OWr god impera­tor et makar of hewen̄ et erth and in the begynnyng of tyme and of al thīgys of noth Wyth owt ony mater lyeng thar to. And ar al the said thyngys maid cōtenit en fowr thyngys the qwich ar ewyn yat is to say a thyng et of a age in the quhyche shyn­nys. The soweraine myth of owr makar. The said forthyn­gys ar the Ewyn Empre na­tur [Page] angelicque the matier of The .iiii. elemētys et the tyme and yt is no oyir thing na the Werk of owr redempcion the quyche es been maid befor al thīg efter folowyeꝭ Werk of the distinctiō en ye quhyche. thyng reshaīnyꝭ ye soweraine Wysdome of ye makar yat qwyche vas maid ye thre first dayes for ye first daye god maid ye lygth yat ys to vnderstād a cler clou­de lythnyng the partes abowff of ye varld of a lytel clarte Wyche ve haf cowstum to se in ye poynt of ye daye and diuidit god yat said lygth of frō dyrknes to yt at ye shoold nemr be to gydder and be yat said lygth We shoold Wndestand the daye et be ye dirkneꝭ ye nyght ye second daye god maid the firmament et diuidit ya Waters be yis shoold yt be vnderstandyt Wyche god disposit in yis day the parties abowff the Warld sensable ye Wyche put ye firmamēt in ye myddys of ye Waters yat yis to say Wyche maid ye owtwart partie of Warld of Waters frosyng consolide et cler to the maner of crist of con­tenant in yt al oyir / Thyngys sensibles of ye Warld as ye maner of a cheel of a eg and in this said firmamēt ar ye steris fixit and ys ye terme et in transgressible of Waters ye Wyche ar a­bowff et vnder neth ye Wyche arfroysyng to geddir as cristal at yai ma be dessolut as be fyre ne ewapored as a clowde. ye thred daye god assembled al the Waters ye Wyche ar vnder the firmament in a placefor ye said Waters ye Wyche eld et or cupiet al ye space of ye ayer and War euoparabiles War a lytel cōsolyt et resauyt ye erth Wyth in ye said cauernes et hoilles es es Wyth in ye modir and efter apperit ye erth and calleyd god ye said Waters see and efter ye foesaid dinstinction followies ye ornament en ye qwyche chynnys ye sowerain goodnes of owr makar ye qwych ornamēt vas maid in thre dayes follow­yng for ye first daye god ornet ye lyft and maid ye two gret lyghtys of hewen ye son et ye mownye Wyche he put in yar places shynnyng in ye firma­ment off hewen ye Wyche lyth­nes al ye erth et ar said sone et mown callet ye gret lyghtys es [Page] assend et Wynthe empre of the he hewen by humilite & obediente qwēs he did fawl by his pryd et inobediente & thoght in hym silf That yf he kepit not the cō mandemētis they shuld be put owt et leyfer ye noble place of paradys & shal nat cū finally to the sayd glore et felicite. Thys fawls and myche subtyl lucifer duwtyng that hys malis shuld be knoWn of adam be caus he Was more cleyr in Wyt than eue ꝓposid & thoght in hym silf that The Woman shoold ꝯsent to hym more lyghtly. than the man & adviset how he shuld better cum to his intention falsly parswad the Woman by. The serpent the qwyche for that ty­me Was ryght & did go sterght a pon yr and as a man by hys treyson & falsnes thys a serpent as said the venerable bede The qwyche ys in the fays lyk ou to mayd by caWs that thyngys that be of oon similitud & plesāt to geddar ton Wyt the owther & cam to owr mother eue the said serpent of the Wyche the devyll had mevyt the tong to speyk et did say to owr mother eue. Cur precepit vobis deus vt non co­mederetis de omniligno para­disi. Inlyk as he Wold akyd a questyon What is ye caus god sayd ȝe shuld eyt of sain treys fruyt & noyght of all The fauls feynd of hell aschyd owr fyrst mother. Eue to that eynd that by the answar he myight haue occasiō to say the thyng he cam forht incontinent to owr mo­ther eue albashyd et dowtand did answer et sayd to hym that god ye father of hewyn did so by the raysson they shuld not dey et for caus that thoys the Wyche be in dowt of the thyng be eysyly turnyt to other part the devil Was myche assuryd in that he pretendit to do et vn to eue. Nequa (quam) moriemini. That ys ȝe to Wnderstand nat ryght ȝheshal neuer sowne dy for that bot did say say alone feryng bes ȝhe shuld be lyk vn to hym self in scyens & knoys that qwan ȝe shal eyt of the inhybyt fruyt ȝe shalbe as goddys & shal know good et ewil the qwyche Was for bed ȝow for enwy et in continent the Woman mowyt be pride in Wyllyng to belyk vn to almyghty god be lewyt suyrly the fauls temptacion of [Page] the devyl of hell & sey a foyr hyr that the fruyt of the tre for bed goodly to be hold plesant pure et of good saveur puld the sayd fruyt et eyt it and parswadyng owr first father adam by plesāt Wordes p̄sentyd hym the fruyt the qwych trustyd lyghtly to hyr parswacyon cōsyderyng by hym self how hys Wyf had yet tyne of vt & nat dye incontinent as Was the sentens of god al­myghty & be lewyt fermly that had beynd alone and bed for to makthē affrayed & so in heffecte did of yt thys parfayt sowdāly thar eyris Was opynd & know ī bryff ther nakydneꝭ & trowght yt ys that the passions natu­rellys of concupiscens Was in thē a for they did eyt the fruyt newer the les the sayd Was re­freynod and shet lykwys as be now ī ȝeng chyldre a for the age of .xii. ȝeyr et than immedyatly Was opynd the disordynat mo­vyng of the fleche as rynnyng Water & begā to steyr ther knoWlege so that they know ther inobediēs agyēs god ther supe­rior & also ther membrys Was inordinatly styryd agyens ther gouernour that ys to say ray­son et dowtles they know the fyrst movyng of ther concupis­sens agyēs rayson ī the mēbreꝭ of gn̄ation the qwyche We cal the shaam ful partes of manet Woman for in qwat tyme they parsauit the sayd mowe agens raison the ton began to be aschamyt of the tother seyng that all the mēbris man except the for­sayd mouys after Wyl et plesir thar for immediatly thoy tayk the leyfiꝭ of the fege tre & cowert the places dishonestys et Wer­rayly yt Was not Wyth owt caus the leyf of the fige tre for yf the fleche of mā rubyd Wyth the sayd leyf it Wyl caus ī hym a certayn sayr Wyth the et pre­kyng et after thys propos als sown es owr fyrst fathers ȝad trespast Wyth owt ouy dilaciō ꝑsauit the. Ech et mowyng of ther charnell Wolupte et to ys Wyl & shanful they tak the leyf of the fige tre. Et shurly after thys that they had offendit the maieste of god cam down the voycs of god in paradys treres tre to mowe them ghewe them Wnderstondyng that he Was nat cōtent Wyth them in that they kepyt nat his ꝯmandemēt [Page] et spak to them by a interloqui tur by twys them and for thys cause they did go cower in the­myddis of the trees. Sowdāl [...] god almyghty callit m [...]n to the qwyche he had gheuy [...] his commandemen [...] sayeng Adam vl [...] es that is to say. Adam remembre thy sylf in qwat mys [...]ne and Wrachynes thow as [...]am so­rowfully answerd. Ab [...]ōdi ma quia m [...]du [...]eram. I [...]urd thy syght in that I Was nakyd.

Mythe fow lych Waꝭ thanswer Wenyng the displesyr of god Was in that he Was nakyd qwan yf yn no dowt the powr of god mayks formyt them bo­the nakyd et after th [...] god al­myghty. demandyd of adam. Quis ho [...] indicauit tibi nisi ꝙ deligno comedisti. Th [...] ys to say ada [...] howe vnderstondys thow thy nudyte Wythe owt thow haf etty [...]e the fruyt of knowlege good & [...]wil & adā pēsent hys trāsgression not a lonly be cōfession mekely bot chargyng hys Wyffinly [...] trespa [...] bot al­so hym that dyd gheue hym the said Woman sayeng of ys Wys Mulier (quam) dedists iuichi sociam dedit mith [...]de ligno et [...]o [...]edi.

That ys to say the Woman thow did gheue for my cōpaygȝon presentyd me the fruyt of knowlege of good & ewil et dyd [...]yt. That down god dyd spek to the Woman. Cur hocfecisti. Quhey [...]for dyd chowso. The Woman n [...]t excusy [...]g hyr self blan [...]t the serpēt & s [...]cretly god almighty by [...]aue of the serpēt than seyng owr s [...]ed god that the dewil had comp [...]ist all hys Wyle [...] that he had ꝓpos agyē [...] man. The serpent Was not qwestyny [...] ī no n [...]y [...]e be ca [...] the treson [...]am nat be hyme bot the f [...]tyll fawlfe [...] of the dewyl pars [...] a [...]yng hym et them god cursyt the serpent the Woman & them a [...] in off principaly. The serpent the Was occasion of the syn of the other twone Wer the les the Woman synned morgr [...] wonsly thā man the rayson the serpēt trespast in thre thyngys the Woman ī two & man a lonly in oon. The serpent synned not aloon hym sylf bot also be sug­gestion of the dewil be the ray­sō he mo wyt his tong to Wrāg to tēpre owr fyrst mother Eue for ther most the serpēt W [...]happe Was in Wyns of the ioye et [Page] felicite of owr parens. Secund he shuyt yt that Was fauls et synyd inlesyng and to the thred [...]e falsly desenyt owr fyrst pa­rens et forthys cans meryt the serpent ther maner of cursyngꝭ for by he had enwy that man passit hym in nature god al­myghty un [...]chilyt hym sayng. Super pectus tuumg g [...]iꝭ. That as to say from hēfforthe thow shall go on the brest & shal neuer after thiꝭ tym go streight vp as thow Was formyd et for that thow synyt be thy mowth in lesyngthow shalbe pynyshed in thy mowth for al the daeys of thi ly [...]e thow shall coy nught bot th [...]the et in the playes of thy voys thow shall haf naght bot fowll venyng it for that he defanyt owr fyrst parens god sayd vnto hym. Inimieitias ponam inter te et mu [...]iere / ipsa conteret caput tuū et tu infidia beris calcaneo eiꝰ. That ys to fay I sehalput Warre & haytryd etwys the & the Woman for fho shal brest thy heyd et thow shal Wache after her fawte steppys et dewiles as ther ye naturel hay tred etwys the et the grype or the Wolfe & the doge ī lykewyꝭ sholbe et Wys man & the serpent Wyth owt eynd & in ewyn so as the Wenyn of the serpent pery­shys & slays man so equally the spatyl of man Wenyms & finaly kyllis the serpent and so mythe owr fyrst parens Was nakyd thewr that they Wa [...] cursyd: the serpēt ewer more to theynd of the Warld shal feys a nakyd man et [...]epithe & rynth of a man clothyd. Owr mother eue syn­nyt ī two thyngys & fyrst ī pryd Secund in that she dyd eyt of the fruyt inhybitet for that sho Was prowd god almyghty cor­rectyt hyr Wyth humilite & did gheue y [...]. The sentens agyens hyr fayeng. Sub potestate vi­viri eris. That ys to say thow shalbe vnder the gowernāce of man & shall seuffre paine of hym in thy defloration et shalbe sug­get be fayt thar as thow Was aloonly bo for by loyf et amour et theyr as the Woman synyd ī ettyng the fruyt so i [...] lykwys sho ys punyshyd by. Iustice of god in beryng the finyt of hyr body sayeng. In dolore paries. Et in thays Wordys god al­myghty dyd gheue on cursyng et on hyshyng the cursyng that [Page] as ye sayd / thow shalbeyr thy chyld in sorow. The blessyng thar as he sayd thow shalbeyr thy chyld et so the iustys of god apperyt of Wayes ful of myse­rycord [...]. Adam synnyt aloon in o [...]n thyng that ys to saye in et­tyng the fr [...]yt and ther for he Was punyshyd in payne & labo [...] et al ye of speyng that Was et shalbe heyr after qwyche ys to We oon cursyd thyng et to that We most principally obey to the ꝯmandymēt of god that ye to sers al the thyngy one qui [...]yd to hys lyef. Be the Woord god fayd to adam. M [...]ledicta terra, yat ye to say the erth ys cursyd by thy [...] operacion be the qwy­che operation Was vnderstand the syn of adam et for thyr cau­sys that adam dyd trespas ī ha­bundās of al manyr of fruyttꝭ. Bot new in greyt penuryty et scarnes et Wer oftyntymes yt dyd beyr preciows fruyttys ys new hab [...]ndys in b [...]rys & thor­nys foloth the Word of god to adam. Et comedes herbas ter­re. Lyke as he Wald say thow shalbe lyk the bestys brutal in that thow shall eyt therbys of the erth. Thys parfayt god al­myghty cursyd the erthe et nat the Watyr in so myche the trās­gressiō vaꝭ maid by the fruyt of the erthe & not of the Watyr Et for thys caus owr saweur iesu cryst dydeyt fyche bot We red nat that ewyr he dyd eyt flech bot a loonly the pascal for ke­pyng the commandement of the law. Et yt felothe. In sudore Wltus truveseeris p [...]ne tuo do­ner ī terram reuertaris. That ys to say adam thow shal eyt thy breyd in the sweyt of thy Wysage Wnto the tyme thow returne to the erth that ys to say qwyllys thow depart owt of thys Warld. Quiaterro [...]s et in terrā ibis. Thow ye [...]thē et thow shall twine in ertht. O father Adam thys Was a merwelus sentens yat yf thow hadyst a byd in iustys original in innocē [...] et obediene / et kepyt the Wayes & the ꝯmandymētys of god almyghty the sowerayn makar the formyt the of noght thow hadyst beyn immortel et ascendyt into bewen both body et saoul. Bot new after the syn thow ys constreynd to oun my­seyr [Page] vnto another et newer he in rest lyk vn to the Water the qwyche ewirmore rynneth in­sessantly Wyth owt any rest. At the last adam pleynyng the Wrachythnes & mysere of hym self and hys lynayge that shuld cum after hym cayllyd & namyd ys Wyll eu [...] that Was [...]amyd vyrago as We haue sayd befor thys end dyd. God almyghty dyd mak them cloythis of the skynnys of beyd bestys by cauꝭ they sh [...]d the fyne of that deyd ly [...]ys that they acquityd by ther syn folothe the Word of god fayd to y [...]onee. Erre adam factus est quasi vnus [...]nobis Lyk as he Wold a sayd adam Wald haue beyn mayd lyk to vs. Bot yt ys now euydent yt ys nat fo. For he hath grerneid to know hys imparfection & fragilite. The Wyche ys the voys of the holy trinite corekyng mā kynd of hys pryd / ore [...] yl made Wnderstond the voys of god almyghty spekyng to the an­gels / or yt ys the Woy [...] of the holy trinite pleynyng the my­seyr or transgression of adam. Of thys Wys We haue mayd adam lyk oon of Ws as to the immortalyte yf that he Wald apersyst and contynuyd in the estayt of innocens and obedy­ans. Bot be cause he Wold na [...] et that he hatht cōmyt the syne origynal in dysobeyng vs. N [...] forte mittat man [...] suam et sumat de [...]igno vite & admed [...] et viua [...] in eternum. That ys to say by the / [...]t rayson adāput hys hand & did tayk of the fruy [...] of lyest. For that he shal nat lyue ewet lustynly lat Ws put hym forth of paradys. Alas hard & dreyful semyth the sen­tens of god almyghty qwyche suffyd nat to haue panyshyd man be payn and labour cor­porall. Bot also by the election of paradys for ewermore. Ne­wertheles the sayd punyshon Was nat Wyth owt myerfy by that he mesuryd the payne of adam ghewyng exampyl to vs Cum itatus fueris misericor­die recordaberis. Qwan thow shall executte thy iustys lat yt be mesuryd Wyth mercy et mi­serycord. Et veryly vnderstondyng that owr for ancyteurs oght to lyue in payn et myseyr [Page] ther dymerytys ther for the longer they lyeff shuld haue beyn in so myche longer they shuld haue labeur & payne. Et so We may cōsydyr that yf adā et Eue had eyt of the fruyt of lyue they shuld haue lyuyt my­che longer et so myche they had beyn more miserabyl qweyr for god almyghty dyd cast them forth of paradys vnto the feyld of damask ther as adam Was mayd that he myght trauell et labeur. Ther after ther miserabyl eyection from paradys. Qwer Was al pleysyr & delectacion dyd god almyghty cloys the portys Wyth fyer to the eynd / no man shuld entre & commyt the angel cherubin he shuld deffend yt et from the power of the dewyl that he dyd nat entre Et the sayd fyer for a spays of tyme Was tak a Way to that caus Enoch and Helye myght entre et also yt Was enteyrly quynsyd at the passion of owr sawoyr et redemptur iesus. If yt be aschyd how long Adam et Eue Was in paradys. The cō ­mon opinion sayth yt Was a­loon the tyme of fewyn howrys et other docteurs sayth thre howrys bot Wyth owt dowt they War nat ther long. Also a curyōs questyon yf thow ashe. Qwat Was the caus god al­myghty permyt man to be tem­pyt of dewyllys / et that offen­dys ageyns commandment / to fythe questiōs ys. The cōmon solucion et answer ys that so yt plesythe god almyghty qways Wyl most be compleyd et that answar content hym nat / et he ashe mor ower qwat ys the caus god Wald so et no nother­Wyse / he most Wnderstōd that the Wyllys of god ys the most suffycyand and the moyst greet caus of al other. Et Wyth rayson lat hym by content. We most consydyr that after adam et Eue Was put forth of para­dys adā had carnel knawlege of eue. For in paradys terrestre they War botht parfyt Weyer­gens et the .xv. ȝear efter adam had achyld namyd caym a dow thre namyt chalmana and ȝe Wyl say he Was formyt in the age of thretty ȝear that ys Wnderstond a long imperfec­cyon of natur and notght in [Page] proces of tyme. Et may Weel by that he had moy befor Cayn netherles the maker of the law Moyses makys no mencion of them after other .xv. ȝear he engendryt Abel et hys syster del­lora the ȝear a hondreth & thret­ty of adam. Cayn slew hys browther Abel by enwy in the feyld of damask. Vvher lyuyt Adam & Eue in trystes & sorow The spays of a hondrethe ȝear in a Wallew callet lermes be­syd the mont of ebronet that en dydyd. Owr father adam knowe carnally hys Wyf Eue et so engendryd seth & We most Wndestond that of the lynayge of cayn cam. Enoch that engē ­dryd yrad / et yrad engēdryd manan / et manan mathusael / & mathusael engendryd lameth the qwyche Was ewyl et the .vij. after adam. The sayd lameth had two Wyffys ada & sela and in ys doong qwyche dyd commyt adwltery ageyns the law of natur et the decret of god. The Wyth dyd gheue to adam a loonly o Wyff. Thys lameth Was punyshed grewonsly by the sayd Woman he blyndyt et mowrdret hys awn son cayn / the Wyche cayn et lameth thar generacions peryshyd in the deluge. Seth engendryd Enos / Enos engendryd Caynam the qwyche engendryd malael / ma­lael engendryd Iareth / et ys Iareth engerdryth enoch the qwyche Was the sewynt of adam ī the generation of the sayd seth he Was iuste et pleysyd god in holynes. Et Was trāslatyt in paradys. Et veritably the ge­neration of Cayn forsayd Was ywyl lameth forsayd of con­trare the .vij. of adam ī hys ge­neration of Seth Was ryght iust the sayd Enoch engerdryd mathusalem the Wyche enger­dryd oone other lameth qwy­che engerdryd Noe the .x. after adā ryght iowst et of good lyue Wnder the qwyche Was mayd the deluge by Watre the two thowsand ȝear after the crea­tion of the World. Et certys owr fyrst father adā the Wych Was hooly al the dayes of hys lyue & had the goost of propheycye. dyd mayk gret pennans in thys Warld / et dyd ghewe hys chylder commendymētys [Page] of good lyue Et of iustyce / and cōmandement that they shuld absteyng from the company of cayn et of hys chylder. Et they shuld nat mayk no maryages Wyth the sayd chylder of cayn. bot for the sayd chylder of cayn did not keyp the ꝯmendemētys by that they did tak Wyffys of the lignage of cayn ageyns the prohibicions paternalys. The Wyche Was merweusly lyche­rous god the maker sayd that he shuld efface the erth nat oonly the men bot Wythe that the bestys et al other creatures / by the synnys et byrnyng carna­lytys et lecheryes the qwyche regnys abowff the erth bot god Wold nat do thys Wythowth misericord et meyrcy for he gheue them a hondreth .xx. ȝear to doo pēnans. Et Was doon or noe dyd mayk the arche & ī the end of the hondreth ȝear god send abowndans of Watres et deluge on the eyrthe the qwyche drownyt al creatures of the eyrth. Except noe et hys thre chylder cam / sem / iaphet & thar iiii. Wyffys et the bestys the qwyche noe had put Wytht in the arche by the commandmēt of god. Et yt ys good to notte that the payn that god did send yt Was cōuenabl et ryght / for charnel volupte habūdit a bouf the eyrth the Wyche the bodyeꝭ of men Warpollut et sowllest abouf the erth et by thys cause the erht Was Weshyng et clen­gyd be Watrys / bot ī the end of the Warld that cupidite et aua­rys shall habūd / al shall be clen­gyd be fyer. Certes gold na sil­uer that ar caus of auarys et of cowstū to be purget be fyer. O miserabyl & damnabyl Wrechydnes of auarice how myche soowlys thow has led to perdi­cion et damnacion eternel sen the sayd deluge Was mayd by Watre. Wo shuld heyr notysy that the soowllys of al them qwyche drownyt & Was mayd after the creation of the sayd a­dam & nat oonly they soowllys of thē that trespassyt efter the sayd deluge vnto the resurrexion of iesu cryst et also efter the creation of the sayd adam vnto the forsaid resurrexion rynneth fywe. thowsand two hondryth thrytty et two ȝearys or nyer [Page] thar apoon beyng in the Wyche holy tyme al the sowllys of mā et Woman that Was in thys Warld aftre the creation of adā discendit to hell so the portys of paradys closyd et shet vn to that tyme owr sawyour et re­demptur iesu cryst suffert deth et passion et dyscendit to hel et broght Wyth hym the sowles of holy fathers that Was ī the lymbe. Abydyng the meyrcy of god the createwr & as We haue showe by the cawse that adam et Eue offendyt in commission of synne orginall ageyns the cō mandment of god Was shet et closyt thentre of paradys ī that maner Ne sowl ne for vertu no ryghtusnes no other goodnes myght cum in hewen nor para­dys. As We haue mayny timys rehers aloon for oon syn of ino­bedyans comyt by owr fyrst parens adam & eue the qwyche by ther hooly conuersacion et pen­nance left Ws exampyl & doctrine to retorne to the ioye et ple­santys dilectacions of paradys Et of the reame aboue and for ther conuersacion et holly lyeff god almyghty preseruit & kepit them so they had perfyte fay­the & esperās of the redeymyng of man kynd a bydyng the cu­myng of owr lord Iesu cryst sa­uoyr et redeymer of the World the qwyche Was promys for owr redemption et satisfaction of the synne et inobedians et to rawnson man kynd thys ys sufficiant. For the fyrst chapitre of thys present tracte intytild the schyans to lyue et dy in sal­uacion of sowllys.

¶The secund chapitre of thys tracte present declarythe the maner how owr formest parēs & generaly al natur of man had bygynnyng of thar saluacion & reparation of the sayd.

AL makynd that dis­cendit of adam et eue owr first parēs efter ther preuaricacion et trespays preiection of paradys terrestre did fal et discend to hel. The Wertws did go to ther plays ordaynt of prowision of god called the libe the awthrr to powrgatoyr. The ȝong chyldryn deyd borne of thos that had no fathe ne truft of owr sauyour & redemptiō. Iesu christ discendyt to the said lymbe. Et the veray ewyl to the deype of hell Wyth the dewyll Wyth owt ony fa­the or hope of reydempcyon. Thoos that Was not extreynily ewyl in the owyr partyes of [Page] the lymbe of the good fathers et also in purgatoyr had ꝑfayt knowlege oonꝭ to be redeymyt & sawyt & to tak forth of thoos plays of hell & fynaly be broght to the ioy of hevyn et by caus the tyme of the reparaciō Was mervelus long for owr ho­ly ancyen fathers a boydyng of owr lord iesuchrist mor than v. thowsand ȝearyꝭ that Was a thyng mor paynful than tong can tell si greyt a tyme to Want the syght of god that ys euer­lest and gladnes / and thys cauꝭ ys rehers the docteur serayphi que saynt Bonawanture the good angelys of paradys haf­fand compassion and pytie of the ruyne of nature humayne & ryght besyly et solyciteus of thar reparacion newertheles that oftymys When the tyme & plenytude of grace Was cumyt they mayd obeyssance & proster nyt be for the trowne of the mayeste diwyne & prayed ryght instantly et dewotyly to god al at oonys in thys mayny­re lord god. yff yt as plefyt yowr mayeste to haf mayd et creat man of ȝowr infinyt goodnes the Wych ys oon nobil creature ther to that he shuld be sawyt heyr Wyth Ws et that We shuld proffet be reparacion of the fal of them thar ar fal­lyng fra Ws. Bot alas lord al ys peryshyd and thar ar non sawyt by so mayny thowsand ȝearrys We haf nat seyng per­sonne that ys cum heyr Wyth Ws. Owr ennynnys dewyllyꝭ tryumphys et hathe Wyctory of al et the syeges of hewyn ar nat fowlfillyt of sowllys of mē bot oouly the dynnys et cawys of hel et prysons infernals ar fyllyt. Helas god almyghty qwar for ar men borne for to dyssend in hel. Qwher for ar ghewyn the sowllys of them that truftys in the et has hop in thy goodnes to the dewyllys & bestes of hel. Et nethertheles that it by so maid efter the ordynans of ȝowr iustys al Wayes yt ys tym & howr of pays grayꝭ myserycord et meyrty shuld be opyne. Et yf thys besayd that owr first fathers adam et eue has owergayen ȝowr comande mēt be suggestyō of the dewyll pleyse ȝowr myserycorde and meyrcy to haf pytye of them almyghty [Page] god tak remembrance that the sowllys mayd & creat te ȝowr ymaige et symylytud. Opine the tresor of ȝowr meyrsy et repleynysh them of ȝowr blyshyng. The eyn of al man­kind ar left it Wp to ȝow es the eyn of the serwandys has ther handys Wp to ther lordys to yis at ye do gheue them meyrcy et holp salutayr et thys sayd besayd angels god the father dyd spek to the persons of the soon et holy ghoyst et sayeng at the reqwest of the angels Was raisonnabyl et thys Was apoyntyd the qwyche has be­yng eternaly in the conseyl of the holy trinyte that the person of diuynite yat yꝭ to Wnderstād the son of god shuld dyscend in to the erth and tak flech of the gloryows veyrgyne mary for the reparacion of mākynd. Et sayd god the father to the archā gel Gabriel go to my my Weel­belowyt dowther mary Wyff of Ioseph the qwyche a boue al other creatures ys of Ws most belowyt Et say to hyr that my most deyr son et most belowyt as alestyt et choisyn hyr for the fayrest of al the laf for to be ys mother thow shal hols hūbly & say to hyr I Wyl mayk the re­pairay cō & sauluaciō of al nature of mankynd by hyr et Wyl put in for ȝettyng the iniures & in obedyans that has by doong by owr first parens adam & eue

We shal sey heyr on qwestyon qwyche may be aschyd. What or qweyr for that ys to vnder­stād yf yt Was of necessite that god Was Incarnyt for owr re­deympcion ī so far he myght repayr the sayd mankynd Wyth owt takyn incarnation et also he myght forghewen the syn of adā Wythowt satiffaciō vsand of hys greyt meyrcy also vn­derstād that yf a man satyffyet Weel for on derdly syn act wel yt lykys yt myght by Weyl sa­tyffyed for on syn orygynal so that yt be the syn of owr fyrst parents that the syn orygynal sembleꝭ to by leys ne the deydly syn attwel. For to ausweyr to the qwestyon shortly We do say qwa qwyche that Wold speyk of oon menayr of necessi­te Wyth owth the eynd of oon thyng that ma nat by had es eyt es necessayre to hym that Wyl lyue ī thys World yt Was [Page] nat of necessyte that god tak in carnacyō for prepayr mākynd for god by hys almyghty Wer­tu myght repayr mankynd in maynay other mayners / bot yf We Wyll speyk of oon other We may of necessite by the qwyche We cum better to on ayend et mor conuenabyl to the qwy­che We prettend to cum to ys / the hors ys necessyr & gaynant for the streyt on thys maner yt Was of necessyte that god twk incarnatyon for the reparacion of mankynd by thre raysons fyrst for the fowlnes of the dy wynyte meyrcy ys shewyng of yt / for as yt ys that god ys sowerayne good et meyrsyfwl yt Was nat seymyng that god shwld dynye to hys creature ys said meyrcy / as yt Was that natur humayne Was fallyt et trebwchyt et that yt Was repara­yt conwenabyl that he shuld a repayred yt et qwyche tuk na­tur humayne / & in thys dooyng he haꝭ better shewyng ys meyrcy no et he had forghewyn the syne of adam Wyth owth satysfacion be thys he has exaltyt et leftyt owr natur & suffert deyth for Ws. Secundly yt Was cō wenabyl & necessare to the may nayre aforsayd that god tuk incarnation for the reparacion of mākynd for caus of the immutabilite of ys iustis for hys ius­tys ys immuabyl be the lawe & the decreyt of the qwyche yt ys ordaynt that newyr ys forghe­wyn Wyth owth satyffaciō / for meyrcy that ainchyls iustys Wold be eyther namyt follych­no Wertu et thys caus to god Wold sych Wayes hys infyny­te meyrcy agens natur of mankynd that mayner he Wold not be deroget in oonly thyng to his iustis thys qwyche he hath doon qwen he mayd hym man for Ws to that eyend that he satiffied for owr sīnys. Thredly yt vaꝭ regwyryd that god shold tak incarnation for reparacion of natur of mankynd as to the ordyr seymyng of ys Wysdom & sapiens. Et that god ys siwerayntly saige dyd fynd the maner conwenabyl of the sayd sa­tiffacion for al natur Was cled of natur humayne vnderston­dyng at man hathe symeyd. Or yt ys fwo that a man powr Wyth owth haf other thyng than humanyte he myght mak [Page] satyffacyon for hym self bot for al other / yf the Weyrk et opera­cion satyffactoyr of that man had yt nat a beyng of Waleur no al the good of mākynd that yt qwyche hys impossibyl for the good that Was be the syn origynal of adām yt Was the good of al hys posteryte et generally of al them that ewyr Was ore wyt shal be Et thys caufyꝭ co [...]ly bot god qwyche myght saityfy for the fa [...] fyn for qwoy yt Was gey [...]and that he tuk incarnation & doy [...] no thyng that sayes man satyfies W [...]l for a Wylful syn for the goo [...] that ys corrumpyt for one dydly syn act w [...]l yt ys the good of oon person corrumpyt be the sayd dedly syn in thys cause the man qwych as cōmyt the sayd syn ma satyffacion mak for the self syn bot the good the qwyche Was corrompyt by the syn ori­ginal of adā. yt Was the good of al nature humayne the Wych ys mor dyuine et mor geeyt no the good of o only mā qwc [...] for yt Was Weel reqwyryd that god tuk incarnacion for the re­paracion of the sayd syn origy­nal / qwyche ys mor greyt ewyl than syn act wel thgoth that syn act wel be mor culpe. Et Wery­ta [...]ly yf god had reparyt natur humayne by oon angel. The reparacyon had not been hool for man had being dayly ho [...]yng & bownd to one angel for the sayd repuracyon et for thys cause man had [...]t [...]beyeng egal in beatytud to one angel man had ob [...]eynyd thys he dyd nat syn [...] dy [...] the [...] that ar present be graye of repurarion iuxta il lu [...]. Ot suit sicut angeli der in ce [...]o. matheri .xiij. In thys raus yt Was Weyl femyng that god [...]eparyt man et nat angel bot they ma ash [...] yf adā had newer synnyd that ys to say yf god had takyn incarnaciō on thys qwestyon maynay docturs as spokyn in dywers mayners. For sum sayes that adā had newyr synnyd newertheles the so on of god had takyn incarna­cion the others holdys the con­t [...]ry yet mor Werytabyl for yt ys Wryttyn in the glos a boue te fyrst poystil. Iesus venit in hunc mundum peccatores fal­ [...]os facere. yat ys to. Iesus ys [...]ymd to sawf the synners sayꝭ gloss. Nulla causa fuit veniers [Page] di cristo domino nifi pctōres sal nos facere. That ys to say iesꝰ had nat no cause to cum in thyꝭ World bot to sayf Ws synners Tolle Wulner [...] tolle morbus et nulla est causa medcine that ye to say owt thy Wonde [...] et thy str [...]leys et thar ys no cause of medecyn for Wyht the motiō of the cau [...] followes the remo­cion of the effec. Followes thā yf adam had newer synned god had newyr takyn incarnacion

Item yt apperys be a other Way / for leon pape in o sermon of the byrth of owr lord sayes in thys mayner yf man the qwych as beyng mayd to the ymaige et lyknes of god had bydyng in hys honowr. Crea­tor mundi creatura non fieret. That ys to say the createur of the World hat nat beyng mayd a creature. No he that Was eternal had nat entreyt in the temporalite of thys World No he that Was ewyn to god the maykar the father had nat ta­kyne forme of a serwyteur fol­lowthes thā yf that adā had ne wer synyd god had newyr taykyn incarnacyon & of thys hol­dys faint austyen. In libro de verbis domini. et in affec al the docturs says qwyche that adā had newyr synnyt god had ne­wyr suffert & yf they ashe qwer for the son of god tuk mor et eyther incarnation than the father or the holy gheost the docturs says. At yt Was mor feymeynd that the son shuld & toykyn eyther incarnation [...]o the father no the holy gheost. Fyrst in sa far that the son tha [...] to that We other had beyng ad optys be adopcion by hym and that We shuld by hym be bery­tyrs et boyre of paradys in so far the herytage of he wyn parteynys natwraly to hym. Se­gundly in so far es the War­be of god for comon it ys con­wenabyl to a office of predica­tion et techyng be thys that the Werbe & the Word manyfestye this say and the son manyfestie the father the son of god aꝭ yt yꝭ Wryttyn. Ioānis .xvii. Pater manifestani nomen tuum ho [...] ­bus that ye to say father I has manifestyd thy name to men. Thrydly the son of god ys con­Wenabyl to haf takyn incarnacion in so far he ye the ymayge of the fayther & the qwyche has [Page] cōuenyens Wyth man. Qwych shuld be repayryd the Wyche Was maid to the ymage of god in thys ca [...]e yt Was. Weyl con [...]enabyl that he ymage [...] creat of the son of god shuld tayle be incarnacyon the ymage creat of man. Fowrtly yt Was [...] n [...]byl that the son of god shuld tayle ether than the father or the hooly gheast in so far that the parson of the son ye the me­dyatur be tw [...]r the father & the hooly gheast. Et for th [...] ca [...] Was the sayd parson conuena­byl for the reconsylyacyon of man Wyth god. That to that the said son the qwych ye moye in the triuite War medyatur betwyx god and man qw [...]n to the thyngys that ar appropryet to the son. Fyrst as to the sapiens the qwyche the appo [...]styl ap­proprys to the sayd son for yt is Weyl seymyeng the qwyche ar mayd be sapyēs. Segundly as to Wertu appropryed to the son of god be the sayd appoystyl. The qwyche sayes that the son of god ys the Wertu et powoir of the father be this yt is auenabyl for to tayk victoyr ageyns the ennymys. Teyrcyly as to the egalyte appropryed to the son of god egal to the father for to Wnderstond that m [...]n et the dewyl as synnyd de [...]ant ea­galite that ye to be [...] to god. The dewyl in myght et man in wyt. The egalyte of god ye re­quiryd for [...]ool the sayd seyknes in so far ys it Was reꝓoby [...], in man / et not ī the dewyl. The iiij. cause ī so far that the son of god ys the speye et the beawlte of the father as said holy saynt hylayr yt apptenyt to hym the repaciō of mākynd ī so far that the fowl deturpacyon blakyt et fowlyth the qwych Was in the ymage of god be syn pat ys in man yt Was be hym put forth Et [...]erytably the incarnac [...]on ghanyt not to the father no to the holy gheast For yt Waꝭ nat [...]nyng that [...] that Was fa­ther ī dy [...]ynite shold b [...] soon in human [...] the self said incarnacyons [...] nat to the holy gheast the qwyche the nom of the son Was nat translatyd in may man parsons. Et thoght it be that the charyte of god Was c [...]e of the incarna [...]on & to cause of the causalyte of the dywyne incarnacion of the son of god [Page] Thoght yt be appropry [...] to the persons of the dywyn essens [...] the sylf Wayes that the [...] Was ap [...]yed to the holy ghe­ast. It followes estee nat for that the [...] had [...] ky [...] [...] ashy [...] yf yt Was [...] [...]y [...] Was [...] boorn of the Wye [...]gyn [...]ry in the plays of inury age of [...] the partlye co [...] of [...]s [...]ry [...] [...] of his glory ow [...] mother to the answers the doctur [...] et sayes [...] Of the party of Iesu chryst by rayssone. Fyrst that yt sh [...] nat be spyn of the [...]owys Wn­faythfowl as Wnfa [...]fowl. Segun [...] rayson ye to that the g [...]olygy of man kynd Was Wryttyne be man et [...]y [...] [...] begynnyng of [...]ow [...] man. The th [...] [...] for the [...]st [...] of [...] chyld that to that the Sewy [...] shwed nat [...]row byt hym in hys byrth [...] that yt shuld be [...] and cow [...] to the dewyl. [...] in [...]dysson ys that he shuld be nowryshy [...] by Ioseph the Wych ys ca [...] yt father [...] se [...] ­Ways yf was ꝯuena [...]yl of the part of the vyrgyn mary. First to that [...]ho shuld nat be stonyt as sayes holy ierome. Segu [...]ly that [...]ho [...]wso be se [...]yp yt from sh [...]. Theyr f [...] that the sh [...] be holy ye & sowch we ye of [...]os [...] p [...] Et ī esse ī [...]a [...]ge Was ryght conue [...] of o [...] pa [...]y [...] Fyrst f [...] thys that Wy [...]ne [...] of io [...]ph [...]beyn prowyng [...] it [...] ha [...] beyng [...]ot [...] of [...] vye [...]gyn. Segundly that ma­ryage Was toy [...] the thy [...] ­che Wnyattful. Thogth sho [...] [...] Wyergyh newe [...] sho ys spowsy [...] of a man. That ys of iesu cryst. A [...] sayes saynt au­gustin e [...] [...]ynaly Was the sayd maryage [...]uenabyl the t [...] th [...] vyergynyte & maryage Wa [...] [...] no wreth in the person of the gloryd w [...] vy [...]gyn mary.

