Alexander B Prepared by Hoyt N. Duggan, Department of English, The University of Virginia, Charlottsville, VA 22903. This text has been proofread twice and checked against both Skeat and Magoun's editions, sometimes taking one or the other as seemed reasonable. Emendations are marked with [], and those that involve alliteration are rhythm have the ms reading given with an asterisk following the number. @ for thorn, and $ for yogh. Lines 77-523 were prepared separately and are in upper case with remnants of syntactic coding. B 1 Whan 7is weith at his wil weduring hadde B 2 Ful ra7e rommede he rydinge 7edirre B 3 To Oxidrace wi7 his ost Alixandre wendus B 4 7ere wilde contre was wist & wondurful peple B 5 7at weren proued ful proude & prys of hem helde B 6 Of bodi wente 7ei bar wi7oute any wede B 7 And hadde graue on 7e ground many grete cauys B 8 7ere here wonnynge was wyntyrus & somerus B 9 No syte nor no sur stede so7li 7ei ne hadde B 10 But holus holwe in 7e ground to hiden hem inne B 11 7e proude Genosophistiens were 7e gomus called B 12 Now is 7at name to mene 7e nakid wise B 13 Wan 7e kiddeste of 7e cauus 7at was king holde B 14 Hurde ti7inge telle & toknynge wiste B 15 7at Alixandre wi7 his ost atlede 7idire B 16 To be holden of hem hure hie3est prynce B 17 7anne weies of worschipe wittie & quainte B 18 Wi7 his lettres he let to 7e lud sende B 19 7anne southte 7ei sone 7e forsaide prynce B 20 & to 7e schamlese schalk schewden hur lettres B 21 7anne ra7e let 7e rink reden 7e sonde B 22 7at newe ti7inge it tolde in 7is wise B 23 7e gentil Genosophistiens 7at goode were of witte B 24 To 7e Emperour Alixandre here answerus wreten B 25 7at is worschipe of word wor7i to haue B 26 & is conquerour kid in contres manie B 27 Vs is sertefied seg as we so7 heren B 28 7at 7ou hast ment wi7 7i men amongus vs fare B 29 But 3if 7ou king to vs come wi7 caire to fi3hte B 30 Of vs getist 7ou no good gome we 7e warne B 31 For what richesse rink vs mi3ht 7ou bireue B 32 Whan no wordliche wele is wi7 vs founde B 33 We ben sengle of vssilf & semen ful bare B 34 Nouht welde we now but naked we wende B 35 & 7at we happili her hauen of kynde B 36 May no man but God maken vs tine B 37 7ei 7ou fonde wi7 7i folk to fi3hte wi7 us alle B 38 We schulle us kepe oncau3t oure cauus wi7inne B 39 Neuere werrede we wi7 wi3th upon er7e B 40 For we ben hid in oure holis or we harm lacche B 41 7us saide so7li 7e sonde 7at 7ei sente hadde B 42 & also cof as 7e king kende 7e sawe B 43 Newe lettres he let 7e ludus bitake B 44 & wi7 his sawus of so7 he sikurede hem alle B 45 7at he wolde fare wi7 his folk in a faire wise B 46 To biholden here hom & non harm wirke B 47 So ha7 7e king to hem sente & si7en wi7 his peple B 48 Kairus cofli til hem to kenne of hure fare B 49 But whan 7ei sien 7e seg wi7 so manie ryde B 50 7ei were agrisen of his grym & wende gref 7olie B 51 Faste heiede 7ei to holis & hidde[n he]m 7ere B 52 & in 7e cauus hem kepte fro 7e king sterne B 53 7anne weren from hem went wifis & children B 54 Wi7 o7ur bestus aboute 7at hem bi ferde B 55 Aftur ferde Alixandre & askede hem sone B 56 By ludus of 7e langage how 7ei leue mi3hte B 57 And 3if 7ei ne hadde none holis on 7e holw er7e B 58 As hadde 7e weies 7at were here wordliche makus B 59 7anne 7ei caire wi7 7e king hur cauus to schewe B 60 & kennen 7e conquerour hur costomus alle B 61 & saide Seg to ussilf sofisen 7is cauus B 62 Of o7ur hous 7an her arne haue we no nede B 63 Whan alle 7ei til Alixandre hadde answere i3oulde B 64 7e king cortais ikid cofliche saide B 65 For I haue founde 3ou folk fai7ful of speche B 66 Me to lere of 3our lif withoute les tale B 67 3ernes now of my 3ift 7at 3ou leue were B 68 & what it be 7at 3e bidde 3our bonus I graunte B 69 7anne saide 7ei Wordlich wei3 we wische of 7ei 3ifte B 70 Ai-lastinge lif to lacchen upon er7e B 71 7at us derye no de7 desire we nou7e B 72 For o7ur wordliche won at wille we haue B 73 Nai sertus saide 7e noble 7at may not be graun- ted B 74 Of me 7at mi3hteles am mysilf so to kepe B 75 I am sikur of mysilf to suffre min ende B 76 I ne haue no lordschipe of lif to leng7e my daies B 77 SEG SAIDE 7EI AGAIN SYN 7OU SO KNOWIST X 15 B 78 7AT 7E IS DEMED 7E DE7 TO DURE NOUHT LONGE 04J 71S B 79 WHI FAREST 7OU SO FIHTINGE FOLK TO DISTROIE 87A 01S B 80 AND FOR TO WINNE 7E WORD WENDEST SO ROMME 18S 71Z B 81 HOW MI3T 7OU KEPE 7E OF SCKA7E WITH SKILE AND WITH TROU7E 50NE T,A B 82 A3EINS RYHT TO BIREVE RENGNUS OF KINGUS 106S 2 B 83 7ANNE AGAYN SAIDE 7E GOME WI7 A GOOD CHERE 04P 4 B 84 7OROU 7E GRACE OF GOD I GETE 7AT I HAVE BC2 B 85 7EI HAN DEMED ME OR DE7 7OROU DINTUS OF MI3HTE 50NC B 86 OF ER7E TO BE EMPEROUR IN EVERYCH A SAIDE 29.1R 4 B 87 SIN I HAVE GRACE OF 7AT GRAUNT GRIMMEST TO WOR7E 3 16S B 88 I WROUTHE WRECHELI NOW AND WRA7EDE DRIHTEN 71W 8 B 89 3IF I FOR DUL OF ANY DE7 MY DESTENE FLEDDE 01 B 90 7AT IS MARKID TO ME AND TO NO MO KINGUS 50J 4 B 91 MEN SE7 WEL 7AT 7E SEE SESE7 AND STINTE7 AC7B 10 B 92 BUT WHAN 7E WIND ON 7E WATUR 7E WAWUS ARERE7 2 01 B 93 SO WOLDE I RESTE ME RA7E AND RIDE FER7E 71NE 71 T,M B 94 NEVERE TO GETE MORE GOOD NO NO GOME DERIE 18S 01 B 95 BUTE AS 7E HEIE HEVENE GOODUS WI7 HERTELI 7OUHTUS 3 4 B 96 SO AWECCHEN MY WIT AND MY WIL CHAUNGEN 18 01 B 97 7AT I MAI STINTE NO STOUNDE STILLE IN O PLACE 18N 6 B 98 7AT I NE AM TEMTED FUL TID TO TURNE ME 7ENNUS 71JZ 71ES B 99 AND SIN WE WETIN HUR WIL TO WORSCHEN ON ER7E 18 50S B 100 WE MOWE BE SO7LICHE ISAID HUR SERVAUNTUS HENDE 115J B 101 3IF GOD SENT EVERY GOME 7AT GO7 UPON MOLDE 318A 50 214 B 102 WORDLICHE WISDAM AND WITTUS ILICHE 2 B 103 BETUR MI3HTE NO BURN BE 7AN AN O7UR 08R BC2 B 104 APERE MI3HTE 7E PORE TO PARTE WITH 7E RICHE 04M 50S B 105 7ANNE FERDE 7E WORLDE AS A FELD 7AT FUL WERE OF BESTES 0B 55R B 106 WHAN EVERI LUD LICHE WEL LYVEDE UPON ER7E 2W 50 NB B 107 FOR 7AT ENCHESOUN GOD CHES O7UR CHEF KINGUS 106A B 108 7AT SCHOLDE MAISTRUS BE MAAD OVUR MENE PEPLE 100NR 4 B 109 AND ME IS MARKID TO BE MOST OF ALLE O7URE X 8 B 110 FOR7I Y CHASE TO CHEVE AS CHAUNCE IS ME DEMED 113S 00RD B 111 WHAN 7IS SAWE WAS SAID 7E SEMLICHE PRYNCE 100R B 112 FRO 7E FORESAIDE FOLK FONDES TO RIDE 14 13S B 113 7ANNE HE FARUS TO A FELD FUL FAIR AND FUL LARGE 50 0 B 114 7AT STOD ON AN HIE STEDE ASTORED WI7 FRUTUS 350 50J B 115 7ERE SAI HE SEMLICHE TRES WI7 7E SONNE WOXE 318A 06 B 116 7AT FRUT BAREN HEM ABOVE ON BOWUS FUL 7IKKE 358B 2 B 117 AND ALSO SONE AS 7E SONNE SESEDE TO SCHINE AC7 13S A B 118 7AT DON WAS 7E DAY FORDON OF 7E CLOUDUS 08R 50J T B 119 7E TRES SESEDEN OF SI3HT AND SONKEN TO GRONDE 350A 50 B 120 7AT FREKUS MI3HT NO FRI7 NO NO FRUT KENNE 14 01 B 121 AS RA7E AS 7E SONNE ROS AND REED GAN SCHINE AC67 15M B 122 7AT HIS LEM ON 7E LOFT LI3T 3AF ABOUTE 2 65 B 123 7E TRES SPRADDEN HURE SPRAIES AND SPRONNGEN ON HI37E 318A 50 B 124 AND GRETE GROUUEDE FRUT ON 7E GRENE BRAUNC- HUS 3046 4 B 125 7ANNE COMAUNDEDE 7E KING COFLI TO FECHE 04 15S B 126 OF 7AT FRELICHE FRUT 7AT 7E FREKUS SIEE 14 00 B 127 7ANNE [BUSKEDE] A BOLD KNIHT AND TO A BOW STIRTE 304 06 T B 128 7E SOTESAVEREDE FRUT SONE TO PULLE 3 15S B T,M B 129 BUT A[L]SO RA7E AS 7E RINK GAN 7E RIS TOUCHE AC7 01N B 130 DOUN FEL HE WI7 DUL DED IN 7E PLACE 3506 8 B 131 AND SI7EN SENT WAS A VOIS SONE FRO HEVENE 04R 6 B 132 7AT NON TRINDE 7E TRES LAST 7EI TARIED WERE 18 18P B 133 FOR EVERI GRENEGROWE TRE 7AT ON 7E GROUND SPRONGE 3 06 B B 134 HADDE BREMLICHE A BRID 7E BRAUNCHUS ALOFTE 22 2 B 135 7AT WHAN 7ER BUSKEDE A BURN A BOW FOR TO TOUCHE 04 01S B 136 7EI SPATTEN SPARCLUS OF FIR AND SPILDEN HIM RA7E 335 71B B 137 AS SONE AS 7E KING SAI 7AT