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<div1>fol. 56v (cont.)I</div1>
<head><add><foreign><hi>Passus q<expan>ua</expan>rto<seg>-</seg><lb/>
decimus .</hi></foreign><note>O.14.000: The heading is divided after <foreign><hi><hi>q<expan>ua</expan>rto-</hi></hi></foreign>, so that it appears as two lines.</note></add></head>
I
<l><hi><hi>I</hi></hi> haue but an hool hater quod haukyn  I am þe lesse to blame </l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>ouȝ it be suyled & foule  I slepe þ<expan>er</expan><seg>-</seg>i<expan>n</expan>ne on nyȝtis</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd also I haue a wijf  huen & children</l>
O.14.4KD.14.3α
<l><add><foreign><hi>Vx<expan>or</expan>em duxi & i<expan>de</expan>o no<expan>n</expan> possu<expan>m</expan> ve<expan>n</expan>ire</hi></foreign><note>O.14.4: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>possu<expan>m</expan></hi></foreign>, and a red parasign precedes the second line of text.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>at wolden bemolen it many tyme  maugre my chekis</l>
<l><hi>I</hi>t haþ been laued in lenten  & out of lenten boþe</l>
<l><hi>W</hi>iþ þe sope of sekenesse  þat sekeþ wondir depe</l>
O.14.8KD.14.7
<l><hi>A</hi>nd wiþ þe losse of catel  loþ for to a<seg>-</seg>gylte </l>
<l><hi>G</hi>od or any good man  bi ouȝt þat I wiste</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd was schryuen of þe preest  þat gaue me for my synnes</l>
<l><hi>T</hi>o penau<expan>n</expan>ce pacience  & pore men to fede</l>
O.14.12KD.14.11
<l><hi>A</hi>l for coueytise of my cristendom  i<expan>n</expan> clennesse to kepe it</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd kouþe I neu<expan>er</expan>e bi crist  kepe it clene an oure</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>a</expan>t I ne suylede it wiþ siȝt  or su<expan>m</expan> ydel speche</l>
<l><hi>O</hi>r þoruȝ werk or word  or wille of myn herte</l>
O.14.16KD.14.15
<l><hi>B</hi>ut I ne floboure it foule  fro morwen<note>O.14.16: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the form <hi>morwen</hi> in place of <hi>morwe</hi>.</note> til euen</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd I schal kenne þee quod co<expan>n</expan>cience  of co<expan>n</expan>tric<expan>i</expan>ou<expan>n</expan> to make</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>at schal clawe þi cote  of al kyns synnes<note>O.14.18: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>synnes</hi> in place of some variant of <hi>fylthe</hi>.</note></l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Cordis <expan>con</expan>t<expan>ri</expan>c<expan>i</expan>o & c<expan>etera</expan></hi></foreign><note>O.14.19: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
O.14.20KD.14.18
<l><hi>D</hi>o<seg>-</seg>wel schal wasschen it & wryngen it  þoruȝ a wise co<expan>n</expan>fesso<expan>ur</expan></l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Oris <expan>con</expan>fessio & c<expan>etera</expan></hi></foreign><note>O.14.21: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>D</hi>o<seg>-</seg>bette schal beten it & bouken it  as briȝt as any scarlet</l>
<milestone>fol. 57rI</milestone>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd engreynen it wiþ good wille  & goddis g<expan>ra</expan>ce to amende þee</l>
O.14.24KD.14.21
<l><hi>A</hi>nd siþen sende þee satisfacc<expan>i</expan>ou<expan>n</expan>  for to sewe<note>O.14.24: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>sewe</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>sowen</hi>. OC<hi>2</hi> alone among beta witnesses lack <hi>it</hi> before <hi>after</hi>.</note> after</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Satisfacc<expan>i</expan>o & c<expan>etera</expan></hi></foreign><note>O.14.25: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>D</hi>o<seg>-</seg>best schal neu<expan>er</expan>e myst bymolen it  ne moþþe after biten it</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>e feend ne fals man  defoulen it in þi lyue</l>
O.14.28KD.14.25
<l><hi>S</hi>chal no heraud ne harpour  haue a fayrer garnement</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>an haukyn þe actijf man  & þ<expan>o</expan>u do bi my techyng</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>e no mynystral be more worþ  among<expan>ys</expan> pore & riche</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>an haukyns wijf þe waferer  wiþ his <foreign>actiua vita</foreign></l>
O.14.32KD.14.29
<l><hi>A</hi>nd I schal p<expan>ur</expan>ueye þee paast quod pacience  þouȝ no plow erie</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd flour to fede folk wiþ  as best be for þi soule</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>ouȝ neu<expan>er</expan>e greyn growede  ne grape vp<seg>-</seg>on vyne</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>lle þat lyuen & loken  lijflode . wolde I fynde</l>
O.14.36KD.14.33
<l><hi>A</hi>nd þ<expan>a</expan>t ynow . schal noon fayle  of þing þat hem nedeþ</l>
<l><hi>W</hi>e schulde<expan>n</expan><note>O.14.37: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the form <hi>schulde<expan>n</expan></hi> in place of <hi>sholde</hi>.</note> not be to bisy  abouten oure lijflode<note>O.14.37: Kane and Donaldson (193) conjecturally exclude this line on the basis of "prosiness and verbosity."</note></l>
<l><foreign><hi><hi>N</hi>e solliciti sitis & c<expan>etera</expan> volucres celi de<expan>us</expan> pascit & c<expan>etera</expan> Pacie<expan>n</expan>tes vi<expan>n</expan>cu<expan>n</expan>t & c<expan>etera</expan></hi></foreign></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>a<expan>n</expan>ne lowȝ<note>O.14.39: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the form <hi>lowȝ</hi> in place of <hi>laughed</hi>.</note> haukyn a litil  & liȝtli gan swere</l>
O.14.40KD.14.35
<l><hi>W</hi>ho<seg>-</seg>so leueþ ȝow bi oure lord  I leue not he be blessid</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>o quod pacience pacientli  & out of his poke hente </l>
<l><hi>V</hi>itayles of grete v<expan>er</expan>tues  for alle man<expan>er</expan>e beestis</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd seyde . lo heer lijflode ynow  if oure beleue be trewe</l>
O.14.44KD.14.39
<l><hi>F</hi>or lent neu<expan>er</expan>e was lijf  but lijflode were schapen </l>