¶The thryd cheptur that trayne of the salutacyon of the angel gabryel. The qwyche holfyt the holy [...] gloryows Wyergyn mary et [...] the exposicyon of the sayd be of the prerogaty­nes of the sayd Wyergyn mary.

AFter thys that the archangel Gabryel had hard et resauyt the cōmandment of god beforsayd that Was that he shuld go to the gloryows sacryt vyergyn mary in the cyte of Nazareth et that he shuld shaw the nowelli of owr reparacion he partyt et flew of the hewyn to shaw the nowel­lys of ioy Wyth greyt cōpany Wyth syngyng melodyowlly & dylytly et entryt in the form of man Wyth in the chamber and oraytur of the ryght nobyl & gloryows vyergyn mary bot the sayd archāgel gabryel he Was not so son fle don to the sayd v (ur)gyn qwych Was prewynt of god for he fand ther the holy trinite the qwych tuk hys messaygier. Et indowtabyl the excel­lent Werk of the incarnacyon Was the Werk of the thre per­sons of the trynite bot the oon­ly person of the son incarnyt al­so soon the sayd messayngyer faythful of god dyd meyk hym ryght hūbyl befor the gloriows vyergyn mary et halsand hyr & sayeng. Aue maria gratia ple­na dominus tecū benedicta t [...] in mulieribuꝭ. Et ther for myn [Page] intēcion as ī thys present book to techyng to men after myn smal possibilite the mayner of Wyel & holyly lyue et fynaly to dy Weel et thus that no man may do Wyth owt the holp et moyen of the gloryows mother of god. I shal exposse fyrst the sayd salutacyon angelyk in en­glysh dyclayrant in oon other cheptur followyng the peticiōs of the holy. Pater noster. Et o­rayson domynical / et cōsequēt­ly the symbole & credo ou qweyr ar cōteynyt the artyclys of the fayth et efter. I shal traytte of the .x. commandmentys of the law en ghewyn the form of god lyue as god Wyl teche me et in­fer mayny. Proyfytablys chepturs for the salwt of good et de­woyt persons. Now say We fyrst of the sayd salutacyon an­gelyk of the qwyche god the father Was prīcypal maykayr et ys dyuidyt in two partys the qwyche the angel gabryel noty­fyed vs the fyrst cōtenant thre partys yat ys to Wnderstond. Aue gratia plena dominus tecū benedicta tu in mulieribꝰ. The segund partye that ys to Wn­derstond. Et benedictuo fructꝰ ventris tui. Was notyfyed by saynt Elazabeth qwen the glo­riows mother of god partyt of nazareth sho & ioseph hyr spows for to se hyr cousyn saynt elaȝa­beth the Wyche Was greyt of ion the baptyste for to confort conseil & serue hyr for sho Was ancyen et hold & also son as the sayd sacryt vyergyn Was en­tryt ī the hows of elasabeth the Wyche hows Was from naȝa­reth the spays of .v. thowsand myl from Iherusalaem & be .iiij myl sho holsyt hyr sayd cousyn the qwyche Was glad & imbraysyt of the holy gheast be the sayd salutacyon sho dyd rys et ambraysyt the gloryows mo­ther of god Wyth hye Woys says be the Wertu of the holy goost. Benedictus fructus ventris tui. Et Wnfayllibyl thus the mother of saynt Ion Was fowfillyt of the Word of the holy goost to the Word of owr mother the gloryowe vyergyn mary thus Was the said saynt ion the wyche glad Was & exaltyt of gladnes of the cōmyng of hys redemptur by thys yt apperys that the sayd salutacion ꝯtenys thre partyes efter this that the [Page] angel lowyt & cōmandyt glory­ows mother of god ī haolsaynd of thre thyngꝭ fyrst at sho Was fowll of grace Aue gracia plena Segundly he lowyt hyr & dyd gheue hyr awtoryte sayeng god ys Wyth the. Dominus tecum Et teyrcyly he gheue hyr com­mēdabyl & lowyt hyr greyttūly qwen he sayd thow arth happy amāg hal Woman. Benedicta tu in mulieribꝰ. Et thoys hard be hyr that Was exampyl of al humilite sho merweulyt nat of the sayd Wysyon of angels bot sho merwelyt of the new salutacyon the qwyche sho had newyr coustū to se no to be so holfyt / et this caus seyng by hyr that sho Was so lowyt be the angel of thre forsayd lowynges & cōmendacyons seyng hyr humylite yt myght nat be thoght sho Was trowbillyt sum thyng sho dowtyt nat bot the angel sayeth We ryte bot sho dowtyt in the may­ner of Werray meyk folk the qwyche do tak no heyd to the Wertus & excellens bot heyther yf they War in thē ouy fawltes in repittāt a gret Wertu lyt et a lyt default greyt newertheles ther Was non ī hyr syn deydly origynal no Wenyal et in thys caus as saige & prudent answe­ryt no thyng to the āgel for the fyrst tyme and veraly be thys shuld viergyns & mayddis tayk exēpyl of taciturnyte et stylnes for yt ys a thyng abhominabyl to se a viergyn fowl of Wordes Et soon efter the āgel saw that sho dred sayd to hyr. Ne time aꝭ maria. Mary daym & qweyn of hewyn haue ȝe no dreid no shaā of lowyngys the qwych I haue sayd. For thow art nat oonly fowl of grace bot Wyth that thow as recowerid & fwnd salut & ransoon to al mākynd. Ecce ꝯcipies & paries filiū. &cꝭ. That ys to say thow shal haue in thy bleshyd Waam the soon of god the qwych as choisyn the to his mother that shal sawe al them that has hop in hym & than the gloryows vyergyn. Wald be certyfyed of oon other thyng the qwych sho dred mor that Was sho shuld nat les hyr vierginite ashed at the angel the manayr of hyr ꝯcepcion. Quomodo fiet istud quoniam virum non co­gnosco. That is to say how mathys by that I consawe so that haf Wowyth Wyergynyte to [Page] god & that carnaly I shal newyr haue knawlege of man Wyth owt god dyspose otherwys et than the angel answeryt. Spi­ritus sanctus superueniet in te. Haf no dowt the holy gheost shal cū in the qwyche be a singuliere maynyre spirituel shal be rēplyshed et be that operacyon thow shal consayf thy Wyrgy­nyte sayf / et of this the soon the wych shalbe boorn of the / shalbe callyt the soon of god to qwom ys no thyng impossibyl / et than the Wiergyn mary consentyd & gheue credens to the Wordeꝭ of the angel / et dyd fal a poon hyr knees Wyth deyp deuocyon et sayd. Ecce ancilla domini. yat ys to say gabryel. I am the hād mayd & meyk seruant of god yt mot by doyeng after thys that thow as sayd to me & annūcyd. Et incōtinēt Wyth owt delaye the holy gheost entryt in hyr in on instant formyt the body of owr redēptur of the p̄cyows blood of the Wiergyn mary & in the self instant that the body Was formyt the sowl Was cre­at in the sum instant Was con­ioynt the sayd Worthy sowl to the body et organyzit / et incon­tinent in the self instāt the body of iesu cryst et soowl War vnyt to the god heyd ī the persone of the son. Et certāly newyr Waꝭ ther so ȝong achyld cōsawyt in the modyr Waam as iesu cryst Et after sant augustyn the for­macyon of the body of iesu cryst Was parfyt be for the begyn­nyng of hys concepcion as to al the organacyons of the mēbryꝭ that the qwych yt ys not doō to owther chyldryn Newertheles that the quantyte corporall to hym cōwenabyl yt Was mayd parfyt be succession as the body as of other chylder growyng et awgmentyng in the Waam of ther motherꝭ the maister of the story scolastyk sayes thys that owr sauyowr Was consauyt in the Waam Wyrginal the .viij. kalende of auryl et in the self day after thretty .iij. ȝear reuol wyt he suffryt deyd et passion for to satyfy the syn orygynal the qwych adam commyttyd in paradys terrestre ys sayd ys.

¶The .iiij. chaptur shal traycie of the o­rayson domye [...]ycal et of hys Wert [...].

IN this present cheptur We shal say first that the orayson do­minical is callit the Pater noster. Amāg al others thyngꝭ et oraisons yt is the most exellēt & the most sa­lutayr the qwych trāslacion followes in englysh. Owr father that is ī hewyn thy naam most be holowyd thy kynryk We most cū to thi Wil most be doon in erth as in hewyn owr breyd dayly gheue Ws to day and forgheue Ws owr synnys as We for gheue al others & suffyr not Ws to be tēpyt bot delyuer Ws from al ewyl Amen. ¶Or We procede of the exposicyon of ych oon [...]he .vij. ashyns & peticyons cōteynyt in the orayson a forsaid We say that manne Wo man may not haue no obteyne salut ī the reawlme of paradys Wyth owt this oraison. For as the appoystyl in the poystyl the qwych ys Wryttyn to philipencyens. Nō sumus sufficiētes a nobis etiā cogitare. That is to to say that We haf no faculte to thynk ony good of owr self by mor rayson We haue no myght no faculte to do ony thyng vyth [Page] owt the myght be ghewyn to Ws the qwych yt is ghewyn be grace of god that is not ghewin regulary of god to them that ar growyn in aage parfyt Wyth owth thay ashe be orayson de­woyt thys be argumēt taykyn in the sens cōtraire in the Wan­geyl sant ioon ī the .vj. cheptur Petite et accipietis. Ashe at iesu cryst ȝe shal haue it yat ȝe Wald haue / as he Wald say ȝe yf ashe nat be orayson dewoyt ȝe shal haue nat. yff ytis than that na man may be sauyt Wyth owt good oꝑacyon. Quia habitabit ī tabernaculo dei q oꝑat (ur) iusticiā vt ait psalmista. The psalmy­ste sayes that he shal dwel ī the tabernacul of god ī hewyn ī bea tytud the qwych doys Werkys of iustys of vertu & good operacion ma not be maid Wyth owt oraison / yt is so that the oraison domynical that is to vnderstōd the pater noster aboue said is of mor greyttar effec no ony other & exessys al other oraisōs in .iiij thyngꝭ fyrst in autoryte & dignite for iesu chryst owr salwyowr maid & ordaynt yt as sowerayn lord et mayster et techyt to hys dysciplys ī sant mathow in the vj. cheptur. Segūdly yt p̄cedys et exelles aboue et amang al o­rayson as to the sentens & short substans & the redēptur maid yt short for thre thyngys fyrst to that the sayd orayson myght be mor lyghtly leyrd Wnderston­dyt holdyn et layd forȝet. Se­gundly thar to that the oraison myght be sayd & rehersyt & that yt shuld not engēdyr noysūnes to them that sayes yt the .iij. caus thar to no man myght ex­cuse to do orayson to god for ych oon man raisōnabyl myght leyrnyt et sayed dayly ageyns thys doys manay the qwych sū tyme by oon day o .ij. dayes lat­tys to say oon Pater noster By rayson of ther occupacyōs & for ȝettys not the thyngꝭ requyryd to the necessite corporel for they War newyr so ocupyet bot they Wold tak sum howr to holp to the said necessyte corporal that ys to tayk the refectyon of the body bot they forȝet oft yt at ꝑ­tenys to god & theyr awn saowl­lis the thryd & prīcypal the orayson domynical excedys inexaw­dybilyte for yt ys mor exawdy­byl no oon other the raisō qwer for to no man may reppel ne [Page] deny the orayson the Wyche as beyn ordanyt et mayd by hym self yt ys so that iesu cryst has mayd the sayd orayson qweyr for amang al other yt ys the most exawdibyl the fowrth causys the sayd orayson excedys by excellens al other oraisons in fecōdyte et fertilyte for al thyng necessayr to the saowl et the bo­dy in thys present lyue as in the hewynly lyff of paradys ar in­cloysyt in the sayd orayson do­mynical et they ar put after the ordyr after as We shuld ashe et desyr et yt ys to notyfye that the sayd oraison domynical as beyng mayd of oon excellēt lord et mayster as yt apperys yt ys ryght artyficyal for yt captisis the beynoywolēs of god the fa­ther beryng to hym rewerens & honowr qwen ve cal Pater & ve vsys not of this naam heyr do­minus or deꝰ or creator. That ys to say that Iesu cryst callys not god ys father lord or god or creatur the qwyche ar nams of dreyd bot We cal hym father qwych as nam of lowf for that god lowys Ws paternally and Wald belowyt of Ws fillyally for that caus he sayes. Pater noster. That ys to say owr fa­ther on the qwyche nam of fa­ther We shuld remembyr We ar ys chyldryn ys We Wyl that owr oraysō be hoolsumly offert theyr for said saynt ioon. Iohā ­nis .iij. Videte qualem caritatē dederit nobis pater vt filij dei nominemur & sumus. That ys to say se qwat charyte god the father as ghewyne Ws that ys that We ar callyt hys sonnys & the sonnys of god yf We be the soōnis of god not oonly namyt et bot ryally We ar the sonnys of god & yf We ar the hoyrs. He redes dei et coheredes autē xp̄i. Et yt ys to notyfy that he sayd this Woord owrs theyr to that no man shuld meyk Ws & hym for that no man shuld rows no Want hym of hys lynage des­prisant other for no man Weri­tably may say thir Wordis. Pater noster. Bot oōly them that ar brethyer in god et Weritably al man & Woman als Weyl no­byl as Wnnobyl als Weel ȝong as hold ryche as powyr ar lyk in .iiij. thyngys & may be ryght callyt brether fyrst ī so that god as mayd and formyt We al of noght as nobyls kyngys pren [...] [Page] as powyr ar lyk ȝong and ald. Segūdly that We ar al cumyt nakyd aboue the erth. Iob. j. Nudus egressus sum de vtero matris mee. The thryd caus in thys that We ar al of short lyf. Iob. xiiij. Nudus breuis dies hoīs sunt. &cꝭ. The .iiij. rayson that al men as kynggꝭ prencys paysans ryches & powyrs they shal compeyr on the day of iugement in general be for the siege imperyal of iesu cryst for to re­fayf after theyr good deydys et ewyl deydys the sentēs of owr redemptur. Apostoluꝭ. Omnes nos manifestari oportet ante tribunal cristi. In the quhyc yt ys clerly shawyng that We ar al in lyk brether followes after Qui es ī celis. Et yf they ashe qweyr for he sayes. Qui es in celis. That ys to vnderstond god ys ower al Wayr in essens presens and puyssans in erth be myercy in hel be iustys ī hewyn be gloyr the docturs answerys yf as beyng put theyr to that owr redemptur and saluyowr iesu chryst shuld gheue to Wn­derstond that We shuld lowf seyk et desyr the hewynly thyn­gys and not the erthly tempo­ralytees after the conseil of the appoystyl. Que sursum sunt querite non que super terram. Ad collocēses tercio. Et the self thyng he sayes for to shaw Ws the plays War We War mayd & boght to the qwych plays We shuld dayely mayk oō iowrny et for thys We shuld mor desyr the. Eynd and the thyngys the qwyche be holdys the said eynd the qwyche ar ordaynyt for the sayd eynd et for thys caus iesu chryst owr redemptur puttys fyrst two peticions the qwyche be holdys to god the qwye ys the eynd of al thys. Fyrst ys. Sāctificetur nomē tuū. That ys to say shyr thy nam mot be sanctyfyet. In the qwyche pety­cyon We desyr and ashes that the nam of god be honowreth Saynt augustyn. In libro secū ­do de sermone domini in monte / sayes. We ar moneyst ī thys petycyon that the nam of god the qwych ys ewyr holy mot be reputtyt holy toward men that ys to say that yt be nat dyspy­syt that yt prouffyt to men and not to god and be thys apperys that We ashe nat be the sayd peticyon that the nam of god be [Page] sanctifyed ī the self for it ys not possibyl that it be mor sāctified than yt ys bot We ashe that yt be sanctifyed in Ws and that yt shuld be honowryd as holy lo­wyffyng Wyth hart parfyt et low and & p̄sh and Wyth mowht et Weyrk lyw and good lyf bot now ys pitye the nam of god is blasphemyt be manay chrystyn men mor thā sanctyfyed of this playnȝes ysaie the .lij. cheptur. Iugiter tota die nomen meum blasphematur. Sych blasphe­mowrs honowres not the nam of god et they mak no orayson to god aggreabyl bot dysplay­sant. The segūd peticyon of the sayd orayson domynical ys. Adueniat regnum tuum. That is to say the kyngryk mot cum to Ws. Saynt augustyn in the plays befor alleygyd that We excyt owr desyr be the sayd peticyon that ys that the realme of hewyn cū to Ws & that We may regne in yt. Et Werytably the segund thyng that We desyr af­ter the honowr of god ys that We may cū to the reawlme of hewyn. As be the fyrst peticyon as sayd ys We desyr that god be honowryt & glorifyed by the men ī erth. Et be the segund peticyon We ashe We may cum to the gloyr of god et ys a [...] m [...]ch to saye thy reawlme not cum to Ws as qwa Wold desyr at god et ash [...] that he regne in Ws that We may fynaly haue hys gloyr after yt ys Wryttyne be the gloryows ewangelist saynt Euc. ī the .xvij. cheptur. Regnū dei intra vos est. For god dwel­lys ī the sowl of oon ryght wys man as in hys reawlme be gra­ce in hewyn be gloyr qwar We desyr to [...]eyng qwar he Wyl say on the day of iugement ge­neral to his belowyt and faythful peupyl. Cum bleshyd of my father resayf presently the re­awlme the qwyche ys reddy sen the begynnyng of the Warld the thryd peticyon ys. Fiat vo­luntas tua ficut in celo et in ter­ra. That ys to say thy Wyl most be mayd in erth as in he­wyn this present peticyon & the other that followys be holdys the thyngys that ar ordaynt to the eynd for be this present peticion thus as sayes sant awstyē ī the plays p̄allegyd aboue sayd that owr ashyng that ys We asche the meryt be the qwyche [Page] We may haff & obteyn beatytud that consystys in the obeyssans of the godly commandmentys et be thys We ashe as the Wyll of god ys mayd in he wyn be the angels et sych lyk the Wyll of god not bemayd in erth be We tay obedyens / et as the angels cōformys ī the hewyn thar Wil to the Wyl of god sych lyk the men in erth mot conform ther Wyl to the Wyl of god the fa­ther et makar they do nat so thay that mowrimurs ageyns god in trybulacyon the qwyche ys oon ewydēt to kyn that they ar not ī the grace of god they ar lyk to oon pot that voyd that sondys fast et lyk a qweel that ys ewyl oyntyt et cryes fast. Certanly the good peupyl ꝯformys ther Wil to the Wil of god Exampil of owr redēptur that sayd. Non mea voluntas fiat sed tua. God my father thi Wil mot be doon et not myn. The fowrth petycion ys. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie. That ys to say gheue Ws to day owr dayly bred be this peticyon We ashe at god at he gheue Ws owr neydful ly­wyng the substās of owr body et the lywyng of owr sawl that the ys holy body precyows & be thys bred yt ys to Wnderstond al neydful et requyryd to thys present lyff. Et certanly the thyngys necessayre qwyche ar requyryd for owr lyue shuld be ashed at god owr father & may­kar for as sayes the psalmyst. Oculi omnium in te sperant et tu das escam illorum ī tempore oportuno. That ys to say lord god the eyn of al them of lyue ar vpleftyt to the and as hop in the for thys caus that thow shuld gheue substās to lyue for thar substētacyon of ther body. Et Werytably the mayneyr of ashyng the thyngys tēporellys yt is shewyng to Ws ower Wydētly ī thys peticyon for be this the sayd. Panē. ys ghewyn Ws to Wnderstond that We shuld fle al superflewyte of meyttys et yf yt happynys that god has ghewyn Ws ouy thyng ower the bred We shuld lowe & thank hym gracioly by thys that ys sayd. Da nobis. It ys to Wn­derstond We haue no thyng of Ws yf god gheue yt to Ws for that sayeꝭ the poystil. Quid ha­bes ꝙ non accepsti. That ys to [Page] say qwhat good ys aꝭ thow bot thow as thakyn et ressawyt them of god be the self that ys sayd da / yt ys shewyng to ws that We shuld nat tayk the thyngys temporellys of owr self bot of god the makar & ghe­wer of al good ashād hym meykyly and dowtably he or sho that resawys et takys them be hym self of hys ꝓpre hand he takys them vn ryghtwsly for god gheue them hym nat bot dyd tayk them by hym self as them that ar vsuriers theyf fys et payllars heurmayster et others that Wynnys iniustly et takys the temporel gooddyꝭ of them self agēs god et thar awn propre salut se and & be hold and qwat they may say ꝓffytably to ther salut. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie. For not Wnderstond ne sey be thys that yt ys sayd nobis ys ghewyn to Wnderstond that no man shuld propyrly approyper to them the sayd thyngys tym­porels bot shuld cōmwn them et depart them to mysterfowl folle after the say of sant augu­styn. De meo vti (que) quero ait cristus da michi et reddam tibi habuisti me largitorem et fac me debitorē. That ys to saye that iesu cryst sayd to the rych of thys Warld I ashe the of myn gheue me et I shal gheue the mayk me detteur of thys that I haue lent the thow. ghe­uys me smal I shal gheue the syndry thyngys thow gheuys erth ly thyngys I shal gheue the hewynly thyngys ewyr­lestand for temporellys I shal gheue me self to the thys ys Weyl to notyfy as to the Weyr leys of charyte be thys that ys sayd hodye god Wald tayk frō Ws the gret & effycace besynes & suꝑflew folycytud of the thyn­ghys tēporellys after ys yt ys Wryttyn in sant mathow ī the vj. cheptur. Nolite esse soliciti in craftinum. God Wald nat that We suld be of ower greyt desyr to conwoyt the thyngys temporels the qwych ꝓmyttys long lyue cōqwestand by trews or not trews by many ȝearys to cum as dyd the ewyl ryche et Wraychet synner of the qwych ys Wryttyn in the Wangel by the parson of the sayd ryche. Anima mea habes multa bona in annos plurimos. That ys [Page] to say mysowl mayk good che­re for thow as mych goodys Gadderyt in Thy Lawes and thy garnyers by syndry and long ȝearys. Et answerys the Woys of the diwyne iustys to hym. Stulie hac nocte animā tuā ate et que cōgregasti signa erunt. that ys fowl mōdain the dewyllys shal cum thys nyght the qwyche shal tayk thy sowll and shall beryt to ewyrlestand dannacyon to qwoin shalbe ghewyn the goodys that thow as ī iustly coqwyst as he Wold say thow shal llyff them for ewyr mor. The .v. petycyon ys. Et dimitte nobis debita nrā sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribuꝭ nostris. That ys to say for gheue Ws owr dettys as We for gheue to owr dettourꝭ by thys petycyon We may ashe as god for gheuys owr synnys doon ageyns god ageyns owr nyght bowr et as ageyns owr self et thys petycyon in the regard of ewyl syne of the qwyche ewyl We ashe to be dylymeryt. Et certaynly We ashe mor at god requyrād that he forgheue Ws owr debtes that ys to say owr synnys for the fyrst We reqwyr ashand at he forgheue Ws the coulp et the payne the qwyche We shuld pay for owr synnys. The qwyche can not be doon in the segund as We Wald say forgheue Ws owr synnys for yt happynys oft that the syne ys for ghewyn as to the coulp et alwayes the sayd syn bydys as to the payn by thys that he say­es after. Sicut et nos. & cꝭ. Is ghewyn clerly to Wnderstond yf that We forgheue and owt al rancur et indygnacyon the qwych We haff in owr hartys ageyns owr nythbowrs & pro­chayns god Wyl forgheue Ws et We Wyl not forgheue other god Wyl not forgheue Ws af­ter the saye of the Wangell. Si non dimiseritis nec patervester celestis dimittet vobis peccata vestra. That ys to say yf ȝe forgheue not ȝowr nyghtbowrs theyr miwrys ȝowr father celestial Wil not forgheue ȝow ȝowr synnys. Et in dowttabyl yt ys to notyfy that owr saluyowr et redēptur iesu cryst put thys ar­tikyl befor sayd. Sicut & nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. [Page] For to shaw Ws et teych Ws We may not haue no grace no pardon of owr synnys Wyth owt fyrst We haff ī Ws charite & that We forgheue aꝭ We ashe forgheueneꝭ for thar ys no mā that has rācur apon hys nyght bowr newer mor he shal be for­ghewyn by thys petycyon yt ys ghewyn clerly to Wnderstond that We shuld nat ash at god thyng bot yt Wor iust. Et We­rytably yt ys oon thyng ryght iust to forgheue owr Ennemis so far as We ashe forgheuenes of owr sinnys. The .vj. peticion cōtenyt in thys sayd orayson domynycal ys. Et ne nos īdu­cas intemptationem. That ys to say leyd Ws not intempta­cyon et We ash yat he Wyl de­lyuer Ws of the eWyllys the qwyche We ar inclynyt to fyn & to do ewyl by thys petycyon et thys demād ys ghewyn to Ws to Wnderstōd that We shuld requyr at god no oonly that he forgheue Ws owr synnes bot hals that he p̄serue et keyp Ws from the occasyon of syn et to gheue Ws fors strenght and myght to batayle ageynꝭ the tē ptacyons frauddys et gayllys of the dewyl of hel for pryncy­pally We shuld haue in owr courage ferme constans of purpos Wyth Wyl ther to Weyr et re­syst the sayd temptacyons for also myche as We resyst We shal haue meryt et yt ys good to Wnderstond that owr sawyour et redēptur iesu cryst kno­wand the tēptacyons ar ryght peryllews to man put thys pe­ticyon & yt shuld by Wnderstōd that We ashe symply to by not tempyt bot We ashe & requyrys at god owr maykar that We by not led ne condwys intemp­tacyon that ys to say We be not ower cumyt in temptacyon ne owertaykyn be syn that owr ennemye & dewllys of hel may not hold Ws in thar nettys as the fych ys in the net of the fy­char et certanly yt ys Weel ex­pedyent et reaysonnabyl that We reqwyr god owr makyr in owr orayson that he preserue & keyp Ws from temptacyon for owr adwersayr the dewyll of hel lucyfer et hys complacys et follows ar ewyr in Waych for to temp Ws for the grettast part of owr meryttys ys sow­stenant trybulacyon et owercū ­mand [Page] the temptacyonꝭ of thys present lyff for as sayes saynt bernard. Quociens restiteris tociens coronaberis. That ys to saye also oft as thow resysteꝭ the temptacyōs & tribulacions of this World not only the tēptacions of thys World bot also of the Wekyt et cursyt flech of thy body for thy body tempys the by day & nyght fleshly lust and to caus to syn of lychery et to caus Ws to ryn in dānacyone Wyrlestand & also to shew the the temptacyon of the ennemy that pourchassys the nyght et day for to draw the to the pay­nes of hel et yf thow ma ower cum thyr thre ēnemys also ma­ny tymes thouw shalbe crow­nyt in the realme of paradys yt ys than expedyēt to put & labo ^r Wyth payn to resyst to the sayd tēptaciō [...] or other Wayes owr Werkys shalbe smal for that sayes sant augustyn. Nullus hōminum est tāta iusticia pre­ditus cui non sit necessaria tri­bulacionis temptacio ad profi­ciendum. That ys to say ther ys no man that ys ornyt of so gret iustys to the qwyche the tē tacyon of trybulacyon ys neyd­ful forto proffyt et haue meryt of the ewirlestand lyue owr sa­wyour et redemptur iesu cryst Was tempyt bot he Was nat led in tēptacyon for he resystyt et owrcom the temptacyon of the dewyll of hel īnemy of man kynd ghenād vs exēpil that he Wald Weyl We War tēpyt bot he Wyl that We resist the temptacyons et that We owercom et ower com and We may meryt the ewerlestand lyue for thys caus yt ys neydful to batell et stryue ageyns the dewyl of hel et the Warld owr propre flech for efter the say of the appoy­styl. Nullus coronabitur nisi qui legitime certaueryt. That ys to say no man may haue the crown of gloyr Wyth owt he stryue et batyhl strenghtly age­yns the dewyl et the temptacyons of the Warld & of the flesh as dyt the gloryowꝭ matyrs as sant āthoin the qwyche batyl­lyt ageyns the dewyl sant ka­theryn qwyche Weryt the flech Wyth gret martyrdom sant se­bastien qwyche suffert gretūly for the louf of god the holy viergyns of paradys the holy mar­tyrs & holy cōfesseurs patryar­chys [Page] proffyttys et al the holy santys of hewyn qwyche as Weryt ageyns thyr thre enne­mys and worcummyt them by the qwyche they ar crownyt in paradys. So most al memlyw and ī thys World most ba­teyl & Weyer ageyns the dewyl the flech and the World & thayr temptacyons yf We Wyl haue crown in paradys. The .vij. et last petyton ys. Sed libera nos amalo amen. That ys to say delyuer Ws from al ewyl & parells of thys Warld Wayr We ar presāt / of the qwyche yt ys ful for We ar awyronnyt ewyrych day & ewyryche howr Wych syndry nettys et tempyt Wych owr ennemys deydly by thayr inwyoes dyedys ful of enwy et inyquite of the dewyl­lys of hel We haue dreyd et dy­sordanyt loue We haue be for owr eyn and Weykyt Wyl by hynd Ws dylectacyō of the syn­nys by passyt on owr lefthand inpacyēs in adwercite oon owr ryght hand elacion & pryd ī pro­speryte & be al thyr Wayes and in qwat stayt at ewyr We by et qwat ewyr We fynd Ws ī dayely We haue the dewyl that Wa­chys et spyes of al partyes for to tayk & put Ws ī hys handys for to haue owr saowl et to beir yt ī hel Wyth lucyfer and al hy­company and for that We shuld do Weyl hauand remenbrant ī mynd be for owr eyn owr sawy­owr et redemptur iesu crist and ys bleschyd passyon et say & cry Wyth he Woys god almyghty delywer Ws from al ewil amē ys also mych to say so most yt be & thys suffys as to the chep­tur of thys present tractye & of al the oraison domynycal et of the .vij. peticyons cōtynyt ī yt

¶The .v. cheptur tractis of the .iix artyclys of the fayth cōte­nyt in the gret credo & the lytel that the cler­kyꝭ callis the symbol­le of the fayth.

