpon his backe that was the crosse yâ— he shulde be done on hym selfe and ladde hym to the hyll of caluary and there dede hym vpon the Auter of wode that was the crosse that was made of â—owre diuerse maner of wode that was Cidyr Cipir Olyue and Palme and ther on he dyed for all maÌ„ kynde Thus may criste well be called isaac that is vnderstonde laughter for many a soule he broughte oute of hell laugyng that wente the thyr sore wepyng Than lyke as thys was a figure of cristys pession longe or he was borne ryght so thys day criste hym selfe in the gospell seyde thus to his disciples that he shuld be betrayed Tradetur enim gentiâ—ua et il ludetur et flagella bitur conspuitur et postâ—uam flagel lauerunt eum die tercia resurget And how he shulde be takyn and betyn with stourges spytte vpon after his stourgyng done vpon the crosse and so sle hym and the thride day shall ryse ayen to lyfe and for they shulde haue the better beleue ther to and to his wordys anone to fore hem he made a blynde man to see that cryed and seyde Ihesu fili dauid miserere meâ— Ihesu the sonne of dauid haue mercy of me Thanne seyd oure lord to hym what woldeste thou that I shulde doo to the and he seyd â—omine vt videam lord yeue me syght Thanne seyd oure lorde thy seythe hathe saued the And a none he had his sighte and he thankyd god So muste euery criston man that wyll haue perdonâ— of god he mote haue contricion full of herte with shrifte of mouthe and sa tisfaction in dede beyng in hole charite with oute faynyng and in stable feythe with out flateryng And to stere yow more to the feythe I tell yow thys ensample Narracio There was a bishop in englonde that hyghte croste hede and was bishoppe of lyncoll was holdyn the grettyst clerke in englond or in the worlde and whan he lay in his dethe bedde there come to hym a grete multitude of fendes and disputedr with hym of the feythe in so moche that they had de nyghe turned hym oute of the beleue putte in to dispayre Thanne was oure lady redy and seyd to hym my seruaunt be leuyste thou not in hooly chirche as it techith And anone he cryed and seyd yis gracious lady I be leue as hooly churche techith me and anone the fend is wente her wey and gafe vp the goste to euer lastyng blysse to the whiche god bryng vs all Amen â—ominica prima quadragesime â—Ood men and wymmen thys day ys callyd in hooly churche the firste sonday in quadragesime a nombre of .xl. for from this day tyll esâ—yâ— day be .xl. dayes and for be cause that euery man synnyth more or lesse for to make satisfaction for our trespas all cristen people be bounde be the lâ—we of god and hooly churche to faste these .xl. dayes saue tho that the lawe dispensith with for resonable cause Children that be with in age wymmâ—n that be wyth chylde olde people that be myght lese to faste laboryng people as pylgremys and syke peple those the lawe dispensith with vpon her concience Than for the cause that sonday is noo day of penaâ—nce there for ye shall be gynne your faste one esche wedenysday that day ye moste come to hooly churche and â—â— ke aschys of the prestes handes and thenke one the wordes â–ª well that he seytth oner your hedys Memento hoÌ„ quod cinis es et in cinerem reuerteris haue mynde man of aschys that thou arte come and to aschys thou shalt tour ne ayene Than be there â—inâ—râ—â— shylles why ye shall faste these xl dayes on is as the gospell tellith this day thus â—nctâ—s est Iâ—esâ—a in desertuÌ„â—t temptaretur a diabolo how the hooly goste bade oure lorde crisâ— jhesu go in to deserte to wynne iherusa lem and iherico to be teÌ„ â—â—ed of the fende was there xl dayes fastyng xl nyghtis for youre sake shewyng to all cristen people the â—ertu and the â—â—de that comythe of fastyng the whiche â—e expressâ—d in the preface of the masse that is seyd in hooly churche the xl dayes that is thus Qui corporalâ— iâ—iâ—â—io vi cia comprimis men tem â—leâ—â—â— virtutem largiria That hooly fastyng thâ—usteth downe â—ices and lifteth vp thouthe of man to â— tâ—ous and to largenesse of all goodnesse and getith grete mâ—de in heuen that shall laste euer and â—â—â—â— graâ—e â—ere in erth for as clerkes telle the spetell of a sastyng maÌ„ shall sle an addyr bodely than moche more it sleithe the myghte of the olde addir that is the fende of helle that come to eue in para dyse in lykenesse of an ad dyr and temptid her to glotony veyne glory and couetyse ryght so the â—â—nde come to criste in likenesse of a mâ— lefte â—e had be knowyn and temptid criste and as the gospell seythe Câ—m iâ—iâ—â—asset quadragintâ— diâ—â—â—a et quadraginta noâ—tiâ—â—â— posteâ— esuxiit whanne criste had de fastyd xl dayes xl nyghtis than be kynde of manhode he hunge red Than come the fende to hym and schewde hym stones and seyde Si â—iâ—iâ—â— dei â—a â—iâ— vt â—apides isti pacâ— fiant yf thou be goddis sone of heuen make these stones brede for ryght as â—â—â— was â—â—beshed whan she saw the appyll be temptacion of the fende to ete there of The same wyse he wente to hate made crist to ete of the brede For glotony is not only in mannes mete but in the foule luste and appetite of a man Than seyde criste anone to him Non in solo pane vi uit homo sed de omni verbo quod procedit de ore dei Man leuythe not only by brede but by euery worde that comythe from the mow the of
all to Amen DmÌ„ca secuÌ„da qua dragesime GOod men and wymmen it is iâ— the seconde son day in clene lente where for like as ye haue all this yere made yow honeste in good a ray to your body Now shulde ye be as soneâ—besy to make yow a clene soule where for this tyme of lente is ordeyned to clense youre concience from all maner ruste and filthe of synne so that ye may on Estyr day with clene coÌ„cience receyue the body of oure lord â—hâ—â—u criste wher fore sâ—int poule in the pystell of thys day seythe thus Hee eÌ„ voluntas dei Thys is goddys wyll that ye shulde be besy and hooly to kepe youre bodyes in clennesse for to plese god moche to prey to hym to make his vessell clene a yense the comyng of oure lord the su criste than shall ye vnderstonde that this vessell is mannes coÌ„ cience and that is a good vessell yâ— kepith all good thyngis that is putte ther in till the day of dome for at that day of dome euery maÌ„nes â—essell shall be openyd and the world shall see what a man hath kepte there in be it better or worse fayre or fowle Than he that bryngithe a clene vessell be fore the highe iuge shall be well a lowed Thanne how a man shall kepe his vessell clene hooly churche tech ith by a ensample of an hooly batriarke Jacob that is redde songe of all this woke jacob had a fadyr that was callid Isaac and his modyr rebecca And she had ij children at on birthe and that was firste borne hyghte esau and that othir Jacob But for the story is longe we shall take at this tyme that is moste nedefull and leue that othir Thanne had god yeue his patriarke â—saac soch grace that what blessyng he gaue his blessid children they shulde haue it Than for Isaac was olde and blynde and nyghe his dethe he seyd to his sofâ—e Esau Aufer michi de venatione tua Go and hunte and gete me somme mete that I myghte ete of Bene dicaÌ„ tibi priâ—squaÌ„ moriar That I may geue the my blessyng or I dye But whan Esau was gone jacob that yonger be techyng of his mo dyr gate his fadres blessyng and his fadyr seyd to hym Esto duÌ„â—â—ra trum tuoruÌ„ Be thou lorde of all thy bretheren And so made hym his Eyre and blessid all that blessid hym Than whaÌ„ Esau was come home and wyste thys he hatid Jacob his brothyr and thoughte to â—le him Thanne jacob be counsell of his modyr wente oute of the countrey vn to au vncle that he hadde that highte laban And as he wente be the wey in a countre of wylde peple leuyng he durste not â—â— ge with hemâ— a byde but â—ay all a nyÈte in the felde by the wey and leyde a stone vnder his hede and slepte Diditqg iu soÌ„p nis scalam stanteÌ„ super terram And in this slepe hym thought he sawe a ladder that stode on the erthe and la styd vp to heueÌ„ and god ioyned to the ladder An gelos quoque dei ascendentes et desceÌ„ dentes And angeles of god goyng vp and downe Thanne god spake to hym and seyd I am god of abraham and â—saac and I woll geue the this londe and be thy keper in thy wey Than woke jacob and seyd Dere dnÌ„a est in loco isto et eâ—o nescie bam For sothe god is this place and I wyste not And so wente forth to his vncle was with hym xx wynter and more his seruaunt and wed did his ij doughteris that one highte rachell that othir lyâ— And whaÌ„ he had de be there so long he desiryd home ayene in to his owne countre and toke with hym his wyâ—â—e and his children and all his catell and wente forth Thanne come there to hym multitude of angeles to helpe hym Than whaÌ„ iacob come to a ford he made all his meyny to go be fore with his Catell and hym selfe â—ode be hynde in his preyours and as he preyde there come an an angell to him in likenesse of a man and wrastelid with hym all the nyghte till on the morow and toke hym by the grete senowe of his thyghe and made hym to halte euer after ThaÌ„ seyd the angell to iacob what is thy name he seid jacob Nay seyd he thou shalte no lenger highte iacob but israhel shall be thy name and blessed hym and lefte hym there haltyng and thus he wente home to his owne countre with grete prosperite This story is redde in hooly churche in this ensample to all good seruauÌ„tis that desirith to gete the blessing of the fadyr of heuen and to haue heritage that is there he muste firste be iacob and after israhel For iacob is to vnderstonde a wrasteler and israhel a man that seyghte god for he that wyll see god he muste wrastell here in erthe with the bad angell that is the fende with his owne flesche as thus whanne he hathe done a grete horâ—ible synne than the â—ende puttyth to him a grete shame in herte so that he dare not tell hit oute Thanne muste he weastell with the fynde and the flesche and ouer come and tell oute hys synne opynly with all the circumstaunce of his syn Thanne woll his flesch be a ferde and a shamed there of but than he muste wrastell with his flesche strongely and make hit to tell his synnes to do penaunce aftyr the counsell of hys goosâ—ely fadyr takyng the ensampell of the woman of â—er countrey that come to criste as the gospell seith Ecce mulier cananea a finibua illis egressa clamauit dicens How the woman of cananee come to crist to gete hele for her doughter that was trobbled with a fende And seyd Ihesu fili dauid mi serere mei ihesu the sone of dauid haue mercy on me Thanne oure lord answered NoÌ„ est â—oâ—â—m sumere panem filinrum dare canibâ—â— Hit is not good to take brede of children and yeue hit hundys Nam et catelli â—â—e â—t de mensa diÌ„ro rum suorum yis lord for why whe lâ—es eten of the câ—ommys that fallyn from her lordys borde Thanne seyd oure lord Mulier magna est fides tua fiat tibi sicut via O woman thou haste a grete feythe where for as thou wolte thy doughter be saued so was her doughter hole This womaÌ„ and her doughter be tokenythe a man that his concience trauelythe with a fyude of dedely synne that may not be holpen but he go to god and there shryne hym to the priste sparyng for no rebuke nor shame ne for drede but me kely suffer all that the coÌ„fessor seythe to hym and take his penaunce mekely with a contrite herte do hit with good deuocion and so he shall be de lyueryd of the fende that hathe trouelyd his concience For a man that hathe done an horribell synne and shall be saued he shall
