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Your use of this software constitutes acknowledgement of this copyright and of the software's conditions of use.\nAll images of London, British Library MS Add. 61823 are courtesy of the British Library Board, and freely available on this site as materials in the Public Domain under the terms specified by the Creative Commons.\nAll transcripts of London, British Library MS Add. 61823 are made by Joel Fredell, and freely available on this site as materials in the Public Domain under the terms specified by the Creative Commons.\nEre begynnyth a schort tretys and a comfortabyl · for\nsynful wrecchys · wher in þei may haue gret solas\nand co͒fortcomfort to hem · and vndyrstondyn þeþe hy · & vnspe⸗\ncabyl m᷑cymercy of ower souereyn Sauyowr cryst Ihu̅Ihesu\nwhos name be worschepd and mgnyfyedmagnyfyed wtwyth owten ende ·· þtþat\nnow in ower days to vs vnworthy deyneth to ex᷑cysenexercysen\nhys nobeley & hys goodnesse / · Alle þeþe werkys of ower Sa⸗\nviowr ben for ower exampyl & instruccyon ⎣And what gcegrace\nþtþat he werkyth in any creatur  is ower ꝓfythprofyth yf lak of\ncharyte be not ower hynderawnce ·[And þ ᷑þer for be þeþe leue\nof ower m᷑cyfulmercyful lord cryst Ihu͒Ihesu to þeþe magnyfying of hys\nholy name IcIhesu crist· þisþis lytyl tretys · schal tretyn su̅deelsumdeel in ⸗\nparcel of hys wonderful werkys ·· how m᷑cyfullymercyfully how be⸗\nnȳglynyngly & how charytefully · he meued & stered a synful\ncaytyf vn to hys love · whech synful caytyf many ȝerꝭȝerys\nwas in wyl and in pposepurpose · thorw stery͒gsteryng of þeþe holy gost · to\nsavyo savyour · makyng gret behestys of fastyngꝭfastyngys · wyth\nmany oþ ᷑oþer dedys of penawns ·· And eu᷑euer sche was turned\na ȝen a bak in tym of temptacyon · lech vn to þe reed ⸗\nspyr · whech boweth wtwyth eu᷑yeuery wynd & neu ᷑neuer is stable · les\nþan no wynd bloweth ·· vn to þeþe tyme þtþat ower m᷑cyfullemercyfulle\nlord · cryst Ihu̅Ihesu · hauyng pety · & co͒passioncompassion of hys hand⸗\nwerke & hys creatur  tn᷑ydturnyd helth in to sekenesse · ꝓsꝑy⸗prospery⸗\nte in to adu᷑syteaduersyte · worshep in to repref & love in to\nhatered ·/ thus alle þisþis thyngꝭthyngys tnyngturnyng vp so down ·/ þisþis\ncreatur whych many ȝerys had gon wyl & eu᷑euer ben\nvnstable · was ꝑfythlyperfythly drawen & steryd to entren\nþe wey of hy · ꝑfeccyonperfeccyon ·/ whech ꝑfythparfyth wey · cryst ower\nSavyowr in hys ꝓpyrpropyr ꝑsoonepersoone examplyd · sadly · he ⸗\ntrad it · & dewly he went it · be forn ·· Than þisþis crea⸗\ntur of whom thys tretys · thorw þe m᷑cymercy of IhuIhesu schal\nschewen in ꝑtyparty þe leuyng ·/ towched be þe hand of ower ⸗\nlord wyth grett bodyly sekenesse · wher thorw sche lost reson\n& her wyttes a long tym ·· tyl ower lord be grace restoryd\nher a geyn · as it schal mor openly be schewed aftyrward ·\nHer werdly goodꝭgoodys whech wer plentyuows & abundawnt\nat þtþat day · in lytyl whyle after wer ful bareyn & bare ··\n/þ⸧þan was pompe & pryde cast down & leyd on syde ·/ þeiþei ⸗\nþtþat be forn had worshepd her · sythen ful scharply rep᷑uydrepreuyd\nher ·/ her kynred & þei that had ben frendꝭfrendys · wer now hyr\nmost enmys / than sche ꝯsyderyngconsyderyng þis wondf᷑ulwondirful chawn⸗\ngyng · Sekyng socosocowr vnd ᷑vndir þe wengꝭwengys of hyr gostly modyr\nholy cherch ·· went & obeyd hyr to hyr gostly fadyr ·· Accu⸗\nsyng hyr self of her mysdedꝭmysdedys · & sythen ded gret bodyly\npenawns ··/ and in schort tyme ower m᷑cyfulmercyful lord vy⸗\nsytyd þisþis creatur wtwyth plentyuows teerys of ꝯt̍cyoncontricyon\nday be day ·· in so mech · þtþat su̅mensummen seyden sche mygth\nwepen whan sche wold & slawndered þeþe werk of god ·\nSche was so vsyd to be slawndred & rep᷑uedrepreued ·· to be che⸗\nden & rebuked of þe world · for gcegrace & v᷑tuvertu · wtwyth whech\nsche was indued · thorw þeþe strength of þeþe holy gost · /\n/þtþat it was to her in a man ᷑maner of solas & comfort · wh⸧whan\nsche sufferyd any dysese for þe lofe of god · & for þe\ngrace þtþat god wrowht in hyr ·· ffor eu᷑euer þe mor slawnder\n& repref þtþat sche sufferyd · þe mor sche incresyd in gcegrace\n& in deuocyon of holy medytacyon · of hy · co̅templa⸗contempla⸗\ncyon & of wonderful spechys · & dalyawns ·· whech o owr ·\nlord spak and dalyid to hyr sowle ·/ techyng hyr how\nsche schuld be despysed for hys lofe / how sche schuld\nhan pacyens · settyng all hyr trost · alle hyr lofe ·· aAnd\nalle hyr affeccyon in hym only ·[ Sche knew & vndyr⸗\nstod many secret & p᷑uypreuy thyngꝭthyngys · whech schuld beffalle̅beffallen\naft ᷑wardaftirward be inspiracyon of þe holy gost ·/ And often\ntymes · whel sche was kept wtwyth swech holy spechys & ⸗\ndalyawns ·/ sche schuld so wepyn & sobbyn þtþat many men wer\ngretly a wondyr ·/ for þei wysten ful lytyl how homly ower\nlord was in hyr sowle ·⎣ ne hyr self cowd neu᷑neuer telle þe ⸗\ngrace þtþat sche felt it was so heuenly · So hy a bouen hyr\nreson & hyr bodyly wyttꝭwyttys ·/ And hyr body so febyl in tym\nof þeþe p᷑senspresens of grace · þat sche myth neu᷑neuer exp᷑ssynexpressyn it ·\nwyth her word · lych as sche felt it in hyr sowle ·/ Th⸧Than\nhad þisþis creatur mech drede for illusyons & deceytys\nof hyr gostly enmys ·⎣ þan went sche be þeþe byddyng\nof þe holy gost · to many worshepful clerkys ·· bothe ⸗\nArchebysshopys & Bysshoppys · docto sdoctowrs of dyuynyte\n& Bachelers also · Sche spak also wtwyth many Ankrys\nand schewed hem hyr man᷑maner of leuyng · & swech grace\nas þe holy gost of hys goodnesse wrowt in hyr mende\nand in hyr sowle as her wytt wold ẜuynseruyn hyr to ex⸗\np᷑ssynpressyn it ·/ And þei alle þtþat sche schewed hyr secretꝭsecretys vn to\nseyd sche was mech bownde to louen ower lord · for þeþe\ngrace þtþat he schewyd vn to hyr ·/ And cownseld hyr to\nfolwyn hyr meuynggꝭmeuynggys & hyr steringgꝭsteringgys · & trustly · be⸗\nlevyn it weren of þe holy gost & of noon euyl spy⸗\nryt · Su͒meSumme of these worthy & worshepful clerkys\ntokyn it in ꝑelperel of ther sowle and as þei wold an⸗\nswer to god · þtþat þisþis creatur was inspyred wtwyth þeþe holy\ngost · And bodyn hyr þtþat sche schuld don he̅hem wryten\n& makyn a Booke · of hyr felyngꝭfelyngys & hir reuelacyons\n⎣Su̅Sum ꝓferydproferyd hir to wrytyn hyr felyngꝭfelyngys wtwyth her owe̅owen\nhandys · & sche wold not co̅sentynconsentyn in no wey  ⎡for\nsche was comawndyd in hir sowle þtþat sche schuld\nnot wrytyn so soone · & so it was xx · ȝer & mor\nfro þtþat tym þisþis creatur had fyrst felyngꝭfelyngys & reuela⸗\ncyons er þ⸧þan sche dede any wryten ·/ Aftyrward ⸗\nwhan it plesyd ower lord he comawnded hyr & ⸗\nchargyd hir þtþat sche xuld don wryten hyr felyngꝭfelyngys & reuela⸗\ncyons & þe forme of her leuyng · þtþat hys goodnesse myth be\nknowyn to alle þe world · Than had þe creatur no wryt ᷑wryter\nþtþat wold fulfyllyn hyr desyr · ne ȝeue credens to hir felingꝭfelingys ·\n/vn to þe tym þtþat a man dwellyng in dewchlond · whech\nwas an englyschm⸧englyschman in hys byrth & sythen weddyd in\ndewchland · & had þer boþe a wyf & a chyld · hauyng/ good\nknowlach of þisþis creatur & of hir desyr ·· meued I trost ·\nthorw þe holy gost ·/ c⸧cam in to yngland wtwyth hys wyfe &\nhys goodꝭgoodys · & dwellyd wtwyth þeþe forseyd creatur · tyl he had\nwretyn as mech as sche wold tellyn hym for þeþe tym\nþtþat þei wer to gydder ·/ and sythen he deyd · Than was\nþer a p᷑stprest whech þisþis creatur had gret affeccyon to · &\nso sche comownd wtwyth hym of þisþis mat ᷑mater & browt hym þe\nBoke to redyn ·/ þe booke was so euel wretyn þtþat he ⸗\ncowd lytyl skyll þ ᷑þer on · for it was neiþ ᷑neiþyr good englysch\nne dewch ·/ ne þe lett ᷑lettyr was not schapyn ne formyd\nas oþ ᷑oþer letters ben ·⎣ þ ᷑þer for þe p᷑stprest leued fully þ ᷑þer schuld\nneu᷑neuyr man redyn it · but it wer special grace ·/ neu᷑neuyr þeþe ⸗\nlesse he behyte hir þtþat if he cowd redyn it he wolde\ncopyn it owt & wrytyn it bet ᷑betyr wtwyth good wylle ·/ than was\nþ ᷑þer so euel spekyng of þisþis creatur & of hir wepyng · þtþat þeþe\nprest durst not for cowardyse speke wtwyth her · but sel⸗\ndom ·/ ne not wold wryten as he had be hestyd vn to\nþe forseyd creatur & so he voyded & deferryd þe wryty͒gwrytyng\nof þisþis boke wel on to a iiii\nȝer or ellys mor · / not wtwyth⸗\nstandyng þe creatur cryed often on hym þ ᷑þer for · At þeþe\nlast he seyd on to hir þtþat he cowd not redyn it wher for\nhe wold not do it · he wold not he seyd put hym in\nꝑelperel þ ᷑þer of · þan he cownseld hir to gon to a good man\nwhech had ben mech co͒u᷑sawntconversawnt wtwyth hym þtþat wrot fyrst\nþe booke · supposyng þtþat he schuld cun best rede þeþe booke\nfor he had sum tym red letters of þeþe oþ ᷑oþer ma̅nysmannys wryty͒gwrytyng ⸗\nsent fro be ȝonden þe see · whyl he was in dewchland · And so sche\nwent to þat man p᷑yngpreyng hym to wrytyn þisþis booke & neu᷑neuer to\nbe wreyn it as long as sche leued · grawntyng hym a grett\nsu͒mesumme of good for hys labo labowr · And þisþis good man wrot a bowt\na leef / & ȝet it was lytyl to þe pposepurpose / for he cowd not wel\nfare þ ᷑þer wyth ·/ þe boke was so euel sett & so vnresonably w⸗\ntyn ·· Than þeþe p᷑stprest was vexyd in his co͒sciensconsciens for he had be⸗\nhestyd hyr to wrytyn þisþis boke · ȝyf he mygth com to þe\nredyng þ ᷑þer of ·· & dede not hys part as wel as he mygth a⸗\ndo ·· And p᷑ydpreyd þisþis creatur to getyn a geyn þe booke yf sche\nmyth goodly · [þan sche gat a geyn þe book & browt it to\nþe p᷑stepreste wtwyth rygth glad cher ·· p᷑yngpreyng hy̅hym to do hys good wyl ·\nAnd sche schuld p᷑yprey to god for hym & pchasynpurchasyn hym gcegrace\nto reden it & wrytyn it also ·/ þe p᷑stepreste trustyng in hire\npyersprayers be gan to redyn þisþis booke & it was mych mor esy\nas hym thowt þa̅þan it was be forn tym & so he red it ou᷑ouyr\nbe forn þisþis creatur eu᷑yeuery word · sche su̅sum tym helpyng where\nony difficulte was Thys boke is not wretyn in ordyr\neu᷑yeuery thyng aft ᷑aftyr oþ ᷑oþer as it wer don ·/ but lych as þe mater\nca̅cam to þe creatur in mend whan it schuld be wretyn ·/ for\nit was so long er it was wretyn þtþat sche had for getyn þe\ntyme & þe ordyr whan thyngꝭthyngys befellyn ·/ And þ ᷑þer for sche ⸗\ndede no þing wryten but þtþat sche knew rygth wel for v᷑yvery\ntrewth ·· [Whan þe p᷑stprest began fyrst to wryten on þisþis booke\nhys eyn myssyd so þtþat he mygth not se to make hys lett ᷑lettyr ·\nne mygth not se to mend hys penne ·· Alle oþ ᷑oþer thyng he ⸗\nmygth se wel a now · he sett a peyr\nspͨtaclesspectacles on hys nose\n& þan wast wel wers þ⸧þan it was be for · · he co͒pleynedcompleyned to þeþe\ncreatur · of hys dysese ·/ Sche seyd hys enmy had envye at\nhys good dede & wold lett hym yf he mygth ·· & bad hy̅hym do as\nwel as god wold ȝeue hy̅hym gcegrace & not levyn ·· Wh⸧Whan he ca̅cam a\ngeyn to hys booke ·· he myth se as wel hy̅hym thowt as eu᷑euer he\ndede be for be day lyth & be ca̅delcandel lygth boþeboþe · & for þisþis cause wh⸧whan\nhe had wrety̅wretyn a · qwayr he addyd a leef þ ᷑þer to · And þa̅þan wrot he\nþis ꝓymproym to exp᷑ssynexpressyn mor openly · þ⸧þan doth þeþe next folwyng ⸗\nwhich was wretyn er þa̅þan þisþis · Anno dm̅domini Mlo · CCCC · xxxvi  \nSchort tretys of a creature sett in grett pompe &\np̍depride of þe world whech sythen was drawyn to ower\nlord be gret pou᷑tepouerte sekenes schamis & gret rep᷑uysrepreuys\nin many diuers co͒trescontres & places of whech t̍bulacyonstribulacyons su̅sum\nschal ben schewed aft ᷑aftyr not in ordyr as it fellyn · but as\nþe creatur cowd han mend of hem wh⸧whan it wer wretyn\nffor it was xx · ȝer & mor fro tym þisþis creatur had for⸗\nsake þe world · and besyly clef on to ower lord or þisþis boke\nwas wretyn ·/ not wythstondy̅gwythstondyng þisþis creatur had greet\ncownsel for to don wryten hir t̍bulacyonstribulacyons & hir felin⸗\ngꝭgys · And a whyte frer ꝓferydproferyd hir to wryte͒wryten frely yf sche\nwold · And sche was warnyd in hyr spyrit þtþat sche xuld\nnot wryte so sone · And many ȝerys aft ᷑aftyr sche was bodyn\nin hyr spyrit for to wrytyn · And þ⸧þan ȝet it was wrety͒wretyn\nfyrst be a m⸧man whech cowd neiþ ᷑neiþyr wel wryten englysch\nne duch · so it was vn able for to be red but only be\nspecyal grace · for þ ᷑þer was so mech obloquie & slawndyr\nof þisþis creatur · þtþat þ ᷑þer wold fewe men beleue þisþis creatur\nAnd so at þeþe last a p᷑stepreste was sor mevyd for to wrytin\nþisþis tretys & he cowd not wel redyn it of a iiii · ȝere\nto gedyr & sythen be þe reqͤstrequest of þisþis creatur & co̅pel⸗compel⸗\nyng of hys owyn co͒sciensconsciens he asayd a gayn for to\nrede it & it was mech mor esy · þ⸧þan it was a for tyme\nAnd so he gan to wryten in þe ȝer of oowr lord a · M ·\nCCCC · xxxvi · on þe day next aft ᷑aftyr ⎣Mary Maudelyn\naft ᷑aftyr þe informacyon of þisþis creatur  ¶camcapitulum p·mprimum·\nhan þisþis creatur was xx ȝer of age or su̅delesumdele ⸗\nmor Sche was maryed to a worschepful B geysBurgeys\nand was wtwyth chylde wtwyth in schort tyme as kynde\nwolde · And aft ᷑aftyr þat sche had co͒ceyuedconceyued sche was labowrd\nwith grett accessys tyl þe chyld was born & þan what\nfor labo labowr sche had in chyldyng & for sekenesse goyng be⸗\nforn · sche dysꝑeddyspered of hyr lyfe · weny̅gwenyng sche mygth not\nleuyn · And þan sche sent for hyr gostly fadyr ·· for sche ⸗\nhad a thyng in conscyens whech sche had neu᷑neuer schewyd be\nforn þtþat tyme in alle hyr lyfe ·/ for sche was eu᷑euer lettyd be\nhyr enmy þeþe deuel · eu᷑euer mor seyng to hyr whyl sche was\nin good heele ·/ hir nedyd no co̅fessyonconfessyon · but don penawns\nbe hir self a loone & all schuld be for ȝouyn · for god is\nm᷑cyfulmercyful i now ·· And þ ᷑þer for þisþis creatur oftyn tymes dede\ngreet penawns in fastyng bred & watyr & oþ ᷑oþer dedꝭdedys of al⸗\nmes ·· wtwyth devowt p᷑yerspreyers ·· saf sche wold not schewyn it in\nco̅fessyonconfessyon ·· And whan sche was any tym seke or