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

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V. (b) <strong>the</strong> repressoRj II. xi.^^Jje wal or in a cloo]?. as ])at ]>is is trewe, y comytte me <strong>to</strong> ])edoom <strong>of</strong> experience & <strong>of</strong> assay, & <strong>to</strong> ])e experience <strong>of</strong> ]?is])at ]>e i^e-si^t point,—schewi]? & bringi]) in<strong>to</strong> ]>q ymaginacioun& in<strong>to</strong> ]>e mynde wi])-ynne in ]>q heed <strong>of</strong> a man myche »mater & long mater sooner, & wi]> lasse labour & traueil &peine, |?an ]je heering <strong>of</strong> |)e eere doo)?. And if J>is now seidis trewe <strong>of</strong> a man which can rede in bokis s<strong>to</strong>ries writun, J)atmyche sooner & in schortir tyme & wi]? lasse labour & peinin his brayn he schal come in<strong>to</strong> remembraunce <strong>of</strong> a long 20s<strong>to</strong>rie bi si3t, J^an bi ]>q heering <strong>of</strong> o|>ere mennys reding or biheering <strong>of</strong> his owne reding ; miche ra|?er J)is is trewe <strong>of</strong> alle]>o persoones whiche kunnen not rede in bokis, namelich sijjen\>eischulen not fynde men so redi for <strong>to</strong> rede a dosen leeuys<strong>of</strong> a book <strong>to</strong> hem, as |>ei schulen fynde redy ])e wallis <strong>of</strong> a 25chirche peinted or a cloo]?in dyuerse placis <strong>of</strong> ]>echirche.steyned or ymagis sprad abroodAlso, in beholding bi si3t <strong>of</strong> i^e upon manye dyuerses<strong>to</strong>ries or ymagis in |?e chirche a man schal in a litil whilebe remembrid, now upon ])e passioun <strong>of</strong> seint laurence, & 30now anoon aftir upon ]?e passioun <strong>of</strong> seint steuen, nowanoon aftir vpon ]>e passioun <strong>of</strong> petir, & so for]? <strong>of</strong> manyechaungis. And ^ if in ]?ilk while in ]?e chirche were notymagis & picturis, he schulde not bi reding in a book inxx*'. si]?is lenger tyme come in<strong>to</strong> so miche remembraunce, &. 35namelich <strong>of</strong> so manye dyuerse passiouns <strong>to</strong> be rad ;namelichsilpen ]>e reder schal not fynde writingis <strong>of</strong> alle ])0 passiounssaue in dyuerse bokis, or at ]?e leste in dyuerse placis <strong>of</strong> oonbook; & eer oon <strong>of</strong> ]>o writingis schulde be ouer-rad perfith,a gretter tyme schulde be spend j^an in Jjc perfit ouer- 40seing <strong>of</strong> alle ]>oseid passiouns.Also ful <strong>of</strong>te, whanne a man come]? <strong>to</strong> chirche & wolebe remembrid vpon suche now seid Jjingis, his heed is feblefor labour or studie bifore had or for sikenes or for age ; &

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