As 'manuel pecchés' me lers. [manuele pecche . . leres.]
But, vnkynde and enuyous,
Ouerdo, proud, and daungerous,
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Euermorë fynde þey teyl,
Þogh a man sey neuer so weyl;
Noþeles, so weyl y nat seyd,
But þat to my sawe, blame may be leyd
For foule englyssh, and feble ryme
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Seyde oute of resun many tyme;
But God ȝelde hem at here endyng,
Þat wyl amende myn vnkunnyng;
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But who so blameþ and wyl nat amende, [mende.]
He doþe nat as þe curteys kende.
Go we furþe now [now furþ.] on oure werk:—
Ȝyf a man yn euyl smyte a clerk,
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Yn sacrylage he falleþ ylle
Ȝyf he dyde hyt by hys wylle.
Ȝyf he be man of relygyoun,
Þou art to blame with more resun;
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Twey skyles are ful perylous, [folio 57b:2]
Boþe ordred and relygyous.
Also relygyous are [men are.] to wyte,
Þat for maystry wyl gladly smyte;
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Þey ogh [oghte.] to be suffráble and meke,
And no foly on ouþer men seke;
Hys tung shuld be hys fauchoun;
Hys strokes shulde be hys orysun;
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Ȝyf any be yn foly stoute,
Holde yn cloystre, [Holde hym yn cloustre.] and com nat out.
Also may he be sore a-ferde
Þat doþ vyleynye yn chyrche ȝerde,
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Namly, syn hyt halewed was,
Þe more he doþë of trespas.
Vnkynde man ys he hardly [hardyly.]
Þat yn cherche ȝerde [cherche ȝerde O, cherȝerde H.] doþ vyleyny;
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