IT SO FERDE 67 15 A B 138 HE DIDE HIM FOR7 TO FLOD 7AT PHISON IS CALLED 50EK 03R T,A,S B 139 7AT WRITEN IS IN HOLI WRIHT AND WROUHT SO TO NAME 350R 50J B 140 FROM PERLESE PARADIS PASSE7 7E STRONDE 14 04 B 141 IN COST 7ERE 7E KING WAS MEN CALLEDE HIT GENA AC63 0B B 142 AS WAS 7E LANGAGE OF 7E LOND WI7 LUDUS OF INDE 1J B 143 7ERE MADE 7E MASCEDOINUS KING HIS MEN FOR TO STINTE 304 01S B 144 AND BI 7E BANKE OF 7E STREM HE BIGGEDE HIS TENTUS 8 T,A,S B 145 7ANNE 7E MASCEDOINUS MEN IN 7E MEN TYME 4 B 146 BI3ONDE PHISONUS FLOD SAIEN FOLK ROME 14 00S B 147 FOR7I BAD 7E BOLDE KING 7AT BURNUS OF INDE 304 2 B 148 SCHOLDE TALKEN HEM TIL AND TIDLICHE ENQUERE 58 15 B 149 7E NAME OF HURE NACION NEDLI TO KNOWE 2 15S B 150 FOR MICHE WILNEDE 7E WEI3HT TO WITEN OF HERE FARE 04 50S B 151 RIDE MI3HTE NOUHT 7E RINK OVUR 7E ROMME STRONDE 04M 4 B 152 FOR 7E WORMUS 7AT WERE BI 7E WATIR FOUNDE AC 06J B 153 FOR OUTTAKEN A3T WOKUS OF AL 7E TWELF MON7E 315 4 34? B 154 7AT IS SO7LI TO SAIE 7E SESOUN OF JULI 115JS 2 B 155 AND HERVEST 7AT HASTLY AFTYR HIM FOLWE7 AC60 08 B 156 DREDFUL DRAGONUS DRAWEN HEM 7IDDIRE 71E B 157 ADDRUS AND YPOTAMUS AND O7URE ILLE WORMUS B 158 AND CAREFUL COCODRILLUS 7AT 7E KING LETTE 01 B 159 FOR SKA7E OF 7E SCORPIONUS ASKAPE 7EI NE MI3HTE 18A B 160 SO RIVE ROMEDE 7EI 7E RIVER BISIDE 00 6 B 161 AS PREST AS 7E PRIS KING SAI HIS PRES STINTE 7A 00S B 162 7AT HE FER WI7 HIS FOLK FARE NE MI3HTE 6 18 T,M B 163 FOR 7E BESTUS OF BALE 7AT BI 7E WATUR FERDE 06 T,A,S B 164 AND HARM OF 7E HOUNDFICH 7AT HOVEDE 7ERINNE 2 71 B B 165 OF 7E SEGUS 7AT HE SAI BI3ONDE 7E SIDE STRONDE AC 4 B 166 HE DIDE CALLE FOR TO COME TO CARPEN HIM TILLE 113NS 58S B 167 WHAN 7EI HURDEN IS HOUP HASTILICHE AFTUR 18 6 B 168 A LUD TO A LITIL BOOT LEPUS IN HASTE 32 50 B 169 AND RA7E TO 7E RICHE KING ROWMUS ALONE 36 71 B 170 AND AFTUR OF ALIXANDRE ASKE7 HIS WILLE 6 8 B 171 A WELLANGAGED LUD LET 7E KING SONE X B B 172 ASPIEN FUL SPEDLICHE BI SPECHE OF 7E LANDE 71Z B 173 IN WHAT KY7 WERE 7EI KID AND WHAT HIT CALLED WERE 106RA 18P B 174 AND HO WERE LORD OF HUR LAND AND LEDERE OF ALLE 5J 2 B 175 WE WERE IN BRAGMANIE BRED SAIDE 7E BURN 7ANNE 106J 62N B 176 AND DINDIMUS 7E DERE KING OUR DEMERE IS HOLDE 37 03R B 177 SERTUS SAIDE ALIXANDRE 7I SAWE ME QUEMUS 77 00B A B 178 ME HA7 LONGE TO 3OUR LAND LIKED TO WENDE 54 13S B 179 WI7 3OU TO CARPE IN 7IS KI7 COVAITEDE Y 3ORNE 50S 71A B 180 FOR MICHE LUDUS OF 3OUR LIF LISTNED ICH HAVE 2 18A V B 181 7ANNE LET 7E LORDLICHE KING LETTRES ENDITE 304 01 B 182 AND 7EREON SETTUS HIS SEL AND SI7EN HEM TAKUS 18 15B B 183 TO 7E BURN ON HIS BOT AND BAD HIM IN HASTE 50D B 184 TO 7E KING OF HUR KI7 CARIEN HIS SONDE 8S B 185 7ANNE WHITLI 7E WEIHT OVUR 7E WATUR STERUS 11 06 B 186 AND 7E LETTRUS TO HIS LORD LEDUS FUL SONE 2 71Z B 187 AS SONE AS HIS KING SAY 7AT SONDE HIM YPROFRED 67 01D A B 188 HE HIT LACCHUS OF 7E LUD AND LOKUS 7ERINNE 50H 71 B 189 AND 3IF 3E LUDUS HAVE LIST 7E LETTRUS TO KNOWE 105M 01S B 190 TENDE7 HOW 7IS TALE IS TITELED 7ERINNE AC2 71J B 191 7E KIDDE KING ALIXANDRE 7AT COU7 IS IN ER7E 37 55R TITLE B 192 7AT NAME HA7 OF NOBLETE AND NEVERE MAN DRADDE 4 15B B 193 7AT GRETE GOD AMON IN GRACIOUCE TIMUS 37 4 B 194 BIGAT ON OLIMPIAS 7E ONURABLE QUENE 50 T,A B 195 DINDIMUS 7E DERE KING DO7 FOR TO GRETE 37 13S B 196 7AT LORD OF BRAGMANUS LOND AND LEDERE IS HOLDE 32 03R B 197 AND IN 7IS SAME WISE SAI7 AND SENDE7 HIM GOIE 3106 8D 2A? T1 B 198 AND TIL ALLE 7AT ARN AFTUR HIM 7ARE AC 3 PREP B 199 WE HAN LUDUS OF 3OUR LIF LISTNED FUL OFTE 7 71Z B 200 7AT MICHIL BEN 3OUR MANERUS FRAM O7UR MEN VARIED 07 06J B 201 FOR 3E NON ER7E NE [E]REN 7AT ERNE 3OU MI3HTE 101 18A T1,A B 202 FODE FOR TO FARE WI7 AS O7UR FOLK USEN 100S 00 B 203 ON SE SAILE 3E NOUHT IN SESOUN OF 3ERE 371 B 204 FOR TO FIHCHE ON 7E FOM OR FINDE ANY PRAIE 50S 8S B 205 BUT LITIL LEVE WE 7AT LUD I 7E WARNE 3186 05F B 206 FOR7I BISECHE Y 7E SEG 3IF IT SO7 WERE 8F 03 B 207 SEND ME TI[7]INGE TID AND TEL ME 7E SO7E X 8D A,264H B 208 7AT Y MAY WITEN OF 3OUR WERK AND OF 3OUR WONUS ALLE 50N 2 B 209 FOR 3IF MEN SAI7 BI 3OW SO7 7E SAWE 7AT Y HIRDE 18L BC0 B 210 OF MORE MERVAILOUSE MEN MI3HTE I NOUHT KENNE 14 13A B 211 3IF I WISDAM OR WIT IN 3OUR WERK FINDE 06 B 212 7AT GOD ALOWE7 3OUR LIF AND LIKE7 3OUR DEDES 318A 8 B 213 Y SCHAL 3OUR COSTOMUS KING COVAITE TO HOLDE X 13S B 214 AND FONDE SOR BI MI3HT 30UR FARE TO S[UWE] 3509 01S T,A T,A B 215 FOR FRAM 7E 3OU7E OF MY 3ER 3ERNED ICH HAVE 18A B 216 OF WIDE WERKUS TO WITE AND WISDAM LERE 3106S 01S B 217 WE WEREN TAUHT IN OURE TIME AND TENDIDE LORUS 50J 8 B 218 OF OURE DOCTOURUS DERE DEMED FOR WISE 2 50J B 219 7AT NON HA7EL UNDUR HEVENE SO HOLI IS FOUNDE 2 16R B 220 7AT MIHTE ALEGGE ANY LAK OUR LIF TO REPROVE 18N 01S B 221 BUT FOR Y LUDUS OF 3OURE LIF SWICH A LOS HURDE 2 01 V B 222 7AT WE DISCORDEN OF DEDE IN MANY DONE 7INGUUS 50 4 B 223 AND 7AT 3OUR DOCTOURS DERE DON 3OU TO KNOWE 1 64AS B 224 7E BEST LORUS OF LIF AND LAWUS OF WISE 32 2 B 225 AND WE 3OU PRAIEN SIRE PRINCE PRESTLY ME SENDE 8H 15B B 226 ALLE 7E LORUS OF 3OUR LIF IN LETTRES ASELED 2 2 B 227 AND Y BIHOTE 3OU HER UNHARMED TO LEVE 71B 16S B 228 FOR MORE MAY HIT IN CAS 3OU MENSKE 7AN GREVE 3506 X B 229 WHAN MAY HIT GREVEN A [GOME] 7AT MICH GOOD KNOWI7 18N 301 T3,A B 230 TO CARPE OF HIS KONNINGE AND KENNE HIT TIL O7URE 50S 50CS B 231 FOR 7E WERS IS NO WEIH WIS 3IF HE SEME 29R BC5 B 232 7OU3 HE FINDE O7UR FOLK FOLEWEN HIS DEDUS 18 8S B 233 OF A TORCHE 7AT IS TEND TAK AN ENSAMPLE AC3 8 B 234 7AT 7OU3 LUDUS OF 7E LEM LIHTEDE AN HUNDRED 2 8 V B 235 HIT SCHOLDE NOUHT LESEN HIS LIHT NO 7E LATUR BRENNE 18N 15 B 236 WHILE 7E WEKE AND 7E WAX[E] UNWASTE[D] LASTE7 16 T1 T1 B 237 AND SO IT FARUS BI FOLK 7AT FAIN IS TO TECHE 50 16RS B 238 HIT WASTE7 NO WISDAM WEIHES TO LERE 18 01S B 239 FOR7I BUSILICHE BURN WE BIDDE 7E NOU7E 11 71B B 240 WI7OUTE TARIGINGE OF TIME TI7INGE SENDE 01S T,M B 241 OF 7AT WE 3ERNEN OF 3OU FUL 3ARE TO KENNE 50 15S B 242 TO WITEN OF 7E WISDAM 7AT 3E WI7 FAREN 50S 15 B 243 WHAN DEREWOR7E DINDIMUS 7E ENDITINGE HURDE 01 B B 244 OF ALIXANDRE ASKINGE AS HE WRITE HADDE 14 18 A,T? B 245 O7IR LETTRUS HE LET OF HUR LIF WRITE 101A 06S B 246 AND AGYN TO 7E GOME GOODLICHE HE SENTE 6 15A B 247 AS COF AS HIT COME WAS 7ERE 7E KING DWELDE AC7 00 B 248 IN 7IS MANERE DIDE 7E MAN 7E MASSAGE AREDE 03 01 B 249 7E DERE KING DINDIMUS 7E DOCTOUR OF WISE 37 2 B 250 7AT LORD OF BRAGMANUS LOND ALOSED IS 7ARE 32 71R B 251 TO EMPEROUR ALIXANDRE EGREST OF PRINCIS 14 9 B 252 7AT IS GRIMMEST IGROWE AND GRETTEST OF KINGUS 116J 9 B 253 SENDE7 LETTRES OF LOWE AND TO 7E LUD WRITES 335 06 B 254 MICHE GRET [T]I7INGE OF GRACE AND GRAUNTINGE OF JOIE 32 2 T1 B 255 BI 7I MESSAGE MAN 7AT 7OU TO ME SENTEST 9 06 A,S B 256 WHAN WE SIHEN 7I SONDE WI7 7I SEL PRENTED 18 06J B 257 WE KENDEN 7I COVAITISE AND 7AT 7OU KING WILNEST 18 05M B 258 7E RIHTEWISNESSE WITE 7AT TO A WEIH LONGUS 101S 06 A,S,B B 259 IN 7AT ALOWE I 7E LUD 7AT 7E LEF WERE 8F 16H B 260 7E BESTE LAWE TO LERE AND LORUS OF WITTE 3101S 2 B 261 FOR RIHT WISDAM IS WOR7 AL 7E WORLD RICHE 382R B 262 FOR NON EMPEROUR ON ER7E 7AT EVERE WAS FOUNDE 2 15R B 263 7AT WANTEDE WISDAM HIS WIHES TO GYE 18 01S B 264 MIHTE LORDSCHIPE LACHE OF O7UR LOW PEPLE 101N 4 B 265 BUTE 7E LOWESTE 7AT LIVEDE HIS LORD MIHTE WOR7E AC 03M B 266 AND WI7 HIM FARE AS A FOL 7AT FAILEDE HIS WITTUS 50 8 B 267 NE7ELES SIRE NOBLE KING Y 7E NOW WARNE 311 15H B 268 TO OURE PAINEDE PEPLE INPOSSIBLE HIT SEME7 14 16A B 269 7AT 3E OURE MANERUS MIHTE MEKLICHE ENDURE 101 15 B 270 OR IN 7E LIF 7AT WE LIVE LASTE ANY WHILE AC 70 B 271 FOR OURE LIF AND OURE LAWE UNLICH IS TO 3OURE 55R B 272 AND AL LU7UR