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( all !yr scryptures ,s hy/oryagraphes all ! wor?y d$es ,( kynges & knyghtes dyde put 9 wrytynge ,to be 9 m5de = !yr memoryall m$es ,h[ %olde we n[ haue kn[l$gynge ,( ?ynges pa/ _/ b by !yr endytynge ,:]=e we ought to prayse !m d\bteles ,t sp5t !yr tyme 9 su*e good busynes4 ,amonge all o!r my good may/] ,lydgate ,! eloqu5t poete & monke ( bury ,dyde bo! contryue & also translate ,_m v]tues bokes to be 9 memory ,t\*ynge ! tr\! well & s5t5cy\sly ,b sy? t 8 de? 0 intoll]able ,i praye god rew>de hym 9 lyfe p]durable ,amonge all ?ynges no?ynge s pr\ffytable ,z is scy5ce ) ! s5t5cy\s scrypture ,= worldly ry*esse is (t5 transmutable ,z dayly do! app]e well 9 vre ,?et scy5s a byde? & is moo/ sure ,aft] p\]te to attayne grete ry*esse ,scy5s is cause ( promocion d\btles ,i lytell or n\ght exp]t 9 poetrye ,remembrynge my y\? s lyght & frayle ,purpose to compyle "h full breuyatly ,a lytell treatyse w(ull to bewayle ,! cruell sw]]s :i* d god assayle ,on eu]y syde 8 swete body to t]e ,) t]ryble o!s z (t5 z !y sw]e ,b all = dr$e plong$ 9 neclyg5ce ,my p5ne do! quake to presume to endyte ,b hope at la/e to recure ?is scy5ce ,exorte? me ryght h>dely to wryte ,to deuoyde ydl5esse by good appetyte ,= ydl5esse ! grete mod] ( synne ,eu]y vyce is r$y to lette ynne ,i ) ! same ryght gretely infecte ,lykely to deye tyll grace by m$ecyne ,recur$ my sek5es my payne to abiecte ,commaundynge me by h] hye p[] deuyne ,to drawe ?is treatyse = to enlumyne ,! r$]s !r( by p5yt5cyall pyte ,& to p>don me ( !yr b5ygnyte ,ryght myghty prynces ( eu]y cry/5 regyon ,i s5de y gretynge mo*e h]tly grace ,"r wel to g\]n vpright y\r dom9ion ,& all y\r lordes ,i greete 9 lyke cace ,by ?is my lettre y\r h]tes to enbrace ,bese*ynge y to prynte x 9 y\r mynde ,h[ = y\r sake ,i toke on me mankynde ,& z a lambe moo/ mekely dyde enclyne ,to suffre ! de! = y\r r$empcyon ,& ye my kynges :i*e d n[e domyne ,ou] my comons 9 t]re/ryall mancyon ,by pryncely preemyn5ce & ,iur$yccyon ,9 y\r regall c\rtes d suffre me be r5te ,& my t5d] body ) blode all bespr5te ,)\t my grace ye maye no?ynge preuayle ,?\gh ye be kynges = to maynt5e y\r see ,to be a kynge x may no?ynge auayle ,buy yf my grace pres]ue 8 dygnyte ,beholde y\r s]uauntes h[ !y d t]e me ,by cruell o!s n[ vpon eu]y syde ,ab\te ! worlde launcynge my w\ndes wyde ,all ! graces :i*e ,i haue y %ew$ ,reu\le 9 mynde ryght (te ent5tyfly ,beholde my body ) blody droppes endew$ ,)9 y\r realmes n[e torne s pyte\sly ,t[s$ & tugg$ ) o!s cruelly ,"s my he$ "s myn armes & face ,"s my h]te d all to r5te & race ,!y newe agayne d hange me on ! rode ,!y t]e my sydes & are no?ynge dysmayde ,my w\ndes !y op5 & deu\re my blode ,i god & man moo/ w(ully arayde ,to y complayne x maye n be d5ayde ,ye n[e d tug me _/ ye t]e me at ! roote ,yet ,i to y am *efe refuyte & boote ,:]=e ye kynges reygnynge 9 r5[ne ,ref\rme y\r s]uauntes 9 y\r c\rte abus$ ,to good example ( eu]y man] t[ne ,s t !yr o!s :i*e !y longe haue vs$ ,on payne & punys%em5t be holly refus$ ,meke z a ,lambe ,i suffre !yr grete wronge ,i maye take v5geaunce ?