neuer haue reste in his concience till he be shryuen ther of for right â—â— an hounde gnawith a bone that is harde right so his synne gnawith his concience shewyng be experience how houndys of hell shall gnawe hys soule euer more with oute reste that dyeth wetingly in dedely synne that he myght haue be shryueÌ„ of and wolde not Ensample of a woman Narracio There was a woman that had done an horrible synne and wold fayne haue be shreuyn there of and durste not ThaÌ„ come oure lord to her bodely and seyd my doughter why shryuest thou the not of thy synne lord y may not for shame Thanne seyde onre lord take me thyn honde and putte her honde in to his syde euyn to his herte seyde woman what felisâ— thow and she quakyd for fere and seyd lord y fele thyne herte thanne seyde oure lord be thou no more a shamed to shewe me thyn herte thaÌ„y to lete the fele myne than this woman rose with light sawe her honde all blody and wold haue waschyd hit of bnt it wolde not till on the moxow that she was shrenen and than was her honde clene as hit was be fore and she clene of all her synnes and thus she was made clene bothe body so ule OmÌ„ca tercia â—nâ— dragesime GOod men and wymmen this is the thridde sonday in clene sent on wher fore were de in the gospell of this day â–ª and seythe thus Erat â—â—esuâ—â—i ciena demoninÌ„ How oure lord cafte oute a fende of a dome man and whanne the fende was oute â—ocutna eÌ„ mutâ—â— Thanne the dome man spake be this dome man ye shall vnderstonde alle tho that haue no myght to shryue hem with her tonges to tell her synnes but taâ—y as long as they may for there is moche peple and hit wher not for shame of the worlde in lenton nor oute lenton wold neuer come to shryfte and that makyth the fende for he is in that maÌ„ or woman whethyr â–ª hyt be that is so disposyd There for ye that be behynde come and shryue yow and make yow clene and haue this dome man oute of youre mynde andeâ— caste a wey the fende but there be many that bythe not yit shreueÌ„ what shall I doo there wolle they sey they can not shryue hem they wote not where of But I may sey to yow of many an euyll worde and many an euyll thoughte and many a cursed dede many grete othys many an euyll worde that ye haue spoke I wote ye can not tell all for ye haue ben so longe fro confession But I sey to yow that vnknowyngnesse shall not excuse yodo at the day of dome for as sone as ye haue offendyd god in many trespacis that hurtith the soule anone ye shulde make yow clene wyll it neuer in youre mynde but ye woll not come till hit be for gotyn And so yit whaÌ„ ye come to shryf te ye be dome for the fende is withyn yow for ye wene many tymes that hit be no synne to speke an ydyll worde to make the people to laughe nor to swere a grete othe it dothe no harme but seint poule in his pistell forbedith euery man to speke any idyll wordis seithe thus Dico autem vobis quod omne verbum ociosum quod locuti fuerint omnea reddent rationea in die iudicii For sothe I sey to yow that ye shall yeue a rekenyng for euery idyll worde that ye speke and non shall passe vn punyshid at the day of dome and ther for late all idyll wordis be harlatry and rybawdiy And if ye so do that is worshippe to god and profyte to the speker for there as harlatry is moche spokyn it is moche in mynde For the toÌ„ge shewde the habundauÌ„ce of the herte so firste in thoughte after in his spekyng hit causith moche people to fall in synne of dede doyng Dnus quisque temptatur concupiscencia Furste euery man is temtid to synne be luste of thought there one ConcupisceÌ„cia generat pccmÌ„ And the luste gaderith synne Peccatnm cuÌ„ consummatum fuerit generat morteÌ„ And whanne the synne is done hit causithe dam pnacione euer lastyng dethe that is in spekyng rebawdry and harlatry for the luste that a man hathe in spekyng is grete synne Narracio we fynde of an abbas that was a clene woman as for any dede of synne but she had grete luste to speke there of So whan she was dede and beried in the churche the nyght after come fendys and toke vp the body and all to bete hit with brennyng scourges fro the nauyll vpwarde that it was as blacke as any piche But fro nauyll downward it shone as bryghte as any sonne the fendes myght do it no harme and euer as the fendes bete her she cryed pitously that ij of her sustres that where sextens were sore a ferde there of but eyther comfortid othir so that they wente nere till they wyst how it was Than spake the sperite to her suste ren and seyde ye knowe well that I was a clene meyden as for any dede but I hadde grete luste to speke of synn that partye hathe grete payne as ye may se wher for i prey yow susteren prey for me for by youre preyouresy may be holpen and be ware by me in tyme comyng here by ye may se what parell it is to speke idyll wordis and harlatry speche where for this same pistell seythe thus Abstinetis vos a fornicatione Absteyne yow from fornicacion and all synnes and walkithe with criste in loue and pees as criste dede that suffered for vs many scornes rebukes and dispites and all he toke mekely paciently and in charite yeuyng ensample to all cristen people to do the same â–ª but he that woll leue in reste and pees shall haue grete persecucion of euyll people but and he suffer hit mekely he is a martyr be fore god and in confermyng of this hooly chirche makythe mynde and mencion as thus we rede of an holy maÌ„ that was callid Joseph that suffered grete persecucion but he suffred â—it mekely ther for god brost ghte hym to grete worshippÌ„ and prosperite how ye shall here but for this story is long there for we shall take that ys moste nedefull at this tyme This Joseph had a fadir that highte jacob and had xij sones brothe ren to joseph but his fadir louid him most specially of all that othir there for his bretheren hatid hym the more And in especiall for a dreme yâ— he dremyd where by they supposid all that he shul de be lorde of hem all all they shulde doo hym worshippÌ„ and a non they toke her counsell to gedyr and seyde Venite itamque occidamus illum Lete us go ther for and sle hym but yit they durste not for drede of god and a non Vendiderunt eum in egipto they solde him in to egipte to a man for .xxx. pennys as god was solde and
so ne aftyr come they that myssyd this good preyng the mawment to telle hem how hadde hyt and whan they had long preyde at the last the maument spake and seyd tymes be â—hauÌ„gid the people be worse thanne they were who seythe the troughte his hede shall be broken So he that woll sey trouthe he shall be shente and so the trew maÌ„ shall be so huntyd and so pluc hyd that he shall not we te to whom he shall speke nor to whom he may tell his councell in truste for he that woll sonest disceyue hym wolle speke summe tyme moste fay rest so that may be pÌ„uyd Hit is wreton in the boke of kynges how there were ij knyghtis grete enmyes on to that othyr yâ— one highte Iacob that othir amasa and this iacob seyde to Amasa as they mette hayle brothyr and kyssid hym with his othir houde be hynde he slewe hym with hys knyfe and smote him to the herte Thus hit farithe now a dayes be mo the people they speke full fayre be fore the people be hynde hym they woll â—le hym with a shrowde knyffe that is with the cursid tonge these be they that pursewed hym in heuen and sette noughte by goddys worde for yf thoughe they heren hyt with her erys hit synkith noughte in her hertis where god pleynith hym greuously be his prophete Ieremye and seyde thus what gylte founde youre fadres in me yf I haue trespasid to yow in any maner thyng tell me Alas for shame of oure obstynat pryde for god is in the righte and so he tretith with vs that be in the wronge he proferith mercy or we aske hit he makithe hym mercyfull to hem that displesuhe hym and shewde loue ther â—one is worthy Thus be her hertis herder than any stone thus we be wor than jewes thus we be vn kynde to hym that shewde to vs all kyndenesse and euer he cryeth to vs and feythe I haue lefte on erthe for ye shulde here my scripture Torne ayen to me i woll receyue the lo my armys be all redy spradde to clippÌ„e the to me my hede is redy bowed to kysse the my sidys are redy to shewe thy myne herte myu hondes myne fete bledon to shewe the what I suffered for the and thou turnest away fro me and thou be in perfite lyff I wolle yeue the tresonre with oute noÌ„bre I shall a vaunce the with oute comparisone yeuè the reste with ouÌ„tyn ende so that all the fawte shall be founde in the and not in me Thus oure lord proferith and techith vs and ther be full few that wyll here hym but lete all these wordys passe oute of her hertys anâ—â—â—ke no hede but all her â—â—yndes in richesse this worldis prosperite in this presente lyffe and take full â—itill hede of the lyffe that is comyng oure lord jhesu crist suffered dethe to bryng vs to euer lasting blisse There for in cristus persone makithe the prophete a grete lamentacion for the grete vnkynddenesse that he seethe in mankynde and seythe thus Thow man for vanite thow stinkyste for thy rusty synne and there for j crye and wepe for thou haste on thy hede a garlonde of flowres and j for the haue one of thornes thou haste on thy hoÌ„des a â—eyre of white glouys and j for thy haue many blody woundes Thou haste in thyne armes spradde to lede karrollis and daunces and myn armes for the be nay led on a tre with sharpe naylus Thou haste thy clothis pynched smale and my body for the is full of grete walis And o thyng greuith me moste of all thou settust not by my passion that â— suffered full sore for thy sake But with thyne horrible swering thou vpbyoydeste me with many grete othis by myne hede eyen armes nailes sides woundes fete bones be myne herte and be my passion that thou sholdiste do worshippe to thou doste grete spite and repreue Narracio we rede in the gestis of ro maynes that an Emperour sente a grete maÌ„ to a londe to be a justice and or he come there no man in that couÌ„tre coude swere no othe but ye and nay but whan this Iustice come a monge hem he made the peple to swere one bokys in sessiones and yafe hem chargis so the people toke ensample of this iustice to swere as he and his men did be oure lordis passion sydys Armes nayles face woundes blode herte and so forthe and toke hit so in vse that the comyn people swore as they dede Than on a day as the iustice sate in his office and chargid the people there come to fore hym a fayre woman clothid all in grene and broughte a feyre childe in her lappe all blody and all to martered his hede all to pryckyd his face disfigured his eyen oute his armes brokyn his hondis smetyn thourghe his naylys cutte and his fete cutte from his leggrs his sydis all to rente his bowels and his her te drawen oute of his body Thanne seyde this woman to the Iustice what are they worthy to haue that haue thus doo to my childe and he seyde they were worthy to haue dethe Thanne seyd she thou and thyn men with youre horible othis haue thus dismembred my swete sone ihesu criste that am I modyr vn to and thus ye haue taught all youre countrey where fore thou shalte haue thy owne donâ—e and so in sighte of all the people the erthe opened and the iustice fill downe to hell than the people were sore a gaste and they lefte all soche grete othis and ded a mende her lyues and so late vs leue all oure othis and leue as criscen shul de doo and reuerence the passion of oure lord ihesu criste that was cause of oure redemption be the whiche we shall come to euer lastyng blysse that neuer shall haue ende DmÌ„ca palmaruÌ„ GOod frendis as ye knowe well that this day is callid Palm sonday but foâ— because that the seruice of this day is longe I wyll telle yow shortly why hit is callid Palme sonday as seint iohan seyth oure lord ihesu criste come to Betanye where he seythe Venit ihesus betaâ—â—aÌ„ vbi lazarus fuit mortuus queÌ„ resusuitauit And there he reysed lazar from dethe to lyue that hade ley .iiij. dayes dede and this lazarus was brothir to mary mawdeleyne and to martha that was a nothir suster Thanne ihesus wyste that his passion was nyghe and toke Lazar with hym rydyng on an asse he come towarde iherusalem and whan the people herde ther of the people wente ayense hym Non propter ihesum tantum sed vt lasarum videreÌ„t quem resuscitauit a mortuis Not only for ihesu but for to see lazar that was resyn from deâ—he to lyue and also for to see criste and do hym worshippe AcceperuÌ„t remos palmarum sternebant in via They toke branches of palme and othir floures and strawed