<l><hi>W</hi>her<seg>-</seg>of or wherfore  &<note>O.14.45: OC<hi>2</hi>R alone have <hi>&</hi> in place of <hi>or</hi>.</note> wher<seg>-</seg>by to libbe</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>irst þe wylde worm  vndir wete erþe</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>isch to lyue in þe flood  & in þe fijr þe criket</l>
O.14.48KD.14.43
<l><hi>Þ</hi>e curlu bi kynde of þe eir  moost clennest flesch of briddis</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd beestis bi grasse & greyn  & bi grene rotes</l>
<l><hi>I</hi>n menyng þ<expan>a</expan>t alle men  myȝten do þe same</l>
<l><hi>L</hi>yue þoruȝ lele bileue  & loue . as god witnesseþ</l>
O.14.52KD.14.46α
<l><add><foreign><hi>Q<expan>uo</expan>dcu<expan>m</expan><expan>que</expan> pecierit<expan>is</expan> a p<expan>at</expan>re in no<expan>m</expan>i<expan>n</expan>e m<expan>e</expan>o & c<expan>etera</expan> / Et ali<expan>bi</expan> / No<expan>n</expan> in solo pane viu<expan>i</expan>t h<expan>om</expan>o s<expan>et</expan> i<expan>n</expan> o<expan>mn</expan>i v<expan>er</expan>bo quod p<expan>ro</expan>ced<expan>i</expan>t de ore d<expan>e</expan>i <hi>.</hi></hi></foreign><note>O.14.52: This line begins in the right margin of l. 51, breaks after the first occurrence of <foreign><hi>in</hi></foreign>, and wraps around to occupy the next full line space, ending in the right margin.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>B</hi>ut I lokede . what lijflode it was  þat pacience so preysede</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd þa<expan>n</expan>ne was <add>it</add> a pece of þe pat<expan>er</expan> nost<expan>er</expan><foreign>fiat voluntas tua</foreign></l>
<l><hi>H</hi>aue haukyn quod pacience  & ete þis wha<expan>n</expan>ne <add>þee</add> hungreþ</l>
O.14.56KD.14.52
<l><hi>O</hi>r wha<expan>n</expan>ne þ<expan>o</expan>u clomsest for coold  or chillist<note>O.14.56: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>chillist</hi> in place of <hi>clyngest</hi>.</note> for drie</l>
<l><hi>S</hi>chulden<note>O.14.57: O alone has the form <hi>Schulden</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>Shul</hi>.</note> neu<expan>er</expan>e gomes<note>O.14.57: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>gomes</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>gyues</hi>.</note> þee greue  ne grete lordis wraþþe</l>
<l><hi>P</hi>risou<expan>n</expan> ne peyne  for <foreign>paciente<add>s</add> vincunt</foreign></l>
<l><hi>B</hi>i so þ<expan>a</expan>t þ<expan>o</expan>u be sobre  of siȝt & of tunge</l>
O.14.60KD.14.56
<l><hi>I</hi>n etyng & in handelyng  & alle þi fyue wittis</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>arst þ<expan>o</expan>u neu<expan>er</expan>e care for corn  ne lynnen cloþ ne wollen</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>e for drynk ne deþ drede  but deye as god likiþ</l>
<milestone>fol. 57vI</milestone>
<l><hi>O</hi>r þoruȝ hungre or þoruȝ hete  at his wille be it</l>
O.14.64KD.14.60
<l><hi>F</hi>or if þ<expan>o</expan>u lyuest aft<expan>er</expan> his lore  þe schorter lijf þe better</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Si q<expan>ui</expan>s amat <expan>christum</expan> mu<expan>n</expan>d<expan>um</expan> no<expan>n</expan></hi> diligit istu<expan>m</expan></foreign><note>O.14.65: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>no<expan>n</expan></hi></foreign>, and a red parasign precedes the second line of text.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or þoruȝ his breþ beest<expan>is</expan> wexen  & abrode ȝede<expan>n</expan></l>
<l><add><foreign>Dix<expan>i</expan>t & f<expan>a</expan>c<expan>t</expan>a su<expan>n</expan>t</foreign><note>O.14.67: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
O.14.68KD.14.62
<l><foreign><hi>E</hi>rgo</foreign> þoruȝ his breþ  mowen men & beest<expan>is</expan> lyue<note>O.14.68: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the form <hi>lyue</hi> in place of <hi>lyuen</hi>.</note></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>s holy writ witnessiþ  wha<expan>n</expan>ne me<expan>n</expan> seggen h<expan>er</expan> g<expan>ra</expan>ces</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Ap<expan>er</expan>is tu ma<expan>num</expan> tu<add>am</add> & i<expan>m</expan>ples o<expan>mn</expan>e <lb/>
a<expan>n</expan>i<expan>m</expan>al b<expan>e</expan>n<expan>e</expan>d<expan>i</expan>cc<expan>i</expan>o<expan>n</expan>e</hi></foreign><note>O.14.70: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>o<expan>mn</expan>e</hi></foreign>, and a red parasign precedes the second line of text.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>I</hi>t is founden þ<expan>a</expan>t fourty wynter  folk lyuede<expan>n</expan> wiþ<seg>-</seg>oute<expan>n</expan> tiliyng</l>
O.14.72KD.14.65
<l><hi>A</hi>nd out of þe flynt spronge þe flood  þat folk & beestis drunken</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd in elies tyme  heuene was y<seg>-</seg>closed</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>a</expan>t no reyn ne roon  þus reden<note>O.14.74: O alone has the form <hi>reden</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>rede</hi>.</note> men in bokis</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>a</expan>t many wyntres men lyueden  & no mete ne tiliden</l>
O.14.76KD.14.69
<l><hi>S</hi>euene slepen . as seyþ þe book  seuene hundrid wynter</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd lyueden wiþ<seg>-</seg>outen lijflode  & at þe laste þei woken</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd if men lyueden as mesure wolde  schulde neu<expan>er</expan>e be defaute</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>mong<expan>ys</expan> c<expan>ri</expan>sten c<expan>re</expan>aturis  if c<expan>ri</expan>stis word<note>O.14.79: O alone has the singular form.</note> be trewe</l>
O.14.80KD.14.73
<l><hi>A</hi>c vnkyndenesse . <foreign>caristia</foreign> makeþ  among<expan>ys</expan> c<expan>ri</expan>sten peple</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd ou<expan>er</expan>plente makiþ pride  amonge pore & riche</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>c mesure is so myche worþ  it may not be to dere</l>
<hi>Of Sodom . <lb/>
& gomor .</hi><note>O.14.83: The rubric is divided after <hi>Sodom .</hi>, so that it appears as two lines.</note>
<l><hi>F</hi>or þe mescheef &<note>O.14.83: OC<hi>2</hi>F alone lack <hi>þe</hi> before <hi>meschaunce</hi>.</note> meschaunce  among men of sodom</l>
O.14.84KD.14.77