dysesyd\nþeþe deuyl seyd in her mende þtþat sche schuld be dampnyd · for\nsche was not schreuyn of þtþat defawt ·· Wherfor aft ᷑aftyr þtþat hir\nchyld was born · sche not trostyng hir lyfe · sent for hir\ngostly fadyr as I · seyd be forn in ful wyl to be schreuyn\nof alle hir lyfe tym as ner as sche cowde ·· & whan\nsche cam to þe poynt for to seyn þtþat þing whech sche\nhad so long conselyd · hir co͒fesso confessowr was a lytyl to hastye ·\ngan scharply to vndyrnemyn hir er þ⸧þan sche had ful⸗\nly seyd hir entent · & so sche wold no mor seyn · for nowt\nhe mygth do ·· And a noon for dreed sche had of da͒pna⸗dampna⸗\ncyon on þe to syde · & hys scharp rep᷑uyngrepreuyng on þtþat oþ ᷑oþer side ··\n/þisþis creatur went owt of hir mende & was wondyrlye\nvexid & labowryd wtwyth spyritꝭspyritys half ȝer · viii wekys & odde\ndays ·And in þisþis tyme sche sey as hir thowt deuelys opyn\nher mowthys al inflaumyd wtwyth brennyg lowys of fyr · as\nþei schuld a swalwyd hyr in · Sum tyme rampyng at hyr\nsu̅sum tyme thretyng her su⸧sum tym pullyng hyr & haly̅ghalyng hir\nboþeboþe nygth & day · duryng þe forseyd tyme ·· And also þeþe deue⸗\nlys cryed up on hir wtwyth greet thretyngꝭthretyngys & bodyn hir sche\nschuld forsake hir crystendmͣcrystendam hir feyth ·· and denyin hir\ngod · hys modyr · & alle þe seyntꝭseyntys in heuyn · hyr goode w ᷑⸗wer⸗\nkys & alle good v᷑tuesvertues ·· hir fadyr· hyr Modyr · & alle hire\nfrendys · And so sche dede · Sche slawndred hir husbond\nhir frendys and her owyn self · sche spak many a p᷑uowsrepreuows ⸗\nworde and many a schrewyd worde sche knew no v᷑tuvertu ne goodnesse\nsche desyryd all wykkydnesse lych as þeþe spyrytys temptyd hir · to\nsey & do so sche seyd & dede · Sche wold a fordon hir self many\na tym at her steryngꝭsteryngys & a ben damnyd wtwyth hem in helle · & in\nto wytnesse þ ᷑þer of · sche bot hir owen hand so vyolently ·· þtþat it\nwas seen al hir lyfe aft ᷑aftyr ·/ And also sche roof hir skyn on hir\nbody a ȝen hir hert wtwyth hir nayles spetowsly· for sche had n̅o̅o̅noon\noþ ᷑oþer instrumentꝭinstrumentys & wers sche wold a don saf sche was bown⸗\ndyn & kept wtwyth strength · boþeboþe day & nygth · þtþat sche mygth not\nhaue hir wylle· & whan sche had long ben labowrd in þesþes\n& many oþ ᷑oþer temptacyons · þat men wend sche schuld neu᷑neuer\na skapyd ne levyd ·· / þan on a tym as sche lay a loone And\nhir kepars wer fro hir · Owyr M᷑cyfulmercyful lord crist Ihu̅Ihesu · eu᷑euer\nto be trostyd worshypd be hys name· neu᷑neuer forsakyng hys\nẜuawntseruawnt in tyme of nede aperyd to thys creatur whych\nhad forsakyn hym · in lyknesse of a man · most semly ·\nmost bewtyuows · & most amyable · þtþat eu᷑euer mygth be seen ·\nwtwyth mannys eye · clad in a mantyl of ppylsylkepurpylsylke· sytty̅gsyttyng up\non hir beddꝭbeddys syde · lokyng vp on hir wtwyth so blyssyd a chere\nþtþat sche was strengthyd in alle hir spyritꝭspyritys · Seyd to hir þesþes\nwordꝭwordys ·· Dowtyr why hast þow forsakyn me · And I forsoke\nneu᷑neuer þe · And a noon as he had seyd þes wordꝭwordys ·· sche saw\nv᷑ylyveryly how þe eyr openyd as brygth as ony levyn / & he\nstey up in to þe eyr · not rygth hastyli · & qwykly / but\nfayr & esly · þat sche mygth wel be holdyn hym in þe\neyr · tyl it was closyd a geyn ·· And a noon þe creature\nwas stabelyd in hir wyttꝭwyttys & in hir reson as wel as eu᷑euer\nsche was be forn ·· And p᷑ydpreyd hir husbond as so soon as\nhe cam to hir · þtþat sche mygth haue þe keys of þe Botery\nto takyn hir mete & drynke as sche had don be forn ·\nhyr Maydens & hir kepars cownseld hym he xulde de⸗\nlyu᷑lyuyr hir no keys for þei seyd sche wold but ȝeue awey ⸗\nswech good as þ ᷑þer was for sche wyst not what sche seyde as\nþei wende ·/ neu᷑neuer þe lesse hir husbond eu᷑euer hauyng tendyrnes\n& co͒passyoncompassyon of hir comawndyd þei xulde delyu᷑delyuyr to hyr\nþe keys · And toke hyr mete & drynke as hir bodily stre̅gthstrength\nwold ẜuynseruyn hir ·/& knew hir frendꝭfrendys · & hir meny & all oþ ᷑oþer\nþtþat cam to hir to se how owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu cryst had wrowt\nhys grace in hir so blyssyd mot he be · þtþat eu᷑euer is ner in\ntribulacyon whan men wenyn he wer for fro hem\nhe is ful nere be hys grace ·· Sythen þisþis creatur dede\nalle oþ ᷑oþer ocupacyons as fel for hir to do wysly & sadly I\nnow saf sche knew not veryli þe drawt of owyr lord  ·\nnd whan þisþis creatur was þus gracyowsly come͒comen\ncam 2mcapitulum 2m\na geyn to hir mende · sche thowt sche was\nbowndyn to god & þtþat sche wold ben his ẜuawntseruawnt ·\n⎣neu᷑neuyr þe lesse sche wold not leeuyn hir p̍depride ne hir po̅powspompows\naray þat sche had vsyd be for tym · neiþ ᷑neiþer for hyr hus⸗\nbond ne for noon oþ ᷑oþer mannys cownsel ·· And ȝet sche wyst\nful wel · þtþat men seyden hir ful mech velany · for sche\nweryd gold pypys on hir hevyd & hir hodys wtwyth þeþe typettꝭtypettys\nwere daggyd · hir clokys also wer daggyd & leyd wtwyth dyu᷑sdyuers\ncolowrs be twen þe daggys þat it schuld be þe mor sta⸗\nryng to mennys sygth · and hir self þe mor ben worshepd ·\nAnd whan hir husbond wold speke to hir for to leuyn\nhir p̍depride  sche answeryd schrewydly & schortly & seyd / þtþat\nsche was comyn of worthy kenred · hym semyd neu᷑neuer for\nto a weddyd hir · for hir ffadyr was su̅sum tyme Meyr of\nþe town · n · And sythyn he was Alderman of þe hey\ngylde of þe T ᷑nyteTrinyte in · N · And þ ᷑þer for sche wold sauyn þeþe\nworschyp of hir kynred what so eu᷑euer ony m⸧man seyd ·· Sche\nhad ful greet envye at hir neybowrs þtþat þei schuld ben\narayd so wel as sche ·· Alle hir desyr was for to be wor⸗\nshepd of þe pepul ·/ Sche wold not be war be onys chas⸗\ntysyng · ne be co̅tentcontent wtwyth þe goodys þtþat god had sent hire ⸗\nas hir husbond was but eu᷑euer desyryd mor & mor · And than for\npure coveytyse & for to Maynten hir p̍depride · sche\ngan to brewyn\n& was on of þe grettest brewers in þe town N ·· a ·· iii · ȝer or iiii ·\ntyl sche lost mech good · for sche had neu᷑neuer vre þ ᷑þer to ·/ for thow ⸗\nsche had neu᷑neuer so good ẜuawntꝭseruawntys & cu͒nyngcunnyng in brewy͒gbrewyng ] ȝet it wold\nneu᷑neuer p᷑uynpreuyn wtwyth hem / for whan þe ale was as fayr standyng\nvndyr berm as any ma⸧man mygth se ·· Sodenly þe Berm wold\nfallyn down þtþat alle þeþe ale was lost · eu᷑yeuery brewy͒gbrewyng aft ᷑aftyr oþer ·\n⎣þtþat hir ẜuawntꝭseruawntys weryn a schamyd & wold not dwellyn wtwyth\nhir · ⎣þan þisþis creatur þowt how god had pu̅\nched hir be for\ntyme · & sche cowd not be war · And now eftsons be lesy̅glesyng\nof hir goodꝭgoodys ·· & þ⸧þan sche left & brewyd no mor · And þan\nsche askyd hir husbond m᷑cymercy · for sche wold not folwyn\nhys cownsel a for tyme · And sche seyd þtþat hir p̍depride and\nsynne was cause of alle her pu̅schy̅gpunschyng · And sche wold\namend þtþat sche had trespasyd wtwyth good wyl · ⎣but ȝet sche ⸗\nleft not þeþe world al hol ·· ffor now sche be thowt hir of a ⸗\nnewe huswyfre · Sche had an hors Mille · sche gat hire\ntweyn good hors & a man to gryndyn mennys corne\n& þus sche trostyd to getyn hir leuyng  [þisþis ꝓvysionprovysion\nduryd not longe for in schort tyme aft ᷑aftyr · on · corpꝰcorpus xp͒ixristi\nevyn fel þisþis merueyl ·· Thys ma⸧man being in good heele\nof body & hys tweyn hors craske & lykand þtþat wel haddyn\ndrawyn in þe mylle be for tyme ·· As now he toke on\nof þisþis hors & put hym in þe Mylle as he had don be for ·\n& þisþis hors wold drawe no drawt in þeþe Mylle for no þing\nþe man mygth do · ⎡þe man was sory & asayd wyth al\nhys wyttꝭwyttys · how he schuld don þisþis hors drawyn Su̅Sum tyme\nhe led hym be þe heed · su͒sum tyme he beet hym · & sum\ntyme he chershyd hym And alle avayled not · for he\nwold raþer gon bakward þ⸧þan forward · [þ⸧þan þisþis ma⸧man sett\na scharp peyr sporys on hys helys & rood on þeþe hors bak\nfor to don hym drawyn & it was neu᷑neuer þe bett ᷑better · Whan\nþisþis ma⸧man saw it wold be in no wey · ⎣þ⸧þan het sett up þisþis hors ⸗\na geyn in þe stabyl and ȝafe hym mete & he ete weel &\nfreschly ⎡& sythen he toke þe oþ ᷑oþer hors & put hym in þeþe Mylle\nAnd lech as hys felaw dede so dede he for he wold not dra⸗\nwe for any þing þtþat þe man mygth do · And þ⸧þan þisþis man\nforsoke hys ẜuyseseruyse & wold no lengar abyden wtwyth þeþe forn⸗\nseyd creatur · A noon as it was noysed a bowt þe town\nof N · þtþat þ ᷑þer wold neyþ᷑neyþyr man ne best · don ẜuyseseruyse to þe\nseyd creatur · þ⸧þan su̅mesumme seyden sche was a Cursyd · Su̅Sum\nseyden · god toke opyn veniawns up on hir · Su̅Sum seyd on\n& su̅sum seyd an oþ ᷑oþer · And su̅sum wyse men whos mende was\nmor growndyd in þe lofe of owyr lord · seyd it was þeþe\nhey m᷑cymercy of o our lord IuIhesu cryst · clepyd & kallyd hir fro þeþe p̍depride\nand vanyte of þe wretthyd world · And þan þisþis creatur seyng\nalle þisþis adu᷑sytesaduersytes comyng on eu᷑yeuery syde · thowt it weryn þe\nsko gesskowrges of ow owyr lord · þtþat wold chastyse hir for hir synne · [þan\nsche askyd god m᷑cymercy & forsoke hir p̍depride hir coueytyse & desyr\nþtþat sche had of þeþe worshepys of þe world & dede grett bodyly\npenawnce & gan to entyr þe wey of eu᷑euer lestyng lyfe as\nschal be seyd aftyr \ncam 3mcapitulum 3m·\nN a nygth as þisþis creatur lay in hir bedde wyth\nhir husbond · sche herd a sownd of Melodye · so\nswet & delectable hir þowt · as sche had ben in\nparadyse · & þ ᷑þer wyth sche styrt owt of hir bedde & seyd · Alas ·\nþat eu᷑euer I dede synne it is ful mery in hevyn · Thys melody\nwas so swete · þat it passyd alle þe melodye þtþat eu᷑euer myght be\nherd in þisþis world · wtwyth owtyn ony co͒ꝑysoncomparyson · & caused þisþis crea⸗\ntur wh⸧whan sche herd ony myrth or Melodye aftyrward for to\nhaue ful plentyuows & habu͒dawnthabundawnt teerys of hy · deuocyon ·\nwtwyth greet sobbyngꝭsobbyngys & syhyngꝭsyhyngys · Aft ᷑Aftyr þeþe blysse of heuen [not\ndredyng þe schamys & þe spytꝭspytꝭ of þeþe wretchyd world  [&\neu᷑euyr aft ᷑aftyr þisþis drawt sche had in hir mende þeþe myrth & þe ⸗\nmelodye þtþat was in heuen · so mech þtþat sche cowd not wyl\nrestreyn hyr self fro þe spekyng þ ᷑þer of  ffor wher sche\nwas in ony cu͒panyecumpanye sche wold sey oftyn tyme  [it is ⸗\nful mery in hevyn [& þei þtþat knew hir gou᷑nawncegouernawnce be for tyme\n& now herd hir spekyn so mech of þe blysse of heuyn seyd\nvn to hir ·· why speke ȝe so of þe m᷑thmerth þat is in heuyn ȝe know\nit not & ȝe haue not be þer no mor þ⸧þan we / & wer wroth\nwyth hir for sche wold not her no speke of wordly thyngys ·\nas þei dedyn · & as sche dede be forn tyme · · And aft ᷑aftyr þis\ntyme sche had neu᷑neuer desyr to komown fleschly wtwyth hyre\nhusbonde ·/ for þe dette of Mat̍monyMatrimony was so abhominabyl\nto hir ·· þtþat sche had leu᷑leuar hir thowt\netyn or drynkyn þe wose\nþe mukke in þe chanel þ⸧þan to co͒sentynconsentyn to any fleschly\ncomowny͒gcomownyng ·/ saf only for obedyens · & so sche seyd to hir\nhusbond · I may not deny ȝow my body · ⎣but þe lofe of\nmyn hert & my͒myn affeccyon is drawyn fro alle erdly\ncreaturys & sett only in god · he wold haue hys wylle\n& sche obeyd wtwyth greet wepyng & sorwyng for þtþat sche\nmygth not levyn chast ·/ & oftyn tymys þisþis creatur\nlevyd chast cownseld hir husbond to levyn chast · & seyd\nþtþat þei oftyn tymes sche wyst wel had dysplesyd god\nbe / her inordynat lofe · & þe gret delectacyon þtþat þei\nhaddyn eyþ᷑eyþyr of hem in vsyng of oþ ᷑oþer · ⎣& now it wer good\nþtþat þei schuld be her boþins wylle & co͒sentyngconsentyng of hem\nbothyn punschyn & chastysyn hem self wylfully be\nabsteyny̅gabsteynyng fro her lust of her bodys · [hir husbond seyd\nit wer good to don so · but he mygth not ȝett · he xuld\nwh⸧whan god wold · And so he vsyd her as he had do be for ·\nhe wold not spar · And eu᷑euer sche p᷑ydpreyd to god þat sche mygth\nlevyn chast · ⎣& iii · or iiii · ȝer aft ᷑aftyr whan it plesyd ower\nlord he made a vow of chastyte as schal be wretyn\naft ᷑aftyr be þe leue of Ihu̅Ihesu · And also aft ᷑aftyr þisþis creatur herd\nþisþis heuenly Melody sche dede gret bodyly penawnce · sche\nwas schreuyn su̅sum tyme twyes or thryes on þe day &\nin specyal of þtþat synne whech sche so long had\n& curyd as it is wretyn in þe\ngynny̅ggynnyng of þe boke · ⎣sche ⸗\nȝaf hir to gret fastyng & to gret waky͒gwakyng sche roos at ii\niii of þe clok & went to cherch & was þ ᷑þer in hir pyersprayers on to\ntyme of noon And also al þe aft ᷑aftyr noon [& þan was sche sla⸗\nwnderyd & rep᷑uydrepreuyd of mech pepul for sche kept so streyt a le⸗\nvyng [ þan sche gat hir an hayr of a kylne swech as men\ndryen on malt & leyd it in hir kyrtylle as sotyllych & p᷑uy⸗preuy⸗\nlich as sche mygth þtþat hir husbond xuld not aspye it ne no ⸗\nmor he dede [& ȝet sche lay be hym eu᷑yeuery nygth in his bedde\n& weryd þe hayr eu᷑yeuery day ·· & bar chylderyn in þe tyme · [þa̅þan\nsche had iii · ȝer of gret labo labowr wtwyth temptacyons · whech sche\nbar as mekely as sche cowde · thankyng ower lord of alle\nhys ȝeftꝭȝeftys ⎣& was as mery wha⸧whan sche was rep᷑uydrepreuyd skornyd\nIapyd for ower lordꝭlordys lofe & mych mor mery þ⸧þan sche\nwas be for tyme in þe worshepys of þe world [for sche\nwyst rygth wel sche had synned gretly a ȝens god & was\nworthy mor schame & sorwe þ⸧þan ony m⸧man cowd don to\nhir · [& dyspite of þe werld was þe rygth way to heuyn\nward ⎣sythen cryst hym self ches þtþat way · Alle hys Apostlys ·\nMartyres · co͒fessorysconfessorys · & virgynes · and alle þtþat eu᷑euer comyn\nto heuyn · passed be þe wey of t̍bulacyontribulacyon · And sche desy⸗\nryd no thyng so mech as heuyn · [þ⸧þan was sche glad in\nhir co͒sciensconsciens wh⸧whan sche beleuyd þtþat sche was entryg þeþe wey ·\nwhech wold leden hir to þe place þat sche most desyred ·\nAnd þisþis creatur had co͒trycioncontrycion & gret co͒punccyoncompunccyon wtwyth\nplentyuows teerys and many boystows sobbyngꝭsobbyngys for\nhir synnes & for