Dan Michel's Ayenbite of Inwyt : or, Remorse of conscience : Richard Morris's transcription now newly collated with the unique manuscript British Museum MS. Arundel 57, volume 1, text / by Pamela Gradon.

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Author:	Michel, Dan, of Northgate, fl. 1340.
Title:	Dan Michel's Ayenbite of Inwyt : or, Remorse of conscience : Richard Morris's transcription now newly collated with the unique manuscript British Museum MS. Arundel 57, volume 1, text / by Pamela Gradon.
Publication Info:	Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

ÞE UERSTE GODES HESTE.

ÞE OÞER GODES HESTE.

ÞE ÞRIDDE GODES HESTE.

ÞE UERÞE GODES HESTE.

ÞE VlFTE GODES HESTE.

ÞE ZIXTE GODES HESTE.

ÞE ZEUENDE GODES HESTE.

ÞE EȜTENDE GODES HESTE.

ÞE NEȜENDE GODES HESTE.

ÞE TENDE GODES HESTE.

ÞE TUELF ARTICLES / OF ÞE CRISTENE BELEAUE.

OF ÞE SSEAWYNGE ÞET SEINT ION ÞE GODSPELLERE YZEȜ.

ÞE TOKNEN OF ÞE HEAUEDEN OF ÞE BESTE.

ÞET UERSTE HEAUED OF ÞE BESTE.

ÞE MYȜTE OF PREDE.

HOU ME SSEL TO-DELE ÞE ZEUE BOȜES OF PREDE.

ÞE OÞER BOȜ OF PREDE.

ÞE iij BOȜ OF PREDE.

ÞE iiij. BOȜ OF PREDE.

ÞE V. BOȜ OF PREDE.

ÞE ZIXTE BOȜ OF PREDE.

ÞE ZEVENDE BOȜ OF PREDE.

ÞET OÞER HEAUED / OF ÞE BESTE OF HELLE.

ÞE ZENNEN AYE ÞE HOLY GOST.

ÞE ÞRIDDE HEAUED OF ÞE KUEADE BESTE.

ÞE UERÞE HEAUED OF ÞE KUEADE BESTE OF HELLE.

ÞE PERIL OF SLACNESSE.

ÞE 6 POYNS OF SLEUÞE: ÞET BRENGEÞ MAN TO HIS ENDE.

ÞET VIFTE HEAUED OF ÞE BESTE.

ÞE OÞER BOȜ OF COUAYTISE.

ÞE ÞRIDDE BOȜ OF AUARICE.

ÞE UERÞE BOȜ OF AUARICE.

ÞE VIFTE BOȜ OF AUARICE.

ÞE .vj. BOȜ OF AUARICE.

ÞE ZEUENDE BOȜ OF AUARICE.

ÞE EȜTENDE BOȜ OF AUARICE.

ÞE NEȜENDE BOȜ OF AUARICE.

ÞE TENDE BOȜ OF AUARICE.

ÞE ZIXTE HEAUED OF ÞE BESTE.

ÞE ZEUENDE HEAUED OF ÞE BESTE.

ÞE ZENNES OF ÞE TONGE.

OF ÞE ZENNE OF YELPINGE.

OF ÞE ZENNE OF LYEȜINGE.

OF GROCHINGE. ÞET IS OF HIM ÞET NE DAR NAȜT ANSUERIE.

OF WYÞSTONDYNGE.

VOR TO LYERNY STERUE.

HOU ME SSEL KNAWE GUOD AND KUEAD.

OF TIMLICHE GUODES.

OF ÞE LESSE GUODES.

OF ÞE ZOÞE GUODES.

OF ÞRI MANERES OF GUODE.

OF WYT / AND OF CLEREGYE.

OF TUO LOSTUOLLE GUODES.

OF UIRTUE MORE SPECIALLICHE.

OF ÞRI ÞINGES NYEDUOLLE TO ÞE ERÞE.

ÞE UORE-SPECHE OF ÞE HOLY PATER NOSTER.

HYER BEGINÞ ÞET PATER NOSTER.

ÞE UERSTE BENE OF ÞE HOLY PATER NOSTER.

ÞE OÞRE BENE OF ÞE HOLY PATER NOSTER.

ÞE ÞRIDDE BENE OF ÞE HOLY PATER NOSTER.

ÞE UERÞE BENE OF ÞE HOLY PATER NOSTER.

ÞE VIFTE BENE OF ÞE HOLY PATER NOSTER.

ÞE ZIXTE BENE OF ÞE HOLY PATER NOSTER.

ÞE ZEUENDE BENE OF ÞE HOLY PATER NOSTER.

ÞE ZEUE YEFÞES OF ÞE HOLY GOST.

HUERUORE HI BYEÞ Y-CLEPED YEFÞES.

HUERUORE HI BYEÞ Y-CLEPED YEFÞE OF ÞE HOLY GOST.

HUERUORE IS MAN Y-BORȜE.

OF ÞE ÞRI UERSTE UIRTUES.

OF ÞE UOUR UIRTUES CARDINALES.

OF ÞE OFFICE OF ÞE UOUR UIRTUES.

OF ÞE YEFÞE OF DREDE.

HOU MILDENESSE WEXT INE HERTE.

OF ÞE STAPES OF MILHEDE.

OF ÞE ZEUE BOȜES OF MIDENESSE.

ÞE OÞER BOȝ OF MILDENESSE.

OF MILDE HERTE.

ÞE UERÞE BOȜ OF MYDENESSE.

ÞE VIFTE BOȜ OF MILDENESSE.

OF BOȜSAMNESSE.

ÞE ZIXTE BOȜ OF MILDENESSE.

ÞE ZEUENDE BOȜ OF MILDENESSE.

OF ÞE UIRTUE OF LOUE.

ÞE BOȜES OF LOUEREDE.

ÞE UERSTE STAPE OF RIȜTUOLNESSE.

ÞE OÞER STAPE OF RIȜUOLNESSE.

ÞE ÞRIDDE STAPE OF RIȜUOLNESSE.

ÞE UERÞE STAPE OF RIȜTUOLNESSE.

ÞE VIFTE STAPE OF RIȜTUOLNESSE.

ÞE ZIXTE STAPE OF RIȜTUOLNESSE.

ÞE ZEUENDE STAPE OF RIȜTUOLNESSE.

OF ÞE BOȜES OF RIȜTUOLNESSE.

OF ÞE YEFÞE OF STRENGÞE.

ÞE TO-DELINGE OF UIRTUES.

ÞE OÞER STAPE OF PROUESSE.

ÞE ÞRIDDE STAPE OF PROUESS.

ÞE UERÞE STAPE OF PROUESSE.

ÞE VIFTE STAPE OF PROUESSE.

ÞE ZIXTE STAPE OF PROUESSE.

ÞE BOȜES OF PROWESSE.

ÞE UERSTE VIȜT.

OF ÞE UORÞENCHINGE OF KYNG DAUIÞ.

OF ÞE SSRIFTE.

OF ÞE YEFÞE OF RED / AND OF UIRTUE OF MERCI.

OF ÞE GUODNES OF ELMESSE.

ÞE YEFÞE OF ONDERSTONDINGE. AND OF ÞE UIRTUE OF CHASTET�.

OF ÞE ZEUE STAPES OF CHASTET�.

ÞE ZEUE BOȜES / OF CHASTET�.

ÞE VIFTE BOȜ OF CHASTET�.

HYER LYÞ A TALE.

OF ÞE YEFÞE OF WYSDOME. OF ÞE UIRTUE OF TEMPERANCE. AND OF SOBRET�.