[On Gluttony.]
The syxtë [sext O.] synne ys glotonye;
þat ys a shameful vyleynye
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þat men doun of mete and drynk,
For ouermoche ys abominable & stynk.
y wyl now shewë of hys spyces, [speces O.]
Þat noun fallë on hys grecys:
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Ful many on stumble vp and down
Of þe greces of syre glotown.
y shal ȝow telle þe samë wyse
Ryȝt as 'manuel pecches' seyse:
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he comaundeþ, [comoundeþ O.] at þe bygynnyng,
'Be mesuráble yn alle þyng.'
