Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

Handyl hem at onys euerychone, Noght onë by hym self alone. Line 108 Handyl so to ryse from alle, Þat nonë makë þe eft [oft to O.] falle, With shryfte of mouþe, & wyl of herte, And a party, with penaunce smerte; Line 112 Þys ys a skyl [skyle O.] þat hyt may [shyl & may D (leaf 2).] be tolde Handlyng [Handlynge.] synnë many a folde. [in many fold D.]
Handlyng [Handlynge.] yn spechë [þe handlyng in spycys D.] ys as weyl [folio 1b:2] As handlyng [Handlynge.] yn dedë euery deyl. Line 116 On þys manere handyl þy dedys, And lestene and lerne whan any hem [qwat I þe D.] redys. Þou darst neuer recche where þou bygynne, [he þar not rekke wher he gynne D.] For euery-whare ys bygynnyng [begynnynge O, þer þe begynnyng is D.] of synne; whedyr [whedyr outys O, qwhere he be-gynnyth to opene his book D.] þou wylt opon [opone O.] þe boke, Line 121 Þou shalt fynde begynnyng [begynnynge O, þer þe begynnyng is D.] oueral [on O, haþ a begynnyng on D.] to loke: Oueral ys bygynnyng, [begynnynge O, þer þe begynnyng is D.] oueral [& oueral D.] ys ende; Hou þat þou wylt turne [turne hyt O, how so euere it turne D.] or wende, Line 124 Many þyngys [See l. 73, etc. of French, and 79 for l. 127 English.] mayst þou þeryn [þer yn mayst þou O, maybe þerinne D.] here; With oft [oft Harl., oftyn O.] redyng, [redynge O.] mayst þou [men may it D.] lere; Þou mayst nat, [nouȝt O, He may not D.] with onys redyng, [redynge O.] knowe þe soþe of euery þyng. [þynge O.] Line 128 Handyl, hyt behoueþ, oft [þe ofte O.] syþys, To many maner synnes hyt wryþys. [handle it ofte for to wete D, for many synnys here-in be wrete. D.]
Talys shalt þou [schal he D.] fynde þerynne, And chauncys þat haþ happed for [haue happyde O, for þat han falle for dyuers D.] synne; Meruelys, some as y fonde wrytyn, [fynde wrete D.] Line 133
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Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
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Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
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London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,
1901-[03].

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