to the quere syngyng the latanye preyng all the seyntys of heuen to prey to god to yeue to all that be cristyn to kepe that worthy sacrameÌ„t to goddis plesaunce and the couenaunte that they haue made in her cristonyng Than the preste gothe to the masse for criste that is hede of all holy church is not reson kyrieleysou is seyde for iâ— euery preyoure in especiall in the masse it is grete nede to aske helpe and so cour of god to kepe vs from all maner of temptaciones that the fende puttith in vs and namely in goddis seruice Gloria in excelsia is seid for the fadyr of heuyne hathe grete ioye to be holde the people that his so ne hathe boughte with his passione and to see hem in reste pese and charite echone with othir The greyle is not seyde for tho that be fewe cristoned be not yit perfite to walke in grace of â—tuous Alleluya is seyd for it is grete ioye to angeles to se be cristonyng the nombre of hem restored a yene Aftyr alleluya a tracte is seyde hey songen for though be cristonyng they be wasche from synyit muste the trauell besely to kepe hem from coÌ„beraunce of the fende that they fall not in dedly syn The offertory is seyde for the wymeÌ„n that comeÌ„ with oyntementys to offer to cristis body they founde hym not in his toÌ„ be Agnus dei is seyde but no pax yeue for criste that is hede of pes is not yit reson The poste comyn is not seyde for tho that be newe cristoned shuld not be hoseled this day but on the morow for in olde tyme there come to cristonyng people of grete age Than a shorte euynsonge is done for the children that were not cristoned where of gretely they where noyed with sekenesse of colde of longe seruice thanne is endid vndir a shorte Colet of all the sacrament of cristonyng is endid in the passione of Criste by the whiche all cristen people were restored to euer lastyng blysse to the whiche god brynge vs all to Amen In die paraschene GOod frendis this day is callid god fryday for al that oure lord ihe su criste suffered this day tourned vs to grete ioye for this day he suffered passione vndyr pounce pylate fore oure sake Hit is an olde say that a fowle be gynuyng hathe a fowle endyng Now se how this pylat be ganne cursidly endyd full wrechidly for as seynte Austen seythe cursed leuyng furste askith a cursed ende aftyr he that for getith hym selfe here in his leuyng is full lyke to for gete hymselfe in his laste ende This pylat was a knyghtes sone that was callid Tyrus that gate hym of a woman that hyghte Pyle and this woman nes fadyr hyghte atte so whanne this childe was borne they sette the moderys name and the gruÌ„de fadyr after and so by bothe names callid hym Pylat Than after whan he was of .iij. yere of age his modyr broughte hym in to the knyghtes court to his fadyr Than had the knyghte a nothir sone ny lyke to pylates age but for this knyghtys so ne was in all his reule more gentillere more manfully more godly more belouyd than this pylate so for hate and for enuyâ— there of this pylat one a day slewe this knyghtys sone than was the knyghte wondyr sory but yit he wolde not sle pylat aut sente hym to rome to be there in hostage for a tribute that the knyÈt shulde pay to the emperoure Thanne hit happid that the kyng of fraunce had sente his sone thedir for the same cause Thanne for be cause whan pylate saw that he was more beloued and cherisched than this pilate slew him Than for he was so cursid the emperour be couÌ„sell of the romaynes sente pylate in to a countre that was callid pounce where that the people of that countre were so cursid that they slewe any that come to be maystre ouer hem So whan this pilate come thethir he applyed hym to her maneres so what with wyles and sotilte he ouercome hem aud had the maystry and gate his name and was callid pylate of pounce and had grete domynacion power Thanne the kyng of iherusalem sente aftyr hym and made hym leue tenaunt vndyr hym of the londâ—â— of iury And for pilate lyked well the office preuely he sente to the Emperour and had his office confermed of him vnwetyng to the kyng herode kyng that tyme where fore whan kyng herode herde what he had done he was so wrothe they were enemyes vn to the tyme that oure lord ihesu criste was take and thanne they be come fren disayene and fill bothe in to one assent of cristis dethe Thanne happyd hit aftyrwarde that the Emperour fill sike and sente aftyr criste fore to hele hym for hit was tolde hym that criste helid all that euer wolde come to hym of all manere of sykenesse what somme euer sykenesse hit had be But thanne hadde pylate done hym to dethe or the messengere come Than whanne the Emperoure vnderstonde that he sente for pylate and made hym come to hym and whanne pilate herdâ— this he was sore a ferde and toke one Cristus coteâ— â–ª And so whanne he come to rome to the Emperour All tho that were in presente made pylate good chere all the whyle that he hadde on Cristus cote Aâ—d the emperour swore be fore that he shulde be dede Than toke they of the cote and a none as the cote was of the Emperour was so wâ—othe with pilate that he putte hym in to a pryson till he hadde take couÌ„sell what dethe that he shulde dye on Than as sone as pylate woste and vnderstonde that he shulde be dede he toke his owne knyfe and slewe hymselfe with alle And whanne the Emperour herde there of and vnderstonde that he hadde slayne hym selfe and thanne a none he made to teye a grete stone a bowte pylates necke and to caste hym in to a watyr that is callid Tybir thanne whan he was caste in there the fendis made soche a noyse ther a boute that all the Cite of rome was sore a freyed of hem Thanne whan the Emperour sawe this he made to take hym vp ayene and than was he caste in to a watyr that was betwixe to hye hilles and sollonge tyme astyr there was in the watyr many horrible sightes sayne a bowte that cursed man Thus oure lord ihrsu criste suffered passion and dethe for all maÌ„kynde and furste whanne he was take they did buffete hym and stripyd hym naked and bete him with stourgis A vertice capitia vsâ—Ê’ ad plantis pedmn non fuit in eo sanitas that fro the highheste place of his he de to the sole of the fete was no thyng lefte hole one hym but all rawe aftyr made a croune of thornys set hit on his hede and bete hit down with stâ—â—ys of reede that hit perischyd his brayne and whan they had
that is colde to make softe that is harde and make harde that is softe And also the hooly goste makythe hertis that be high of pride and enuy he makythe hem lowe and warme in loue and charite and also harde hertis that haue be gaderyng and holdyng of worldely goodes the hooly goste makythe hem softe and liberall to yeue and to de le almesse dede for the loue of almyghty god and makythe theym harde also â–ª in sufferyng of harde and streyte leuyng and in doyng of grete penauÌ„ce for her synnes Thus the hooly goste is euer redy to make salue â—or to hele all maner of synnes That othir skylle ys why the hooly goste come to the apostles rathir sittyng thanne stondyng for sittyng be to kenythe mekenesse in herte with reste pece and vnyte the whiche any mâ—ner a man muste nedis haue that woll â—â—sceyue the hooly goste for right â—s the drye wode wolle brenne clerely with onte steryng so shulde euery cristen man loue othyr with brennyng loue and charite clerely with oute feynyng of wrathe or enuy or any maner of malice eche with othir and euery man shulde be fâ—yne of other is welfare and this maâ—ythe to haue a good tonge But as sone as the brondes be caste a twynne by descâ—nsiâ—n of malice and enuye a none the fyre of the holy goste quenchith and thanne risithe vp smoke of grete wrathe and enuye betwene party and party and also grete greuaunce and heuynesse for the soule and causithe it to fayle grace that it may haue no consideracion to reson than anon the wickyd spirites bene redy ryse vp smoke in the same mannes herte that is for to say grete wrathe and enuy and euyll will that hit may haue no maner reste but euer stodyyng and thynkyng also howe he may auenge hym and doo vengeaunre vn to his enemyes and so is a man euer troâ—blid and besy in cursid ded is and like to be dampned body and soule in hell to euerlastyâ—g pâ—yne but yf he haue socoure and helpe of the hooly gosâ—e and alle soche thynges that may come of cursid and wicked tonges There for the hooly goste comythe in the lykenesse of tonges of fyre to brenne oute the malyce enuye and anoynte hem with swetenesse of grace loue and charite And therefor we shall prey to the hooly goste to yeue vs grace so to tempre oure tonges that we may euer more speke good that oure hertys may be fedde with mekenesse that we may be abyll to be fedde with the hooly goste As seynt Gregor was whanne he expouned the prophecie he toke to him his dekon seint Petyr to wryte as he expouned and made drawe betwene hym for petyr schulde not se how he dyde in his stodyyngg Thanne as Gregor satte in his chair stodyyng holdyng vp his hondâ—â— and his eyen to he uenward the holy goste come lyke a whyte downe with fote and bill brennyng golde and satte on Gregor right shuâ—dre and putte her bill in Gregoris mouthe and whanne he with drewe it than he bad Petyr wryte and so continued till he hadde made an ende but he expowned the gospell so boldely that Petyr hadde meruayle ther of and preuely made an hole in the clothe yâ— was betwene gregor and hym and sawe how the holy goste fedde hym And a none the holy goste shew de Grâ—gor howe Petyr hadde done Than Eregor blamyd Petyr and chargid him that he shulde neuer sey no thyng whyle he leued But whanne gregor was dede an eretike wolde haue breÌ„ned his bokys that this holy maÌ„ made than Petyr with stode hym and seyde nay and tolde all how the holy goste hadde done to hym whyle he expowned the prophecie and so sauyd his bokys vnbrennyd that he hadde made by the grace of god and yifte of the holy goste the whiche yeue vs grace to be fedde of hym here in oure leuyng that we may haue the blysse that neuer shal haue ende Amen In die sâ—ncte trinitatis GOod men and wymmen thys day ys an highe and a solempne feste in holy churche for it is of the hooly Trinite For as holy churche at wytsontyde makith mencion how the hooly goste come vn to cristus disciples Now at this tyme is made mencion of all iij. persâ—nes that is for to say Pater filiue et spiritus Fadyr and sone and holy goste thre persones and one god in trinite where for we be bounde to dâ—â— all the reuerence and worshippe that we can or may to this holy trinite Also ye shall vnderstonde whye howe and what the cause that this fâ—ste was ordeyned This hooly feste was worshippid for the trinite fedyng for heretikes confoundyng and fore the trinite worshippyng Furste hitwas ordeyned for the forme of the trinite fyndyng And a grete clerke Iohan Bellet tellith that forme trinite was in the furste maÌ„ adaÌ„ onre forme fadyr that come of the erthe one persone and Eue of Adam the seconnde persone of hem bothe come the iij. persones as her childe Thus the trinite was founde in man where fore man shulde haue mynde to doo worshippe to the hooly trinite For hooly churche ordeyned that in weddyng of man and woman to gedyr so that the masse of the trynyte is songon and atte hys dethe one belle shalle be ronge in worshippÌ„ of the Trinite where for all cristen peple be bounde gretely to worshippe the holy Trinite The secounde cause is that feste is ordeyned in confoundyng of heretikes and of lolleris for to distroye theym and theyr false opynyones that they hadde a yenste the hooly trinite fore ryghte as he retikes in the be gynnyg of the feythe with her swete wordes and false opynynes where a boute to distroye the feythe of the hooly Trinite in the same wyse lolleris nowe a dayes with her false spece of gyle be a boute also to with drawe the people from the trewe beleue and feythe of the holy trinite and the beleue and feythe of hooly chirche 〈◊〉 marteres and confessoures to the dethe Ryghte so now this lolleris pursewithe men of hooly churche and be a boute in all maner weyes that they can and may fynde to distroye and vndo hem so that they myghte haue her purpose And thus they shewe opynly that they be not godd is seruauÌ„tes for they be oute of charite and he that is oute of charite ys fer from god but he that suffered tribulacion persecucion and dissese fore the loue of almyÈty god and prey for his enemyes and wolle not do no vengeaunce but putte all in god almyghty and he wolle quyte hem full well in euer lasting blisse for oure lorde seyde thus Michi vindictam ego retriâ—â—am Putte all thyng to me and I shall quyte euery man aftyr his deseruyng for thoughe god suffer hooly churche to be pursewid by soche mysse and prowde leueris but at the laste he ordeyned soche a remedye that holy chirche is holpyn and her enmyes