THe fayth of Ihesu crhyst the qwyche shuld be preschyt to faythful and trew crestyn pewpyl the quych be them shuld be dyly­gently keypyt for yt ys the fon­dement of al good et the begyn­nyng of al salwt et yt ys planly contenyt in the credo the qwych the appoystyllys mayd to owr doctryn and techyng et for to shaw the fayth of god et the ar­tycles that We shuld trew fer­wently for to be ī the company of god. of the credo followeꝭ the trynslacyon of latyn in inglysh I. trow in god the father al­myghty maykar of hewyn et erth. Et in iesu cryst owr oon­ly lord. The qwyche Was con­sawyt of the holy gheost. Boorne of the viergyn mary qwhych souffryt Wnder pons pylayt qwyche Was crusifyed deyyt et grawyt qwyche dyscēdyt to the hellys and roys the thryd day qwyche ascendyt to the hewyn­nys & syttyꝭ oon the ryght hond of god the father almighty and from that shal cū to iuge qwyk et deyd I trew in te holy geost. [Page]

Et in the holy chyrch catholyk Et in the cōmunyon of fantys Et in the remyssyon of synnys the rysyng of the flech. Ewyr­lestant lyff and yt ys goodlyar to Wnderstond We shal exspos by partyes the forsayd credo cō tenant al the artykyls of the fayth the qwych the first appartenyt to the father et .vj. other followyng to the soon et the .v. last to the holy gheost for yt ys to notify that ewyrich mā & voman ys holdyng and bownd to beleyf in the sayd .xij. artikyls cōtenyt in the said greyt credo & the les for et ony er in oon of the said artikyls & beleyffys nat ferwently Wyth owt ony dowt he ys ī the stayt of damnacyon be this Wyth owt fayht noon shal be sawyt no enter ī paradys as yt ys Wryttyn be saynt Marc xvj. cheptur. Qui nō crediderit condēnabitur. He that mysbe­lywys he shalbe condānyt. Et indowtabyl al men et Women from that they be cūmyt to the ȝearrys of dyscrecyon they ar bownd to leyrn the Pater no­ster forsayd et the Credo.

¶The .v. cheptur shal tracte of the .x. cōmend­mentys of the law & the shoort exposiciō of them

Sen yt y [...] so that god as maid Ws so voorthyli aboue the bestys to hys ymay­ge et symilytud as We haue sayd be fotne et that he haꝭ ghewyn Ws Wnderstondyng mynd et Wyl for to Wn­derstond serue et honowr hym & that after that soo Worthly & [Page] p̄cyously boght Ws of hys pre­cyows blood tho land mor for vs than We Wold for owr self yt ys than ryght and rayson that ve serue hym of al as faithful suggestys thayr sowerand lord as naturel chylder thayr Worray ryght father & as pry­sōneyrs delyweryt of hard pre­son of deth theyr petyows byar Self Wayes ys to Wnderstōd as efter that Wedo he shal ghe­ue Ws hys gloyr mor thā hart shal or can memoyr. Et yf We faylȝe We shal haue turmēt per durabyl grettar than We can exstyme. It ys sekyr al Wayes that god owr maykar the qwych knowys Weel owr po­wer fragylyte & smal myght he ashes not ne reqwyerys nat al the ferwys that We ar bownd after the rygueur of iustys bot Ws ghewin vs oon certayn no­mowr of cōmendmētys of the laow the qwych ewyryche cry­styn man or Womā ys holdyng to Wnderstond & lyerne by hym self or by other Wnder the payn of damnacyon eternel and We shoold do gret dylygēs to leyr­ne tham as We Wold put owr s [...]yens to a [...]wyer the grettast good that mygh the had in thys World. Et certanly yf yt be so that We can not no may not sewrly lyue no show deyly syn no repent Ws dewly of owr synnyꝭ. Et qwych by neglygēs or sweyrnes Wyl not Wnder­stond them ne can not he shal nat be excusyt on the day of dō bot condamnyt & for thys caus shoold ewyrych crystyne hym self effors to know et Wnder­stōd the sayd cōmendmētys for to keyp the lyue spyrytwel of the saowl so mych or mor than he Wold do for to keyp the lyue of the body et for that We shal put fyrst the sayd ꝯmādymētis al to gydder in gn̄al et after de­term of ewyrych oon in espe­cyal et by order.

On oonly god thow shal adore et lowf perfytly god ī vayn thow shuld nat sweyr no other thing sekyrly. The soon dayes thow shuld keyp seruant god dewoytly fa­ther et mother tow shuld ho­nowr that thow shoold be of long lyue. Thow shoold not by lycherows of body no of confē ­tyment. The gooddys of other thow shoold nat reyff no hald [Page] them by thy Wyttyng. Man sloer thow shoold not by nother by deyd no Wylfully fals Wyt nysyng thow shoold not beyr & le by no Wayes. The Weyrk of flech desyr not bot in maryage oonly gooddys of other cowyt nat bot to haue thē ryghtiwsly & Wyth owt peryl of thy saowl.

THe fryst cōmendmēt ys of the low of god. Non adorabis deos alienos. Tat ys to say thow shal adoyr oon god et not may nay et ī the begynnyng of thys present commendment We put on maxyn. That al vnfaythful pyans iowys et heretykys ar in the stayt et Woy of dānacyon et ar condamnyt & iuged ewyr­lestandly hell ī Wyth owt they towrn to the fayth of iesu cryst et for to speyk of cristyn men yt ys to notyfy of this forsaid cō ­mandyment ys defendyt al ma­ner of ydolatry spiritwel of the qwych spekys saynt ioon qwen he sayes. Omne quod in mun­do et cꝭ. The qwych Wyl defēd by thys that We lowf not mor the honowrs of the World thā god thyꝭ that doys not the prydful peupyl qwych lowys. The­yr Wanyteys mor then god. defendys also the sayd cōmē ­dement that We shold not lowf owr playsans so mych ys god in the qwych aornys lychery peupyl. Et fynaly defēdis that We lowf not so myche tempo­rells goodys et transytoyrys of thys World / as god in the qwych sinnys vreychyd peupyl et ydolatrys and grewis god ageyns the sayd et present com­mādemēt general as the gospel sayth. Tow shal Worchyp oon god of al thy hart of al thy thoght of al thy Wertu dys­cendys thys presant commen­dyment the qwych says that man shoold not mor lowf than god. Ageyns thys commandy­ment synnys they qwych mys­knowys the goodnes of god et murmwrs ageynꝭ the iugemēs of god and ordynans et gower­nemēt of them or other as they Wold say he Wor not iust good no meyrcyful et al to be lowyt aboue al thyngys. Synnys al­so ageyns the sayd commendy­mēt them that fallys ī dyspayr desyrant to dy by inpacyens. Et qwych in theyr malady et seyknes twrniꝭ to Wychcrafti [...] [Page] et dywynewrs. Et qwych vsyꝭ lettryꝭ & Wryttyngys hynging a bowt theyr nek et of al fauls suparstycyons et faulxs bylyf­fyng as that god War not suf­fycyand myghty sayge et good for to holp & to keyp yt that he kennys neydful to them. Et in dowbtabli the parson shoold do yt that ys in hym et of the rey­maynant he shoold trust of al ī god ffor god sendys al Wayes to the parson yt that ys most necessayr. Et Weel oft cūmys that trybulacyon or malady powerty & trybulacyon ar mor mych neidful to men then ower gret ꝓsperyte for that men fow lych as oft of the goodys of god The father Wnderstondys yt qwych ys reqwyrid et neydfwl to hyꝭ chyld et the master to the scolar mor than they Wnder­stond them self ageyns this cō ­mandymenyt synnys lyk they that haꝭ Warldy shaam to obei to the cōmendymentys of god for oonfowlych Word of ewyl cristyn pewpyl. Et mor synnyꝭ they that mokys et makys de­rysion of good & dewot parsons that ar in mor hye stayt & degre et mor Worthy to serue god as ys the stayt of vyrgynite of Weydowheyd of relygion or of them that studyes theolygy et ȝyt synnis they mor qwen they draw the sayd estayttys by Wordly or fleshly affeccyon for sych pewpyl lowys not god no hownowrys not god Wnder the obserwans of thys present cōmandyment ys cōtynyt the hōnewr and rewyrēꝭ the qwych We shoold gheue et do to sātys of paradys and specyal to owr lady et to owr good angell to do them presant owr synnys the qwych We Wald not no dowrst not do befor the pewpyl We shold also hownowr the placys that ar holy et the rely­kys of holy bodyes of santys et theyr ymayges not for them self bot for that en seyeng them We gheue honowr to yt the qwyche representys the dreyd rewerēs honowr and lowyf of god after the intencyon of holy chyrch otherwys yt War ydo­latry mawmens. Et Wery­tably as to thys presant cōmā ­dyment ys oft cōtrary hōnewr that We do to temporel lordys by flatery et ewyl eynd by the qwych thayr cūmys oft tymys [Page] in the mysknowlegs of theyr self et yt ys lyk that they shuld bo aornyt as god et as to thys caws by thys cōmandynent ar reprewyt et defendyt al fātyses et ypocrisy for to haue gloyr or lowyngis of men for to dissayff other. Et generaly yt ys heyr dyffendyt all lowff dysordanyt that We may haue to ony crea­ture as ys thuꝭ as to theyr pro­pyr vyffys chyldyryn gold sel­uer et other creatures trustant ower mych in them self Wnder­stondyng that by the sayd thyn­gys We fal in hellys. Them no We can not put Ws furth for god ys oonly faythful et Wer­ray freynd that may holp Ws ī owr last neyd. Et as to thys caus he shoold by purely sowe­raynly endly lowyt serwyt et honowryt of al

The segund ꝯmādymēt ys. Non assumes no­mendie tui in vanū. That ys to say thow shalt not tayk the nam of god in Wayn he that takys the name of god ī Wayn qwych blasphemys the name of iesu cryst. Et qwych sweyrrys by the Woondys of god by the blood by the deeth or other membres of owr lord. Et certanly sych otheꝭ ar ewyr deydly syn qwen they ar mayd of powrpos dylyberyt theyr to Wyth owth caus no necessyte for they thynk the irre Werens & the blasphemyng & them that swerrys by the santys qwen they sweyr Wyttyngly falsly & lesynly thus as sayes sant tho­mas for as yf the Women the chyldryn or the seruātys swer­rys that thay haue not doyng no sayd no seyeng ony thyng sychlyk qwen ony Willys to fel ony thyng et that he swerys by god or ys santtys that he Wyl nat gheue yt for les aswayes he has intencion to gheue yt et lat yt go for les in thys doyng et sayng he lyes et spekys ageyne hys conscyens he synnys deyd­ly also maynay tymys as he sweyrrys et also Weel may We say qwen ony byys yt he sweyr that he Wyl gheue no mor et that he haue ī tencyon to gheue mor he synnys deydly by so maynay tymys as he swerrys et so shuld We Wnderstōd that they that swerys et affermys ageyns theyr cōscyens falsly that oon thyng ys bettyr than [Page] yt ys or that yt cost mor than yt dyd qwath thyng be yt mych or smal. Et certanly We shoold nat sweyr of oon thyng Wyth owt yt War faythful et yf the thyng be nat lysum and sworn Wyth dyscrecyon for iust and lysum caus et straynȝant necessyte after the Wryt of Ieremye in the .iiij. cheptur. Iurabis in veritate iudicio & iusticia. Et al sweyryng & othys doyng Wyth owt it by followyt of thre thyngys befor sayd yt ys syn deydly or Wenyal after the qwantyte of the cowlp for god may not be Wyttnes of falsyte. Et they that by art sweyrrys fals or by art menswerys them self for they shoold not say fals no af­ferm fals ageyne the cōscyens Ageyns thys commandyment synnys they that swerys fow­lych othes that renoncys and dyspytys god / et ghewys theyr body & saowllys to the d [...]wyl­lys dyshonestly doyeng Wy­kyt execraryons. Et pewpyl of iustys that puttye not theyr the lawys ordaynyt to execu­cyon for to punych the blasphe­mowrs synnys grewonsly. They shoold by Weyl chastyt they that has cowstū to sweyr ower hastly for they fal oft in deydly syn. Et of thys spe­kys the sayge. Vir multum iurans replebitur iniquitate et non recedit a domo eius plaga. That ys to say / That the man qwyche ys cowstumyt to fow­lych sweryng shalbe fowlfyllyt of al inyquyte and the plag of the godly punyshon of iustys the qwych shal cum et dyscend a pon hym. Ageyne thys com­mādyment synnys they qwych brekys theyr Wowes and pro­messys et qwyche bresys theyr maryages and kepys no fayth no lawty. Et they that reweyllys the sacryt of on otheyr in greyt confusyon by yt in confes­syon or owt of confessyon by toyknys or otherwys for after the ryght of natur self after the holy Wryt / sacryt hold shoold / that secret ressawys yf other Wys no by confessyon he Wn­derstōdys not. Et also synnys they that swerys that Wowys thyngys qwych arewyl et dys­honest & vnlysū to do the qwych thyngꝭ doyn & vowyt ar ageynꝭ god & thayr a Wnsaowl to do et morfu [...]fy [...]ād & doyng yt ye syn [Page] for yt ys Wryttyng. In malis ꝓmissis rescinde fidē et in turpi vota muta decretū. Certanly yt ys mor greyt syn to fulfyl et execut the Wow or oth of oon dyshonest thyng than yt ys to do or Wow newertheleꝭ thoght yt be so the oon and the other ar ewyl.

THe thryd commandy­mēt of the law of god ys. Memento vt diem sabbati sanctifices. That ys to say. Thynk thow to sanctyfy the day of the haly sabbat / that ys to say of the holy sownday & consequently the holy dayes or­danyt by holy chyrch et of the sayd holy dayes ys yt ys Wryt­tyn Exodi .xx. Non facias in eo omne opus. That ys to say / thow shuld not do no Weyrk on the holy day. Et al parson that has no lawfull settyng shoold heyr mes holyly oon the sayd dayes. Et shoold absteyn to labowr et mayk marchandys on the sayd dayes et shoold nat do no Werk handly not craftly Wyth owt yt after the Ws of sū placys qweyr yt ys that the cowstume & prelatys of placys apprewys by thys that they Wnderstond Weyl they tayk away for owt for bydddyng the contrary no to empesch them & thoght yt by after the seruys so that the mes by hard. Et ī this dowtabyl cauꝭ they shoold ashe conseyl et opinyon of Wys cler­kys thar to that We War not ī the dangeyr of syn or defalt of ower large conscyens or ower strayt We shoold oon the dayes of holy feystys thynk of owr conscyens of owr lyue & to owr ꝓpyr synnys for to ashe at god pardon We shoold than haue knowlegs of the goodys that god has send Ws & sendys for to loue hym & thank hym ve shuld heyr the holy prechyngys that ys the Word of god et the good techyngys & shoold not go from the sayd prechyngys qwyl al be sayd Wyth owt lettyng et not mok hym that spekys or expo­sys the Word of god We shoold the sayd holy dayes remembyr owr deyth & the payns of hel et the ioys of paradys to reyd / eyr et leyrne the lyue of santtys of ꝑadys We shoold do owr oray­son to god say owr maytyne owr Pater noster owr Credo & do pennans. Et reqwyr at god [Page] that the almws deydys spiry­tuellys prayers et oraysons of saynttys acqwyr the gracys ꝑ­dons indulgēs & the self Wayes We shoold acqwyr the partycy­pacyons of prayers & oraysons of chyrchys collegyat as other chyrchys. Quia impossibile est preces multorum non exaudiri. We shoold exort & monys to do Weyl et to serue god theyr chyl­dryn ferwātys et famylyers to go to the chyrch et heyr the pre­chyngys ve may Weyl tayk on the sayd holy days after that We haue seruyt god sum [...]es [...]e­chyng honestly so that yt be in honest plays & so that We keyp vs from deydly syn. For playes ys Wyth greyt dyffyculte ar but syn Wyth owt mysswoorn othys Wyth owt noyet dyssen­cyons self Wayes dancys ar not doyeng Wythowt fleschly lust et desyr as cary llyng [...] ful of ly [...]hery dewwying othe [...] [...]ly [...] chery qwye [...] of follow [...] ma­nay a wyl synnys. Et co [...]nly howrges marchans et pewp [...]l of al otheyr ost [...]tys shuld keyp theyr dotheyrs from d [...]syng ī fallowshyp that ys not honest no ī placys [...]ry [...] sych carellyngys ar sayd et song and yt War bettyr draw the plowth or la­bowr ī the ȝard no by fownd in sych dyshonest placys & dansys We shoold not hold Ws dysor­daynytly the dayeꝭ that ar holy as soondayes as in clothyng that ar pryd ful for to draw o­ther to syn for yt ys deydly syn We shoold not go to the chyrch Wndyr the colewr to serwe god for to sey Women no men by fowlysh plesans for yt War bettyr to by ī the hows &c wayd syn than to go to the chyirh for to do ewyl & to syn of purpos dely­weryt or for do draw other to syn and thys suffycys as to the thayd cōmandyment.

THe .iiij. cōmādymēt ys. Honor a patrē et matrē vt fi [...] lōgeuuꝭ super [...]erran [...]. That ys to say honowr thy father & mother as thaw Wold by of long lyue aboue the erth ageyne thys cōmandymēt synnys the chyldy [...] that do ye not honowr to theyr fa­ther & mother et that obeys not to them in al thyngys lysum et honest and that helpys not to theyr parentys & freyndys that [Page] ar deyd by prayer the qwyche may draw theyr saowl fowrth of purgatory. Et sych chylder that doys no honowr to father & mother ar oftymys punyshyd of god in thys Warld in theyr propyr body et sowdayn deeth for yt ys so that the reward of them that honowrys father et mother ys of long lyue as says the ecclesyastyk in the .xiij. che­ptur. Qui honorat patrem suū vita viuet longior. Of the con­trary them that doys not ho­nowr to father & mother shal dy of oon in prowisyd deyth after the say of the psalmyst. Subito defecerunt et perierunt propter iniquitatem. Et indowtably they shal not by oōly punyshyd bodyly ī this Warld bot ī the o­ther vyth this shalbe punyshyd of ewytlestand damnacyon as yt apperys in Exodi in the .xxj. cheptur. Qui maledixerit patri vel matri morte moriat (ur). That ys to say that he that myssays to father or mother shal dy e­wyrlestandly. Et certanly the sayd fathers et mothers shoold informe et teche theyr chyldryn in the godly cōmandyment ys & chasty them qwen they fayke qwen they sweyr & blasphemys the name of god the qwych they le Wyttyngly for al the synnys that the chyldyr do ys et redon­dys and fallys aboue theyr fa­thers et mothers bot yf yt be that they chasty them or that they cauꝭ them to by chastyt by other after the say oft the ap­poystyl. Digni sunt morte non solum qui faciunt / fed etiam qui consentiunt facientibus. That ys to say they ar not oōly Wor­thy of deeth ewyrlestand the qwych do ys the syn / bot Wyth that they that ꝯsentys to them that doys yt. Et yt ys Weyl notyfyed that thys commandyment ys not oonly Wnderston­dyt of fathers & mothers flech­ly but yt ys Wnderstōd it Wyth thys of the prelatys of holy chyrch of curatys maysterꝭ lor­dys gooddoars et of prencye tē porestyꝭ on the qwych We shuld honowr vytht rewerēs & obeys­sans ī al thyngꝭ lysum & honest.

THe .v. commādyment ys. Nō occides. That ys to say Thow shal not kyl no man ageyns thys cō ma [...]yment doys they qwych killis thayr nightbowr ageynꝭ [Page] god & iustys be yt thayr parent charnel or other by yt to haue ys goodys / as by yre. Et yt ys oon of the .iiij. sinnys that asheꝭ at god that Wengans fall et cū on hym that ꝯmyttꝭ & doys thē Of thys We reyd ī genesy ī the iiij. chept (ur) that god sayd to cayn after that he had kyllit hys brother Abel. Ecce vox sanguinis fratris tui clamat ad me de ter­ra. Thys may say god to oon ewyrych kyllar. Sey heyr the Woys of the blood of thy bro­ther. That ys to say the Woys of the blood of thy prouchayn innocent by the kyllyt abo­ue the erth ashes Wengens at me of the. Et yt ys to notyfy that thayr ys .iij. mayneyr of menkyllars. Sum ar that kyllys the body oonly as doys vn­faythful pewpyl et tyrans the qwych has kyllyd et kyllys the Werray faythful pewpyl the qwych has suffert & suffrys for iesu crist. Et this killyng shuld not by dreydyd principaly qwen yt ys sustenyd for iustys. Sum kyllys the saowl oōly. That is to vnderstond qwan they draw theyr nyghtbowr to syn by bo­dyly ornemens by ewyl exēpyl that they gheue to other after has says saynt gregoyr qwych says. Tot mortibus qs dignus est quot exempla prauitatis in posteros reliquit. That ys to say that oon parson ys Worthy of ewyrlestand deth in hel of so maynay maynayrs of deth et payneꝭ of hel as he gheuys ewil exempyl to them that dwellys by hym. By qwych shuld dreyd mych they that fyndys nowel­lytys drawyng to syn. Et sant augustyn sayeth. Qui cōspectu populi male viuit quātum in eo est illum a quo attendit occidit. That ys to say that he that le­dys ewyl lyue in the presens of pewpyl kyllys in so mych that in hym ys & that ys to hym possybyl to hym that seys et behol­dys hym. Et yt is to vnderstōd the deeth of the soowl. Theyr ys sum that kyllis oon and the other that ys to Wnderstōd the saowl et the body in oon or two mayneyrs fyrst qwen ony pour chasses that the chyld qwych is in the Waam of the mother shoold by deth boorn / for the chyld than deys in body & saowl

Segundly qwen ony kyllys hym self by dyspayr or impa­cyens [Page] as We reyd of maynay kyngys & tyrans the qwych ar dampnyt in the deypnes of hel. Al the forsaid mayneyrs of kyl­lars ar prohybyt et defendyt by the sayd cōmandyment.

THe .vj. cōmandymēt ys. Non furtū facies. That ys to say thow shoold not by oon theyf in tay­kynet holdyng the goodys and substans of thy nyghtbowr a­geyns hys Wyll Wyt and leyff sychwys that yf he vnderstudyt yt Wold dyspleys hym thoght yt by newyr so small yf he the qwych takyꝭ & holdys theftusly Wyth cowrayge to steyl them & to beyr dāmage to hys nyght­bowr he synnys deydly et offencys ageyns this present cōmandyment as sayes saynt Tho­mas .ij. secunde .q.lxxvj. Et yf man robys qwhat lytel thyng that ewyr yt be and War yt bot oon capon or qwat other thyng & that they dyd eyt yt to gydder ych oon ys holdyng to restitu­cyon as for theyr part & porcyon in so mych as yt twychys hym as thus We say of them that taykys of treys et ȝardyns a­geyns the wyllys of them that yt partenys & of them that cowpys the grappys of the Wyn. Et of hontewrs qwyche Wyth theyr doggys et hors goys in the corne et domayges theyr nyghtbowrs and the carteyrs et others qwyche passys Wyth theyr cariye by the erth ful of corne & maykys vayes & roodye that ys dāmage to theyr nygthbowrs. Et also offendys & syn­nys deydly they that telys the laond wyth theyr plowch & by­thyng of the erth of theyr nightbowr for to grow theyr sayd laond and maykles yt of theyr nyghtbowrs. Synnys also the mayddeꝭ for to mayk fayt how sys & robys the medowys & fey [...] dys of other on the qwych key­pyng theyr bestys lattyng the eyt the corne et the medowys et inferrys tynsel et dāmayge to them the qwych apartenys the sayd corne et of thys ys Wryt­tyn in the decreyt the .vij. q. iiij. Furtum est iniust a ablatio rei quantumcun (que) parne. Et for thys caus shoold weel the fa­thers & mothers tech theyr chil­dryn that they do not rob no thyng from them no other par­son. Synnys also ageyns thys [Page] cōmandemēt them that holdys the thyngys that ar lefyt re­storeyꝭ not them ageyn yf they vyst to qwō they shuld by ghe­wyn or they shoold gheue them ī almows by the cōsell of theyr cōfesseurs that the ca [...] fal they Wayt not to qwom they shuld by ghewyn for as says sant ie­rom. Quod inuenisti et non re­stituisti rapuisti. Synys also ageyns thys cōmandyment al seruans that robys teftwsly the bred the Wyn flech eggys et other goodys of theyr may­ster et theyr maystres et ettys & Waystyst hē vyth owt theyr Wyttyng gheuing thē to theyr freyndys or other parsōs. Et also synnys & offēdys they that doys not Weeyl theyr ioyrnay doys les than they should do as to theweyrk that ys ghewyng to them et qwych resaw ys mor for theyr labowr. Synnys also the marchans that desawys theyr nyghtbowre by lesingys et in ferrys them dammayges byyng et sellant the thyng mor then yt ys Worth by the half et sellys yt mor for credens and swerrys et men swerys in ma­nay et dywers mayners they syn deydly by so maynay ty­mis aꝭ they do yt. Sinnys also ageyns thys cōmendymēt the hostylers qwych sellys cōtent­to theyr hostys the thyngyꝭ the half mor than yt yꝭ Worth age­yns theyr cōscyens. Et synnys ageyns thys commandyment them that lynnys syluer Wyth cōwenād hawand hop to resayf ony thyng aboue the pryncy­pal. Ageyns the qwych yt ys Wryttyn in sant luc in the .vj. cheptur. Muiuum date nichil indes perantes. That ys to say len Wythowt hop to haue prof­fyt. Et also sinnys they qwych sellys owerdeyr theyr goodys that they Wald not do et they had syluer content as yt appe­rys in the cheptur. Consu­luit de vsuris. Et also syn­nys ageyns thys present cōmā ­dyment them that byys prom­pely ony marchandys of ony power man. Et incōtynent for that they gheue sū delai of pay­mēt sellys to hym that yt Was boght of the sayd thyng mordeyr than yt Was sold also syn­nys grewously ageynꝭ thys cō ­mādymēt them thyat resawys or taykys gayge īmowabyl as [Page] medowys erthyꝭ Wyns & lēnys theyr syluer on that et resawys the fruyttys et qwen yt cūys that they resayf the sayd syluer rebatys not the Woorth of the said fruyttꝭ that they haue res­sawyd. Certaynly al mayneyr of peupyl ar holdyn to mayk restitucyon. Synnys also ageynꝭ this ꝯmādym̄t they the qwych byys the thingys that ar robyt the qwych eyttys thayr part of the sayd thyngꝭ also them that taykys ghyftys and presēs of iowys for al fych mayner of folk ar hoyldyn to restytucyon yf they Wold haue remyssyō of theyr sinnys by thyꝭ commandyment ys defendyt al decep­cyon peyrtly or pryuely by the qwych We caus other to leyf theyr gooddys. Et also defen­dys al symony et pluralyte of benyficys Wyth owt the caus by ryght. Et also ys defendyt to allow fals monny suppos that We haue beeyn trompyt. Et sychlyk ys defēdyt detrac­ryon blaphemyng / of other by the qwych We tayk a Way the good nam ī iowstely the qwych ys oftymys better than gret syluer et of thys We ar haldyn to mayk restytucyon for to say aperily the Weryte & to restoyr the good nam of them that We haue howrt and vytupyryd so mych as yt ys possybyl to by doyn. Et of also mych mor We ar holdyn as ve had dyffamyst a cowrt or on stayt. Ageyns thys cōmandyment synnys al lordys et superyowre that byfors or Wnryghtws accyons taykys of ther suggeꝭ mor than ryght et necessyte of the thyng publyk than yt reqwyrys. Et also them that Weyrrys Wn­ryght woly et that fylys Wyo­lently the fredowm of the chyr­che puttant chargys aboue yt & the mynistrys Wyth owt prof­fyt appeyrāt & strāȝant necessy­te. Synnys also ageynꝭ this cō mādyment Woman that caw [...] theyr chyldir Wnlawful in the steyd of theyr chyldir lawghful et they qwych dispēdys the goodys of theyr howsbans owtra­gewsly Wythowt the leyf & the ꝯsentymēt of theyr howsband. Et the men of chyrch that spendys the good of the chyrch in pō pys & pryd & fowlych dyspens et they that payeꝭ not theyr teynd Et also them that payes and quyttys not theyr testament of them that ar deyd et ar ī pre iu­stys [Page] of theyr saowllys. Et also synnys they qwych by syluer or prayers cawsys theyr chyldyr or freyndiꝭ to occupy the benyficys of the chyrch the qwych be­nyficys shoold gheuyn to them that ar suffybyand Wyth owt symony. Et Werytably they ar to cōsyder Weel the circum­stancys of placys / tyme & ꝑsons For mor synnys he qwyche ro­bys ī plays that ys sacryt that ys ī the chyrch no he that robyꝭ in oon plays that ys not sacryt et mor sinnys he that robys on soon day than he that robys on monownday or he that robys from oon power parson than he that robys from oon rych ꝑson the qwych powyr ꝑson has mor necessyte than oon rych parson has. Et indowttably yt ys to Wnderstond We should haue Wyl to restoyr al the dāmayge after the conseyl & iugemens of sayge confessowrs befor that We reffayff the benifysyꝭ of ab­solucyon. Et in deyd to gheue the thyng yf yt by in natur as mych et so Weyl as We may doo dewly. Et qwych may nat of al be restoyrit / restoyr of oon party Wych immortel Wyl of al restoyr / yf We haue qweyr of for as says saynt augustyn.

Non dimittitur peccatum nisi restituatur ablatum. That ys to say that the syn yꝭ newyr for­ghewyn no shalbe yf god the maykar as to the thyngyꝭ that ar stollyn Wyth owth they be restoryt to them to qwom We haue taykyn them from yf yt may be doon or to theyr hoyr­rys or in almows by the cōseyl of Wyis cōfessurs yf We Wayt not to qwom gheue them. Et yf We haf not qweyr of that al the les that We haue oon Wyl hoolily of thys to do Wyth owt fyccyon yf We haue ewyr ony thyng.

THe .vij. cōmandymēt ys. Non mechaberis. That ys to say thow shalt not by lycherows yt ys defendyt Wnder the payn of deydly syn al flechly company of man & Womē to gyddyr owt of the band of maryage & to say the contrary We er ageyns the fayth. By thys cōmandymēt also to them that ar in the band of uaryage as owt ys defendyt al mayner of twechemens ly­choro we ī the qwych & mayner [Page] almyghty god et natur Wold & has ordaynyt to be kyeppyt to haue linayge. Et ys the syn of so mych mor fowl et mor greyt qweyr goyest fowrth the fylth of the ordynans of natur by yt owt of maryage by the qwych yt ys War in maryage & of thyꝭ syn We shal speyk of the kyn­dys of the .vij. deydly synnys.

THe .viij. cōmādymēt ys. Non loqueris contra proximū tuū fal­sū testimoniū. That ys to say thow shal not beyr falꝭ vyttneꝭ ī iugement no owt of iugemēt. Et ys heyr defendyt al lesyn­gys et by especyal they that ar to the domayge of other. Et yt is Warꝭ yf ve assewr the lesyng by oth for than We mensweyr owrself the qwych We shoold not doo for to by oon man from deth by yt in iugement or owth of iugemēt. Et certaynly men­sweryng mayd in iugement yt ys a cas reseruit to the payp ageyns thys cōmendymēt syn­nys they that leys in cōfessyon cower and theyr sinnys or accu­sāt falsly other by the qwych they assewr. Synnys also they that eyryꝭ Wyt ower good Wyl diffamacyōs blaphemyn­gys of other affermand ower lyghtly ageyns god and theyr nyght bowr.

THe .ix. cōmandymēt ys. Non cōcupisces vxorem proximi tui. That is to say thow shoold not desir the vyf of thy nyghtbowr no hys dother no hys mayden in the .vj cōmandyment yt ys forbyddyn and defēdyt lychery as to the deyd. Bot by thys presant cōmandyment al cōcu­pyscēs flesly & Wulysū ageyns thys cōmandymēt sinnys thre manayr of pewpyl. The fyrst ar they qwych cowoyttys & des­yrys Wylfully to fulfyl lichery et to cum to yt yf it be possybyl yf they dred not the World or sclandyr of men. Et qwych for to cum to the sayd deyd sendys lettrys / messangeyrs ghyfty [...] et maykys / may nay / promes / le syngys / et maykys cownte­nans et beholdyngys other to draw to syn. Segundly synnys ageyns thys cōmādymēt they that Weshys ornys et polycys theyr to that they by desyry [...] flesly. The thryd mayner ys of them that synnys that desyrys [Page] not & Wold not bedesiryd char­nelly. Et qwych proposyt not to fulfyl the deyd bot they delyt oōly ī oon long thotgh of liche­ry by the ful cōsentynēt of lady raysson for sych long dylectacy­on ys deydly syn et as so mych ys mor greyt syn ys the parsōs ar by they of lignage or relygy­on or maryed.

THe .x. cōmandymēt ys. Non concupisces rem ꝓximitui. That ys to say thowshalt not desyr the goodys of other. Et cer­taynly yt ys heyr defēdyt theft as to the Wyl for yt ys defēdyt to the .vj. cōmandyment as to deyd. Ageyns thys cōmandy­ment sinnys they qwych Wyth cowrayge dylyuer desyrys in­iustly the good of theyr nygt­bowr doyng them payn of al theyr power to caus them to leys theyr goodys. Et cer­tanly by sych desyrs they fal ost in. Enwy / et inpacyens of hys estayt in spekyng ageyns god for yt ys Weyllyk to hym the qwych cowytyꝭ that he has bettyr desserwyt or that he ys mor Worthi to haue sych good­dis no oon sych bi he hyꝭ nyght­bowr or other. Et yt lykys hym that god doys hym mych Wrong et that fowlych ys he that seruys hym. Et also qwen domayge cūmys to other he ys gled et says that god has doon ryght to haue send hym sych oon dāmayge for hys ewylnes also sinnyꝭ they that denyes the Werkys of meyrcy bodyly and spyrytwaly et Wyl not fawor the powers that ar ordaynyt in necessite opinly. Et yt ys We­rite qwen they haue veyl qweyr of & goodis suꝑflews the qwych aꝑtenyꝭ to the powr the qwych sych pewpyl cowytys ower ar­dently et rekys not of theyr powr parentys et the good ser­wans of god diys of hōger. Et qwen they hold the seruys of theyr seruans. Et Wnder the schodow of fowndyn of chyr­chys orchapellys ordo almw [...] holdyng the goodys of other the qwych We Wayt to qwom We shoold restoyr them saynt to thē self that they the qwych they apperteyn ar ower rych et Wold dyspend them Wor. Et yt ys to not by oon rewl gene­ral qwat sum ewyr good to cū or for to ēpesh ewyl We shoold [Page] not syn no owerpas the cōman­dymentys of god.

