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The Abbey of the Holy Ghost was printed
by Wynkyn de Worde at Westminster at least
twice in the fifteenth century. Of the earlier
edition, issued about 1496, three copies are
known; one of them, in the British Museum,
wants the first leaf: another is that which is
here reproduced in facsimile. It belonged to
John Moore, Bishop of Ely, whose library was
presented to the University of Cambridge in
1715 by King George the First. It was no. 4
in the famous volume marked AB. 4. 58.
FRANCIS JENKINSON
1907 May 9
I certify that I have printed 250 copies only
of this facsimile, that the impressions have
been rubbed off the plates and the negatives.
destroyed.
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¶ Here begynnetha ma, of heuey is foũder of this
deere ſpekynge of a place abbape / the lone gouer⸗
chat is namid the abbaye nour / the hol ft vyl
of the holy gholt / / call eee
be foũded oꝛ groũded in bay haue neuer lo good a
a dene conſcyence / in wht toũder / gouernour / E vily
che abbaye (hall dwelle. cour / hut it haue allo good
kxix . ladyes ghoſtly. chartours wherby it may
holde his londe / rent g fre
Sees this ab dom. perauenture eyther
bape Cha by happe it (hall be euyl!
ryte Chall lerued o elles luſtre mo⸗
be Abbelle che dyleale of enmyes.
— dome Therfoꝛe J woll reherce
PDꝛyou . Mekenes lup ychartours wherin 5 wol
ppoureſſe. And chyle ben laye whay / where and of
in the Couent. Poucttce whom this abbaye was
Llenneſſe Temperaũce foũded oi groũdeen
Soberneſle. Penaunce . And thenne woll J laye
—— Contettion how it was fyrſt made / e
Ryghewylues Pꝛedyca afterwarde w'iy ſhoꝛt tp
cyon Strength Pacyence me deſtroyed / e in what
Symplenes Mercy Lar, manere / e how longe ty?
geneſle Realoy Pyte Me me oꝛ it were made ayen
dytacyon ploy Dcuo as it was before. And
bee : how almpabtp god
: Pik Lontemplacéy Cha how pabips bath
Jubylacyon Hones put bis doughters
ſte Curteyſy Drede and in this holy abbay ayenſt
Sclauy- M Ede nber che Fowe dougherrg of
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che fende / who the holy foꝛlayd g to ue and co
ghoſt chaced awaye for ther heyres / clenly dyght
were ſo fowle. without ony wẽme. Jy
¶ Dtianc pꝛelentes ⁊ fu/ the whiche god made a
turi c. Senowe they that noble houle of religyon ỹ
ben here g they ÿ bey to is called che abbape of p
come pᷣ J almyghty god holy ghoſt. In to whiche
in trynpte / kader / lone / Z abbaye he put many ga⸗
holy ghoſt haue gyue E oſtly ladyes / y is to laye /
graũted / ⁊ wr my woꝛdẽ good vertues . Wheriy he
confermed to Adam pfo made charyte abbeſſe / e
re fader of may to Sue wyldom pꝛyoureſſe / a me
his wyfe g tu theyr hey keneſle ſuppꝛpoureſſe. he
res a lytel pꝛecyous place walled this abbaye avou
chat is callid Conſcyence te with ſtrength ÿ no wyc
p lyeth in theyr loules by hed thought lholde haue
twene a place pis called entrid in phous pf Adam
Sinderelis chat ſtyred a E his wyfe hadde wolde
man to goodnes / grut/ chemlelfe. He gaat them
cheth ayenſt euyll in that loꝛdſhyp of al the woꝛlde
other halfe · Whole ende to maynten this holy hou
lyeth faſt by che grace ol le lo ferfoꝛch that all the
god / chrugh whiche eue / kylſhes in the lee and all
ry may may doo well yf the byrdes of thayre and
he woll. And other ens beeſtes of the erthe ſhol⸗
de lyeth in Joye yl ÿ lou de haue bey buxome to
le be clene out of lynne. hym g to his wyfe and to
¶ This holy place al/ theyr i — after chem
mighty god gat to Adam euer pf Adam e his wrt
had kept them fro lynne haue deyed / but whay als
in to theyr endynge daye mighty god wolde he lhol
¶ Habendũ a tenendũ dc. de haue take byw vp in
To haue g to holde this body ¢ ſoule to the blyſle
foꝛſayd place to 5 foꝛſayd of heuen / chere ta haue ly
Adath and to Lue ę to ucd without ende / yt Az
theyr heyres freely E in dam e bis wyf had kept
peas without lette ot ony them fro ſynne / as J (ayo
man euer. And therwith one daye to thende e His
Joye e blyſſe vᷣ neuer Chal teſtibʒ ic. Dé this berech
haue ende forthe leruyce wytnes angell E man / he
E cuſtome chat longech uen ¢ erth / lonne g mone
therof to the chyef loꝛde ſterres and all creatures.
of the fee. And ÿ was no @ Datũ apud paradyſũ
moꝛe than to wichſtonde c. Yeuen at paradyle the
the temptacõn of the fen fyrſt daye that may was
de and of his wyfe. And made. ¶ Anno regni ꝛc.
that laſted not of boche Jun the yere of the reg
not a myle waye (pace. nynge of almyghty god
And almyghty god (holt kyng of kynges / whole
de haue warrantyd to A/ kyngdom neuer began
dam e to Lue to theyr ne neuer ſhall haue en⸗
heyres that noble place / oo. oa
to haue dwelled euermo⸗ ¶ Many men chere be 5
re ig moꝛe Joye than ony wolde be in relygyoy / but
tongue may telle. ¶ Alſo they may not fo: dyuerſe
that they ne her heyres caules. Therfoꝛe they p
lholde neuer haue ſulfred map not be in bodyly re⸗
wo / ne ſholde they neuer lygyon / they may be in
a oe
„ wWylnes thall
vagen PF they nelle e mercp rere vp the
Soll pte ũded in a pla wallesiy to bepgth e ma
ce p is called Conſcyence. he thein Gronge with al⸗
But fyrſte ÿ place muſte melaedes / geußnge glas⸗
eee ly to poore men after thy
holy ghotCwo maydẽs ſtate is / chus ſaith Thobi
5 be called ip Fa ¶ Si multi tibi fuerit
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conlſcyence all maner u
pf tylth. Theñe lhal Me de This is thus moche to
henefle g Pouerte make meane.PE 5 be ryche bar
the foũdement cherot / E uynge plentee of woꝛldly
put awaye all woꝛldely godes / gyue plenteuoully
| sought pis though neo therof. — |
haue worldelp goodes ſet good wyll to gyue glad! hae
they not thepr loue ue der e
neo temptacõn maycaſt nynge loue to god to ta⸗
chem downe. ¶ Thenne ue lomdele ot p bipile p
we mutt make our clopl, is or eyned for his cho?
tre in this maner / p (yall len in heuen · ¶ Pyte ihal
kepe vs ghoſtly out of al be our fermour Oeuocõn
woildlytyoughtj e lygh / cellerer / g holy Meoytacy
tes / that is kepe we our on hall be garnetour.
eye froalteupil lyghtes Whay all thple offpcers
our eeres fro euyll heryn bey made che holy ghoſt
ge / our mouth fro euyll is warden / w god tader
lyekyngr / ro Iwerynge / fuũder / wich god the lone
E fro lyenge / our hertes wyldom of he fab. The
tro all euyll thoughtes. woꝛthy lady Charyte ihal
Ano yt we kepe chus chis be abbeſſe of this hous /
- + foure comers / we (hall fo: all this other offyters
buylde well our cloyſtre. Ihall obeye to Charyte.