BILEVE WE LO7EN IN HERTE 50 B 273 AL 7E DEDES 7AT 3E DON DISCORDEN TIL OURE AC0 50 B 274 FOR WE NE GRETE NOHT 7E GODUS 7AT 3E GODE HOLDEN 18 16 B 275 OF 7AT 7OU SENTESTE SIRE KING TO SAY 7E TRU7E AC38 8S TITLE B 276 OF AL 7E LORE OF OUR LIF WI7OUTE LONG DWELLE 4 B 277 HA7EL FOR 7IN HENDSCHIPE HAVE US EXKUSED 2 87BJ V B 278 FOR WE NE KONNE 7E NOUHT KENNE OUR COSTOMUS ALLE 113CS B 279 7OU3H I LUD OF OUR LIF LETTRUS 7E SENDE 2 01D V B 280 PRINCE HIT PROFITE7 NOUHT TO PRECHE OF OURE DEDUS 105W 50S B 281 3E NE HAVE NO TOME NO TIME TO TEND MY SAWUS 11 8S B 282 FOR 3E SO BUSILICHE BEN WI7 ABOUTE 7E WERRE X 5 A B 283 BUT SAY 7OU NOUHT SIRE KING FOR SAKE OF ENVIE 38A TITLE B 284 7AT ME WERE LO7 OF OUR LIF LUDUS TO TECHE 55JH 01S B 285 FOR AS MICHEL AS Y MAY IN MINDE BI7ENKE AC7 06 B 286 BI 7IS ASELEDE SONDE SO7LICHE I TELLE 14 15A B 287 WE BREDDE BRE7URNE IN GOD BRAGMANUS PORE 32 B 288 LEDEN CLANLICHE OUR LIF AND LIBBEN AS SIMPLE 3225 BC62 B 289 WE NE WILNE IN 7IS WORLD TO WOLDE NO MORE 50 8S B 290 BUTE AS WE SIMPLELICHE OUR LIF SOSTAINE MOWE 11 18 T,A B 291 WE BEN TO PENANCE IPUT AND POVERTE DRIEN 106J 01 B 292 WE HOLDE HIT NEDFUL TO NIME 7AT NOUHT MAY BE WASTID 116S 00R B 293 HIT IS NO LEVE IN OURE LAWE 7AT WE LAND ERIE 5J 01 B 294 WI7 NO SCHARPEDE SCHAR TO SCHAPE 7E FORWES 14 8S B 295 NE SETTE SOLOW ON 7E FELD NE SOWE NON ER7E 335 8 B 296 IN ONY PLACE OF 7E PLOW TO PLOKKE WI7 OXEN 50S B 297 NE IN NO SIDE OF 7E SE TO SAILE WI7 NETTUS 50S B 298 OF 7E FINNEDE FIHCS OUR FODE TO LACCHE 14 01S B 299 FOR TO HAUKE NE HUNTE HAVE WE NO LEVE 11OS 8A B 300 NE FOUREFOTEDE BEST FERKE TO KILLE 3 13S B T,M B 301 NE TO FAREN IN 7E FELD AND FONDE WI7 SLYH7E 50S 50S B 302 FOR TO REFE 7E BROD OF BRIDDUS OF HEVENE 18S T,A B 303 AND WHAN WE FAREN TO FED WE FINDE NO FAUTE 50 8 T,A B 304 WE HAN SO MICHEL AT 7E MEL 7AT WE NO MORE WILNE 3 01 B 305 O7IR GOODIS TO GETE GIVE WE NO TENTE 101S 8A B 306 NE O7IR DAINTEYS DERE DESIRE WE NONE 1 8A B 307 7AN OURE MODUR OF METE MAY US FOR7BRINGE 2 13C B 308 7AT WE KENNEN FOR KINDE AND CALLEN 7E ER7E 50 0 B 309 SCHE US NORSCHE7 AT NEDE AND INOW SENDE7 50H 01 B 310 WI7OUTE SWET O7UR SWINK SWICH AS [3]E HAVEN 5 BC0 B 311 HIT NE IS NO LEVE IN OUR LAND 7AT LUDUS 7ERINNE 5J 2 B 312 SCHOLDE MORE OF HURE METE 7AN MESURE TAKE 3 01 B 313 FOR7EI SOUNDE WE BE SEIE AND SIKE IN NO TIME 116AR 8 B 314 BUTE HEL7E HAVE WE HIR TIL WE HENNE PASSE 371B 15 B 315 TO GODUS PAY IS OUR PEPLE IN BETTUR POINT FOUNDE 303R 306J B 316 HIM TO LOVEN AS HUR LORD AND LIKE HIM TO SERVE 50HS 13CS B 317 7AN FALE O7IR FOLK BEN 7AT FILLEN HURE WOMBE 3100 8 A,S B 318 AND NIMEN MORE 7AN INOW WHAN NO NED WERE 335 00 B 319 WE MAKEN NO MEDISINE NO NO MAN PRAYEN 18 01 B 320 WI7 ONY HA7ELENE HELP TO HELYN OURE BODIUS 14 8S B 321 WE HAN A SERTAINE SOMME ASINGNED OF 3ERUS 10 50J B 322 WHAN WE SCHULLE LESE 7IS LIF AND LASTE NO MORE 18N 71Z B 323 FOR WE MOWE TELLEN OUR TIME WHAN 7E TIME FALLUS 18N 00 B 324 FOR LITIL LENGURE A LUD LIVE7 7AN AN O7IR 3116 BC2 B 325 BUT BI CO......GE OF KYNDE AS HEVENE KING DEMUS 300 T B 326 WE SCHAL DOUTE 7E DE7 WHAN 7E DAY FALLUS 18N 00 B 327 BI AN ORDRE OF OURE KINDE WHAN WE HOLDE WAXEN 3 16 B 328 WHAN MIHTE LAKKEN OUR LIMUS AND LESEN OUR HETE 04N 04 B 329 WE SCHULLE FORLETEN OURE LIF AND LEVE 7AT 7E SOULE 18N BC2 B 330 TO HIM 7AT SCHOP US TO SCHAP SCHAL FARE TO BLISSE 50B 50N A,S,T? B 331 FOR NO COLD 7AT US COME7 IN OURE KINDE AGE AC 4 B 332 WE NE FAREN TO NO FIR OUR FINGRUS TO WARME 50 01S B 333 OF BODI HOLE WE BEN AND NO BALE FELE 31069 01 B 334 AY WE FOUNDEN TO FLE FLECHLICHE LUSTUS 113S B 335 WE MAKEN 7OROU MEKENESSE ALLE MANIR 7INGUS 50 B 336 7AT MIHTE US SOILE WI7 SINNE SESE IN A WHILE 50NH 50S B 337 I REDE 7E RICHE EMPEROUR FUL RA7E 7AT 7OU FOUNDE 8C BC7 T1 B 338 T'OVYRCOMEN ENEMIS 7AT ARN 3E WI7INNE 18S 58 B 339 FOR HADDEST 7OU FENKED 7E FON 7AT IN 7EI FLECH DWELLEN 18N 06 B 340 NONE MIHTE 7E NOW NYE WI7OUTE X 71 A,S,295W T,M B 341 BUT 7OU FIHTEST WI7 7I FON 7AT FAREN 7E BISIDE 50 58 B 342 AND HEM 7AT IN 7EI BODI BEN AY BEREST WI7 7E 06 50 B 343 BUT IF WE ONY ENIMIS WI7INNE US ASPIE 08 B 344 WE NOLLE SCLEPE IN NO SCLOW7E TIL WE HEM SCLAIN HAVE 50N 18H B 345 7ERFOR WE AL OVURCOMEN 7AT ARN US WI7INNE 101 58 B 346 WE NE HAVE FERE OF NO FON 7AT FAREN WI7OUTE 3 71 B 347 NE WE AGAYN HEM [T]O GO NOL NO GOME PROCRE 106S 01 A,S B 348 NE OF NO HA7EL UNDUR HEVENE ANY HELP SECHE 01 B 349 WE NE DOUTE NONE DOUHTIE NE NO DEDE STERNE 18 B 350 NE WE NO WILNE NO WIN OF WATUR NO OF LONDE 18 B 351 WI7 TRENE BOWUS WE BEN ON 7E BODY KEVERED 3106A 06J B 352 AND US FINDE7 7E FRUT FODE AT OURE NEDE 18H 2 B 353 OF MYLK HAVE WE MICHE WHON AMONGUS OUR PEPLE 317 5 B 354 7AT WE NO WANTE NO WITE OF WORDLICHE FODE 18 4 B 355 WHAN WE LUDUS IN 7IS LAND LISTE TO DRINKE 2 13S AP T,M B 356 WE TURNEN TID TO FLOD THABE[N]US IS CALLED 3509 03R T1 B 357 7EREOF WE TAKEN A TAST WHAT TIME 7AT US NEDE7 18 BC0 B 358 AND HERIE 7E HEIE GOD WITH HERTE AND WITH TOUNGE 318 B 359 WHAT SO WE WORCHEN IN 7IS WORLDE OR WAKEN OR SLEPE 51 10 B 360 OR IN ER7ELICHE ESE ETEN O7UR DRINKE 14 10 B 361 FOR HIS SAKE 7AT IT SENTE SO7LI WE WORCHIN AC 15A B 362 TO SUSTAINE HIS SERVANTIS AS HIMSILF LIKUS 18S 02 B 363 WE HOPEN HAVE 7E LIF 7AT COME SCHAL HERAFTUR 318S5 71M T,A B 364 AND DERELY WI7OUTE DE7 DURE SCHAL EVERE 6 71M B 365 TALE TENDE WE NON 7AT TURNE7 TO HARME X 50 B 366 BOT HIT BE PRECHED FOR PROW AND PROCRED TO GOODE 50J 50J B 367 WE NO SPENDE NO SPECHE BUT WHAN WE SPEKE WEELE 18 8 B 368 WE NE SAIN BUT SO7 AND SESEN BYTIME 18 71 B 369 WE NO RECHE OF NO RICCHESSE NO RENOUN OF LANDUS 50 2 B 370 NO CATELUS COVAITISE COMY7 AT OURE HERTE 50 B 371 FOR 7AT IS SO7LICHE A SINNE 7AT SEGGUS HAUNTE7 1J 01 B 372 AND TO MICHE MISCHEF MANY MEN BRINGETH 14 01 B 373 AL WE LIBBEN IN LOVE AND LO7EN ENVIE 50 8 B 374 AND HIT PAIE7 OUR PEPLE IN POVERT TO LIBBE 18 06S B 375 FOR WE HIT REKENEN FOR RICHE AND REDILICHE FINDEN 50H 15 B 376 7AT HIT FOLEWE7 OURE FOLK TIL 7EI FARE HENNUS 18 71 B 377 AY AR WE IN PES AND ARMUS FORSAKEN 3506 01 B 378 AND TO NO WIKKEDE WERK WONED BE WE FARE 14 75RA B 379 7ER NIS NO LAWE IN OURE LAND LUDUS TO CHASTE 1J 01S B 380 FOR WE NO DEDE NO DON DOMUS TO 7OLIE 101 01S B 381 WE HOLDEN HIT A VERTU AT HOM IN OURE LANDE 18D T,A B 382 AMONG 7E MEN OF OUR MARCH MERCY UNKNOWE B 383 FOR WE BEN MEVED TO NO MAN MERCY TO GRAN[T]E 50J 01S B 384 WE NE GILTE NOHT GOD NO NO GOME HERE 18 2 B 385 WHEREFORE WE MOSTEN HAVE IN MINDE MERCY TO CRYE 50N 01S A,AUX, T? B 386 7AT GOD SCHOLDE OF OURE GILT FORGIVEN US 7E SINNE 1M 8D B 387 OF ONY WIKKEDE WERK 7AT WE WROUTE EVYRE 14 71 B 388 NE WE FOR SAKE OF OUR SINNE NO SACRIFICE MAKEN 01 B 389 TO OURE GAL[F]ULE GOD WI7 GOLD NOR WI7 SILVER 14 B 390 AS 3E DULFULLY DON TO DEVELUS OF PAINE 115 B 391 TO MAKE HEM GLAD OF 3OURE GILT AND GLOSE 3OU HERE 55H 71B B 392 ALLE LECCHERIES LUST US LO7ETH TO FOUNDE 13S B 393 OR TO BRINGE US IN BRIGGE FOR TO BREKE SPOUCE 50BS 8S B 394 OR ANY MISDEDE MAKE WHEREFORE WE MIHT AFTUR 101S 71 A,S B 395 BEN YPUNCHED IN PAINE AND PARTE [FRO] BLISSE 50J 50J T1 B 396 AND 7US WE GAYNSAIE 3OURE GILT AND 3OUR GODUS FALSE 18 B B 397 AS 3E WOLDE FARE BY 3OURE FON 7AT 3E FALS KNEWE 50N 16 B 398 WE BEN RIHTFUL OF RED AND RESOUN ALOWEN 55J 01 B 399 FOR7EI NE SE WE NO SEG SODAINLY DEIE 18A 15S B 400 FOR WE NE LI3THE NOHT OUR LIF WI7 NO LU7UR DEDE 18 4 B 401 WHEREFORE WE SCHOLDE WITH SCHAME BE SCHORTED OF DAIES 50 50J B 402 WE DON DEIE NO CLO7 OF DIVERSE HEUYS 318SA 4 A B 403 NO IN NO WORCHIPFUL WEDE OUR WIVUS ATIREN 14 01 B 404 WHEREFORE A LUD MIHTE LIKE TO LOVEN HEM 7E BETTERE 100M 71CS B 405 OR 7EI FAIRERE 7AN AFORE T[O