Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

1. PERES THE PLOUGHMANS CREDE, 5& we ben proued Jje prijs * of popes at Rome,& of gretest degre • as godspelles telle)).'*A!syre/ qua)) y ))anne • ' )70u seyst a gret wonder,•Si})en crist seyd hym-self to all his disciples,•' W;^/ch of 30U ))^t is most • most schal he werche, 260& who is goer byforne•first schal he seruen."*k seyde, '• he sawe satan • sytten full hey^eSz ful lowe ben y-leyd ;" * in lyknes he tolde,P^t in pouernesse of spyrit • is spedfuUest hele,And hertes of heynesse • harme)) ))e soule. 265And ))^rfore, frere, fare well • here fynde y but pride;Y preise nou5t ))i preching ' but as a pure myte.'\_The Carmelites orWhite Friars.']pANNE totede y into a tauerne & • ))er y aspyede•Two frere karmes wi)) a full coppe. 340pere y auntrede me in & aisliche y seide,*'Leue syre, for \e lordes loue • ))at ))0u on leuest,•Lere me to som man mycrede for to lerne,p^t lyue)) in lei lijf and • loue)) no synne,And glose)) nou3t \q godspell but halt Codes hestes, • 345•And ne))er money ne mede ne may him nou3t lettenBut werchen after Codes worde wi))-outen any • faile.A prechour y-professed ha)) ' pli^t me his trew))e•To techen me trewlie ; but woldest thou me tellen•For ))ei ben certayne men & syker on to trosten, 350Y wolde quyten \q \\ mede as my mi^te were/•'Atrofle,' qua)) he, ' trewlie !He dyned nou^t wi)) Domynike••his treu)) is full litellsi))e Crist deideFor wi)) ))e princ^j of pride • ))e prechours dwellen ; Y^^pei bene as digne as j^e devel • \>at droppe)) fro heuene. 355Wi)) hertes of heynesse • WOU5 halwen ))ei chirches