<l><hi>W</hi>exe þoruȝ plente of payn  & of pure sleuþe</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Ociositas & h<expan>ab</expan>unda<expan>n</expan>cia pa<expan>n</expan>is <lb/>
p<expan>e</expan>cc<expan>atu</expan>m t<expan>ur</expan>pissimu<expan>m</expan> nut<expan>ri</expan>u<expan>i</expan>t .</hi></foreign><note>O.14.85: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>pa<expan>n</expan>is</hi></foreign>, and a red parasign precedes the second line of text.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or þei mesurede<expan>n</expan> not he<expan>m</expan>self  of þ<expan>a</expan>t þei eten & drunken<note>O.14.86: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the form <hi>drunken</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>dronke</hi>.</note></l>
<l><hi>D</hi>iden <sic>dely</sic><corr>de[d]ly</corr> synne  þat þe deuel likede</l>
O.14.88KD.14.80
<l><hi>S</hi>o veniaunce fel vp<seg>-</seg>on hem  for her vile synnes</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>ei sunken in<seg>-</seg>to helle  þe citees ichone</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or<seg>-</seg>þi mesure we vs wel  & make oure feiþ oure scheltrou<expan>n</expan></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd þoruȝ feiþ comeþ co<expan>n</expan>tric<expan>i</expan>ou<expan>n</expan>  concience woot it<note>O.14.91: HmOC<hi>2</hi> alone include <hi>it</hi>.</note> wel</l>
O.14.92KD.14.84
<l><hi>W</hi>hich dryueþ awey dedli synne  & dooþ it to be venyal</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd þouȝ a man myȝte not speke  co<expan>n</expan>tric<expan>i</expan>ou<expan>n</expan> myȝte hy<expan>m</expan> saue</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd brynge his soule to blisse  so þ<expan>a</expan>t feiþ heer<note>O.14.94: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>heer</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>bere(þ)</hi>.</note> witnesse </l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>a</expan>t whyles he lyuede he beleuede  þe lore of holy chirche</l>
O.14.96KD.14.88
<l><foreign><hi>E</hi>rgo</foreign> co<expan>n</expan>tric<expan>i</expan>ou<expan>n</expan> . feiþ & concience  is kyndeli . do<seg>-</seg>wel</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd surgien <space>  </space><note>O.14.97: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the singular form. In O, there is evidence that an <s> may have been erased.</note> for dedli synnes  whan schrift of mouþ faylede<note>O.14.97: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the preterite form.</note></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>c schrift of mouþe more worþi is  if man be inlich co<expan>n</expan>trijt</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or schrift of mouþe sleeþ synne  be it neu<expan>er</expan>e so dedli</l>
O.14.100KD.14.92
<l><foreign><hi>P</hi><expan>ar</expan> confessione<expan>m</expan></foreign> to a preest  <foreign>peccata occiduntur</foreign></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>er contric<expan>i</expan>ou<expan>n</expan> dooþ . but dryueþ it dou<expan>n</expan>  i<expan>n</expan><seg>-</seg>to a venyal synne</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd dauid seiþ in þe sauter  & <foreign>quo<expan>rum</expan> tecta su<expan>n</expan>t p<expan>e</expan>cc<expan>at</expan>a</foreign></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>c satisfacc<expan>i</expan>ou<expan>n</expan> sekeþ out þe rote  & boþe sleeþ & voydeþ</l>
O.14.104KD.14.96
<l><hi>A</hi>nd as it neu<expan>er</expan>e hadde be . to nouȝt  bryngeþ dedli synne</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>a</expan>t it is neu<expan>er</expan>e eft sene ne sore  but semeþ a wounde heled</l>
<milestone>fol. 58rI</milestone>
<hi><hi>W</hi>here is <lb/>
charite</hi><note>O.14.106: The rubric is divided after <hi>is</hi>, so that it appears as two lines. Four ticks follow it.</note>
<l><hi>W</hi>here woneþ charite quod haukyn  I wiste neu<expan>er</expan>e in my lyue  </l>
<l><hi>M</hi>an þat wiþ hym spake  as wyde as I haue passed</l>
O.14.108KD.14.100
<l><hi>Þ</hi>ere p<expan>ar</expan>fiȝt truþe & pore herte is  & þa<expan>n</expan>ne<note>O.14.108: OC<hi>2</hi> alone include <hi>þa<expan>n</expan>ne</hi>.</note> pacience of tunge</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>ere is charite þe cheef chaumbrer  for god hym<seg>-</seg>selue</l>
<l><hi>W</hi>heþ<expan>er</expan> paciente pou<expan>er</expan>te quod haukyn  be more plesau<expan>n</expan>t to oure driȝten<note>O.14.110: O alone has the form <hi>driȝten</hi>; variants include <hi>d</hi> (cropped, W), <hi>sight</hi> (CB), <hi>lorde</hi> (GR), <hi>saueoure</hi> (C<hi>2</hi>), and <hi>driȝte</hi> (LHmCrYM).</note></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>an richesse riȝtfulli wonnen  & resounablich spendid</l>
O.14.112KD.14.104
<l><hi>Ȝ</hi>he . <foreign>quis est ille</foreign> quod pacience  quyk <foreign><hi>laudabim<expan>us</expan> eum</hi></foreign></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>ouȝ men redde<expan>n</expan><note>O.14.113: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the form <hi>redde<expan>n</expan></hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>rede</hi>.</note> of richesse  <add>riȝt</add> to þe werldis ende</l>
<l><hi>I</hi> wiste neu<expan>er</expan>e renke þat riche was  þ<expan>a</expan>t wha<expan>n</expan>ne he rekene schulde</l>
<l><hi>W</hi>ha<expan>n</expan>ne he drowȝ to his deþ<seg>-</seg>day  þ<expan>a</expan>t he ne dredde hym sore</l>
O.14.116KD.14.108
<l><hi>A</hi>nd þat at þe rekkenyng i<expan>n</expan> arerage fel  raþ<expan>er</expan> þan out of dette</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>ere þe pore dar plede  & preue bi pure resou<expan>n</expan></l>
<l><hi>T</hi>o haue a<seg>-</seg>lowau<expan>n</expan>ce of his lord  bi þe lawe . he it cleymeþ </l>
<l><hi>I</hi>oye þat neu<expan>er</expan>e ioye hadde  of riȝtful Iuge he axeþ</l>
O.14.120KD.14.112
<l><hi>A</hi>nd seiþ . lo briddis & beestis  þat no blisse ne kouþe</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd wylde wormes in wodes  þoruȝ wyntres þ<expan>o</expan>u hem greuest</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd makest hem welny meke  & mylde <orig>fordefaute</orig><reg>for defaute</reg></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd after þ<expan>o</expan>u sendest hem somer  þat is her sou<expan>er</expan>eyn ioye</l>