F]OLK MIHT SEME AC65 06M T1,A B 406 SO TO HIHTEN HEM HER WE HOLDEN HIT SINNE 71CS 0B B 407 TO MAKEN HEM COMELOKUR CORN 7AN HUR KYNDE ASKY7 318ES 00 B 408 7EREFORE 7EI HATEN TO BE HIHT ON HED OR ON FACE 113RS B 409 WI7 ONY WACHINGE OF WATUR OR ONY WERK ELLUS B 410 OR FONDE WI7 FALS CRAFT HURE FACE TO ENOINE 350 01S B 411 FOR TO BLIKEN OF HUR BLE 7E BLI7URE OF CHERE 50S 8 B 412 OR HEM SCHENURE TO SCHENE 7AN 7EI SCHAPE WERE 115HS 18P B 413 OF HIM 7AT LENTE HEM HUR LIF AND HURE LIMUS MADE 8D 01 B 414 FOR 7EY 7AT CRAVEN BY CRAFT COMELOKUR SEME 50 16S B 415 7AN 7EI BEN KINDELI COREN AS HEVENE KING LIKUS 115J 301 300? B 416 GOD SCHOLDE 7AT HIM SCHOP SCHINE BY RIHTE AC 50 T,M B 417 FOR HIS CHILDREN HEM TO CHESE 7AT CHANGEDE HIS SCHAPPUS 106CS 8 B 418 FOR BE HE BURN O7UR BURDE 7AT HURE BODI HIHTEN 27J 01 B 419 O7IRWISE 7AN IT WAS IN 7IS WORD SCHAPE AC7 06J B 420 7EY GAYNSAIN HURE SAVIOUR 7AT HEM SO MADE 18 15H B B 421 AND BEN ASCHAMED OF HIS SCHAP AND SCHEWEN HEM ELLUS 50J 71E B 422 7OU DOUHTY DOUTEDE KING WE DON 7E TO KNOWE 3 64AS B 423 7AT OURE BODIES NE BEN IN NO BA7 WAHCHE 100 06J B 424 WE HAN WHILE WE HERE BEN HETE OF 7E SONNE AC2 2 A B 425 AND US BYDEWEN DAY 7E DEWUS OF HEVENE 71H 2 B 426 WE BEN BUSY OF NO SWINK NOR NO BURN MAKEN 55J 01 T,A B 427 FOR TO WIRCHEN OUR WIL AND WORDLICHE SERVE 18S 15S B 428 US NO LIKE7 OF NO LUD LORDSCHIPE HAVE 50H 01S T,M B 429 NON IS STERNERE OF STAT NE STOUTER 7AN O7IR 55J BC5 B 430 SIN WE BEN BRE7EREN OF BROD BROUHT INTO 7IS WORDE 5J 50J B 431 ALLE CORVEN OF A KING 7AT KID IS IN BLISSE 50J 55R B 432 WHI SCHOLDE ANY SCHALK 7AT GOD SCHOP ON ER7E 04 50 B 433 HAVE MAISTRIE OF MEN MORE 7AN ANO7IR 3 BC5 B 434 WE NE HAN NON HOUS BOTE HOLUS IN 7E HOLOU CAVUS 3 4 B 435 UNDUR HILLUS FUL HIE TO HOLDEN US INNE 2 71ES B 436 7ERE COME7 NO WAWE OF 7E WIND NO WATUR OF 7E RAINUS 1 2 B 437 HIE HOLDUS TO BULDE BE WE NOT SNELLE 3101S 89A T,A B 438 TO LEGGE LYM O7UR STON LO7 IS US ALLE 3115S 92RD B 439 US NE LIKE7 NO LOME IN OURE LAND USE 18H 06S B 440 AS O7IR ER7LICHE MEN OWEN ABOUTE 3 71 B 441 WE LIN WHAN US SCLEPE LIST LOWE UNDUR ERTHE 2 6 B 442 AL WI7OUTE ANY SWINK OF ERTLICHE WERKUS 315 4 A B 443 SWICH HOUSINGE WE HAN TO HOLDE OUT 7E WEDURES 101A 8S B 444 AND LEDEN 7ERINNE OUR LIF 7E LENG7E OF OUR DAIES 18 2 B 445 WHAN GOD LIKE7 FROM LIF LEDE US TO BLISSE 350A 50CS B 446 WE LIGGEN DOUN IN OUR DEN 7ERE WE DED WORTHEN 50K 16 A,S,350K9? B 447 7ANNE IS US G[R]AY7ED NO GRAVE IN 7E GROUNDE DOLVEN 04JH 06J T1,A B 448 BUT 7ERE WE LIN AS WE LAIE WHAN WE LIF HADDE AC2 01 B 449 WI7 US SCHINE7 EVERY SCHALK IN SCHIPPUS FOR TO SAILE 04 06S B 450 FOR TO WINNE ON 7E WATUR WORDLICHE FODE 50S T,M B 451 FOR 7EI 7AT SAILEN ON 7E SEE AS WE SO7 KNOWEN 50 01 B 452 IN GRET PERIL BEN IPUT AND PERICHEN FUL OFTE 3106R 71Z AC2? B 453 WE BEN LERED IN OURE LAND LORE OF NO SCOLE 50J 2 B 454 NE TO NO SIENCE ISET USSILVE TO WISSE 106J 01S B 455 7AT MIHTE US KENNE IN 7IS KI7 TO CARPEN AS WISE 50NH 71S B 456 BUT 7AT COME7 US BY KINDE WE KONNE NOHT ELLUS 50D 87BP B 457 WE NE FAREN TO NO PHILOZOFRUS TO FONDEN HURE LORUS 50 8S B 458 FOR AY LONGE7 7AT LORE TO LESINGE AND JANGLE 04 5 B 459 ALLE OURE SAWUS BEN SIMPLE 7AT WE SO7 TELLEN 82R 01 B 460 AND FOR TO LIE IS US LO7 OR LU7URLY WIRCHE X 15S B 461 BUT SWICHE WORDUS OF WISE WE WILNEN TO LERE 2 13S B 462 7ERE NIS NO JARGOUN NO JANGLE NE JUGGEME[N]TIS FALCE 01J B 463 US NE SCHEWI7 NO SCHALK SCHAMFULE TACCHUS 04H B 464 WHEREWI7 WE MIHTE MISDO OR ONY MAN GILE 113 01 A,S B 465 WE NE LOVEN IN OUR LAND NO LAIK NOR NO MIRTHE 50 B 466 BUT WHANNE WE MEVEN OUR MYNDE MIR7E TO HERE 18 01S T,M B 467 WE RAIKEN TO OURE ROMAUNCUS AND REDEN 7E STORIUS 50 8 B 468 7AT OURE ELDRENE ON ER7E OR 7IS TIME WROUTE 2 08 T,A B 469 AND WHAN WE TENDEN ANY TALE 7AT TURNE7 TO BOURDE 18 50 B 470 7AT WERE GAME FOR A GOME OR GOOD OF TO LAU3E 5J 16S B 471 WE SESEN OF SOLAS AND SORWEN IN HERTE 50 50 B 472 AND MAKEN MOURNINGE OF MIRTHE WHAN MEN SCHOLDE GLADE 3 00M 3A? B 473 OF O7UR WONDRUS WE WITEN IN 7IS WORD HERE 106A 3 B 474 7AT LI[K]E7 US TO LOKEN ON ON 7E LOFT HEIE 64AS 2 B 475 WE SEN SELKOU7E 7ING 7AT IS TA SAIN HEVENE 318 X B 476 7ERE AS LEM IS ONLOFT AND LISSE TO GODE 62R 8 B 477 7E SONNE SET IN HIS COURS AND 7E SEVE STERRES 350JA B 478 AND ALLE 7AT SEGGES MOWE SEN SI7EN ON 7E SKIUS 00M 6 B 479 7AT TO HURE SCHAPPERE HEM SCHEWEN SCHINING REDE 106C 3 T,M B 480 AND SI7EN LIHT FRO 7E LOFT TO 7E LAND CASTE 2 06 B 481 7E SIDE SE WE MOW SEN SET UPON ER7E 3101A 50J B 482 7AT IN KINDE COLOUR ACORDE7 TO PURPRE 14 50 B 483 BUT WHAN 7E WATUR WI7 7E WIND 7E WAWUS UP CASTE7 2 01 B 484 AND 7OUH HIT TURNE ANY TIME TO TEMPEST OF WINDUS 70 B 485 HIT NE AWECHE7 NO WAWE NOR NO WATUR RERETH 18 01 B 486 AS HIT AMONGUS 3OU MEN IS MANY TIME FOUNDE 15 15J NP=AV,A B 487 7AT STIVE STORMUS OF 7E WIND STIREN UP 7E WAWUS 32 8 B 488 BUT HERE WHAN 7E WIND HA7 HIS HUGESTE BLASTUS 67 T,A T,M B 489 7E CLERE WATUR HE BICLIPTH AND CLOSE7 HIT INNE 3101A 71B B 490 7ERINNE SO7LI WE SEN SELCOU7E KINDUS 115A B 491 OF 7E FLETINGE FIHS 7AT IN 7E FOM LEPEN 14 06 B 492 7ERE MAKEN DOLFINUS DINE AND DIVERCE FIHCHES 13 B 493 7AT 7ERE SWIMMEN FUL SWI7E AND SWANGEN ABOUTE 71Z 71 B 494 WE HAN MIRTHE FUL MICHE IN MEDUS AND FELDUS 83 5 B 495 7ERE FAIRE PLACUS AND PLAIN HAN PLENTE OF FLOURUS 3 3 B 496 7AT SOTE SAVOURON TIL US AND WI7 7E SIHT CLENE 3506 2 B 497 WE BEN AS FULSOM IFOUNDE AS 7OU3 WE FED WERE 116J 18P B 498 US IS LIKFUL AND LEF IN LANDUS TO WALKE 81HJ 06S NB B 499 7ERE WON WALLE7 OF WATUR IN 7E WELLESPRINGUS 350A B 500 MICHE WILNE WE WENDE IN 7E WODUS 7IKKE 113A 2 B 501 FOR TO ROME UNDUR RIS 7AT RIF IS OF LEVUS 50S 55R B 502 7ERE WE MOWE GRASPEN ON 7E GRENE AND GRET JOIE HERE 50N 301 B 503 OF BREM BRIDDENE SONG 7E BRAUNCHUS ALOFTE 314 2 B 504 7IS IS OURE COSTOM OF KINDE 7AT WE KY7EN ALLE 5J 87 B 505 AND DELITEN IN NO DEDE 7AT DO7 MEN TO SINNE 50 63AS B 506 SIRE EMPEROUR ALIXANDRE 7IS ARN OURE LAWES 0 TITLE B 507 BO7E OURE REULE AND OUR RIHT 7AT WE 7E REDE HOLDE 13HS B 508 3IF 7OU OUR LIF WOLE ALOWE AND OURE LAWE USE 101M 01 B 509 HIT SCHAL 7E PROFITE PRINCE WHAN 7EI PRES FAILE7 8H 00 B 510 HIT IS NOHT LONG O[N] US LUD 7EI HIT LO7 SEME X 16 237J B 511 FOR Y HAVE SENT 7E MY SONDE AS 7OU 7EISELF BADE 18ND 05M B 512 BUT BE 7OU NOUHT BOLDE KING BALFUL NO TENED 38A 0 B 513 7AT 7OU MIHT TRYSTLI TRYE 7E TREWESTE LAWE 115N B 514 FOR WE SCHULLE MINNGE 7E MAN SWICHE MANER LORUS 8C B 515 7AT 7OU MIHT LIHTLICHE LUD 7E BESTE LAWE KENNE 9 301 B 516 WHAN 7OU HIT WISLICHE WOST WILNE HIT IN HERTE 115H 50C B 517 AND LOWE 7I LORDSCHIPE AND 7I LIF MENDE 18 01 B 518 ASIE AND AUFRIK AND EUROP 7E GRETE 7 B 519 7OU HAST LOWED TO 7E LUD IN A LITIL WHILE 8L 4 B 520 7E LEM OF 7E SONNELIHT 7OU LETTEST TO SCHINE B 521 SO BREM BRINGEST 7OU 7I MEN ALLE IN BRYHT ARMUS B 522 AND 7E GULDENE GER 7AT 7I GOMUS USEN B 523 WI7 7E BLASINGE BLE BLENDEN 7E SONNE B 524 7ou has robbed wi7 7i routtwo riche strondus B 525 7ere 7e grauel of 7e ground was of gold ore B 526 7at on was called Ermus & 7at o7ur large B 527 7e peple callede Pactolus 7at 7ou pore madest B 528 So fale folewen 7e folk to fonde 7i heste B 529 7at with hure drinkinke drawht whan 7ei drie 7irsten B 530 3e maken stinte of his strem a stronde ful huge B 531 7at Nilus 7e noble flod namned is wide B 532 So miche holdest 7ou 7e man of miht & of strenke B 533 7at 7ou miht ouur Oxian wi7 7in ost saile B 534 So wis wenst 7ou 7e be 7at 7ou by wit mih- test B 535 7orou 7i maistrie miche maken to sclepe B 536 Tricerberus 7e helle-hound 7at holden is kene B 537 Bo7e wakrong & wikke & wardain of paine B 538 3e no fonde no fast but fillen 3oure