¶ à mapde pᷣhyghe ¶ en ¶ Vnde via vrã in cari⸗
tellyon hall make aur cate fiat. All thynge that
Nee n ee
rip one in ÿ loue of god
{oy the oratorp.Lontems ¶ Alas pf J durſte laye
lacyon che doꝛtour. And full many be in relygyon Be
p
- pl thyle / halbe reyſed vp but fewe be relygyous
uus alhyr of go cheß do .
muſt Ronde out fro woꝛl to obeye to charyte / ther⸗
Dlr noyle / tro woꝛldly bes fore lele they moche tyme
lynelle ę angre. ¶ Con: g alſo ther mede ¶ Now
templacõn is not eſiis but (hall the woꝛthy lady oy
a denoute herte w a bees ledott be dur Pryourelle
¶ Nam prior oĩm eſt (a7. fad of heuen / E theñe our
piencia · The good lady loꝛde cõmaũdech byw to
Meheneſſe 2 alwaye lo/ wryte them in the booke
ueth herlelfe Chall be our of lyfe. ¶ Saynt Auſlen
luppꝛyoureſſe. This ab / tellech ꝓ Jubylacõn / oꝛy⸗
bay is of god bleſlyd that fons felowe is a Foye con
bath chyle gouernours / ceyued in teeres wt a gho
for all be bleſlyd 5 holde U iy loue p may not be (he
them iy theyr (cole . Foꝛ wed in all / ne hyde in all
they ÿ kepe Charyte wy⸗ As it doth by them p her
ſedom e Meheneſle / the tly loue ᷣ gyue almeſle ¢
. thre pci lones iy trynyte cõtynue in theyr pꝛayers /
Chall gyue them heuen to where foo they bey theyr
mede. That loule is gre⸗ hertes lynge mompnge
te g bye in heuen phath longes ot loue / whan they
thyle thre within berfelf. longe in wardly with ar⸗
Charyte N yldom g Me mes of loue to clyppe wt
heneſſe ¶ Dylcrecõy lhal ghoſtly mouth to kyſſe /
be trefozer/e Oꝛyſon (hal they loue ſomtyme ſo her
be chaũtour ¶ MA ord ſa tly p chey lache woꝛdes ſo 5
crificiũ deo hot ſolaciũ di theyr loue rauyllheththe⸗
abolo tonnentũ. ¶ The yr hertes p they wotenoe
tende layd to Dertilmew lomtyme what they doo,
our loꝛdes apoltle / thyo y ¶ Deuocyon is Lelerer
ons bꝛen ne me ¶ Saint that kepeth all che wy⸗
Bernarde layth wha we nes bothe whyte ¢ redde.
pꝛaye in good lyfe / our That ben all the woꝛthy
good angel daũcith e ma chankynges the whiche
heth cherof a pꝛelent to p we all owe to do to god /
fFoꝛ our
for che endeles goodnes p Cheldeof his grace g myn
he hach done / dooch / and de of his pallyon to hepe
woll do fo vs yt we woll chem fro che fende. And
ourſelf. This goodnes 5; to theym p ben wycked e
he hach do was whan we combꝛed wt lynne he gp
all ſholde haue bey loſte ueth ſpace g tyme to toꝛ⸗
chrugh lynne of Adam e ne chertro g to amende yl
be in helle without ende / chey wol. Foꝛ th? he layth
had not he of grete good hymlelfe. ¶ Nolo moꝛtẽ
nes @ 25 become man pctõꝛis {ed magis vt quer
he / lyuyng here tat et viuat. This is to
many wynters in grete ſaye. J woll not che dethe
alice paſlyon / ę at p ot the ſynkull may but p
atte naylled ona croſſeg he tome ¢ lyue. And ther
wich a ſpere tonge to the to he graunteth mercy e
herte E deyed / and all foꝛ foꝛgyueneſſe pf they woll
foue of vs to hꝛynge vs it alke. ¶ The goodnes
out of payne. P he woll doo to vs pf we
¶ The goodnes that he woll dwelle g abyde ſtyll
doch to vs now / is whyle in his ſeruyce / that is in
we ben here in body g in good vertues.Fy herynge
ſoule / yeuynge vs al that leenge / pekynge / goynge
we nede both bodylyand handlynge / E in all other
ghoſtly. Bodyly / as mete dedes werkynge Chall be
drynke e clothynge Sho to this. In tyme of dethe
ſtly / as good choughtes / whan body g ſoule (hall
good woꝛdes / E good de departe ar weyne ¢ the de
des. And cherto to them v uyl appere in his owne ly
ben good he grauntech a henelle before vs to make
vs agaſt / g yt he map to to lytell / neyther of etyn
bipnge vs in to mylbyle/ ge / orynkynge / ne of lle⸗
ue / god wolde lende his pynge. ¶ Sobernes muſt
owne angell & all our go nedes rede at the boꝛde p
de dedes fener we here lyſe of holy faders / what
wrought wryten to ſhew lyfe they lyued here in er
vs g com foite vs / e dryue che / to take of them exam
awaye the ole lede ple to do as they dyde / e
our loules to bipile. The therbp to wynne p mede
whiche blyſſe our loꝛde p they haue. ¶ Pyte muk
graũteth @ gyueth to all be the pytaücer p dooch
his cholen g true leruaũii chat good that the may.
whan he layth thus ¶ Ve ¶ Mercy muſt be Alme⸗
nite bñdicti patris mei pz ner that gyueth to all E
cipite regnũ qé vobis paz no thynge cay holde to
Ci eſt ab oꝛigine mandi. herlelf ¶ The lady Dre⸗
¶ Penaũce (hall be Beer de Poꝛter that krpeth the
uer 2 ryght well can ma cloyſtre of the hert ÿcha⸗
ke many good meetes / lut cyth awaye all wycked
kerynge many bytter for vytes g called in good ver
ro wes foꝛ ſynne ta make tues / & cloleth the gates
the foule mery and glad ot the cloyſtre v none euyl
with god that before was ce me not in to the herte /
‘elenge / for fhe had byty the eyen / the mouth / che
oltended. ¶ Temperaũ⸗ eeres / ne in coocher plans
ce Chall lerue ty the fray by the fyue wyttes ¶ Ho⸗
tour loke all aboute 5 neſte is mayſſreſſe to teche
melure be had ouer all j nauyces curteyſy howthei
none haue to moche ne hall haue chewy in ther
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dedes both to god and to keth iy herte. The gar⸗
map ( Lucteplp is Holk, ner is aboue 5 cellar, S0
lere to calle in noble gyfti medytacõn ouer deuocõy
and Symplenes ſhall be Medpracdy garnetour e
her felowe p ſhe be not to deuocyon cellerer / ⁊ pyte
lyberall. ¶ Reaſon (hall {hall be pytaũcer.
eee e ¶ Herof (peketh che pꝛo⸗
Ddekaute. ¶ Boũte ſhalbe phete Dauid g layth ¶ A
8 5 ſehe men to frucu frumẽti vini ⁊ olei
ſerue. Her kelawe {hall be multiplicati lũt.Ot᷑ fru
Largeneſſe to gyue eue te / ot whete / ol wyne g ol
ryche phe Sand n oyle bey they multeplyed
dytacyoy Garnetour for God behotech to his cho
ko gadre come togyder fey thyle thre thynges.