O.14.124KD.14.116
<l><hi>A</hi>nd blisse to alle þat been  boþe wylde & tame</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>a<expan>n</expan>ne may begg<expan>er</expan>s & <del>bidders</del><add>beest<expan>is</expan><note>O.14.125: A solidus/punctus above <hi>bidders</hi> and above marginal <hi>beestis</hi> indicate that substitution was intended. O alone has <hi>bidders</hi>; all other <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>beestes</hi>, except C<hi>2</hi> which has <hi>breddis</hi>.</note></add>  after bote wayten </l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>at al her lijf han lyued  in lango<expan>ur</expan> & in defaute</l>
<l><hi>B</hi>ut god sente hem su<expan>m</expan><seg>-</seg>tyme  sum man<expan>er</expan>e ioye</l>
O.14.128KD.14.120
<l><hi>O</hi>uþ<expan>er</expan> heer or ell<expan>is</expan><seg>-</seg>where  kynde wolde it neu<expan>er</expan>e</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or to ou<expan>er</expan><seg>-</seg>myche woo . was he wrouȝt  þat neu<expan>er</expan>e was ioye schaped</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>ungelis þat in helle now been  hadden ioye su<expan>m</expan><seg>-</seg>tyme</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd dyues in deyntees lyuede  & in <foreign>douce<note>O.14.131: A supralinear <d> was added, apparently because the <d> in <foreign><hi>douce</hi></foreign> is spoiled by a blot.</note> vie</foreign></l>
O.14.132KD.14.124
<l><hi>R</hi>iȝt so resou<expan>n</expan> schewiþ  þ<expan>a</expan>t þoo men þat weren riche</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd her makes also  lyueden her lijf in myrþe</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>c god is of a wonder wille  bi þat kynde witt schewiþ</l>
<l><hi>T</hi>o ȝyue many men his m<expan>er</expan>cymonye  er he it haue deserued</l>
O.14.136KD.14.128
<l><hi>R</hi>iȝt so fareþ god bi su<expan>m</expan>me riche  ruþe me it þinkeþ</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or þei han her hyre heer  & heuene as it were</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd eke<note>O.14.138: YOC<hi>2</hi> alone read <hi>And eke</hi>; variants include <hi>and ys</hi> (GCBmLR), <hi>And his</hi> (BoCot), and <hi>And</hi> (WHmCrMF).</note> greet likyng to lyue <add></add> wiþ<seg>-</seg>oute labour of body</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd wha<expan>n</expan>ne he deyeþ be disalowed  as dauid seiþ in þe sauter</l>
O.14.140KD.14.131α
<l><add><foreign><hi>Dormieru<expan>n</expan>t & n<expan>ichil</expan> i<expan>n</expan>ueneru<expan>n</expan>t</hi></foreign><note>O.14.140: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>n<expan>ichil</expan></hi></foreign>, so that it appears as two lines.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd i<expan>n</expan> an<seg>-</seg>oþ<expan>er</expan> stede also . <foreign><hi>velut so<expan>m</expan>pnu<expan>m</expan> surge<expan>n</expan>ciu<expan>m</expan> do<expan>mine</expan> i<expan>n</expan> ci<expan>uitate</expan> tua<note>O.14.141: OC<hi>2</hi>RF alone lack <foreign><hi>et</hi></foreign> before <foreign><hi>ad</hi></foreign>.</note> ad n<expan>ichilu</expan>m redige<add>s</add></hi></foreign></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>llas þ<expan>a</expan>t richesse schal reue  & robbe mannes soule</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>rom þe loue of oure lord  at his laste ende</l>
O.14.144KD.14.134
<l><hi>H</hi>uen þat han her hyre a<seg>-</seg>fore  arn eu<expan>er</expan>e<seg>-</seg>more nedy</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd selden dyeþ he out of dette  þat dyneþ er he deserue it</l>
<milestone>fol. 58vI</milestone>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd til he haue doon his deuoyr  & his dayes iourne</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or wha<expan>n</expan>ne a werkeman haþ wrouȝt  þa<expan>n</expan>ne mowe<expan>n</expan> me<expan>n</expan><note>O.14.147: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>mowe<expan>n</expan> me<expan>n</expan></hi>; variants include <hi>men may</hi> (HmBoCotF), <hi>men</hi> (Cr), and <hi>may men</hi> (WGYCBmLMR).</note> see þe soþe</l>
O.14.148KD.14.138
<l><hi>W</hi>hat he were worþi for his werk  & what he haþ deserued</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd not to fonge bifore  for drede of disalowyng</l>
<l><hi>S</hi>o I segge bi ȝow riche  it semeþ not þ<expan>a</expan>t ȝe schul </l>
<l><hi>H</hi>aue heuene in ȝoure heer beyng  & heuene her<seg>-</seg>after</l>
O.14.152KD.14.142
<l><hi>R</hi>iȝt as a s<expan>er</expan>uaunt takiþ his salerie bifore  & siþ wolde cleyme more</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>s he þat noon hadde  & haþ hyre at þe laste</l>
<l><hi>I</hi>t may not be . ȝe riche men  or Matheu on god lyeþ</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>De delicijs ad delicias difficile e<expan>st</expan> t<expan>ra</expan>nsire</hi></foreign><note>O.14.155: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>delicias</hi></foreign>, and a red parasign precedes the second line of text.</note></add></l>
O.14.156KD.14.145
<l><hi>A</hi>c if ȝe riche me<expan>n</expan><note>O.14.156: OC<hi>2</hi>F alone include <hi>men</hi> or <hi>man</hi>.</note> haue ruþe  & rewarde wel þe pore</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd lyue<add>n</add> as lawe techeþ  doon lewte to hem alle</l>
<l><hi>C</hi>rist of his curtesye . schal  cou<expan>n</expan>forte ȝow at þe laste</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd rewarde alle . double richesse  þat ruful hertes habben</l>
O.14.160KD.14.149
<l><hi>A</hi>nd as an hyne<note>O.14.160: OC<hi>2</hi>F alone lack <hi>þat</hi> before <hi>hadde</hi>.</note> hadde  his hire . er he bigunne</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd wha<expan>n</expan>ne he haþ doon his deuoyr wel  me<expan>n</expan> doon hy<expan>m</expan> oþ<expan>er</expan> bounte</l>
<l><hi>Ȝ</hi>yuen hym a cote aboue his couenau<expan>n</expan>t  riȝt so crist ȝyueþ heuene</l>
<l><hi>B</hi>oþe to riche & to not riche  þat rufullich libben</l>
O.14.164KD.14.153
<l><hi>A</hi>nd alle þat doon her deuoir wel  han double hyre for her t<expan>ra</expan>uayle</l>
<l><hi>H</hi>eer forȝyuenesse of her synnes  & heuene blisse after</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>c it nys but selden seen  as bi holi seyntis lyues<note>O.14.166: YOC<hi>2</hi>M alone have <hi>lyues</hi> in place of <hi>bokes</hi>.</note></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>a</expan>t god rewarded double reste  to any riche wye</l>