¶The fyrst cheptur shalbe trayttyt of the certayn dysputacyon ageyns the fals cry­styn men.

Qwē yt ys to the fyrst cheptur & party of thys p̄sent traytte it ys to not that theyr ys maynay fals crystyn men & Woomē the qwych says Wyth theyr mowth oonly that they beleyf Weyl in god and in the holy vryttyꝭ the qwych god has pronōcyd by hym et be hys holy prophetys. Bot newer the ses / they thynk of the contrary by effec. Of the qwych says sant pol in the pystyl qwych ys Wryttyn to ys dyssypyl tytus in the fyrst cheptur qwen he says. They shryue Wyth mowth that they Wnderstond god. Bot they deney by thayr Weyrkys. Cōfitentur se nosse deum factis autem negant. Et for that they fals theyr fayth ī gret peryl & dānacyon of theyr [Page] faowllys. For qwhat ewyr he be that Wold besawyt yt ys ghaynant that he beleyf & haue faythful & hoyl fayth apprewyt by good Werkys. Thys the qwych doys not they that ar coustumyt to say yf they be ioyꝭ of paradys et of paynes of hel et purgatory. The Wryt says yt ys oon merweullus thyng. Sych mayner of pewpyl they gayn say not symply et hollyly the holy Wryt et the fayth ca­tolyk that holdys et affermys yt. Bot also sych pewpyl cer­tanly yf they de ī sych oon stayt they shalbe damnyt. For the crystyn fayth shoold be sewr Wyth constāt fors Wyth owt ony dowt no heresy. Sych vys yf theyr com oon angel of he­wyn qwych preshyt oon other fayth than yt of owr salwyowr et redemptur iesu chryst We shoold not beleyf it as that sayꝭ the apoystyl in the pystyl Wryttyn to the hebrews in the fyrst cheptur. Licet angelus de celo euāgeliȝet vobis preter quam eua [...]geliȝamus vobis anathe­masit. Certanly fayth ys the fyrst ettwys al the Wertus Wyth owt the qwych the other ar of no valeur no of no proffyt ys yt ys qwych makys the mā son of god be baptysyng so as says the apoystyl in the pystyl to galatyens. Omnes filij dei estis per fidem. No men may be the son of god bot be fayth yt aperys ī the vangelyst sant ioon in the fyrst cheptur. Debit eis potestatē filios dei fieri his qui credunt in nonine eius. yt ys the fundatur of the fayth et of al meryt. Of the qwych fondemēt says the apoystyl in the segund cheptur qwen he says. No mā may put other fondemēt bot he qwych as put yt that ys to Wnderstond the fayth of iesu chryst. Fundamē ­tum aliud nemo potest ponere preter illud quod positū est iesuꝭ cristus id est fides cristi. Et for that yt ys inpossybyl to pleys god Wyth owt parfyt fayth as yt ys Wryttyn by the apoystyl in the pystyl to the hebrews in the .xj. cheptur. Sine fide īpos­sibile est placere deo. For as the brāchys of the tredryys & deys also soon as the root ys deyd. Self Wayes ys the Werkys of crystyn men et Women ar deyd et of no effec for to meryt [Page] the ewyrlestand qwen they ar partyt of solydyte et of the ferme cōstans of the fayth of owr redemptur. As to thys caus al crystyn pewpyl shoold desyr to lyue and dy in the fayth of the chyrch. Et shoold beleyf hold ferm by the .xij. artykylꝭ of the fayth. For he qwych mysbele­yffys moon artykyl he ys in Way of damnacyō. For that no men may besauyt no shalbe Wyth owt faythful and hoyl fayth of the .xij. artykyls qwych ar contenyt in thy fayth that ys in the credo. Thys aperys by the Woord of owr sawy­owr et redemptur iesu chryst in the gospel of sant marc. He that beleyffys not he shalbe dā ­nyt. Quinon crediderit cōdam­nabytur. Or yt ye so in the .v. artykl of owr fayth contenyt in the credo sant phelyp appoy­styl says of the redemptur iesu chryst that he dyscendyt in hel­lys. Descendit ad īferna tertia die. He dyd incontynent qwen the saowl Was partyt of the body. Thoght it be so thath the sayd saowl vas Wnyt vyth the diuinyte. Et discēdyt ī the lymbe of the fathers qweyr he dyd abyd from the howr of non of holy fryday qwych Was the howr of the deeth of iesu chryst Wnto the howr of hys bleshyt resurrexyon. Alwayes the dy­wynyte Was ewer vnyt Wyth the saowl ī so mooch as he vas in the hellys. Et Wyth the bo­dy qwych lay ī the sepulkyr Of the redemptur. Et yt ys gh [...] ­nant to not that befor the pas­syon of iesu chryst theyr Was ī hel .iiij. receptakyle et placye the qwych al saowlye discendyt to after the dyuersyte of theyr estyat ī the qwych they deyd. For the qwych deyd parfytly ewyl descendyt qweyn they ar ȝyt present in hel of damnyt paynes of the qwych We shal speyk heyr after. Et iesu cryst discendyt not in that hel for he delyuryt non of that plays. For in hel thayr ye no redemp­cyon as says sant gregoyr in the .ix. cheptur of hys mor [...]le [...] The meyrcy of god doyēt ꝑdon delyuryꝭ neuyr them qwych y [...] iustye as onys cōdamnyt ī the payne byl placys of hel. Ne­qua (quam) vltra misericordia ꝑcen­tis liberat quoe semel in locis penalybus iusticia iudicanti [...] [Page] damnat. Et for that ve shoold no Ways pray for them. Thyꝭ cōfyrmys sant augustyn in oon of has sermons qweyr he saye Et yt var so that I Wnderstud that the saoul of my father var in hel I shoold no mor pray for hym than for the dewyl. The segund plays & princypal of hel qwych as aboue the plays of them that ar damnyt ys the lymb of the chyldryn that ar deeth boorn qwych deys in the syn original ī the qwych plays the saowffys of they chyldryn as payn of dammayge that ys to say pryuacyon of the syght of god. For thayr ys not in the sayd plays ony payn sensybyl Bot theyr is dyrkneꝭ owtwart That ys of the pryuacyō of the Wysyō of god et of the grace of god Et in thys plays iesu cryst dyscendyt not no delyueryt nō no Wyl not delyuer non. Rays­son qweyr for that theyr War not captabyls of the grays of iesu crhyst / the saowllys of the chylder deyant Wyth owt cyr­consyon. Et now after the pas­syon of iesu cryst / theyr dyscen­dys the chyldryn qwych deys Wyth owt baptysyng. The thyrd plays of the sayd hel ys purgatoyr the qwych ys aboue the lymb of the sayd smal chyl d [...]n the qwych ys oon fyer corporal byrnāt sharply & mer­ueylleus to suffyr of the qwych ve shal speyk in the last cheptur of thys present trayttye. Et in the qwych plays ar punyshyt the saowllys of them that as not fulfyllyt theyr pennans in thys World as to Worthy sa­tyffaccyon. Of the quych playꝭ they vat put forth be the redēp­tur iesu cryst qwen he dyscēdyt in the lymbe of the fathers. They qwych var sufyffycyētly purget or qwych as meryt or deseruyt that they shoold be di­syueryt in the dyscens of iesu cryst. The .iiij. plays aboue hel is the lymb of the holy fatherꝭ of the qwych they War pryuyt for sum tym of the vysyon of god Wyth owt ony other payn For they had not no thoyllyt not no payn sēsybyl. Et ī thys plays dyscendyt iesu cryst & dyd brest the portys. Et put forth owr holy fathers in the qwych plays befor sayd no men descē ­dyt no shal descend newer mor. By thys that sayd ys clerly yt [Page] apperys by the .v. artykyl of owr fayth that ve shoold of no Wys dowt bot thayr yꝭ oon hel ordant by the iustys of god for to punysh them that deys ī the stayt of deydly syne wyrle stand Et oon purgatory for to purge owr synnyꝭ & for to mayk the layf of the pennans of owr syn­nys. The qwych they that de­cedys of thys present Warld in the stayt of grace may not do parfytly theyr pennans so that they ar taykyn Wyth bodyly deyd. Bot yt ys oon thyng merweullows that sum Warldly peupyl of thys presant Warld ar so holdyn in the temporel thyngys. That be so gret cu­pidyte that they desyr the thyn­gys trāsytoyrꝭ that they forȝet the spyrytwel thyngys. Sych mayner of pewpyl the dewyl ledyꝭ the voorld & the flech that they Wnderstond not theyr self that they beleyf not that theyr ys oon other paradys bot the playsanset pōpes of the Warld that theyr aꝭ no other hel for to punysh owr Wekyt synnys ly­cherows et Wrechydnes in the qwych they leyff in. Thys qwych ꝓcedys by fault of fayth Wyth owt the qwych as I haue declaryth heyr befor the qwych yt ys inpossybyl at ewyr they besawyt. Et in short I shal de­clayr that theyr as oon hel by the Wryttys et autorytes of of holy docturs I suppos also that the dewyl of hel ettwys al the tēptacions of the qwych he tempys mā he efforeys hym gretumly aboue al thyngyꝭ for tayk the eyn of the fayth from them. By the qwych he be­leyffys that hel ys oon plays ordaynyt by the iustys of god for to punysh the ewyl doars et transgressurs of the cōmen­dymens of god qwych ar dam­nyt ewyrlestandly. Et thye doys the dewyl that he may mor eythly led the saowl be the blyndnes that he blyndyꝭ them by the Way of deydly synet do­yand synvyth owt dreyd of ony payn They to qwom he shawyꝭ not the payn of hel. The qwych he beleyffys not to be / he fallye sowdanly ī the payn the qwych he dowtye not. Et to the may­ner of the hang man the qwych bandys the eyn of the trayttur of the qwyche he Wyl smyt of the heyd. Thoght yt be so that [Page] the sayd traytur beleyffys that he shoold not smyt hym so soon et that he shoold lat hym speek mor. In the fygur of thys the kyng Sedechyas had the eyn bryssyng by the kyng Nabego­donosar and Was led in baby­lon as yt apperys in the .iiij. Book of the kyngys in the last cheptur. By the qwyche ys gheuyn to Wnderstond that Nabegodonozor that ye the dewyl of hel taykys a Way the eyn of the kyng Sedechyas. That ys to say that he blyndyꝭ the powyr and Wrechyd syn­ner tayk and from hym the fayth the qwyche he shoold ha­ue and the beleyffyng of the paynys of hel. Et ledys hym fynaly in the captyuyte Wre­chydnes penabylyte of babylon That ys the horrybyl payn confusyon and sorow of hel. Thys I presuppos and say that hel ys and that We shoold not dowt for sum rayssons and certayns causys qwyche I shal say. The fyrst ys. For yf yt appertenys to the gloyr and magnyfycens of oon temporel kyng to haue fayr and greyt pallays for the resydens of hym et of hys pew­pyl and frendys selfwayes yt appartenys to hym to haue fossys and prysons for to put and hold ys mysdoars and others cōtrary ennemys. By mor rayssonyt appartenys to the kyng of gloyr qwyche ye kyng and lord of gloyr aboue al other kyngys qwyche ar aboue the eerth and for to haue oon pal­lays for them that ar good that ys the hewyn. Et oon pryson for thē that are wyl the qwych ar Wnfaythful and transgres­surs of the commandymens of god / that ys to Wnderstond hel The segund raysson ys / for god owr salwyowr and redemptur iesu cryst ys so good so iust that he Wold not in no mayner of vys leyf no thyng ī his reawm and lordshyp be yt in hewyn or in eerth that War fowl et dys­honnest and Wnryghtus War yt ony syn or delyt qwyche dyd byd vnpunyshyt & Wnsatyssyet Et aꝭ to this as Iob ī the .xxiiij chept (ur). God leyf thow no thyng inpunyshyt / thoght yt be oon smal thoght bot he punyshyt. Deus inultū abire nichil putit (ur) [Page] minimum etiam cogitatum. For yt ys that We se syndry synnars dy Wyth owt pēnans the qwych dyis ī theyr howrdoms and mysdoyngys the qwych as contynuyt in theyr mysdoyn­gys and lycherys. The others dyis in Wrechydnes & of thys they haue not suffert no paynyꝭ in thys World. For the qwyche ys neydful to conclud that they shalbe punyshyt in oon other World. Et the placys of the a­boue sayd punycyon ys hel. Et as We sey the lawys posyty­wys dyscernys and ornys that the aboue said synnarꝭ for theyr demerytys shalbe send in ba­nyshyng parpetuel. Sychwys the iustys of god Wyl and ordanys that they synnars by send in hel in the qwyche they shal haue payne wyrlestand. Item et yf the iustys ecclesyastyk partys and puttys forth ony syn­nar qwan they cū to theyr gra­wyng of the company of fayth­ful crystyn men beryen them furth of the holy eerth in pro­phayn placys fowl et fylthful. Qwheyr for may not than the iustys of god the qwyche ys Wyth owt comparayson mor greyt than the iustys ecclesya­styks part ewyrlestandly sum saowllys Wnworthy of the cō pany of santtys leyffand them oon plays fowl et fylthful and gheuāt them in the banyshyng Wrechyt of hel. Item al man Weyl ordaynyt in good raysson says that god the makar ys sowerantly sayge. Et the fyrst et sowerayn good of the qwych may no man be better. Et yf yt be so as thow beleyffys that god ys of al makar and gower­nowr of thys World. Thow shoold not beleyf no say that he be blyndyt and that he seys not clerly the thyngys qwyche ar mayd in thys World. Et thow shoold not beleyff yf he saw them bot he Wnderstōdys them parfytly. Et also thow shoold not beleyff that he be so ī iwst bot that he gheue reward to good paynys to ewyl qweyr for yt ghanys necessaryly to infer that in hel ys the plays ordaynyt for punyshon of the sayd ewyl so as paradys ys or­daynyt for the good and for the reward of the good pewpyl. [Page] Others rayssons and parswa­syons may be heyr mayd bot I leyf them for caus of shortnes. Et I haue not allegyt the sayd rayssons bot for them that ar obstynat infaythful the qwych mysknowys les god than the thyngyꝭ insensybyls the qwych obeys to the makar and to hys Word thys that doys not the sayd Wnfaythful pewpyl. For the reed se to the playsyr of god obeyant to the makar dyuy­dyt / yt self and mayd Way to the chyldryn of ysrael qwyche passyt Wyth in yt qwyche ap­perys in Exodi in the .xiiij. che­ptur. The flood iordayn obey­ant to god dyd draw yt abayk for to gheue passage to the sayd chyldryn of ysrael so as yt apperys in Iosue ī the .iij cheptur The stoonys et hye rochys of armon inclynyt them to obey to god for to gheue them pas­sayge to the sayd chyldryn of ysrael as qwych apperys in the book of Numeri in the .xxj. cheptur. The rooch obeyant to god dyd cast abondans of Watyr by two tymys / as yt appe­rys in the book of Numeri in the .xvj. et .xx. chepturs. Et the sown obeyant to god the makar dyd draw baykware on to the oryent / for yt Was .x. howrs and .x. other howrs War adiowstyt in the tym of kyng Ezechias / as yt apperys in the kyngys ī the .xx. cheptur Et in the tym of Iosue the sayd sown & also the moon did obey to god the create ^r et arrestyt theyr self and dyd abyd by the spays of oon day Wyth owt steryng of oon plays. Qwhat shal thow say thow myserabyl and Wrechyd synner Wnfaythful yf the thyngs insensybyls o­beys to the Word et to the Wyl of god the maker. The qwych creatwrys as no Wnderston­dyng. By mor raysson thow shoold be obeyant to the Word of god the makar qwyche says to the and affermys in syndry placys et passayges of the holy catholyk techyng ewangelyk. That hel ys oon plays orday­nyt for to punysh the Wrechyd synners qwyche dyis in the stayt of deydly syn / Wyth owt shryuyng et Worthy pennans. Thys he says to the fyrst sal­wyowr [Page] in the gospel Wryttyn be ys ewāgelyst sant Mathow in the .v. cheptur qwen he says. Cursyt dānyt go ȝe to the fyer of hel ewyrlestād. Ite maledicti in ignem eternum. Et mor ex­pressyly he expressys the plays qwen he says by hys scrybe saynt Luc spekand of the ewyl rych in the .vj. cheptur that he ys deyd et grawet in hel. Mor­tuus est diues et sepultus est in inferno. By the qwych aucto­ryteȝ apperys clerly that hel ys oon horrybyl plays et of sharp sorow. Et for that powyr Wn­faythful peupyl qwych as ȝowr hart so indurcyt dreyd ȝe not & dowtys not to fal in the byt­ter payn of hel. Be ȝe certayn et dowt not that ȝe sey or ȝe may not sey fyndry thyngys natu­rells the qwych shoold be lyk to ȝow Wnfaythful War not yt that ȝe haue cowstum to se them. Et certanly yf oonchyld War norryshyt in oon caue that War dyrk Wyth owt lyght that he dyd not se no sown no­mown to the ȝearrys et aage of dyscrecyon and selfwayes that they sayd to hym that theyr ys oon cleyr lythnyng sown that lyghtnys al the World. Et also oon fayr lyght that lyghtnys al the nyght by al the varld the nyght and so maynay sterys qwych ar the ornement of the heuyn. Et selfwayeꝭ that theyr ys so maynay fayr creaturys ī thys World et so maynay fayr edyffycys aboue the eerth. Also Wyth fyndry other thyngys naturells qwyche ar merweyl­lows to beleyff. Et indowta­byly thys may be to hym Wn­faythful also as ȝe thynk the paynes of hel to ȝow Wnfayth­ful. Bot qwen the chyld qwych as beynnorryshyt in oon plays that ys dyrk et that he cūmys aboue the eerht ī oon cler plays and that he seys thys that they haue spokyn to hym befor / he Wyl merweyl & Wyl vnderstōd by experyens thys that he dow tyt to be faythful. Sychlyk qwen ȝe cum to hel ȝe beleyf et Wnderstondys the thyng by experyēs thys that We haue seyn by so maynay tymys sayd and preshyt of the horrybyl et mer­weyllows paynys of hel. Bot helas yt shalbe ower layt. For [Page] that so mooch that We by ī thiꝭ Warld lat vs not by incredibyl The payn of the ewyl rych the qwych said to abraam I am tormentyt in thys law of fyer of hel yt shoold be to ȝow suffy­cyant exampyl of dreyd. No merweyl ȝe not that ve be ewyr lestandly ī the fyer of hel ī payn and sorow Wyth owt deyng. For as says saynt Augustyn in the .xxj. cheptur of the cyte of god. That yt ys a merweyl­lows thyng to leyff in the fyer and to be norryshyt Wyth owt suffyr sorow and that to leyf et suffyr payn. Thys that We may se in thys World by expe­ryens of the salemandyr the qwych leyffys Wyth in the fyer and may not leyf other part. Et maynay syndry examplys bot for caus of shortnes I leyf them al. Et qwo Wyl reyd of lym and the condycyon of yt et other dyuers examplys they may fynd by experyens the qwyche We may say ar lesyn­gys War not that We saw the cōtrary a for owr eyn. Qwheyr for than sen yt is so that so maynay thyngys naturells ar mer­weyllows and lykys to be im­possybyl to them qwych as not had experyens. Et alwayes qwen they haue had experyens of the sayd paynys of hel or qwen they gheue fayth to them that as had exsperymens. Sych lyk of necessyte yt is ghanāt that yt be so of fals crestyn pewpyl and other Wnfaythful qwych beleyffys not thys that they rehers of the paynys of hel. For they man that passys to the sayd plays of hel after theyr deeth for to haue impor­tabyl and inextymabyl expery­ens of the sayd paynys of hel or that they gheue fayth to thē that as feld them by experyens The ewyl ryche aboue sayd of the qwych story yt ys long to rehers has rehersyt ys ī the story of saynt Luc in the .xv. cheptur he had ressaywyt of god in this World the goodys temporells & he beant in torment & paynys of hel leftyt ys eyn ī hye towart the lymbe of the fathers in the qwych he saw abraam and the powyr seppyr man that beggyt from hym. To the qwych the cursyt ryche ha refusyt the al­mows [Page] Et incōtynent the ewyl rych as so mych as he myght cry Wyth hye Woys & sayd. Fa­ther abraam pleyssyt the to ha­ue pytye and meyrcy of me and send me heyr the ladyr heyr to me that he Weyt the eynd of hiꝭ fynger in cold Watyr theyr to that he may lat oon gowt fal oon my tong. For I am horry­byly byrnt et tormentyt in this low of fyer. To the qwych A­braam answeryt. Soon of per­dicyon thynk oon that thow as had the habōdās of the goodys in the World and al thy plesans Woluptys et desyrs. Et the powyr ladyr has had nothyng bot tribulacyōs. Et as to thys caus he has heyr consolacyon plesans et rest Wyth owt that he haue no thoyl ony other payn sensybyl. Et thow shalbe ewyr mor in tormens & paynys for thy syn. Et yf the sayd Wn­trewabyl and fals catholykye Wyl not sewyrly beleyf the said ewyl rych bot that they Wyl haue other approbacyons I shal allyge them & bryng other Wytnes of the qwyche they shuld be content.

DE reyd ī the gospel of sant ioon in the .xij. che­ptur that the Saytterday be for palme soon day the .vj. day / befor hesterday cowntant the sayd saytterday & hesterday Wyth other .iiij. dayes in put. That owr salwyour iesu cryst com in bethany in the hows of oon man callyt leprows. The [Page] qwych Was haylytof leypyr et of mesellery by owr salwyowr et redemptur. Et for that he ys callyt lepreus. Et he gra­thyt to hym oon souper mary magdelayn & mary marthe they War domestykys & famylyers of the sayd symon lepreus to qwych souper cum / maynay io­wys not of al for the louf of ie­sus bot for the lowe to sey & eyr speek lazarus the brother of the sayd maryes qwych of the new vas roysin from deeth to lyue & Was set at the tabyl the qwych they prayet hym that he Wold speek of the poynys of hel and specyaly to declayr them. He shew befor al the existens the syndry placys et paynes of hel et determynyt thē ryght dyly­gently al the horrybyl syeges et al the abhomynabyls Wre­chydnes the qwych they that ar damnyt suffrys ī hel. So as reharsys sant augustyn in the book mayd by hym of the Wor­dys of owr lord. Et the segund cheptur shal declayr the fyrst of the sayd paynys followyng Et verytabyl fayth et credens shoold be adiouxtyt of the pay­nyꝭ to the ewyl rych aboue sayd qwych feld them qwen he spak to the sayd habraam et as feld them et shal feyl thē ewyr mor Et also ewyr mor We shoold gheue fayth to the sayd laȝa­rus qwych by the tym et spays of .iiij. dayes vas in hel qweyr he myght se al the paynyꝭ & pla­cys of hel. Thys that god vold haue doyng for owr instruccyō theyr to that We may be mor certayn of the sayd paynes and mor dylygens to shew them by good Werkys. Et certanly the sayd lazarus qwych rehersys the sayd paynyꝭ of hel ī the pre­sēs of owr redēptur myght not say bot Weryte. For he spak in the presēs of hym that Wnderstwd al. By the qwych no man may thayk caus of ygnorans bot theyr yꝭ oon hel ī the qwych ar the damnyt. Et qwo other Ways holdys opynyon or beleyffys the oposyte shalbe soon of the dewyl meyt & noryshyng of the fyer of hel in the qwych they shal byrn ewyrlestandly vyth owt ewyr that they haue cōsolacyon. Et thoght yt be so that I may allege syndry holy parsons the qwych haꝭ seyn the sayd paynes & as reweyllyt thē [Page] to syndry as yt apperys of sant scaryoth et of the two sonnys of sant symeon. Et of syndry othyr the qwych dyd roys vyth iesu cryst apperyt & shew them to syndry ī the cyte of ierusaelē thus as the text of the gospel berys Wytnes. Et self Wayes apperyt the self soon of symeon to ioseph of aromathy & reueyl­lyt to hym syndry thyngys of the sayd paynes of hel. Alwayeꝭ this quych I haue vryttyn may suffys for the faythful crystyn men the qwych shoold haue by this that said ys mor ferm & cō ­stant fayth to beleyff the hor­rybyls paynys of helet of the qwych I shal speyk heyr after.

¶The segund chep­tur shal traycte of the fyrst payn of hel seyng by lazarus beāt in the partyes of hel.
¶Pryd

THe holy man la­ȝarus at the re­quest of the asy­stans of the sou­per aboue sayd ī the hous of the sayd symon le­preus so as says sant augustyn in the book of the Wordys of owr lord self Ways by the cō ­mandymens of the redemptur et salwyowr iesu cryst dyd be­gyn to shaw be ordyr sum of the pryncypal paynes of hel the qwych he had seyng ī hel. Thyꝭ qwych after Was preshyt of the appoystyls by mary mag­daleynet other holy dyscyplys of owr lord. Et after they haue beyn put in Wryt / not that a mortel man myght sufffycy­ently Wryt them no pronons. Bot in so mooch that mynd et engyn of mankynd may haue cōprehendyt et holdyn. Et cer­tanly thoght yt be so that thys qwych shalbe Wryttyn heyr after be mer Weyllous to theyr lementabyl to pronōs & dreyd­ful to sey in to payntyng or hy­story alwayes no man may paynt no mak hystory of the hondreth party of thys qwych ys in the real exystems. Et to thys yt ys not neydful to haue other Wyttnes bot the Wryt­tyngꝭ of the gentylls and pay­ans. The quych as had fayth of the sayd paynys of hel. For Wyrgyl says in the .vj. book of Eneydes that yf he had oon hōdreth tongys & oon hendreth mowthys et the Woys of y [...] or of latton he myth not cōpre­hend al the syndry formys and maynars et al the dyuers na­mys of the paynys of hel. No [...] michi sint lingue centum si [...] or a que centum ferrea vox om­nes stelerum cōprehendere fo­rās omnia penarum parcurere nomina possū. Et as this caus theyr ar mych to dreyd and in dowt. Sayd than lazarus to the assystens I haue seyn in hel fyrst aboue oon yl imbrasyt of fyer & byrnstoon byrnant / gret quantyte of weyllys of myslys theyr qwych dyd towrn by gret impetwosyte cōtynually Wyth [Page] owt ony rest. Et to the partys owtwart et inwart of the sayd Weyl War tadys fessynyt of byrnant yrn to the qwych they War hong Wrechydly the sa­owffys of prydful pewpyl the qwych dyd Weyp & cry & sorow et murn blasphemant the nam of god lynand qwych mayd them for to thool sych paynys.

Et neyr the sayd hyl thayr Was oon horrybyl dewyl na­myt lamathan captayn of pryd et kyng aboue al the soonnys of pryd / the qwych Was trans­formyt ī fygur of oon beyst of merueyllows gretnes. For he vas / as yt lykyt mor gret than al the / hyllys of the World yt had the eyn as two hyllys byrnant the mowth so mooch so horrybyl as it Warlyk that he myght Worray .x. thowsand men of armys of the qwych mouth com furth agret bran­don of feyr mextinguabyl the qwych cowyryt the sayd Wre­chyd saowllye qwych War fes­synyt to the sayd qweyllys. The sayd best dyd hold in hys patys oon gret & merweyflowe stayf of fyer bryngyng et Wyth the qwych he dyd smyt et scruge the sayd saowllyꝭ. Et ewyrych turnyng that they sayd Weyl­lyꝭmayd he dyd smyt vyth hys cursyt byrnand says aboue the hye of the qweyl sayād go down cursyt prydful peupyl & go down in the fyer et byrnston byrnant law ȝow in the deypnes of dā ­nacyon et fyer ewyrlestād. For thys that ȝhe Wold haue beyn leftyt ī the vorld by Wanyte of pryd. O what ꝓfyttys to ȝow now ȝowr greyt / pryd / pōpys / clothys of dyssolucyon / yowr goldyn shaynys / yowr precy­ows stoonys / yowr long et su­perfleu tayllys / by the qwych suꝑfleuyte ȝe haue had hōnowr & exaltacyon ī the vorld ȝe haue not beleyffyt / no obeyt / honow ryt / serwyt to god. Et for the retrybucyon and reward ewyr mor ewyrlestandly ȝe shalbe heyr Wyth me. Et for yowr pryd et eleuatyon ȝe shalbe con­fundyt ī the fyer of ewyrlestād damnacyon. Et at ewyrych Word that he sayd he dyd smyt Wyth gret and merweyllows strokys aboue the sayd saowl­lys the qwych blasphemyt the [Page] nam of god et cursyt of thys that they haue beyn so damnyt sayand. ve / ve. alas / alas. Cur­syng and maledyccyō fala boue We. Cursyt by the feyt that as boorn Ws for ȝe haue born We by your cursyt ganyng in dyssolut placys in the qwych ve haue shawyng yowr prydys superfleus & bonbans. Now ȝe ar entryt in thys horrybyl dā ­nacyon of the qwych ȝe shal ne­wyr go furth. Cursyt be your handys qwych excertyt yow to put et grayth the īuencyons of the dewyl of hel pompys / clo­thyngys dyssolut by your twe­chyngs ȝe haue lost the crown of gloyr and ȝe ar in thy Weyl­lys of fyer et byrnstoon byrnāt of the qwych ȝe shal newyr part Cursyt be thow hart that be they ewyl rogytacyōs & thoght ys dylectacyons thow as pry­uyst We of the ioye of hewyn.

Now thow art in sorow the qwych newyr morthow shal be consolyt of ony gledneꝭ. O cur­syt tong how maynay ewyllys thow as doyng how maynay fowlysh Wordys thow as pro­noncyt of the et of other / as to thys caus thow shal cry heyr oon thowsand thowsand of ȝearryꝭ & theyr shalbe noon that shal gheue the consolacyon but payn trybulacyon et affleccyon Cursyt be ȝe eyn qwych nywy [...] oon drop of Wather dyd Weyp for your synnys. Now Weyp befor the dewyllys Wrechyt damnyt et qwen ȝe haue Weypt pyt by oon towsand towsan [...] of ȝearrys et than ȝe shalbe to begyn. Et ȝe shal fynd no man to cōfort ȝow no to gheue yow consolacyon. O cursyt hylly [...] fal aboue Ws et cower We and oppres We to no thyng in thys fyer of ewyrlestand damnacyō Sych et sych lyk lamentacyōs makys the sayd dānyt saowl­lyꝭ of prydful peupyl the qwych as beyn indyscord Wyth own pays. As to thys caus theyr y [...] ꝯtinuelly mowymēt the qwych ys newyr ful of honneur bodthys as yt ys Wryttyn in t [...] gret decret in the .lxxxiiij. dy­styncyon. Man alefyt bypr [...] shal fal on the day of iugement in the punyshon of the dewyl of hel. Et eleuatus in superbio [...] in iudiciū cadet diaboli. Thys [Page] [...]s yt apperys of the saowllys [...]amnyt aboue sayd the qwych [...]r ryghtowsly said be punishyd [...]n the Weellys of hel. For the [...]rydful pewpyl ys lyk to the Weyl of the qwych the party by [...]eeth turnys et montys in hye [...] sum tym in law placys in hye stayt bot fynaly beyt in thys World or in oon other yt fallys [...]nlaw. For he most meyk hym [...]n thys Woorld by Wnderston­ [...]yng of hys fragylyte & leyffād [...]f the pompys dyssolus to the [...]wych they ar mekyt cōfusant­ [...]y to the sayd Wyellys & paynes of hel of the qwych may be Wn [...]erstōdyt the say of the prophet [...]n the psalm .lxxvj. qwē he says [...]ox tonitrui tui in rota. Et Werytably thys ys oon dreyda [...]yl thondyr of the iustyꝭ of god [...]wen yt ghanys that the saowl [...]s of the cursyt prydful pew­ [...]yl ar so tormentyt in the Weel [...]s et paynys of hel. Off thyr [...]eelys says not oonly the ho­ [...] Wryt bot wyth that the [...]ryttye of the poettys / gētyls payens. Ouide in hys .iiij. [...]ook of methamorphose says [...]hat yxyon ys tormētyt in oon Weel Wrechydly Wyth owt ony cessyng. Doluitur yxyon et es­quitur (que) fugit (que). Et Wirgil in ys .vi. book of eneydes sayand of the sayd paynys of hel / says that the saowllys damnyt ar bound to the bemys of the Wel­lys to the qwych they ar hanyt Radijs (que) rotarum districti pendent. Et for that al men et Wo­men qwych as the dreyd of god befor theyr eyn they may heyr say by opyn attestacyons et ap­probatyons that ys by the re­welacyons of the lazarus. Et by auctoryte of the Wryt not oonly of the psalmyst bot Wyth thys the poetys qwych as the prophetys the ologyens of poy­ens as that says Ioon gers [...]n in the book of hye, Theologye mystyk that the sayd Weys [...]ys et Wrechyd paynye of hel of the sayd Wrechyd pewpyl ar mych to shew. Et that ewyr ych oon shoold meyk hym self et leyff theyr pompys and Wanyteȝ of thi Wrechyd Warld Wyth greyt meyknes tayk [...] ̄d exāpyl of the gloryowꝭ sātꝭ of hewyn [...]throw the qwych We may ewayd the payns of bel, Et We shoold [Page] not trust in ryches myght no dygnyte tēporel that We may haue. For god qwych ye ryght iust & qwych as mayd the gret & the smal sparye no man be he newye so myghtful. Bot of so mych mor that the damnyt as beyn mor gret lordys et as had mor gret dygnyte ī so mych he shalbe mor sharpely damnyt as yt ys Wryttyn in the book of sapyens in the .vj. cheptur. How horrybyl hard et sharp in gemēt shalbe mayd apon them that as presydens dygnytes et lordshyppys aboue others and that the myghtful shal suffyr gret horrybyl torment after the myght that they haue had. For mor gret paynet mor sharp torment shalbe delyweryt to the most myghtyful. Iudiciū duris sunum in hye qui presunt fier / patentes autem. &c.