hir vnkyndnesse a geyns hir maker ·\nSche bethowt hir fro hir chyldhod for hir vnkyndnes\nas ower lord wold put it in hir mende ful many a ⸗\ntyme · And þan sche beheldyng hir owyn wykkednes\nsche mygth but sorwyn and wepyn & eu᷑euer p᷑ynpreyn for\nM᷑cyMercy & forȝeuenes · [hir wepyng was so plentyuows\nand so contwny͒gcontwnyng þat mech pepul wend þtþat sche mygth\nwepyn & leuyn wh⸧whan sche wold · And þ ᷑þer for many men ⸗\nseyd sche was a fals ypocryte · & wept for þe world for soco socowr &\nfor wordly good [& þ⸧þan ful many forsokyn hir þtþat louyd hir be for\nwhyl sche was in þe world & wold not knowyn hir / & eu᷑euer\nsche thankyd god of alle · no thyng desyry̅gdesyryng but M᷑cyMercy and\nforȝefnes of synne \ncam 4mcapitulum 4m·\nhe fyrst ii · ȝer whan þisþis creatur was þus drawyn to\nowyr lord sche had gret q̍eteqwiete of spyryt as for ony\nte͒ptacyonstemptacyons ·· sche mygth wel dure to fastyn · it ⸗\ngreuyd hir not · Sche hatyd þe Ioys of þe world · ⎣sche felt\nno rebellyon in hyr flesch · sche was strong as hir thowt ·\nþtþat sche dred no devylle in helle · for sche dede so gret bodyly\npenawnce ·· Sche thowt þtþat sche louyd god mor þ⸧þan he hir\nsche was smet wtwyth þe dedly wownd of vy veynglory / & felt\nit not ·· for sche desyryd many tymes þat þeþe crucifix xuld\nlosyn hys handꝭhandys fro þe crosse & halsyn hir · in tokyn of\nlofe  [Ower m᷑cyfulmercyful lord c̍stcrist Ihu̅Ihesu seyng þisþis creaturys p᷑su͒pcyonpresumpcyon \nsent hir as is wrete befor · iii · ȝer · of greet ta\nmptacyon ⎣of þeþe\nwhech on of þe hardest I ppospurpos to wrytyn for exampyl of\nhem þtþat com aft ᷑aftyr þtþat þei schuld not trostyn on her owyn self ·\n[ne haue no Ioy in hem self · as þisþis creatur had · ffor no drede \nowyr gostly enmy slepyth not but he ful besyly sergyth o owr\nco͒plexionscomplexions & owyr dysposycionys · & wher þtþat he fyndyth us\nmost freel · þ ᷑þer be owyr lordys sufferawns he leyth hys snar ·\nwhech may no m⸧man skape be hys owyn power ·· And so he\nleyd be forn þisþis creatur þe snar of letchery · whan sche\nwend þat all fleschly lust had al hol ben qwenchyd in\nhir ·· & so long sche was temptyd wtwyth þe syn of letchory\nfor owt þtþat sche cowd do ⎣& ȝet sche was oftyn schrevyn \nsche weryd þe hayr & dede gret bodily penawns · & wept\nmany a bytt ᷑byttyr teer · & p᷑ydpreyd ful oftyn to owyr lord · þtþat he\nschuld p᷑ẜuepreserue hir · & kepe hir · þtþat sche schuld not fallyn in\nto temptacyon · ⎣ffor sche thowt sche had leu᷑leuar ben deed þan\nco͒sentynconsentyn þ ᷑þer to [& in al þisþis tyme sche had no lust to comown\nwyth hir husbond but it was very peynful & horrybyl vn to\nhir ·· In þe secunde ȝer of hir temptacyons yt fel so þtþat a man\nwhech sche louyd wel seyd on to hir on seynt MargaretꝭMargaretys evyn\nbe for euynsong þtþat for any thyng he wold ly be hir · & haue\nhys lust of hys body · & sche xuld not wtstondwythstond hym ·· ffor yf\nhe mygth not haue hys wyl þtþat tyme he seyd he xuld ellys\nhaue it a noþ ᷑noþer tyme · sche xuld not chese ·And he dede it\nfor to p᷑uepreue hir · what sche wold do ·· but sche wend þtþat he had\nment ful ernest as þat tyme · And seyd but lytyl · þ ᷑þer to ·\nSo they ꝑtydpartyd asondyr as þ⸧þan & wentyn boþen for to here\neuensong · for her cherch was of seynt Margaret ·· þisþis wo⸗\nman was so labowrd wtwyth þe mannys wordys þtþat sche mygth\nnot heryn hir euynsong ne sey hir Pat ᷑Pater nost ᷑noster · ⎣er thy̅kynthynkyn\nony oþ ᷑oþer good þowt · but was mor labowrd þ⸧þan eu᷑euer sche was\nbefor · ⎣þe deuyl put in hir mende þtþat god had forsaky̅forsakyn hir ·\n[and ellys xuld sche not so ben temptyd ·· She leuyd þeþe deueꝉdeuelys\nsuasyuons · &\ngan to co͒sentynconsentyn · for be cause sche cowde\nthynkyn no good thowt ·· þ ᷑þer for wend sche þtþat god had forsake\nhir · And whan euensong was do ·· sche went to þe man\nbefor seyd · þtþat he xuld haue hys lust · as sche wend þtþat he\nhad desired · but he made swech symulacyon · þtþat sche cowd\nnot knowe hys entent · & so þei ꝑtydpartyd a sondyr for þat\nnygth · þisþis creatur was so labowrd & vexyd al þtþat nygth ·\nþtþat sche wyst neu᷑neuer what sche mygth do · Sche lay be hir\nhusbond · & for to comown wtwyth hym it was so abhomy⸗\nnabyl on to hir · þtþat sche mygth not duren it · & ȝet was\nit leful on to hir · in leful tyme yf sche had wold · but\neu᷑euyr sche was labowrd wtwyth þe oþ ᷑oþer man for to syn wtwyth hym ·\nin as mech as he had spoke to hir ·· At þe last thorw\ninoportunyte of temptacyon & k lakkyng of dyscͤcyondyscrecyon ·\nsche was ou᷑ouyr ouyr comyn & co̅sentydconsentyd in hir mend & went to\nþe Man to wetyn yf he wold þan co̅sentynconsentyn to hire \nAnd he seyd he ne wold for al þe good in þisþis world · he had leu᷑leuar ben\nhewyn as smal as flesch to þe pott ·· Sche went a way al scha⸗\nmyd & co̅fusydconfusyd in hir self · Seyng hys stabylnes & hir owyn\nvnstabylnes · [þ⸧þan thowt sche of þe grace þtþat god had ȝouyn hire\nbefor tyme ·· how sche had · ii · ȝer of gret qwyet in sowle · Repen⸗\ntawns of hir synne · wtwyth many bytt ᷑byttyr teerys of co͒pu͒ccyoncompunccyon & ꝑfytparfyt\nwyl neu᷑neuyr to turne a geyn to hir synne · but raþ ᷑raþar to be deed hir\nthowt · & now sche saw how sche had co͒sentydconsentyd in hir wyl for\nto don synne · [þ⸧þan fel sche half in dyspeyr · Sche thowt sche\nwold a ben in helle for þe sorw þtþat sche had · ⎣sche thowt sche\nwas worthy no m᷑cymercy · ⎡for hir co̅sentyngconsentyng was so wylfully do\nne neu᷑neuyr worthy to don hym ẜuyseseruyse · for sche was so fals vn\nto hym · Neu᷑Neuyr þe lesse sche was schrevyn many tymes · & oftyn ·\n/ and dede hir penawns what so eu᷑euyr hir co͒fesso confessowr wold In Ioyne\nhir to do · & was gouernd aft ᷑aftyr þe rewelys of þe chirch · þtþat grace ⸗\ngod ȝafe þisþis creatur blyssyd mot he be / but he wythdrowe not\nhir te͒ptacyontemptacyon but raþ ᷑raþar incresyd it as hir thowt · And þ ᷑þer fore\nwend sche þtþat he had forsakyn hir · & durst not trostyn to hys\nm᷑cymercy · but was labowrd wtwyth horrybyl te̅ptacyonstemptacyons of lettherye\n& of dyspeyr · ny al þe next ȝer folwyng · saue owyr lord\nof hys mercy · as sche seyd hir self ȝaf hir ech day for þe\nmost ꝑtyparty · too · owerys of co̅pu͒ccyoncompunccyon for hir synnys · wyth\nmany bytt ᷑byttyr teerys & sythen sche was labowrd wtwyth te͒ptacyo͒stemptacyons\nof dyspeyr · as sche was befor · And was as for fro fely͒gfelyng\nof grace as þei þat neu᷑neuyr felt noon · & þtþat mygth sche not ⸗\nberyn & þ ᷑þer for al wey sche dyspeyrd · safe for þe tyme þat\nsche felt grace hir labowrs wer so wondyrful · þtþat sche cowd\neuel far wtwyth hem but eu᷑euyr mornyn & sorwyn as þow god\nhad forsakyn hir \nhan on a fryday beforn Crystmes day as þisþis cre⸗\natur knelyng in a chapel of seynt Iohn wtinnewythinne\na cherch of seynt Margrete in N · wept won\ndir sore askyng m᷑cymercy & forȝyfnes of hir synnes & hir tres⸗\npas · owyr m᷑cyfulmercyful lord cryst Ihu̅Ihesu blyssyd mot he be  rauysched\nhir spyryt & seyd on to hir ·· Dowtyr why wepyst þow so sor\nI am comyn to þe Ihu̅Ihesu cryst þtþat deyd on þe crosse suffery͒gsufferyng\nbytt ᷑byttyr peynes & passyons for þe · I þe same god forȝefe þeþe\nþi synnes to þe vtterest poynt · And þow schalt neu᷑neuer com\nin helle ne in pgatoryepurgatorye · but wh⸧whan þow schalt passyn owt\nof þisþis world · wyth in þe twynkelyng of an eye þow\nschalt haue þeþe blysse of heuyn ·· for I am þeþe same god þtþat\nhaue browt þi synnes to þi mend & mad þeþe to be schreve\nþ ᷑þer of · And I grawt þe co̅trysyoncontrysyon in to þi lyues ende ·· þ ᷑þer for\nI bydde þe & comawnd þe boldly · clepe me IcIhesu crist þiþi loue · for\nI am þi loue & schal be þi loue wtwyth owtyn ende ·· And dowt ᷑dowtyr þuþu hast\nan hayr vp on þi bakke I wyl þuþu do it a way · & I schal ȝiue þeþe\nan hayr in þin hert þtþat schal lyke me mych bett ᷑better þ⸧þan alle þe\nhayres in þe world · Also my derworthy dowt ᷑dowtyr ·· þuþu must for⸗\nsake þtþat þow louyst best in þisþis world & þtþat is etyng of flesch ·\nAnd in stede of þtþat flesch þow schalt etyn my flesch & my\nblod þtþat is þe very body of crist in þe sacmentsacrament of þe Awter ·\nThys is my wyl dowt ᷑dowtyr þtþat þow receyue my body eu᷑yeuery sonday\nAnd I schal flowe so mych grace in þe þat alle þe world\nxal m᷑uelynmeruelyn þ ᷑þer of · [þow xalt ben etyn & kgnawyn of þe\npepul of þe world as any Raton kgnawyth þe stokfysch\nDrede þe nowt dowt ᷑dowtyr for þow schalt haue þe vyctory of al\nþinþin enmys ·· I schal ȝeue þe grace I now to answer eu᷑yeuery\nclerke in þe loue of god ·· I swer to þeþe be my mageste þtþat I\nschal neu᷑neuer forsakyn þe in wel ne in wo ·· I schal helpyn þe\n& kepyn þe þtþat þ ᷑þer schal neu᷑neuer deuyl in helle  parte þeþe fro me\n· ne Awngel in heuyn · ne man in erthe ·· ffor deuelys in\nhelle mow not · ne Awngelys in heuyn wyl not · ne man\nin erthe schal not ·· And dowt ᷑dowtyr I wyl þow leue þiþi byddyng ⸗\nof many bedys And thynk swych thowtꝭthowtys as I wyl putt\nin þi mend · I schal ȝeuyn þe leue to byddyn tyl sex of\nþe cloke to sey what þow wyld ·/ þan schalt þow ly stylle\n& speke to me be thowt / & I schal ȝefe\nþe hey Medytacyon\nAnd very co͒templacyoncontemplacyon ·· & I byd þe gon to þe Ankyr at þe ffrer\np᷑chowrysprechowrys & schew hym my p᷑uyteyspreuyteys & my cownselys whech\nM of P/\nI schewe to þe And werk aft ᷑aftyr hys cownsel for my spyrit xal\nspeke in hym to þe  Than þisþis creatur went forth to þeþe Ankyr\nas sche was comawndyd · & schewyd hym þeþe reuelacyons\nswech as wer schewyd to hir · ⎡þ⸧þan þe Ankyr wtwyth gret Reu᷑⸗Reuer⸗\nens & wepyng thanky͒gthankyng god  ⎣seyd ·/ Dowt ᷑Dowtyr ȝe sowkyn euy̅euyn\non crystꝭcrystys brest · And ȝe han an ernest peny of heuyn · I\ncharge ȝow receyueth swech thowtꝭthowtys wh⸧whan god wyl ȝeue he̅hem\nas mekely & as deuowtly as ȝe kan · & comyth to me And\ntellyth me what þei be · & I schal wtwyth þe leue of ower lord\nIhu̅Ihesu cryst telle ȝow wheþ ᷑wheþyr þei ben of þe holy gost or elꝉellys\nof ȝo ȝowr enmy þe deuyl  · visio ·\nn oþ ᷑oþer day þisþis creatur schul ȝeue hir to medy⸗\ntacyon as sche was bodyn be for & sche lay\nstylle nowt knowyng what sche mygth best\nthynke · ⎣þ⸧þan sche seyd to ower lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist · Ihu̅Ihesu what\nschal I thynke ·· ower lord Ihu̅Ihesu answeryd to hir mende ·\nDowt ᷑Dowtyr thynke on my modyr for sche is cause of alle þeþe gcegrace\nþtþat þow hast · And\na noon sche saw seynt Anne gret wtwyth chylde\nAnd þ⸧þan sche p᷑ydpreyd seynt Anne  to be hir Mayden & hir ẜuawntseruawnt ·\n& anon ower lady was born & þ⸧þan sche besyde hir to take\nþe chyld to hir & kepe it tyl it wer twelve ȝer of age\nwtwyth good mete & drynke wtwyth fayr whyte clothys & whyte ⸗\nkerchys And þ⸧þan sche seyd to þe blyssed chyld ·· lady ȝe schal\nbe þe modyr of god ·/ the blyssed chyld answeryd & seyd · I ⸗\nwold I wer worthy to be þe handmayden of hir þat xuld\nco̅seiveconseive þe sone of god ·/ þe creatur seyd I pypray ȝow lady ȝyf\nþtþat grace falle ȝow forsake not my ẜuycesuyse The blysful chyld\npassyd awey for a c᷑teyncerteyn tyme · þe creatur being stylle i̅in\nco̅templacyoncontemplacyon And sythen c⸧cam a geyn · And seyd · dowt ᷑dowtyr\nnow am I be kome þe modyr of god ·/ & þ⸧þan þe creatur fel\ndown on hir kneys wtwyth gret Reu᷑ensReuerens & gret wepyng ·· And\nseyd · I am not worthy lady to do ȝow ẜuyseseruyse / ȝys dowtyr\nsche seyde folwe þow me · þi ẜuyseseruyse lykyth me wel ·/ þ⸧þan went\nsche forth wtwyth owyr lady & wtwyth Iosep · beryng wtwyth hir a potel of\npyment & spycꝭspycys þ ᷑þer to ·/ þan went þei forth to elysabeth seynt\nIohn BaptystꝭBaptystys modir & wh⸧whan þei mettyn to gyder ·/ eyþ ᷑eyþyr of he̅hem\nworshepyd oþ ᷑oþer & so þei wonyd to gedyr wtwyth gret grace · and\ngladnesse xii wokꝭwokys · & þ⸧þan seynt Iohn was bor · & owyr lady\ntoke hym vp fro þe erthe wtwyth al man ᷑maner rev᷑ensreuerens & ȝaf hy̅hym to\nhys modyr · Seyng of hym þtþat he schuld be an holy man ·/ and\nblyssed hy̅hym · Sythen þei toke her leue eyþ ᷑eyþyr of oþ ᷑oþer wtwyth co͒passyfcompassyf\nterys · And þ⸧þan þe creatur fel down on kneys to seynt Elyȝa⸗\nbeth & p᷑ydpreyd hir sche wold p᷑yprey for hir to owyr lady þtþat sche mygth\ndo hir ẜuyseseruyse & plesawns · Dowt ᷑Dowtyr me semyth seyd elysabeth þuþu\ndost ryght wel þi deu᷑deuer And þ⸧þan went þe creatur forth wyth\nowyr lady to bedlem & pchasydpurchasyd hir herborwe eu᷑yeuery nyght wtwyth\ngret reu᷑ensreuerens & owyr lady was receyued wtwyth glad cher · Also\nsche beggyd owyr lady fayr whyte clothys & kerchys · for to\nswathyn in hir sone whan he wer born · And wh⸧whan Ihu̅Ihesu\nwas born sche ordeyned beddyng for owyr lady to lyg in\nwtwyth hir blyssed sone · And sythen sche beggyd mete for owyr\nlady & hir blyssyd chyld Aft ᷑wardAftyrward sche swathyd hym wyth\nbytt ᷑byttyr teerys of co̅passyoncompassyon hauyng mend of þe scharp deth\nþtþat he schuld suffyr for þe lofe of synful men · Seyng to hym\nlord I schal fare fayr wtwyth ȝow I schal not byndyn ȝow soor\nI pypray ȝow beth not dysplesyd wtwyth me \nnd aft ᷑aftyr on þe xii day, wh⸧whan · iii · kyngꝭkyngys comyn .