O.14.168KD.14.157
<l><hi>F</hi>or myche myrþe is among riche  as in mete & cloþing</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd myche myrþe in may is  amonge wylde beestis</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd so forþ whyle somer lasteþ  her solace dureþ</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>c begg<expan>er</expan>s aboute mydsom<expan>er</expan>  breedles þei soupen<note>O.14.171: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the form <hi>soupen</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>soupe</hi>.</note></l>
O.14.172KD.14.161
<l><hi>A</hi>nd ȝit is wynt<expan>er</expan> for hem wers  for wete<seg>-</seg>schod þei gangen<note>O.14.172: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the form <hi>gangen</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>gange</hi>.</note></l>
<l><hi>A</hi><seg>-</seg>first sore & a<seg>-</seg>fyngred  & fouliche rebuked</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd a<seg>-</seg>rated of riche<note>O.14.174: OC<hi>2</hi> alone lack <hi>men</hi> before <hi>þ<expan>a</expan>t</hi>.</note>  þ<expan>a</expan>t ruþe is to here</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>ow lord sende hem som<expan>er</expan>  & su<expan>m</expan> man<expan>er</expan>e ioye</l>
O.14.176KD.14.165
<l><hi>H</hi>euene after her hennys goyng  þat heer han swich defaute</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or alle myȝtist þ<expan>o</expan>u haue maad  noon mener þan oþ<expan>er</expan></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd yliche witti & wise  if þi wille hadde liked</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd haue ruþe of þeise riche men  þat rewarde<expan>n</expan> not þi p<expan>ri</expan>souneris</l>
O.14.180KD.14.169
<l><hi>O</hi>f þe good þat þ<expan>o</expan>u hem gyuest  vnkynde<note>O.14.180: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>vnkynde</hi> in place of <foreign><hi>ingrati</hi></foreign>, thus spoiling the alliteration.</note> been many</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>c god of þi goodnesse  gyue vs<note>O.14.181: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>vs</hi> in place of <hi>hem</hi>.</note> grace to amende</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or may no derþe<note>O.14.182: OCr<hi>23</hi>C<hi>2</hi> alone among beta witnesses lack <hi>be</hi> before <hi>hem</hi>.</note> hem dere  drouȝþe ne wete</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>e neiþ<expan>er</expan> hete ne hayle  haue þei her hele</l>
O.14.184KD.14.173
<l><hi>O</hi>f þat þei wilnen & wolden<note>O.14.184: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the form <hi>wolden</hi>; all other beta witnesses have <hi>wolde</hi>.</note>  wanteþ hem not heere</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>c pore peple þi prisouneris  lor<add>d</add> i<expan>n</expan> þe pitte of mescheef</l>
<milestone>fol. 59rI</milestone>
<l><hi>C</hi>ounforte þoo creaturis  þat myche care suffren</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>oruȝ derþe & drou<add>ȝ</add>þe  alle her dayes heere</l>
O.14.188KD.14.177
<l><hi>W</hi>oo in wynt<expan>er</expan> tymes for wantyng of cloþis</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd in som<expan>er</expan><seg>-</seg>tyme selden  soupen to þe fulle</l>
<l><hi>C</hi>ounforte þi careful  crist in þi riche</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or how þ<expan>o</expan>u counfortist alle c<expan>re</expan>aturis  clerkis beren witnesse</l>
O.14.192KD.14.180α
<l><add><foreign><hi>Co<expan>n</expan>u<expan>er</expan>timini ad me & salui eritis</hi></foreign><note>O.14.192: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>me</hi></foreign>, and a red parasign precedes the second line of text.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>us <foreign>in gen<expan>er</expan>e</foreign> of gentrice  <expan>iesu</expan> crist seide</l>
<l><hi>T</hi>o robbers & to reueris  to riche & to pore</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>o</expan>u tauȝtiste hem in þe t<expan>ri</expan>nite  to<note>O.14.195: A supralinear <o> is added, apparently because the <o> in <hi>to</hi> is spoiled by a blot.</note> take baptisme</l>
O.14.196KD.14.185
<l><hi>A</hi>nd be clene þoruȝ þat c<expan>ri</expan>stynyng  of alle kyns synnes</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd vs fel þoruȝ folye  to falle in synne after</l>
<l><hi>C</hi>onfessiou<expan>n</expan> & knowlechyng  & crauynge þi m<expan>er</expan>cy</l>
<l><hi>S</hi>chulde amende vs as many siþes  as man wolde desire</l>
O.14.200KD.14.189
<l><hi>A</hi>c if þe pope wolde plede her<seg>-</seg>aȝeyn  & punysche vs in concience</l>
<l><hi>H</hi>e schulde take þe acquytau<expan>n</expan>ce as quyk  & to þe quede schewe it</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Pateat & c<expan>etera</expan> p<expan>er</expan> passione<expan>m</expan> d<expan>omi</expan>ni & c<expan>etera</expan></hi></foreign><note>O.14.202: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>& c<expan>etera</expan></hi></foreign>, and a red parasign precedes the second line of text.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd putten of þe pouke  & p<expan>re</expan>uen vs vndir borwe</l>
O.14.204KD.14.192
<l><hi>A</hi>c þe p<expan>ar</expan>chemyn of þis patent  of pouertee be . muste</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd of pure pacience  and p<expan>ar</expan>fiȝt beleue</l>
<l><hi>O</hi>f pompe & of pride  þe p<expan>ar</expan>chemyn decorreþ</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd p<expan>ri</expan>ncipali of alle peple  but þei be pore of herte</l>
O.14.208KD.14.196
<l><hi>E</hi>lles is al on ydel  al þat eu<expan>er</expan>e we writen</l>
<l><hi>P</hi>at<expan>er</expan><seg>-</seg> nost<expan>er</expan> & penau<expan>n</expan>ce  & pilg<expan>ri</expan>mage to rome</l>
<l><hi>B</hi>ut oure spences & spendyng  sprynge of a trewe wille</l>
<l><hi>E</hi>llis is al oure labour lost  lo how men writen</l>
O.14.212KD.14.200