fayre childe sittyng on the see sonde hadde a lytill shelle in his honde and ther with he toke watyr oute of the seeland caste hit in to a litill pitte faste Thanne seyde this mastir to this childe sone what doste yâ— and he seyde Sire y am a boute to haue all thys watyr that is in the see in to this litill pytte Than seyde this mastyr that shalte thou neuer do hyt passithe any maÌ„nes power Sire seyde he as sone shall I do this as thow shalte doo that thou arte a boute to do and anone the childe vanishid a wey Than this mastir thou ghte it was not goddis wylle and lefte his stodyyng in that mater thankythe god hyly By this ensample we may se that it is not godd is will that we shulde mense yn that mater but seedefastly beleue in the fadir the sone and the hooly goste Deni per fidem trinitatiâ— come by feythe and loue of this persite feythe of the trinite Deni per opera miseri cordie come by the werkys of mercy doyng Deni per opera insticie come to this beleue be doyng of werkys of ryghte wisnesse and thus ye shall come to this per site beleue fadir and sone and holy goste Et tuÌ„c coronaberia corona glorie eterne And than thou shalte be crow ned with a crowne of euerllastyng Joye and blisse to the whiche brynge vs to the hooly Trynite Amen De corpore xpÌ„â— GOod frendis ye shall vnderstoÌ„de that this das ys an highe and a solempne feste in hooly churche the feste of corpus christi hit is the feste of oure lordis his owne body the whiche is offered to the highe fadir of heueÌ„ at the auter in remission of oure synnes to all cristeÌ„ peple that leue here in persite lyffe and charite and grete socoure and helpe in releuyng hem that be in peynes of purgatory there a bydyng the mercy of god ye shall vnderstonde that this feste was fouÌ„de by a 〈…〉 that was callide vâ—bane the v â–ª the whiche hadde grete grace and deuocion in the sacrament in the Autee consideryng the grete me de helpe and socoure to mannes soule and to the fortheryng of leuyng to all cristen people here in this presente worlde there fore he ordeyned thys presente feste to be halowed in the nexte thoursday aftyr the feste of the holy trinite for all cristeÌ„ people that wolle be saued muste haue â—adde beleue in the holy sacrameÌ„t that hit is goddis owne body in sâ—â—me of brede made by â—â—â— vertu of cristus word is that the preste seythe and by worchyng of the holy goste Thanne for this holy 〈…〉 thought to drawe the people to more deuocion and bettir wyll to this holy sacrament and to do the seruice this day he grauntith to all that be worthy that be tho that be verrey contrite and shreuyn of her synnes be in the churche at bothe euynsonges at matenesse and atte masse for eche C. dayes of pardon and for eche oure of the day xl dayes of pardon and euery day of the vâ—â—s a C. dayes of pardon in remission of all her synnes for euer more enduryng Thanne ye shall vnderstoÌ„de that oure lord 〈…〉 crist on shereth ours day at nyghte whanne he hadde souped and wyste well that in the morowe that he shulde suffre passion and dethe and passe oute of this worlde vntâ— his fadir in heuen he ordeyned a perpetuall memory of his passion to a byde for euer with all cristen people here in erthe He toke brede and wyne and made his owne flesche and blode yaue hit to his disciples to ete and to drynke and seyde Accipite et mandu cate hoc est corpna meum Take ye thys ete hit for hit is myn owne flesche and blode and this he dede for they shulde haue mynde of hym And so he yafe to all othir prestes power to make his owne body of brede and wyne thus euery preste hath power to make the sacrament be he good or badde for the sacrament may no man a mende nor a peyre but he that is a good man and a holy leuer helpith gretly tho that he preyith for And he that doth the office of the preste worthely and trewly shall be glad and ioyfull that euer he was borne For owre lorde hath Èeuine a preste a yefte and poure here merth that he yafe neuyr to angelle in heuin that is to make his own body in forme of brede There fore Èe schall haue worschipe more in heuyne thene any tonge can tell or herte thinke and he that is an euyll liffer and know is hym selfe in dedely sinne presumith to minister that worthi sacramente woll note a mende hym he may be se wer of perpetuall damnacion wyth fyndis of hell in euyr lastinge payne Then schall Èe vndirstaÌ„d that he grauntith this sacrameÌ„t to be vsid for euer more in holy churche for foure causes that be nede full to all cristen people The fyrste is for maÌ„nes grete helpyng The seconde for cristus passion myndyng The thridde for grete â—one shewyng And the fourthe for grete mede getyng Nota anod propâ—er noueÌ„ racioÌ„es prodest homini aâ—dire missâ— secundum Angusti nâ— Seynt Austyn seith hit profitith gretly all cristen people to here masse and in speciall for ix causiâ— seythe thus Quia illo die qua audierat missam necessaria cibaria et coÌ„ced uÌ„tur For that day he herith a masse he shall fayle no bodely fode nor no necessary thynge that shall be longyng to hym nor no lette shall haue in his iorneye where that euer he trauelithe The secounde is all veniall synnes shall be for yeuen him and ydull word is The thridde is yf a man dyâ— hit shall sconde for his ho sell The fourthe he shall not that day lese his sight The v. all ydull othis yâ— day shall be for yeueÌ„ him The vi that day he shall not dye no soden dethe The vij as longe as he herith that masse he shall not wex olde The viij all his steppis toward and fromward the chirche his good angell rekenythe to his saluacion The ix all the while that he be holdithe the hooly sacramentall wikyd spirites fle from hym and haue no power ouer him be he neuer so grete a synner This helpe and so coure we haue of the holy goste and of the sacrament here in erthe and at oure laste ende all cristen people woll sende aftyr the preste to come to hym with godd is body to reseyue hit knowyng well that â–ª he beleuyth stedefastly that it is the same flesche and blode that criste toke of oure lady sinttmary and was borne of her body verray god and man and aftyr sufferyd passion and dethe on the crosse for all mankynde leyde in tombe â–ª And rose from dethe to lyue and now sittithe on his faderis righte honde in heuen and shall come a yene at the day of dome and deme the
nostri Ihesu cristi GOod men and wymmen as ye heryn and seyn as hooly churche makyth mynde and mencion of the grete myrthe and me lodye of the blessyd birth of oure lord ihesu crist very god man that was this day borne of his modyr mary in socour of all man kynde But in e speciall for thre causis Firste to yeue pese to man of good wyll and to lyghte hem that were darcke in synne and for to drawe vs with loue to hym Thanne as to the firste cause he was borne to geue men peese of good wyll I may well preue this for whan he was borne angellys songhe thus Gloria in excelsia deo c. Ioye be to god in heuen pese in erth to man kynd of good wyll At midnighte oure lord was borne for be kynde all thyng was in pees reste inshewyng that he was and is Princepa pacia Prince of peese come to make pees be twyxe god and man and be twyxe the angell and man and be twyx man and man And for to be trew mediatour be twyx god and man he toke natur and kynde of bothe and was bothe verray god and man and by his mediacion he knette the loue of god to man so saddely that the fadyr of heuyn sparyd not hym that is his owne but sente hym in to this worlde to bye man kynde with his precious blode thourghe his grete mekenesse to ioye of paradyse that man hadde loste be couetyse of vnbuxsumnes Thus he made pees be twyx god and man and man and man for whanne angeles say her lord wrothe with man for his vnbursumnes for it is a synne that angeles hatyn gretly Ther fore they kepte the gatys of paradyse and wolde lette no soule come ynne tyll they say her lord borne of man kynde Thanne a none for loue of our lord the angels did mankynde worshippe spake goodly to mankynde as to the sheperdys that keptyn her shepe in the countre by They bad hem go to the cite of Bethlem and ther they shuld fynde a childe borne and leyde in a crache and bad hem do hym worshippe and so they dedyn And euer syn angelys haue ben frendely to man and lowly end haue done reuerence to mankynde for the incarnacion of oure lord ihesu criste Thus he made pees betwene angelys man Also he made pees betwene man and man for a yene the tyme that oure lord wolde be borne he made so grete pees that in all the worlde ther as kyngdomes and countreys were in debate and werred eche with othyr on to the tyme of our lordis birthe Than there was so grete pees that a man that was callyd octauian Emperour of rome and he hadde the gouernaunce of the worlde for all the world was subiete to rome and hit dured xxx wynter in so moche that ther was a mauÌ„ment sente oute from rome in to all the world comaundyng to all maner of people shuld go to the cite that he drew lynage of ley a peny vpon his hede and so offer hit vp in knolechyng that he was sogette to the Emperour of rome Than muste Joseph oure ladyes husbonde nedys go to the cite of Bethleem for to offer with othir peple but for he had no money to offer he toke an oxe with hym to selle at the cite to make money to do his deâ—te with but for he durste not leue our lady be hynde hym for she was nyghe her tyme. And there fore he sette her vpon an asse and toke her with hym And so whanne they come to the cite of Bethleem hit was so full of people so that Joseph and oure lady myghte haue no logyng but tourned in to a cabon that was made betwyxse two houses there as the people of the countre sette her horses and theyr asses and othir bestis whanne they come in to the towne to the markette and so there they founde a crache with hey And they sette the oxe and the asse ther to and so there they taryed all that nyghte And whanne hit was a lytyll be fore mydnyght oure lady badde Joseph goo in the towne and loke her for a myddewyffe whan the tyme was come she shuld be delyuerid asked her wher ther shulde after hym any be borne that shulde be gretter than he Thanne at myd day Sybill loked in the sonne and there she saye a cercle of gold a boute the sonne Et in medio circuli virgo pulch errima And the myd dys of the cercle a fayre mayden and a childe in her arme with a crowne of gold And whan sibyll had shewid this to the Emperour she seyd to hym this childe shall be gretter than thos arte or euer were or euer shall be and ther fore do hym worshippe and reuerence Than a none the emperour toke ensence and dede worshippe to hym and charged all the people to do the same and to calle the childe her god hym but a man as othir were Thus all cristen people may lerne to do worshippe and seruice to this childe this day And ther fore the thyrde masse this day is seyd at myd day in tokenyng that cristen people shulde come and offer in the worshippe of this childe and his modyr and shewen hym seruaunt and suget to hym and knoleche this childe for his lord and his god and eche man shulde come to hym for loue and not for drede And ther fore the office of the masse this day begynneth thus Puer natus est nohis A childe is borne to vs he seyth and not a man for all cristen people shulde be bolde and not a ferde to come to hym to haue grace for he is full of grace and redy to yeue mercy to hem that askith hit mekely with dewe reuerence he is euer redy to yeue mercy and grace In tokenyng that same day that crist was borne in Bethleem a welle of water in rome tourned and ranne oyle all that day shewyng that the well of grace and mercy was borne that day that shuld yeue mercy and grace to all theym that wolde come to hym and aske mercy and grace and that ye shall here be ensample Narracio we rede of a woman that was defowled in lechery and all moste fill in dispayr of drede for whanne she be thoughte her of the streytenesse of cristes dome and the greâ—â— horrible peynes of hell that were ordeyned for soche synners as she was â—orâ— a ferde and be thoughte her of cristes passion what loue he shew de to all cristen people she thoughte she was vnkyn de to hym and he sufferid so sore for hâ—â— And than she be thoughte her how children be they neuer so wrothe and shewe neuer so grete vengeaunce how lyghtly they woll sese and for geue where fore this woman a none cryde to Criste preyng hym for his child he de to for geue her and to haue mercy on her and a none she herde a voyce an high in the eyre and seyd