\nwtwyth her ȝyftys & worschepyd owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist\nbeing in hys moderys lappe ·/ þisþis cͤaturcreatur owyr\nladys hand mayden beheldyng al þe ꝓcesseprocesse in co̅templacyoncontemplacyon\nwept wondyr sor · And wh⸧whan sche saw þtþat þei wold take her\nleue to gon hom a ȝen in to her cu͒trecuntre ·/ sche mygth not ⸗\nsuffyre þtþat they schuld go fro þe p᷑senspresens of owyr lord · And\nfor wondyr þtþat þei wold gon a wey  sche cryed wondyr sore\n& soon aft ᷑aftyr cam an Awngel & bad owyr lady & Iosep gon ⸗\nfro þe cuntre ob bedlem in to egypt þan went þisþis creatur forth\nwtwyth owyr lady day be day pueyngpurueyng hir herborw wtwyth gret reu᷑ensreuerens\nwtwyth many swet thowtꝭthowtys & hy medytacyons & also hy co̅te̅placyonscontemplacyons\nsu̅tymesumtyme duryng in wepyng ii · owyres & oftyn lengar in þe\nmend of owyr lordꝭlordys passyon wtwyth owtyn sesyng ·/ Su̅tymeSumtyme for\nhir owyn synne ·/ Su̅tymeSumtyme for þe synne of þe pepyl ·/ Su̅tymeSumtyme\nfor þe sowlys in pgatorypurgatory ·/ Su̅tymeSumtyme for hem þtþat arn in pou᷑tepouerte\ner in any dysese ·/ for sche desyred to comfort he̅hem alle ·/ Su͒Sum⸗\ntyme sche wept ful plentevowsly & ful boystowsly · for de⸗\nsyr of þe blys of heuyn & for sche was so long dyfferryd\nþ ᷑þer fro · ⎣þ⸧þan þisþis creatur coueyted gretly to be delyueryd owt\nof þisþis wretchyd world / ower lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist seyd to hir mende\nsche schuld abyden & languren in lofe ·/ for I haue ordey⸗\nned þe to knele be for þeþe Trynyte · for to p᷑yprey for al þeþe world ·\nfor many hu͒drydhundryd thowsand sowlys schal be sauyd be þi\npyersprayers · And þ ᷑þer for dowt ᷑dowtyr aske what þow wylt / & I xal\ngrawnt þe thyn askyng ·/ þisþis creatur seyd lord I aske m᷑cymercy\n& p᷑seruyngpreseruyng fro eu᷑euyr lestyng da͒pnacyondampnacyon for me & for all\nþe world ·/ chastyse us her how þow wylt & in pgatorypurgatory\n& kepe us fro dampnacyon for þin hy m᷑cymercy \nnoþer tyme as þisþis creatur lay in hir pyerprayer · þe\nModyr of M᷑cyMercy a peryng to hir · seyd ·· A dowt ᷑dowtyr\nblyssyd may þow be · þi sete is mad in heuyn\nbe for my sonys kne · & whom þow wylt h⸧haue wtwyth þe ·· Th⸧Than\naskyd hyr blyssed sone ·· Dowt ᷑Dowtyr whom wylt þow han fe⸗\nlaw wyth þe · My derworthy lord I aske my gostly fadyr\nMayst ᷑Maystyr · R ·· Why askyst\nmor hym þ⸧þan thyn owyn fadyr\ner þin husbond ·· for I may neu᷑neuyr qwyte hy̅hym þe goodnesse\nþtþat he hath don to me /& þe gracyows labowrys þtþat he hath\nhad a bowt me in heryng of my co̅fessyonconfessyon ·· I grawnt\nþe þi desyr of hym ·· & ȝet schal þi fadyr ben sauyd & þi\nhusbond also & alle þi chylderyn · Th⸧Than þisþis creatur seyd\nlord sythen þow hast forȝouyn me my synne · I · make\nþe myn executor of alle þe god werkys þtþat þow werkyst in⸗\nme In pyngprayng · in thynkyng · in wepyng · in pylg̍magepylgrimage goyng ·\nin fastyng · er in any good word spekyng · [it is fully my\nwyl · þtþat þow ȝeue Mayst ᷑Maystyr · R · halfyndel to encres of hys\nm᷑ytemeryte as yf he dede hem hys owyn self · And þe oþer\nhaluendel · lord sprede on þi frendꝭfrendys & þi enmys · & on my\nfrendys & my̅myn enmys /· for I wyl haue but þiþi self for my\nmede ·· Dowt ᷑Dowtyr I xal be a trew executor to þe & fulfyllyn\nall þi wylle / & for þi gret charyte þtþat þow hast to comforty̅comfortyn\nþin euen c̍stencristen þuþu schalt haue dubbyl reward in heuyn \nnoþer tyme as þisþis creatur pydprayd to god þtþat sche myt\nleuyn chast be leue of hir husbond Cryst seyd\nto hir mende ⎡þow must fastyn þeþe fryday boþen\nfro mete & drynke And þow schalt haue þi desyr er whitson⸗\nday · for I schal sodeynly sle ✝ þin husbonde · [þ⸧þan on þeþe wednys/\nlust in ✝\nday in estern woke Aft ᷑Aftyr hyr husbond wold haue had know⸗\nlach of hir as he was wone be for ·· & wh⸧whan he gan neygh\nhir ·· sche seyd IcIhesu crist help me / & he had no power to towche\nhir at þtþat tyme · in þtþat wyse ·· ne neu᷑neuyr aft ᷑aftyr wtwyth no fleschly knowy͒gknowyng ·\nIt be fel on a fryday be for whytson evyn ·· as þisþis creatur\nwas in a cherch of seynt Margarete at · N · heryng hir\nmesse ·· sche herd a gret noyse · & a dredful ·sche was sore a\nstoyned · for dredyng þe voys of þe pepyl · whech seyd god\nschuld take veniawns vp on hir ·· sche knelyd up on hir\nkneys heldyng down hir hed · and hir boke in hir hand ·\npyngprayng owyr lord c̍stcrist IhuIhesu for grace & for m᷑cymercy ·· Sodeynly fel\ndown fro þe heyest party of þe cherch vowte fro vndyr\nþe fote of þe sparre on hir hed · & on hir k bakke ·/ a ston\nwhech weyd · iii · pownd & a schort ende of a tre · weyng\nvi · pownd / þat hir thowt hir bakke brakke a sundyr ·\nAnd sche ferd as sche had be deed [a lytyl whyle · soone\naft ᷑aftyr sche cryed Ihu̅Ihesu m᷑cymercy & a noon hir peyn was gon · A\ngood Man whech hygth Iohn of WyrehmWyreham seyng þisþis wondyr ⸗\ncas & supposyng þtþat sche ben gretly dysesyd cam & pullyd hir be þeþe\nsleue & seyd dame how far ȝe · ⎡þe creatur al hol & sownd · tha̅than⸗\nkyd hym of hys cher & hys charyte mech m᷑ueylyngmerueylyng & gretly\na wonderyd þat sche felt no peyn & had felt so mech · a lytyl\nbe for · ne xii wekys aft ᷑aftyr sche felt no peyne · ⎡þ⸧þan þe spiryt of\ngod seyd to hir sowle · ⎣helde þisþis for a gret Myracle & ȝyf þe ⸗\npepyl wyl not leuyn þisþis I schal werkyn meche mor ·· A wor⸗\nschepful docto doctowr of dyuynite wych hygth MaystyrMaystyr Aleyn a whyte\nfrer heryng of þisþis wondyrful werk inq̍redinqwired of þisþis creature\nalle þe forme of þisþis ꝓcesseprocesse ·· he desyryng þe werk of god to\nbe magnyfyed ·· gat hym þe same ston þat fel up on hir\nbakke & way · it · & sythen he gat hym þeþe treys ende þtþat fel\nup on hir hed · whech oon of þe kepars of þe cherch had leyd\nin þe fyre to bren it · And þisþis worshepful docto doctowr · seyd it was\na gret Myracle · ⎣& ower lord was heyly to be magnyfied · for\nþe p᷑ẜuyngpreseruyng of þisþis creatur a ȝen þe malyce of hir enmy\nAnd teld it\nmech pepyl · & mych pepyl magnyfied mech god\nin þisþis creatur ·· And also mech pepyl wold not leuyn it · but\nraþ ᷑raþar leuyd it was a tokyn of wreth & veniawns þ⸧þan þei\nwold leuyn it was any token of M ᷑cyMercy er quemfulnes \nOne aft ᷑aftyr þisþis creatur was meuyd in hir sowle\nto go vysyten certeyn places for gostly helth ·\n[in as mech as sche was cured & mygth not\nwtwyth owtyn co̅sentyngconsentyng of hir husbond · sche req̍redreqwired hir hus⸗\nbond to grawtyn hir leue /· & he fully trostyng it was þeþe\nwyl of god · sone co͒sentyngconsentyng  þei went to gedyr to swech\nplace as sche was mevyd · & þan owyr lord cryst Ihu̅Ihesu seyd\nto hir · My ẜuawntꝭseruawntys desyryn gretly to se þe · ⎡þ⸧þan was sche\nwolcomyd & mech mad of in dyuers placꝭplacys ·· Wher for sche\nhad gret dred of veynglory & mech was a ferde · ⎣owyr\nMercyful lord cryst Ihu̅Ihesu worshepd be hys name · seyd to\nhir ·· [drede þe not dowt ᷑dowtyr · I xal take veynglory fro þe · for\nþei þtþat worshep þe · þei worshep me ·· þei þtþat despysyn þe · þeiþei\ndespysen me ·· & I schal chastysen hem þ ᷑þer for ·· I am in þe\nand þow in me · And þei þat heryn þe þei heryn þeþe voys of\ngod ·· Dowt ᷑Dowtyr þ ᷑þer is no so synful m⸧man in erth leuyng yf he wyl\nforsake hys synne & don aft ᷑aftyr þiþi cownsel · swech grace as þuþu\nbehestyst hym · I wyl co͒fermynconfermyn for þi lofe  [þan hir husbo͒dhusbond\n& sche went forth to ȝorke & to oþ ᷑oþer dyuers placꝭplacys \nT befel up on a fryday on Mydsomyr evyn in rygth\nhot wedyr as þisþis creatur was komy͒gkomyng fro ȝorke ward bery͒gbeyng\na botel wtwyth bere in hir hand · & hir husbond a cake in hys\nbosom / he askyd hys wyfe þisþis qwestyon ⎣Margery · yf her come\na man wtwyth a swerd & wold smyte of myn hed · les þ⸧þan I schulde\ncomown kindly wtwyth ȝow as I haue do be for  · seyth me trewth\nof ȝo ȝowr co͒sciensconsciens for ȝe sey ȝe wyl not lye · wheþ ᷑wheþyr wold ȝe suffyr\nmyn hed to be smet of · er ellys · suffyr me to medele wtwyth ȝow\na ȝen as I dede su̅sum tyme ·· Alas ser sche seyd why meue ȝe þisþis\nmat ᷑mater & haue we ben chast þisþis viii wekys ·· ffor I wyl wete þeþe\ntrewth of ȝo ȝowr hert · And þ⸧þan sche seyd wtwyth gret sorwe · fforsoþeforsoþe I had\nleu᷑leuar se ȝow be slayn þ⸧þan we schuld turne a ȝen to owyr vncle̅vnclen⸗\nnesse · And he seyd a ȝen · ȝe arn no good wife ⎡& þ⸧þan sche askyd\nhir husbond what was þe cawse þtþat he had not medelyd\nwtwyth hir · viii · wekys be for ·· sythen sche lay wtwyth hy̅hym eu᷑yeuery nygth ·\nin hys bedde ·· And he seyd he was so made a ferde wh⸧whan he\nwold a towchyd hir · þtþat he durst no mor don ·· Now good\nser amend ȝow & aske god mercy ·· for I teld ȝow ner · iii\nȝer sythen þtþat ȝe schuld be slayn sodeynly & now is þisþis þeþe\nthryd ȝer · & ȝet I hope I schal han my desyr [ good sere\nI pypray ȝow grawnt me þtþat I schal askyn ·· & I schal pypray for ȝow\nþtþat ȝe schul be sauyd thorw þe m᷑cymercy of owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu cryst\nAnd ȝe schul haue mor mede in heuyn þ⸧þan ȝyf ȝe weryd\nan hayr or an haburgon · I pypray ȝow suffer me to make\na vow of chastyte in what · bysshopys hand þtþat god wele\nnay he seyd þat wyl I not grawnt ȝow for now may I\nvsyn ȝow wyth owtyn dedly synne · & þ⸧þan mygth I not\nso ·· þ⸧þan sche seyd a ȝen · [ȝyf it be þeþe wyl of þeþe holy gost ⸗\nto fulfyllyn þat I haue seyd · I pypray god ȝe mote co͒sentconsent þ ᷑þer to And yf it be\nnot þe wyl of þe holy gost I pypray god ȝe neu᷑neuer co͒sentconsent þ ᷑þer to / þ⸧þan went þeiþei\nforth to brydlyngton ward in rygth hoot wedyr [þe forn seyd creatur\nhauyng gret sorwe & gret dred for hyr chastite ·· And as þeiþei cam be\na cros hyr husbond sett hym down vndyr þe cros clepyng hys wyfe\nvn to hym & seyng þisþis wordꝭwordys on to hir ·· Margery grawnt me my\ndesyr & I schal grawnt ȝow ȝo ȝowr desyr ·· My fyrst desyr is þtþat we xal\nlyn · stylle to gedyr in o · bed · as we han do be for  [þe secu̅desecunde þtþat ȝe\nschal pay my dettꝭdettys er ȝe go to IerIerusalem ⎡& þe thrydde · þtþat ȝe schal\netyn & drynkyn wtwyth me on þe fryday as ȝe wer wont to don ·· Nay\nser sche seyd · to breke þe fryday · I wyl neu᷑neuer grawnt ȝow whyl I\nleue ·/ Wel he seyd þ⸧þan schal I medyl ȝow a geyn · Sche pydprayd hy̅hym\nþtþat he wold ȝeue hir leue to make hyr peryspraerys /· & he grawntyd it\ngoodlych · þ⸧þan sche knelyd down be syden a cros in þe feld and\np᷑ydpreyd in þisþis man᷑maner wyth gret habu̅dawnshabundawns of teerys ⎣· lord god þuþu\nknowyst al thyng · ⎡þow knowyst what sorwe I haue had to\nbe chast in my body · to þeþe al þisþis iii · ȝer · & now mygth I han\nmy wylle & I dar not · for lofe of þe · ffor ȝyf I wold brekyn\nþtþat man ᷑maner of fastyng whech þow comawndyst me to kepyn on þeþe\nfryday wtwyth owtyn mete or drynk · I xuld now han my desyr\nbut blyssyd lord þow knowyst · I wyl not co͒t ryencontraryen þiþi wyl · And\nmekyl now is my sorwe ·· les þ⸧þan I fynde co͒fortcomfort in þeþe · [Now\nblyssed Ihu̅Ihesu make þi wyl knowyn to me vn worthy · þtþat I may\nfolwyn þ ᷑þer aft ᷑aftyr · & fulfyllyn it wtwyth al my myghtys ·· And þan\nowyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu cryst wyth gret swetnesse spak to þisþis creatur\n[comawndyng hir to gon a ȝen to hir husbond · & pynprayn hym\nto grawntyn hir þtþat sche desyred & he xal han þtþat he desyreth ·\nffor my derworthy dowt ᷑dowtyr · þisþis was þe cawse þtþat I bad þe fastyn ·\nfor þuþu schuldyst þe sonar opteyn & getyn þi desyr · & now\nit is grawntyd þe: I wyl no lengar þow fast ·· þ ᷑þer for I byd þeþe\nin þe name of Ihu̅Ihesu ete & drynk as thyn husbond doth\n[þ⸧þan þisþis creatur tha̅kydthankyd owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu cryst of hys grace &\nhys goodness · Sythen ros up & went to hir husbond · seyng ⸗\nun to hym\nvn to hym Sere  yf it lyke ȝow ȝe schal grawnt me my desyr & ȝe schal\nhaue ȝo ȝowr desyr ·· Grawntyth me þtþat ȝe schal not komyn in my bed / & I\ngrawnt ȝow to qwyte ȝo ȝowr dettꝭdettys er I go to IerIerusalem & makyth my body\nfre to god · [so þtþat ȝe neu ᷑neuyr make no chalengyng in me to askyn no dett\nof Mat̍monyMatrimony ·· aft ᷑aftyr þisþis day whyl ȝe leuyn · & I schal etyn & drynkyn\non þe fryday at ȝo ȝowr byddyng · Than seyd hir husbond a gen to hir\naAs fre mot ȝo ȝowr body ben to god as it hath ben to me Thys cͤaturcreatur\nthankyd god gretly · enioyng þtþat sche had hir desyr · p᷑yngpreyng hir husbo͒dhusbond\nþtþat þei schuld sey · iii · pat᷑pater nr͒noster · in þeþe worshep of þe t ᷑nytetrinyte · for þeþe gret\ngrace þtþat he had grawntyd hem · & so they ded knelyng vnd ᷑vndyr a cros ·\n& sythen þeiþei etyn & dronkyn to gedyr in gret gladnes of spyryt ·\nþisþis was on a fryday on Mydsom᷑Mydsomyr euyn  [þ⸧þan went þeiþei forth to\nbrydlyngton ward · And also to many oþ ᷑oþer co̅trescontres & spokyn wyth\ngoddys ẜuawntꝭseruawntys boþen Ankrys & reclusys & many oþ ᷑oþer of owyr\nlordꝭlordys louerys · wtwyth many worthy clerkys · doctorys of dyuynyte ·\n& bachelers also · in many dyuers placꝭplacys ·[ & þisþis creatur to dyuers\nof hem schewyd hir felyngꝭfelyngys & hyr co͒templacyonscontemplacyons as sche\nwas comawndyd for to don · to wetyn yf any disseyt were\nin hir felyngys \nhys creatur was sent of owyr lord to diuers placꝭplacys\nof relygyon / & among on sche cam to a place of\nMonkys wher sche was rygth wolcom for owyr lordꝭlordys\nlofe ·/ saue þ ᷑þer was a Monk whech bar gret offyce in þtþat place des⸗\npysed hir · & set hir at nowt ⎣neu᷑neuyr þe lesse sche was sett at mete\nwtwyth þe abbot / & many tymes of þe mete sche seyd many good\nwordꝭwordys ·· as god wold he̅hem puttyn in hir mende [þe same Monke\nwhech had so dyspysed hir beyng p᷑sentpresent & many oþ ᷑oþer to heryng\nwhat sche wold sey ·/ & thorw hir dalyawns hys affeccyon\ngretly enclyne to hir ward / & gan to haue gret savo savowr in hir wordꝭwordys ·\nso þtþat aft ᷑wardaftyrward þeþe forseyd monk cam to hir & seyde sche beyng\nin cherch & he also as þtþat tyme · Damsel I her seyn god spekyth\non to þe I pypray þe telle me · wheþ ᷑wheþyr I schal be sauyd or nowt ·· And\nin what synnes I haue most dysplesyd god · for I wyl not\nleuy̅leuyn þe but þow con telle me my synne · The creatur seyd to ⸗\n· no nota ·\nþe Monke [goth to ȝo ȝowr messe & ȝyf I may wepe for ȝow I hope to h⸧han\ngrace for ȝow ·/ he folwyd hir cownsel & went to hys messe / sche\nwept wondyrly for hys synnes ·· Wh⸧Whan messe was endyd þeþe creatur\nseyd to owyr lord cryst Ihu̅Ihesu ·· blyssed lord what answer schal I ȝeue\nto þisþis man ·/ My derworthy dowt ᷑dowtyr sey in þe name of Ihu̅Ihesu þtþat