¶The thryd cheptur of thys present traytte shal traytte of the segōd payn of hel.
Envy

THe holy man laȝarus after thiꝭ that he had rehersit the payneꝭ aboue said did say of the segūd payn that he had seyn swffyr & thool other faowllys dānyt et sayand I haue seyn certāly floodys in hel in the qwych the cur­syt enwyows men et Woman qwych partys of thys World ar deppyt sum to the nawel and other to the oxstars. Et aboue thē the qwych floodys rynnes oon Wynd so sharp so coold so cheyrād & so vyolēt that theyr yꝭ no mā that may exsprym yt. of [Page] thys Wynd the sayd saowllys ar smyttyng so horrybyl that for to eshow the sayd Wynd they plong them Wyth in the sayd flood that ys so horrybyl froysyng. & this doyeng they ar merweyllowsly tormētyt & scurgyd thā be for. Neyrthyr sayd floodys ar other stākiꝭ al of byrnyng fyer the qwych ionnys to the aboue sayd floodys & Wyth ī the sayd stākys ys beelzebuth Wyth gret cōpany captayn of ēwy the qwych yꝭ merweyllowsly dreydabyl to behold the sayd cursyt Beelzebuth acompanyt Wyth syndry horrybyl mōstryꝭ et dewyllys of hel taykys sumtymys the sayd saowllys the qwych beys Wyth in the sayd frosyng floodys. Et by gret et impetwos vyolens puttys thē Wyth in the sayd stankys ful of fyer byrnant. Or others horrybylys et detestabyls dewyl­lys smyttys them et tormentyꝭ them so horrybyl and pytewsly that theyr ys no tong that can exspryme no Wndestond com­prehēd no hart thynk. Others dewyllys Wyth gret crukys of yrn the qwych drawys sum of the sayd saowllys owt of the sayd stankys & puttys them by Wntrewabyl felnes Wyth in the sayd floodys. O qwaht We pyngys qwat cryengys qwat mowrnyngys maykyꝭ the sayd saowllys so rewyng / so smyt­tyng / et so shoorn of al partys. Theyr yꝭ hard the dyn of al partys of the thondyr that makys the felon fyer plenyshyt of hyrn ston fowl et stynkant. So heyr We also pyteabyl of the sayd saowllys qwych crys Wyth he Woyꝭ. Cursyt be the howr that We War ewyr boorn. Of the other syd the most dreydabyl dyn of the dewyl pryncypally of the said beelzebuth the qwich the Woys ys so horrybyl says to the sayd saowllys ewyr mor scurgyng thē & castyng thē frō flood to flood. Vnhappy saowllys ȝe ar now payd & rewardyt of yowr cursyt envyes ȝe haue depyt & followyt owr master lucifer father of enwy by thiꝭ that deyd yꝭ entryt ī the Woorld. Et as thys caus ȝe shalbe Weryt of hym / & he says I haue towrnyt my eyn ī oonlaw fos the qwych Was neyr the sayd floodys & yt Was ful of byrnstoon byrnant & ī the deypnes of the sayd hool [Page] the qwych Was neyr the sayd hool theyr Was oon horrybyl best syeng the Woom Wp that ys to say lucyfer the qwych as ys mowth opyn of sortys oon gret stayf of fyer horrybyl & of hys Woam & be his sayd mowth cūmys oon horrybyl cry of syn­dry saowllyꝭ of men & Womē the qwych ys castyng furth by the sayd mowth. Et the qwych suffrys Wnthollerabyl dowleur. Et befor the sayd best ys syn­dry fygurs of dewyllys abho­mynabyls Wyth brochys & turkys of yrn that stāgys the sayd saowllys to entyr ī the mowth of the sayd lucyfer prens of the dewyllyꝭ. Bot a befor that they entyr they smyt them & tormentys them Wyth ryght horrybyl et merweyllows strypys. Et soon the sayd beelzebuth & other dewyllys cōpaygnōs dyd tayk sidry of the sayd saowlliꝭ qwich Was in the sayd floodys & dyd cast them in the mowth of the sayd lucyfer qwych Wooryt thē in hys Woam in the qwych the sayd saowllys Was horrybyl tormentyt. Et thys doyn thys sayd lucifer dyd cast them forth & sum tymys he oppressyt them Wnder hys horrybyl et gret patys in the qwych compassyon the sayd saowllys Was Wre­chydly oppressyt et tormentyt O powyr synnerꝭ qwych as enwy of the good of others & that ȝe haue gladnes of the ewyl of yowr nytghbowr et has sorow of hys good haue now dreyd of the dywyn iustys of god. He ys Weyl Wnhappy qwych by thys the sayd syn of enwy tombys et fallys in the myserabyls & Wrechyd floodys aboue sayd. Haue charyte and lowe Wyth yowr nyghtbowrs / be not the soon of lucyfer father of enwy no ser­uans of Beelzebuth dewyl of hel I pray yow ymagyn not that the sayd paynys aboue sayd be fantasyes or ymagynacyōs. So as doys sū Wnfaythful fals & ewyl crystyens for of thys ȝe haue apꝓbacyon by the sayd laȝarꝰ. & of the sayd floodyꝭ and stankys ȝe haue the text of the holy Wryt in Iob the .xxiiij. cheptur qweyr yt ys Wryttyn that the ewyl saowllyꝭ damnyt shal pas and be boorn of coold Watyrs and hys in oon ower gret Wehemēt heyt ī the qwych they shal haue sorow imcomparabyl. [Page] So aꝭ ych oon may haue experyment as to the handys & the nayllys froysyng / theyr no thyng so sorowful as to hold them to the fyer. Transibunt ab aquis niuium ad calorem nimium. Also yt ys Wryttyn in the appocalyps in the .xxj. chep­tur that the part et portyon of them that ar damnyt shalbe in oon stank byrnant of fyer and byrnstoon. Pars illorum erit ī stagno ardenti igne & sulphure Et thys suffys as to the se­gund payn.

¶The .iiij. cheptur ys of the .iij. payn of hel.

Ire.

THe cheptur follo­wyng shal traytte of the .iij. payn of hel. The qwych dyd se lazarus in the sayd hel. For he sayd to the assystens qwych Was at the souper in the hows of Symon leprowꝭ that he had seyng in hel oon caue ryght dyrk qwych Was lyk that yt Was ful of ta­blys & stallys so as yt myght be oon bowchery ī the qwich playꝭ he saw the saowllys of men and Women that War ful of yre et of fellonny in thys World. Et says also that the sayd saowllyꝭ War lyeng Wpwart et abowth them Balberyth dewyl of hel capytaynet h [...]yd of menet Wo­mē ful of yre Wyth sindry other dewyllys. The qwych had gret and horrybyl axys Wyth gret swordys et lenyssys Weyl shar­pyt and cowtant the qwych the sayd dewyllys peyrcyt & cowt­tyt the sayd powyr saowllys the qwych dyd cast gret Wepyngys lamentacyons & mournyngys Wyth gret & mee weyllows cryengys horrybyls / et Wre­chyt plantys ryght pyteabyl to eyr. To the qwych saowllys the sayd baalberyth dewyl in­fernal captan as sayd ys of mē et Women ful of yre says Wyth oon Woys dredabyl et horrybyl Vnhappy et Wrechyt damnyt smal thyng proffytys to yow ȝowr yrys yowr blasfemys & felonnes resistans. Now ȝe ar iugyt et condamnyt to preson et ewyrlestād payn. Quheyr ewir ȝe shal dy in lyuand & ewyr lyue ī dyād. Et thys sayd & doyeng cūmys others dewyllys Wyth gret & horrybyl turkysys of yrn al reed of fyer byrnant of the qwich they tayk the sayd saowllys so peyrcyt & cuttyt et castys thē Wyth in oon other fornays mych ful of fyer bytnāt & other dewyllys blawys. Et by gret yre the sayd fornays Wyth gret trukyꝭ & stayssys of yrn. Theyr ys hard Wepyngys / cryengys lamentacyons / showtyngys / in estymabyls. Et so mych Was the sayd saowllys byrnt Wyth in the sayd fyer of the sayd fournays that they War redyget as to noght / [...]yt Warlyk that they War reyd as byrnāt colys & ambrasyt of fyer as on ba [...] of fyer bowyt qwych as yt cummys [Page] forth of the furnays. After they sayd dewyllys of hel qwych tormētyt so / the sayd saowllys thā they dyd tayk thē Wyth theyr turkaysys infernals et put thē aboue theyr studys al imbrasyt of fyer & dyd smyt thē Wyth gret strypys of ammers aboue the sayd saowllys Wnto thys that they War redygyt et put to oon mass or oon lomp so as they had beyn gaderyt ī oon. Et not ageynstādyng they dyd not dy How Weyl al Wayes they desyryt the deeth / & they may not fynd yt. Et thys doyn the sayd dewyll of hel ashyt ettwys thē ys yt a newth suffycys yt not. Et the other dewyl qwich Waꝭ in oon other forge neyr them answert. Cast Ws them thys that they dyd / et they resawyt them Wyth theyr turkysys befor that they myght fal in law. Et in the propyr form et may­nayr that the fyrst dewyllys had forgyt them et tormentyt them. Sychlyk tormentyt the others now heyr & now theyr. Et they War so byrnt the sayd saowllys that yt Was lyk that they War redyget in sparkys of fyer. Et thā after they turnyt ī theyr fyrst figur & Was broght agheyn to the fyrst payn aboue sayd. Et so contynually they ar et shalbe the sayd saowllys in payne wyrle stand for the cursyt syn of yre. the qwych shoold be shewyt by faythful crystyn men yf they Wyl shew the sayd paynes of hel / neyd ys to haue pacyens. Et for al approbacyō of the sayd ys in the holy Wryt I allege thys qwych ye [...] Wryt­tyn in the appocalyps in the xvij. cheptur. that ys that the ewyl damnyt as blasphemyt the nam of god for the sorow of theyr Woondys doyng to them by the dewillys of hel. Blasphe mauerunt deum celi pro dolori­bus et vulneribus suis. Et of thys also ys Wryttyn in the prowerbes in .xix. cheptur that ammers ar grathyt in hel to the body of fowlysh pewpyl that ys to say of synners. Et mallei ꝑ­cutientis stultorum corporibuꝭ Et thys suffycys as to the .iiij payn aboue sayd.

¶The .v. cheptur [...]rayt­tys of the .iiij. payn of [...] seyng by the sayd lazarus [Page]

Sweyrnes

THe holy man laȝa­rus sayd after that he say ī hel oon hor­rybyl playꝭ of dyrknes in the qwych thayr Was oon gret quātite of hedars gret & smal in the qwych playꝭ the saowllys of sweyr mē et Women ar punyshyt et tur­mentyt of syndry mayners of bytyngys / et sheuttyngys / of the sayd serpens qwych byttys now the Wysayge & other par­tys of the heyd & so do they the other partyes et membrys of the saowllys. Et theyr Was oon gret quātyte of smal serpēs [Page] the qwych persyt the partyeꝭ of the hart of the sayd powyr saowllys al owt as harowys. Besyd theyr Was astaroth captan et prens of sweyr men the qwych had oon gret quantyte of dewyllys of hel et Was the sayd astaroth in form et fygur of oon beyst hauand two gret Wyngys horrybyls oon long nek & on merweyllows groyng Et had two merweyllowꝭ feyt the qwych had syndry spurrys the qwych Was shood. Et of hys gowl gret et dreydabyl cū furth oon gret low of fyer byr­nant stynkant & abhomynabyl Thys beyst sat aboue oon hool remplyshyt of fyr et byrnston byrnant & Woyryt al the saowllys the qwych the other dewyllys dyd bryng to hym of the plays of the aboue sayd tormēt in the qwych War the sayd ser­pens. Et the sayd dewyllys straynȝyt the sayd saowllys to entyr in the Waam of the sayd best & they War gretumly smyttyng et tormentyt be for that they entryt Wyth ī the mowth of the sayd astaroth qwych We yryt them in hys Waam sych wys that yt Was lyk that they War deyd et adnychylyt. Bot soon after he dyd cast thē furth by syndry partys of hym & they fel in the sayd cauern of byrnāt fyer in the qwych they ressanyt new torment for they swellyt Wyth in the fyer et dyd cū gret as bestys by sum smal tym to the mayner of ky qwych ma­kys theyr cawys Wyngys they engendyr oon calumnyosytely gnage of serpens the qwyche byttyꝭ them so long so mych as they ar Wyth in theyr Waam. Also they mayk imputtant thē furth as to the mayner of hedars. For qwen the howr cum­mys that the sayd saowllys shuld cast furth of theyr Waam the sayd serpēs they cry & mowrnys so hye et so horrybyl that they fyl the hellys of theyr hor­rybyl cryengys so mych that yt War lyk that in hel thayr War no other payn no sorowys bot of the sayd saowllys. Et certā ­ly the sayd best & the sayd saowllys puttys not furth of theyr Waamys the sayd serpens as to the saowllys of men and Women by the placys ordaynyt by natur. For the sayd serpens cūmys furth by the eyn by the [Page] eyriꝭ by the neys by the mowth by the armys / by the breyst and by al the partys et membrys of the sayd saowllys & they ar yrn hedyd byrnāt & the nebys ryght sharp by the qwych the peyrs al the membrys of the saowl et the sayd serpens as maynay pykys ī theyr toylyꝭ of the qwych they pryk sorowfully the sayd saowllys. Et sū tym qwen the sayd serpens may not redraw theyr sayd tayllys of the sayd saowllys of the qwych they cū forth they return theyr sayd ne bys ageyne the sayd saowllys so mych that they peyrs Wnto the hart. Et indowtably that the cryengys et shwtyngs horribyls ar ordaynyt in the sayd paynys et of the sayd serpens & bestys aboue sayd ascendys to the hewyn & not Wyth owt caus For yt ys oon thyng importa­byl to suffyr felon to se & behold Certanly thayr ys no membyr synger not toy bot theyr hyngꝭ oon serpēt horrybyl & merweyllows qwych byttys Wn to the inwart partys. Et abowt the truth theyr ys not oon plays bot theyr ys oon serpent horry­byl et merweyllows Wyth two or thre heydys et dowbyl thon­gys the qwych rongys et kna­wys the troght et the pypys of the hart & other inwart partys O qwath Wepyngys qwath cryengys qwath afflyccyōs myserabyls. Certantly thar ys no tong that may suffycyently pronōs them. God by ys grays defend et keyp al crystyn pewpyl that they dyscend not in sych Wrechyd calamytes. For to fleet shaw them / yt ghanas to by dylygent to excers them self in doctryn of the cōmandymēs of god in the artykyls of the fayth & lowād god & owr nyght bowr. Et after to do dylygētly al that We ar bownd to do in the exercysyon of that they me­dyl them Wyth al be yt thyng mechanyque or other. Et that the aboue sayd paynes be in hel yt apperys be auctoryte of the holy Wryt It ys Wryttyn in iob in the .xx. cheptur that al sorow dyscedys [...]ue the cursyt damnyt. Omnis dolorirruet supereum. It ys Wryttyn ī ysaye the xiij. cheptur. That they that ar damnyt shal haue sorowyꝭ owt Wart & inwart & mourn as Women doys that traweyllys of [Page] oon chyld. Tortiones interius et dolores exterius tenebunt et quasi parturentes dolebunt. It ys sych lyk Wryttyn ī iob in the xx. cheptur that the heyd of the aspyk shal roys for to pyk et peyrs the saowl of the cursyt vānyt. Et that the long of the hedder that ys to say of the ser­pens shal peyrs Wyth hys nes sharp of al sydys. Caput aspi­dis furget & occidet eū lingua vipere. Et as to thys caus shoold ych oon be dylygent to do Weyl thayr to that they fal not Wyth ī the sayd paynys. Et thys suffycys of the .iiij. payn of hel et v. cheptur.

¶The .vj. cheptur shal traycte of the .v. payn infernal.
¶Awarys.

THe holy man laȝarus rehersyt to the assystens at the super aboue sayd that he saw in hel oon other mayner of paynys. For he saw gret chaw­derons to the maynayr of fowrnases byrnāt ful of syndry met tels ȝettant & playant as Water doys aboue the fyer. Et Wyth in the sayd mettals Was plon­get the saowllys of Wrechyt peupyl men & Women that vsyt of awarys for to fyl them of theyr cursyt awarys et cowoy­tys of the temporel goodys the qwych they haue excersyt ī this World. After the qwych theyr vas oon horrybyl dewyl nāmyt māmona heyd and captayn of awarycyows Wyth maynay other syndry dewyllys detestabyls and abhomynabyls to behold. The qwych var al cowert of byrnant fyer et dyd hold the said saowllys Wyth fors Wyth in the sayd chawderons Wyth gret brochys et fowrkys of yrn vyth the qwych they persyt thē Wnto the inwart partys of the hart. Et of that cūmys oon gret horrybyl smok of dyrknes selfways a dyrk low mor styn­kant & mor abhomynabyl that We may not Wnderstond no thynk. Et incontynent I hard oon horribyl cry & shutyng right horrybyl. Et oon thōder so dre­dabyl qwyche myght belyk as al fondemens of hel et of eerth trymblyt. Et ettwyꝭ the otherꝭ thyngys he saw oon gret chaw­deron sqwaryt to thē mayner of oon cystern partyt alow myxyt Wyth oon stynkād smok abho­mynabyl to the maynayr of oō cowlon qwych vas so long that stentyt so hye that yt War lyk that yt twechyt the hewyn. Et in thyr cowlonnys of fyer Was theyr oon gret quātyte of saowlye & dewyllys to the maynayr of sperkys and also as yt Was lyk that they oonly War re­dygyt in noght falland of new Wyth the dewyllys Wnto the deyp of the furnays. The cryat [Page] the saowllys / helas / helas helaꝭ qweyr for dy ve not. Et say and thys they dyd ryf them self the Wysagys. Et the dewyllys eyrand the sayd lamētacyons the qwych dyd go abowt them ī the sayd low they crukyt them Wyth theyr horrybyl crukys & they draw them Wnto the deyp of the sayd furnays and chaw­derons qweyr they haue suffert swffrys et shal suffyr Wnthool lerabyl paynys. Theyr Was the sayd Māmona qwyche sayd to the sayd saowllys. O Wn­happy Wsuryers and Wrechyd saowllyꝭ qwych as put al yowr loue ī gold & met al corruptibyls Resayf now paynys et turmēs Worthy of yowr Werkys & operacyons. Now ȝe ar in the tur­mens of the qwyche ȝe shal ne­wyr part alwayes ȝe shal lyue in byrnyng & incessabyl turmēs et Wrechyt paynys Wyth owt lyght / Wyth owt cōseyl / Wyth owt holp and Wyth owt conso­lacyon. Newyr ȝe haue hop to obteyn meyrcy for thys that ȝe haue not doyn no meyrcy ī the Warld. So ȝe haue foold me et ghewyn yowr saowllys for to haue gold and syluer the qwych may not holp yow now. Bot ȝe shal be ewyr mor be punyshyt byrnt & soddyn Wyth ī the sayd metalls in the fyer of hel. By thys that sayd ys apperys cler­ly that the said synnars of awarys et of okyrers shoold be she­wyt et fled. O Wrechyd et cur­syt pewpyl that as put yowr study ī auarys goodlyar yt had beyn to ȝow to haue leyffyt of rowttys and frwyttys of treys than to haue gaderyt yowr cof­frys ful of gold et syluer so Wrechytly than to be dānyt as sayd ys. Pewpyl of iustys marchās burgys and other qwyche Wyl sum tym be awarys befrand Wsarp the ryghtꝭ of the chyrch haue sum tym mynd of the said paynys. So ȝe that haldys the demys dettyt to god & fulfyllys not the testament of them that ar deyd also ȝe that holdys the serwys of ȝowr powyr seruans and iornay men. Also ye sacryle­gys thewys and rewars that rewys the goodys of others by dyrkwayes haue sum tym mynd of the sayd paynys. Al­so say not that thyr ar thyngys [Page] fantastyks or lesyngys / heyr the testyfycacyons and Wytny syngs of the holy Wryt. It ys Wryttyn in Ioel in the segund cheptur. Al the facys of pewpyl of awarys shalbe put and tur­mētyt in the chawderon of hel. A facie eius cruciabunt (ur) populi. Omnes vultus redigentur in ollam. It ys Wryttyn in Iob in the .xx. cheptur. That god by the mynystres of hys iustys dewyllys of hel shal draw owt of the vaam of the cursyt okerers et awarycyows pewpyl the ry­ches / that ys to say gold & syluer Et that the sayd awarycyows shal put furth the rycheꝭ qwych he has deworyt et swellyt he qwych shal do yt in the aboue sayd paynys. Diuicias quas deuorauit euomet et de ventre eius extrahet illas deus. It ys also Wryttyn in Iob in the .xv. cheptur / that the ewyrlestand fyer of hel shal swel the bodys & the saowllys of them qwyche taykys the ghyftys et goodys of others Wnryghtusly so as doys the Wsuryers & okerers. Ignis deuorabit tabernacula eorum qui munera libenter ac­cipiunt.

¶The .vij. cheptur shal traytte of the .vj. payn of hel. [Page]

¶Glowtonny.

LAȝarꝰ new roysyng from deeth to lyue beyng in the hows of the sayd Symon the leprows reher­syt & sayd to the assystās that he beyn in the partys of hel he had seyng in oon flood fowl et styn­kand & abhomynabyl aboue the ryuayge thayr Was oon greyt qwantyte of saowllys of men & Women that War glowttons et so gret oon nōbyr that Wyth payn they myght nōbyr them the qwych in punyshon of theyr glowtonny Was fyllyt by the dewyllys of padokys serpētys [Page] et heddars and aspys et others bestys Wenymews and abbre­wyt Wyth the Watyr of the sayd flood et Wyth gaw myxyt togydder. Et theyr vaꝭ theyr Beelpheboor dewyl of hel cap­tayn of the sayd glowtōs Wyth company of other syndry dewyllys qwych strenȝes by merweyllows stranȝeyng et sorowful et dreydabyl fygurys the qwych swellys the sayd saowllys et in corporys ī them the sayd serpēs Et ī this cursyt cōwoy he says that he saw serue the sayd cur­syt saowllys of the sayd glow­tōs of .iij. meysses myserabyls The fyrst meys ys honger for the sayd saowllys ys so honge­ryt that they. Faylȝe et yf they War mortels they War incon­tynent deyd of honger. Et for to put away that honger the sayd dewyllys fyllys them of padokys of hedders et serpens ryght infayt et stynkant et ab­homynabyls. The segūd meys of qwych the sayd saowllys ar seruyt ys by Wodneꝭ of honger that ys that qwen they twych theyr awn membrys they byt et swellys them self. The thryd meys of the qwyche the sayd saowllys ar fyllyt ys of theyr awn propyr membrys rostyt et soddyn. For they eyt theyr ton­gys rostyt et soddyn in the fyer of hel. O qwath Wepyngys / qwath cryengys / qwath lamentacyons makys the sayd saowllys blasphemant the naam of god. Certanly they cowrs god et the dewyllys. Et they byt oon other qwen they twych oon other makand merweyllows cryengys et Wllyngys. The sayd dewyl Beelphebor says to them. Cursyt dānyt saowllys resayf heyr the howr of yowr reward of yowr glowtsumnes. Now ȝe ar ordaynt in gret honger in the plays of precyows mettys the qwych ȝe War cow­stumyt to eyt delycyowsly: Et ȝe Wold not fast no mayk no abstynens for to shew the ewyrlestand hōger Now ȝe ar mayd ī placys ī the qwych ȝe shal leyf famylyary in ewyrlestand hon­ger Wyth owt ony refeccyon. Opytyabyl sentens. O Wre­chyd glowtonny so mych et so maynay thow as lost of saowl­lys & Wyl / Wyth owt mākynd retowrn to sobyrnes & to mayk abstynēs for the lowf & dreyd of [Page] god. O ȝe Wrechyt cristyn pewpyl that brestys yowr fastyngꝭ of thy holy lenth & the emmyren dayes Wyth owt lawful caus. O ȝe howrmasters et howrys qwyche from the moornyng on to the ewyn. Et sum tym al the nyght Walrand Wnhappely to theyr glowtonnyes et curyosy­tys / not heyr that I haue sayd befor & rehersyt of the sayd pay­nys of men and Women that ar glowtōs by ȝe sekyr god is oon faythful iuge et that he leyffys no thyng īpunyshyt. Et theyr that ȝe say not that I haue dre­myt the sayd paynys that thys be lesyngys or fablys I shal pre­yf them by the faythful text of the holy Wryt yt ys Wryttyn ī the ecclesyastyk in the .xxxix. cheptur. That the fyer et the haol stoonys honger & the deyd ar mayd of god for to punysh et tayk Wengens of the Wrechyd damnyt pewpyl. Ignis grando fames et mors omnia ad vin­dictam creata sunt. Sych lyk yt ys Wryttyn in Iheremy ī the ix. cheptur. I shal fyl the peupyl et multytud of the dānyt Wyth allum et byttyr herbys et shal gheue them drynk of Watyr et gaw. Ecce cibabo populum ab­sinthio / et dabo ei bibere aquā fellis. Says also Ezechiel ī the segund cheptur to the saowl dā ­nyt of the cursyt glowton. Thy ennemys the dewyllyꝭ ar Wyth the / thow dwellys Wyth the scorpyons. Subuersores sunt tecum et cum scorpionibus ha­bitas. yt ys sychlyk Wryttyn in saynt Luc in the segund che­ptur. Cursyng fal appon ȝow the qwych as fyllyt yow ī thys World / for ȝe shal haue honger in the ewyrlestand paynys of hel. Et yt ys Wryttyn ī the ap­pocalypsys in the .xvj. cheptur. The damnyt pewpyl as ettyn theyr tongys be sorow et rayge of honger. Manducauerunt linguas suas pre doloribus. Syndry others auctorytys of the holy vryt asmych of the ald ys of the now testament may be broght to the purpos. The qwych I leyff for caus of short­nes. Et thys suffyycys for the vj. payn.

¶The .viij. cheptur shal traycte of the .vij payn of hel.
¶Lychery

THe holy man laȝarus sayd that after he had se­yng in hel oon o­ther payn mer­weyllws. For he sayd that he saw oon other certayn plays that Was of oon gret spays to the mayner of oon gret chāpa­gny the qwych Was ful of vel­lys gret et horrybyls than al the others et ī the myddys oon grettar than the sayd Wellys that var merweyllws deyp ful of fyer & byrnston & dyd cast oon horrybyl stynkand smok. The deypnes of the sayd Wellys dyd cum et respond to the Wel [Page] of the myddys qwych ys the gret gouffer et Wel of hel in the qwych lucyfer ys theyr logyt & shaynȝyt. Et Wyth in the sayd deypnes ar the saowllys of the cursyt lycherows men & Womē The qwych ar ryght sharply byrnt et turmentyt be oon de­wyl callyt asmodeus and other dewyllys hys compaygnons the qwych cessys not day no nyght to turment the sayd sa­owllys of the qwych ys petea­byl the Wepyngys shutyngys et they ar so horrybyls et drey­dabyl that theyr no man lyuāt that may exprym them. Et shoold no man merweyl yf the sayd saowllys castys gret plā ­tys et sorows. For the sayd de­wyll Hasmodeus and hys con­pany strenȝes them to dyscend of the sayd les Welles Wn to the deypnes of the gret Weel & spot in the qwych ys sucyfer in the form et maynayr of oon blak beest / ryght horrybyl. Et as the sayd best the form of oon mannys body from the fyet Wnto the hyed owt tayk that the sayd beyst ys mor blak then oon craw & as syndry han­dys Wn to the nonbyr of oon towsād & as oon hondreth cow­tes of lenght et .x. cowtys of gretnes. Ewyrych oon of the sayd hondys as .xx. syngers et ewyrych oon fynger has oon hondreth fut of lenght et .x. of gret. The sayd best as the na­lyꝭ of the feyth & of the hōdyꝭ of yrn mor lenght et mor gret thā sperys. The neb et the mowth has excessently / long / large / ab­homynabyl to see ys tayl Was large and long et sharp al ful of sharp nedyllyꝭ. Et Weryta­bel the mōstyr & beyst of hel ys ryght horrybyl et Was hong aboue oon brandon of yrn byr­nant Wnder the qwych Was oon gret quantyte of colys in­brasyt & lyghtnyt by dylygens ryght besyly Wyth oon multy­tud innomberabyl of dewyllys the qwych blawys Wyth oon thowsand bellowys for to lyth­nyng the sayd colys. Et in effec the sayd best as gret quantyte & multytud of dewyllys abowe hym et of damnyt saowllys that Wyth payn ony myght / nombyr them or beleyff that the World myght comprehend no resayf ī yt so maynay crea­turys sen the creacyon of the [Page] World. The sayd beyst et ald ēnemy of hel lucyfer ys bownd be al the ionttys of thy men­brys Wyth shanȝyꝭ of yrn al ī ­brasyt of feyr / ryght gret and merweyllows / Wyth faculte that he may torn hym self and remoyff hym. Et qwen he seys that he ys so strangȝet et rostyt aboue the sayd colys of hel he hangerys et cursys hym self so by yre that he turnyꝭ hym vyo­lently of oon syd aboue the o­ther. Et castys be gret yre ys hondys horrybyls abowe the sayd saowllys qwych tumbys et fallys of al the partys of hel aboue hym et taykys the sayd saowllys qwych ys so dystres­syt Wyth hys sayd handys so ys qwo Wold press oon grap of Weriws sych vays that yt ys lyk that the sayd saowllys ar al anychylyt. Soon after he sobys et blawys so horrybyl that he scalys the sayd saowl­lys in the syndry partyes of the fyer of hel. Et thys doyng he goys furth of the Weyl & gouf­fyr of hel oon gret low ryght stynkāt & horrybyl fowl of the sayd saowllys the qwych castyꝭ oon gret et horrybyl Wepyngꝭ Et qwen the sayd best dewyl et prens of hel drawys hys eynd and spreyt to hym he drawys Wyth in hys horrybyl mowth the sayd saowllys the qwych he had so scateryt as sayd ys the qwych dyd fal Wyth the smok et byrnstoon byrnant Wyth in the sayd detestabyl Waam ī the qwych they varlyk to be dyed et swellyt. Bot soon after he dyd cast them furth of the foss of the sayd hel ī the qwych they sufferyt Wnthoolerabyl pay­nys. Et al the saowllys the qwych mayewayd & show that they be not taykyn ettwys the handys of the sayd lucyfer ar smyttyng et scurgyt Wyth the tayl of thys horrybyl sayd lu­cyfer. Et be thyr Wayes qwen yt ys inferryt et ghewyn payn et tourmens al the creaturys īfernals he is / smyttyng rostyt torm̄t aboue the other dewylys For abowt the sayd lucifer ther ys oon gret plante of dewyllys blac as colys qwych as the eyn gret et byrnant / as lāpys / the thayllys as scorpyons the nay­les yrnnyd et sharp as sperys the Wyngys as gryppys / the qwych incessently Wyth owt [Page] ony intermyssyon smyttys / rostys / towrmentys / the sayd lucyfer. The qwych sych lyk / byttys / smyttys / rostys / scur­gys / tourmentys of ys sayd handys et tayl Wyth owt ony cessyng. Et in the sayd Wellys ar the saowllys of lycherows men et Women that ar damnyt the qwych cryys shuttyꝭ horry­byl to heyr. Et Werytabyly to the shaamful partys of men et vomē lycherows hyngyꝭ mych horrybyl serpens the qwych ry­wys the inwart partyꝭ of theyr Waam so as they Wold draw the gowttys of theyr body. Et theyr ys hasmodeus prens et gowernowr of the sayd lyche­rows. The qwych he et ys con­pany the dewyllyꝭ rynnys age­yns the sayd saowllys Wyth crokys of yrn et castys them in the sayd hoyllys byrnant ful of byrnstoon et of leyd et other metals of the qwych Wellyꝭ ar drawyn sowdanly the sayd dā ­nyt saowllys sayand to them Cursyt lycherowꝭ mē & Womē Ressayff heyr your plesans of stynkāt & abhomynabyl lyche­ryes ī the qwych ȝe aboue has beyn so absorbyt et plongyt so that ȝe haue forȝet your makar Et for thyꝭ caus ȝe shalbe ewyr mor burnt te tur mentyt in the deyp spot of hel the qwych the fyer of hel shal bern thayr byr­nyng cōcupyscens of your stynkand lycherys. O helas qwo may say no eyr the Wrechyt regrettys and horrybyl plantys and cryengys that doys the sayd damnyt saowllys. Certā ­ly Wnfaylȝant theyr ys noman mortel qwych may suffyciently say no rehers. Quheyr for ewy rych oon crystyn man & Womā shoold dreyd et dowt that he fal not in the sayd paynys. O po­wyr lycherows consyder now that for oon smal et transytoyr playsans that ys oon gret fow­lyshnes to bynd them self in payn et tomens the qwych ne­wyr shal haue eynd. Et for thys that sum ar so Wnfayth­ful that they dyspys as fablys et lesyngys et doys bot lac and makys of them qwych reher­sys so as they of thyngꝭ that ar faynȝyt as lesyngys. Of dre­mys of melencolykys & beleyf­fys not that theyr ys oon hel or yf they bleyff et yff they con­fess yt vyth mowth. Alwayes [Page] they denyyt be Werk. For they dowt not to lyue in theyr syn­nys Wnto the deeth qwych ys oon cler demonstans that they haue not certayn fayth of the paynys of hel. Thoght yt be so that sant gregoyr in the .iiij. of hys dyalogues as not mayd no dyffyculte to beleyff thys & as put et left thē be Wryt to theyr successurs. Et to thyp caus I shal allege syndry auctorytes of the holy Wryt confermaty­wys et approbatywys of thys that sayd ys of the sayd payny of hel For yt ys Wryttyn by sāt toon the euangelyst in the ap­pocalypsys in the .x. cheptur qweyr he says of the sayd Wel et spot of hel that the Weel of the deepnes of hel thayr ys cū oon smok to the maynayr of oon gret furnays et that the thryd party of the men as beyn kyllyt crusyt tormentyt / of the fyer / smok et byrnston qwych cūmys of the sayd spot īfernal. Et be the sayd thryd party ys Wnderstondyt the ewyl dam­nyt qwych shoold be tormentyt in the ewyrlestand fyer of hel De puteo abissi fumus forna­cis magne et occisa pars tercia hominum. Certanly so says sant gregoyr ȝe shal haue deeth vyth owt deeth falt Wyth owt dyffault. Erit miseris damnatis mors sine morte defectus si­ne defectu quia mors ibi semper insipit & deficere defectus nescit By ȝe seur that he qwych pre­parys to oon man oon fayr bed soft et most goodlyast grathyt the qwych We can not et may not exstym no dewys et that they say to hym yt ys ghanant to the to lym the sayd bed that thow part not of the sayd bed thys .xx. ȝear / for thyng of the vorld he Wold nytly. O helas how may the man Wolupt w­ows that ys ghewyn to hys charnalytys et fleshly lust may be layd in hel by oon towsand of ȝearrys et mor / he shal haue for hys bed serpētys et heddars for hys coweryng abhomyna­byl Woormys and for hys bed the fyer of hell. Quhat folysh­nes ys thys to bynd et oblyge hys saowl so presyows for oon smal dylectacyon off syn to oon ewyrlestand payn of the qwych yt may newyr cum furth / in the qwych payn the fyer shal ne­wyr be slokyn. Et the Woor­mys [Page] et serpens qwych rongys bettys et ryffys the saowl shal newyrdy as that yt ys Wryt­tyn esaye in the last cheptur. Vermes eorum non mouetur et ignis eorum non extingue­tur. Et for to shaw by fygur the bytternes of the horrybyl damnacyon et of the eieccyon in hel of the sayd damnyt says saynt Ioon appocalyps in the .xviij. cheptur he saw oon angel qwych lestyt on hye oon stoon as oon mylstoon et dyd cast yt inpetwosly in the see sayāt that the cōfusyon of synnars shoold be so castyn in hel on the day of the iugement general. Sustu­lit angelus lapidem molarem grandem et proiecit in mare di­cens hoc īpetuose mittetur ba­billon in īfernū. Hel ys mayd to the maynayr of the hows of dedaluꝭ callyt laborinthuꝭ ī the qwych he entryt eythly bot af­ter that newyr mor they may cum forth after the Woord of esaye .xxiiij. cheptur qweyr he says that the damnyt shalbe assemblyt in the layk et deyp of hel in the qwych they shalbe closyt as in oon pryson. Con­gregabuntur in lacum et clau­dentur ibi in carcere. Of the qwych pryson god Wold keyp & deffend al crystyn pewpyl. Et that the serpens et beystys de-Worabyls shal ronge & ryff the shaamful partys of lycherows mē et Womē be the qwych they haue synnyt et offencyt god as yt apperys promply by thys that ys Wryttyn in the book of sapyens qwayr yt ys sayd that oon ewyrych synnar shalbe pu­nyshyt by the menbrys by the qwych they haue synnyt. Per que peccat quis per hec et tor­quetur. Et thys suffycys to the .vij. et last payn et the .viij. partye of thys present trayctye

¶The .ix. chept (ur) shal traytte in general of syndry paynys of hel.