thy trespas is for yeuen the Amen Sequitur â—â—â—uis sermo de saÌ„rto stephano GOod men and wymmen soche a day ye shall haue an hyghe day and a hooly feste in the churche of seint Stephen the martyr the whiche was the firste martyr that suffered dethe for goddis sake after cristes ascension Than for to stere youre deuocion the more to this hooly martyr I wyll tell yow somme what that he suffered for cristes sake as the boke of apostlys tellyth Post ascensionem domini after the ascension of oure lord that he was styedâ—vp in heuen the apostlys labour was all to preche and to teche the word of god to cristen people And for they where to fewe to serue all the people that rome ther come so many to tourne to the feyth there for they chose .vi. holy men and good lyuers for to helpe hem in goddis seruice of the whiche seint stephen was one of hem and the firste and the wyseste and was so full of grace and myght of the hooly goste that he did many miracles and meruelous amonge the people But thoughe a man be neuer so hooly â—it he shall haue enemyes wherfore of diuerse countreys that hadde enmyte to stephene and come ayene hym and disputed with hym for to haue ouer come hym with disputacion and for they myghte not they broughte false wyttenesse ayenst hym to putte hym to deth But whanne seynte Stephene sawe and knowe her malice anone he thoughte to sese hem be on of these thre weyes othir be shamyng in disputacion or be drede of reuolacion or be preyours of hooly orysones But firste he seyd be shamyngm disputacione For whanne they be gonne to dispute with hym he was so full of the hooly goste that they hadde no poure nor no myghte for to a gayn sey hym And so he ouer come hem in all her maters and preued all her maters false that they seyde ayenste And ther for he seyd he was redy to take the dethe in very fiyng of all that he seyd And so putte hem that where grete clerkes and knewe the lawe and the prophecie to grete shame and velonye But yit they wolde not leue but alwey ayene stode hym But he was so full of the hooly goste that he preued that he seyd be grete reson and trouthe yit wolde not they be leue it for all that the hooly goste spake in herte and yit for all that wold not they beleue in theyr concience that they dede a mysse and there as they seyne the coÌ„mynte turne to the feyth for wordys and miracles that god shewed in her sight yit they ayen stode hym and sette goddis miracles at noughte be malyce and enmyte of her cursed hertes and by none othir reson of scripture And so they fretid her hertis withyn hym selfe and grugged with her tethe for anger and how that they myght ouer come hym with disputacion Than they soughte yf they myghte haue take hym with som worde of Cristes dethe where by they myghte haue made them a cause to haue putte hym to dethe Thanne seynte stephene knewe her malice and lyfte vp his eyen into heuen Et vidit celos apertos And he saw heuyn opyn and oure lord ihe su criste sittyng on his fadyr ryght hande redy to helpe hym And there with his face shone as bryghte as it hadde be an angell of heuen But whan they herde hym speke thaÌ„ where they fayne and stoped her erys as though they hadde herde him speke false sclaundre of god and so a none drow hym oute of the cite to stone hym to dethe as for adisclaunderer Thanne they toke .ij. yonge men that cowde beste hurle stones and toke of his clothis and leyde hym at the fete of a yonge man that hight Saule and after was seynt paule Than whan seynt stephen sawe that he myghte not sese her malyce be reuelacione shewyng he turned to deuoute oryson preyng and yit hit wolde not be And than they hurled stones at hym and smote oute his brayne and thanne he cryed to god and seyd Domine iâ—e su suscipe spmÌ„ meuÌ„ O thou lord take my spiryte for he wolde prey more deâ—outly for his enemyes than for him selfe he knelyd down to the grouÌ„de and seyde Pater ig nosce illis quia nesciunt quid faciunt Fadyr for geue hem for they wote not what they do and anone he slepte in god Now take he de what brennyng loue he hadde in his herte to god that preyde more deuoutly for his enemys thanne for hym selfe In this he gaue an ensample to all cristen people to be in charite echon with othir and to prey for his enemyes and hem that pursewe hym and do hym dissese â—niâ—ersa delicta cooperiit caritas Charite hidith euery trespas for he yâ— preyth for his enemyes that martyr hym with any dissese and sufferyth paciently he is a martyr be fore god For there is â–ª iij. maner of martyrdomeâ— The firste is be passion and wyll ther to be wyll with oute passione be passione with oute wyll The first is shewid by seynt stephene that is sette nexte the birthe of criste for he sufferyth passione and had wyll there to seynt Iohan the euan geliste he hadde wyll but no passione The innocentes they suffered passion and no wyll ther to but not ayenst wyll Thus may a man be a martyr thoughe he shede not his blode that is whan he suffered grete wrong of cursed people and thankyth god ther of and takyth hit with good wyll and preyth for his enemyes deuoutly in clene charite Now take hede and ye shall se how these .iij. where in perâ—ite loue and charite Seint stephen whan he shulde dye he knelyd downe and preyde for his enemyes Seint Iohan whanne he wente to war dys his ende he seyd ofte to hem that ladde hym children loue to gedyr foâ— charite is now to saluacioÌ„ The innocentes for they were so yonge that they cowde not speke yit they shewde loue be signes for the dede laughe and pleyde with her hondes whan they sawe the knyghtes come with her brighte sâ—erdâ—s to sle hem than for seint stephyn was so glorious a martyr god shewde many fayre miracles for hym Narracio There was an honest man that had vij sones and iij. doughtres but in mysse happe on a day all they wrathyd the modir at ones and in a grete angre she cursed hem all at ones a none there â—ill grete vengeauÌ„ce vpon hem for there come soche a sikenesse one her preuy membres that they were so for gnawyn that they myghte nethir a byde for woo but walkithe vp downe in the countrey like mased bestis that all the people that sawe hem had grete â—ite of hem Thanne happid hit so that one of the breshereâ— that highte paule and a sustyr highte palida come in to churche of seint stephyn and there they herde people tell how deuoutly seint stephen preyde for his enemyes yâ— martred hym
a none they kneled downe preyde to seint stephene to prey to god for hem they wolde be his trew seruaâ—tes kneled downe in the churche preyng seint stephene hertely of his helpe a none they fill a slepe in sighte of all the people so were hole And an on they wente aftyr all her othir bretheren â—usteren and they were hol pyn all in the same wyse Narracio Anothir miracle seint Austyn tellith how ther was a senatour of româ— wente to iherusalem and ther he made a fayrt chapell of seint stephen and there he dyed and was â—eried in the same chapell Than longe aftyr his wyffe wolde home in to her countrey wolde fayne haue had her housbondes bones with her in to her owne couÌ„trey preyde the bishoppe that she myghte haue hem Than the bishoppÌ„ broughte seint stephenes bones her housbondes bones to her seyde y know not thy housbondes bones from seint stephenes bones she was glad and seyd I knowe my housbondes bones well y now toke seint stephen bones in sâ—ede of hâ—r husboÌ„des Than whan she come fer in the see angeles songe with grete melody in the eyre there was a passyng sâ—â—ete sauoure yâ— come oute from the bone that passid any spicety in the worlde And a none they herde fendes crye in the eyre seyd wo wo is vs for stephen be â–ª dithe vs burnyth vs bitterly there with reysid a grete tempestâ— that the shippemen wende for to haue be drowned for grete fere cry â–ª d to seint stephen a none the tempeste sesâ—d Than the people herde the fendes crye thus thou cursed prince oure mastir thou nor we may do nâ—ne harme to this shippÌ„ for stephen oure aduersary is â—herynne Than the prince of fendes sente v. fendes for to haue burnyd the shipp â–ª but thanne goddis angell was redy drowned the fendes in the grounde of the sâ—e And so whaÌ„ they come to the londe with the shippe fendes cryed seyde goddis seruaunt comythe that was stoned to dethe with the iewis And than in worshippe of seynt stephene the people made a churche leyde his bones â—her ynne where god wrought many a fayre miracle for hym De sancto ioâ—aÌ„ne euangeliste GOod frend is soche a day ye shall haue an highe feste in hooly churche the â—este of seynte Iohan euangeliste the whiche was goddis owne dâ—rlyng where for all hooly churche makithe mynde and mencion of the specialte that once lord gaffe to hym for any othir of his disciples Oure lord gaffe hym grace to kepe his â— ginite and of kepyng of his modir and oure lord shewde hym his prynyte He gaffe hym grace to kepe his virginite that is maydynhode For this story tellith and the people haue opynned whan johan shulde wedde mari maudeleyne criste callidr hym and he come seroâ—d hym and johan lefte the worldes vamte sewed oure lord and so kepte him selfe clene mayden till he passid oute of this worlde In preuyng of this whanne Domician the Emperour of Rome herde the people tell that johan preched in a countrey that was callid asia and there johan made to bilde many churches and whan the Emperour herde that he sente aftyr Iohan and made hym be putte in a brayson tonne full of sethyng oyle and whan Iohan hadde longe sodyn there ynne that alle the people wende that he had be all to sodyn and dede Thanne the Emperour badde opyn the tonne and whan the tonne was opyn Iohan come oute of the tonne and as â—e was clene of all synne so was he clene of all maner of bâ—ennyng or harme in all parties of his body A nothir harde tourmeÌ„t he had on a day Iohan sawe a temple of iewes and was full of mawmentry and than he preyde to god to distroye hit a none there with hit fill downe to the grounde â—all to powdyr where fore Aristodimus the bishoppe of the temple was so wrothe that he putte Iohan in to pryson Thanne seyde iohan yit wolte thou that y shal make the beleue in ihesu criste Than seyde aristo dimus y woll makâ— venym make hit drynke be fore the whan thou seyste hem dede drynke thou there of with oute harme than woll I beleue on thy god than seid iohaÌ„ go do as thou seyste thaÌ„ ordeyned the bishoppÌ„ poyson fette ij meÌ„ oute prison that were daÌ„pned to drynke of the poyson anone they were dede thaÌ„ seyde iohan yf thou yeue venym to drinke y shall call to my god And than Iohan toke this poyson and blessid hit and dranke there of he was neuer the worse but rathir semyd the bettyr and the fayrer for as he was clene from synne so he was clene from all grenaunce of the poyson yit seyde the bishoppe he wolde not beleue vn to the tyme he hadde seyne these ij men arâ—rid from dethe to lyffe that where dede Thanne johan caste of his cote and seyde Dade et mitte â—aâ—c tunicam super corpora defunctorum Goo and ley this cote vppon the dede bodyes and sey thus Ihesu cristus apostell sente me to yow and bad that ye shulde a ryse vp in goddis name and a none they resyn to lyffe ayene Than the bishoppe with many othir tourned and beleuyd in criste and johan cristoned hem and aftyr the bishoppe was a full hooly man Thus iohan hadde grace to kept hym clene bothe body soule and thus he was a martir to fore god in with stondyng of synne Also he was keper of cristus modir for oure lord sawe the grete clennesse that was in Iohan be fore all othir whanne oure lord shulde dye he seyde to Iohan. Ecce mater tua See thy modyr and be toke Iohan the kepyng of his modir and oure lord seyde to his modir Ecce filins tuns Se thy sone and so be toke eythir to othir and whanne oure lord was dede and ley in his tombe Iohan toke oure lady home with hym in to his house and kepte her till oure lord â—hesu criste was a reyson from dethe to lyffe a yen And whan oure lord was stied vp in to heuen he kepte oure lady in the same chambre as longe as she leuyd aftyr thus he had grace of kepyng of goddis modir Also he hadde grace of knowyng of cristus pÌ„uite for this was furste whaÌ„ oure lord sate at his soper on sherthursday for grete loue that johan had to our lord Ihesu criste he leyde his he de to cristus breste and in the same wyse as a man leythe his body downe to a welle drynkithe his body full of water righte so johan dranke his soull full of gostly wysedome at cristus breste and at the same tyme oure lord shewed him all his priuyte be fore all othir And for he was olde and wolde not leue to pÌ„che the worde of god the Emperour exiâ—ed Iohan him selfe a lone in to the yle of pache