<l><hi>I</hi>n fenestres at þe freris  if fals be þe foundement</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or<seg>-</seg>þi cristen schulde<note>O.14.213: OC<hi>2</hi> alone lack <hi>be</hi> before <hi>in</hi>.</note> in comune riche  noo<add>n</add> coueyte for hym<seg>-</seg>selue</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or seuene synnes þ<expan>er</expan> been  assaylen þee<note>O.14.214: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>þee</hi> in place of <hi>vs</hi>.</note> eu<expan>er</expan>e</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>e feend folewiþ hem alle  & fondeþ hem to helpe</l>
O.14.216KD.14.204
<l><hi>A</hi>c wiþ richesse þat ribaude  raþest men bigylyþ</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or þere þat richesse regnet  reu<expan>er</expan>ence folewiþ</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd þat is plesaunt to pride  in pore & in riche</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd þe riche is reu<expan>er</expan>enced  bi resou<expan>n</expan> of his richesse</l>
O.14.220KD.14.208
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>er</expan>e þe pore is put bihynde  & p<expan>ar</expan>aunter can more</l>
<l><hi>O</hi>f witt & of wisdam  þat fer awey is better</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>an richesse or realte  & raþ<expan>er</expan> herd in heuene</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or þe riche haþ myche to rekkene  & riȝt softe walkeþ</l>
O.14.224KD.14.212
<l><hi>Þ</hi>e hye weye to heuene<seg>-</seg>ward  often<note>O.14.224: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>often</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>ofte</hi>.</note> richesse letteþ</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Ita possibile diuiti & c<expan>etera</expan></hi></foreign><note>O.14.225: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>er</expan>e þe pore p<expan>re</expan>seþ biforn þe riche  w<expan>i</expan>t<expan>h</expan> a pak at his rigge</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Op<expan>er</expan>a e<expan>n</expan>i<expan>m</expan> illo<expan>rum</expan> sequ<expan>n</expan>t<expan>ur</expan> illos</hi></foreign><note>O.14.227: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
O.14.228KD.14.214
<l><hi>B</hi>atauntliche as begg<expan>er</expan>s doon  & boldliche he craueþ</l>
<milestone>fol. 59vI</milestone>
<l><hi>F</hi>or his pou<expan>er</expan>te & pacience  a p<expan>er</expan>petual blisse</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Beati paup<expan>er</expan>es q<expan>uonia</expan>m ip<expan>s</expan>o<expan>rum</expan> e<expan>st</expan> regnu<expan>m</expan> celo<expan>rum</expan></hi></foreign><note>O.14.230: This line begins above l. 229. It is divided after <foreign><hi>e<expan>st</expan></hi></foreign>, and a red parasign precedes the second line of text.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd pride in richesse regneþ  raþ<expan>er</expan> þan in pou<expan>er</expan>te</l>
O.14.232KD.14.217
<l><hi>A</hi>rst in þe mayster þan in<note>O.14.232: O alone among beta witnesses lacks <hi>þe</hi> before <hi>man</hi>.</note> man  su<expan>m</expan> mansiou<expan>n</expan> he haþ</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>c in pou<expan>er</expan>te þ<expan>er</expan>e pacience is  pride haþ no myȝte</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>e noon of þe seuene synnes  sitte ne mowen þ<expan>er</expan>e longe</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>e haue power in pou<expan>er</expan>te  if pacience it folewe</l>
O.14.236KD.14.221
<l><hi>F</hi>or þe pore is ay prest  to plese þe riche</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd buxu<expan>m</expan> at his biddyng  for hise broken looues</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd buxu<expan>m</expan>nesse & boost  arn eu<expan>er</expan>e<seg>-</seg>more at werre</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd eiþ<expan>er</expan> hateþ oþ<expan>er</expan>  in al man<expan>er</expan>e werkis</l>
O.14.240KD.14.225
<l><hi>I</hi>f wraþþe wrastele wiþ þe pore  he haþ þe wers ende</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or if þei boþe pleyne  þe pore is but feble</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd if he chide or chatre  hym cheueþ þe wers</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd if coueytise cacche þe pore  þei mowen not come to<seg>-</seg>gyd<expan>er</expan>es</l>
O.14.244KD.14.240
<l><hi>A</hi>nd bi þe nekke nameli  her noon may hente oþ<expan>er</expan></l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or men knowen<note>O.14.245: HmOC<hi>2</hi> alone lack <hi>wel</hi> before <hi>þat</hi>.</note> þ<expan>a</expan>t coueytise  is of a kene wille</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd haþ hondes & armes  of a longe lengþe</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd pou<expan>er</expan>te is but<note>O.14.247: OC<hi>2</hi> alone lack <hi>a</hi> before <hi>petit</hi>.</note> petit þing  appereþ not to his nauele</l>
O.14.248KD.14.244
<l><hi>A</hi>nd louelich layk was neu<expan>er</expan>e  bitwene þe longe & þe schorte</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd þouȝ auarice wolde angre þe pore  he haþ but litil myȝt</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or pou<expan>er</expan>te haþ but pokis  to putten in . hise goodes</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>ere auarice haþ almaries  & iren<seg>-</seg>bounden cofres</l>
O.14.252KD.14.248
<l><hi>A</hi>nd wheþ<expan>er</expan> be liȝter to breke  lesse boost it makeþ</l>
<l><hi>A</hi> begg<expan>er</expan>s bagge  þan an iren<seg>-</seg>bounden cofre</l>
<l><hi>L</hi>eccherie loueþ hym not  for he ȝyueþ but litil syluer</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>e doþ hym not dyne delicatli  ne drynke wiyn ofte</l>
O.14.256KD.14.252
<l><hi>A</hi> straw for þe stuwes  it stode not I trowe</l>
<l><hi>H</hi>adden<note>O.14.257: O alone has the form <hi>Hadden</hi> in place of <hi>Hadde</hi>.</note> þei no þing but<note>O.14.257: OC<hi>2</hi> alone lack <hi>of (a)</hi> before <hi>pore</hi>.</note> pore men  her housis stode<expan>n</expan> vnhiled<note>O.14.257: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>vnhiled</hi> in place of <hi>vntyled</hi>.</note><note>O.14.257: Three small slashes, stacked vertically, appear in the right margin; the hand responsible cannot be identified with certainty. Although they may point to the error of <hi>vnhiled</hi>, no such device appears elsewhere in this manuscript.</note></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd þouȝ sleuþe sue pou<expan>er</expan>te  & s<expan>er</expan>ue not god to paye</l>