hat men haue cheyr {uz Serue ye to me he ſaytch
ſtenaunce. E F thal gyue pou plente
¶ Medytacõn is thought of whete / of wyne / g of oy
ty god / of his werkes / of le. Plente of whete is th
bis woꝛdes / g of his crear to chynke on p croſſe In⸗
tures / g of his paynes 5 wardly ¢ on Cryſte Ju
he loued vs with. Foꝛ oft that dyed theroy / pis to
a good thought is better eee been
thay many Indeuowte of wyne is welle of teeres
piayers. ¶ Cherof (per foꝛ to wepe well is good
hech ÿ holy byſſhop Ses deuocõy.Plente of oyle is
nys E lath. Whay che good dylectacũn in Cryſt
herte is caught with the Jheluspis our beſte coms
loue of god / he may not foꝛte. Oyle gyueth aun
laye the woꝛde Phe chyn re tu meetes E iygbe allo
talapes.Rpabt ſo whay that purpofe ¢ trauaplie
men beleche hertlpgodof to be holde wyle in this
mercy / he fendeth theym woꝛlde / p is to gad ryches
a gholily Joye. The ople co gað foꝛ grete worlhyp
ok comfort æ of gta of themſelte here / g fos
is in medytacyon / where theyr luſty lyuynge / moꝛe
to thynke on che trolle ot thay for the woꝛlhyp ol
Crylte Jhu. And in deuo god / ca parte therot there
Cy he gyueth wyne / ö is as it nedeth / ben ryght np
the welle of teeres of byt ce foles ¢ grete wrerches /
ternes / Z after 5 wyne of as the apoſtle vs techeth
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oꝛde len eruauntes ˖
chem che oyle of comfort lyght of loue bien lome
E of mercy 5 gpueth the dele taak fele how we
iyght ot e ſhewith his he te he is E how good. But
uenly pꝛeuytees p he bys he gyueth it noc all full
dech fro men ÿ bey ful of koꝛ no ma J trowe m
fleſſyly luſtes / gyue thé ke all fully it tele / ß for ly
all to worldelp wytte in kynge and Joye his herte
dyuerle degrees / p whiche holde to bꝛaſte. faz (ape
is ryght grete folp ¶ Foꝛ Auſten doctour tellith ex⸗
the apoſtle Poule ſayth. ample of an holy pꝛeeſt
¶ Sapiẽcia eiꝰmũdi ſtul layth thus / p thay wha
ticia ẽ apud deũ. That is he herde onythẽge o god
thus moche to laye / p the that it phen hym to here
wyldom ot this woꝛlde is he lholde be rauyſſhed fo
folp before god. Therfo w* Joye 5 he [holde falle
re me thynketh all thole lye ſtyll as he were deed
And though ony man ip bak in this (hort tyme ol
p tyme caſte fyre on his me / p mayſt taaſt how
fleſſhe he keled it no moze lwete J am to my cholen
chay be had be all decd. in my blyſſe whay they
Wherot ſpekech Job e pafle hens. And thus he
fapth ¶ Ablcondi lucẽ in doth to drawe vs fro luk
manibʒ. That is to laye of fleſſhely @ worldly loz
god hydeth lyght withiy ue to flãme our hertes w⸗
his hondes / as he 5 hath loue longynge to haue 5
à candell lyght betwene Joye in body E ſoule we
his two hondes / he may hym without ende.
lhewe it oꝛ hyde whether ¶ A wple lady Jeloulye
he woll. So doth our loꝛ/ that is bely both nyght e
de Crylt Jhelu to his cho daye to do our loꝛdes wyl
fey men / his hondes he o/ lhall hepe our Hoꝛolege
penech whay he wol and to wake chyle ladyes all
gladdech them we heuen ¢ caule them l wyktely to
lylyght . And wha he wol ryle vp to faye our loꝛdes
he dlolich his hondes g we leruyce · This hoꝛolege ol
dreweth his com foꝛte / foꝛ contemplacyon is to god
he woll not 5 they fele it lone longynge p{myteth
fully / but gyuech them le looner than ony other in
ue to taaſt / ę in partye to ÿ herte of Cryſtys louers
fele how good he is / how chat fede theyr foule we
{wete he is / as Dauyd good pꝛayers / Z wallbeth —
layth in ÿ lawter ¶ Gul wi ſwete teres / a wipeth
tate ⁊ videte qin ſuauis ẽ it with ghoſtly com foꝛte /
dñs . And yt god ſayd to as Salomon telleth e te
vs / by this lykynge ‘bat? cheth vs. ¶ Ego doimio
n
et cor meũ vigilat. I Mle? his grace. And theñe thep
pe he layth my kleulhe ca kneled downe e lange.
rede / my herte is wakyn / ¶ Veni creatoꝛ (piritus.
ge all in loue g all to god Thenne as it is ſayd bez
longynge. ¶ Whay chis foꝛe / came our loꝛd Cryſt
abbape was al well let æ Fhu in ta his moð ¢ reſto
god therin lerued / a tps red this hous better than
raunt came @ wich grete euer it was before. To
power put in his foure hym gloꝛyg woꝛſhyp p ly
doughters / p were all ot nech without ende.
{hrewed maners / ß tende ¶ Memoꝛandũ qa pri?
fad of them all · The fpr die plalmacione ic. We
fe doughter piyde / y o/ may vnderſtonde p chere
cher was enuye / y thyrde was a fals tyraũt apoſta
kalle demynge / ÿ fourth ta 5 is named Sathanas
kleſchly luſt. Thyle foure 5 lome tyme was pꝛyour
wenchis by coũlell of the of ÿ oꝛder of angels iy p
deuyll theyr fad came to blylle of heuen / ÿ for pip
noye this abbay lo nyght de rane out of his blyltul
E daye in loule the woꝛle oꝛder in to loꝛowfull hoꝛ⸗
reſt they haue Whay Cha rour of 5 payne of helle.
ryte lawe this myſcheyf He had foo grete enuy to
other ladyes of the hou this abbay ot ÿ holy ghoſt
le they range anone theyr 5 it was lo well w* god /
chapytour bell / g toke coũ ¢ had fo grete a ĩoꝛolhyp
lell of this thynge. And He bethought hym how
thenne layd Dylcrecõn / p he myght diſtroye ÿ noble
they pꝛaye the holy ghoſt hous / E how he myght do
co come to helpe them we to make 5 noble couente
of vertues fo renne out of we the fruptes delycyous
cheyr oꝛder / as he ranne to ÿ mouth / went to ÿ tree
out of his. He came in ly and toke g ete therof and
henes ot a adder to thab? gaat Adam ÿ other dele
bape gate to come in æ p and he ete therof. And in
porter/p was called Dre the meane tyme ÿ Adam
de was not chere redy Foꝛ ¢ his wyt ete ot the frup
without doubte * Drede te / the tals traytour wich
had be there fende had his thre hnyghtes. That
not come in. And Eue la is is to (aye. Pꝛyde. Coue
we f he was there / e as a tyle.⁊ Vayngloꝛy / wente
grete fole fhe lete hym co in this abbaye of the hoz
me in. Theñe layd ÿ ken ly ghott ¢ bare awaye al
de to her / why foꝛbad god the good 5 there was / E
P ye lholde not ete of the bare awaye the chartour
kruyte p growith on ÿ tree y god gaat them to holde
$ ſtondeth in myddes of theyr place by · And thers
paradyſe / theñe (apd Sue fore Adam ne his wyfe
pf we ete of it we ſhall neyther cheyr heyres fro
Deve: Naye layd he. God that daye vnto this daye
kno with wel yf ye ete the had neuer right to chalen
re of ye ſhal be as goddis ge ayen loꝛdſhyp of che
bnowpnge good g euyll / blyſſe of heuen / but oon y
but he wolde y ye were not bp goddes mercy . And
ſo wyle / z therfore he for7 not onely thyle falle thes
bad ye lholde not ete ofp ues hake the abbaye / but
fruyte Sue herde lhe lhol allo they bare awaye the
de be ſo wyle / was bothe godes / chat is / they draue
couetous g lykerous / e la awaye dyſpytoulely out
b ij
of the abbape all the no⸗
ble couent of vertues. So
chat it was. iiij. M · v · C.