wombis B 539 Eten euere whan 3e list & in ese libben B 540 Vnkinde ki7e 3e 3ou to kille 3our child- ren B 541 To queme quedfulle godus 7at quenchen 3our blisse B 542 & to 3oure souorain of sinne sacrifice maken B 543 Wi7 7at vnblisful blod 7at 7ei bled hauen B 544 Miche maugre 3e maken among many kingus B 545 & gret werre in 7is world to waste 7e peple B 546 Many men vpon molde ful mek & ful simple B 547 7orou 7e prouede prince ful proude ben woxe B 548 3e wene winne noht inow on 7is worde one B 549 But 3if 3e heuene miht haue & holden hit alse B 550 Michel gilte 3e gome bi 3our godus falce B 551 As 7ei were woned in 7is word to wirchen in hure liue B 552 For ensample bi my sawe so7 mow 3e fonge B 553 Of Jubiter 7e joilese iugged to paine B 554 He was alosed in his lif lechourus of kinde B 555 7at in his licamus lust as a lie brente B 556 He hadde while he here was to hordom i-eged B 557 Gret won in 7is word of wommen aliue B 558 For7ei 3e holde him a god 7at in helle lengus B 559 & 7at sorwful sinne for his sake vsen B 560 Y proue hit by Proserpine 7at 3e praisen alle B 561 & holden godesse god to gien 3ou here B 562 Hure was lecherie luf 7e while hue liuede alse B 563 & many lud by hure lay hur lust to fulfille B 564 Many men vpon molde made hue by slithe B 565 To haunte hure in hordom hur hole liftime B 566 Of hure tenful tach 3e taken ensample B 567 & ay wilnen hire wone in werkus to fonde B 568 Alle 3e vsen vnrith and aftur 7at wirchen B 569 3e ben lu7ur of 3our lif & lawus 3e chaunge B 570 Of more make 3e auaunt 7an 3e mow for7en B 571 Wis holde 3e no whi but 3if he wel conne B 572 Faire tempren his tounge his tale to schew B 573 Miche matere of wit minege7 3our tounge B 574 But beture holde y a burn 7at bere7 him al stille B 575 3e geduren 3ou gret won of gol & of siluer B 576 & miche likus 3ou lache lordliche holdes B 577 & si7en many seruantis 3ousilve to abowe B 578 To be keture ykid 7an any kou7 peple B 579 & 3it y liue 7at 3e liue 7orou lasse fode B 580 7an o7ur seggus 7at semen simple in mirthe B 581 Of richesse & of renoun romme be 3e kidde B 582 & ben baldere ywist 7an any burn elles B 583 But oure kinde konninge 3ou ouurcome7 nou7e B 584 In alle dedus 7at 3e don in 3oure daies time B 585 We witen weies ful wel 7at 3e were alle B 586 Bremliche ybrouht for7 & bred of 7at modur B 587 7at is stable to stonde & stonus engendre7 B 588 And 7e er7e is called 7at euery man helpe7 B 589 Whan God deme7 3ou deie 3our daies to tine B 590 Grauus of gret prys 3e gray7e 3ou tille B 591 & but hit fair be & fin folie 3e holden B 592 To legge in 3our licam 7at lodilech is founde B 593 & so 3our bodies 3e buren 7at bettur riht hadde B 594 In rouh er7e to be reke to roten hure bonus B 595 And by 7e dedes that men don to 7e dede bodies B 596 Ludus kene7 huo hem louen to hure liuus ende B 597 We for loue of 7e Lord 7at we leuen inne B 598 None bestus iboren balfulli kille B 599 Ne no tidi atir in templus araie B 600 No figure of fin gold fourme 7erinne B 601 Wherefore 7e heie Heuene God heren vs scholde B 602 Whan any burn to Him bad is bone graun[t]e B 603 But 3e folliche folk 3our fals godus alle B 604 Wilfully worschipen wi7 wordliche godus B 605 For 7ei scholde hasteli 3ou here & 3ou help ki7e B 606 Whan 3e greden 3our grace to graunte 3our wille B 607 Whan 3e for sake of 3oure sinne sacrifice maken B 608 & quellen any quik best to queme 7e deuelus B 609 3e ne vndurstonde nouht 7at stounde 7e storie of 7is wordus B 610 7at God here7 no gome but for his goode dedus B 611 & for no bestene blod 7at any burn quelle7 B 612 No7ir of kide no7ur of calf no7ur of kild oxe B 613 But he here7 euery ha7el 7at hertely bidde7 B 614 & wi7 mekenesse of minde minege7 his nede B 615 Godus wor7liche Word as we wel trowen B 616 Is Sone so7liche of Man 7at in Himsilf dwel- le7 B 617 By which molde is ymaad & man vpon er7e B 618 & al 7at weihes in 7is word scholde wi7 fare B 619 Al bestus 7erby 7at lif bere mowe B 620 Ben so7liche isustained as Himsilf likus B 621 7at ilke wor7liche Word we worschipen alle B 622 & Hit lelliche louen as our lif likus B 623 God is spedful in speche & a spryt clene B 624 Bo7e blessed & bly7e 7at blende7 alle sorwe B 625 He clame7 nouht but clennesse & clepe7 to is ioie B 626 Clene-mindede men 7at meke ben founde B 627 Wherefore we holde 3ou folk folus echone B 628 7at 3e ne leuen in 7at Lord 7at lenge7 in blisse B 629 & lede clanly 3our lif & no lu7ur wirche B 630 As 3e ha7 of us herd holly 7e dedus B 631 But 3e in lechoures lust al 3our lif spende B 632 And serue sory idolus 7at 3ou in sinne brynge B 633 Wi7 o7ur folies fale 3e foulen 3our soulen B 634 & so 3e duren in 3our dede til 3e ded wor7e7 B 635 7anne schulle 3e for 3our sinne soffre paine B 636 For 3e unclene bi cleped & cleuen in 3our sinne B 637 7ere may 3ow borewen of bale no bost nor no pride B 638 No no god 7at 3e giuen to 3our godus falce B 639 No no sory sacrifice 7at 3e so maken B 640 Wi7 any bestene blod 7at euire burn scha- dde B 641 3e ne herien nouht herteli 7e heie God alone B 642 7at heuene holde7 & ha7 to His hole regne B 643 But also fale falce godus 3e fonden to queme B 644 As a burn bere7 now in his body membrys B 645 For 3e liknen a lud to a litil wordle B 646 & this sawe 3e sain so7liche echone B 647 7at also many as a man ha7 membrys yschape B 648 Him falle7 also fale godus fai7fuly herie B 649 & so 3e sacrifice don to selkou7e fendus B 650 For euery lime 7at a lud longe7 to have B 651 3e ky7en carefule godus & kallen hem now7e B 652 Aftur dedeus 7at 7ei dede diuerse names B 653 Michel holde 3e of miht Minerua 7e falce B 654 For he foundede first folies manye B 655 & 7is is seggus 3our sawe as 3e sain alle B 656 Hue was engendred wi7 gin of Jubiterus hede B 657 For7ei 3e holden hure wis & hollyche segge B 658 7at hue 7e hil7e of 7e heed ha7 for to kepe B 659 7e iaudewin Iubiter ioiful 3e holde B 660 For he was wra7ful iwrouht & wried in angur B 66l Gomus holden him god 7at gie7 7e herte B 662 For 7ere arise7 in a rink 7e rotus of wra77e B 663 A god mihtful of main Martis 3e holden B 664 For he was fihtere fel & foundur of werre B 665 He is alosed in lande lord of 7e breste B 666 For 7ere 7e miht of a man most is isene B 667 For Mercurie miche spak to mentaine jangle B 668 3e holden him galful & god & god of 7e tounge B 669 For Hercules 7e endelese 7at euere is in paine B 670 Diuisede here on his day a dosain of wondrus B 671 7at 3e auowen verraie & vertuus holden B 672 7at a man moste do wi7 mihte of his armus B 673 A god holde 3e him helplich of grace B 674 7at ha7 3our armus to 3eme & may 3ou 3iue stre- nke B 675 For Bacus 7e bollere 7at 3e abowen alle B 676 Englaymed was in glotenye & glad to be drounke B 677 3e callen him kepere of 7e 7rote & kinde god holden B 678 & wis witiere of win 7at alle won bryngus B 679 Cupidus 7e corsede 7at is in care punc- hed B 680 3e worchen al worschipe & in 7is wise tellen B 681 7at for he leccherie louede in his liftime B 682 And 7at folie fur foundede on erthe B 683 A bryht brenninge brond he bere7 on his hondis B 684 And alle lechurus lust of 7e lem tende7 B 685 And so 3e sain 7at he is a so7 god iproued B 686 7at ha7 7e stomak in stat stifly to kepe B 687 For 7ere 7e hete that men han is holden wi7inne B 688 7at enforce7 7e flech folie to wirche B 689 Also seggus 3e sain 7at Ceres 7e falce B 690 Is a goodesse god & gie7 7e wombe B 691 For hue tilede in hur time on 7e touh er7e B 692 & whete so7liche sew or any seggus ellus B 693 Ful verrai of vertue Venus 3e holden B 694 & for hue