<l><hi>M</hi>ischeef is his mayster  & makeþ hym to þenke </l>
O.14.260KD.14.256
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>a</expan>t god is his grettest helpe  & noo goom ellis</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd his s<expan>er</expan>uaunt as he seiþ  & of his sute boþe</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd wheþ<expan>er</expan> he be or be not  he bereþ þe signe of pou<expan>er</expan>te</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd in þat secte . oure saueo<expan>ur</expan>  sauede al man<seg>-</seg>kynde</l>
O.14.264KD.14.260
<l><hi>F</hi>or<seg>-</seg>þi al pou<expan>er</expan>te þat pacient is  may cleymen & asken </l>
<l><hi>A</hi>fter her endyng heer  heuene<seg>-</seg>riche blisse</l>
<l><hi>M</hi>ichel hardier may he axen  þat heer myȝte haue his wille</l>
<l><hi>I</hi>n lond & in lordschip  & likyng of body</l>
O.14.268KD.14.264
<l><hi>A</hi>nd for goddis loue leueþ al  & lyueþ as a begg<expan>er</expan></l>
<milestone>fol. 60rI</milestone>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd as a mayde for mannys loue  hir modir forsakiþ</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd<note>O.14.270: OC<hi>2</hi>Cot alone have <hi>And</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>Hir</hi>.</note> fadir & alle hir frendis  & folewiþ hir make</l>
<l><hi>M</hi>yche is swich a mayden<note>O.14.271: OM alone have <hi>mayden</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>mayde</hi>.</note> to loue  of hym þat swich oon takiþ</l>
O.14.272KD.14.268
<l><hi>M</hi>ore þan a mayden is þat is  maried þoruȝ brocage</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd bi assent of sundry parties  & syluer to bote</l>
<l><hi>M</hi>ore for coueytise of good  þan kynde loue of boþe</l>
<l><hi>S</hi>o it fareþ bi iche a p<expan>er</expan>soone  þat possessiou<expan>n</expan> forsakeþ</l>
O.14.276KD.14.272
<l><hi>A</hi>nd puttiþ hym to be pacient  & pou<expan>er</expan>te weddeþ</l>
<foreign><hi>Paup<expan>er</expan>tas .</hi></foreign><note>O.14.277: This word is preceded by a parasign two lines in height, touched in red, and decorated with a flourish at the right and vertical slashes beneath. It may have been intended as a heading for l. 280, since it appears over that portion of the line that extends into the right margin.</note>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>e which is sibbe to god hym<seg>-</seg>self  & so to hise seyntis </l>
<l><hi>H</hi>aue god my truþe quod haukyn  ȝe p<expan>re</expan>ysen fast pou<expan>er</expan>te</l>
<l><hi>W</hi>hat is pou<expan>er</expan>te wiþ pacience<note>O.14.279: OC<hi>2</hi> alone lack <hi>quod he</hi> before <hi>p<expan>ro</expan>preli</hi>.</note>  p<expan>ro</expan>preli to mene</l>
O.14.280KD.14.276
<l><add><hi><foreign>Paup<expan>er</expan>tas</foreign> quod pacience <foreign>est odibile bonu<expan>m</expan> . remoc<expan>i</expan>o curaru<expan>m</expan> . possessio s<expan>i</expan>n<expan>e</expan> calu<expan>m</expan>pnia . donu<expan>m</expan> d<expan>e</expan>i . sanita<add>ti</add>s . mater . abs<expan>que</expan> solitudi<expan>n</expan>e semita . sap<expan>ienc</expan>ie te<expan>m</expan>p<expan>er</expan>at<expan>ri</expan>x . negociu<expan>m</expan> s<expan>i</expan>n<expan>e</expan> da<expan>m</expan>pno . i<expan>n</expan>c<expan>er</expan>ta fortuna . abs<expan>que</expan> sollicitudine felicitas</foreign></hi><note>O.14.280: This line begins in the right margin of l. 279 and breaks after <foreign><hi>est</hi></foreign>, <foreign><hi>mater</hi></foreign>, and <foreign><hi>sollicitu-</hi></foreign>, wrapping around to occupy the next two full line spaces and ending in the right margin of l. 281. A red parasign precedes the final line of text.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>I</hi> can not co<expan>n</expan>strue þis quod haukyn  ȝe muste<expan>n</expan> seye it on englisch</l>
<l><hi>I</hi>n englisch quod pacience . it is wel hard  wel to expoune</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>c su<expan>m</expan>del I schal seyen it  bi so þow vnderstonde</l>
O.14.284KD.14.280
<l><hi>P</hi>ou<expan>er</expan>te is þe first poynt  þat pride moost hateþ</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>a<expan>n</expan>ne is it good bi good skile  al þat agasteþ pride</l>
<l><hi>R</hi>iȝt as co<expan>n</expan>triciou<expan>n</expan> is cou<expan>n</expan>fortable þing  concience it<note>O.14.286: OC<hi>2</hi> alone include <hi>it</hi> before <hi>woot</hi>, although Cr include it after.</note> woot wel</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd a sorwe of hym<seg>-</seg>self  & solace to þe soule</l>
O.14.288KD.14.284-285
<l><hi>S</hi>o pou<expan>er</expan>te p<expan>ro</expan>preliche  penaunce & ioye </l>
<l><hi>I</hi>s to þe body  pure p<expan>er</expan>petuel<note>O.14.289: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>perpetuel</hi> in place of <hi>spiritual</hi>.</note> helþe</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Ergo paup<expan>er</expan>tas e<expan>st</expan> odibile bonu<expan>m</expan></hi></foreign><note>O.14.290: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd co<expan>n</expan>triciou<expan>n</expan> cou<expan>n</expan>fort  & <foreign>cura a<expan>n</expan>i<expan>m</expan>a<expan>rum</expan></foreign> þe secounde</l>
O.14.292KD.14.288
<l><hi>S</hi>elde sitte pou<expan>er</expan>te  þe soþe to declare</l>
<l><hi>O</hi>r as iustise to iugge men  enioyned is no pore</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>e to be a meyr abouen men  ne mynystre vndir kyng<note>O.14.294: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have the singular form.</note></l>
<l><hi>S</hi>elden is any pore put  to punysche any peple</l>
O.14.296KD.14.293α
<l><add><foreign><hi>Remoc<expan>i</expan>o curaru<expan>m</expan> .</hi></foreign><note>O.14.296: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
<l><foreign><hi><hi>E</hi>rgo</hi></foreign> pou<expan>er</expan>te & pore men  perfornen þe comaundement</l>
<l><foreign><hi><hi>N</hi>olite iudicare que<expan>m</expan>q<expan>uam</expan></hi></foreign> þe þridde</l>
<l><hi>S</hi>elden is any pore . riche  but of riȝtful heritage</l>
O.14.300KD.14.295
<l><hi>W</hi>ynneþ<note>O.14.300: OC<hi>2</hi> alone lack <hi>he</hi> before <hi>not</hi>.</note> not wiþ weyȝtis false  ne vnselid mesures</l>