E. xxxiij. yere after that oꝛ
cheymyght come ayen al
was deſtroyed wich foure
fals theues. Theñe all p
couent brake theyr order
Granne awape / ę layd as
they went / p they holde
tcogyder as perłytly as nomoꝛe come togyð ayen
they were befoꝛe. asthep were kyrlt this ij
¶ Whay Adam and his M. yere e more. Thenne
wyfe had eten of ỹ fruyte layd Adam g bis wpfe.
chey behelde eche other / ꝛ Alas what ſhall we doo /)
cheñe perceyued they kyrlt we haue no clothe to dos
that they were boche rob oy vs / ne hous to dwelle
bed g naked ę were alba in / E therto che couent ot
med ot thẽlelt. And went holy vertues p were our
and toke leues of fygge belt frendes bath foꝛſake
trees to couer with theyr
pꝛeuytees for they had no
other clothes bene wen
te they forth tu one p was
chet belyde fp was namid
wytte / and alked of hym
ere that holy couent
was become Theñe layd
wytte 5 theyr abbay was
Deſtroyed g all p couente
was renne awapye foꝛ thy
koly ¢ for chp wyues. Foz
whyle j E chy wyle ere
of the frupte/the abbaye
vs e bey gone awape So
welawaye p harde whyle
that euer we ete the kruy
te. Soane after they her⸗
de how god ſpake totheß
as he went in the myddel
of paradyle / g they weren
alhamed of themſelt / foꝛ
they were naked. ¶ Allo
they were aferde of hym /
and went onder 2 tree to
hyde them God came by
them ¢ lawe chem / and
layd. Adath where art y
Loꝛde layd Adam J her; chat Ealfe cheytk with ma
de thy vops in paradples ny of his allent went in
and J was alhamed / foꝛ to che abbaye g bꝛahe it
I was naked / cherfoꝛe J downe / beerynge awaye
bpd me. Adam (apd our all the good ÿ was therin
loꝛde / who tolde the that and draue awapye al that
thou were naked. Dnp noble couent. J wore not
thynge elles / but foꝛ thou wheder. Cherie layd god
tete of che fruyte ayenſt to Eue. Why lete thou iy
my foꝛbyddynge. Adam this falle theyt / and why
ſayd our loꝛde / who bath ete thou of the fruyte /
broke thabbape of the ho thenne layd Cue. Loe
ly ghoſt / g who hath bore he came to me in lyknes
a wapye all the good that of ay adder and begyled
there was. Where is thab me with falle woꝛdes / e
belle ę her couent / wheder J lete hym in g dyde as
ben they gone. Loꝛd fapd he bad Thenne (apa our
Adam that woman that loꝛde co her. Foꝛ thou lete
thou yaueſt to mne in to hym in e dyde as he the
my wyte lete in a falle bad / g eteſt of che kruyte /
ſhrewe at the abbaye ga thou Chale bere thy chil⸗
tes / that bad her ete of p dern with grete payne e
fruyte / g he layd that (he all wymmen chat (hall
holde be as wyſe as god come after the / out take
And the toke g ete therot one. And yt chou hadde
e gaat᷑ me that other de⸗ not lo done / woman (hob
le. And J wolde not dyl de not haue had payne in
pleaſe her / but ete therof berynge of childern · And
alſo. y p meane tyme therto thou (halt. be euer
b ij
vnd mãnes power. God agape.
theñe [apa to Adam. Foꝛ ¶ After p our loꝛde bad
peteof chat frupte at thy an angel to dryue Adam
wyues byddynge ayenſte E his wyf out of 5 blylle
my toꝛbyddynge / E for p ot paradyle in to p wret⸗
leteſt the abbay of the ho ched woꝛlde. He bad hyim
ly ghoſt to be lo foule de? go g ſeke there the abbel
yes / ę lete chabbeſſe ſe of the abbaye of che ho
her couent to rene awaye ly ghoſt · And ſayd that
fro thep: order ę knowelt nocher he ne his wyle ne
not whether / chis (bal be none of theyr ollpꝛynge
thy penaũce . Thou lhalt ſ holde come agayne in to
be dryue out of paradyſe the blyſle of paradyle ne
in to the exthe acurfed for in to heuen / tyll they baz
thy lynne. Therin ſhall ue made agayne the ab
thou d welle with moche abye of the holy ghoſt as
loꝛowe g woo all 2 dayes weil as it was before. Al⸗
‘pi thy lyte / and the erthe lo tyll they haue brought
lhali bꝛynge forth to the agayn thabbeſſe w! them
thaꝛnes g bieres . And p and all che couent in as
lhalt ete graſſe that gro: good poynt as they were
weth oy the erche . Iv be oꝛ they wente awaye
Lyneſſe ¢ ſwete of top fa ¶ Thenne made god to
ce thou lhalt ete thy bres Adam a cote of leder /
de tyll thou toꝛne agayne to ue ay other cote / and
vnto the erthe that thou put them out of paradyle
came fro. for of the erthe And thus they went foꝛ⸗
thou were made / and to the in to this wretched
the erthe thou ſhalt come worlde wt moche ſoꝛo we
and cave/etherof was no dene as it was befor.
wonder. ¶ They lyued ¶ Th was Adam e bis
thenne in this woꝛlde wt wyte iy helle many yeres
moche wuo E ſoꝛowe . ix. in ſoꝛowe g care / tyli als
honored yeres and · xxx. myghty god had pyte of
Ang ſought the abbellee cheyr loules / z lende dow
her couent that were loo ne his owne ocre lone / e
renne awape. bad hyt go and (eke the
(Allo be wolde haue abbeſſe of the abbaye of
had lomwhat wherwith the holy ghoſt g her coz
he myght haue made a7 uent. Fos he wpite better
gap 5 abbaye of 5 holy where they were than Az.
gyolt. And he myght tyn dam wyſt T bere he cam
de therot right nought in downe in to chis woꝛlde g
all that longe tyme. And fought them here ful bez
io meane tyme he fell ſely . xxxiij.yeres. And at
le he fuꝛ ſoꝛowe therot g ÿ laſt he foitoe them han
deyed and his wyfe both gynge oy roode. And to
And cheyr loules went to te them downe ¢ ladde
helle. Not onely they aloz them w' hym onto helle
ne / but al cholepof them & {pake wi Adam ¢ his
tanie by the (pace of᷑.irij. wyte. Whan Adam lawe
M. · vi. C. yeres to helle h come he was ful glad
they went eche one. Foꝛ lo de and no wonder was.
longe was Adam in bell ¶ Thenne Cryſt goddes
E that was fo: chabbaye lone of heuen made ayen
ok the holy ghoſt / p was the abbaye of che holy.
theyr conlcyence / was not ghoſt better thay euer it
made ayen as fayr ne as was / E toke out of helle
Adam e his wyfe / and Thenne amonge other
ladde chem agapy home men thet cam four good
in to paradple . ¶ And me. Dauyd. Salomoy.
ther was moche Joye ma Play. Jeremy / ÿ were
de at theyr comynge ho, about daye and nyght to
me. But how ¢ in what make this abbaye ayen
maner Cryſte toũde thab E to (che vp che couent.
beſle g her couent / here And for they myght not
map we lerne. haue theyr wyll / chey ma
de moche ſoꝛowe @ moon
Fter the tyme that Dauyd layd. ¶ Labora,
Adam g his wyfe ui clamãs rauce face lit
were departed from this fauces mee defeceriit ocli
tranſytoꝛy lyfe and put mei dũ (pero in deũ meũ
in p pꝛyſoꝝ of helle / chere I haue lo traueled ę ap
came in to the woꝛlde ma ed after them p my che⸗
ny wyle g famous mey kes ake and bey were al
as Patryarhes and Pꝛo⸗ hooꝛes. ¶ Dñe inclina ce
phetes ¢ other good men los tuos : delcende. Ther
many that hadde moche fore loꝛde he layd bowe
ſoꝛo we for the abbaye of Bowne thy heuẽs come
the holy ghoſt and fo: al downe ¢ helpe me to (eke
the couent foꝛ they were the abbeſſe ¢ her couent /
fo gone awaye / they wen for J may not kynde them
te about @ fought after ¶ Thenne ſayd Halos
them in many lyndre cõ⸗ moy ¶ Circuibo ciuitatẽ
‘frees as longe as they lp, p vicos ⁊ plateas et qucrã
ued. But vnder theym al qué diligit aia mea. J
they kounde they not. thall goo about the Cy⸗
ke by wayes E by Gretese atm ſehe foꝛ loue longyn
leke the abbelle E her coz ge after them Thus uyn
uent whom my herte loz ge Salomon made 3
ueth. J fought them / but moon / E they he ſayd th
I toũde then not. I cryed Lorde god lende downe
but none of them wolde out of thy holy heuẽs thy
anlwere wyth a woꝛde . dere fone he may be w⸗
Thenne J layd moꝛnyn me E crauayle with me /
ge thus / toꝛne ayen plwe e helpe me to mabe ayen
te wyghte ¢ lete vs loke the abbaye of che holy
on che. Thou halt woũ/ ghoſt in as good poync
Ded myn herte mp Fayre as it ſholde be. But foꝛ
lylter my kayre Ipoule p all phe coude crye / god?