\ghe ,i t>y longe ,i d =b]e ,i wolde haue y am5de ,& graunte y m]cy & ye wyll x take ,o my swete br$]ne :y d ye (f5de ,agayne to t]e me :i*e dey$ = y\r sake ,lo se my kynd5es & frome synne awake ,i dyde r$eme y f ! deuylles *ayne ,& spyte ( me ye wyll to hym agayne ,made ,i n heu5 ! moo/ glory\s mansyon ,9 :i*e ,i wolde be gladde to haue y 9 ,n[ come swete bre!rne to myn habytacyon ,alas good br$]ne ) y\r mortall synne ,:y flee ye f me _/ to torne agayne begynne ,i wr\ght y ,i b\ght y ye c x n d5ye ,yet to ! deuyll ye g n[e wyllyngly ,decoration ,illu/ration ,see ,me ,be 7kynde ,p ,agayne ,my payne ,reteyne 79 mynde ,p ,my swete bloode ,on ! roode ,dyde ! good 7my brod] ,p ,my face ryght r$ ,myn armes spr$ ,my w\ndes bl$ 7?ynke none od] ,p ,beholde ?\ my syde ,w\nd$ s ryght wyde ,bl$ynge sore t tyde 7all = ?yn owne sake ,p ,?us = ! ,i sm]t$ ,:y arte ?\ h>de h]t$ ,be by me conu]t$ 7 ?y sw]ynge aslake ,p ,t]e me n[e no m ,my w\ndes are sore ,leue sw]ynge !r=e 7& come to my grace ,p ,i am r$y ,to graunte m]cy ,to ! truely 7= ?y trespace ,p ,come n[e n]e ,my fr5de d]e ,& app]e 7be=e me ,p ,i s ,9 wo ,dyde g 7se se ,p ,i ,crye ,hy 7! ,decoration ,vnto me d]e brod] my l\e & my h]te ,turm5te me no m ) ?yn o!s grete ,come vnto my ,ioye & agayne reu]te ,f ! deuylles sn>e & 8 sutyl net ,bew>e ( ! worlde all ab\te ! set ,?y fles%e is r$y by concupysc5ce ,to burne ?y h]te ) curs$ vyol5ce ,?\ghe ^! ?re enmyes d sore ! assayle ,vpon eu]y syde ) daung]\s iniquite ,b yf ?\ ly/ _/ !y may no?ynge preuayle ,nor yet subdue ! ) all !yr extremyte ,to d good or yll _/ all is at ?y lyb]te ,i d graunte ! grace ?yn enemyes to subdue ,swete brod] accepte x !yr p[] to extue ,& ye kynges & prynces ( hye nobl5es ,) dukes & lordes ( eu]y dygnyte ,indu$ ) manhode wysdome & ry*es ,ou] ! comons hauynge ! s\]aynte ,correcte !m :i*e s d t]e me ,by cruell o!s )\t rep5taunce ,am5de be tyme le/ ,i take v5geaunce ,exodi vicesimo _/ non accipies nom5 dei tui 9 vannum ,vnto ! man ,i gaue commaundem5t ,n to take ! "n ( ?y god vaynfully ,z n to sw]e b at tyme conu5y5t ,be=e a ,iuge to b]e recorde truely ,namynge my "n ) reu]5ce mekely ,vnto ! ,iuge ?an !re 9 pres5ce ,by my "n to gyue to ! good cr$5ce ,a my br$]ne yf t ,i be wro! ,x is = cause ye falsly by me sw]e ,ye kn[e y\rselfe t ,i am v tro! ,?et wrongfully ye d me r5te & t]e ye ney!r l\e me nor my ,iu/yce f]e ,& yf ye dyde ye wolde full g5tylly ,obeye my byddynge well & p]fytely ,! worldly kynges hauynge ! s\]aynte ye d well obey )\t resy/5ce ye d>e n take !yr names 9 vanyte ,b ) grete hon\re & eke reu]5ce ,?an my "n m hye ( magnyfyc5ce ye ought m to dr$e :i*e am kynge ( all ,bo! god & man & reygne cele/yall ,no er!ly man l\e? y s well ,z ,i d _/ :i* mekely dyde enclyne ,= to r$eme y f ! f5des ( hell ,takynge y\r kynde by my godh$e dyuyne y 7 ! f5des ,i dyde make y myne ,= y swete bre!rne ,i 0 on ! rode ,gyuynge my body my h]te & my blode ,?an :y d ye 9 eu]y man] ( place ,) cruell o!s t]e my body & h]te ,my sydes & w\ndes x is a pyte\s cace ,alas swete br$]ne ,i wolde y conu]te ,= to take v5geaunce ye d me coh]te ,f ! h\s ( sw]]s %all n be abs5t ,! plage ( ,iu/yce to take punys%em5t ,p,vnde4 ,ecclesia/ici 4xxxiii4 ,vir multum iurans implebitur iniquitate et non disc$et a domo eius plaga4 ,a