lady was alosed of leccherouse dedes B 695 3e holden hure a goodesse god 7at ha7 for to kepe B 696 [h]e pr[e]ue[y] membrus of a man 7at marke is of kingus B 696* He proue7 membrus of a man 7at marke is of kingus B 697 Iuno 7e ioilese 3e iuggen for noble B 698 & weihus sain 7at he wite7 in his worde one B 699 A spild spirit of 7e air 7at may speke wondrus B 700 & telle what bitide schal of tene o7ur of wel7e B 701 3e leuen alle in Appolin & also 3e tellen B 702 7at for he medisine made & minstralus craftus B 703 3e holde him giour ful good & god of 7e handus B 704 So 7er leue7 no lime lasse no more B 705 7at in 3our power is put but parted to fendus B 706 3e ne leuen not on a Lord 7at lengus in heuene B 707 7at al 7e membrus of a man made at His wille B 708 And 7ou3 3e falce godus folk founden to serue B 709 7ei ne graunte no grace but greuen 3ou ofte B 710 & taken of 3ou tribit 7at traie is to paie B 711 Of 3oure offringus alle ofte in 7e 3ere B 712 To Martis 7e mithtelese men ofren in time B 713 A gret bor & a bold as burnus han vsed B 714 To Bacus 7e balful men bringen in temple B 715 A kide as is costum of comine peple B 716 A fair pokok of pris men paien to Iuno B 717 & him wirchen 7erwi7 worschipe vn erthe B 718 7e offrin of Appolin as 3e alle knowe B 719 Ys a swan swi7e whit swich as 3e bryngen B 720 3e schullen bi ordre of vse offren to Venus B 721 A ful derwor7e douue on his den take B 722 Minerua men worschipen in o7ur maner alse B 723 & bringen hure a niht-brid a bakke or an oule B 724 To Ceres 7e sorwful 3e sacrifice maken B 725 & carien bi costum corn to hure temple B 726 3e mensken alle Mer[c]urie wi7 mirthe & wi7 ioie B 727 & him a chalis ful chois wi7 good chere brin- gen B 728 7e hauter of He[r]cules alle 3e hihten B 729 & hit spreden wi7 spraius of springinge braunc- hus B 730 Cupies 7e corsed wi7 comeliche flourus B 731 3e herien ful hertely & hihten is temple B 732 7us manye mihteles godus & mo 7an y telle B 733 For 7e hope of hur help 3e herien on er7e B 734 & 3it may 7er no man in any maner wise B 735 Wi7 sole[m]pne sacrifice serue hem at onus B 736 But eueri wile of a we[yh] his owene wone haue B 737 Be it bole o7ur bor betur o7ur werse B 738 Of swiche bestus 7at ben of burnus y-ofreed B 739 7ei han miht vpon molde & of no mo 7ingus B 740 Whi fauure 3e 7anne falce godus & folliche seggen B 741 7at 7ei han power of peple 7at pacen on molde B 742 Whan 7ei ne han miht of no mor nor no maistrie on er7e B 743 But of hur owne offringe & onliche of bestes B 744 For 3our errours on erthe sire Emperour riche B 745 & for 7e dedus vndingne 7at 3e don alle B 746 As 3e ben wor7ei of wo whan 7e word failus B 747 3e schulle be punched & put in paine for euere B 748 3our godus ful of gile ben 7at 3e so good holden B 749 On hem is help of non harm no hap of no grace B 750 But bochours ben 7ei echon 3our body to dis- membre B 751 & euerich pinchen his part 7ere paine is vnended B 752 As many mihtelese godus as 3e on molde seruen B 753 As fale painus in fir 3ou fallus to drie B 754 For 3our ydil idolus don 3ou ille wirche B 755 Summe to lechorus lust 3our likinge turne7 B 756 Summe 3ou strenk7en to striue & straiten 3our minde B 757 & somme eggen in ese to eten & to drinke B 758 7ei bysette 3ou so in sinne & in gile B 759 7at 3e wirchen hur wil & worchipen alle B 760 & seggus for 3e so don 3e semen vnwise B 761 Hem to seruen in sinne 7at mowe no seg helpe B 762 7ei be7 vnmihtful ymad men for to wisse B 763 And kun not saue hemself fro sorwful painus B 764 Whan 3e hem greden of gri7 to graunte 3our bone B 765 Whe7ur 7ey hit heren or nouht to harme hit 3ou turnus B 766 Whan 3e hem praiere profre 3if 7ey prest heren B 767 7ei casten in 3oure consience corsede 7ouhtous B 768 And ludus 3if hem lo7 be to listne 3oure bonus B 769 Hit 3ou norche7 any for 7ei 3ou nouht heren B 770 So whe7ur 7ei graunte hit or gruche 7ei greuen 3ou ofte B 771 For eueri time hit 3ou turne7 to tene & to harme B 772 7o ben 3oure gostliche godous 7at gon to do wreche B 773 Aftur ludene lif for hure lu7ur werkus B 774 For 7ei schulle in 7is word wirche[n] for sinne B 774* For 7ei schulle in 7is word wirche for sinne B 775 Whan 7at burnus ar bured 7at balfully wrouthe B 776 Tokne of 7at turment tolde[n] 3oure eldren B 776* Tokne of 7at turment tolde 3oure eldren B 777 How wreche scholde ben wrouht for wrongful dedes B 778 & dul aftur 7e de7 3our doctourus saide B 779 7at seggus scholde for sinne suffre in 7is worde B 780 & 3e ben so7li 7e same of wham 7ei so tolde B 781 7at scholde lenge aftur lif in lastinge paine B 782 For 3if 3e seggus 3our lif so7li bi7enke B 783 Wers wirchen no folk 7an 3e wei3es alle B 784 For sake of 3oure Sauyour 3e ne soffre no paine B 785 But liuen in 3oure likinge & lu7urli wirchen B 786 3e waken for wikkednesse & wirchen but ille B 787 3e speden for to spille men & spouce-breche fonden B 788 3ou is lechurie luf & liben wi7 stal7e B 789 To robbe men of hure riht ful redy ben alle B 790 3e ben glotounius gle glad for to haunte B 791 & han no mesure on molde of mete ne of drynke B 792 3e ben to 7e hellehond holliche ilike B 793 Trice[r]berus 7e tenful of wham I tolde haue B 794 Foure hedus ben on him 7at ha7 but on wombe B 795 & so it fare7 by 3ou folk 7at fillen 3ousiluen B 796 For alle 7e godus 7at 3e geten of gomus vpon er7e B 797 Seruen for to sustaine 3our vnsely wombe B 798 Also 3oure docturus sain in sawus ful olde B 799 7at an addre is in helle 7at Yydra is called B 800 To cache is couaitous corsede soulus B 801 & fonde he fewe o7ur fale ful is he neuere B 802 7anne mow 3e ludus of lif be likned him tille B 803 For 3e ben couaitouse kid & kunne nouht blinne B 804 But euere wenden to winne wordliche godus B 805 & al is burnus aboute 3our body for to fede B 806 Alle 7e folius folk 7at 3e fain wirchen B 807 Ben purchas of penance whan 3e parte hennus B 808 To bale were 3e [7]anne bore for bannede werkus B 809 7at schullen schamly be schent & schapen to paine B 810 7us Dindimus 7e dere king endite7 his sonde B 811 & God byseche7 to saue 7e soueraine prinse B 812 Whan emperour Alixandre wi7 erene hit hirde B 813 & tendede 7e ti7inge 7at y told haue B 814 He was wro7 for 7e writ of wrong gan alose B 815 His godus 7at he held to gyen 7e peple B 816 But nou7eles anon-riht anied in his herte B 817 Sone sente he again his sel & his lettrus B 818 Wi7oute tariynge tid 7is ti7ingus come B 819 To Dindimus 7e dere king 7at 7e dite radde B 820 Now li7us 3e 7at listene wele 7e lettrus to 7e ende B 821 For 7us redely 7e rink aradde 7e sonde B 822 7e a7el King Alixandre of armus alosed B 823 7at noble is & namekou7 & neuere man dradde B 824 7at grete god Amon in graciouse timus B 825 Bygat on Olimpias 7e onorable quene B 826 Ful derely to Dindimus endite7 his sonde B 827 & his sawe to the seg sai7 in 7is wise B 828 3if alle 7e lorus 7at 7ou lud in lettrus me sentest B 829 Ben trewe to be trowen on & trysty to leue B 830 7anne be ye sykur to be saf for sake of 3oure werkus B 831 For 3e ben burnus of lif best vpon er7e B 832 3if 3e nouht wirche but wel in 7is word here B 833 Hit come7 3ou bi custum so clanly to libbe B 834 Whi deme 7anne 7at we don no dede vpon er7e B 835 But sinne 7at is sorwful oure soule to spille B 836 Whi seye 3e seggus also 7at sinne 3e holden B 837 Any werkus to wirche of wordliche craftus B 838 Whi be 3e ludus so lef to lakke 7e werkus B 839 7at mankinde ha7 ymad on molde to be vsed B 840 3if hit be so7 7at 3e sain hit seme7 by 3oure dedes B 841 7at 3e no 3[em]en of no gome no none godus trowe B 841* 