Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

As my god [god.] wyl, [wyle O, without my goddis wil I not D.] so wyl [wyle O, without my goddis wil I not D.] y do. Line 188 She shal noght [nouȝt O.] to any be sette [to no man ben sett D.] Withoutyn leue of my maumette. The munkë [munk O, monk seide I graunt wel D.] seyd he graunted weyl [folio 2a:2] Aftyr hys maumette to [I graunt wel, after þi mamett D.] do euery deyl. Line 192
Þe sarysyne to hys god [god O, þat s . . . D.] ȝede, And askede cunseyl of swyche a dede, Ȝyf he were of þe munkë [munk D, monk O, þat monk apayȝed D.] payde, Or, þe ȝyfte shulde be delayde.' [delayȝed D.] Line 196
Þan answered hys termagaunt, [teruagaunt O, þat termagaunt D.] "Ȝyue hym þy doghtyr [douȝtyr O, doutter D.] on þys cunnaunt, [vp þis comenaunt D.] Þat he forsake, & quytë clene, [quyt cleyme O (quit claim, give up), clene H, he must forsake qwyȝt & clene D.] God of heuene and hys bapteme, Line 200 And alle [al OD.] þe godenesse of hys munkhede; Þese þre forsakë, mote [muste D.] he nede; And ȝyf he forsake hem apertly, [apertely O.] Ȝyue hym þy douȝtyr hardëly." [Harl. hardly, O hardely, D hardily.] Line 204
Þys prest come [com O.] to þe [þys O, cam to þis D.] munke, & tolde what [how D.] he seyd, and what [how O, qwat D.] he wolde; 'And ȝyf he wolde forsake þese [ȝif he forsake þese alle D.] þre, Hys dougtyr shulde hys ownë be.' [lete þi douȝtter his wyf be D.] Line 208
She was so mochë yn hys þoght; [þouȝt O, meche in his foul þought D.] Had he here, [Hadde he hir D.] he rouȝte of noghte. [nouȝt O.] Alas! [Allas O, Allas þer D.] Ihesus he forsoke, And þe crystyndom þat he toke, Line 212 And þe state of relygyoun, And chesë [ches þer D.] hys Dampnacyun. [damnacyun O, dampnacyoun D.]
Certys he dede grete [a gret D.] outrage, To make þe deuyl so moche omage. [suych seruage D.] Line 216
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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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