bak woüdid myy hert we dis fone cam not yet then
the twynkelynge of thy ¶ Thenne wente Ylaye
eyen · J haue lought by p pꝛophete ¢ fought thab
nyghtes p couent who belle of her couent many
my foule loueth . J haue dayes ¢ longe / but he fou
lought we all my myght de them not · Thenne lay
g Imap not fynde them de he thꝰ. ¶ Vtinã dilrũ
Thenne layd he to other pera celos et delcenderes.
mapydens powelled there pis to faye wolde god loz
belyde . J pꝛape pou {pez de~p p woldeſt bꝛoke he⸗
cyally pe maydens ot Jes uens ę come Downe hel
ruſalem pf ye fpnde ony pe vs to make ayen thab
thynge where chabbelle bape of the holy gholt / e
is ot thabbaye ot the holy fpnde vp the couent that
ghoſt ¢ her couent / that is gone awaye. ¶ Then
pe woll cell chem that J ne went Jeremy the pꝛo⸗
phete g fought them allo And who ſhall wepe for
but he myght not fpnde maydens p be thus go⸗
them / thertoꝛe made he a ne away both day g nygh
ruthtull mooy and ſayd. ce Thou noble abbeſſe he
¶ ve michi milere 1c. ſayth to whom may J ly
Wo to me wretche he lay ken the / to whom may )
dieß god hath encreaced allemble the / ÿ doughter
moie loꝛowe to my ſoꝛo/ of Ihrli the wyle pꝛyou
we. J haue trauaylled wi reſle to whom J lyken p
out ony reſte in lyghynge Thou mayde ¢ doughs
g ſoꝛowynge / E IJ mape ter of Syon 5 holycouent
not fynde 5 5 J lee. He⸗ he ſayth / how may J cõ⸗
las he (apd 5 fende bath forte the / me thynke thy
dryue awaye ÿ maydens loꝛowe as grete as 5 ſee /
in to che erthe / g detyled noble couent who lhall
cheyr kyngdome. The be thy helpe . J cay not
mapdens be paſte awaye elles ſaye ſaych Jertmy
in to wretchednes. They but che kayreſt kloure ot
herde me well how J ly; our garlonde is falle a⸗
ghed eg made moch moon waye. Alas alas ę welas
but there was none of thé waye ÿ euer we dyde ne
bB wolde me comfoꝛte wt ¶ Mhan god almyghty
a woꝛde. T herfoꝛe J ha: herde thꝰ chyſe pꝛophetes
ue lo wepte for loꝛowe õ w' manyocher good men
myn eyen be in poynt to to make moche moon we
faylie . A heuy 3 hũdrrd
me water to my deftruccpoy
who thal sence rade af tbe abbaye of the holy
of teeres to myn eyen. gholt / he had grete pyte
dt thetythat chepfaviolo of the holy ghoſt as well
And p therfore mannes as euer it was / E to dely⸗
loule was in pꝛylon e pay uer mãnes loule out ot 8
ne of helle / E (holde haue loꝛy pꝛyſon · He hach be
be chere w'out ende. He cheriy longe tyme / haue
oꝛdeyned a cuũſeyle of 5 we pyte on hy. He is as
holy trynyte in the blylle one of vs made co our ly
of heuen / of fader / lone / z kenes. All ÿ holy trynyte
holy ghoſt g ſayd · We ma graũtid it ſhold be ſo / but
de mãnes loule co our ly it was aled who [holde
genes /g toke hym to key do ÿ dede. It were nede he
pe in his owne conſcyen/ were luche one ÿ were hol
ce the abbaye of the holy de to do it / e allo that he
ghoſt. And he of his ow / myght do it But no thyn
ne pꝛopꝛe foly lete beere ge was beholde to dely?
aàwape out of that abbap uer mãnes loule but oniy
all che goud p there was / man e no thyng mygh
E the abbefle and her co? te delyuer hyrn but onely
ent ranne awaye out of god. Therfoꝛe he p {hols
her oꝛder. Thertoꝛe he de do that dede muſte be
was take g put in to the boch god e man / and lo
pꝛyſon of helle / and there myght no thynge be but
hach be now. M. yere and were one of the thre pers
vi. C. E morse pis grete ſones ot p trynyte. T her
pyte. Thertoꝛe it were a fore they oꝛdeyned p the
good dede to make ÿ abs ſeconde perfone 5 is al⸗
beſle g her cauent fayre ta myghty goddes fone {hol
come àyen in to her oꝛder de come in to this woꝛlde
@ make apey the abbaye ¢ be boꝛne of a mayde ¢
5
become man / E male a7 ſayd Merqy. ¶ O pater
gayn che abbaye of pho mĩan c. Fader of mercy
lyghoſt / e deye foꝛ loue of g god of all comfoztep
man oy p rood tree / g lo comfoꝛteſt all thynge in
delyuer mãnes loule fro angre ¢ in wo / haue thou
p papne of helle. Theñe mercy on mãnes ſoule p
were there foure doughs lyeth boũde in helle / ana
ters ok almyghty god / luynge hym in to blyſle.
whiche ben Mercy Trou Foꝛ thou layd p woldeſt
the Ryghtwylnes E Peas kepe mercy to hym with
the whiche herde telle ÿ out ende Therkoꝛe ſayt!
mãnes foule ſholde be de thou art true / p (halt haz
ipnered fro helle payne / e ue mercy oy mãnes ſoule
came all foure togyd ber Thenne layd Ryghtw I
fioꝛe god almighty They nes. Nay nay / it may not
layd Trouch thus to her be ſo. ¶ Quia iuſtꝰ dñs ⁊
fader almyghty god / loꝛ/ iuſticias dilexit.Loꝛde the
de fhe ſayd p haſt louid e⸗ ſayd thou art ryghetull /
wer well me that am chp e loueſt rightwylnes / the
doughter Trouth. J pꝛay re fore p ſhalt not ryght⸗
170 koꝛlake my not. Thou fully laue mannes loule.
J e e
My D olde deye |
1 @ go f helle. Sperber ned / fon he bath foxlake
bath deer?
yf thou delyuer may out god p hym forth bꝛaughe
fro thens / thou deſtroyeſt 5 adh foꝛgete bis loz
. meg thatwerenoreafoy de ỹ made hym of nough
For goddes trouth lakith te. Cherfore it is reaſon
without ende. Thenne that 5 haue of hym nos
eit horn; 70
by, GY" Nie |
ther pyte ne mercy / fo: ucd/etyghiwpines alfo
chpryghtwpines (hal lal ay other. Neuerthelts me
te in to the woꝛldes ende thynheth ÿ mercp layth
¶ Tenne ſayd Mercy to be / that mannes loule
Nyghtwylnes. Syſter be lholde be (aucd . Fo: as
thou ſtyll e faye not ſo / the ſoch layth / elles gas
for it were not ryght p {hold forlake you al three
knoweſt well p god [hol both Ryghtwylncs Merz
de foꝛlake me. Foꝛ p mer (y. T routh. And Ithyn
cy of god is aboue al his he that were grete ruthe.
werkes / E the mercp ot And not conly he ſholde
god was without begyn? forlake you chre, but allo
nynge g {hal be without he lholde foꝛlake mefor
endpnge . Therfoꝛe pf as longe as mãnes foule ~
god foꝛſoke me / he [holde is fo iy helle / there halbe
forfake both my lyſter E dylcoꝛde amõge pou thre
the / ß were nother ryght Fo: Nyghtwylnes and
ne trouch · Therfoꝛe the Crouth thall wyll to a
ſayd to laue vs all thre / ue hym there ſtyll /e Wer
god chall haue of mãnes cy ſhall wyll to haue his
loule both mercy e pyte. out / lo that peas amongee
. Thenne lapd Ptas co you Chal be foꝛſake. Allo
her thyrde lyſter · ¶ pax yt man were foo ſtyll in
coat oẽm ſenſũ. bellethere lholde be apts „
The peas ot god paſſeth corde betwene god g man 4
al maner wytte Though e betwene angell c may
tt be lo the layd p trouthe g betwene mar e man / lo
laye ayenſt ſhyll why mã p peas ſholde be forlake
nes loule fholde not be la over all / whiche were: no
. 4 .