he\nhath synned in letthery  in dyspeyr  & in wordly goodꝭgoodys kepyng ·\nA gracyows lord þisþis is hard for me to sey he schal do me mech\nschame ·· ȝyf I telle hym any lesyng ·· Drede þeþe not but speke\nboldly in my name in þe name of Ihu̅Ihesu · for þei arn no lee⸗\nsyngꝭsyngys · And þ⸧þan sche seyd a ȝen to owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist · [good lord\nschal he be savyd · ⎣ȝa seyd owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu · ȝyf he wyl forsaky̅forsakyn\nhys synne & don aft ᷑aftyr þi cownsel · Charge hy̅hym þtþat he forsake\nhys synne & be schreue þ ᷑þer of / & also hys offyce · þtþat he hath wtwyth\nowtyn forth  Th⸧Than c⸧cam þe Monk a ȝen · Margery telle me\nmy synnes · Sche seyd I pypray ȝow ser askyth not þ ᷑þer aft ᷑aftyr · for I\nvndyrtake for ȝo ȝowr sowle · ȝe schal ben savyd · ȝyf ȝe wyl do\naft ᷑aftyr my cownsel ·· forsoþeforsoþe I wyl not leuyn ȝow but ȝyf ȝe telle̅tellen\nme my synne · Syr I vndyrstond þtþat ȝe han synned in letchery\nin dyspeyr & in kepyng of wordly good · [þ⸧þan stod þeþe monke\nstylle · su̅delsumdel a baschyd · & sythen he seyd ·· Wheþ ᷑Wheþyr haue I sy̅nedsynned\nwtwyth wyfes er wtwyth sengyl women  [Ser wtwyth wyfes · / þ⸧þan seyd he\nschal I be sauyd ·· ȝa syr yf ȝe wyl do aft ᷑aftyr my cownsel · Sor⸗\nwyth for ȝo ȝowr synne / & I xal help · ȝow · to sorwyn beth schre⸗\nvyn þ ᷑þer of & forsake it wylfully · leuyth þe offyce þtþat ȝe han\nwith owtyn forth ·/ & god schal ȝeue ȝow gcegrace for my lofe ·\nThe Monke toke hir be þe hand & led hir in to a fayr hows\nof offyce made hir a gret dyn᷑dyner / & sythen ȝaf hyr gold to\np᷑yprey for hym · And so sche toke hir leue at þtþat tyme · Anoþ ᷑Anoþer\ntyme wh⸧whan þe creatur c⸧cam a geyn to þeþe same place ·/ þeþe forn⸗\nseyd Monke had forsakyn hys offyce at hir cownsel · & was\nturnyd fro hys synne & was mad Supp̍owrSuppriowr of þe place\na wel gou᷑nydgouernyd man & wel dysposyd þa̅kydþankyd be god & made þisþis cͤaturcreatur\ngret cher & hyly blyssed God / þtþat eu᷑euer he saw hir \nN a tyme as þisþis creatur was at Cawnt ᷑beryCawntyrbery in þe ⸗\ncherch a mong þe Monkys [sche was gretly despysed\n& rep᷑uydrepreuyd for cawse sche wept so fast ·· bothyn of þeþe\nMonkys & p᷑stysprestys & of Seculer men · ner al\nday boþeboþe a for noon\n& aft ᷑aftyr noon [also In so mech þtþat hyr husbond went away fro\nhir as he had not a knowyn hir · & left hir a loon a mong\nhem · cheys hir as sche cowde ·· for oþ ᷑oþer co̅fortcomfort had sche noon\nof hym · as þtþat day · So an eld Monk whech had ben tresowrer\nwtwyth þe qwen · whyl he was in seculer clothyng · a Riche man ·\n& gretly dred of\npepyl · to\nhir be þe hand seying vn to hir\nwhat kanst þow seyn of god ·· ser sche seyth I wyl boþeboþe speke\nof hy̅hym & heryn of hy̅hym rehersyng þe monk a story of sc̍ptursc᷑ptur ·\nThe mu͒kemunke seyd I wold\nwer closyd in an hows of ston þtþat þ ᷑þer\nschuld no m⸧man speke wtwyth þe · A ser sche seyd ȝe schuld meynteyn\ngoddꝭgoddys seruawntꝭseruawntysde · & ȝe arn þeþe fyrst þtþat heldyn a ȝens he̅hem · owyr lord\namend ȝow [þ⸧þan a ȝong Monke seyde to þisþis creatur · ⎣eyþ ᷑ey᷑yr þow\nhast þe holy gost or ellys þow hast a devyl wtwyth in þe ·· for þtþat þuþu\nspekyst her to vs it is holy wrytte And þtþat hast þuþu not of þiself\n[þan seyd þisþis creatur · I pypray ȝow ser ȝeue me leue to tellyn ȝow\na tale ·· þ⸧þan þe pepyl seyd to þe Monke ·· late hir sey what sche\nwyl · And þ⸧þan sche seyd þ ᷑þer was onys a man þtþat had synned\ngretly a ȝens god & wh⸧whan he was schrevyn hys co̅fessowrconfessowr\nInyoined hym in ꝑryparty of penawnce þat he schuld o ȝer hyer\nmen to chyde hym & rep᷑uynrepreuyn hym for hys synnes · & he xuld\nȝeuen hem sylu᷑syluer for her labowr · & on a day he c⸧cam a mong\nmany gret men · as now ben her god saue ȝow alle ·· And\nstod a mong hem as I do now a mong ȝow · despysyng hym\nas ȝe do me ·· þe man lawhyng er smylyng & hauyng good\ngame at here wordys · þe grettest Mayst ᷑Maystyr of hem seyd to þeþe\nMan  Why lawhyst þuþu broþel & art þow gretly despysed ·/ A\nser · I haue a gret cause to lawh · for I haue many days\nput sylu᷑syluer owt of my purse · & hyred me̅men to chyde me for\nremyssyon of my synne /· & þisþis day I may kepe my sylu᷑syluer in My\npurs I thank ȝow alle · Rygth so I sey to ȝow worshepful serys ·\nWhyl I was at hom in myn owyn contre day be day wtwyth gret\nwepyng & morny̅gmornyng I sorwyd for I had no schame · skorne · &\ndespyte · as I was worthy · I thank ȝow alle serys heyly what\nfore noon & aft ᷑aftyr noon I haue had resonably þisþis day blyssed\nbe god þ ᷑þer of · Than sche went owt of þe Monastery þei fol⸗\nwyng & crying vp on hir þow xalt be brent fals lollare ·\nher is a cartful of thornys redy for þe & a to͒netonne to bren\nþeþe wyth · And þe creatur stod wythowtyn þe ȝatys at Cawn⸗\ntyrbery for it was in þe euenyng ⎣mech pepyl wondery̅gwonderyng\non hir ·· þ⸧þan seyd þe pepyl · tak & bren hir · And þe creatur\nstod stylle tremelyng & whakyng ful sor in hir flesch · wt⸗wyth⸗\nowtyn ony erdly co͒fortcomfort · & wyst not wher hyr husbond was\nbe come · [þ⸧þan pydprayd sche in hir hert to owyr lord thynkyng on\nþisþis man᷑maner · hedyr cam I lord for þi lofe · blyssed lord help me\n& haue m᷑cymercy on me ·· And a non aft ᷑aftyr sche had mad hir pyerꝭprayerys\nin hir hert to owyr lord ·· þ ᷑þer komyn tweyn fayr ȝong men\n& seyd to hir · Damsel art þow non eretyke ne no loller ·\nAnd sche seyd no Serys I am neyþ ᷑neyþyr eretyke ne loller · þ⸧þan þeiþei\naskyd hir wher was hir in · Sche seyd sche wyst neu᷑neuyr in\nwhat strete ·· neu᷑neuyr þe lesse it schuld be at a dewchma̅nysdewchmannys\nhows · [þ⸧þan þisþis tweyn ȝong men browgt hir hom to hir\nostel & made hir gret cher · p᷑yngpreyng hir to pypray for hem · ⎡&\nfond sche hyr husbond · And mech pepyl in N · had seyd\neuyl of hir whyl sche was owte · & slawndryd hir in many\nthyngꝭthyngys · þtþat sche schuld a do̅n whyl sche was in þe contre · Th⸧Than\naft ᷑aftyr þisþis sche was in gret rest of sowle a gret whyle · & had\nhy co̅templacyoncontemplacyon day be day & many holy spech & dalyaws̅dalyawns\nof owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu cryst · boþeboþe a for noon & aft ᷑aftyr noon · wyth\nmany swet terys of hy deuocyon · so plentyvowsly & ꝯty⸗conty⸗\nnualy  þtþat it was m᷑uaylemeruayle þtþat hir eyne enduryd er how hir\nhert mygth lestyn þtþat it was not co͒sumydconsumyd wtwyth ardowr of\nwas wo̅twont so to say\nlofe whych was kyndelyd wtwyth þe holy dalyawns of owyr lord\nwh⸧whan he seyd to hir · many tymes ·· derworthy dowt ᷑dowtyr lofe þow\nme wtwyth al þin hert for I loue þe with al myn hert & wtwyth al\nþeþe mygth of my godhed for þow wer a chosyn sowle wyth\nowt begynnyg in my syghte And a peler of holy cherch · My\nm᷑cyfulmercyful eyne arn eu᷑euer up on þe It wer vnpossibyl to þe to\nsuffyr þe scornys & despytes þtþat þow schalt haue  ne were\nonly my grace supportyng þe \nthan thys creatur þowt it was ful mery to be rep᷑vydreprevyd\nfor goddꝭgoddys lofe [it was to hir gret solas & cowmfort\nwh⸧whan sche was chedyn & fletyn for þeþe lofe of Ihu̅Ihesu ·\nfor rep᷑uyngrepreuyng of synne · for spekyng of vertu · for comowny͒gcomownyng\nin sc̍pturscriptur · whech sche lernyd in ẜmownyssermownys · & be comowny͒gcomownyng wtwyth\nclerkyꝭclerkys · Sche ymagyned in hir self what deth sche mygth\ndeyn for crystꝭcrystys sake ·· hyr þow sche wold a be slayn for goddꝭgoddys\nlofe · but\ndred sfor þeþe poynt of deth · & þ ᷑þer for sche ymagyned\nhyr self þe most soft deth as hir thowt for dred of inpacy⸗\nens · þtþat was to be bowndyn hyr hed & hir fet to a stokke · &\nhir hed to be smet of wtwyth a scharp ex for goddꝭgoddys lofe · ⎣þan seyd\nowyr lord in hir mende · I thank þe dowt ᷑dowtyr þtþat þow woldyst‸\nmy lofe · ⎣for as oftyn as þow thynkyst so þow schalt haue þeþe\nsame mede in heuyn as þow þuþu suffredyst þe same deth ·· &\nȝet schal no m⸧man sle the ·· ne fyer bren þe · ne watyr drynch\nþe ·· ne wynd deryn þeþe ·· for I may not for ȝetyn þe · how þow\nart wretyn in myn handys & my fete · it lykyn me wel\nþe peynes þtþat I haue sufferyd for þe · I xal neu᷑neuer ben wroth wtwyth\nþe · ⎣but I xal louyn þe wtwyth owtyn ende · þow al þeþe worlde be\na ȝens þe · drede þe not · for þei cu⸧cun no skyl of þe · I swer to\nþi mend & it wer possybyl me to suffyr peyn a geyn as\nI haue do be forn · me wer leu᷑leuar to suffyr as mech peyn as\neu᷑euyr I dede for þi sowle alon · raþ ᷑raþar þ⸧þan þow schuldyst ꝑtynpartyn\nfro me wtwyth owtyn end · & þ ᷑þer for dowt ᷑dowtyr rygth as þow seyst\nþe p᷑stprest take þe chyld at þe funt ston & dyppe it in þeþe wat ᷑watyr\nfro & wasch it fro oryginal synne ·· Rygth so xal I wasch þeþe/\nin my p᷑cyowsprecyows blod fro alle þiþi synne ·\nAnd þow I wythdrawe ⸗\nsu̅tymesumtyme þe felyng of grace fro þe eyþ᷑eyþyr of spech er of wepy͒gwepyng\ndrede þe not þ ᷑þer of · for I am an hyd god in þe · þtþat þuþu schuldyst haue\nno veynglory & þtþat þuþu schuldyst knowyn wele þow mayst not\nhan terys ne swych dalyawns · but whan god wyl send he̅hem\nþe · for it arn þe fre ȝyftꝭȝyftys of god · wtwyth owtyn þiþi m᷑ytemeryte / & he\nmay ȝeue hem\nwhom he wyl · & don þe no wrong · And þ᷑þer for\ntake hem mekely & þankyngly · Wh⸧Whan I wyl send hem / & suffyr\npacyently wh⸧whan I wythdrawe hem & seke besyly tyl þow\nmayst getyn hem · for terys of co͒puccyoncompuccyon · deuocyon & ꝯpasconpas⸗\nsyon · arn þe heyest & sekerest · ȝyftys · þtþat I ȝeue in erde And\nwhat schuld I don mor for þe ·· les þ⸧þan I toke þiþi sowle owt\nof þiþi body & put it in heuyn · & þtþat wyl I not ȝet · Neu᷑Neuyr þeþe les\nwherso eu᷑euer god is heuyn is · & god is in þiþi sowle & many\nan Awngel is abowte þiþi sowle · to kepe it boþeboþe nygth & day\nffor whan þow gost to chyrch · I go wtwyth þe ·· Wh⸧Whan þuþu syttest at\nþiþi mete I sytte wtwyth þe · Wh⸧Whan þow gost to þiþi bed I go wtwyth þe · [&\nwhan þuþu gost owt of towne I go wtwyth þe · Dowt ᷑Dowtyr þ ᷑þer was neu᷑neuer\nchyld so buxom to þe fadyr · as I wyl be to þe · to help þeþe and\nkepe þe ·· I far su̅sum tyme wtwyth my grace to þe · As I do wtwyth þteþate sun̅n̅e \nsu̅sum tyme þow wetyst wel þe su̅nesunne schynyth al abrod þtþat many\nman may se it · & su̅sum tyme it is hyd vndyr a clowde þtþat men\nmay not se it · & ȝet is þe su͒nesunne neu᷑neuyr þe lesse in hys hete ⸗\nne in hys brytnesse · And rygth so far I be þe & be my chosyn\nsowlys · þu\nowgh it be so þtþat þuþu wepe not alwey at þiþi lyst · my gcegrace\nis neu᷑neuyr þe lesse in þe · þ ᷑þer for I p᷑uepreue þtþat þow art a very dowt ᷑dowtyr to\nme · & a modyr also · A syster · A wyfe · & A spowse · wytnessy͒gwytnessyng\nþeþe gospel wher owyr lord seyth to hys dyscyples · [he þtþat doth\nþe wyl of my fadyr in heuyn · he is bothyn modyr broþ ᷑broþyr &\nsyster · vn to me · Whan þow stodyst to plese me · þ⸧þan art þuþu\nA very dowt ᷑dowtyr ·· Wh⸧Whan þuþu wepyst & mornyst for my peyn &\nfor my passyon · þ⸧þan art þow a very modyr to haue co̅pascompas\nsyon of hyr chyld · Wh⸧Whan þow wepyst for oþ ᷑oþer mennys sy͒nessynnes ⸗\nand for adu᷑sytesaduersytes · þan art þow a very syster ·· and whan thow\nsorwyst for þow art so long fro þeþe blysse of heuyn þ⸧þan art\nþuþu a very spowse · & a wyfe · for it longyth to þe wyfe to be\nwtwyth hir husbond · & no very Ioy to han · tyl sche come to hys\nhys creatur whan owyr lord\nhad forȝouyn hir hir ⸗\ncamcapitulum 15 ·\nạṣ synne · as is wrete̅n be forn · had a desyr to se\nþo placꝭplacys wher he was born · & wher he sufferyd\nhys passyon · & wher he deyd · wtwyth oþ ᷑oþer holy placꝭplacys wher he\nwas in hys lyue · & also aft ᷑aftyr hys Resurrexyon ·· As sche was\nin þese desyres owyr lord bad hir in hir mend · ii · ȝer er þ⸧þan sche\nwent þtþat sche schuld gon to Rome to I᷑Ierusalem & to seynt Iamys ··\nffor sche wold fayn a gon but sche had no good to go · wtwyth & þan\nsche seyd to owyr lord · wher schal I han good to go\_wtwyth to þes\nholy placys · [ower lord seyd a ȝen to hir I · schal send þeþe frendyꝭfrendys\na nowe · in dyu᷑sdyuers co͒treyscontreys of ynglond to help þe ·· And dowt ᷑dowtyr\nI xal go wtwyth þe in eu᷑yeuery contre · & ordeyn for þeþe I · l xal ledyn\nþe thyder & brynge þe a geyn in safte [& noon englysch\nman schal deyn in þe schyp þtþat þow art in / I xal kepe þeþe fro\nalle wykked mennys power · And dowt ᷑dowtyr I sey to þeþe I wyl þtþat þuþu\nwere clothys of whyte & no̅non oþ ᷑oþer colo colowr · for þuþu xal be̅ben arayd\naft ᷑aftyr my wyl ·· A der lord / yf I go arayd on oþ ᷑oþer man᷑maner þ⸧þan oþ ᷑oþer\nchast women don I drede þtþat þe pepyl wyl slawndyr me · þeiþei\nwyl sey I am an ypocryt & wondryn vp on me · ⎡ȝa dowt ᷑dowtyr\nþe mor wondryng þtþat þow hast for my lofe ·· þeþe mor þuþu plesyst\nme · Than þisþis creatur durst no̅non oþ ᷑oþer wyse do · þ⸧þan sche was\ncomawndyd in hir sowle · And so sche went forth wtwyth hir\nhusbond in to þeþe cu̅trecuntre for he was eu᷑euer a good man & an esy\nman to hir · þow þtþat he su̅tymesumtyme for veyn/dred lete hir a lone\nfor a tyme · ⎡ȝet he resortyd eu᷑euer mor a geyn to hir & had\nco̅passyoncompassyon of hir · & spak for hir as he durst for dred of þe\npepyl · [but alle oþ ᷑oþer þat went wtwyth hir forsokyn hir · & ful\nfalsly þeiþei accusyd hir thorw te͒tacyontemptacyon of þeþe deuyl ·/ of \nthyngꝭthyngys þat sche was neu᷑neuyr gylty in [& so dede o m⸧man whech sche trostyd\ngretly on · & ꝓferydpreferyd hy̅hym self to gon wtwyth hir in to þe contcontre wherþorw\nsche was rygth glad · trostyng he wold wel supportyn hir & helpy̅helpyn\nhir wh⸧whan sche had nede ·· for he had ben dwellyng long tyme wtwyth\nan Ankyr co͒mensowrcommensowr in dyuinyte · & an holy man · & þtþat Ankyr\nwas þisþis womans co͒fesso confessowr · & so hys ẜuawntseruawnt toke leue be hys\nowyn steryng to gon wtwyth þisþis creatur in to þe contcontre · & hir\nowyn Mayden went wtwyth hir · also long as