[The Second Commandment. [Secundum mandatum. 'Non assumes nomen dei tui in vanum' D.] ]
THe touþer [That oþer D.] comandement ys,
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'Swere nat [noghte O, not D.] hys name yn ydulnys.' [ydylnes O, ydilnesse D.]
[folio 5a] whan þou yn ydulnes swerest [qwan . . . sweryst be D.] hys name,
Þou dost hym bere wytnes of blame.
Vndyrstond [Vndyrstonde O, Vnderstonde þis menyng D.] þys,—þe menyng ys,
Alle [Al O, As D.] yn þe, þe wykednes ys. [as in þe is wikkydnesse D.]
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Ȝyf þou sweryst fals, þy wetande, [suere fals wetende D.]
And for soþenes ys [it is D.] vnderstonde,
Þere takyst þou god yn þy sweryng
To bere wytnesse of a fals þyng. [of fals lesyng D.]
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Y askë 'wheþyr ys grettyr eye, [qweche is more unhable D.]
A lesyng, or a fals tale seye.' [a tale culpable D.]
Here mayst þou lerne [myȝt þou knowe D.] a queyntyse,
To knowe of boþe [knowyn of bothin D.] þe ryȝt [ryþt O, ryȝt D.] asyse;—
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Þou mayst here and beleue a [Vnderstonde þe trewe & D.] fals
Þat ys seyd of a-noþer als,
And telle hyt forþ þe samë wyse,
Ryght as he vn-to þe seyse, [he telliþ his a-vyse D.]
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And ȝyf þou wene þat þat [ȝef þou wene þat D.] sawe ys ryȝt, [ryþt O, ryȝt D.]
Þouȝt [þoghe O, þowh D.] hyt be fals, þou hast no plyȝt; [plyght O, plyȝt D.]
For, þyn ynwyt, þe shal saue,
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Þou wenyst to seye [wenyst seye O.] weyl, no plyȝt [he sey wel þonk D.] to haue,
A lesyng haþ weyl wers [Lesyng haþ a wers D.] wey:
Þe tokyn of a lesyng [tokene of lesynge O, tokyn of lesyng D (om. þe).] y shal þe sey.
whan [qwan D (om. a).] ys a lesyng, [lesynge.] but þan ys hyt
whan [qwan D (om. a).] hyt ys seyd aȝens ynwyt;
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Soþely [Soþly O, trewe D.] to sey, a lesyng [lesynge.] ys
whan þou wost þat þou seyst mys, [qwhan þ. w. þou s. a mys D.]