pꝛouſfyte. Thertoie layd togyder better thay euer
155 do ye after my coũ / it was before. ¶ Whay
/e pꝛãye we god all co thyle lyſters, herde chis /
gyder 5 is piynce of peas they were glad e Joyfull
5 he wol make peas ę a: ¶ Mia ec veritas obuia⸗
come betwene pou tre / ueruͤt libi iuſticia et pax
betwene god E man / be⸗ ofculate (iit. Mercy and
twene angell E man / E trouch mette them togyd
betwene man e man / E ryghtwylnes ¢ peas bey
oꝛdeyne ſuche a way that hyſled and made at one.
he maye kepe vs ſtyll all ¶ Tho anone almyghty
foure lyſters. ¶ All they god the fader ſende dow⸗
thoughte that ibe lapd ne bis owne fone in to
beſt. And all piaped god chis woꝛlde to become ma
of henen that he wolde foꝛ vs / g to leke thabbeſſe
ſo do · And thenne he layd of thabbaye of the holy
¶ Ego cogito cogitacio/ ghoſt ¢ her holy couent /
nes pacis et nd affliccdes is to laye. Charyte € o⸗
J chynke lapd god thous cher noble vertues . And
ghtes of peas and not of the fyrſte daye ÿ he came
wyckednes / E Ilhall he he foũde a lady of phos
layd kepe vou ſtylle alle ly abbaye that is called
foure / æ ſhal laue mãnes Clenneſſe. Foꝛ he was co
foule and bꝛynge hym to ceyued without knowles
Hhlyſſe ¶ Allo he ſayd J gynge of ony may thos
Chall fynde vp thabbeſle rugh the vertue g the ope
of thabbaye of the holy vacpoy of the holy gholt /
ghoſt / E make ayen the and boꝛne of a pure clene
abbape e the couent all maydey and virgyy that
nines was defplen wych be was xij. peres oloes
¶ Thenne went he foꝛth
4 Thus clenneſle he fo with Joleph e his moder
de whay he was ty his co Jerłin to offre there in
mods wombe beynge in / an Eſter daye. And wha
carnate may by that pur chey had oſtrid g .
or
re vyrgyn. ¶ And that ynge home ayen / our
noble lady he kepte with de Ihu bode tipll at Jeru
hym there. xxxix · wekes lalem thre dayes / a went
Thenne was he boꝛne of in to the temple amonae:
bis moder in ay ofde bio mayliers of ÿ la we The⸗
hen boule at Bethleem re he toũde other two la⸗
townes ende / E lay d on dyes of the holy abbaye /
an alſes mangecr oꝝ a ly chat were. Wyldem and
tel heye. And there he fuũ Nyghte ylnes. 1
de ay ether lady of ÿ ab ¶ Whav Mary Joſeph
baye e vᷣ was pouerte fei were come home e wykk-
his bleſlid mod had none not where Jhus was ech
other ſhetes for to wynde me / chey made moche (or
hym in / but toke a keuers rowe for p lwete childe /? i
chyt of her berd / e kytte went apen to Jerfm ta le
ay olde hertyl ę made o ke hy. Thenne they
it cloutes/æ wounde our foũde hym in the temple
bleſlyd loꝛd therin for col lyttynge amonge docos
de · And laved hym on a dyſputynge of the lawe.
wylpe of heye befoꝛe an Thenne layd his mod to
oxe e ay aſſe. Thyſe two bpm. Sone what haſt p
ladyes Pouerte ę Clẽnes done / thy fader E J haue
he lad foꝛch w* hy tyll lought the makynge for
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the moche loꝛowe. Then
ne apd Jhus. How is itp
pe lought me / wyit ye not
well that J mutt be bely
about my fads nedes. He
ſende me ty to this coũtre
to leke vp thabbeſſe g the
couent of thabbay of the
holy ghoſt. And therfore
J went amonge p map;
ſters in to che temple / e
there foũde J two ladyes
of the couent. Ryghtwyl
nes e Wyldom / and ſo he
coude moze thay all they
Theñe went he home we
Joleph e his moder in co
Nazareth / g chere he foũ
ce ahd Sobꝛenes. He lad
thei wich hy ty to de⸗
lerte to lee mo of her fe
lowes. And there he foũ⸗
de other two ladyes / chat
one hyght Penaůce e her
felowe Strength. He fon
de there penaũce ynough
fo: he faſted. xl. dayes €
xl. npgbt for loue of ma
nes loule without mecte
E drynke / E chenne he be
gay to hungre. ¶ There
came the fende to hym p
came to ue in paradyle
in to thabbaye of the hoz
ly gholt / ⁊ wolde haue 07
uercome hym in gloteny
de an other lady ÿ was as he dyde her / z lad him
called Buriines. for bef to av hepe of ſtones / and
is hygheſt loꝛde was lor bad hym yl he were god⸗
welt of hert / g in al thyn des lone he [hold make p
ge buxotne to his moder. fortes loues / ę ete of thé
¶Theñe went he forth ynough · Thenne foũde
xvij. yeres E ay halt / ę e: he there ſtrength / chrugh
uery Daye at his boꝛde he which he withſtode m
foũde other two ladyes of tly the temptacioy of the
that holy abbape / z theyr fende g layd . Man ͤÜlyueth
names were Tempoꝛaũ not oonly by bꝛede / but by
euery woꝛde of goddes
mouth. Thenne bare the
fende hym thens in to Je
ruſalẽ e let hym on p py⸗
nacle of the temple / and
wolde haue ouercome h
wich pꝛyde g vayngloꝛy.·
E layd . PE thou be god⸗
des lone ikpppe Downe e
fake none harme / and al
men (hall pꝛayſe the / and
faye that thou batt done
à grete mayſtry Thenne
be withſtode allo his tép
thou wolt knele dowfte e
woꝛlhyp me. And there
be wichſtode myghely we
the lady ſtrength / g layd
Go thy wape Sathanas
and tome ayen to helle.
Mey (hall woꝛlhyp als
myghty god ¢ buy oñly
ſerue g noo thynge elles.
Thenne was che fende
alhamed of hymlelt chat
he was lo ouercome wich
the lady Strength.
¶ Tho went Jhũs iy to
facéy wich che vertue of che londe of Galyle / and
that lady Strength / and
ſayd Thou Chale not cẽp
te thy loꝛde god / as who
there he foũde other two
ladyes ol that holy ab⸗
baye / one hyght Shryfte
layth it is no nede that e that other Pꝛedycacũn
ſhyppe downe J may ge For there pꝛeched Cryſte
Downe well ynough by a fyrſte ¢ layd to the peo⸗
nother waye. Thenne he ple of the caũtree. ¶ Pe⸗
lad hym in to an hyghe nitemini et confitemini
hylle E thewed hyrh thet et aedite euãgelio. Shry
al the rychelle of the worl ue ye pou g do ye penaũ⸗
de / e wolde haue ouerco? ce & be pe of good byleue
mebpty igconetpleetay the kyngdoth of beucy
de. I Chall gyue ÿ all the npgbeth faſte ¶ Thenne
goodes that thou ſeeſt / t went he forth co —
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lyde / g there be foũde pe ly abbaye called Larges
a @ — his 006 nes. Foꝛloth Cryſt layd /
caſtynge theyr nettes in ye ÿ haue forlake al chat
to the lee to catche fylſhe 6 had g folowe me /ſhal
And Cryſte layd to then haue ay hũdred folde ſo
Come pe ę folowe me / æ moche cherkoꝛe /g therto
I thal make you fyſlhers lyt᷑ wrout ende ¶ Theñe
of mey . And they lefte came he foꝛth on a daye
theyr bote ſtyll in che lee fro the moũt ol Olyuete
E went forth with Cryſt in to the tem ple or Jerlm
Bochep weren hel fers fn preche der /e ile
der @ foũde John E Jar he was piechynge ß Sar.