THe medytacyon et thoght of the pay­nys abowe sayd shoold be caus sufficyant to oon ewy­rych crystyn man et Women to Weyr ageyns the dewyl of hel & to resyst to hys temptacyons For yf the man cōsyderys veyl et that he be owercūmyt of the [Page] dewyl he shalbe led & drawyng by the myght of the dewyl ī the paynes of hel aboue sayd. He shal effors hym to resyst to the tēptacyons et do so mooch that he be not owercummyt So We reed of sant anthony that after that the dewyl had tēpyt hym of ony syn he sayd to hym de­wyl of hel yf I dyd the syn that thow tempys me I shal fal in the fyer of hel et in ewyrlestand damnacyon Wyth the thys the qwych I shoold aboue al thyn­gys show. Et so mych go they Way for the mynd of the pay­nyꝭ of hel may not permyt that I Wold habandon me et consent to do ony syn. Soon after thys answer the dewyl apperyt to him ī the form of oon smal child mor or eutheopyen and he dyd cum and ly and prostern the fa­ce ageyns the eerth befor the feyt of the sayd freend of god. Sāt anthony cōfessant qwath he Was owercummyt. Et that thayr Was no thyng in thys that he myght mor ower cum the temptacyons of the dewyl lye than to bryng to ys mynd the sayd paynys of hel in the qwych the saowllys & the bodyꝭ of the damnyt had dowbyl payn. That ys to Wnderstond payn of dommayge. For they shal be prywyst ewyrlestandly of the wysyon of the godly es­sens. Et shal haue other paynes sensybyls of syndry and de­fferent maynars. For they shalbe ewyr mor in hel in sharpnes / betternes / of byrnyng / of the fyer of hel / and crudelyte / of cooldnes / and Wnmesura­byl / stynkyn / in obscuryte / dyrknes / of smok / in horrybyl hon­ger and in thryst qwych may not be slokyn / in stryf conty­nuel / in detencyon and byn­dyng / of cheynȝeꝭ / Wnloyssabyl in byttyng / of serpens in com­pany / of dewyllys / in Wysyon horrybyl / of the sayd dewyl­lys / in hewynes / in imbecylly­te / in dreyd / in horrewr / and shaam / in sorow / in showtyn­gys / in mowrnyng / trymblyng of the teyth / in dyscord / in ha­trent / mennymyts / in blasphe­myngys / incompunctyons and ewyr mor / in bytternes / in ob­probrys / in confusyon / scruy­tud / in trystys / in desolacyon [Page] in myshop et smal and fynal obstynacyon. Et in others in­fynyt Wrechydnes et calamy­tes. The gloryows sant gre­goyrsay and of the crudelyte of the fyer of hel saiꝭ that hou may they se that the fyer of hel that yt byrnyꝭ bodyly the repreywyt alwayes yt ys not lythnyt by the study of man / no yt ys not noryshyt no maītenyt of Wod Bot sen yt ys oon tym creyt yt byrnys ewyr mor Wyth owt slokynnyng and yt has no myster to be lythnyt and yt ys ne­wyr Wyth owt byrnyng. Ge­henne ignis cum sit corporeus in se misses reprobos corporaliter exurat nec humano studio succenditur negligēs nutritur sed semel creatus durat inextinguibilis ne successione indiget nec ardore caret. Et yt ys to not that so as the damnyt et re­preywyt as synnyt in body and saowl in thys World sych lyk they shalbe tormentyt in the sayd fyer of hel to gydder so mych in the faowl as in the bo­dy. Et the psalmyst dauyd spekand to god the maykar of the punytyon and of the dam­nacyon of the sayd Wrechyd dā nyt & reprewyt in the .xx. psalm sayꝭ lord thow shal put the damnyt in hel to the maynayt of oon furnays fulfyllyt of fyer et thys thow shal do the day of thy vengens thow shal trow­byl them and fyer shal swelly them. Pones eos vt clibanum ignis et ea que sequntur. Certā ly thayr to that the prophet shawys clerly that the damnyt shal not byrn oonly owtwart of the fyer of hel. Bot Wyth thys they shalbe tormentyt e­wyr inwart he beyrrys Wytneꝭ that they shal byrn to the may­nayr of oon fornays byrnant for to shaw ewydētly that they shalbe burnt of the sayd fyer owtwart as to the body et tor­mentyt in the thoght in Wart of sorows and dolewrs. Et theyr to that they be mor sharppely tormentyt they shalbe sowdanly castyng of the sayd byr­nyng ī to the yce & cooldnes Wnthollabyl as yt ys prewyt heyr befor. Et que fulgente rehersyꝭ yt in oon serment qweyr he says that theyr ys two pryncypal tormens in hell that ys to say [Page] cooldnes Wnthoollerabyl. Et eyt that the may not be slokynt For to grow the sayd paynys aftyr thys that the sayd dam­nyt shalbe in body et in saowl in hel they shal feyl oon abhomy­nabyl stynkyn of the caryōs of bodys of thē dānyt. For thayr sum tymys muk no fylth in the Warld or charyon so styn­kand as shalbe the bodys of the sayd damnyt. O myserabyl synnars consyder than qwath stynkyng shalbe in hel of the in numberabyl and neyr infynyt bodys of damnyt. Of thys stynkyng sayꝭ ysaye ī the .xxiiij cheptur qwen he says. De ca­daueribus [...]orum ascendit fetor Et for to eyk the sayd paynys the lycherows men et Women qwych as beyn burnt in thys World of fleshy desyrs shal suffyr iustly paynys in fyer et in byrnstoon. For al et so may­nay tymys that the stynkand delectacyon of the flesh domynys in owr thoght yt ys Waty­ryt of fylth of byrnstoon. Etyꝭ the saowl dysposyt to thys that yt shal be byrnt in hel in fyer et byrstoon. Et Werytabyly the sayd damnyt they shal not be oonly tormētyt in the sayd fyer & byrnstoon bot Wyth thys shal fal apon them contynuelly for payn & tormens afflyctywys rā nys of fyer & of byrnstoon coold sowdan tempes thuꝭ as the psal myst. Pluet super peccatores laqueos ignis sulphur et spiritus procellarum pars calitis eorū. Et certanly the Wrechyt syn­nars of thys Warld perseuerāt in theyr synnys so mych that they ar bownd in the cheynes of hel they shal fal in the sayd paynes for that they haue beyn neglygens to purwoy them et that Wold not beleyf them. Et for that the sayd damnyt shal­be craftyn in owtwart dyrknes et shal be bownd the handys et the feyt of them qwich ys Wryttyn in sant mathow in the .xxij. Cheptur. Et in effec says the blyshyt pewpyl ar fyllyt and refreshyt ewyrlestandly and bly­shytly of the ewyrlestand breed that ys of the Wysyon of god. Of the self Wayes ar the damnyt ewyrlestandly pryuyt of the Wysyon of god that ye they dy be honger by fawlt of the Wysyon of god almyghty. Et also deys the sayd damnyt [Page] pewpyl of thryst as yt apperys of the ewyl rych in sant Luc in the .xvj. Cheptur qwych sessyt not to ashe oon drop of Watyr by the spays of .v. thowsand ȝearys and ȝyt may not haue yt. Bot he mowrnys cryys et showtys and Wepys Wyth the other damnyt & fremys Wyth his teeth by Woydnes of sorow qwych ys Wryttyn in the gos­pel. Ibi erit fletus et stridor dentium. Et in sant Luc in the .vj. Cheptur ys Wryttyn. Maledyccyon and cursyng fal aboue yow rych men & myghty of thys World qwych as yowr playsans and yowr consola­cyon heyr in thys World for ȝe shal Weyp in hel. Ve vobis diuitibus qui habetis consolatio­nem vestram / quia plorabitis et flebitis vos. yt ys also Wryttyn in ysay in the .lxv. cheptur that the prophet in the parson of god says to the damnyt. Sey heyr my seruans shal eyt and ȝe shal haue honger. My seruans shal drynk et ȝe shal haue thryst. My seruans shal be reiosyst in gloyr and ȝe shal be confondyt in paynys / my seruans shal lowe by glednes of pacyens et ȝe shal cry in hel by doleur of hart and mowrn by dysplaysans of thoght. Ecce serui mei comedunt et vos esu­rietis et ea que sequntur. The aboue sayd damnyt shalbe fyl­lyt of al fylth and of dreyd and sorowfulnes. For so as says holy anselmus. Ewyrych oon of them shalbe ful of fylth et mor ful than ony charyon or fylth et mor deformyt than monstyr of the World. For so as the blyshyt shynys as the soon of con­trary the damnyt shal stynk as mook or charyon that ys rot­tyng. The bodis of the sayd dā nyt shalbe so ewy as that says sant anselmus that for the ewynes of paynes the qwych shal fal aboue them that they may not moue no hād no fout no ony other party of theyr bodys. Et shal that sayd body be oon gret sharge euy and importabyl to the saowl damnyt the qwych may not leyf yt be ony Wys. Self Wayes oon ewyrych oon damnyt shalbe so bestyab that they may not tayk away from theyr propyr eyn the Wormys serpens qwych byttys them et shalscurg them so as says holy [Page] anselmus. Sayes also that the bodyes of them that ar dam­nyt shalbe so seyk and Wnsekyr that medecyn may not holp thē Et that the aboue sayd dam­nyt shalbe so ordaynt in oon gret and ful seruytud / for they shalbe holdyn seruantly as ewy et Wekyt seruans. They shal­be ful of yre by that Woodnes of al cruel bestys and dewora­byls ewyr mor be trowbyllyt by Woodnes & impacyens after the Word aboue sayd of the psalmyst. Dominus in ira sua conturbabit eos. Et to the caus of the aboue sayd pertur­bacyon theyr shal proceyd mer­weyllows blasphemyng of god et of the santys cursant them. Et in effect they Wald ryf Wyth good Wyl by yre & they myght theyr thongys et the membrys of theyr bodys. Et they haue oon yre indycybyl ettwys them ageyns god & hys iustys cursāt hym of thys that he delyurye not them of paynet tormens of hel. They haue hatrēt to them self for the hatrent et sorow of theyr lyue they desyr the deeth after thys as yt ys Wryttyn in the appocalipsys in the .ix. cheptur. They shal chers & they shal not fynd yt bot they shal fle frō them. Indiebꝰ illis querant ho­mines mortem et non inueniēt Et Wyth owt dyffault yf oon manor oon Woman had al the reawmys of the World he Wold gheue them thayr to that they myght dy. Et for so mych ashys sant augustyn in oon ser­mon qweyr for ys that the deyd ys desyryt in hel et may not be fund. Certanly yt ys for that that so mych as the dānyt War in thys Warld god offryt them the ewyrlestand lyue that ys to say paradys et they Wold not tayk yt. Than yt ys ryght and rayson that qwen they ar dys­cendyt in hel in the qwych they desyr the deyd that yt be denyet to them. Et Wndowtably theyr ys oon merweyllows ha­trent in hel of the syd et party of almyghty iesu owr redēptur and of hys santys the qwych shal hayt and bayttys the damnyt for theyr synnys by sych maynayr that they Wold not holp them in ony Wayes no haue compassyon of theyr pay­nys. For the father shal not haue pitye no cōpassyō of the soon [Page] no the chylderyn of the fathers et mothers. The sayd damnyt as says sāt anselmus shalbe in oongret discord so that theyr body & theyr saowl may not accord to gydder. For the body shal hayt the saowl for thys that yt as beyn ewyl pāsyt et the saowl shal hayt the body for thyꝭ that yt aꝭ fulfyllyt be Werk the thyngys by yt mysdoyng by the qwych they ar intormēt togydder. Et the chylder shal pleynȝe of theyr parēs so as yt ys Wryt tyn in the ecclesyastyk the .xli. cheptur for thys they haue not techyt them the thyngys neces­sayrs to theyr awn saowllys et that they haue not chastyt thē qwen they haue fayllȝyt et tres­passyt / selfways that they haue not forbyddyng [...]st restranȝyt them to do ewyl / & that they haue not monyst them et techyt them the thyngys qwych ar re­qwyryd et proffytabyl to go­wein them. De parte impio cō querentur f [...]ij. Et the parens shal planȝe of theyr chyldryn say and that they haue laboryt intoght for thē. E [...] yf they ha­ue gaderyt synd [...]y thyngyꝭ thef tufty the qwych they haue not restoryt. Et self Ways they haue not doyng no almows of the thyngys ewyl taykyn by them the qwych has not mayd resty tucyon of the qwych they haue sparyt the sayd thīgys to theyr said chyldryn. In the qwych synnys grewously the okerers and auarycyows of thys World the qwych by fault of makyn restytucyon of the thyngys ewyltaykyn they go they theyr Wyffys theyr chyldryn posteryte et ly­nayge / to ewyrlestand damna­cyon yf they posses Wyttansy the sayd goodyꝭ so ewyl taykyn the qwych shoold be restoryt. Et of thys We haue oon exam­pyl that the saowl of oon holy man deuot Was rauyst et led by oon good angel in hel for to se the paynes of them that ar dā ­nyt. Et saw the sayd āgel o mā the qwych lay obreyd ī the deyp spot of hel. Et owt of the Wa­am of hym cum oon gret tremerweyllows hye the sayd trehud maynay brāchys fulfyllyt of smal bur Ions in the qwych Was hangyt damnyt saowllys of men et of Women. Et of the sayd plays of deyp hel Waꝭ layd he of the qwych Waam proce­dyt [Page] the sayd tre / com oon gret low of fyer horrybyl of the qwych Was tormētyt the sayd saowllys the qwych hang ī the sayd brāchys. Et than the sayd saowl al dredant ashyt at the good angel qwath myght yt be & for qwath caus they War hangyt oon the sayd tre et in the branchys of yt so crewsly tor­mētyt. To the qwych the angel answeryt that he qwych lyes in the deyp of hel ys the father & the fyrst begynnyng of al thē qwych hyngys in the sayd branchys. Et he has beyng other tymys powyr bot he ys mayd rych by hys okers auarycyowꝭ nes et theftys qwych as not mayd restytucyon of the thyng ewyl acqwyryd self Wayeꝭ that fynaly he ys so deyd & as to this caus he ys eerdyd in hel. Says also the sayd angel that they that ar hyngant in the sayd brā chys War the hoyrs of the sayd vsurier the qwych haꝭ possessyt Wyttanly the sayd gooddys al­so Wnryghtwsly acqwyryd be the sayd Wsuryer. Et as thys caus they et al them qwych dys­ [...]endys of hym the qwych hol­dys Wyttanly the sayd gooddyꝭ ewyl acquyryd shalbe so dānyt in the deypnes of hel as they that hyngys. In the qwych yt apperys clerly that the Wsu­ryers rapynewrs & theyffys of thys World shoold dreyd the iustys of god et that they shoold not dam thē for theyr chyldryn of the qwych they shal haue no consolatyon in hel bot al repre­wyngys et desolacyon. Et cer­tantly there my considerāt that the damnyt may not be holpyt by prayers no by almows ne be suffrageꝭ / ne pennās Wyth owt they War doyn by them or by theyr frendys lyuant in thys World no they may not be exaltyt in theyr propyr parsōs thys qwych ys cleer ewydent of the ewyl rich the qwich may not haue ȝyt oon gowt of Watyr says in thys mayner spekant to the sayd damnyt. Qwych shalbe he that shal haue meyrcy of the or qwath ys he that Wyl or shal mowrn for the or do pennans for the or qwych shal pray for thy pays & rest. As he Wold say no man shal do for the / for they leyf theyr payn. Quis miseribitur tui aut quis contristabitur propter te / aut quis ibit ad ro­ganduin [Page] pro pace iua. For in hel thayr ys no redempcyon / ne ony smal cōsolacyon. Et so as says sant anselmus et other docturꝭ catholykiꝭ that al the good dys et al the ewyllys of thys p̄sēt World may not twoch the lest degre of theyr parfeccyon that they may not be had et possessyt or mor or les so as yt ap­perys of al the Wertus and of al the Wyses. Et certantly We may not hawe ioy in this pre­sent World Wyth owt trystesse Wyth owt consolacyon no par­fyt heelt Wyth owt seyknes ne the gooddys of the World may not be acqwyryd Wyth owt la­bowr possessit Wyth owt toght no left Wyth owt sorow no the self Wayeꝭ ewillyꝭ of thiꝭ World Wyth owt presens to them contrary. The qwych ys in the he­wyn no in hel / for in hewyn ar al gooddys in al the degres of parfectyon. Et in hel ar al the ewyllys Wyth owt ony degre or ꝑmyxtyon of ony contrary qwych may caus consolacyon. For the sayd ewyllys and pay­nys they ar mayd in theyr last degre of al consummacyon so mych that they may no mor grow. For theyr ys ꝑfyt sorow parfyt byrnyng parfyt caold­nes parfyt fylth parfyt Wayk­nes parfyt desolacyon parfyt Wrechydnes stynkyng and po­wyrte so as that says sant gre­goyr that the damnyt can not thynk other thyng bot to theyr payn in the qwych they ar and ys al theyr cogytacyō & thoght ys to sorow that they suffyr. For that says baruth the ꝓphet in the thryd cheptur that the dā nyt ar deyd in ewyl sorows. Mortui sunt in doloribus pessi­mis. In the sayd Wepyngys for to notyfy the dyuersyte of paynys et ewylnes for to de­not the crudelyte & the rygh austeryte of them. Et thayt to that ewyrych oon crestyn man may eythly ymagyn the aboue sayd crudelyte sant anselmus in the book of symylytudys put­tys oon sych exampyl qwych ys long to rehers and for cuus of shortnes I pas ower. Et consyderant of the paynes of hel oon seyk man has sum rest. Bot the damnyt as seyknes mortel Wyth owt deyng and Wyth owt rest. Et yt be so that in hel after the day of [Page] iugement abydys the qualyteȝ contrayres to the elemens al / wayeꝭ they shal not haue theyr accyons myxyt et temporyt as they haue now for thys that they shal not haue no tempo­rēꝭ no effec oon aboue oon other for the byrnyng of the fyer shal not eyt the caldnes of the Wa­tyr et of contrary the humydy­te of the hayr shal not temper the drynes of the fyer no maykles the euynes et grauyte of the erth. Et of thys ys Wryttyn in the book of sapyens in the .xvi. cheptur the snaw shal fusteyn Wertu of the fysret yt shal not faylȝe. Nix et glacies sustine­bunt vim ignis et non tabescēt Certanly the damnyt shal sus­teynet suffyr al the paynes aboue sayd by the owtwart creatu­res by thys that al the creatu­rys shal punysh the damnyt after the day of the gret iuge­mēt general by infynyt Wayes & mayners. For the lecter & the exystens of al the thyngys of the qwych mā vsys malycyowsly in thys World shal be conser­uyt in sowm of the elymens for to punysh et torment the sayd damnyt thayr to that the Wryt may be Weryfyet by the qwych yt ys sayd in the book of sapiēs in the .xj. cheptur that ewyrych oon damnyt shalbe tormentyt by the thyng by the qwych they haue synnyt. The paynys abo­ue sayd to thynk they ar horry­byl / to speyk they ar dredabyl bot helaꝭ they ar ryght grewōs to susteyn. The rayson for thys that the sayd paynes ar ewyr­lestand. Et Werytably the dolewr and the affeccyon of them that ar damnyt ys not momentayr / ymagynatyue / or transsytoyr bot yt ys sensybyl ferm contynuel et ewyrlestand For the body of them that ar damnyt shal byrn in ewyrles­tand fyer and they may not be Wayftyt / so as We se that the saowl raysonnabyl lyuant / the body may suffer sorow and yt may not dy. Of the self Wayes shal yt be of the body of them that ar damnyt the qwych shal suffyr ewyrlestand paynys and shal lyue ewyr mor thayr to that the deeth lyuys ewyr mor in hel in payn of the qwych the lyue as beyn deeth in thys World by cul [...]. Certanly the holy man Iob put Weel thys [Page] deeth ewyrlestand of the and of the saowl befor the eyn of ys thoght qwen he sayd to god. Dimitte me vt plangam pau­lulum dolorem meum ante (quam) vadam. Lord god lat me plāȝe the sorow of my syn befor that I part of thys World the sorow of owr synqwen the retrybucy­on et payn of hel ys by Ws pro­wydyt Wyth oon gret dreyd kepant Ws from syn. Et ewy­rych oon man shoold keyp hym Weel dylygently also mych as he may that he partyt not of thys Woorld Wyth bwt he do pennans for and he dyscend in hel of them that ar damnyt he shal newyr mor retowrn as yt ys Wryttyn in the book of sa­pyens. Non est agnitus qui sit reuersus ab inferis. Et for that says Weel iob befor that I go / for īdowtably for he qwych shalbe neglygent of Wepyng et mowrnīg of hys synnye ī thys Woorld shal go streyght in hel / as the dectwr the qwych the credytur says / pay yt that thow awys otherwiꝭ I shal mayk the be put in prison bot thow pay yt that thow aw. It ys so of syn­nars the qwych dyscendys in the chartyr and preson of hel bot yf they pay by pennans yt that they ar bownd to god. For they shal dyscend in dyrknes and horrybyl paynys of hel. Et yt ys to notyfy that theyr ys iiij. mayner of paynes in hel two corporells et two spyry­twellys. Fyrst theyr shalbe in hel gret dyrknes and mate­ryalles for the dyrknes of the plays for the thyknes of theyr hayr and the pryuacyon of the lyght of the soon / et of ych oon other lyght. For the fyer of hel shal gheue no shynyng bot smook dyrknes / and stynk­yng. How Weyl that yt be that the fyer natwrel as in yt byrnyng and clarie alwayes the fyer of hel holdys in yt self the byrnyng bot yt as no pro­pyrte of lyght. Thoght yt be thayr to that yt tormētys mor the damnyt yt holdys in yt sum clerte of dyrknes thayr to that the damnyt may so Wyth in the sayd fyer for to mot greyf theyr payn and they Wyth the qwych they haue of­fendyt god. Segundly theyr shalbe in hel oon other dyrk­nes causys of produytys of the [Page] fylth and of the bodys of them that ar damnyt mor blak than swet or colyꝭ the qwych shal gheue and caus of them self oon other dyrknes horrybyls and abhomynabyls. The thryd dyrknes that shalbe in hel oon other dyrknes spyrytwell and mwart. For the damnyt shal­be blyndyt and prywyst Wyth in of al lyght of Wnderstan­dyng and of al congnoyssans bot oonly of the congnoyssans by the qwych they shal feyl and se the paynes of hel & the tor­mens qwych shal tormēt them ewyrlestandly. The .iiij. dyrknes that shalbe in hel ys War & mor sorowful than al others that ys to say to be partyt of the presens of the most hye et incomprehensybyl clarte & vy­syon of god. Et thoght yt be so that in hel theyr ys no ordyr of payn sorowful afflectyue af­ter as says the holy man iob. Vbi nullus ordo. For that as yt ys sayd theyr ys Wnmyxtyon and confusyon of paynys et of tormens. Alwayes theyr ys ordyr of the iustys of god almyghty the qwych ordyr re­qwyrys that ewyrych oon culp be punyshyt and that ewyr as mor offencyt shoold be mor pu­nyshyt after this aꝭ yt ys Wryttyn in the appocalyps in the xviij. or in the deuteronomye in the .xxv. Cheptur. Quantū glorificauit se in deliciis tan­tum date ei tormentum et luc­tum. Et iuxta quantitatem de licti erit et plagarum modus. Et Werytably after the dyspa­ryte and dyfferens of the syn­nys theyr shalbe in hel dyuer­syte of tormens and of paynes so as yt ys shawyn befor. For as says sant gregoyr thoght yt be that fyer of hel be oon and commun to al the damnyt al­wayes yt shal not byrn the bo­dys of them damnyt egaly. For they shal suffer et feyl the byrnyng of the sayd fyer infer­nal after theyr demeryttys crymys et synnys and qwych ys mor synnyt shalbe mor tormē tyt after the ordyr of iustys of god. Theyr shal the damnyt haue gret horreur to se et to be ewyrlestandly in the company of the dewyllys the qwyche shal cum aboue thē Wyth ryght [Page] horrybyl fygurys Inestyma­bly after thys that yt ys Wryttyn in iob in the .xx. Cheptur. Vadent et venient super eum horribiles. Et indowtably oon ewyrych damnyt shal ha­ue horreur of hys propyr fylth in the consyderacyon of hys Wykyt and abhomynabyl statur. Et so be yt that the sayd ar ower prydful alwayeꝭ they shal haue horrewr to se them self et to be hold them. Thoght yt be they may not so mych do bot they so them self no behold the qwych shal caus them oon sych confusyon that they Wold ne­wyr be boorn yf yt Warpossy­byl. Qwath ys he that as no dreyd to be byrnt ewyrlestandly wythowt ony cessyng Wyth owt deīg no anychylyt to thool et susteyn dyrknes and smookkys ryth blak et obscur Wyth owt ony seyng qwath clarte ys yt to feyl the abhomymabyls stynkyns of theyr propyr body et of the bodys of others dam­nyt and for to be tormentyt of the dewyllys and Wyth them to se theyr horrybyl fygurs and to fynd no consolacyon no con­seyl / and newyr to haue no hop to ewayd no to be delyweryt For to be ewyr mor owercum­myt Wyth sorowys plantys cryengis showtyngys of dewyllys and cursyt damnet pewpyl. Certanly theyr ys no man so assewryt bot he shoold dreyd and dowt to fal in the sayd myserabyl calymytes. Et that shoold not contempyl qwath payn ys to thool the aboue sayd paynys et tormens et to be ex­clusyt & partyt of the ioy of god et to be partyt of the bleshyt cō ­pany of angels and santys of paradys. Et Wndowtably they et them qwych puttys in theyr mynd the thyngys the quych We haue heyr befor Wryttyng of the paynes of hel they shal ewayd eythly deydly syn & shal haue dreyd of god be for theyr eyn be the quych they shal show al vyce & do pēnās of theyr synnys by them doyeng et fynaly they shal show the sayd pay­nys of hel & shal haue ioy & beatytwd ewyrlestādly. Et of cōtra­ry the damnyt shal haue ewyr mor fyer ī the ewyrlestād pay­nes of hel the qwych fyer of hel aꝭ to the eyt & the byrnyng theyr ys gret & merweyllows dyffe­rens [Page] Wyth the fyer materyel of thys World the qwych ys not byrnāt to the regard of the fyer of hel qwych ys payntyt in oon Wal ī the regard of the fyer materyal of thys World. Et cer­tanly yf theyr War ony man strenȝyt to hold hys fynger oon howr in the fyer materyal he shoold be grettumly twrmētyt in body et in saowl ewyrlestandly in the sayd fyer of hel in the qwych the paynys newyr shal haue eynd. For yt ys impossy­byl to pas oon thyng infynyt no to fynd the eynd so as says Arestotyl in the segund book of generacyon et corrupcyon. Et indowttably and yt var so that god sayd to the dānyt saowllys I Wyl do to yow thys grays that al the sand that ys in the World be gaderyt in oon yl that ewyr ī oon thowsand ȝear ī oon thowsand ȝear & not ofter theyr cum oon byrd et tayk oon cwrn Et aftyr thys that the sayd yl be taykyn et leftyt I Wyl and ordayn that ȝe be sawyt. The sayd saowllys Wold thank god et say god be blyshyt of ys gyf­tys for owr payn thoght yt be so that yt be ryght lōg alwayeꝭ yt shal haue eynd how Weyl yt ys ghanāt to Ws to suffyr pay­nys by syndry thowsād of ȝear­rys hel as yt shal not be so as sayd ys for newyr the saowllys damnyt may not haue ony hop of redempcyon / et this suffycys as to the .ix. partye.

¶The .x. cheptur et partye of thys present and short traycte shal traycte of the paynys of purgatory.