<l><hi>N</hi>e borweþ of hise neiȝboris  but þat he may wel paye</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Possessio sine calu<expan>m</expan>pnia .</hi></foreign><note>O.14.302: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>ca-</hi></foreign> in <foreign><hi>calu<expan>m</expan>pnia</hi></foreign>, and a red parasign precedes the second line of text.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>e ferþe is a fortune  þat florischeþ þe soule</l>
O.14.304KD.14.298
<l><hi>W</hi>iþ sobrete from alle synnes<note>O.14.304: YOC<hi>2</hi> alone have the plural form.</note>  & also ȝit more</l>
<l><hi>I</hi>t affaytiþ þe flesch  from folies ful manye</l>
<l><hi>A</hi> collateral counfort  cristis owne ȝifte</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Donu<expan>m</expan> d<expan>e</expan>i</hi></foreign><note>O.14.307: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
O.14.308KD.14.301-302
<l><hi>Þ</hi>e fifte is moder of helþe  a freend in alle fondyngys</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd for þe lewede eu<expan>er</expan>e a leche  a lemman of al clennesse</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Sanitatis mater .</hi></foreign><note>O.14.310: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>e sixte is a paþþe of pees  ȝhe þoruȝ þe pace of aultou<expan>n</expan></l>
<milestone>fol. 60vI</milestone>
O.14.312KD.14.305
<l><hi>P</hi>ou<expan>er</expan>te myȝte passe  wiþ<seg>-</seg>oute p<expan>er</expan>ele of robbyng</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or þ<expan>er</expan>e þat pou<expan>er</expan>te passeþ  pees foleweþ after</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd eu<expan>er</expan>e þe lasse<note>O.14.314: OC<hi>2</hi> alone lack <hi>þat</hi> before the first occurrence of <hi>he</hi>.</note> he bereþ  þe hardier he is of herte</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or<seg>-</seg>þi seiþ seneca  <foreign>paup<expan>er</expan>tas e<expan>st</expan> abs<expan>que</expan> solli<del>ci</del>tudi<expan>n</expan>e semita</foreign><note>O.14.315: The form <hi>solitudine</hi> is shared by C<hi>2</hi>BRF. OC<hi>2</hi> alone copy this line before l. 316.</note></l>
O.14.316KD.14.308
<l><hi>A</hi>nd an hardy man of herte  among an heep of þeues</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Ca<expan>n</expan>tabit paup<expan>er</expan><note>O.14.317: OC<hi>2</hi>Cot alone have <foreign><hi>pauper</hi></foreign> in place of <foreign><hi>paupertas</hi></foreign>.</note> cora<expan>m</expan> latrone viator</hi></foreign><note>O.14.317: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>latrone</hi></foreign>, so that it appears as two lines.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>e seuente is welle of wisdom  & fewe wordis schewiþ</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or lordis alowen hym litil  or listenen to his resou<expan>n</expan></l>
O.14.320KD.14.312
<l><hi>H</hi>e te<expan>m</expan>p<expan>er</expan>eþ þe tunge to truþe<seg>-</seg>ward  & noo tresore coueytiþ</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Sap<expan>ienc</expan>ie te<expan>m</expan>p<expan>er</expan>at<expan>ri</expan>x .</hi></foreign><note>O.14.321: This line is written in the right margin.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>e eyȝtiþ is <orig>alele</orig><reg>a lele</reg> labo<expan>ur</expan>  & loþ to take more </l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>an he may wel deserue  in som<expan>er</expan> or in wynter</l>
O.14.324KD.14.315
<l><hi>A</hi>nd if he chaffare . he chargiþ no losse  mowe he charite wynne</l>
<l><add><foreign><hi>Negociu<expan>m</expan> s<expan>i</expan>n<expan>e</expan> da<expan>m</expan>pno .</hi></foreign><note>O.14.325: This line is written in the right margin. It is divided after <foreign><hi>Negociu<expan>m</expan></hi></foreign>, so that it appears as two lines.</note></add></l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>e nyneþe is swete for<note>O.14.326: OC<hi>2</hi> alone have <hi>for</hi> in place of <hi>to</hi>.</note> þe soule  no sugre swetter</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or pacience is payn  for pou<expan>er</expan>te hym<seg>-</seg><del>selfe</del><add>selue</add></l>
O.14.328KD.14.318
<l><hi>A</hi>nd sobrete swete drynke  & good leche in sekenesse</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>us lerede me a lettered man  for oure lordis loue</l>
<l><hi>S</hi>eynt austyn a blissid lijf  wiþ<seg>-</seg>outen bisynesse</l>
<l><hi>F</hi>or body & soule <foreign>absq<expan>ue</expan> sollicitudine felicitas</foreign></l>
O.14.332KD.14.321
<l><hi>N</hi>ow god þat al good gyueþ  g<expan>ra</expan>unte his soule reste</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi>at þus first wrote to wissen men  what pou<expan>er</expan>te was to mene</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>llas quod haukyn þe actijf man þoo  þ<expan>a</expan>t after my c<expan>ri</expan>stendoom</l>
<l><hi>I</hi> ne hadde be deed & doluen  for do<seg>-</seg>welis sake</l>
O.14.336KD.14.325
<l><hi>S</hi>o hard it is quod haukyn . to lyue & to do synne</l>
<l><hi>S</hi>ynne sueþ vs eu<expan>er</expan>e quod he  & sory gan waxe</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd wepte water wiþ hise yen  & weylede þe tyme</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>a</expan>t eu<expan>er</expan>e he dide dede  þat dere god displesede</l>
O.14.340KD.14.329
<l><hi>S</hi>wowede<note>O.14.340: OLMR alone have the form <hi>Swowede</hi>; most <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>Swouned</hi>.</note> & sobbede  & sykede ful ofte</l>
<l><hi>Þ</hi><expan>a</expan>t eu<expan>er</expan>e he hadde londe or <del>larde</del><add>lord<note>O.14.341: A solidus/punctus above <hi>larde</hi> and above marginal <hi>lord</hi> indicate that substitution was intended. C<hi>2</hi> shares the erroneous reading. Other <hi>B</hi> manuscripts have <hi>lordshipe</hi>.</note></add>  lesse oþ<expan>er</expan> more</l>
<l><hi>O</hi>r maystrie ou<expan>er</expan> any man  moo þan of hym<seg>-</seg>selue</l>
<l><hi>I</hi> <sic>werere</sic><corr>were</corr> not worþi quod haukyn  to were any cloþis</l>
O.14.344KD.14.333
<l><hi>N</hi>e neiþ<expan>er</expan> schirte ne schoone  saue for schame one</l>
<l><hi>T</hi>o cou<expan>er</expan>e my careyn quod he  & cryede fast m<expan>er</expan>cy</l>
<l><hi>A</hi>nd wepte & weylede  & þ<expan>er</expan><seg>-</seg>wiþ I a<seg>-</seg>wakede</l>
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