Here bygynneþ [bygynþ.] Sacrylage.
Of þese dedly synnës seuene,
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Þat we wraþþe with, God of heuene,
Of hem haue we touched neyde [nede.]
As holy men haue wryten and seyd;
Ȝyt mow[ë] we nát [weyl nat.] weyl werche
Ȝyf we forgetë holy cherche,
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holy cherche, our modyr dere,
Of here shul we telle ȝow here,
How men synne, and on what wyse,
Aȝens þat falleþ to here fraunchyse.
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Þat aȝens here fraunchyse falles,
'Sacrylegë' men hyt calles;
'Sacrylegë,' frenche hyt ys,
Menyng of 'mysdede' or 'mys.'
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'Mysdedë to holynes,'
'Sacrylege' on Englysshe ys;
Allë þyng þat men with-holde, [folio 57b]
Stole or reftë, [reft.] ȝyue or solde,
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with-outë leue of here wytyng,
Þat kepë holy cherches þyng,
Alle swych þyng ys sacrylege,
with-outë leue ys alle outrage.
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Now of þe fyrst þat we haue spoke,
Þey þat hauë cherches broke,
And stole þo þynges þat were þer-ynne,
'Sacrylage' men calle þat synne.
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Ȝyf þyng vnhalewed were forgete,
Þat yn holy cherche were lete,
Or halewed þyng yn ouþer stede lay,
And oght þerof were bore away,
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where [Wheþer.] hyt werë ȝyue or solde,
For sacrylege, alle ys hyt tolde.
Many vyces þerto [her to.] longe;
Alle are þey synne, but sum are stronge;
y shal ȝow telle of [on.] sum maners
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