þeiþei ferd wel · & no\nm⸧man seyd no thyng a geyns hem · but as sone as þeþe pepyl\nthorw entysyng of owyr gostly enmy · & be þe sufferawns of\nowyr lord · spak a geyn þisþis creatur · for sche wept so sor ·· & seyd\nsche was a fals ypocryte · & falsly deceyued þeþe pepyl · & thretyd\nhir to be brent  [þ⸧þan þe forseyd m⸧man was holdyn so holy a m⸧man\n& þtþat sche trustyd so mech up on · utt᷑lyuttyrly rep᷑uydrepreuyd hir and fowely\ndespysed hir & wold no forþ ᷑forþer gon wtwyth hir  ⎣hir Mayden seyng\ndysese on eu᷑yeuery syde · wex boystows a ȝens hir Maystres ·· sche\nwold not obeyn ne folwyn hir cownsel · Sche let hir gon\na lone in many good townys · & wold not gon wtwyth hir · And\neu᷑euer hir husbond was redy whan alle oþ ᷑oþer fayled & went wtwyth\nhir · wher owyr lord wold sende hir · al lwey trostyng þtþat al was\nfor þe best · & xuld comyn to good ende · wh⸧whan god wold ·· & at\nþisþis tyme he led hir to spekyn wtwyth þeþe Bysshop of lynkoln whech\nByByshop of ly̅co̅elyncone\nhygth philyp and a bod · iii · wekys er þei mygth speke wyth\nhym [for he was not at hom at hys paleys ·· Wh⸧Whan þeþe Bysshop\nwas comyn hom & herd seyn how swech a wom⸧woman had abe⸗\ndyn hym so long to speke wtwyth hy̅hym · a non he sent for hir in\ngret hast · to wetyn hir wylle ·· & þ⸧þan sche cam to hys p᷑senspresens\n& salutyd hy̅hym & he derly wolcomyd hir ·· & seyd he had long\ndesyred to speke wtwyth hir · & he was rygth glad of hir comyng ·\nAnd so sche p ͣ ̅ydprayd hym þtþat sche mygth speke wtwyth hy̅hym in cownsel\n& schewyn hy̅hym þe secretꝭsecretys of hir sowle · & he lymyt hir a ⸗\ntyme co̅uenyentconuenyent þ ᷑þer to ·· Wh⸧Whan þe tyme c⸧cam · sche schewyd hy͒hym\nhyr medytacyons & hy co̅templacyonscontemplacyons · & oþ ᷑oþer secret thyngꝭthyngys ⸗\nboþe of qwyk & of ded ·/ as owyr lord schewyd to hir sowle he was\nrygth glad to heryn hem & suffryd hir beny̅glybenyngly to sey what hir lysted\n⎣ &co̅mendydcommendyd gretly hir felyngꝭfelyngys & hir co͒templacyonscontemplacyons · seyyng þei\nwer hy maters & ful deuowt maters · & enspyred of þe holy gost\n/ cownselyng hir sadly þtþat hir felyngꝭfelyngys schuld be wretyn & sche\nseyd þtþat it was not goddꝭgoddys wyl þtþat þei schuld be wretyn so soon\nne þei wer wretyn xx ȝer aft ᷑aftyr & mor · And þ⸧þan sche seyd\nferþermor · My lord yf it lyke ȝow I am comawndyd in my sowle\nþtþat ȝe schal ȝyue me þe mantyl & þe ryng · & clothyn me al ⸗\nin whygth clothys · And yf ȝe clothyn me in erth · owyr lord\nIhu̅Ihesu cryst xal clothyn ȝow in heuyn · as I vndyrstond be re⸗\nuelacyon · [þ⸧þan þe Bysshop seyd to hir · I wyl fulffyllen ȝo ȝowr\ndesyr ȝyf ȝo ȝowr husbond wyl co͒sentynconsentyn þ ᷑toþerto · ⎣þ⸧þan sche seyd to þe\nbysshop · I p᷑yprey ȝow late myn husbond come to ȝo ȝowr p᷑senspresens · & ȝe\nxal hery̅heryn what he wyl sey ·· & so hyr husbond cam before þeþe\nBysshop · And þe Bysshop askyd hym · Iohn is it ȝo ȝowr wyl þtþat ȝo ȝowr\nwyf xal take þe mantyl & þe ryng & leuyn chast & ȝe boþe͒boþen\nȝa my lord he seyd [& in tokyn þtþat we boþen vowyn to leue ⸗\nchast · her I offyr myn handꝭhandys in to ȝowyr · [& he put hys\nhandys be twen þe bysshoppys handꝭhandys [& þe bysshop dede no⸗\nmor to us at þtþat day ·· saue he mad us rygth good cher And\nseyd we wer rygth wolcome ·· An oþ ᷑oþer day þisþis creatur cam\nto mete at þe request of þe bysshop · And sche saw hym\n· xiii ·\nȝeuyn wtwyth hys handꝭhandys er he set hy̅hym to mete to · xiii · powyr\nmen · xiii pens & xiii lovys wtwyth oþ ᷑oþer mete & so he dede eu᷑yeuery\nday ·/ þisþis creatur was steryd to hy deuocyon wtwyth þisþis sygth ·\n/& ȝaf god p᷑ysyngpreysyng & worshepyng · þtþat he ȝaf þe bysshop gcegrace\nto don þesþes good dedys · wtwyth plentyuows wepyng ·· in so mych\nþtþat alle þe bysshopys meny wer gretly m᷑veylyngmerveylyng what hyr\neyled · And sythen sche was set to mete wtwyth many worthy\nclerkys & p᷑stysprestys & swyers of þeþe bysshoppys · And þeþe bysshop\nhym self sent hir ful gentylly of hys owyn mees · \nþe clerkys askyd þisþis creatur many hard qwestyons · þe wych sche\nbe þe grace of Ihu̅Ihesu resoluyd · so · þtþat hir answerys lykyd þeþe Bysshop\nrygth wel · And þe clerkys had ful gret m᷑uaylmeruayl of hir þtþat sche\nansweryd so redyly & p᷑gnawntlypregnawntly · Wh⸧Whan þe bysshop had ety͒etyn\nhe sent for þisþis creatur in to hys chawmbyr seying to hir ·\n[Margery ȝe & ȝo ȝowr husbond spak to me for to ȝyfe ȝow þe\nMantyl & þe ryng for whech cause I haue take my cown⸗\nsel · & my cownsel wyl not ȝyf me to ꝓfesseprofesse ȝow in so\nsynguler a clothyng wtwyth owtyn bett ᷑bettyr avyseme̅tavysement ·· And ȝe sey\nbe þe gcegrace of god ȝe wyl go to IerIerusalem ·· þ ᷑þer for pythprayth to god\nþtþat it may abyden tyl ȝe come fro IerIerusalem þtþat ȝe be bett ᷑bettyr p᷑uydpreuyd\n& knowyn · on þe next day þisþis creatur went to chirch &\npydprayd to god wtwyth alle hyr spyritꝭspyritys þtþat sche mygth han knowlach\nhow sche xuld ben gou᷑ndgouernd in þisþis mat ᷑mater · And what answer\nsche mygth gife to þe bysshop ·· Owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist an⸗\nsweryd to hir mend\nin þisþis man᷑maner ·· Dowt ᷑Dowtyr sey þe bysshop\nþtþat he dredyth moreþ schamys of þe world þ⸧þan þe ꝑfytparfyt\nlofe of god · Sey hym I xuld as wel han excusyd hym\nȝyf he had fulfyllyd þiþi wyl ·· as I dede þe chyldren of\nIsr̅l whan I bad hem borwe þe goodꝭgoodys of þe pepyl of\negypt & gon a wey þ ᷑þer wyth ·· þ ᷑þer for dowt ᷑dowtyr sey hym · þow\nhe wyl not don it now it xal be don an oþ ᷑oþer tyme wh⸧whan\ngod wyl · & so sche dede hir massage to þeþe bysshop of lyn⸗\ncolne as sche had in comawndment · [þ⸧þan he p᷑ydpreyd hyre\nto gon to þe erchsh Archbusshop of Cawnt᷑beryCawntyrbery Arundel\n& p᷑ynpreyn hym to grawntyn leue to me Bysshop of lyncoln ·\nfor to ȝeuyn hir þe mentyl & þe ryng · in as mech as sche\nwas not of hys dyocyse ·· þisþis cawse he sfeyned thorw cownsel\nof hys clerkꝭclerkys for þei louyd not þisþis creatur ·· Sche seyd · ser\nI wyl go tyo my lord of cawt᷑berycawtyrbery wtwyth rygth good wyl /for oþ ᷑oþer\ncawsys & materys whech I haue to schewe to hys reu᷑ensreuerens ·\nAs for þisþis cawse I xal not gon for god wyl not I aske hym\nþ᷑þer aftyr · [þan sche toke hir leue of þe bysshop of lyncolne &\nhe ȝaf hir xxvi · schelyngys & viii dpens to byen hyr clothy͒gclothyng\nwyth & for to p᷑yprey for hym \ncamcapitulum 16 ·\nhan went þisþis creatur forth to london wtwyth hir husbo͒dhusbond\nvn to lambhyth þ ᷑þer þe Erchebisshop lay at þtþat tyme\nAnd as þei comyn in to þe halle at aft ᷑aftyr noon\nther wer many of þe Erchebysshoppys clerkꝭclerkys & oþ ᷑oþer rekles\nmen · boþeboþe swyers & ȝemen whech swory̅sworyn many gret oþisoþis ·\n& spokyn many rekles wordꝭwordys · & þisþis creatur boldly vndyr ⸗\nname hem & seyd þei schuld ben dampnyd but þeiþei left\nher sweryng & oþ ᷑oþer synnes þtþat þei vsyd · ⎡& wtwyth þat cam forth\na wom⸧woman of þe same town in a pylche & al for schod\nþisþis creatur · bannyd hir · & seyd ful cursydly to hir in þisþis man᷑maner\nI wold þuþu wer in smythfeld & I wold bery̅beryn a fagot to bren\nþe wyth it is pety þtþat þow leuyst · ⎡þisþis creatur stod stylle\n& answeryd not & hir husbond suffred wtwyth gret peyn / &\nwas ful sory to heryn hys wyfe so rebukyd ·· Than þe\nErchbusshop sent for þisþis creatur in to hys gardeyn ·⸗\nWhan sche cam to hys p᷑senspresens sche salutyd hy̅hym as sche cowd\npyngprayng hym of hys gracyows lordshyp to grawnt hir to\nauctoryte of chesyng hyr co͒fesso confessowr ·· & to be howselyd euery\nsonday ȝyf god wold dysposen hir þ ᷑þer to vndyr hys lett ᷑lettyr and\nhys seel thorw al hys ꝓuynceprouynce · ⎣& he grawnt it her ful beny͒glybenyngly\nall hir desyr wtwyth owtyn any sylu᷑syluer er gold · [ne he wold latyn\nhys clerkꝭclerkys takyn anything for wrytyn ne for seelyng of\nþe lett ᷑lettyr · Whan þisþis creatur fond þisþis grace in hys sygth · sche\nwas wel comfortyd & strengthyd in hir sowle · & so sche\nschewyd þisþis worshepful lord hir man᷑maner of leuyng · & swech\ngrace as god wrowt in hyr mende & in hir sowle · to wety͒wetyn\nwhat he wold sey þ ᷑þer to ȝyf he fond any defawte eyþ ᷑eyþyr in\nhyre co̅te̅placyoncontemplacyon · er in hir wepyng · & sche teld hy̅hym also\nþe cawse of hyr wepyng ·· And þe maner of dalya[wns]\nþat owyr lord dalyid to hyr sowle · And he fond no defawt\nþ ᷑þer in ·· but ahe p᷑vsydprevsyd hir man᷑maner of leuyng · & was rygth glad ·\nþtþat owyr m᷑cyfulmercyful lord cryst Ihu̅Ihesu · schewyd swech grace in\nowyr days · blyssed mot he be ·· [þan þisþis creatur boldly\nspak to hym for þe correccyon of hys meny ·· seying\nwtwyth reu᷑ensreuerens · My lord  owyr alderes lord al myty god ⸗\nhath not ȝon ȝow ȝowyr benefys · & gret goodꝭgoodys of þe\nworld · to mayten wtwyth hys tretowrys · & hem þtþat slen hy̅hym\neu᷑yeuery day be gret othys sweryng ·· ȝe schal answer for\nhem · les þ⸧þan ȝe correctyn hem · or ellys put he̅hem owt\nof ȝo ȝowr ẜuyseseruyse ·· fful beny͒glybenyngly & mekely he suffred hir to\nsey hir entent · & ȝaf a fayr Answer · hir supposyng it\nxuld ben þe bett ᷑bettyr · & so her dalyawns co͒tynuydcontynuyd tyl ster⸗\nrys apperyd in þe fyrmament · [þ⸧þan sche toke hir leue\n& hyr husbond also · Sythen þei comyn a ȝen to ⸗\nlondon & many worthy men desyred to heryn hir\ndalyawns · & hir comunycacyon for hir co͒munycacommunyca⸗\ncion was so mech in þe lofe of god · þtþat þe herars\nwer oftyn tyme steryd þ ᷑þer thorw to wepyn ryttȝt sadly\n[& so sche had þ ᷑þer rygth gret cher · & hir husbond · be\ncawse of hir as long as þei wold abyden in þe\ncyte ·· Aft ᷑wardAftyrward þei comyn a geyn to lenne · & þ⸧þan\nwent þisþis creatur to þe Ankyr at þe frer p᷑chowrysprechowrys\nin lenne · & teld hym what cher sche had had · and\nhow sche had sped whyl sche was in þe contcontre ·· And\nhe was rygth glad of hir comyng hom · & held it\nwas gret Myracle hir comyng & hir goyng to & fro\nAnd he seyd to hir I haue herd mych euyl langwage\nof ȝow syth ȝe went owt ·· & I haue ben sor cownseld\nto leue ȝow & no mor to medyl wtwyth ȝow · & þ ᷑þer is be⸗\nhyte me gret frenschepys wtwyth condycyon · yf I leue ȝow ·\nAnd I answeryd for ȝow þꝰþus · [ȝyf ȝe wer in þe same plyte\nþtþat ȝe wer wh⸧whan we partyd a sundyr  I durst wel say · ȝe\nwer a good woman ·· a louere of god & hyly inspyred wtwyth\nþeþe holy gost · And I wyl not forsake hyr for no lady in\nþisþis reme for to speke wtwyth þe lady & leuyn hir· for raþ ᷑raþar\nI schuld leue þe lady & speke wtwyth hir · ȝyf I mygth not\ndon boþen · þ⸧þan I xuld don þe co͒tryecontrarye ·‖//Rede fyrst\nþeþe xxi chapetr · & þ⸧þan þisþis chapet ᷑chapetyr aft ᷑aftyr þtþat it begy̅nesbegynnes thꝯthus · i̅in þeþe tyme\nN a day long befor þisþis tyme whyl thys c᷑at creatur þeþe vi lefe eft ᷑efter\ncamcapitulum 17 ·\nwas beryng chylder & sche was newly delyueryd\nof a chyld · ⎣owyr lord cryst Ihu̅Ihesu seyd to hir sche\nxuld no mor chyldren beryn & þ ᷑þer for he bad hyr gon to\nNorwych · & sche seyd ·· A der lord how xal I gon · I am\nboþe feynt & feble ·drede þe not · I xal make þe stro͒gstrong\ni now ·· I byd þeþe gon to þeþe vykary of seynt Stefenys and\nsey þtþat I gret hym wel · & þtþat he is an hey chosyn sowle\nof myn ·· & telle hym he plesyth me mech wtwyth hys p᷑chy͒gprechyng ·\n[& · schew hym thy p᷑uytespreuytes & my̅myn cownselys swech as\nI schewe þeþe ·· Than sche toke hyr wey to Norwych ward\n& cam in to hys cherch · on a thursday · a lytyl be for\nnoon And þe vykary went vp & down wtwyth a noþ ᷑noþer p᷑stprest\nwhech was hys gostly fadyr · þtþat leuyd wh⸧whan þisþis boke was\nmad · & þisþis creatur was clad in blak clothy̅gclothyng þtþat tyme ·\nSche salutyd þeþe vykary p᷑yngpreyng hym þtþat sche mygth speke\nwtwyth hym an owyr or ellys tweyn · owyrs at aft ᷑aftyr none ·\nwh⸧whan he had etyn in þe lofe of god ·he lyftyng vp hys\nhandys & blyssyng hym · seyd ·· benedicite what cowd a woma⸧woman\nocupyn an owyr er tweyn owyrs in þe lofe of ow ᷑owyr lord ·\nI xal neu᷑neuer ete mete tyl I wete what ȝe kan sey of owyr\nlord god · þe tyme of on owyr ·/ þ⸧þan he sett hym down in\nþe chirche · sche syttyng a lytyl be syde schewyd hym all\nþe wordꝭwordys whech god had reuelyd to hyr in hyr sowle\nSythen sche schewyd hym al hyr man᷑maner of levyng · fro hyr chyldhod\nas ny as it wolde come to hir mende · how vnkynd sche had ben\na geyn owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist ·· how prowde & veyne sche had ben in\nhir aport · how obstynat a geyns þe lawes of god · & how en⸗\nvyows a geyn hir euyn c̍stencristen · Sythen wh⸧whan it plesyd owyr\nlord c̍stcrist Ihu̅Ihesu how sche was chastysed wtwyth many tribulacyons ·\n& horrybyl temptacyons · & aft ᷑wardaftyrward how sche was fed and\ncomfortyd wtwyth holy medytacyons · & specyal in þe mende of\nowyr lordꝭlordys passyon · & whyl sche dalyed in þe passyon of\nowyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist ·· Sche herd so hedows a melodye þtþat sche\nmygth not ber it [þan þisþis creatur fel down · as yf sche\nhad lost hir bodyly strength · & lay stylle a gret whyle ·\ndesyryng to put it a way · & sche mygth not [þan knew\nsche wel be hir feyth þtþat þ ᷑þer was gret Ioye in hevyn · Wher\nþe lest poynt of blys wtwyth owtyn any co͒ꝑysoncomparyson passeth al\nþe Ioye þat eu᷑euer myt be thowt er felt in þisþis lyfe · Sche\nwas gretly strengthyd in hir feyth & mor bold to tellyn þe\nvykary her felyngꝭfelyngys whech sche had be reuelacyons boþen\nof qwyk & of ded & of hys owyn self ·· Sche teld hym\nhow sum tyme þe ffadyr of hevyn dalyd to hir sowle\nas pleynly and as veryly as o frend spekyth to a noþ ᷑noþer be\nbodyly spech · Su͒Sum tyme þe secu͒desecunde ꝑsonepersone in t ̍nytetrinyte · · su⸧sum ⸗\ntyme alle thre ꝑsonyspersonys in t ̍nitetrinite & o substawns in god⸗\nhede dalyid to hir sowle · & informyd hir in hir feyth ·\n& in hys lofe · how sche xuld lofe hym · worshepyn hy͒hym ·\n& dredyn hym ·· so excellently ·: þtþat sche herd neu᷑neuer boke · neyþ ᷑neyþ yr\nhyltons boke · ne p̍dispridis boke · ne StimulStimulus amorꝭamoris · ne in⸗\nof · R · ha̅pallhampall\ncendiu̅cendium amoris ·\nne no̅non oþ ᷑oþer þtþat eu᷑euer sche herd redy̅redyn þtþat spak\nso hyly of lofe of god · but þtþat sche felt as hyly in wer⸗\nkyng in hir sowle · yf sche cowd or ellys mygth a sche ⸗\nwyd as sche felt ·· Su̅tymeSumtyme owyr lady spak to hir mend ·\n[Sumty]me seynt petyr· Su͒tymeSumtyme seynt powyl [Su͒tymSumtym seynt\nkateryn er what seynt in heuyn sche had deuocyon to a⸗\nperyd to hir sowle · & tawt hir how sche xuld louyn owyr lord ·\n[& how sche xuld plesyn hym her dalyawns was so swet ·· so\nholy & so devowt · þat þisþis creatur myt not oftyn tymes\nberyn it but fel down & wrestyd wtwyth hir body & mad won⸗\ndyrful cher & contenawns wtwyth boystows sobbyngꝭsobbyngys · & gret\nplente of terys · Su̅tymeSumtyme seyng / Ihu̅Ihesu m᷑cymercy) su̅sum tyme I dey )\n& þ ᷑þer for mech pepyl slawndryd hir not ·\nleuyng it was\nþe werke of god ·· but þtþat su̅sum euyl spyrit vexid hir in hir\nbody · er ellys þtþat sche had su̅sum bodyly sekenesse · Notwtstondy͒gNotwythstondyng\nþe Rumo Rumowr · & grutchyng of þe pepyl a ȝen hir ·· [þis holy\nman vykary of seynt Stefenys chyrch of Norwych ·\nwhom god hath exaltyd · & þorw m᷑uelyowsmeruelyows werkꝭwerkys sche ⸗\nwyd & p᷑uydpreuyd for holy ·· eu᷑euer held wtwyth hir & supportyd hir a⸗\nȝen hir enmys in to hys powyr · Aft ᷑Aftyr þe tyme þtþat sche\nbe þe byddyng of god had schewyd hym hir man᷑maner of\ngou᷑nawnsgouernawns & leuyng · for he trustly beleuyd þtþat sche was\nwel lernyd in þe lawe of god · & indued wtwyth grace of þeþe\nholy gost · to whom it longyth to enspyr wher he wyl ·\n& þow hys voys be herd it is not wyst of þe werld fro\nwhen/it comyth · er whedyr it goth · Thys holy vykary ·\naft ᷑aftyr þisþis tyme was co͒fesso confessowr · to þisþis creatur al wey wh⸧whan\nsche cam to Norwych · & howsyld hir wtwyth hys owyn\nhandys · & wh⸧whan sche was on a tyme moneschyd to aper\nbe for certeyn offycerys of þe Bysshop · to Answer to\ncerteyn Artyculys whech xuld be put a geyn hir be þeþe\nsteryng of envyows pepyl · ⎡þe good vykary p᷑ferryngpreferryng\nþe lofe of god be for any schame of þe world · went wtwyth\nhir to her hir examynacyon & delyueryd hir fro þe\nmalys of hyr enmys ·/ & þ⸧þan was it reuelyd to þisþis creatur\nþtþat þe good vykary xuld leuyn sevyn ȝer aft ᷑aftyr & þ⸧þan he\nsculd passyn hens wtwyth gret gcegrace ·· And he dede as sche h[ad]\ncamcapitulum 18 ·\nhys creatur was chargyd & comawndyd in hir sowle þtþat\nsche schuld go to a whyte frer in þe same Cyte of Norwy ̉Norwych\nwhech hyte Wyllya⸧Wyllyam Sowthfeld · a good m⸧man and an holy\nleuar · to schewyn hym þe grace þtþat god wrowt in hir as sche\nhad don to þe good vykary be forn · Sche dede as sche was\ncomawndyd & cam to þe frere on a for noon · & was wtwyth hy͒hym\nin a chapel a long tyme · & schewyd hym hir meditacyons ·\n& swech as god wrowt in hir sowle · to wetyn yf sche wer\ndysceyued be any illusyons or not · Thys good man þe\nwhite frer eu᷑euer whyl sche teld hir felyngꝭfelyngys ·heldyng up hys\nhandꝭhandys seyd Ihu̅Ihesu M ᷑cyMercy· & grem᷑cygremercy· Syst ᷑Syster he seyd ·dredyth ȝe\nnot of ȝo ȝowr man᷑maner of leuyng ·for it is þe holy gost werky͒gwerkyng\nplentyuowsly hys gcegrace in ȝo ȝowr sowle · [thankyth hy̅hym heyly of\nhys goodnes for we alle be bowndyn to þa̅kynþankyn hy̅hym for ȝow\n/þat now in owyr days wel inspir hys gcegrace in ȝow ·· to þe ⸗\nhelp & co͒fortcomfort of us alle · whech arn supportyd be ȝo ȝowr p᷑yerspreyers\n/& be swech oþ ᷑oþer as ȝe ben · And we arn p᷑ẜvydpreservyd fro many\nmyschevys & dysesys whech we schuld sufferyn & worthily\nfor owyr trespas · nNe wer swech good creaturys a mong\nvs · blyssed be al myty god · for hys goodnes · And þ ᷑þer for syst ᷑syster\nI cownsel ȝow þtþat ȝe dyspose ȝow to receyuyn þe ȝyftꝭȝyftys of\ngod as lowly · & mekely · as ȝe kan · & put non obstakyl ne\nobieccyon a ȝen þe goodnes of þeþe holy gost · · ffor he may\nȝevyn hys ȝyftꝭȝyftys wher he wyl · & of vnworthy he makyth\nworthy ·· of synful he makyth rygtful ·/ hys m᷑cymercy is eu᷑euer redy\nvn to vs ·· les þ⸧þan þe fawt be in owyr self ·· for he dwellyth\nnot in a body soget to syn ·· he fleth al fals feyny͒gfeynyng & fals⸗\nhede ·· he askyth of us · a lowe · a meke · & a contryte hert ·\nwtwyth a good wyl ·· ⎣owyr lord seyth hym self My spyrit schal\nrestyn vp on a meke man · a co̅trytecontryte m⸧man · & dredyng my\nwordꝭwordys ·· Syst ᷑Syster I trost to owyr lord ȝe han þese co͒dicyonscondicyons\neyþ ᷑eyþyr in ȝo ȝowr wyl · or in ȝo ȝowr affeccyon · er ellys in bothyn ·/ & I\n[held]e not þtþat owyr lord suffryth hem to be dysceyued endlessly /\nþtþat settyn al here trost in hym & no thyng sekyn ne desyryn\ngoyd co̅selconsel ·\nbut hym only · as I hope þat ȝe don · And þ ᷑þer for beleuyth fully\nþtþat owyr lord louyth ȝow & werkyth hys gcegrace in ȝow · I p᷑yprey god\nincres it · & co͒tinucontinu it · to hys eu᷑euer lestyng worshep for hys m᷑cymercy \nThe beforn seyd creatur was mech comfortyd boþe in body &\nin sowle be þisþis good ma̅nysmannys wordꝭwordys · & gretly strengthyd in hir\nfeyth · & þ⸧þan sche was bodyn be owyr lord · for to gon to an\nAnkres in þe same Cyte whych hyte dame Ielyan /& so\nsche dede & schewyd hir þeþe grace þtþat god put in hir sowle\nof co͒pu͒ccyoncompunccyon contricyon swetnesse & deuocyon co͒passyoncompassyon\nwtwyth holy meditacyon & hy co͒templacyoncontemplacyon · & ful many\nholy spechys & dalyawns · þtþat owyr lord spak to hir sowle ·\nAnd many wondirful reuelacyons whech sche schewyd to þeþe\nAnkres to wetyn yf þ ᷑þer wer any deceyte in hem · ⎡for þe\nAnkres was expert in swech thyngꝭthyngys & good cownsel cowd\nȝeuyn · / þe Ankres hery͒gheryng þeþe m᷑uelyowsmeruelyows goodnes of owyr\nlord hyly thankyd god · wtwyth al hir hert · for hys visitacyon\n[cownselyng þisþis creatur to be obedyent · to þe wyl of\nowyr lord god & fulfyllyn wtwyth al hir mygthys · what\neu᷑euyr he put in hir sowle / yf it wer not a geyn þeþe wor⸗\nshep of god & ꝓfyteprofyte of hir euyn c̍stencristen ⎡for yf it wer\nþ⸧þan it wer nowt þe mevyng of a good spyryte · but\nraþ ᷑raþar of an euyl spyrit · [þeþe holy gost meuyth neu᷑neuer a þing\na geyn charite ·/ & yf he dede he wer co͒traryowscontraryows to hys\nowyn self / for he is al charite · Also he meuyth a sowle\nto al chastnesse ·· for chast leuars be clepyd þeþe temple\nof þe holy gost · & þe holy gost makyth a sowle stabyl &\nstedfast in þe rygth feyth · & þe rygth beleue ·· And a\ndubbyl m⸧man in sowle is eu᷑euyr vnstabyl · & vnstedfast in\nal hys weys ·· he þtþat is eu᷑euyr mor dowtyng · is lyke to þe\nflood of þe see ·· / þe whech is mevyd & born a bowte wtwyth\nþe wynd · & þtþat m⸧man is not lyche to receyuen þeþe ȝyftys\nof god ·· What creatur þtþat hath þes tokenys he m[uste]\nstedfastlych belevyn þtþat þe holy gost dwellyth in hys sowle · And\nmech mor wh⸧whan god visyteth a creatur wtwyth terys of co͒trisyoncontrisyon\ndeuosyon er co͒passyoncompassyon · he may & owyth to leuyn þtþat þe holy\ngost is in hys sowle · · Seynt powyl seyth þtþat þe holy gost\nAskyth for vs wtwyth morny͒ggꝭmornynggys & wepyngꝭwepyngys vnspekable · þtþat is to\nseyn · he makyth vs to askyn & p᷑ynpreyn wtwyth morny͒ggꝭmornynggys & wepy̅gꝭwepyngys\nso plentyvowsly · þtþat þe terys may not be nowmeryd Ther\nmay non euyl spyrit ȝeuyn þesþes tokenys for\nþtþat terys t mentynturmentyn mor þe devylle þ⸧þan don þe peynes\nof helle · god & þe deuyl ben eu᷑moreuyrmor co͒t ryowscontraryows · & þei xal\nneu᷑neuyr dwellyn to gedyr in on place · & þe devyl hath\nno powyr in a mannys sowle · holy wryt seyth þtþat þeþe sowle\nof a rytful man is þe sete\nof god · & so I trust syst ᷑syster þtþat ȝe\nben · I p᷑yprey god grawnt ȝow ꝑseuerawnsperseuerawns ·· settyth al ȝo ȝowr trust\nin god · & feryth not þe langage of þe world · for þeþe mor\ndespyte schame & repref þtþat ȝe haue in þeþe world þe mor\nis ȝo ȝowr meryte in þe sygth of god ·· pacyens is necessary vn\nto ȝow · for in þtþat schal ȝe kepyn ȝo ȝowr sowle  [mych was þeþe holy\ndalyawns þtþat þe Ankres & þisþis creatur haddyn be comowny͒gcomownyng\nin þeþe lofe of owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist many days þtþat þei were\nto gedyr ·· Thys creatur schewyd hyr man᷑maner of leuyng to\nmany a worthy clerke · to worshepful doctorys of divinyte ·\nboþe Religiows men & oþ ᷑oþer of seculer abyte · & þei seyden\nþtþat god wrowt gret grace wtwyth hir · & bodyn sche xuld not\nben aferde · þ ᷑þer was no disseyte in hir man ᷑maner of leuyng ··\n[þei cownseld hir to be ꝑseuerawntperseuerawnt ·· for here most dred\nwas þtþat sche xuld t nynturnyn & not kepyn hir ꝑfeccyonperfeccyon · sche\nhad so many enmys & so mech slawndyr · þtþat hem semyd\nsche myte not beryn it wtwyth owtyn gret gcegrace & a mygty\nfeyth ·· ⎣oþ ᷑oþer whech had no knowlach of hir man᷑maner of gou᷑nawnsgouernawns\nsaue only be sygth owtforth · er ellys be Iangely̅gIangelyng of oþ ᷑oþer\npersonys · ꝑu᷑tyngperuertyng þe dom of trewth · seyd ful euyl of hir\n[& cau]syd hir to haue mech enmyte · & mech dysese mor\nþ⸧þan sche xuld haue ellys had · had her euyl la͒gagelangage ne ben \nNeu᷑Neuyr þe lesse þe Ankyr of þe frer p᷑chowrysprechowrys in lenn whech was\np̍ncipalprincipal gostly fadyr to þisþis creatur as is wretyn be forn · toke it\non charge of hys sowle þtþat hir felyngꝭfelyngys wer good & sekyr & þtþat þer\nwas no disseyt in hem · And he be þe spiryt of ꝓphecyeprophecye teld\nhir wh⸧whan sche xuld gon to IerIerusalem ward · sche xuld haue mech\nt̍bulacyontribulacyon wtwyth hir mayden · And how owyr lord xuld asayn\nhir scharply & p᷑uynpreuyn hir ful streytly ·/ þ⸧þan seyd sche a geyn\nA good ser what xal I þ⸧þan do wh⸧whan I am fer fro hom & in\nstrawnge cu͒treyscuntreys · & my mayden be a ȝens me · þ⸧þan is my\nbodily comfort a go · & gostly co͒fortcomfort of any confesso confessowr as ȝe\nbeth wot I not wher to haue ·· Dowt ᷑Dowtyr drede ȝe nowt · for\nowyr lord schal co͒fortcomfort ȝow hys owyn self · hoose co͒fortcomfort\npassyth alle oþeris ·/ & whan al ȝo ȝowr frendꝭfrendys han forsakyn ⸗\nȝow owyr lord schal makyn a brokyn bak m⸧man to lede ȝow\nforth wher ȝe wyl be ·· & so it be fel as þe Ankyr had ꝓphe⸗prophe⸗\ncyed in eu᷑yeuery poynt · And as I trust xal be wretyn more\npleynly aft ᷑wardaftyrward · Than þisþis creatur in a man᷑maner co͒pleyny͒gcompleynyng\nseyd to þe Ankyr ·· Good ser what xal I do · he þtþat is my con⸗\nfessowr · in ȝo ȝowr absens is rygth scharp vn to me · he wyl not be ⸗\nlevyn my felyngꝭfelyngys ·· he settyth nowt by hem · he heldyth hem\nbut tryfelys & Iapys · & þtþat is a gret peyn vn to me · for I\nlofe hym wele · & I wold fawyn folwyn hys cownsel ·· The\nAnkyr answeryng a ȝen to hir seyd · it is no wondyr dowt ᷑dowtyr\nyf he kan nowt beleuyn in ȝo ȝowr felyngꝭfelyngys so sone · he knowyth\nwel ȝe han ben a synful wom⸧woman / & þ ᷑þer for he wenyth þtþat god\nwold not ben homly wtwyth ȝow in so schort tyme · aft ᷑aftyr ȝo ȝowr ꝯu᷑syonconuersyon ·\nI wold not for al þisþis world ben so scharp to ȝow as he is ·\nGod for ȝo ȝowr m᷑ytemeryte hath ordeynd hym to be ȝo ȝowr scorge · & faryth\nwtwyth ȝow as a smyth wtwyth a fyle þtþat makyth þe yron to be bryte\n& cler to þe sygth · whech be forn aperyd rusty dyrke [&]\neuyl colowryd ·/ þe mor scharp þtþat he is to ȝow [þe mor]\nclerly schinyth ȝo ȝowr sowle in þe sygth of god / & god hath ordeyned me\nto be ȝo ȝowr norych & ȝo ȝowr comfort · beth ȝe lowe & meke & thanke god\nboþeboþe of on & of oþ ᷑oþer · On atyme be forn þisþis creatur went to hir\nperyspraerys for to wetyn what answer sche xuld ȝeuyn to þe wedow\n/ sche was comawndyd in hir spyryt · to byddyn þe wedow levyn\nhir co͒fesso confessowr · þtþat was þtþat tyme · yf sche wold plesyn god · And gon\nto þe Ankyr · at þeþe ffrer p᷑chowrysprechowrys in lenn · & schewyn hym\nhir lyfe · Whan þisþis creatur dede þisþis massage þe wedow wold\nnot levyn hir wordys ne hir gostly fadyr neyþ ᷑neyþyr · les þ⸧þan god\nwold ȝevyn hir þeþe same grace þtþat he ȝaf þisþis creatur · And sche\nchargyd þisþis creatur þtþat sche xuld no mor comyn in hir place\n& for þisþis creatur teld hir þtþat sche had to fele lofe of affecyon\nto hir gostly fadyr · þ ᷑þer for þe wedow seyde it had ben good to\nþisþis creatur þtþat hir lofe & hir affeccyon wer set as hir was ·\n[than owyr lord bad þisþis creatur don wryten a lett ᷑lettyr & send it\nhir · A Mayst ᷑Maystyr of dyuynite wrot a lett ᷑lettyr at þe request of þisþis\ncreatur & sent to þe wedow · wtwyth þese clawsys þtþat folwyn · On\nclause was þtþat þe wedow xuld neu᷑neuyr han þe gcegrace þtþat þisþis creatur\nhad · A noþ ᷑noþer was þow þisþis creatur come neu᷑neuer in hir howse\nit plesyd god ryt wel · Owyr lord seyd eftsonys to þisþis creatur\nit wer bett ᷑better to hir þ⸧þan al þisþis world & hir lofe wer sett as\nthyn is · & I byd þe gon to hir gostly fadyr & telle hym · for\nhe wyl not belevyn þi wordꝭwordys þei schal be departyd a su̅dyrsundyr\ner þ⸧þan he be war · & þei þtþat ben not of hir cownsel xal knowy̅knowyn\nit er þ⸧þan ·\nhe · wheþ ᷑wheþyr he wyl or not ·· lo dowt ᷑dowtyr her mayst þow\nse how hard it is to deꝑtyndepartyn a man fro hys owyn wyl ··\n/& all þisþis processe was fulfyllyd in trewth · as þe creatur had\nseyd be forn · twelue ȝer aft ᷑wardaftyrward ⎡þ⸧þan þisþis creatur suffryd\nmech tribulacyon & gret heuynesse for sche seyd þese\nwordys as owyr lord bad hir sey · ⎣& euyr sche encresyd\nin þeþe lofe of god & was mor bold þ⸧þan sche was be forn \ncamcapitulum 19 ·\nE forn þisþis creatur went to IerIerusalem owyr lord sent hir\nto a worshipful lady þtþat sche xuld spekyn wtwyth hir in\ncownsel · & do hys erdaend vn to hir ·· þe lady wold not\nspeke wtwyth hir les þ⸧þan hir gostly fadyr wer p᷑sentpresent · & sche seyd\nsche was