and wakyng that were to moche to tell at this tyme. Thanne whan thomas was in the abbey of pouÌ„teney vpon a day whann he hadde seyde masse he knelid downe be for the Auter in his preyourâ—s than the Abbote of the same place had to speke with him and stode vndyr a pilour and abode thomas And he sawe howe oure lord The sâ— criste appered to Thomas and tolde him how he shulde be slayne in cauÌ„terbury in his owne chirche for his sake and bad hym be stedfaste and holde forthe as he hadde be gonne Than come thomas oute of his chapell and a none the Abbot fill downe to the grounde and Sire ye may blisse the tyme and the hour that euer ye were y borne and also blessid mute sho be that euer dyd bere you for to haue soche a visitacione as I haue herde yow haue Thanne seâ—de thomas I charge the that thow tell hit neuer to no man whyle y am a lyue no more he dede but whan thomas was dede he tolde it opynly to all the people Thus I may well sey that thomas serued god deuoutly Also he dyed for the lawe of holy churche mekely for whann he sawe the kyng be gan to make lawes to ouer sette hooly churche and soche law is as wolde haue destroid the londe Than thomas putte hym selfe forthe and repreuyd the kyng of his misse dedis thaÌ„ was the kyng wroth â— made a parlament at northampton for thomas wolde not sette his seile to the cursid law is that the kyng his sory counsell had ordeyned made a none they callid hym a traytour to the kyng exiled hym oute of his londe Thanne thomas weÌ„te to the king of fraunce for socour and helpe and full goodly mekely he resâ—eyued hym and all his clerkys and founde hem all moste vij yere all that they be houyd Thanne grete disseses greuaunces thomas had of the kyng of englond and all he suffered mekely Than by tretice couÌ„sell of the 〈…〉 of the kyng of Fraunce there was made a faynti loueday betwene the king thomas But whan the kyng shulde haue kyssid thomas he wolde not for he seyde he had made his a vow he wolde neuer kisse hym but bad hym go home to his churche boldely Than by the counsell of the kyng of frauÌ„ce bidding of the Pâ—pâ— thomas come home to Caunterbury Than were there iiij cursed knyghtes of leuyng yâ— thoughte to haue had a grete thanke of the kyng and made her a vowe to gedir to sâ—e thomas And so on child remasse day all moste at myghte they come to caunterbury in to thomas hall Sire Reynolde â—eriston Sire willi am â—racy Sire Richard breton sire he we morley Thanne Sire Reynolde berystoÌ„ for he was bitter of kynde a none he seyde to thomas the king that is he yonde the see sente vs to the bad that thou shuldeste a soyle the bishoppe that thou cursiddiste than seyde Thomas seris they be not a cursed by me but by the 〈…〉 I may not a soyle that he hathe cursid well seyde Reynolde than we see thow wolte not do the kynges byddyng and swore a grete othe by the eyon of god thou shalte be dede than cryde the othir knyghtes sle sle they wente downe to the courte and armyd hem Thanne prestis and clerkys drowe hem to the churche to thomas and spered the dores to hem But whaÌ„ thomas herde the knyghtes armed and wold come in to the churche and myghte not he wente to the dore and vn barred it toke one of the knyghtes by the honde and seyde hit be semythe not to make a castell of holy churche toke hem by the honde seyde come ynne my children in goddis name Thanne for it was myrke that the myghte not see nor knowe thomas they seyde where is the traytour nay seyde thomas no traytour but archebishoppe Thanne one seyde to hym fle fore thou arte but dede Nay seyde thomas y come not to fle but to a byde Ego pro deo mori paratâ—â— sinn et pro defensione iusticie et ecclesie libertate I am redy to dye for the loue of god for the fredomme righte of holy churche ThaÌ„ reynold with his swerdes poynte put of thomas cappe smote at his hede cuÌ„tte of his crowne that it hoÌ„ge by like a dische Than smote a nothir at him smote hit all of than fill he downe to the grounde on his knees elbowes seyde god in to thy hoÌ„des I putte my cause the righte of holy churche so deyde Than the iij. knyghte smote his halfe stâ—oke fell vpon his clerkis arme that helde thomas crosse be fore him so his swerde fill down to the grouÌ„de brake of the poynte he seyde go we hens he is dede And whaÌ„ they were at the dore goyng whert broke weÌ„te a geyne sette his fote to thomas necke thruste oute the brayne vpon the pam â—t Thus for righte of holoy churche the lawe of the loÌ„de thomas toke his dethe Thanne how this marterdome was knowen in iherusalem ye shall here ther was an abbey of moÌ„kes in the whiche that same day the same tyme that thomas dyed a moÌ„ke lay at the dethe than for he was a good holy man of leuyng his abbote bad hym yf hit were not to god displesaunce whaÌ„ he were dede he shulde come a yene tell him how he ferde so whan he was dede he come ayen tolde his abbot whan he dyed an angell broughte him be fore god as he stode there he sawe a bishoppe come with a grete company of angeles othir seintes he stode be fore god at his iugâ—â—ment his hede droppid downe of blode of woundes that he had â–ª thaÌ„ seid oure lord to him thus hit be semythe a man to come to his lordis court a none oure lord sette a crowne on his hede and seyd thus to him As moche as I haue yeue to pâ—tir to poule so moche ioye I graunte the And the monke seid here by I knowe well that this is the grettiste BishoppÌ„ in Englond is slayne for goddis sake wete ye well that I go to euer lasting blisse This tolde the patriarke of iheru salem sone aftir that thomas was dede ther come in to Englond aftir peple to fighte a yen the he thyn men Narracio Also ther was a birde that was taughte to speke cowde sey seinte thomas as she had her de othir pilgremes speke moche of seint thomas it happid on a tyme this birdde sate with oute his cage there come a sparhawke wold haue slayne him anon the birdde cryed on seynte thomas helpe a none this sparhauke fill doune dede than seint thomas of his grete grace goodnesse herd the birdde woste not what she men te
oure lord ihesu criste The fourthe cause of his circumcision was for oure lord woste well that ther wolde come heretikes aftyr that wolde haue seyde yâ— criste had a body of the erthely fantesy and not of flesche and blode as on of vs haue for a body of the eyere may not blede And there for to put a wey alle soche errours criste was circumcised and blede in his cut tyng of his flesche the whiche flesche was cutt from his membre an angell aftyr brought hit to kyng charles for the moste precious relike in the worlde and for the gretteste worshippe that he â—owde do ther to he broughte hit to rome to a churche that is callid Saneta sanctorum For these iiij causes criste was circumcised This day also hit is callid the vtas of the natiuite that is the viij day of oure lordis birthe in grete tokenyng to all vs that bethe good seruauntes to thynke on these viij dayes that folowith the birthe The firste day is to thynke yâ—wardly on the sede that we were conceyued of that is fowle and abomynable in hit selfe that as a man or a woman be they neuer so feyre that they sawe the mater they wolde haue be a shamed of hym selfe to thynke â— he were euer conceyued of that foule thynke The secounde day is to thynke how greuously he â—aynithe his modir in his birthe in so moche that hit is an grete miracle of god that she may haue her lyffe The iij day is to thynke how feble and howe wreched he is borne for all the bestis of kynde somwhat caÌ„ helpe hem selfe sau man kynde he nothir may nor can helpe hym selfe in no degre but dye a none but he hadde helpe socoure of othir The iiij day is to thynke in how moche parell and drede he leuithe here fore in eâ—â—ry place dethe folowith him and is euer redy to falle on hym what tyme newere no man knowithe but only god hym selfe In certum est locua in quo morâ— te exspectat It is in certeyne the place there as dethe a bidithe the The v. day is for to thynke how horrible dethe is whanne he comythe for in shorte space and tyme he makyth a man to stinke that alle the beste frendis that he hathe be a vysed to put hym in to the erthe and hyde hym there The vi day is to thynke how rewfull is the departyng of the body and the soule that may not be departed till the he rte in the body brâ—ke fore drede of the sightes that the soule shall see that for grete fere the he rte brekyd O morâ— quam amara est memoria tua O thow dethe howe bitter it is to thynke vppon whanne thâ—w arte comyng to any man The vij is to thynke how dredefull is the dome that he shall goo to a none and howe streyte his iugement shall be thaÌ„ he that woll thynke one these vij dayes besely on the viij day I hope he shall be circumcised that is he shall be cutte a wey from the luste of his flesche and of synne and so do parte from this worldes likkyng and thus comyth the viij day that is the â—tas of criste that is the ioye of blysse that shall neuer haue ende to the whiche god bryng vs all to Amen Judie epiphanie GOod frendis this day is callid the xij day but hit is the xiij day of cristus birthe The whiche day holy churche callid hit the Epiphania domini that is to sey the shewing of oure lord ihesu criste verray god and maÌ„ for this day he was shewed verray god and man be thre offerynges be his cristonyng and also be tournyng of water in to wyne The xiij day of his birthe be offeryng of the thre kynges and that same day xxx wynter and xiij dayes aftyr his birthe he was cristened in the water of flom Jordan and that same day twelfemonthe aftyr he tourned water in to wyne at the weddyng of cane galilee But the feste makythe moste mynde and mencion of the iij. kynges offerynge and there late vs folowe the forme of hooly churche here ye shall here howe hit fill of her offeryng to oure lord Jhesu criste verray god and man These thre kynges where of the lynage that prophecied how a sterre shulde shyne of Jacob but they were noo iewes of kynde but they hadde herde by prophecye of this where fore the hadde grete desire and â—usce to see hit and so oftyn tyme whanne myghte come to gedyr vppon certeyne highe hilles than they wolde dispute amonge hem of this sterre So hit happid vppon Cristemas nyghte the same tyme as oure lord was borne they were to gerdyr and were disputyng of this sterre Super moÌ„tem auctoreleÌ„ vpon the hill Dominna enim erat â—atâ—a Oure lord was borne Et apparâ— it illis And apperid to hem in the sterre as fayre a childe and vndyr his hede a bryghte crosse of golde and seyde thus to hem goo ye a none in all the haste that ye may in to the londe of iury taâ—e with yow Gold mirre and ensence And offer these thre thynges to hym that ye shall fynde there newe bornâ— kynge of Iewes verray god and man and I shall be youre gyde and lede yow the wey Thanne they a none for grete haste they toke bestys that be callid dromedaries that be of soche a kynde they be so swifte that they woll renne further in on day than any othir beste wolle renne oâ— go in thre dayes And so they come to Iherusalem that was the cheâ—e Cite of all iury hopyng that they shulde here there somme tydinges where that this childe was borne But as sone as they tourned in to the Cite of Iherusalem thanne they loste the sighte of the Sterre that ladde hem euer the wey till that they come the dyr bryghter thanne the sonne Thanne whaÌ„ they come in to the Cite of iherusalem they rode to kyng he rowde for he was there the same tyme and seyde to hym â—bi est qui natua eÌ„reâ— indeorum where is he that is borne that is kyng of iewes â—idimus enim stellam eius in oriente we sawe his sterre in the este â—eniemus adoraâ—e eum we be come to worshippe hym Thanne kyng he rowde was troubeled and all the Cite with hym but more fore flateryng of hym man of any loue that they had to hym Thanne kyng he rowde askyd his clerhys where this child shulde be bore and they seyd in Bethleem â—de ThaÌ„ kyng herowde askid the kynges pÌ„uely of the sterre and bad hem goo in to Bethleem and worshippe the childe and come ayene by hym and telle hym where he myghte fynde the childe that he myghte goo worshippe hym Thanne whan the kynges where passed towardes bethleem a noÌ„ the sterre aperid to hem and whanne they sawe the sterre was come ayen they were glad in theyr hertys and as hit is in many places peynted the