7at 3e no 3iuen of no gome no none godus trowe B 842 Or 3e enuye to hem han & hatien hur sondus B 843 For to libbe in 3our land as ludus aboute B 844 Many wondurful wonus wisli we knowen B 845 7at 3e amongus 3ou men in 3our march vsen B 846 3e telle vs 7at 3e tende nauht to tulye 7e er7e B 847 Ne place erie wi7 plow no plaunte winus B 848 Ne bulde boldus an hih for burnus to wonye B 849 Ne non erthely note nedfully wirchen B 850 In 7at 7ou leredest me lud 7at 3e no land erien B 851 3e ben exkused echon for iren 3ou wantus B 852 Wherewi7 mihte 3e men maken any boldus B 853 Or tren plaunten in place or any plow dryue B 854 Whan 3e mow take no tol to tilien on er7e B 855 No swiche werkus to swinke as o7ur swainus vsen B 856 For7i bihouus 3ou ha7el harde to libbe B 857 & wo drie in 7is word for wante & for nede B 858 So mowe 3e ludus 3our lif leden as bestus B 859 In gret mischef of mete as 3e mote nede B 860 3e witen wel whan a wolf wante7 is fode B 861 7at he ne funde7 no flech to feden him vppe B 862 Of 7e er7e he et for ellus he scholde B 863 Be wi7 hungur yholde & happily sterue B 864 7anne mow 3e weies to 7e wolf ful wel ben ylikned B 865 7at for 3e finde no fode as o7ur folk vsen B 866 Swich hungur as 3e han byhouus 3ou 7olie B 867 & be 3ou lef o7ur lo7 libben in wante B 868 7erefore no like no lud of his lu7ur fare B 869 No hope for his harde lif to haue no mede B 870 For almus-dede do 3e non as 3e demen alle B 871 But skarsete & ska7e unskilfully fonden B 872 3if we lengede in 3oure land ful lo7 were oure bestus B 873 To ben so simple as vssilf & suffre 7at tene B 874 We scholde folewe o7ur folk & fonden echone B 875 To acorde of oure costom wi7 comine peple B 876 But 3e han dainte in dul 3oure daies to spene B 877 & ben ysustained so wi7 sorwe in 7is worde B 878 But 3e ben litil to alowe of 3oure lu7ur fare B 879 For nouht but nisete nedful 3ou makus B 880 3oure owne folie folk do7 3ou ful ofte B 881 In hungur & in hard lif to holde 3oure peple B 882 Also 3e sain in 3our sonde 7at so7ly 3oure wiuus B 883 Ne gon in no gay tyr as gise is of o7ure B 884 & 7at ludus in 3oure land no lechurie haunten B 885 But sparen alle spouse-breche 7e space of hure liuus B 886 & 7ou 3e wonde swich werk me wondrus ful lite B 887 How miht 3e lechurie loue or likinge haue B 888 Whan lu7ur fare ha7 alaid 3our lustus echone B 889 7at 3e megre ben maad wi7 mischef & hungur B 890 For 3e so simple ben seie & semen so pore B 891 3ou wantus wordliche won 3our wiuus to hihte B 892 7erefore as bestus 3e ben & of body chaste B 893 vnmihty for mischef to medle wi7 burdus B 894 7at nis no chariteuus chois so schast for to libbe B 895 Sin 3e maugray 3our miht mote hit wi7drawe B 896 Also 3e sente vs to saie in 7e same time B 897 Of o7ur manerus mo miche for to lakke B 898 7at 3e no stidie in no stounde ne no stat wilne B 899 Of clergie 7at clene is to claimen in scole B 900 & 7at 3e mercy on molde in no maner wilne B 901 No mercy don to no man amongus 3ou founde B 902 7anne hit seme7 by 3oure sawe 3if 3e so7 tellen B 903 7at kindely 3oure consience acorde7 to bestus B 904 For as bestes 3e ben by no skile reuled B 905 Ne hem of kinde no come7 no konninge of witte B 906 So be 3e ludus bylad & laweles alse B 907 7at han no reward to riht but redlese wirchen B 908 But we fai7ful folk 7at faren as wise B 909 Ben ydemed to do dedus of rihte B 910 For7y vs kenne7 our kinde to acorde in trow7e B 911 In swiche lawus to liue 7at longen to Gode B 912 For to sowe & to sette in 7e sad erthe B 913 & o7ur wordliche werk wisly to founde B 914 Sin mankinde is ymaad so michel & so riue B 915 Among so perles a peple inpossible hit were B 916 But somme were reuled by ryht as resoun hit axe7 B 917 Hemself to sostaine wi7 selkow7e 7ingus B 918 For to liue by 7e land as ludus ben schape B 919 To haue wel7e aftur wo as 7e word farus B 920 For tene sumtime tid & sumtime mirthe B 921 & aftur swaginge of swin[c] swi7e come7 joie B 922 But so weihuus as 3e witen 7at weduringe chaun- ge7 B 923 Now broun & now briht & now breme stormys B 924 So is 7e wit & 7e wil of wordliche peple B 925 In selkou7e sesounus [s]ain for to chaunge B 925* In selkou7e sesounus fain for to chaunge B 926 Whan wedur waxe7 al bryht 7at wel is to like B 927 Mirie ben men of mod in minde & in herte B 928 But whan 7e daies dimme ben hit do7 hem to mourne B 929 For siht of 7e sesoun 7at semus vnbli7e B 930 3it chaunge7 wit of a weih in o7ur wise alse B 931 7orou 7e grete degre 7at growe7 in age B 932 For whan he is innocent 7at ille can lite B 933 7anne ha7 he solas of himsilf simple to wor7e B 934 For betur likede him a bal 7an a borou riche B 935 & he is hardy to non harm but hauntus his gamus B 936 Whan he is eldure of age 7at auht is his strenke B 937 7anne wol he prouen him proud nd prys of him holde B 938 & wexe wilde of his wil & wikke to staunche B 939 Whan he is fare so for7 fer in his age B 940 7at stoute is he stedefast & stille of his herte B 941 Huo wole a cherched child chese for hardy B 942 Or a 3oung man meek 7at mir7e couaite7 B 943 Huo wolde wene 7at a weih woxen on elde B 944 Were wist for vnstedefast of word or of dede B 945 Manie mir7us on molde 7at o7ur men vsen B 946 3e leuen 7orou 3our lu7ur wit 7at longen to peple B 947 Summe in siht 7at we sen & sauur of mou7e B 948 Summe in handlinge of hond & heringe of ere B 949 Summe 7at longen to a lud of likinge smellus B 950 & queminge of quaintise 7at quenche7 our tene B 951 & in menskinge of mou7 mir7e we hauen B 952 In tendere touchinge of 7ing & tastinge of swete B 953 & sin we frekus ben so fre 7at frut we hauen B 954 & al 7at growus in 7e ground of graciouce 7ingus B 955 We finde fihch in 7e se 7at vs fede7 alle B 956 We lachen likinge ynow of 7e lof briddus B 957 & 3if 3e wonde of 7at won to winne 3our fode B 958 3e schulle be demed 7at 3e don dispit to 7o kindus B 959 7anne schewe 3e to hur Schappere schame for His sondus B 960 7at so schinden His schap 7at He 3ou schewe7 here B 961 Or 3e han hertely hate to oure hole peple B 962 For we ben beture of our lif & swich bote finden B 963 Sin swiche godus as we sen ben sen[t] to vs alle B 964 & nouht so to 3ou now nedful burnus B 965 Alle 7e dedus 7at 3e don y deme 7at it turnus B 966 More to folie 7an to fai7 of any ful witte B 967 7is sonde 7at y said haue sire Alixandre riche B 968 Let bringe wi7 his brode sel to Bragmanus prince B 969 & ra7e whan hit rad was ful redy wi7 o7ur B 970 To 7is adoutede duk Dindimus sente B 971 Whan hit was sent to 7e seg he dide hit sone red B 972 Now how hit goodly bygan men giuus tente B 973 Dindimus 7e dere king the docktour of wise B 974 7at lord of Bragmanus land & ledere is holde B 975 To Emperour Alixandre egrest of princes B 976 7at is grymmest ygrowe & grettest of kingus B 977 Ioie grai7us wi7 grace & gretinge of mou7e B 978 As to 7e kiddeste ycore 7at corone weldus B 979 We do 7e namkou7e king to kenne & to here B 980 7at in 7is wastinge word we ne wone nouht euere B 981 For er7e is nouht our eritage 7at euere schal laste B 982 Ne we ne ben nouht ibor to abide 7erinne B 983 But we ben pore pilegrimus put in 7is worde B 984 For we by destene of dome schulle de7 7olie B 985 7anne schulle we hie to 7e hous 7at hie is in blysse B 986 & ka[i]re to oure kinus nie to kenne of oure fare B 987 We ben ofset wi7 no sinne for vnsely godus B 988 Ne we sitte in no sete 7ere sinne is yhante[d] B 989 But for oure kinde consience 7at kenne7 vs to goode B 990 We wonde wikkede werk & wende fro ska7e B 991 We ne sain noukt king be 7ou sur for sake