mes his bꝛoc er in ay o/ raſyns brought h a wo⸗
ther bote drawyng theyr man take iy auo wery /e
nettes with Zebede cheyr layd to hym. Lo mayſter
fader / foꝛ they were fyl⸗ this woman is now take
thers alſo · And Cryſte in a ſpauſebꝛeche / what
bad theyn folowe him / 2 (hal we now do wich her
they lefte thepr fader E Moyles byddeth iy our
al that they hadde iy the lawe that we ſholde tos
bote @ pede with Cryſte. ne ſuche to deth · Ciyſte
¶ Ou a dape as they per knewe cheyr falſhede $-
de by the waye Peter lay they dyde it to timpte 9s
de to Cryſte. What (hall. Romped downe e wrote
we haue of the that haue on the grounde with his
koꝛſake al that we had g fynger all theyr lynnes /
folowe the thus in pauer fo 5; eche of them myght
te. Thenne Cryſte faũde le how lynfull other was
aw other lady of that ha And thenne he layde ta
term thus. Spth it is lo the Sarraſẽs ſende chepr
that by your lawes this dyſcyples tu Cryſt to baz
woman ſhalbe ſtoned to ue take hy in woꝛdes.
dethe / thenne whiche of Chepathed byw yt they
pou all that is without myght by goddes lawe
lynne / caſte he on her the gyue trpoute to thempe⸗
fprite ſtone · Thenne all rour. Cryſie knewe theyr
they were alhamed of malyce wel / g layd. Pe y
themlelt z went ont at pocryt what nede is it to
dooꝛe eche after other / E tẽpte me Lete me le a pe⸗
lete Cryſte Ronde allone ny ot your money / g they
w' the woman. Thenne lhewed hym one. Theñe
tame cwo ladyes to hym layd Cryſt / whuos coyne
of che abbaye of the holy is this / they fapd thempe
ghoſt / chat were Mercy g rours. Theñe koũde Cry
Nr penne ſayd Cry tte a lady of the couent / y
to womay. Vomay was called Reaſon / g fap
where ben thy enmyes. de. Gyue ye ta thempe/
Hath ony man condemp rour ÿ longech to hym / e
med the to deth · Loꝛde {he to god 5 longeth to byw
{apd no mau /g J wol not e that is realon.
{apd our loꝛde condemp⸗ ¶ One daye thet as Cry
ne the · Fare well he lapd fe went by p waye by he
t be in wyl nomoꝛe to do lelfe / he remembꝛed hym
ſynne . Here was grete on mãnes loule ¢ oy the
mercy E pyte / toꝛ the gree abbaye of ÿ holy gholt /
tet trelpaſſe p (he dyde chenne he koũde an other
was ayenſt hymleif. lady of che fame houle /
¶ After warde oy a daye that men calle Geloulye
Thenne toke he his dyl/ them. At this oltyce were
cpples pꝛeuyly ę went to/ foure ladyes. Curteyſy ¢
warde Jerk e (ayd to Buxũnes. Honeſte Me
them chꝰ. J haue al thyſe kenes. 5
xxxij. peres ę more be a: ¶ Afterwarde he wente
bout to helpe mãnes ſou⸗ with his dilcyples iy co a
le / g to kepe vp 5 abbeſſe lytell towne chat hyghte
g the couent p wente out Gethlemany / g there he
of chabbaye of the holy toke thre of his mey. Pe
gholt / E J haue foũde of ter. James. Joh / æ bad
them. xvi. And now J wol all the other abyde there
go to Jerłm g be boũde / ſtyll tpl they came agayn
beten / hangen e drawe / æ As they went our loꝛde be
Iſhal deye fo: loue of mã gay to quake ¢ drad / €
nes ſoule / to fynde vp the chenne he layd to them.
other dele ot ÿ holy court Here J haue foũde an o⸗
This was a grete Jelau cher lady of the holy coz
ſye à grete loue ¶ Theñ uent / chat is called Drede
went they forth to Jerlm J haue he ſayd rull mos
to gader / e on a tyme as che drede ayen 5 J hall
they were at theyr louper depe. Sytte ye Downe he
togyd Cryſt foũde two la layd g wake ye / and byd
Dyes of ÿ abbaye / v mey pour bedes tyll J come a⸗
talle Curteyſy ¢ Honeſte yen to you Thenne went
For Cryſt fed there at fou be forth fro hema fer⸗
per his dyſcyples w. his re as it were a ſtones cal
owne fleſſhe and blood. te / g there he foũde other
hay he had ſo done he two ladyes. Medytacyoy
wylibe theyr fete g wiped E Oꝛyſoy¶ He bethougb
te hym op mannes loule but chat J muſt nedes lut
that it holde be loſt with fre deth / be it as woll.
out ende but yt he deyed Thenne came he ayen to
therfoꝛe /g how he lholde his dyſcyples ¢ foũde thé
deye / z lo be harde naylid llepynge as he dyde befo
to the rode tree / a he was re. He went ayen the th
in a pes ote es noo de tyme / e prayed as
wond was. And for drede dyde fyrſte g koũde other
ol deth he lwet dropes of ladyes of the holy abbay
blood 5 fell downe in the Contemplacõy Dalyan
groũde as dropes fall fro ce g Jubylacõy. Thenne
ay hous euees atter reyne came an angell fro heuẽ
T henne pꝛayed he to his co comtoꝛte hym / g tolde
fai ¢ (apd. fai yt it may how mannes foule oꝛ the
be lete me not deye thus thyrde daye lholde be de⸗
dylpytoully / netheles he lyuerd out of helle / e how
lapyd chy wyll be done E by ÿ tyme he lholde kyn⸗
not mpy.Thenne came de vp all 5 couent of the
he ayep to his dyſcyples ę abbaye of the holy ghoſt
foũde them llepynge / E E al theyr place made vp
thenne he layd ko Peter . ayen better then euer it
Map not one houre was Thenne was he me
wake we me. Wake ye he ry and glad in his foule
layd g pꝛaye 5ᷣ ye fall not though he were kyndely
in to temptacõy Thenne by his manhede agaſt ot
went be ayen and foũde his dethe. ¶ Thenne ca⸗
Oꝛylon g her ſyller Dez me he ayen to his dylcy⸗
uocõy / e (apd. My fader ples g bad them ryſe vp
{pth it may none other be and go with hym · And
d i
as walked & lytell this he fapd J woll (uf;
faith / they lawe there mo fre with good wyll for lo
che folke comynge with ue or mannes loule.
lanternes ę drawen wer ¶ Thenne che falle Fes
des E ſtaues to cake our wes ladde forth Ju Cry
loꝛde. Judas Dcarpoth ſte to Cayphas 5j byſſhop
went before them all / and His dylcyples la we that /
came to Cryſte ę hyſſed E ranne awape for drede
hym. And Cryſte (apd to euerychone / ¢ lefte hym
hym . Judas frende lhalt chere alone. ¶ Thenne
thou betraye goddes for came many lhrewes and
ne with a coſſe. ¶ Theñe made playnt to ÿ byſſhop
the Jewes toke Cryſte ę on our loꝛde. Theñe Lapa
boũde hym as a theyt ful Cayphas to our loꝛde.
harde and ſoꝛe. There he What layſt to thyle iz
foũde ay other lady ot 5 plapné g treſpaſles that
fame hous / and (he was chyle men (hewe ayenſt p
named pacyence. (per ¶ Cryſte foũde there ay
ter (awe that / & out wich other lady that is called
a ſwerde and lmote of a Symplenelle. Foꝛ he ans
bopes eere / that was ane ſwered not to byt) with
of ÿ byllhops men Theñe one worde. ¶ Theñe the
layd Cryſte to peter. put byſſhop aſhed hym whe⸗
vp chp lwerde agayne. re he had pꝛeched / e what
Troweſt thou not that J he had taught and layd.
myght pꝛaye my fader Thenne layde le.
pf J wolde / g he myght What demaundeſt ÿ me.