is the cause eue that was the furste â—ormyd woman that eâ—â—r wrathid oure lord more thaÌ„ did the maÌ„ Adam therfore she is lenger in formyng Thus fore fleschly complexion of man woman she is vn clene in her selfe there for this purificacion is ordeyned But vnderstondith well that oure lady had no nede to this clensing fore she conceyued not with complexion of man but only of the holy gosce so that she was clene of all maner of filthe touching consent of man But yit she wente to the temple no othir wymmen dede specyally for iiij causes The firste was to fullfillethe scripture that seyth thus Quanto maiâ—eâ— taâ—to te humilieâ— The higher that thou arte in degre the mekyr thou shuldeâ—â—e make the Thus did oure lady for she wyste well sche was modir to goddis sone of heuen and had so grete worshippe passyng alle othir wymmen yit sche made her as the poreste woman that was in the company The secouÌ„de cause was as she fullfillithe the lawe of circuÌ„cision of her sone in the same wyse she fullfillid the purificacion and in offeryng of her sone in the temple doyng for him as othir pore wymmen did for her children The thridde cause for to stoppe the iewes mouthes left they had seyde that she had not do the lawe and so caughte a grete sclaundre a yense hÌ„eÌ„ in tyme comyng The fourthe cause was for to yeue ensample to all othir wymen that they shulde come to chirche aftyr the birthe of her childe thanke god that he hathe sauyd hem from dethe in her trauelyng for in that tyme a woman is in grete parell of dethe for there is noo sikenes in the world that gothe so nyghe dethe fore these causes hooly churche makythe mynde of oure ladyes purificacion Hit makythe mynde also of the comyng of symeon and Anne Symeon ille senex din vixerat â—ine etas cooperatur Anne This symeon was a passing olde man but he had preyde to god besely all his lysse that he shuld neuer dye till he had seyne criste bodely in this worlde and so he dede And this Anne hathe preyde the same Also ye shall vnderstonde that this was not â—ine oure ladyes mo dir but an othir aÌ„na â–ª that had a husbonde vij yere and whan her husbonde was dede she wold not be weddid no more but leuyd till she was lxxx yere olde and serued god in the temple nyghte and day and preyde to se god or she dyede oure lord grauntid her Thanne whan oure lady come into the temple with her sone the hooly goste warned symeon and Anne and a none they with moche ioye wente a yenste hym and broughte hym in to the temple Et Symeon accepiteum in uluaa snaâ— And symeon toke him in his armes with all the reuerence that he cowde and myghte and seyde 〈◊〉 dimittis sernum tuum domine secundum nerhum â—num in pace cetera O thow lord nowe for yeue thy seruaunt aftyr thy word in pese and so with all the worshippÌ„ and reuerence that he coude he louyd thaÌ„kid him that he wolde lete hym leue so long to see hym bodely with his eyeÌ„ wher in mynde of this whan a woman comythe to chirche of a childe she a bydithe at the churche dore till the preste come caste hooly water on her and takythe her in by the honde in to the churche yeuen her leue aftyr to come to churche and to goo to her husbonde for and they haue comened to gedyr be fore they muste bothe shreyue heÌ„ ther of and take her penaunce Also hooly chirch makythe mynde of candels offeryng and as ye see hit is a comyn vse for all cristen people that be of conuenient age to come that day to churche and bere a candell brennyng in procession as thoughe they wente bodely with oure lady But nowe ye shalle here howe this worshippefull feste was firste founde Somme tyme whanne the Romaynes by grete myghte and viall power conquered all the world fore they hadde grete dominacion they were so prowde that they for gete her god and made hem diuerse goddis aftyr her owne luste And so among all they hadde a god that they called Mars that had be to fore a notable knyghte in batayle And so they preyde to hym fore helpe and fore they wolâ—â— spede the better of this knyghte the people preyde and did grete worshippe to his modir that was called februa aftyr the whiche woman moche people haue opinion that this mone that is callid februarij where fore the secounde day of this mone is Candelmas day The Romaynes this nyghte wolde goo a boute the Cite of rome with torchis and candels breÌ„nyng in worshippe of this woman Februa for hope to haue the more helpe and socoure of her sone mars Than was there a 〈◊〉 that was callid Sergius whan he sawe Cristen people drawe to this false maumentry and vnâ—â—â— we beleue he thought to vndo this foule vse and custume and tourne hit in to goddis worshippe and oure ladyes and yaffe coÌ„maundement that all cristen people shulde come to churche and offer vp a candell brennyng in the worshippe that they did to this woman februa did worshippe to oure lady and to her sone oure lord Ihesu Criste so that now this feste is solemply halowed thorow all cristendome and eche cristen man and womaÌ„ of couenable age to come to chirche and offer vp her caÌ„dels as though they were bodely with oure lady hopyng for this reuerence and worshippÌ„ that they do to oure lady to haue a grete rewarde in heuen and of her sone oure lord ihesu â–ª criste and so they may be sekyr and hit be doo in clene lyffe and with good deuocione A candell is made of weke and wexe So was cristis soule hid with ynne the manhode Also the fyre be tokemith the god hede Also hit be tokenithe oure lady modirhode and maydenhede lighte with the fyre of loue Also hit be tokenith euery cristen man and woman that doth good dedis with good entente and perfite loue charite to god and to all cristen people where for yf there be any of you that his candell of charite be queynte goo a none and be a cordid with his neybores and lighte his caÌ„dell and thaÌ„ offer hit vp fore that is goddis wyll And yf ye do not thus ye shall lese all youre me rite and youre mede yn heuen god kepte them so that they had no harme Than for this â–ª Judas was one of the xij apostels the nombre of heÌ„ muste be fullfilled than was criste steyed vp in to heuen the xi apostles were to gedyr with many othir people in a place Thanne seyde Petyr to hem thus now all good men bretheren hit is well knowe to you that Judas was one of the xij be cause the noÌ„bre may not be in perfeyte hit is nedefull to chese on of these ij men that hathe be
with oure lord chesu criste from the tyme that he was baptisid in to the tyme of his asceÌ„sione to bere wittenesse with vs of his vprysing of his doyng Than they setten these ij men Joseph barsabas mathie leyde lotte vppon hem seyde thus preyng oure lord O lord thou knowist the hertis of all men shewe to vs whiche thow cheâ—iâ—te of these ijj men the lotte fill on mathie so he was in nombre with the othir xi Than mathie wente in to mirre to preche worde of god fore he had the grace of the hooly goste with hym he did miracles tourned moche people to the feythe of criste Than was the fende sory aperyd to the Bishoppe of the iewes lawe in likenesse of a yonge childe with longe heris hore bad him take mathie do hym to the dethe or else he wolde tourne all the people to cristus feythe Than the Bishoppe wexyd nyghe wode forwrathe and sente oute people to seke mathie whaÌ„ they had hym they bounde hym his hondis be hynde hym caste a rope aboute his necke ladde hym to prison there bonde him faste with cheynes of yron Thanne the nyght aftir oure lord â—hesu Câ—riste come to hym with a grete lighte and lousid his bondis and whaÌ„ he had well comfortid him he opened the pryson dore bad hym go preche the feythe spare for no maÌ„ Than there as he pÌ„chid there were somme that a yenestode hym letid othir yâ— wolde haue tourned to the feythe ThaÌ„ seyd mathie to hem I tell you be for he shall fall downe to hell pitte so a none in sighte of all meÌ„ the erthe openyd they sanke downe in to helle body soule neuer was seyne more of hem than was the people sore a gaste of that sighte tourned to the feythe a grete nombre of hem ThaÌ„ whan the bishoppÌ„ herde ther of they toke hym bounde hym sette men to throwe stones at hym whan he was nyghe de de he bad cristen pleople to bere the stone that he was stonedwith in to the grau with him in wittenesse of his martirdomâ— he knelid downe helde vp his hondis to god seyde O lord I be sech the take my spirit gafe vp the goste Reynold of chestre in his cronicles tellith a nothir miracle like this seythe whanne seynte wolston visitid his bishoppÌ„riche the people brought a man be for him that did his neyboures moche disese wolde neuer be in pese preyng the bishop to chastise him whan the bishop had prechid this man he was euer lenger the worse thoÌ„ the bishop all the people preyde to seint mathie to shewe som miracle be this man what he was worthy to haue than anoÌ„ in sight of all the people ther come oute of the erthe ij fendes with brennyng hokes pullid this quicke man douÌ„e to hell whan he was gone the people were well releued had reste pese euer aftyr Amen â–ª De annunciacione beate marie uir ginis GOod frend is so che a day ye shall haue an highe a sole mpne feste in holy churche the annuÌ„ciacion of oure lady and he that had a vowed or ioyned in penaunce muste faste the euyn ye shall vnderstonde that hit is callid the annuÌ„ciacion for this cause for the fadyr of heuen sente his angell Gabriell Missus est an gelus gabriel a deo in cinitatem cui no men nazareth In to the cite that was callid nazaret to oure lady that was newe wedded be the bidding of god and reuelacion of the holy goste to a man that callid Joseph and as she was in her chaÌ„bre in her prey oures the Angell gabriell come to her and seid oure lorde iâ— with the Thanne was she gretly a stoyned of this greting for there was in that couÌ„trey a man that cowde moche whiche crafte and so with helpe of fendes he made him selfe like an Angell and come to diuerse maydenes and seyd he was sente from god to hem on his message so ofte tyme lay by hem did hem grete vylony Thanne whan oure lady herde tell of that man she was a drade lefte hit had be he for she had spoke with none Angell be fore nor there were no soche worâ—is ne soche gretynges made neuer none to her be fore ThaÌ„ Gabriell the Angell comforted ther and seyd Ne time as maria inâ—e uisti graciam apud dominum Drede the not mary for sothe thou haste founde grace of oure lord for a mong alle wymmen oure lord hathe chosyn the forto be the modir of his sone hym thou shalte conceyue be feythe be loue of the holy goste with oute any dede of maÌ„ that shall shadowe the quenche alle fleschly luste tende the lighte of gostely loue that thow shalte conceyue the sone of the highe god And thus thow shalte be bothe modir mayde so was neuer noÌ„ before Thanne a none oure lady herde this wordis a none there with come a spirituall swettenesse ioye in her herte that a none or any erthly moÌ„â—owde tell hit so with all the reuerence of meke nesse that she cowde sche answered thus a yene seyde Ecce aucilla domini fiat michi secundum uerbum tuum Lo here goddis owne mayde redy to do goddis wyll preyng hit may be to me righte as thow seyste Thus that blessyd body conceyued oure lord ihesu criste in euer lastyng ioye to all the world Thus I may likyn oure lady to a pÌ„cious stone callid enix he is as clere as any criscall shall of kinde whaÌ„ the sonne shynythe hote on him hit openithe receyued a droppe of the dewe of heuen in to him closithe a yene till .ix. monthes aftyr thanne hit openithe fallithe oute a stoÌ„e of the same kinde so closithe a yene as euer hit was neuer openithe aftyr Thus oure lady was as clene as any cristall for the hote loue of the hooly goste at the ix month is ende she was delyueryd of her sone oure lord ihesu criste she aftyr as clene meyden as she was to fore Than whan the Angell hadde done his message he wente his wey to heueÌ„ oure lady wente to her cosyn elisabeth that was grete with childe with seinte Iohan Baptiste whoÌ„ she come to Elisabethe she grette her mekely as sone as oure lady spake to Elisabeth the childe in Elisabethes wombe pleyde made grete ioye forâ—â—â—â—we that oure lord had take mankynde was come to saue he in that were lorne Thannâ— oure lady dwellid therewith Elisabeth her cosyn till the tyme that seinte Iohan was borne was myddewyffe to eli sabeth toke seint Iohan from the erthe there she lerned all that her ned id for to knowe ayeÌ„ the tyme that her sone shulde be borne was persite y noughe there