IN the .x. et last partye of thys present traytte after thys that We haue de­termynyt of the horrybyl paynys of hel. Ve shal traytte in thys party of the paynys of the bytter fyer of purga­toyr. Et befor that We dyscēd in the partyculyer & specyal determynacyon of them yt ys to no­tyfy yf yt War so that god had reweyllyt that of al the menly­wand in thys World that they shoold be bot oon damnyt ych­oon anens hym self shuld dreyd that yt shoold not be he the qwyche by the sentens of the [Page] iustys of god shoold be damnyt So that qwen the redēptur of the World sayd the day of ys seyn to ys appoystyls oon of yow shal sel me and delyuer me to the iowys they dyd begyn to say et haue dreyd lord ys yt I / the qwych shal do sych oon trayson. By mor raysson yf the sal­wyowr of the World sayd in ys gospel in saynt Mathow in the xxij. cheptur that syndry ar cal­lyt et for to haue salwacyon et beatytwd et that newyr the les thayr ys few that ar choysyn et sawyt / ewyrych oon shuld dreid Weyl that he be not of them qwych shal be dānyt & reprewyt abyd and the paynys of hel aboue sayd. Et that syndry men et v [...]men ar callyt to the fayth of god to hawe salwacyon et that they be damnyt & few sawyt yt [...]erys be oon fygur of the ald testament. For We reyd inge­ [...]sy in the .vj. cheptur that god the makar for the synnys et ly­cherys of men & Women send ys iugement et deluge general in the [...]wych al creatures rayston [...]byls War peryshyt and deyt Wnto the nombyr of .viij. par­sons the qwyche War sawyt in the arch of nowel. Et so as the viij. sayd parsons War les of the thyngys ī the regard to the multytwd of the parsōs qwych Was peryshyt and lost. Sych­ways few pewpyl shoold be sa­wyt in the arch that ys in the fayth of the chyrch ī the regard to the damnyt that goys to pardycyon so as nombyr infynyt after the Woord of the ecclesya­styk in the fyrst cheptur qweyr he says that the nōbyr of fowl­lys that ys to say of dānyt the qwyche ar folys ar infynyt. This as beyn sych lyk fyguryt in the entre of the eerth of pro­myssyon in the qwyche of al the chyldryn of ysrael the qwyche com of the eerth of egypt from the aage of .xx. and aboue theyr entryt not bot two that ys to say Iosu [...] et Caleph et al the o­ther dyet in the desert. In the qwych ys gheuyn to vnderstōd that few of men callyt by god the creatwr shal enter in the eerth of promyssyon that ye in the eerth of the lywans of pa­radys thys apperys also in the now testament in Saynt Eue in the .xviij. cheptur qweyryt [Page] ys Wryttyn that iesu cryst haylyt .x. lyppyr men of the qwych they Was bot oon that retowr­nyt towart hym for to thank & to lowe hym. Et in the qwych yt ys oppynly gheuyn to Wn­derstond that Wyth payn the .x. party of men mendyt et medy­cynyt be holy baptysyng shal retowrn in beatytud for to lowe & thank god ewyrlestandly. Et that theyr ys few sawyt yt ap­perys et yt may be eythly Wn­derstandyt by the lyue of men. For it is certayn that the iowst oōly shalbe sawyt that Wytny­sys the psalmyst qwen he says spek and of iesu cryst owr redē ­ptur qwych ys port of hewyn et that ryghtusmen shal enter in yt by fayth et dewocyon. Hec porta domini iusti īntrabunt in eam. Of the self wayes yt ys Wryttyn in the fyrst poystyl of saynt Petyr in the .iiij. cheptur that the iust shalbe sawyt vyth gret payn et Dyffyculte qweyr may appeyr the men Wyth owt pytye & the synners. Et in effecal thys ys this day ī the World theyr ys bot concupyscens of the flesch / or cōcupyscens of the eyn or pryd of the lyue so as says saynt Ioon. Et al thys apperys cleerly and ewydently for the day in the Woorld theyr ys mor that Wsys of lychery than of chastety / thayr ye mor prydful pewpyl than meyk pewpyl and mor Wrechyd pewpyl than meyrcyful et meyk et thayr ys mor trompewrs et lears than theyr ys Werytabyl pewpyl so as says the Psalmyst that the verytys of the soonnys of men ar mayd les: Diminute sunt veritates a filijs hominum. Qwheyr for ve may infer that the Weryte of the soonnys of men that ys the Woord of the redemptur ys Weryfyed qweyr he says syndry ar callyt bot theyr ys few choysyn to be sa­wyt. Et to thys caus ewyrych crystyn man shoold be dylygent so mych as he ys in thys World to do good Werykys et to haue perfyt hop that he shalbe of the nōbyr of them that ar choysyn the qwyche may not be Wyth owt the parson haue ꝑfyt lowe & charyte in god lowād & obeyāt to hym aboue al thyngꝭ & k [...]pāt ys cōmandymēs & also lowant ys nyghtbowr as hym self. Et yf yt be by fragylyte of na­tur [Page] that they fal in ony syn We shoold recowyr to the sacramēt of pēnans inso mych that he as of good heelth et shoold not de­fer to the morowyng or to the deeth so as Doys syndry. The qwyche puttys them self in oon greyt dangyer / for as says the docturs yt ys oon thyng ryght diffycyl et hard that ony mayk faythful pennans that abydys Wnto the deeth. Et to thys be rys Wytnes saynt Augustyn that pennans at the howr of deeth ys ryght perylows thayr fynd We bot oon in al the holy Wryt / that ys to say the good theef / of al them qwych as aby­dyng to do pēnans to the eynd of thayr lywe qwyche ys sawyt no the qwych as doyng fayth­ful pēnās theyr god haue Wold haue that theyr shoold be oon thayr to that no man shoold disesper. For pēnans ys hool ī the man hool & seyknes & Wayknes in the Wnsekyr & deyd as in the man deeth. As to thys caus says saynt augustyn et yt ys rehersyt in the gret dycret. That yf ony synnar be and in the last necessyte of seyknes that ys to say in the dāger & peryl of deeth et he be and in sych oon peryl et necessyte the sayd pouyr synner Wold tayk or ashe pēnans & he in deyd taykys yt & sowdanly he deys of thys World. We shoold not deny hym yt that he ashys bot We presum not that he dyis Weyl I Wayt not says sant austyen yf he passys of thys vorld in sewrte We may Weyl ghewe pennans bot We can not ghe­ue seurte I say not that he shal be damnyt et I say not that he shalbe sawyt. Et for that says he / do pēnanꝭ qwyl thow as thy helth / yf at thow doys so I pro­mes the that thow art asseuryt For thow as mayd pennans in the tym that thow myght haue synnyt et offencyt god. Et yf thow Wyl abyd to do pennans qwē thow may syn no mor thy synnys leyffys the et thow not thē Et certāly yf god seys ī the intēcyon and hart of the synnar be and ī seyknes & artykyl of the deeth yf he trust yt to eshap & cū to the heelth of ys seyknes that he Wold leyf ī syn as befor et in that intēcyon he has oon cōtry­cyon faynȝet et sumylyt et that he shryue hym et maykys ys te stamēt & gheuys gret almows & [Page] ꝑmyttys to mayk satysfacyon to them qwych he has offendyt et that he ashe the holy Wnxyō et cal thesantys of hcwyn to ys holp. Et thoght he do al the thyngys aboue sayd for thys so thys oonly he beleyffys that he shoold dy soon et be damnyt ewyrlestand. Et not for the loue of god bot for the hattrant et dysplaysans that he has of hys syn bot Wyth thys he as intencyō et he myght haue oon xx. ȝear mor ower that he shuld ewyr mor parseueyr in hys syn as sayd ys. Vyth owt ony dy­fyculte he shalbe ewerleftandly damnyt. For theyr ys bot cha­ryte that ys to say leyf to do ewyl for the lowf of god et ha­trent of the syn. Qwych may sayf man et not dreyd ferwyl. Et suppos that the benyngny­te et clemens of god as largyt & for ghewyn the cowlp of hym qwych deserwys et abydys to do pēnās to the eynd of ys lyue alwayes he abydys bownd to the themporel payn the qwych shalbe satyffayt. Payt et mayd be oongret long spays of hym in pugatoyr. Et the qwych payn he myght haue payt yt in oon shoort & smal espays of ty­me yf he had doyeng pennans in thys Woorld in tym he leuāt in hys prospyryte et heelth. Et certanly the saowllys qwych deys of thys prysent lyue in grace et dyscendys in the fyer of proctory shal not be punyshyt for the gret synnys bot Wyth thys for the Wenyal synnys. Et to this ewyrych oon parson shoold do heyr pēnans in so far as he ys hool & punysh ys body et ys menbrys by the qwych he as offēcyt god he be and ī good heelth et mayk satyffaccyon to god in thys World for hys syn­nys / for yf the man as lywyt in dronknes & mayd exces he shuld chasty ys body by fastyng & ab­stynēs. Et yf he as beyn lyche­rous he shuld scurge & chasty ys body & dyscyplyne hys body for to lyue chastely. Et yf he as of fencyt god be clothyng that ar ower soft or be beddeꝭ ower soft We shoold Weyt the hayr cloth or sum other sharp clothyng et ly sum tym aboue hard thyngꝭ Et yf We haue offencyt god by dancys & placys that ar Warldly We shoold go bayrfut to the chyrch and yt War goodly ar to [Page] satyffy to god in thys World than in proctory / for so mych We shoold ashe at god that he punysh We heyr in thys World So sayd saynt Augustyn to god Lord god byrn me heyr Wyth the fyer of trybulacyon et ryeff me et cut my body by seyknes thayr to that thow forgheue me my synnys et that thow cō ­dam me not ewyrlestādly. For [...]s says saynt Gregoyr god for gheuys syndry ī thys Woorld & sendys them no trybulacyon thayr to that he dam them e­wyrlestandly. The others he smyttys and punyshys in thys vorld thayr to that he may for­gheue them ewyrlestandly and that he may not punysh them ī hel no ī purgatory / for the thyngys presupposyt We shal say of them heyr after of the payn of purgatory the qwyche ychoon shoold beleyf that the said payn ys ryght sharp et mor merweyllows thā ve can say. Et thoght yt be so that sum herytikys vyl say that theyr ys no proctory et that qwen god forghewys the culp that he forgheuyꝭ the payn et that al man that deys of this World goys in paradys yf yt be so that the culp et the syn befor gheuyn of god so as dyd the good theyf yt Was sayd thow shalbe Wyth me to day in para­dys qweyr he had dyscendyt in hel and the syn had not beyn for ghewyng / so as dyd the ewyl rych qwych ys beryed ī hel. Al­wayes ageyns sych herytykys thayr ys oppyn rayson ageyns thē Wyth the autoryte et fayth of holy chyrch et of holy doc­turs cotholykys et syndry ex­peryens and rewelacyōs mayd to syndry dewoyt et holy par­sons so as yt shalbe declayryt fullyly heyr after. The rayson sych et yt ys cleyr ewerych oon confessys that al syn ys not mortel so as ych seykneꝭ ys not mortel. Et selfwys al offens mayd ageyns owr nyghtbowr in oon thyng publyk qwych ys not punyshyt of oon iuge secu­lyer or eclesyastyk of the payn of deeth. Self Wayes yf ony crystyn deys of thys World in the stayt of Wenyal syn conly yt ys cleyr that the iustys of god than shal not cōdam hym to be punyshyt ewyrlestandly. For they had no deydly synnys qwē they deyt it sollowys that [Page] theyr shalbe oon tym sayffyt et not damnyt. Or than he may not be sauyt not Wyth owt he be purgyt of the sayd synnys Wenyels. Than yt ys ghanant and neydful to say that theyr ys sū plays in the other World ī the qwych they shalbe purgyt that ys to say proctory. Item & qwen ony shryuys thē of theyr ewy deydly synnys be qwych they haue doyng or al the payn ys put from them of necessyte sych Ways be oon mayner of sayeng that god be strangȝet to put away & forgheue al the culp and the payn to gydder to the qwych he ys not streyngȝet ne­ydfully. Et yf they say that god ys straynȝet to do that the qwych ys oon thyng fals & dayf & that he Wold do & beyr meyk­ly after ys confessyō Woorthy & salutayr fruyt of pennans af­ter the Woord of sant ioon bap­tyst in sant luc / ī the thryd chep­tur qweyr he says mayk Wor­thy fruyt of pennans. Certan­ly thys proffyttys. Et yf yt be so that god ys not to thys ne­cessaryly strangȝet as he ys not et that the contrycyon of the parson War so gret that yt var suffycyand for to put a Way the cowlp & the oblygacyō of ewyr­lestand payn oonly qwyche ys suffycyand & possybyl. Et that by ys goodnes he forgheue the cowlp et the oblygacyon of the payn ewyrlestand oonly to the qwych the sayd parson by ye deydly syn yt followys that the sayd parson abydys bownd to sum payn temporel / et yf the sayd parson decedys of thys World how smal that yt has payt and fulfyllyt the said payn et pennans yt ys neydful that yt be payd in oon other World the sayd payn be yt not suffycy­and payt. Et the said payn shal not be ewyrlestand for the sa­owl shal not be dampnyt Wn­derstondyt the remyssyō of the cowlp thā the sayd payn shalbe temporel et transytoyr et Worthy of purgacyon in the other World namyt proctory in the qwych the saowllys ar purgyt et clengyt of thys qwych yt ys bownd. Et the sayd payn is no other thyng bot oon sharp fyer of proctory in the qwych the sa­owllys ar purgyt et clengyd et qweyr they pay the remanant of theyr paynes and pennans. [Page] Sant gregoyr in hys dyalogue says that yt ys al oon seff fyer ī hel & ī proctory as he says yt ys oon self fyer qwych clengys the gold and qwych byrnys the strow. Et yt ys ghanāt to no­tyfy that proctory ys ordaynt the lymbe of the holy fathers of the qwych proctory com the saowllys befor the passyon of the redēpt (ur) after thys that they var sufycyently purgyt & clen­gyd they assendyt to the sayd lymb. Ve reyd not that the good angels as punyshyt the saowllyꝭ of good bot it var mor ghanāt to the ewyl. Et thoght yt be that the ewyl angels de­wyllys of hel as no intencyon to cleng the saowllys qwych ys in proctory / bot to crucyfy them and punysh them yf they myght aluayes after sant tho­mas the saowlys of proctory ar not punyshyt be the dewyllys of the qwych they haue had vyctoyr. For they may not exers theyr malyꝭ aboue the saowllyꝭ of petory as they do abowe the s [...]ow llys damnyt. Thoght yt be so that the dewyllys presen­tys them ryght horrybyle befor the sayd saowllys of proctory for to mayk them sorowful et for to caus them mor gret payn et afflyccyons for to se theyr paynes bot the sayd saowllys as of the contrary consolacyon of the good angels as yt shalbe sayd heyr after. That the sa­owllys that dyscendys in proc­tory ar punyshyt be oon mer­weyllows et horrybyl fyer yt apperys be auctorytys et pryn­cypally be the auctoryte of sant pol appoystyl qwych says ī the fyrst poystyl qwych ys vryttyn to the coryntyēs ī the .iij. chep­tur. Vnius cuius (que) opus quale sit probabit. That ys to say that the sharp fyer of proctory shal preyf the operacyon of ewy rych man qwat yt ys. Says also the appoystil that the verk et the operacyon of ewyrych man abydys to be byrnt be fyer he shal suffyr grettumly bot he shalbe sawyt et purgyt be fyer Si cuius opus arserit detrimē ­tum pacietur ipse autē saluus erit sic tamen quasi per ignem Et of the qwych fyer spekys sant augustyn qwen he says. Purgandus est igne purgatio­nis qui hic distulit frnctum cō ­uersionis. He shalbe purgyt in [Page] oon other of the sharp fyer of proctory qwych as defferryt in thys World to towrn hym self by pennans. Et certanly yt ys owr fayth that for oon smal pennans doyng Wylfully in thys World they may delyuer of oon long et gret pēnans that shal thool a long spays pēnans in the fyer of proctory. Et he qwych defferrys et says that he ys content to do hys pennans in proctory / he ys lyk to hym qwych for oon halpenny the qwych he Wyl not pay grathly he byndys hym to payn oon hondreth. For the sayd payn of proctory is mor grewous a oon hōdreth thow sant myllyōs thā yt of this present world. Helas syndry ar in thys World qwych consyders not the crudelyte et the bytternes of the payn of the dreydabyl fyer of proctory et for thys caus they Wyl not absteyn them from syn the qwych they ar lyk oon blynd man qwych passys be oon dan­gerows passages be the qwych he dowrst not pas Wyth owt he saw yt cleyr. Theyr ys o­thers that thynkys Weyl / bot as heretykys soonnys of the dewyl of hel furth of the Way of salut they beleyf not for caus they ar roytyt in theyr synnys et for that they dreyd not the sayd fyer lyk to them of sodom that vold not beleyf loth of the dystrowyng of cyte of sodō ne go furth Wyth hym the qwych dyscendyt al qwyk / in hel body & saowl yt apperys in .xix. chep­tur of genesys. Et yt ys sayd comōly that oon fowl beleyf ys not qwyl the tym that he ress [...] ­yff. Et theyr ys sum that dre­dys not the sayd fyer of purga­toyr for that they haue not ex­spyryment of yt. Et they ar lyk to the dog the qwych aꝭ not beyn byrnt for he dredys not the hot Water as he that as beyn byrnt. Et for that thayr to that ych oon of vs haue per­fyt fayth et credens of the sayd fyer We shal allege yt that glo­ryows sant augustyn allegys & says in the gret decret. De [...]pe. distinctio .xxv. et .vij. capitu. Fi. Hic ignis et si eternus non sit et cetera que sequuntur. That ys to say thoght yt be so that the sharp fyer of purgato­yr be not ewyrlestand alwayes yt tormentys grettumly the [Page] saowl. For yt excedyꝭ al payn tē poral that ony may haue sufert or suffrys in thys woorld. No newyr moor may be fund for to tormēt mannyꝭ flech sych payn no so hard tormēs as the payn of proctory. Thoght yt be so that the holy martyrs as suf­fert merweyllows paynys et tormens. Et of thys abowe sayd bytternes et crudelyte We reyd oon exampyl in the holy Wryt I put oon cas that oon saowl has beyn byrnt by the tym et spays of .xxx. ȝearrys Wyth in the sayd fyer of proctory and that theyr com oon āgel of god to the sayd saowl et say god as gheuyn the faculte that thow be oon day heyr or that thow return to thy body in the quych thow shal pay the rest of thy payn the qwych thow shuld do ī this purgatoyr by the tym & spays of oon day. Et for pen­nans thow shal lyue ī the body oon hondreth ȝear. Et al the certh that thow shal go appon shalbe ful of gret sharp naylys aboue the qwych it ys ghanant to the to go ewyr thayr apoon they shal pyers & hool thy feet Wnto the boon. Et thow shal not eyt al thy lyue bot breyd baykyn ettwys the aws & thow shalt drynk gal myxyt Wyth Wynagyr and thow shalt not be cled bot Wyth oon camel skyn of hayret thow shalt not sleyp no ly bot aboue the eerth et for thy cod thow shalt haue oon sharp stoon vnder thy heyd Indowttabyly the sayd saowl Wold moor Wylfully cheys to retowrn in ys body oon hon­dreth ȝear & susteyn the pēnans aboue sayd than to by oon hoyl day in the fyer of proctory. Et by this cleerly it aperyꝭ that no payn tēporel may be mayd ꝯpa­rayson to the sayd payn of proc­tory. Et for that sayd veyl the gloryows sant augustyn qwen he sayd that the fyer of thys presēt vorld shuld not be clepyt byrnāt no actyf ī the regard of the fyer of proctory qwych ys lyk to the fyer of hel as to the crudelyte of yt et not to the du­racyon / not mor than the fyer qwych ys payntyt aboue oon Wal shoold be reputyt as to the byrnant as to the regard of the fyer materyal. Et for caus of the aboue sayd crudelyte they that ar ī proctory thynkys oon [Page] momēt ryght long. Et yt ape­rys be oon exampyl of two re­lygyows mē qwych lowyt oon other merueyllowꝭ veyl & faythfully in thys World and seruyt god oon long spayꝭ both to gyd­der dewotyly. Fynaly oon of them two Was seyk wn to the deeth. Et he beant in hys seek­nes theyr apperyt oon angel of god to hym qwych sayd to hym thow shal decess of thys World in short tym & thow shalt go to proctory et thow shalt be theyr the spays that oon may say oon mes. Et also soon ys the mes may be said thow shalt go forth of proctory et thow shalt fle in ewyn ī gloyr et felycyte. Thys the sayd relygyows reweyllyt to ys fallow peayant hym that incontynent that he War deyd that he wold eynd & say the sayd mes and of thys he prayt hym for charyte et faythfulnes that they had oon to the other Thys the other promyst hym In the mornyng the aboue sayd relygyows dyscessyt et īcōty­nent ys fallow grathyt hym to the mes et so sayd mes et thes doyeng he that Was dyscessyt apperyt to the other ys fallow sayāt. O dysloyal & Wn fayth­ful fallow thow as deseruit veyl to be punyshyt & god shuld sent to the sū punyshon to haue forȝet me so. The relygyows al ful of dreyd sayd / to hym qweyr. For that I prayt the qwen I was lyuant that incō ­tynent after my desces that thow shoold reyd oon mes for me. Et thow art oon felon ī hu­mayn et cruel fallow thow as lattyn me be tormentyt in the sharp fyer of proctory by the spays of .xx. ȝearrys ne thow no noon of my other brethers as not sayd oon mes for me. Et incontynent he that Was lyuāt sayd to hym that vas dy­scessyt I promes the that they charyon Was not eerthdyd et incontynēt that thow dyscessyt I dysposyt me to say mes & I do ȝyt bot endyd at thyꝭ howr. Et incontynent he that Was dy­scessyt sayd to the lyuāt / yf yt be so yt ys ghanāt to say that me thoght the tym so long for the bytternes et the crudelyte of the paynyꝭ I thynk that I haue suffert et tholyt torment mor than .xx. ȝearrys. Et than he that Was dyscessyt thankyt ys [Page] follow et flew gledsumly in he­wyn. Et in the qwych cleyrfy yt apperys the folyshnes of thē qwych desyrys to be in purga­tory and the qwyche settys not by & they may cum theyr to the qwych saynt Angustyn. Nescit quid petat qui purgatoriū petit He that desyrys to be in proctory be Wayt not qwhat he ashes For so as sayes the aboue sayd saynt Augustyn that the payn that oon saowl tholys in purgatory be the tym that thow may oppyn thy eyn et clos them ys mor gret / mor sharp / et mor grewous than the payn the qwych gloryows Saynt Laurens suf­fryd and tholyt aboue the bran­don of yrn. We reyd of gret Al­lert qwych chesyt to by .x. days in purgatory and after thys he apperyt to oon of hys freyndys say and to hym. O thow my freynd how maynay thowsand of ȝearrys haue I beyn byrnt in the sharp fyer of purgatory. The men shoold ashe that god [...]old deffend and keyp them from the fyer of hel / for Wyth payn may be ony so ꝑfyt qwhat that ewyr they be of / for after the psalmyst theyr ys non per­fyt bot oonly god bot Wnder god et ys santtys theyr for We may say Wyth payn yt ys gha­nāt that he be punyshyt by sum dayes in the fyer of purgatory

For thys that befor the saowl may fle in paradys yt ys gha­nant that yt be Wyth owt ony spot of syn and Wyth owt ony fylth of syn so mych deydly as Wenyally so as yt Was at the howr of baptysyng that qwen he had resawyt the sacrament of baptysyng. No yt may ne­wyr se god bot fyrst he be re­dwysyt to the sacrament of ba­ptysyng and to the cleennes et innocens of yt. Et alexander of hallys aboue the cantykys in the .iiij. book et .xvj. cheptur says. Anima que cum macula venialis culpe recedit ab er­gasculo carnis transibit ꝑignē purgatorij purganda ante (quam) cō ­spectui regiꝭ regum presentetur licet virtutum claritate multa refulgeat. That ys to say / that the saowl the qwych departys of the pryson of the body shal pas be the fyer of purgatory for to be purgyt et cleengyt be for that yt be presentyt in the presens of the kyng of kyng ys [Page] Thoght yt be so that yt shynys of mych gret clarte of Wertus. Ve reyd in the dyaloge of saynt Gregoyr that Pascacyus car­dynal lyuyt so dewoytly and holyly et that after ys dysces oon demonyal Was delywe­ryt of the myght et possessyon of the dewyl oonly for the twechyng of ys grayf. Et alwayeꝭ after ys deeth he dyscendyt in purgatory. For that in the elec­cyon of two papys he had faworyt the oon mor than the other by errewr. How Weyl yt ys possybyl to man to leyf in thys Woorld so parfytly and holyly that after ys dysces he fleys al ryght in hewyn so as yt appe­rys of the chylder innocens and of men qwyche as cummyt to aage that as led so good lyue et so parfyt in thys World. Sum may ashe qwat ar the saowllys that entrys in purgatory. Vnto the qwych We answer that thre mayner of saowllys en­trys and shal enter in purgato­ry. The fyrst ar they saowllys the qwyche oonly has had con­trycyon of theyr synnys at the eynd qwen they depart of thys World Wythowt pēnās Wythowt satyffaccyon / selfwayes the saowllys of them qwych ar shryuyng in theyr bodily heelth and dyis befor that they may haue fulfyllyt theyr pennans. For the aboue sayd saowllys shal mayk oon eynd to pay al theyr pennans in purgatory. The segund saowllys qwyche dyscendys in purgatory ar the saowlys of them qwych as taykyn and ressawyt in pennans in this Woorld of theyr synnys et fulfyllyt them bot the satys­faccyon that as beyn gheuyng to them for theyr sayd synnys Was not suffycyant sych may­neyr of saowlys shal mayk the remanent of theyr synnys in purgatory. Et certāly the men ar fowlych that reffusys & Wyl not tayk no hard pennans in thys World. For yt ys oon thyng mor eysy to do et mayk satyffaccyon heyr in the tym of grace than to abyd to mayk sa­tyffaccyon in purgatory. The iij. mayneyr of saowllys the qwyche dyscendys in purgato­ry ar they the qwyche berys Wyth them thayr Wenyal syn­nys. Qwehyr for yt ys to no­tyfy that the smal synnys We­nyals [Page] the qwyche as not beyn put away in thys Woorld they shalbe grewously punyshyt in purgatory for caus they haue mayd no pennans. For how lytel that ewyr the syn be We most mayk pennans and satys­faccyon to the iustys of god in thys World or in purgatory qweyr the payn ys ryght gre­wous and ryght sharp as sayd ys. For and thow be hool and thow sleyp by sweyrnes qwen thow eyrrys ryng to the ma­tyns or to the fyrst mes & thow Wylt not go to the preshyng or to the ewynsong vyth owt lawful caus or yf thow seys dans or loyp / or mayk ony playes / or yf thow beholdyꝭ the fayr maid dyue veyl grathyt & anowrnyt or that thow lawgh be lyghtneꝭ or that thow pronons Wayn Woordys Wnproffytabyl vyth plesans thys shalbe deydly syn. For oon ewyrych oon deydly syn not put away īn thys World thow shal suffer mor payn in purgatory than saynt Laurens dyd in thys World qwen he Was rostyt aboue the brandon of yrn. Grauius est esse in pur­gatorio (quam)diu oculus claudi & apperiri possit (quam) illa pena quam sanctus laurentius sustinuit in craticula. Hec augustinus. Vereyd in the lyue of the ancyens fathers of the ordyr of pres­cheurs that oon good brother after ys dysces apperyt to oon of ys brether & said to hym I am grettūly twrmentyt in purga­tory for this that I haue dronk Wyn Wyth owt Wattyr thayr to I myght goodlyar sleep / bot pray god dewoytly for me that I may be delyueryt et yf thow doys yt beleyf that I shal cum soon furth of the sayd paynys. Et ī the self book ve reyd that oon good brother vas .vij. dayꝭ in purgatory for thys that he had sayd sum fowlych Woor­dys for caus of creacyon: Et vndowtably theyr ys saowlys that ar punyshyd be the spays of .xx. ȝear in purgatory / the o­thers be the spays of oon hon­dreth the otherꝭ by the spays of oon thowsand ȝear and mor / et otherꝭ by short tym for so mych says Rychart of saynt Vyctor. Alique christianorū anime vs (que) ad finem mundi ad ignem pur­gatorij [Page] ex dei iusticia sunt de­putate. That ys to say / that the saowllys of sum crysty [...] men & Women ar ordant et ghe­uyng to the fyer of purgatory by the ordynans of the iwstys of god Wn to the eynd of the World. Et Cesaryus in hys dyaloge Wryttys of oon saowl qwych vas condānyt to abyd ī the fyer of proctory two thow­sand ȝear / bot by the suffragys et prayers of faythful and de­uoyt crystyn pewpyl yt Was delyueryt in two ȝear. Ve reyd also of oon Wyergy [...] qwyche Was syster of the holy martyrꝭ faynt Cosm et saynt Damyen that for oon Wenyal syn of the qwych sho Was cōtryt no shry­uyng. That ys to say / for caus sho hard at ewyn sum pewpyl dans & syng in oon plays qweyr sho had sum lytel dylectacyon / that sho Was ordant et cōdam­nyt .xviij. dayes to thool the fyer of purgatory so as sho re­weyllyt after hyr deeth to oon holy man. Thys that ȝong mayddes and he & sho qwych be ower greyt Wolupte and dylectacyons beholdys the dancys shoold Weyl consyder et notyfy thys. Et thys shoold not be lyk to them oon smal thyng to be in purgatory oon smal spays of tym. For as sayd ys that theyr ys no temporel payn that may be mayd comparayson to the sayd payn. So as the saowl of oon man the qwyche Wa [...] in the fyer of purgatory reweyllyt and sayd to oon of ys freyndy [...] to the qwyche by the playsyr et Wyl of god he apperyt for y [...] correccyon et say and my payn ys so greyt that yf al the Woyd et al the hyllys and af the thyngys Wysybyls of thys World byrnyt and that I War in the myddys of the fyer I Wald not suffyr the hondreth part of the payn of yt that I suffer. Et Wyth owt dyffyculte oon man shoold soonnar desyr to be .xxx. ȝear in oon bed seyk of oon gre­wous seykneꝭ than to byrn oonly oon howr ī the fyer of proctory. Et of thys We reyd in libeo de septēplici timore / that thayr Was oon synnar the qwyche god for to chastys hym and to mend send hym oon hard and sharp seyknes so long Wyl he [Page] prayt dayely to god that he Wold put hym furth of thys World. Et so as he mayd oft ys prayer the angel of god ap­peryt to hym et sayd. God has send me towart the for to grant the thy ashyng cheys of two thyngys the oon that thow be ij. dayes in purgatory or two [...]eur in the seykneꝭ in the qwych thow art Et the said seyle man Was gleds [...]m and choysyt the deeth and incontynent he dyit and ys faowl Was led in purgatory and Wyth in oon owr the angel apperyt to hym to the qwych he ashyt qwhat he Was & he answeryt I am the angel of god the qwyche as led heyr thy saowl yt ys not possybyl thow be oon angel of god for the an­gels of god leys not for thow promysyt to me that I shoold be heyr bot two dayes in pur­gatory et I haue beyn heyr fyn­dry ȝearrys. Et the angel sayd to hym / I promeꝭ the that thow aꝭ not beyn heyr oon hoyl howr Et sown the saowl said to hym I pray the haue me to the vorld for I am redy and grathyt to thool al the seyknes by sych et so long tym qwyl yt pleys to god by thys that I towrn not in thys payn so yt Was doyeng by the dysposycyon of god. Et qwen he Was he dyd beyr al pacyently by two ȝear the seykneꝭ that he Was in. Et Was ys pē nans thankful to god the may­kar. For qwen he dyscessyt he flew in paradys Wythowt tho lyng of ony other payn in pur­gatory. By thys apperys that ych oon shoold be pacyens in ys seyknes and offer the sayd seyknes to god in satyffaccyon of theyr synnys. For he that ys impacyent he as dowbyl hel. The fyrst ys the seyknes the qwyche hemwrmurys ageyns and the qwyche he berys yt im­pacyently. The segund ys hel ewyrlestand dānacyon. Et yf they ash at me qwat spays of tym shoold they be punyshyt in purgatory after the iustys of god the saowl of ewyrych oon crystyn man for the fatyffaccy­on of the payn of oon deydly syn the qwych he ys shryuyn of the qwych he as not mayd pēnans in thys World. Ve answer that rayssōnabyl that oon ewyrych [Page] oon shoold be punyshyt ī proctory after the iustys of god for hiꝭ satysfaccyon for ewyrych oon deydly syn be so maynay ȝear­rys as theyr ys / thayr ys dayꝭ ī vn. ȝear. Et the raysson for af­ter the vetray iowst for ych oon deydly syn they shuld gheue & in iown pēnans ī thys World .vij. ȝear so as yt ys Wryttyn in the xxxij.q.ij. Hoc ipsum, Byt in purgatory the ȝear shalbe ghe­uyng for the day. Et as to this caus of thys qwych We may satysfy in oon day in thys World yt ys ghanant that We suffer in proctory oon ȝear. For god says by the prophet Ezechyal in the iiij. cheptur to them qwyche as tym of grace & of meyrcy & doys pēnans in thys World. Diem pro anno dedi tibi. That ys to say / that I shal gheue the ī thys present lyue in the qwych ys the tym of grace and of meyrcy oon oonly day of pennans for oon ȝear the qwyche ys ghanant to hym to beyr shalbe ī the tym of iustys. Et thys ys fyguryt of the chylder of ysrael the qwych War .xl. ȝear in the desers and dyd abyd for theyr synnyꝭ of the entre of the erth of promyssyon Et yf they had not offēcyt god by mwrmuryng and dysobe­dyens they shoold haue beyn entryt in .xl. days. In the qwych yt apperys cleerly that god pu­nyshyt the sayd chyldryn of ys­rael oon oonly day by pennans et payn of oon ȝear. Et by thys cleerly apperys that sum saowllys shalbe be long tym and gre­wously punyshyt ī proctory fee in ych oon ȝear ar .iij.C.lxv. days & in .vij. ȝear ar two thowsand .v. C. lv. days. Et be so maynay ȝearryꝭ after the faythful iustys of god shuld be byrnt oon saowl in the sharp fyer of proctory for oon deydly syn. [...] Thys cōsyderys not they that ar lycherows qwyche shoold be punyshyt so long for oon deydly syn for oon short dylectacyon charnel of the qwych they haue doyng and mayd confessyon Wyth pwrpos of satyffaccyon to mayk and to retowrn not to theyr fyn Wyth owt faynȝeyng