of our pride B 992 7at we bolde godus ben burnus to gie B 993 Ne enuye to hem han ne hate in 7is worde B 994 For we ne giue vs to no gilt 7at scholde God wra7e B 995 Ne nouht nien Him her by niht no by day B 996 God 7at alle gomus schop & alle gode 7ingus B 997 Made here vpon molde many manere choisus B 998 For maad mihte hit nouht be 7ere men scholde dwelle B 999 Wi7oute diuerce dedus of many done 7ingus B 1000 But al 7at badde is for a burn here abouen er7e B 1001 Huo so ha7 chaunce to echue & chese 7e betture B 1002 As men han wit for to wite 7e wikke & 7e gode B 1003 He may nouht claime to be cleped clene god of mihte B 1004 But Godus frend may 7e freke frely be called B 1005 For we leden wel our lif & louen to be simple B 1006 In 3oure sonde sire king 3e saide 7is wordus B 1007 7at we alle godus arn as 3e deme nou7e B 1008 Or euere elles til hem enuye we haue B 1009 But 7e same 7at 3e so by vssilf trowe B 1010 Longe7 ludus to 3ou 7at liuen so in ese B 1011 For 3e leden 3oure lif in lordschipe & in myrthe B 1012 Of noble kinde for 3e come & kid ben of grete B 1013 In clene clo7us 3e gon & claimen to be riche B 1014 Al 3oure minde is on mir7e & most vpon goodus B 1015 3oure fingrus of fin gold 3e fullen wi7 ryngus B 1016 As is wommenus wone for wordliche glose B 1017 But burnus be 3e ful sur 7o bostful dedes B 1018 Wherfore 3e holde 3ou her hiest on er7e B 1019 Schal 3ou procre to pryde & to no profit ellus B 1020 But ska7e for 3oure vnskile whan 3e skapen hennus B 1021 Gold fede7 no gome ne no good soule B 1022 But we 7at selkou7us sen & so7us mow knowe B 1023 And kenne 7e kinde of 7e gold 7at corsed is founde B 1024 We faren alle to 7e flod 7ere we finde mowe B 1025 Gret plente of gold on 7e ground ligge B 1026 7anne we wollen of 7e watur wilfully drinke B 1027 & defoule wi7 our fet 7e fine gold schene B 1028 For gold 7ouh it gay be hit gaynus ful lite B 1029 Of hard hongur and 7irst to helpe any peple B 1030 Haue a man neuere so miche mischef of houngur B 1031 He may hit staunche wi7 mete & menden his paine B 1032 7ouh 7irst dreche him wi7 drouh7e drink may him helpe B 1033 A litil wetinge of watur his wo wol amende B 1034 3if gold were to a gome so good of his kinde B 1035 Whan men hit helde in here hand or hadde in here warde B 1036 So scholde hit be to a burn bote of his nede B 1037 His corsede couaytise cofly to sese B 1038 But now 7e more 7at a man may 7erof winne B 1039 7e more 3ernus [h]e 3it to 3eme at his wille B 1040 & he is mensked 7e mor amongus 3ou alle B 1041 For wel louus euery lud 7at liche is him tille B 1042 We sain 7at 3our sory godes of wham 3e so 3elpe B 1043 Mow no manyr ded 7ing 7orou hure miht hele B 1044 3e tenden michil in 3our time templus to bulde B 1045 & riche auterus riue rere 7ereinne B 1046 7anne founde 3e 3our falce godus with sorw for to here B 1047 & quellen for to quemen hem of 3our quike bestus B 1048 & in 7at same sacrifice 3e seggen 7e name B 1049 Of what burn 7at hit be 7at wolde bone haue B 1050 7in aldurfadur Alixandre al 7is ha7 vsed B 1051 & alle kydde of 3our kin kenden 7is dedus B 1052 7is is amongus 3ou men in 7is manere knowe B 1053 For 7us 3e erren echon in er7liche werkus B 1054 Wherefore seggus we sain for sake of 3our dedus B 1055 How lu7urly 3e liuen her litil 3e knowen B 1056 7ow 3e wi7 sinne be ofset suffre 3e nolle B 1057 7at we bywepe in 7is word 3our wikkede dedus B 1058 & miche 7inke7 vs a man menske7 ano7ur B 1059 7at a gome for his gilt goodly bywepe7 B 1060 For ho so wone7 in 7is word & wol nouh[t] yknowe B 1061 7at him is demed to deie & doom schal abide B 1062 Hit is riht 7at 7e rink be reufully ended B 1063 & smite to 7e sme7e ground wi7 a smart [f]oudur B 1064 As on sinful was seie 7at Salonienus hi3te B 1065 & euyl endid on er7e and wrout ful foule B 1066 For 7e lud on his lif alosed him so noble B 1067 7at he heuene hadde miht with handus to reche B 1068 For7ei bo7e for hur bost ben ybrend nou7e B 1069 Wi7 fir in 7e fir-hil to fendus bytauhte B 1070 7us mowe 3e finden in fablus of philozofrus olde B 1071 7at spoken how 7o spild men spenden hur time B 1072 7us was 7e lettere of 7e lud 7at he last sente B 1073 & Mascedonius mihty king menskliche hit radde B 1074 Whan he 7e sonde hadde seye he sente for7 newe B 1075 7at was to Bragmanye brouht & prest for to rede B 1076 7anne radde cofly 7e king 7is kariede sonde B 1077 7at 7us ti7inge tolde & tauhte 7is wordus B 1078 7e Emperour Alixandre of armus alosed B 1079 7at noble is & namekou7 & neuere man dradde B 1080 By godus chaunce 7at ys chose chef ouur kingus B 1081 & of burnus ybore baldest of mihte B 1082 7at Amon 7e grete god in graciose timus B 1083 Bygat on Olimpias 7e onurable quene B 1084 Bykenne7 King Dindimus in ki7 7ere he dwel- lus B 1085 His a[se]lede sonde & sai7 in 7is wise B 1085* His afledde sonde & sai7 in 7is wise B 1086 3e sain burnus 7at 3e ben best echone B 1087 7at in 3oure lo7liche land libben by kynde B 1088 For so seggus 3e ben byset in an yle B 1089 7at 7er may comen in 3our ki7 non vnkou7e peple B 1090 Ne 3e ne mowe of 7at march in no manere wende B 1091 But be you lo7 o7ur lef lenge 7erinne B 1092 & for 3e weihus of 7at won wende ne mowe B 1093 Wel alowe 3e 3our lif and 3our land alse B 1094 Al 7e nede & 7e noy 7at 3e now suffren B 1095 By asent of 3oursilf 3e sain 7at 3e dryen B 1096 & by 7e sawe 7at 3e sente to segge of 3oure fare B 1097 3e arn liche of 3our lif to swiche lo7e burnus B 1098 7at ben in dep presoun don al hure daies time B 1099 & han mir7us on molde missed ful clene B 1100 But lawe lere7 vs & skile 7at 3e ben le7ur alle B 1101 & mow for 3oure mischef no mede haue B 1102 For it come7 3ou of kinde in care to libbe B 1103 Sin 3e wonen in 7at won 7ere wante is of goodus B 1104 7anne seggus seme7 hit nouht 7at 3e so wirchen B 1105 For sake of 7e same God 7at sittus in blisse B 1106 7erefor to wo 7at is wers wenden 3e schulle B 1107 Whanne 3e parten fro 7is paine 7at pinnche7 3ou here B 1108 7anne be 3e men vpon molde most to bewepe B 1109 7at here to schame ben schape & ay schulle aftur B 1110 3it wolen wikkede men in 7is word glade B 1111 7ou3 7ei ben damned to dul whan hure day endus B 1112 7o 7at ludus in oure land alosed arn wise B 1113 3e holde folus in fai7 & falce of byleue B 1114 Hit longe7 ludus til us 3our lif to bywepe B 1115 & make for 3oure mischef mour[n]inge sichus B 1116 For wers faren no folk founde vpon er7e B 1117 7an frekus 7at no frut han frely to libbe B 1118 God 7at iuge is of ioie ha7 iugged 3ou alle B 1119 To lenge aftur 3our lif in lastinge paine B 1120 & He ha7 marked 3ou men mischef on er7e B 1121 7ouh 3e wene 3ou wise & wittie of lorus B 1122 7erefore seggus as y saide for sake of 3our dedus B 1123 Mede mowe 3e of God in no manere fonge B 1124 3e ben vnblessed of lif for burnus y warne B 1125 7at 3e holden so her holsome dedes B 1126 Gret wante is of wo & wikkede paine B 1127 7e whiche 7e heie godus haten & hure hole peple B 1128 Now ne tende we to touche more of 7is tale aftur B 1129 For of 7is egre emperour 7us ende7 7e lettere B 1130 Whan 7is makelese man 7at most was adouted B 1131 7e romme-riden Alixandre richest of kingus B 1132 Hadde le[n]gged 7ere longe & lettrus 7e while B 1133 Endited to Dindimus as him dere 7oute B 1134 7ere his burnus he bad bulden of marbre B 1135 A piler sadliche ipicht or he passe wolde B 1136 & 7at 7ei wrouhten a wrytte & writen 7eraboute B 1137 Hidur haue ich Alixandre wi7 myn help fare B 1138 Whan graue was 7e graie ston 7e grime king rydus B 1139 & alle meuen his men fro 7e marke euene