one a dede man that was hongid on the croâ—â—â— thaÌ„ seyde â—â—rtholome I haue bouÌ„dyn that god that thy brothir beleued on shewde that sende And yf thou or he maiste doo so to my god than wolle y beleue as thow doesâ—e Thanne the kynge comaundid to hange barthol mew on a crose and longet o torment him thâ—â— on and aftir toke hym doune and fley him quycke and thanne to smyte of his hâ—de Thanne rome cryseyne people and beryd him with gret reuerence and worshyppe and thus he was hanggyd vp by grete coÌ„pascione suffurynge were de in gestys romanoruÌ„ that whanne frydwicke the Emperour hade dystroyd a grete cite and there in was a feyre churche of seinte bartholomewe And othere â—oo of dyuers scyâ—tâ—s And as a goode holy man come by the cite and he sawe a grete company of men stonding to gedir Thanne had this man gret mervell of hem asâ—id what they were what was there counsell Thane seid they that it was seinte bartholmew and other seintes thate hadd churches in theâ—e cyte thate were dystroyâ—d and there they toke theyr counsell what they mygtht do wyth the Emperour they wâ—re in full purpose that he shulde come be fore god and answere for his dedis and so the Emperoure deyde a fowlle dethe and was dampned And also hyt ys wretynne in the lyffe of seynte godlake thate furste inhabyt crowland in the fennyâ— and the furste daye that he come thythere was on seinte bartholmewes daye Thanne be preyde to thys holy aposttell to be hys pâ—trone â— yense the wyckid spirits that were in that place for hit was callid the habitacion of fendes fore there durste no man dwelle there for fendes Than was this holy man come thedir nere honde loste his witte for fere But thaÌ„ be gret grace he had mynde on seint bartholomew preyde him with all his herte of helpe socoure Than a none come seint bartholome coÌ„mauÌ„did the fendes to go fro that place than the fendes made a grete horrible noyse wente her wey seyde A las a las for now hâ—â—e we loste oure myght 〈…〉 oure habitacion 〈…〉 shall 〈…〉 to him with good deâ—cion he wolle helpe heâ— at her nede De natiuit 〈…〉 ate marie 〈…〉 GOod 〈…〉 che a d 〈…〉 haue 〈…〉 she was 〈…〉 faste the 〈…〉 god 〈…〉 worst 〈…〉 seint 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 m 〈…〉 â—â— the birthe of oâ—re lady 〈…〉 adid the fadir the mo 〈…〉 where forâ— god sente 〈…〉 rute of heâ— bodyes 〈…〉 e grete thaÌ„ be kyn 〈…〉 an all neyboures 〈…〉 mfortid anne 〈…〉 doughter ma 〈…〉 â—ad or she 〈…〉 e goton 〈…〉 nde that 〈…〉 hippid 〈…〉 f oure 〈…〉 othir 〈…〉 d of 〈…〉 ew 〈…〉 ry 〈…〉 childe I may well beleue than seint Anne oure ladyes modir had not so in her birthe of her child oure lady for she was halowed in her moderie woÌ„ be holy born holy euer aftyr So whan she was borne wenyd was iij yere of age Ioachim and anne othir frend is broughte mary in to the cite of iherusalem to fore the temple as they had made her a vow to fore Than the temple stode one an hill was xv steyres vp to the dore so they left mary nethir meste while they made heÌ„ redy to do her offering thaÌ„ weÌ„te maâ—y t◠〈…〉 â—â—â—rmest gryce 〈…〉 her all to spuÌ„all occuÌ„pacion euery day fro morow to vndren she was in her pÌ„youres from vndren to noon she occupied her crafte of vewing of clothis in the temple at noÌ„ the mete the drinke that was broughte to her to ete she gaffe to pore people was in her deuocion till an aÌ„gell broughte her mete Thus she leuyd so clene so honestly that all her felowes callid her quene of maydeÌ„s whaÌ„ any man spake to her mekely she lowted with her hed seyd Deo graciaâ— For that worde was comm in her mouthe there for she is likid to a spicers shoppÌ„ for she smellith swete for pÌ„chens of the holy goste that was with her habuÌ„dauÌ„ce of vertues that shulde bere the kyng of vertues and thus her birthe dayly is ioy to all cristen people how this day was furste fouÌ„de a grete clerke iohaÌ„ Bellet tellith Ther was an holy man that preyde to god oft be nyght tyme so on a nyght as he was in his deuocion he herd a songe of an aÌ„gell in heueÌ„ that oure lady was borne of her modir no more of all the yere aftyr so in a nyght he herde this melody in the eyre where for this holy man preyde to god that he myght haue wetyng what was the cause that he herde that melodye that certayn nyght no more of all the yere aftyr ThaÌ„ come an angell to him seyd that nyght oure lady was borne of her modir there for the melody was made in heueÌ„ at that tyme. thaÌ„ wente he to the Pope tolde him how the aÌ„gell seyde Thau the pope coÌ„maundid that day shulde be halowed fore euer more thus come this furste into holy churche Also oure lady is borne by watyr wasching that is be cristonyng for whan oure lord ihesu crist was baptised in the watir of fâ—om iordan than oure lady the xij apostles in â— tyme wâ—â— cristoned there for right as oure lord folowid the olde â—awe the new bothe all yâ— fill to a man of right so oure lady fullfillid both lawâ—â— all fill to a womâ— at the same cristoning for there her soue toke his righte name she bothe as the gospell tellith whaÌ„ oure lord thesus was cristoned the fadir of heueÌ„â—pake seyde Hir eÌ„ filins mena â—â— seyde he â—â—is my welbeloued sone but aftir he was callid she sus goddis sone fro that tyme oure lady was callid the wyffe of ioseph aftyr that she was callid the modir of ihuÌ„ to moche worshippe to her The thirdde tyme oure lady was borne to ioy passing for whan she shulde passe oute of this world her sone come with a grete multitude of angeles broughte her to heuen with moche ioye theâ—e crowned her quene of heuen emperes of hell lady of all the world so she is in euyr lasting blysse we fynde of oure lady how there was a iew that was borne in fraunce come in to Englond for diuerse maters that he had to do with othir people come in gloâ—ater to Bristow so wold go in â—o wilke shew but he was take by the wey with the fes ladde in to an olde house boundyn to a poste his hondis be hynde him so lefte hym there all nyght at the laste he â—â—ll in a slepe he saw a fayre woman clothid in white he had seyn neuer non soche enyn ther with he woke felte him selfe lose Than he saw oure lady bright that him thoughte she passid the sonne seyde what
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
not for lord nor fore kyng but openly preched thâ— worde of god and taughte the feythe aftyr in euery place And he that was to fore so proude so feres and sone aftir was so meke and so lowly yâ— he fill to the grounde to euery cristen maÌ„nes fote that euer he â—respased to and mekely be soughte hem of mercy with a full pacient herte where fore seynte â–ª Austeyn likenyth hym to an Onicorne of kynde that berith an horne in his nose and with that home he â—leithe alle the bestys that he fightithe with Also he is so ferse in him selfe that thee may no hunter take him but thus they wolle be gile hym they wolle aspey where the vnicorne hauntith and vse to walke there they wolle sette a meyde and as sone as the vnicorne seethe the mayde a non be kynde he wol fall downe and ley his hede in her lappe than all the myghte streghte is gone And than they come and take hym Thus he seythe seynte Poule was firste fo ferse in hym selfe that they durste not preche there as he was nor speke to hym for drede But whanne oure lord ihesu criste shewed him swetenesse of his grace and this fayre mayde that is the lawe of hooly churche a none poule fill downe to the grounde was soget to all cristeÌ„ peple here fore hooly churche was gladde of his defendyng He is sette also in highe ensample of highe a mendyng for oure lord is so gracious yâ— all cristen people may be saued that woll for fake her mysâ—e leuyng and be conuertid Multomagis gaudiuÌ„ erit in celo de vno peccatore penitenciam ageÌ„ re quam de nonagin ta nâ—uem qui uoÌ„ indigent penitentia There is more Joye in heuen vppon on synner doyng penâ—unee thanne vppon xcix that dede neuer synne And ther for oure lorde wold that all were conuertid and saued where fore in highe ensample and coumforte to all sinfull peple he sette seynte Poule to loke vppon for thoughe a maÌ„ had do neuer so moche synne and he wolde fore sake his synne and synne no more Thanne all the companye of heuen makythe myrthe and melodye of his conuersion as we do here in erthe of the conuersion of seynte Poule but there is moche people that loue more synne with luste and likelyng in this world than they do god Fore there be many that wolle neuer leue synne nothir for the loue of god nor for the desire of the blisse of heuene nor for ferâ— of the fende nor drede of the grete paynes of hell But somme people seyne god wolle neuer lese that he hathe boughte dere with his passion but they that sey so be notte wyse god wolde that none were loste but be ware thou lese not thy selfe for alle the whyle thow loueste more synne than god and haddest leuer to serue the fende than god thou arte cause of thyne owne dampnacion fore whyle thou haste more wille to serue the fende be his childe than goddis childe thow lesiste thy selfe and god hathe ordeyned fendes to tourmente hem in euer lastyng payne But seinte Gregor seyth they that shalle be dampned begynne her penauÌ„ce here in this world in party and aftyr her deth continâ—ueth of euer more where fore I telle yow this ensample Narracio There was a man that was an officer with a lord and stode a cursed and on a tyme â—â— he rode towardes a maner of his lord is he fille oute of his mynde and â—n bâ—â— deâ—id his horse and he bare hym in to a maner of his lordis And than a none the bayly conseyued howe hit was with this man that he was discranght oute of his minde and a none made the people to bynde hym to a poste in a barne so whaÌ„ the bayly and his seruauÌ„tes had souped he bad one of his seruauntes go loke how that this man dede and he wente to this man And whan he come there he sawe iij. gre blacke dogges plucking a wey this mannes fleshe from the bone Thanne was this seruaunte a ferde that â—nethe he hadde his mynde but wente to his bed and lay there sike longe aftyr And on the morow whanne the people come the thir as this man was bouÌ„de theâ— founde no more of this man but his bare bones and all the flesche was clene a wey Thus ye may see he that contynualy leued in synne may be full sykyr of a foule ende and thoughâ— his ende semythe fayre in the sighte of a man yit hit is ryghte foule in the sight of almyghty god and all his angellis where for hit is nedefull for euery cristen man and woman to a meÌ„de hym while he is here in this world and hathe tyme and space of a mendement And he that dothe so shall come to seynte Poule and be there with hym in euerlastyng blysse to the whyche bryng vs he that died for vs and all mankynde Amen Sequitur â—e parificacioÌ„e beate marie virginia â–ª GOod frendis soche a day ye shall haue candelmas day that day makith mâ—de and mencion of oure lady of her sone speciyally iij thingis oure ladyes purificacion in sime onis metyng and in caÌ„dâ—les offeryng This day is callid the purificacion of oure lady in englische hit is the clensing of oure lady but fore noo nede that she had there to fore sche was clensid with the worchyng of the hooly goste in conceyuyng of her sone that there was in her no maner of spotte of filthe But for that day was the xl day from the birthe of her sone and was callid in the iewes lawe the day of the purificacione not only for oure lady but for all othir wymmen where fore we calle hit the purificacion of oure lady The lawe of the iewes was soche that a woman that was delyueryd of a man childe was holde vnclene vij dayes aftyr thaÌ„ the lawe gaue her leue to go to her husbonde but yit she was vnclene xxxiij dayâ—â— but till xliiij dayes were fullfilled she shulde holde her with oute the churche with her offeryng And the offering â–ª in those dayes was of a riche man a lambe and for a pore maÌ„â—â—s a peyre of turtyll doues or elles othir doues and so offered oure lady with her sone And yf a woman be delyueryd of a mayden childe she shulde duble all those same dayes a fore sayde that is for to say the comyng to her husbonde and also the comyng to the temple and so this is there son there of For hit is so that all grete clerkys sey that hit to vij dayes aftyr whanne a woman hathe conceyued a maÌ„nes childe or that the same sede tourne in to blode And hit is also .xxxiij. dayes aftyr oâ— it tourne to any shappe of man than god sente lyffe in to hit and yf hit be a mayde childe hit doublithe all the dayes bothe in tournyng in to the blode also in shappe of body this