Of the selfwayes dronkars prydful pewpyl / dansēts / blas­phemowrs / lears / inwyous / y­rows / sweyrnes and them that [Page] bresys the fastyngys & the holy days cōmandyt of holy chyrch Et also the others synnars shoold be dylygent et consyder dylygently thys that sayd ys by the forsayd dreyd et dowt that they fal not in the sayd sharp fyer of proctory. Et cer­tanly no man shoold haue mys­hop for thyng that We hawe sayd. For thys shoold be Wn­derstondyt of the iustys of god almyghty in the other World ī the tym of iustys. Et so mych is We ar in thys World in the qwych ys the tym of grays et of meyrcy god ys ryght meyr­cyful. For be contrycyon eru­bescens et shaam that We haue of owr syn shryuant owr self in hym by satyffaccyon that We do ī thys World by good Weer­lys by the trybwlacyons of scylenes et be the parsecusyons that We suffyr in thys World pacyently et Wylfully oon gret party of the payn of proctory ys put away / et forgheuyn. Et for so mych yt ys oon gret good to shryue them oft. For suppos that he that abydys to mayk ys confessyon Wn to the eynd af ys lyue in the artykyl of the deeth may be sawyt yf he repēt hym Weyl. Et Werytably Wyth owt ony fyccyon thys the qwych ys ryght hard as ve haue sayd [...]n the fyrst present traycte / alwayes he shal haue les ioy in hewyn. For he qwych abydys to do ys pennans Wn­to the artykyl of the deeth et he qwych has doyng pennans et seruyꝭ to god by the spays of .xl or .l. ȝear a [...] ryght Wnlyk and they deffer in the meryt and in the fyer as to thys caus yt ys Wryttyn in sant ioon ī the .xiiij cheptur. In domo patris mul­te mansiones sunt. They may ashe at me yf the saowffys that ar in proctory as ony consola­cyons. ¶Ve answer that they haue .iij. mayner of consola­cyons. The fyrst consolacyon that the saowllys that ar ī pur­gatoyr as / that the good āgels Wysys and confortys the sayd saowllys qwych ar in purgato­ry anoncys to them the suffra­gys the qwych ys doyn for thē by theyr parens / freyndys / and be others that lyuys in thys World. The segund consolacy­on [Page] that the sayd saowllys of proctory as yt that they ar cer­tayn to haue ewyrlestand bea­tytud. Et for that says sant thomas that the saowllys of proctory holdys the myddy [...] ettwy [...] vs the qwych ar ī thys World and of them qwych ar bleshyd in hewyn they ar cer­tayn of the ewyrfystand gloyr wyth owt ony abydyng. Et in the World theyr ys abydyng of bleshyng Wyth dreyd. For man lyuant in thys World he ys not certayn yf he be in the hatrent of god or in the lowf of god or yf he be sawyt or dānyt. Et they that ar in purgatory abydys the meyrcy of god and the beatytwd of ewyrlestand gloyr of hewyn Wyth sewrte & they ar certayn that they shal not be damnyt in hel Wyth the dewyllys / bot they haue Wer­ray Wnderstondyng and Wn­derstondys parfytly that they shal fle parfytly in paradys­so soon as they haue payt theyr pennans. Et in thys presydēt the saowllys of purgatory of mē of thys World be thys that the sayd saowllyꝭ of purgatory ar certayn of theyr salut aꝭ sayd ys and the sayd certylud ys to them oon gret cōsolacyon. The thryd consolacyon ye hop that the sayd saowllys as ys the suf­fragys of theyr frendys pa­rens / and cousyns of others de­woyt parsons of thys World. Et of thys We reyd oon exem­pyl of two saowllys the qwych the oon Was in gret paynye in purgatory and alwayes yt had gret ioy for that oon good an­gel reweyllit to it that that day Was boorn oon thyld qwych shoold delyuer yf of the fyer of purgatory be the orayson of the sayd chyld the day that the ȝōg chyld shoold syng hys fyrst mes. Et the other faowl Was sorowful for thys that yt had no specyal freynd that praytit mayd ony suffragys for yt bot oonly had hop in the common suffragys the qwych ar doy­eng for al the saowlyꝭ ī general and in thys tuk hop and conso­lacyon. Et Werytably theyr ys .iiij. thyngys that shoold caus Ws to holp the saowllys in purgatory. The fyrst ys the bytter and sorowful payn the [Page] qwych the sayd saowllys thool lys in purgatory / for the sayd saowllys ar ryght merweyl­lowsly in gret payn as sayd ys et in gret powyrte and fawlt. The segund ys for thys that the sayd saowllys ar Woorthy that We thynk et that We holp them. For al the sayd saowllys ar ī the grace & charyty of god & hoyrs of the reawm of hewyn & as to thys caus they ar woor­thy to haue holp and that We holp them. The .iij. ys for thys that holpand them We shoold haue hop of the reward that qwen the sayd saowllys ar delyueryt and that they shalbe in paradys they shal pray for We. Thys qwych may appeyr be exempyl. For yf the soon of oon eerthly kyng War banys­hyt Wn to oon certayn tym in the qwych he had fallt et neyd of ony thyng & that theyr War sū good parson that vold holp hym in ys neyd that ys in the tym of ys necessyte and qwen he com ī to hys rewm he Wold reward hym that as holpyt hym in ys neyd. Et yt ys so that the saowllys of purgato­ry ar sonnys and doghterys of god that as gret fault of holp and of succowr. Et also they that holpyꝭ thē shalbe rewayr­dyt qwen they ar furth and fleyng in paradys. The .iiij. raysson that shoold monys vs to pray for the saowllys of pur­gatory ys. Forthe suffragys and gooddys doyn the qwych We do for them yt proffyttyꝭ to owr self and We send the sayd good dedys et suffragys be for as messagyers befor Ws gra­thand the Woy of owr saowl­lys. Et heyr may be mayd oon qwestyon that ys to Wnder­stōd yf the suffragys the qwych ar doyng in thys World for the saowllys of purgatory yf they proffyt to hym that doys them ¶Ve Answer after sant tho­mas in ys .iiij. in the dystyne­cyon .xlv. that the Werk of suf­frage doyng by ony may be cō ­syderyt in two mayners. Fyrst after thys that sayd Werk ys clengyng of the payn by hym by the qwych yt ys also as by the mayner of reward or of sū recompensyng. Et qwen to the Weyrk of the sayd suffrage yt [Page] appertenys oonly to hym by the qwych yt ys doyng. For yt absolys hym by the qwych yt ys doyng of al the paynawn by or of the party of yt. Et yt ab­solys not hym that doys the sayd Werk of the payn doyng by hym. Segundly the sayd Werk of suffrage doyeng be ony may be consyderyt inso­mych that yt ys merytoyr of lyue ewyrlestād yf yt be doyng in clarte and that yt proceyd of the root of charyte. Et as / to thys Werk of suffrage yt profyttys not oonly for hym by qwych yt ys doyng / bot proffyttys mor to hym that doys yt after the say of the psalmyst. Oracie mea in sinu meo conuertetur. That ys to say. My orayson the qwych I do for the saowllys of purgatory shal retowrn in my bosum and shal proffyt to me for to haue ewyr­lestand lyue. Et sant Ioon da­mascene says that qwat ewyr he be that traweyllys hym for the salut and proffyt of theyr nyghtbowr fyrst to hym self et after to hys nyghtbowr. Et yf they ashe be qwat suffragys et Wayes may ve holp the saowl­lys of proctory. ¶Ve answe [...] that al the good Werkys and operacyōs the qwych ar mayd for the sayd sharp fyer of pur­gatory profyttys bot I fynd pryncypally in the Wryt and prechyng of holy docturs .xv. thyngys by the qwych con­monly We holp to the sayd sa­owllys of purgatory. Fyrst ve holp them and bryngys them holp Wyth cādelꝭ that ar lyghtnyt in the hōneur of god thayr to that iesu cryst that ys Wer­ray lyght lyghtnāt al parsō ly­uāt ī thys World delyuer thē & put them furth of dyrknes of the sayd purgatory and lyghtnyng them of hys ewyrlestand lyght. Et ī thys syng ve gheue the byrnant candel in the hand of hym qwych yꝭ to go to deyd & qwych vyl dy thayr to that the pacyēt and al ys frendys at ys deeth desyrys that iesu cryst owr salwyowr and owr redēp­tur the qwych as suffert deeth and passyon for Ws qwych ys lyght of the world Wold lyght­nyng the saowl be the Way of dyrknes and mysknowyng by [Page] the qwych yt shoold go throw. Et selfwayes they put Wyl­fully abowt the beyr and body of hym that ys deyd .iiij. can­dellyꝭ byrnās thayr to that god for gheue to the deyd thys that they haue ofēcyt god be thoght by Word / by Werk / and be ob­myssyon. And also qwen the preyst says mes of the requiem he prays .vj. tymys in the mes that the ewyrlestād lyght may be gheuyng to them. Segund­ly they ghewe confort and hop to the saowllys of purgatory qwen the encens ys lyghtnyt et boorn by the chyrch in suffrage of them that ar descessyt. For be thys ve desyr that the saowl may be delyueryt of al styn­kyng of purgatory qwayr yt ys ī the horrybyl stynkand fyer and so as the smok of the encēs ascendys ī hye sych lyk owr de­Wucyon shoold ascend in hye that ys in hewyn after the Woord of the spalmyst. Diri­gatur domine oracio mea sicut incensum ī conspectu tuo. The thryd hop that We holp to the saowllys of purgatory ys ca­styng holy Waryt abowe the bonys and grawys of them that ar descescyt. Et thys doy­eng shoold the parson dewotyly dyssyst so as the byrnyng of the materyal fyer as slokynnyt be Watyr materyal / sych lyk the byrnyng of the fyer of purga­tory may be temporyt to the saowllys be the moyen of the dew of hewyn of grays / and of meyrcy. The .iiij. mayner they qwych ar in the fyer of purga­tory ar holpyt qwen We offer at the mes breyd and Wyn for them that god Wold fyl them and refrech the sayd saowllys of purgatory and gheue them drynk of ys beatytwd and glo­ryows Wysyon and put them furth of the necessyte that they ar in Thys mayner they ar holpyt qwen We mayk prayers et oraysons for them so as We do for them that ar holdyn in pry­son the qwych may not be dely­weryt be thayr prayers bot be the prayers solycytacyons and requestys of others theyr pu­rens and freyndys. Et Wer­rayly ar delyweryt the sayd saowllys be the oraysons of good men et of chyldryn qwych [Page] ar ȝyt in the stayt of innocens For Wyth owt dyfyculte sych prayers proffytys gretūly to the saowllys. Thys apperys by thys present exempyl. Vereyd of oon byshop right deuoyt qwych saw in hys slepyng oon chyld aboue the boord of oon Weel of the fyer of purgatory and oon Wand of syluer in the qwych hand oon cruk of gold et so as thys sayd chyld dyd cast ys Wand in the sayd Weel he drow oon saowl of oon ryght fayr Women after that he had drawyng hyr the sayd saowl flew in hewyn / & the sayd chyld dyd drow syndry others. In the moornyng after that the sayd byshop Was awayknyt he saw the sayd chyld in the chyrch ȝard abowe oon grayf the qwych mayd to god oraysō ryght dewoytly. To the qwych the sayd byshop ashyd qwhat he dyd aboue the sayd grayf. Et he answeryt / that he sayd ys Paternoster & Miserere meideus. For the saowl of ys mo­ther. Et be thys Wnderstud the holy man that the saowl of the sayd Women Was delyue­ryt of purgatory be the prayer of the sayd chyld. Et yt ys gha­nant to Wnderstond that the Wand et the cruk of gold Was the Pater noster. Of the sayd chyld and the cord of syluer ys to be Wnderstondyt the Mise­rere mei deus. The .vj. may­nayr the saowllys of purgato­ry ys holpyt be the oblacyons of theyr freyndys thayr to that the sayd saowllys may be as­soylȝet et qwyt of the dettyꝭ the qwych the ar bownd anēs god.

The .vij. mayner they may souccur the saowllys of purga­tory in reqwyrant and prayant the sanctys of paradys qwych makys intercessyon to god for the saowllys of purgatory. Et certanly the sayd santtys ar the freyndys and messangyers of god the qwych We send to the kyng of hewyn thayr to that he forghewe the saowllys for the qwych We reqwyr thē. Et to thys caus ve shoold dewoyt­tyly reqwyr the gloryowꝭ vyergyn mary / the gloryows sant­tys ioon baptyst / and ioon ewā ­gelyst / and the gloryows ap­poystyls holy saynt Petyr / et [Page] holy sant pol / et holy sant tho­mas gloryows martyrs / sant thomas / sant denis / sant sebas­tyen & sāt anthoyn / sant stewyn Et the gloryows confessurs sant nycolas / sant benoyst / sant martyn. Et the gloryows Wyergyns sant kateryn sant barbara et sant clare. Et gene­raly al the other sanctys of pa­radyꝭ that they mayk prayer to god for the delywerans of the sayd soawllys. For theyr pray­ers they shal be eythly delywe­ryt. The .viij mayner by the qwych We may holp to the sa­owllys of proctory ys be fastyngys afflyccyons and knellyn­gys & prosternacyons doyn in thys World for the sayd saowl hys of proctory Et Wndowta­lly so that We se that oon membyr ys sum brokyn and hurt thayr to that the other behoyl­lyt et that yt return to conuales [...] or so as We se oftymys that [...]lat ws bleed of oon member thayr to that the other may be holyt. Sychlyk they that ar ly [...]āt may mayk satyffacyon for them that ar deyd yf they ful­fyl parfytly pennans that Was ghewyng to them qwen they lyuyt Et also yt ys alwayeꝭ that the pennans et satyffacyonꝭ ys porcyonnet to the culp of them qwych ar dyscessyt. Et that they that doys and fulfyllys that they be ī the stayt of grays For so mych yt ys Wryttyn .xiij q.ii.c. Animo ieiunia viuentiū sunt auxilia deffunctorum. That ys to say that the fastyn­gys of them lyuant ar the holp of thē that ar dyssessyt. The .ix mayner by the qwych We may holp them that ar in proctory that ys that We pay Weyk lawfully the dettys of them that ar dyscessyt. We reed ī the book of propyrtes of bey [...] of honny that thayr Was oon nobyl man the qwych apperyt after hys dysces to oon of ys seruyteurs the qwych Was ryght deuoyt and Was the sayd nobyl man bownd Wyth cheīȝes of yrn byrnant merweyllowsly be the feet & by the hādyꝭ. & sayd to the said seruāt that yf hys Wyff Wald pay al thiꝭ that he awght to oon powyr smyth qwych he namyt hī & yt shoold ꝓfyt mych for the dylyuerās of ys painys. & thys hard by yꝭ Wyf so clepit the said smyth & cōtyt. Wyth hym of al ī the quych yr housbād Waꝭ bund [Page] et payt hym of ys sayd labowrꝭ Et the nyght followant the sayd man nobyl apperyt in the form qwych follows. The sayd howsband Was set in oon bath ful of fyer on to the throt bund Wyth dyrnant cheynȝes of yrn be al the body. Et sayd to the sayd Womanlows me et sown sho losyt from the to eynd to the other. Et thys doyng hyr howsbant thankyt hyr et sayd I Was so bownd fyrst in the payn of proctory Wn to thys tym that thow as payt al my dettes et thys in the qwych I Was bownd to the sayd smyth / bot now I am qwyt et assoyl­ȝyt of the sayd payn off procto­ry and I go in paradys by thy good dylygēs. Et in thys cleer­ly apperys that yt ys gret danger to hold the fee of powyr la­bowrers et iornay men. Quia dignus est operarius mercebe sua. The .x. mayner by the qwych We may holp the saowl­lys that ar in the sharp fyer of proctory ys for to fulfyl the Werkys of meyrcy bodyly and spyrytwelly notyshant the po­wyr famylyer / gheuant drynk to them that as thryst [...]lethyng the power that ar nakyt Wysy­and the prysonners / beryād the bodys of them that ar deyd consyllād thē that are wil cōseyllyt­et chastyant the mysdoars / confort them that ar dysconfortyt supportant the noysumnes of others / forgheuant theyr enne­mys prayād god for them that ar qwyk et deyd. The .xj. mayner be the qwych the saowllys of proctory ys payant the testamens et last Wyl of them that ar deyd so as they haue orday­nyt. Et that thys be the sho­nest that they may Wyth owt delay / for be delayng the execucyons of the sayd testamenꝭ the powyr saowllys of the sayd te [...] taturs ar sum tym mor tormentyt in the sayd fyer of proctory The .xij. mayner by the qwych We may holp to the sayd saow [...] lys of proctory yꝭ qwen ony fu [...] fyllyꝭ the pennans for them th [...] qwych as beyn ghewyng ī thys Woorld to them befor the bys­ses of thy parson. Et certanly thys shalbe to them & ys proffytabyl thayr to that the sayd saowllys may haue les to pay in the sayd proctory. Et yt y [...] heyr ghanant to notify that .ii [...] [Page] thīgys ar reqwyryd befor that the satyffacyon and pennans that ony doys for the saowllys of proctory beyn to hym proffytabyl. Fyrst that thys be auctorite of cōfessur. Segundly that the parsons for the qwych We mayk satysfacyon may not fulfyl them self the pennans the qwych they Wold do for them self so as ys the saowllis of proctory the qwych ar furth of the plays in the qwych they myght do pennans & beyn bleshyt of meryt. The thryd maner the sayd pennans ys mayd in grace that ys to say Wyth owt deydly syn. Et for so mych yf ony that Wold dy et that he had cō ­mytyd and ghewyn ys pennās and satysfacyon yt shoold pro­fyt to hym mych that he qwych takys the sayd pennans & that he did mayk yt lyghtly he shuld be mor sown delyweryt of the paynes of proctory. The .xiij. mayner that the saowllys of proctory may be delyweryt et holp yt be Ws ys qwen We pay and fulfyl theyr Wowes the qwych they haue trespass yt Wo want them in theyr lywing the qwych they haue delayt to pay thoght yt be that they Wold haue fulfyllyt them and that they haue had contrycyon and shry­nyng them at the eynd of theyr lyue. Et certanly yt yꝭ oon fowlych thyng and peryllows to Wow to god or to ys santtys the thyng that We Wyl not et to pay them not thys that they haue promysyt them. Sāccius est non viuere (quam) votum ꝓposse non perficere .xij.q.i. The .xiiij mayner that We may holp to the saowllys of proctory ys qwen ony forghewys the sayd saowllys of proctory the in­iurys et mysdedys that they haue doon to them they beant in thys World presēt. Et pray­and god that he Wold forgheue them the sayd synnes and al other and he Wold allege them of theyr payn. The .xv. may­ner by the qwych We may holp the saowllys of proctory ys qwen ony syngys or says mes­ses for them. Et thys may­ner yꝭ the grettast and the most Pryncypal suffrayge Be the qwych We may mayk les the payn of the sayd saowllys. & of [Page] thys We reeyd oon exampyl in the lyue of the fathers of the brether presheurꝭ that oon holy father pryor pryncypal of the order in the holy eerth / meyk / gracyows et denoyt Was oon tym in the chyrch qweyr he maid ys orayson ryght dewotylyrso as he leftyt his syght tow art the lamp of the qweyr he saw oon shadow so as yt Was oon brother Relygyows The qwych Was in oon dyrk habyt ryght blak and Wncleyn to the qwych he ashyt qwath yt Was. Et he answeryt I am sych oon brother the qwych ys not long ago sen I Was deyd and in my lywyng I lowyt the Wyth oon speculatyf lowyng. Et soon the holy father ashyt how he Was & inqwath estayt. Et he answeryt ryght ewyl. For I am ī oon horrybyl payn and fyer in the qwych I shoold be thyꝭ .xv. ȝear Et the holy father ashit qweyr for he shoold be punyshyt so lōg et that he had lyuyt so ferwent­ly so relygyowsly and deuotyly Et the saowl answeryt / ashe me not sych qwestyōs for after the iugement of god qwych ys ryght ewyn I dysseruyt Weyl to thoyl the payn to the qwych I am bownd. Bot I pray the holp me by thy prayers and suffrages. Thys the qwych the holy father promyst to do to hym. For so sown as the day Was cummyt the sayd holy fa­ther offryt to god the holy sa­cryfys of the awter for the sayd saowl. Et so as the sayd man dyd hold the sacryt body of cryst etwys ys hand is after the fyrst elewacyon he mayd ys prayer for the sayd saowl Wsant of thyr Wordys or lyk. My ford iesu cryst yf the sowldan qwych ys kyng of payans had oon prysonner in hys presons and that oon of ys frendys chamberlayn qwych as seruyt hym faythful­ly be the spays of .xx. ȝear and he ashyt the sayd prysonneyr for ys reward of al ys seruys that he Wold gheue hym the body of the sayd prysonneyr. The sayd sowldayn Wold not deny yt Wyllfully. My sawyowr et redemptur iesus in the qwych al meyrcy et goodnes abondys pleysyt the by thy bleshyt pas­syon to remember the of thy [Page] pytye et meyrcy and that thow be not mor hard and plesayabyl than the sayd sowdan ys of the sarraȝyns I am thy chamber­layn & I haue seruyt the syndry [...]arrys thow hold is in thy pressons of thy godly iustys the saowll of my faythful brother pleysyt thy goodly goodnes for to gheue me hī for my reward. Et after thys that he had said [...] [...]epit yt mor no oon tym no two tymys Wyth gret effusyon of terys et Wepyngys et syndry lamentacions after that he had sayd et endyd ys mes. The fol­lowyng he be and in ys orayson after the matyns he saw the saoWl of ys sayd brother shy­nyng as the soon. The sayd ho­ly man ashyt qwath yt Was et the saowl answeryt I am the saowl of thy brother of relygyō the qwych apperys heyr / the holy father ashyt how yt Was Wyth hym / the saowl answe­ryt I am delyueryt of the sharp payn of proctory et now I go in hewyn qweyr I shal pray god for the. Et thys the saowl par­tyt / & the sayd holy mā thankyt et ghewe lowenges to god. We reyd also of oon nobyl man at the eynd of hys dayes send ys soon towart the payp qwych Was hys systerys soon thayr to yf yt pleassyt hym to pray god for hym. Et the sayd soon cō to the payp abowe .xij. howrrys after that ys father Was descessyt The payp qwych Waꝭ oon man deuoyt and of holy lyue put hym in orayson and sayd oon mes for the saowl of ys onkyl et eym. Et after the sayd mes the saowl of hys sayd onkyl apperyt / and Saynad to hym that after the ordy­nans of the iustys of god that he shoold be .xxx. ȝear in the sharp fyer of proctory / bot be the oblacyon and by suffrayge of the sayd mes oonly yt Was holyly and Wythowt ony delay yt Was delyweryt of the sayd paynes of proctory and incon­tynent sayd by thy holy prayer and mes I go to the ioy of paradys. And be thyr .ij. exam­pyls abowe sayd that the holy sacryment of the awter and the doyng of the messes ys the pryncypal and sowerayn swf­fraycte be the qwych We may holp the saowllys of the sharp & vnthoollabyl fyer of proctory [Page] Bot they may mayk heyr oon qwestyon / yf oon mes of requiē proffytys mot to the dylyue­rans than oon other mes. To thys qwestyō. ¶We answer after sant thomas in ys .iiij. that in the offys thayr ys not oonly sacryfys / bot Wyth thys theyr ys certayn oraysons. Et for thys the fuffrayge of the mes contenys thyr two thyngys. That ys to say oraysons er sa­cryfys. Say We than qwen yt ys of the party of the sacryfys afferys the mes yt proffytys egaly to the saowllys of proctory of qwych sant that ewyt yt be sayd of and ys the sayd sa­cryfys the pryncypal thyng qwych byys in the mes. Bot qwen yt ys of the party of the oraysons of the requiem prof­fytys mor to the sayd saowllys of proctory than oon other mes for the oraysons determynys of thys in the sayd mes of the requyem. Arwayes qwo Wold do or say oon other mes of ony other sant the deffault of the sayd oraysons so appropryet for them that dyscessyt may be supplyet et recompensyt by the gret dewocyon of hym that causys to say or be the intercessyon of the sant of the qwych they ashe the suffrageꝭ & of qwych the meꝭ ys said Et yt may be ashyt also yf We shoold do mes for the ȝōg chyldryn the qwych dys­cessys of thys World. Sant thomas answerys that We say the suffrages of the mes for the ȝōg chyldryn baptysyt not for that the sayd suffrages proffytys to the remyssyon of ony culp or to the augmentacyon of gloyr bot for others raysons that ys to say for the consolacyons of the lyuans et for to shaw that they ȝong chyloryn appartenys et ar of vnyon of bodys mistykye of iesu cryst / membrys et sonnys of the chyrch thys qwych appe­rys qwen ony kepys lyk form et maynayr as to te grawyng et erthyng of ȝong chyldryn in­nocēs as they do to the eerthīg of ald men ī aage. Et the thryd mayner for to recommand and bryng to mynd the mysteyr of owr redempcyon the qwych ys remembryt in the sacryment of aw [...]er. Et be the qwych meryt of the redempcyon et passyon of owr sawyowr & redemptur iesu cryst the fayd ȝong chyldryn in­nocens [Page] abtenys salut ewyrles­tād Wyth owt tholiyng of ony payn of proctory et not be theyr propyr meryt. Et alwayes yt ys to notyfy after mayster pe­tyr palud aboue the .iiij. of hys sentences yf they say mes for the sayd ȝong chyldryn shoold be mayd & sayd for al them that ar dyscessyt et shoold the sayd oblacyons et oraysons be repor­tyt to al thē that ar deyd qwych abydyꝭ the meyrcy of god in the fyer of proctory. Sant thomas answerys that bydyng that the suffrayges the qwych We do specyaly that the suffrage that We doo for ony ys of Wertu synyt shalbe addressyt et ghe­wyn by the intencyon of hym qwych doys yt or to qwoom yt pleas hym et for that yt shal prowffyt to hym for the qwych ys yt may / as to the delyueeās & the dymynucyon of the payn mor thā yt doys to otherꝭ. Bot qwen congratulacyon & inwart unsolacyon after thys that the snowyl qwych ys in charyte in graceys ioyn ws of the gooddyꝭ of other. Et in thy [...] the suffra­ges doyn be ony for ony saowl proffytys to al the faowllys of proctory and mor to thē qwych ar ī charyte. Et be thiꝭ apperyꝭ that qwē ony causys to be doyn ony suffrages for the saowl / of ys father / or of ys mother / or of ys nerest freyndys as cousyns or others al the saowllys of proctory ar gledsum. Bot We shal ashe heyr that ys to say yf the suffragys doyn be oon ewyl mā yf they proffyt to the saowllys ī proctory. We answer that the suffrayges may be mayd be oon ewyl man in two may­ners. Fyrst the suffrayges prayers oraysons may be ma­yd be oon ewyl man so as be oon mynyster publyk of the chyrch & of god so as oon preyst qwych doys mes in the seruys of thē that ar deyd in the chyrch Et Wnfaylȝant of oonsych mynystyr proffytys to them that ar deyd. Segundly the prayers oraysōs suffrageꝭ may be mayd for thē that ar deyd by oone wil man of ys peopyr mowyng and sych prayers proffytys not to the saowllys of proctory. For yt ys Wryttyn. Peccati [...] inuo­lutis pro alijs or are non potest i. q. i. fertar. Et alwayeꝭ yf oon ewyl man ordaynt in stayt of [Page] deydly syn ghewe almows to oon powyr parson the qwych ys in the stayt of grace et that the sayd powyr man in the Way of the sayd almows War excyt to pray god for the saowl of hym for the qwych the sayd almows Was ghewyn be the sayd syn­nar indowtably the sayd al­mows shal proffyt to the sayd saowl. Et yt ys ghanant to notyfy that the suffrages ar doy­en by the commandemēt of hym qwych ys lyuant in charyte as of hym qwych yꝭ descessyt in the stayt of grace / sych swf­frayges proffytys to the saowl qwath estayt that ewyr he be he that doys them. Et yf the sayd suffragys be doyn be the commandyment of sum qwych yꝭ not ī the stayt of grace quych commādyꝭ that they do the bot yt ys at the howr that they do them be and in the stayt of gra­ce. Self Wayes yf ony be in grace at the pwr that they comand or orbon that they do sum suf­frages proffytys so that they tayk thankful the commande­ment that they hawe doyn or commandyt of new he beant in the stayt of grace. et self Wayes yf ony be in the stayt of grace at the howr that they command or ordayn them that they do ony swffraygys suppos that they be not qwen they do yt sych suffrayges shal proffyt to the saowllys of them that ar decessyt. Et after the sentens of rychart in ys .iiij. in the distync­cyon. xiv. in the .iiij. artykyl et segūd qwestyon how Weyl that sum be in charyte qwen he sen­dys sum suffrayges to be doyn et that he ressayf the fruyttys of the sayd suffrayges shal not be so merytabyl as yf yt War doyn by oon mynyster be and in grace et in charyte / for & yf War so sych suffrayges shoold be me rytabyls of both the partys. That ys to say of the syd of hym that causys yt to be doyn et of the syd of the executur. Et now We haue to se oon qwestyō that ys to say of qwath man pleynȝes the saowllys that ar holdyn in the fyer of proctory I fynd that they sayd soawllys planȝes of .iiij. mayner of pew­pyl. The fyrst of thē that they haue ghenyng ony benyfyrys in thys World. Certanly the sayd saowllys complenȝys of [Page] theyr ingratytwd of thys that they gheue them not other be­nefycys spyrytwels bot they forȝet tham of al. Et in theyr parson says the psalmyst. Obliuioni datus sum tā (quam) mortuus a corde. Et certanly yt ys oon gret Wnthankfulnes & ageyns rayson to forȝet thayr good­doars Wyth owt that they do them ony grace. Or yt ys so that We may not otherwys thank the saowllys of thē that ardescessyt of the benyficys the qwich they haue ghewyn to Ws bot be the prayers the qwych We do or caus to be doon for thē forthys caus ych oon shoold do dylygens to pray for them. Segūdly they plenȝay of theyr hoyrys the qwych possesses et boldys theyr herytayges the qwych they haue conqweryt and the qwyche ar reqwyryd Wyth labowrs alwayes they thynk not of thē. So as theyr ys syndry soonnys and dotherꝭ syster soōnys cowsyns & others qwych possessys the gooddys of theyr for bears and byys gownys & hors et byggys gret howsys & that spendys the sayd gooddys in pryd & other synnys in lycherys pallardyses in ban­kys & in other thyngys super­flews. Self Wayes doys the Wedows qwych marys them incontynent that forȝettys the saowllys of theyr howsbans that ar deyd. Et generaly al them that holdyꝭ the sayd good dys of them that ar deyd the qwych ar bowndyn to holp to them that ar deyd of the qwych they haue the gooddys. Et yf they do not the sayd saowllys playnȝes of them sayand thys that ys Wryttyn in iob in the xx. Cheptur. Quare me perse­quiminisicut deus et carnibus meis saturamini. That ys to say. Qwayr for parsecut ȝe Ws as god and fyllys ȝow of owr flesh gooddys / substans / Wyth owt that ȝe haue ony pyty of Ws. Theyreyly the sayd saowllys planȝes of theyr executurs the qwych expedys not lyghtly theyr testamens and pays not theyr dettes that they haue left bot defferryꝭ them to pay theyr dettes from day to day the qwych ys ageyns charyte and faythfulnes. For after sant thomas the saowllys in so mych ar frustryt of the holp the qwych [Page] We shoold mayk them. That ys of the allegens of the payn that they shoold haue yf the sayd testament had beyn qwyt­tyt in tym. Et certanly they qwych dyssauys thē that ar de­cessyt in the excucyon of theyr testamens offencys grewously god et ar oftymys grewously punyshyt not oonly in thys Woorld bot in oon other. Of thys We reyd oon exampyl of oon of the knyghtys of charles the gret the qwych seād be hym that he shoold enter in the feyld ageyns hiꝭ ēnemyꝭ prayt oon of ys cowsyns yf that he dessessyt in the sayd batayl that he Wold sel ys hors et ghewe the syluer to the powyr pewpil It happyn nyt that he decessyt in the sayd batayl et for caus the sayd hors Was fayr the sayd cowsyn dyd hold yt Oon smal tym after the sayd saowl of hym that Was decessyt appeyryt cleyr et shynyt ys the soon befor the fayꝭ of hyꝭ cowsyn qwych has holdyn the sayd hors sayand. Of als tray­tur & Wnfaythful cowsyn thow has cawsyt me to be tormentyt in the sharp fyer of proctory be the spays of .viij. dayes for thys that thow as not ghewyn the syluer of my hors so as I ordaynyt the. Et certanly thow shalt not eshayp Wyth owt pu­nyshon. For by the ordynans of the iustys of god the dewyl­lys shal beyr the day thy saowl in hel. Et I go clengyt et pur­gyt of syn in the gloyr and fely­cyte ewyrlestand. Et sowdanly in the ayr Was hard oon cry as lyons / of beyrrys & of Wolffys the qwych tuk the trayttur exe­cutur and dyd beyr hym sow­danly the qwych sensyn Was newyt seyn. Et thys shoold ghe­ue dreyd to trayturs and to ewyl executurs the qwych hol­dys the gooddys of the powyr deyd pewpyl the qwych fulfyl­lys not theyr testamēs et theyr ordynās. Et of sych executurs qwych dessauys the saowllys of them that ar decessyt says the decret. Debita suffragia ꝓmortuus non redētes fures sūt sacrylegij et excommunicandi. xij. q. ij. That ys to say that he qwych ghewys not the suffra­ges to them that ar deyd ar theyffys sacrylegys & Woorthy to be ewyrlestādly cursyt & Worthy of ewyrlestād dānaciō The [Page] iiij. mayner they that ardeces­syt plāȝes of relygyows & of mē of chyrch / et also of the powyr pewpyl the qwych ys recew ys the almus of the sayd deyd pewpyl. Et alwayes they pray not for them so faythfully as they shoold. Self Wayeꝭ they planȝe of them that as benefyces / cha­pelles / prebendes / et qwych pos­sessys in theyr abbays the gooddys of them that ar dessessyt approypryit to the sayd abbayꝭ the qwych prays not god so de­uotyly as they shoold for the saowllys of them qwych as re­sawyt the gooddys of them. For al parsons that lywys of almows shoold be mor dewoyt et mor contynuel in oraysons than other parsons for thys that they shoold not oonly pray for them self bot Wyth thys f [...]e the qwyk and the deyd for the almowꝭ qwych they ar sustenyt Et thys ys Wryttyn in the de­cret. x. n. i. Et certanly no par­son qwych may leyf of ys la­bewr, shool [...] not leyf of al­mows. For the powyr seyk et Wayk pewpylet p [...]wyr presonnerꝭ the qwych may not labowr shoold propyrly resayf the awl­mows et for thē or for others / et not they that ar stark et dely weryt & may labowr. Impoten tibus ad laborandum tantum­modo danda est elemosina. xxx q. i. Et of them qwych resawyꝭ the almows et pray not fayth­fully so as they shoold for the saowllys of them qwych they haue ressauyt the sayd almowꝭ We reyd oon sych exampyl in the dyaloge of cesarus. That oon powyr pylgrym dyssessyt and be gheue ys gown to oon preyst et commendyt ys saowl to hym. The qwych gown the sayd preyst tuk dylygently and dyd beyr yt in hys hows. Et so as syndry do as to day qweyr of yt ys pyty after that he had the sayd clethyng and he thoght no mor of the said saowl of the pylgrym. Soon after the preyst Was nouys in the ordyr of cy­teaws. Et he be and oon day in the dortur qweyr he dyd sleyp he Was ra [...]yst in the paynes of hel qweyr he saw the dewyll the qwych dyd cast [...]t cryengꝭ plantys et mowrnyngys & hol­ [...]āt the s [...]yd gowns playāt yt & fowl of pyk dydlyt yt & Wyth the sayd gown cō & [...]ower [...]t et [Page] smyt the nek of the sayd preyst the qwych dyd awayk cryant horrybyly holp me. And sown com syndry of the relygyows the qwych led et toknyt hym of the toknyn of the cors. To the qwych he sayd sey heyr I dy I am bowrnt. Et so as they cō neyr hym for to se in qwath stayt he Was they saw et fand that ys heyd Was byrnt. Et broght hym half deyd in the en­fermery in the qwych he com after in heelth and dyd pennanꝭ of ys neglygens pray and dewotyly for the saowllis the qwych Was to hym recommandyd et aboue al for the saowl of the pilgrym. Et certanly ych oon for theyr power and myght shoold holp the sayd saowllys of proc­tory / for that syndry dyis that as no parens no frendys in the World qwych may holp them no pray for them / as to thys caus ar the sayd saowllys gre­tumly holdyn in the sayd pay­nes. Et thys apperys be exampyl of oon saowl the qwych ap­peryt to oon holy father of rely­gyon sayand to hym that he Was cōdamnyt in the sayd paynes of proctory Wnto the day of iugement Wyth that yt War holpyt by the prayers of holy & dewot men. We reyd also in oon sermon that sum saowllys has beyn in the sharp fyer of procto­ry in the sayd paynys from the tym of Iesu cryst Wn to oon thowsand ȝear after for fawlt of freyndys cousyns or parens qwych as doyn no holpyt Wyth ony suffrayges prayers for to delyuer them of the said payneꝭ Et yt may be that sū saowllys ar ȝyt sen the tym of owr redē ­tur iesu cryst as sayd ys in gret paynes trybulacyons and tor­mens & shalbe Wnto the day of iugement for thys that in thys World qwen they lyuyt as not acqwyryd ony freyndys qwych as doyng no doys prayers suffrayges to god for to soucowr them et holp them of theyr dowlewrs et sayd paynys. Qweyr for We shoold so mych as We ar in thyꝭ World acqweyr the prayers et suffrayges of the chyrch & of holy & deuoyt parsons thayr to that be thayr ordyson & prayers after owr dayes that We be dysc [...]ssyt of thys World god the maybrar gheue Ws ys gra­ce et haue pyty of owr saowllys [Page] et gheue Ws ys meyrcy so that We may ewayd the paynys yf that yt be so that We be ordy­nyt be iustys of god be ony tym to be in the sayd paynys of pur­gatory. Et thys suffycys for the .x. et last partye of thys pre­sent short and lytel traycte. Et pray and et reqwyrand al the [...]yddas et al the eyrrars that yt pleassyt them reyddant and eyrrand sum tymys thys that I haue sayd heyr befor in the sayd lytel et short traycte sayd and translatyt et Wryttyn of the inenarrabyls et horrybyls paynys of hel et of purgatory. yf theyr be ony thyng qwych ys not so dewly translatyt and vryttyn that may reqwyr vold supply to my smal et lytel Wn­derstondyng and pleys them to say god haue meyrcy of the sa­owl of the interpretwr / transla­tor et actor / et of theyr fathers / mothers / parens et freyndys. Et god by ys grace keyp et deffend them of the sayd paynys of hel & purgatory / et gheue thē ewyrlestand blysh by samoht not nywel. Amen.