lende me mo than twelue Enquyre of them p her⸗
legyons of angels. All de me pꝛeche what J layd
to they Tho tobe che ge Aleltbe allo. hay chep
wies our loꝛde Fhu ę put (awe that / the ſyrewes we
bol his clothes and botide re well plealyd / bleryd
a bptw to a pylar of fone. op byt) and dg hym
And made with And there foũde Cryſte
knottes of lede æ (harpe ay other lady of the ab⸗
pꝛyckes in thendes / and baye chat hyghe Mehe⸗
with them bete his precy nes. ¶ Tho the falle Je:
ons body tyll it ranne all wes made Cryſte to bere
oy blood. Thenne they his owne croſſe oy his
dyde on hym a ſtreyght backe to warde the mot
lylken clothe / ¢ that cle/ of Caluary / tyll he was
uid faſt to ÿ fleſſhe whay in poynt to falle downe
5 blood was dryer. Then for feblyneſle d han they
ne they ſet a garlonde oy (awe that / theywolde nor
his ber of longe g lhar: chat he deyed tyll be had
pe thoꝛnes /g bete it har be hanged for qrete mas
, de Downe with ſtaues for lyce @ bate that they has
they wolde not pꝛycke to hym . They made an
theyr kyngers . And toke other man to bere croſſe
hym̃ a rede in his honde / cyll they came to the pla
and kneled downe g layd ce where Cryſt ſholde be
in ſcoꝛne. Hayle khyng of nayled og · And euer as
Jiewes. Whay they had he wente the good lady
ſo done they ſtrypte ol ß Mehenes went wich hin
cote of {plke/¢ for it de, Crowe ye not that his
upd faſt to the body / they moder hadde thenne mo
drewe awaye cherwith che loꝛowe whan ſhe ſa⸗
moche of the ſhynne and we her lone gyo loo tas
d 5
warde his deth. Foꝛloch it al his body was fo (hron
was a pyteaus lyght / who ke vp togyder foꝛ peyne ỹ
5 had it lee. ¶ Whay it was to (hort fo: p hole
they cam to Caluary they 5 they had made by a lar
calt Downe there ÿ crolle ge fote · Theñe toke they
E laped our loꝛde alonge ropes ę tyed to his fete /e
theron / e made markes dre we hym downe harde
E holes where his hondes E lore tyll they were mete
and fete were nayled to. therfore / they brake in p
Theñe they toke a blont drawynge al the Joyntes
rough raggid nayle g dro of his lyndes g knees g
new an hamour thrugh of his fete allo. Thenne
phis honde to ÿ crolle. And they toke luche an other
for anguyſſhe therof all raggyd rough nayle ano
his body drewe there tor draue it thrugh both his
warde / they wolde haue fete we an hamour ato⸗
nayled p other honde top nes in to the harde tree / g
crolle / g it was to ſhoꝛt to whyle he was th? nayled
the hole they had made oy i crolle / came many la
by halt a fote ę moꝛe / dyes ot holy abbaye po
pet wolde they make noo uerte. Buxũnes.Penaũce
newe holes / but toke ro Symplenes . Pacyence.
pes E tyed to his honde e Mehkenes / ca le how he di
drewe it tyll it was mete de. Theñe layd Cryſt to
to the hole. And in ÿ dra them / yt ye had your ab⸗
wynge all che Joyntes of beſſe / chene had ye euery⸗
his armes bꝛake afondre chone. ¶ Whay p Jewes
Whay chey wolde haue had napled hym on the
nayled his fete top croſle crolle / as men do cloth oy
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à teyntour / they lyfte vp luã ponat quis ꝓ amicis
the croſle fro 2 groũde to luis. Moꝛe loue ę charyte
let it faſte in p moꝛteys ÿ may noo may haue thay
was made fo: ÿ lame pur co gyue his lyt᷑ fo: his fre
poos. And in theyr grete des / as Cryſt dyde fo: ma
enuyous malyce p curſed nes loule.¶ Whay Cryſt
Jewes lyft it vp as hygh had foũde 5 holy abbeſſfe
as they myght w' ſtreng Charyte ¢ all her coucne
the ol men & lete it falle he was full glad in his
Downe ſodenly in to the herte / all though he felte
moꝛteys. In p fallynge moche wo of bodyly pay
All the lynewes of his bo ne withoutfoꝛth. Thene
dy / all p veynes / Z all the alked he a drynke to ma
Joyntes brake euery one. he with all thyle ladyes
S tra we there was pes mery. And welcomed thé
naũce ynough. E layd (Scictio) J churſte
¶ The lady paueꝛte was Thenne the falle Jewes
chere all redy / foꝛ he han made to him a drynke of
ge all naked as he was eyſell E gall tempꝛed to⸗
boꝛn ot his moder on the gyder with myrre / Z put
croſle foꝛ mannes foule. it co his mouth vppoy a
And whyle he hãgid ther ſpounge. han our loꝛde
wich his blody woũdes al had (mellid p taſte therof
to hurlyd g all to rente. he wolde no more cheroak
He foũde ÿ abbeſſe ot the but he layd thus. ¶ Con
bbaye of the holy ghoſt lummatũ eſt · That is ca
pis callid Charyte /p whi Jaye. J haue done all mp
che layd . ¶ Maioꝛẽ cari⸗/ fads mellage phe bad me
tatẽ nemo bet ꝙᷓ vt aĩaʒ doo on erthe. For J baue
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koũde vp the abbelle cal the couente of the holy
the couent of the abbaye ghoſt to p blyſſe of heuen
of the holyghoſt / e made And there almyghty god
ayen thabbay better thay oꝛdenyd ỹ his four dough
3 ow be tare droit oy Trouth
“<i go to Adam e nes and P
5 Rae delyuer thé dholde duelle fy chabbay
out of helle / g lede them of ÿ holy ghoſt. And thet
ayen to the blyſſe ot para he cõmaũded hymſelt᷑ /
5 neuer (hall celle. Mercy E Trouch ſholde
2 8 ber he had (apd th? be Charytees chapeleyns
he gaat᷑ vp the ghoſt and e goo about w* her whys
deyed in flelſſhe hangyns cher p Che went . He bad
oy the coffe all to rul allo ů Nyghtrylnes ſhol
E all to rent /ſo vn de be w Wyſdom / foꝛ ſhe
neth ony lo me henge by was pꝛyoureſſe g Peas wW
other bitwene two theuis Mekeneſſe ỹ was ſuppyh)h;;
uo: grete loue 5ᷣ he had to oureſſe · He oꝛdeyned y thy
ſaue mãnes ſoule Theñe fe thre ladyes ſholde haue
ghoſtly in his godhede he cheyr chapeleyns / to: they
went Downe to helle g to were mooſt of woꝛſhyp.
ke out Adam ę Eue· A? ¶ Thenne he layd/ he d
bell e Seth / e other. Aue woll epe fayr g wel thy
Abꝛaham / Jacob ę Plaac ſe holy vertues / he ſhall
x: JoſephMoyles / æ hyng fpnde in this woꝛlde bp a
Dauypd.pPatrparkes and holy medytacõn / by good
pꝛophetes /g all his frenz conuerſacõꝝ / by noble cũõ⸗
des he toke with bym/e lemplacõn moche Joye e
lad them we tpabbelle E myrth both in body fon:
le. And atterwarde whan be abowle to take from
he is deed / he hall haue you this lady Lharpte/
co bis mene 5 hyngdom tpnge pe pour Chaptour
of 3 wie “i mo, a of 2 3
re Joye @ thay ony calle ye to pour coun
eye map le / oꝛ eere . . Dyſcrecõn. Pa
oz tonge telle / oꝛ herte cyence ¢ Peas. And go ye
thynhe . Almyghty god forth to Oꝛylon / & ape
for his grete mercy gyue ye in ſoule to 5 holy ghoſt
vs grace ę ſocour to kepe And in waꝛdly pꝛape him
faye E well chis abbaye / that he come ¢ defende
that is our conſcyence / charyte . That he chrugh
all the hole couent / that his gratyous helpe kepe
is to laye good vertues in vou fro euyll chaũce And
thought / in woꝛde / e in de he that made vs all with
de / that we may come to bipfle vs auaũce. Amey.
the blyſle chat god bough |
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ren in Cryſte Ihu that co de woꝛde.
ueyte cryltenly to lyue in
Cryſtis religyon Repe ye
te in herte / and all chyle
other noble vertues beto⸗
re reherced. And yt it foo
bhefalle pony l me of che
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