man mo*e sw]ynge ) grete iniquite ,%all be replete & f 8 mancyon ,! plage ( v5geaunce %all n cess$ be ,:]e=e ye br$]ne full ( abusyon ,take ye good h$e to ?is dyscrypcyon ,come n[e to me & axe =gyu5es ,& be p5yt5te & haue x d\teles ,augu/9us4 ,non pote/ male mori qui b5e vixit et vix b5e moritur qui male vixit4 ,:o 9 ?is worlde lyue? well & ryghtwysly ,sall deye well by ryght good kn[legynge ,:o 9 ?is worlde lyue? yll & wrongfully ,%all h>dly scape to haue good endynge ,i d graunte m]cy b no tyme enlongynge ,:]=e good br$]ne :yles t ye haue space ,am5d y\r lyfe & come vnto my grace ,my wordes my prelates vnto y d pre*e ,= to conu]te y f y\r wret*$nes ,b lytell auaylle? y n[e = to te*e ,! worlde ha! ca/ y 9 su* blyndnes ,lyke vnto /ones y\r h]tes ha! h>dnes ,t my swete wordes may n reconsyle ,y\r h]tes h>de ) mortall synne s vyle ,wo wor! y\r h]tes s plant$ 9 pryde ,wo wor! y\r wra? & mortall enuye ,wo wor! sl\? t do! ) y abyde ,wo wor! also inmesurable glotony ,wo wor! y\r t$yus synne ( le*]y ,wo wor! y :ome ,i gaue free wyll ,wo wor! c\etyse t do! y\r s\lse spyll ,wo wor! %orte ,ioye cause ( payne et]nall ,wo wor! y t be s p]u]t$ ,wo wor! y\r pleasures 9 ! synnes mortall ,wo wor! y = :ome ,i sore sm]t$ ,wo wor! y eu] b ye be conu]t$ ,wo wor! y ^: makynge ,i rep5te ,wo wor! y\r horryble synne s vyol5t ,wo wor! y :i*e d me =sake ,wo wor! y :i*e wyllyngely (f5de ,wo wor! y\r sw]ynge :i*e do! n aslake ,wo wor! y :i*e wyll no?ynge am5de ,wo wor! vyce t do! on y att5de ,wo wor! y\r grete vnkynd5es to me ,wo wor! y\r h]tes )\t5 pyte ,wo wor! y\r fal%ode & y\r d\bl5esse ,wo wor! also y\r corrupte ,iugem5t ,wo wor! delyte 9 worldely ry*esse ,wo wor! bebate )\t extynguy%m5t ,wo wor! y\r wordes s mo*e impacy5t ,wo wor! y vnto :ome ,i dyde bote ,& wo wor! y t t]e me at ! rote ,blessyd be ye t l\e humylyte ,blessyd be ye t l\e tr\! & pacy5ce ,blessyd be ye fol[ynge w]kes ( equyte ,blessyd be ye t l\e well ab/yn5ce ,blessyd be ye vyrgyns ( excell5ce ,blessyd be ye :i* l\e well v]tue ,blessyd be ye :i*e d ! worlde es*ue ,blessyd be ye t heu5ly ,ioye d l\e ,blessyd be ye 9 v]tu\s g\]naunce ,blessyd be ye :i*e d pleasures repr\e ,blessyd be ye t consyd] my greuaunce ,blessyd be ye :i*e d take rep5taunce ,blessyd be ye remembrynge my passyon ,blessyd be ye makynge petycyon ,blessyd be ye fol[ynge my trace ,blessyd be ye l\ynge trybulacyon ,blessyd be ye n wyllynge to trespace ,blessyd be ye ( my ca/ycacyon ,blessyd be ye ( good op]acyon ,blessyd be ye vnto me ryght kynde ,blessyd be y :i*e haue me 9 y\r mynde ,blessyd be ye leuynge yll company ,blessyd be ye hauntynge ! v]tu\s ,blessyd be ye t my "n magnefy ,blessyd be ye te*ynge ! vycy\s ,blessyd be ye good & relygy\s ,blessyd be ye 9 ! lyfe temp]all ,:i*e applye y\rselfe to ,ioye cele/yall ,! brytyll worlde ryght (t5 transmutable ,:o wyll 9 x 8 lyfe 9 tyme well sp5de ,%all ,ioye attayne aft] ine/ymable ,= 9 ! worlde he mu/ fyr/ condysc5de4 ,to take grete payne z 8 p[] wyll ext5de ,agayn/ ! worlde ! fles%e & ! deuyll ,by my grete grace = to )/&e !yr euyll ,= :o c be a grett] fole ?an he ,t sp5de? 8 tyme to hym vnc]tayne ,= a breuyat pleasure ( worldly vanyte ,?an aft] t to haue et]nall payne ,:o ( ! worlde delyte? & is fayne ,%all aft] sor[e & cry ve ve ,9 an o!r worlde quante sunt t5ebre ,:o is wys] ?an he t wyll applye ,9 ! worlde to take payne by due dylyg5ce ,aft] %orte payne to come to grete glorye ,:i*e is et]ne moo/ hye ( excell5ce ,:]e he %all se my grete magnyfyc5ce ,) _m aungelles :i*e = !yr solace ,insacyately d beholde my face ,reg>de no ,ioye ( ! er?ly consy/ory ,= lyke z ,phebus do! ! sn[e rel5te ,s passe? ! ,ioyes ( ! worlde transytory ,tyme r5ne? fa/ tyll worldly lyfe be sp5te ,consyd] ?is 9 y\r ent5dem5te ,bless$ be !y t my worde d "h ,& kepe x well1 = !y are to me d]e ,!r=e good br$]ne y\r h]tes enclyne ,to l\e & dr$e me t am omnipot5t ,bo! god & man 9 ,ioye cele/yne ,beholde my body all to torne & r5te ,) y\r spytefull o!s cruell & vyol5t ,i l\e y ye hate me ye are to h>de h]t$ ,i helpe y ye t]e me lo h[ = y ,i sm]t$ ,m]cy & peace dyde make an vnyte ,bytw5e y & me b tr\! ryghtwysnesse ,d n[e complayne byddynge my godhe$ se ,h[ t ye breke ! lege ( so?fa/nesse ,!y tell me t by ,iu/yce d\btelesse ,i mu/ take v5geaunce vpon y syk]ly ,t by y\r sw]ynge1 agayne me crucefye ,= at ! reque/ ( good m]cy & peace ,i haue =borne y longe & _m a daye ,?et m & m y\r synnes d encrease ,:]=e my ,iu/yce wyll no m delaye ,b take v5geaunce = all y\r pr\de araye ,i w>ne y (te ye are no?ynge ! bett] ,b ye am5de my v5g5aunce %all be grett] ,p ,contra iuratores *ri/i 9 celo crucifig5tes4 p] b]n>dum dicit dom9us4 ,nonne satis pro te vuln]atus sum8 nonne satis pro te afflictus sum8 des9e amplius pecc>e4 quia magis aggrauat vulnus peccati quam vulnus lat]is mei4 ,am n ,i w\nd$ = ! suffycy5t ,haue ,i n = ! yn\ghe afflyccyon ,leue m to synne by good am5dem5t ,! w\nde ( synne to me is m passyon ,?an ! w\nde ( my syde = ?y r$empcyon ,?\ghe ,i d sp>e ,i %all y de/5y ,b ye am5de to br5ne et]nally ,) my blody w\ndes ,i dyde y\r *>tre seale ,:y d y t]e x _/ :y d ye breke x s ,sy? x to y is ! et]nall heale ,& ! releace ( eu]la/ynge wo ,beholde ?is lettre ) ! prynte also ,( myn owne seale by p]fyte portrature ,prynte x 9 mynde & ye %all hel! recure ,& ye kynges & lordes ( r5[ne ,exorte y\r s]uauntes !yr sw]ynge to cease ,come vnto me & ca/ y\r synne ad[ne ,& ,i my v5geaunce %all truely releace ,) grace & pl5te _/ ,i %all y encrace ,& brynge y :i*e reuolue inw>dly ,?is is my complaynte to et]nall glory4 ,,am54 ,p,! ,auct\r z fol[e?4 ,p,g lytell treatyse deuoyde ( eloqu5ce ,tremblynge = dreade to appro*e ! maie/e ,( our s\]eynge "l surm\ntynge 9 excell5ce ,put "u ! wynge ( 8 b5ygnyte ,submyttynge ! to 8 m]cyfull pytie4 ,& bese*e hys grace to p>don ?y rudnesse ,:y* ( late 0 made to es*ewe ydl5esse4 ,p,?us ende? ! conu]syon ( sw]]s1 made & compyl$ by ,/eph5 ,hawys1 groome ( ! *ambre ( our s\]igne lorde ,kyng ,h5ry ! seu5?4 ,enprynt$ at ,london1 9 ,flete/rete1 at ! sygne ( ! ,sonne1 by ,wynk5 de ,worde1 ,prynt] vnto ! moo/ excell5t prynses1 my lady ! kynges graundame1 ! y]e ( our ,"l a ,,mcccccix4 ! fir/ y]e ( ! reigne ( our s\]ayne "l kyng ,h5ry ! ,,viii4 ,illu/ration3 ,pr9t]'s symbol 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 ,errors & ,irregul>ities ,?et scy5s a byde? 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