wel plesyd & þ⸧þan whan þe ladys gostly fadyr was\ncomyn þei wentyn in to a chapel al thre to gedyr And\nþ⸧þan þisþis creatur seyd wtwyth gret reu᷑ensreuerens & many teerys ·· Madam  \nowyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist bad me telle ȝow þtþat ȝo ȝowr husbond is in\np gatorypurgatory & þat ȝe schal ben savyd but it schal be long er\nȝe come to hevyn ·· And þ⸧þan þe lady was dysplesyd & seyd\nhir husbond was a good m⸧man · sche levyd not þtþat he was in\np gatorypurgatory · hir gostly fadyr held wtwyth þisþis creatur & seyd it ⸗\nmygth rygth wel ben so as sche seyd · & co͒fermydconfermyd hir wordꝭwordys\nwtwyth many holy talys · And þ⸧þan þisþis lady sent hir dowt ᷑dowtyr wtwyth\nmany oþ ᷑oþer meny wtwyth hir  to þe Ankyr whech was p̍ncypalprincypal\nconfesso confessowr to þisþis creatur · þtþat he schuld forsakyn hir & ellys he\nxuld lesyn hir frenshep ·· The Ankyr seyd to þe massangerꝭmassangerys\nþtþat he wold not forsakyn þisþis creatur for no m⸧man in erthe ··\nfor to swech creaturys as wold inq̍yninqwiryn of hy̅hym hir man᷑maner\nof gou᷑nawnsgouernawns & how he held of hir · he seyd sche was\ngoddꝭgoddys owyn ẜuawntseruawnt · And also he seyd sche was þeþe tanakyltabernakyl\nof god · And þe Ankyr seyd vn to hir owyn ꝑsonepersone · for to\nstrengthyn hir in hir feyth ·· þow god toke fro ȝow al teerys\n& dalyawns beleuyth neu᷑neuyr þe les þtþat god louyth ȝow / & þat\nȝe schal be ryt sekyr of hevyn · for þtþat ȝe haue had be for\ntyme for teerys wtwyth lofe · is þe grettest ȝeft þtþat god may\nȝevyn in erth ·/ & al men þtþat louyn god owyn to thankyn\nhym for ȝow ·· Also þ ᷑þer was a wedow p᷑ydpreyd þisþis creatur to\np᷑ynpreyn for hir husbond · & wete yf he had ony nede of help\n& as þisþis creatur p᷑ydpreyd for hym · sche was answeryd þtþat hys\nsowle xuld be xxx ȝer in p gatorypurgatory · les þ⸧þan he had bett ᷑bettyr\nfrendys in erthe ·· thus sche teld þe wedow & seyd ȝy[f ȝe]\nwyl don almes for hym · iii · pownd er · iiii · in m[essys]\n& almes ȝeuyng to powyr folke ȝe schal hyly plesyn god & don þe\nsowle gret esse · ⎣þeþe wedow toke lytyl hede at hir wordꝭwordys & let it pa⸗\nsyn forth ·/ þ⸧þan þisþis creatur went to þe Ankyr & teld hym how\nsche had felt & he seyd þe felyng was of god & þe dede in þe\nself was good þow þe sowle had no nede þ ᷑þer of & cownseld\nit xuld be fulfylled ·/ þ⸧þan þisþis creatur teld þisþis mat ᷑mater to hir gostly\nfadyr þtþat he xuld speke to þe wedow & so it was long tyme\nþtþat þisþis creatur herd no mo of þisþis mat ᷑mater Aft ᷑wardAftyrward owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist\nseyd to þisþis creatur · þtþat thyng I bad xuld a be don for þe sowle it\nis not don Aske now þi gostly fadyr & so sche dede & he seyd\nit was not don sche seyd a ȝen My lord Ihu̅Ihesu c̍stcrist teld me so\nrygth now \nN a day as þisþis creatur was heryng hir messe a ȝong\nman and a good p᷑stprest heldyng up þe sacͣ ̅mentsacrament in hys\nhandꝭhandys ou᷑ouyr hys hed þe sacrament schok & flekeryd\nto & fro as a dowe flekeryth wtwyth hir wengꝭwengys / & wh⸧whan he held\nup þe chalys wtwyth þe p᷑cyowsprecyows sacmentsacrament þe chalys mevyd to & fro\nas it xuld a fallyn owt of hys handys ·⎣ Whan þe sacre\nwas don þisþis creatur had gret m᷑ueylemerueyle of þe steryng &\nmevyng of þe blyssed sacmentsacrament desyring to se mor sacreys\n& lokyng yf it wold don so a ȝen / þ⸧þan seyd owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu\ncrist to þe creatur · þow xalt no mor sen it in þisþis man᷑maner\nþ ᷑þer for thank god þtþat þow hast seyn  [My dowt ᷑dowtyr bryde say me\nneu᷑neuyr in þisþis wyse · þ⸧þan seyd þisþis creatur in hir thowt · ⎣lord\nwhat betokenyth þisþis ·/ It be tokenyth veniawnce ·/ A good lord\nwhat veniawnce ·/ þ⸧þan seyd owyr lord a ȝen to hir þ ᷑þer xal be\nan erdene tel it whom þow wylt in þe name of Ihu̅Ihesu ·/\n[ for I telle þe forsoþe rygth as I spak to seynt Bryde · ryte\nso I speke to þe dowt ᷑dowtyr / & I telle þe trewly it is trewe eu᷑yeu᷑ery\nword þtþat is wretyn in · brides boke / & be þe it xal be knowy̅knowyn\nfor very trewth And þow xalt faryn wel dowt ᷑dowtyr in spyte\nof alle thyn enmys ·/ þe mor envye thei han to þeþe for my\n[gr]ace · þe bett ᷑bettyr xal I lofe þe / I wer not rygthful god but\n[I louy]d þe for I knowe þe bett ᷑bettyr þ⸧þan þow dost þi self ·· What\n[þat euyr men] seyn of þe · þow seyst I haue gret paciens · in ⸗\nþe syn of þe pepyl And þow seyst soth ⎣but yf þow sey þe\nsynne of þe pepyl as I do þow xuldyst haue mech more\nm᷑vaylemervayle in my pacyens & mech mor sorwe in þe synne\nof þe pepyl þ⸧þan þow hast ·/ þ⸧þan þe creatur seyd · Alas der ⸗\nworthy lord what xal I do for þe pepyl ·/ Owyr lord answe⸗\nryd it is I now to þe to don as þow dost ·/ þ⸧þan sche p᷑yedpreyed\nM ᷑cyfulMercyful lord cr̍stcrist Ihu̅Ihesu in þe is al m᷑cymercy & grace & goodnes ·\nhaue m᷑cymercy pyte & co͒passyoncompassyon of hem ·· Schew þi m᷑cymercy &\nthy goodnes vp on hem / help hem · send hem very co͒tricontri⸗\ncyon & late hem neu᷑neuer deyn in her synne ·/ Owyr m᷑cymercy⸗\nful lord seyde / I may no mor dowt ᷑dowtyr of my rytfulnesse\ndo for hem þ⸧þan I do ·/ I send hem p᷑chyngprechyng & techyng · pesty⸗\nlens & bataylys hungyr and famyny̅gfamynyng losse of her goodꝭgoodys\nwtwyth gret sekenesse & many oþ ᷑oþer t ̍bulacyonstribulacyons · & þei wyl\nnot leuyn my wordꝭwordys · ne þei wyl not knowe my vysitacyon ·\n& þ ᷑þer for I xal sey to hem þtþat I made my ẜuawntꝭseruawntys to p᷑yprey\nfor ȝow & ȝe despysed her werkꝭwerkys & her leuyng \nN þe tyme þtþat þisþis creatur had reuelacyons owyr lord\nseyd to hir / dowt ᷑dowtyr þow art wtwyth childe · sche seyd a ȝen ·\nA lord how xal I þ⸧þan do for kepyng of my chylde ·\n/ owir lord seyd · dowt ᷑dowtyr drede þe not I xal ordeyn for an\nkepar ·/ lord I am not worthy to heryn þe spekyn & þꝰþus\nto comown wtwyth myn husbond ·/ ner þe lesse it is to me\ngret peyn & gret dysese ·/ þ ᷑þer for is it no synne to þeþe dowt ᷑dowtyr\nfor it is to þe raþ ᷑raþar mede & m᷑ytemeryte · & þow xalt haue neu᷑neuer\nþe lesse gcegrace / for I wyl þtþat þow bryng me forth mor frwte ·\nþ⸧þan seyd þe creatur · lord Ihu̅Ihesu þisþis man᷑maner of leuyng longyth\nto thy holy maydens ·/ ȝa dowt ᷑dowtyr trow þow rygth wel þtþat I\nlofe wyfes also · And specyal þo wyfꝭwyfys whech woldy̅woldyn levyn\nchast ȝyf þei mygtyn haue her wyl & don her besynes\nto plesyn me as þow dost ·· ffor þow þe state of mayden⸗\nhode be mor ꝑfyteparfyte & mor holy þan þe state of wedew⸗\nhode · & þe state of wedewhode mor ꝑfyteparfyte þ⸧þan þe state of\nwedlake · ȝet dowt ᷑dowtyr · I lofe þe as wel as any mayden in þeþe world ·\n· þ ᷑þer may no man let me to lofe whom I wele · & as mech as I wyl ·\n/ for lofe dowt ᷑dowtyr qwenchith al synne · & þ ᷑þer for · aske of me þeþe ȝyftꝭȝyftys\nof lofe · þ ᷑þer is no ȝyft so holy as is þe ȝyft of lofe · ne no þing\nto be so mech desyred as lofe ·· for lofe may p᷑chasynpurchasyn what\nit can desyren · & þ ᷑þer for dowt ᷑dowtyr · þow mayst no bett ᷑bettyr plesyn\ngod þ⸧þan co̅tynulycontynuly to thinkyn on hys lofe · Than þisþis creatur\naskyd owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu how sche xuld best louyn hym · And\nowyr lord seyd haue mende of þi wykydnesse & thynk\non my goodnes [sche seyd a geyn · I am þe most vnworþivnworþi\ncreatur þtþat eu᷑euyr þow schewedyst gcegrace vn to in erth · A dowt ᷑dowtyr\nseyd owyr lord · fere þe nowt I take non hede what a\nman hath ben · but I take hede what he wyl ben · Dowt ᷑Dowtyr\nþow hast despysed þi self · þ ᷑þer for þow xalt neu᷑neuyr be des⸗\npysed of god · haue mend dowt ᷑dowtyr what Mary Mawdelyn ⸗\nwas · Mary Eypcyan Seynt powyl · & many oþ ᷑oþer seyntys\nþtþat arn now in hevyn · for of vnworthy I make worthy\n/& of synful I make rytful / & so haue I mad þeþe worthy\nto me · · [onys louyd & eu᷑moreuyrmor lovyd wtwyth me ⎣þ ᷑þer is no seynt\nin heuyn þtþat þow wylt speke wyth · but he xal com to þe þeþe·\nWhom þtþat god louyth · þei louyn · Wh⸧Whan þuþu plesyst god þow\nplesyst hys modyr · & al þe seyntꝭseyntys in heuyn · Dowt ᷑Dowtyr I\ntake wytnesse of my modyr · of alle þe Awngelys in\nheuyn · & of alle þe seyntꝭseyntys in hevyn · þtþat I loue þe wtwyth all\nmyn hert · & I may not forbgertyn þi lofe ·· Owyr lord seyd\nþ⸧þan to hys blysful modyr · blyssed modyr telle ȝe my dowt ᷑dowtyr\nof þe gretnesse of loue · I haue vn to hir · Than þisþis creat ᷑creatur\nlay stylle al in wepyng & sobbyng · as hir hert xuld a\nbrostyn for þe swetnesse of spech þtþat owyr lord spak on\nto hir sowle ·· A swythe aft ᷑aftyr · þe qwen of m᷑cymercy goddys\nmodyr · dalyed to þe sowle of þisþis creatur · seying · My der ⸗\nworthy dowt ᷑dowtyr · I bryng þe sekyr tydyngꝭtydyngys wytnessyng my\nswet sone Ihu̅Ihesu · wtwyth alle Awngelys & alle seyntꝭseyntys in heuyn\nwhech louyn þe ful hily ··\nDowt ᷑Dowtyr · I am thy modyr · þi lady ⸗·\nand thy maystres · for to teche þe in al wyse · how þuþu schalt\nplese god best ·· Sche tawt þisþis creatur & informyd hir so ⸗·\nwondyrfully · þtþat sche was abaschyd to speke it or telle it to\nany · þe maters wer so hy & so holy saf only to þe Ankyr ·\nwhech was hir p̍ncypalprincypal co͒fesso confessowr · for he cowde most skyl\nin swech thyngꝭthyngys · & he chargyd þisþis mater be v᷑tuvertu of obe⸗\ndyens to tellyn hym what þtþat eu᷑euer sche felt & so sche dede \nS þisþis creatur lay in co͒templacyoncontemplacyon for wepy͒gwepyng\nin hir spiryt sche seyde to owyr lord Ihu̅Ihesu cryst ·\nA lord Maydenys dawnsyn now m᷑ylymeryly in heuyn \n[xal not I don so · for be cawse I am no mayden · lakk of may⸗\ndenhed is to me now gret sorwe · Me thynkyth I wolde\nI had ben slayn whan I was takyn fro þe funt ston · þtþat\nI xuld neu᷑neuer a dysplesyd þeþe · & þ⸧þan xuldyst þuþu blyssed lorde\nan had my maydenhed wtwyth owtyn ende · A der god I haue not\nlovyd þe alle þeþe days of my lyue · & þtþat sor þ᷑þerwyth me · I haue\nronnyn a wey fro þe · & þow hast ronnyn aft ᷑aftyr me · wold fal⸗\nlyn in dyspeyr & þuþu woldyst not suffer me · A dowt ᷑dowtyr how\noftyn tymes haue I teld þe þtþat thy synnes arn forȝoue\nþe · & þtþat we ben onyd\nwtwyth owtyn ende /· þuþu art to\nme a synguler i lofe dowt ᷑dowtyr · & þ ᷑þer for I behote þeþe · þuþu · schalt\nhaue a synguler gcegrace in hevyn · dowtyr & I be hest Iþtþat I shal\ncome to þin ende at þi deyng · wtwyth my blyssed modyr &\nmyn holy Awngelys · & twelve apostelys · Seynt kat᷑ynekateryne ·\nseynt Margarete · Seynt Mary Mawdelyn · & many oþer\nseyntꝭseyntys þtþat ben in hevyn · whech ȝevyn gret worshep to me ·\nfor þe gcegrace · þtþat I ȝeue to þe\ngod & þi lord Ihu̅Ihesu ·/ þow þart drede\nno grevows peynes in þiþi deyng · for þuþu xalt haue thy\ndesyre · þtþat is to haue mor mynde of my passyon · þ⸧þan on\nþin owyn peyne ·· [þuþu xalt not dredyn þe devyl of helle ·\nfor he hath no powyr in þeþe · he dredyth þe mor þ⸧þan thow\ndost hym · he is wroth wtwyth þeþe · for þuþu turmentyst hym mor ·\nwtwyth þi wepyng · þ⸧þan doth al þe fyer in helle ·· þuþu wynnyst\nmany sowlys fro hym wtwyth þi wepyng · &\nI haue be hygth\nþe þtþat þuþu xuldyst noon oþ ᷑oþer pgatorypurgatory han þan slawndyr & speche of þeþe\nworld ·/ for I haue chastysed þe my self as I wolde be many gret\ndredꝭdredys & t mentiisturmentiis þtþat þuþu hast had · wyth euyl spyritꝭspyritys boþin slepy͒gslepyng\n& wakyng many ȝerys · & þ ᷑þer for [& þ ᷑þer for I schal p᷑ẜuynpreseruyn þe at\nþin ende · thorw my m᷑cymercy · þat þei schal no powyr haue ou᷑ouyr þe\nneyþ ᷑neyþyr in body ne in sowle ·· ⎣it is gret gcegrace & myracle þtþat þuþu hast\nthy bodyly wyttꝭwyttys for þe vexacyon þtþat þuþu hast had wtwyth hem a for\ntyme ·· I haue also dowt ᷑dowtyr chastised þe wtwyth þe drede of my ⸗\ngodhede · & many tymes haue I feryd þeþe wtwyth gret tempestꝭtempestys of\nwyndꝭwyndys · þtþat þuþu wendyst veniawns xuld a fallyn on þeþe for synne ·\nI haue p᷑uydpreuyd þe be many t ̍bulacyonstribulacyons · many gret heuynes ·\n& many grevows sekenes · in so mech · þtþat þuþu hast ben a noyted\nfor deed / & al thorw my gcegrace hast þuþu skapyd · ⎣þ ᷑þer for drede þe\nnowt dowt ᷑dowtyr for wtwyth my̅myn owyn handꝭhandys whech wer nayled to\nþe crosse I xal take þi sowle fro þi body · wtwyth gret myrthe\n& melodye · wtwyth swet smellys & good odowrys · & offyr it to\nmy fadyr in heuyn þ ᷑þer þuþu xalt se hym face to face · wonyng\nwtwyth hym wtwyth owtyn ende ·· Dowt᷑Dowtyr þuþu xalt be ryte wolcome to\nmy fadyr & to my modyr & to alle my seyntꝭseyntys in hevyn\nfor þuþu hast ȝouyn hem drynkyn ful many tymes · wtwyth teerys\nof thyn eyne · ⎣alle myn holy seyntꝭseyntys xal enioyen of þiþi comy͒gcomyng\nhom ·· þuþu xalt be fulfyllyd of al man᷑maner lofe þtþat þuþu coueytyst ·/ þ⸧þan\nxalt þuþu blysse þeþe tyme þtþat þuþu wer wrowte · & þeþe body þtþat þeþe hath dere\nbowte ·· he xal Ioyen in þeþe & þuþu in hym wtwyth owtyn ende ·· Dowt ᷑Dowtyr\nI be hoste þe · þeþe same gcegrace · þtþat I be hyte seynt kateryne seynt\nMargarete · seynt · barbara · & seynt Powle · in so mech þat\nwhat creatur in erth vn to þeþe day of dom · aske þeþe any\nbone & beleuyth þtþat god louyth þeþe he xal haue is hys bone ·\n& er ellys a bett ᷑better thing · þ᷑þer for & þei þtþat beleuyn þtþat god louyth\n[?] shal ben\nþe · þei xal ben blyssed wtwyth owtyn ende ·· The sowlys in pgapurga⸗\ntory xal Ioyn in þi comyng hom · for þei knowyn wel þtþat god\nlouyth þeþe specyaly ⎣& men in erth schal Ioyn in god for þe ··\nfor he xal werkyn meche gcegrace for þe · And makyn al þe world to kno⸗\nwyn þtþat god louyth þe [þuþu hast be despysed for my lofe · & þ ᷑þer for þuþu\nxalt be worshepyd for my lofe ·· Dowt ᷑Dowtyr whan þuþu art in heuyn\nþuþu xalt mown askyn what þuþu wylt & I xal grawnte þeþe al þi\nsi̅gularissingularis · x ̍cristi ·\ndesyr · I haue telde þe be for tyme þtþat þuþu art a synguler louer ·\n/ & þ ᷑þer for þuþu xalt haue a synguler loue in heuyn / a synguler