Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

Hym þoght þe prest broȝte on þe pateyn [folio 67a] Morselles of þe chylde alle [Leave out 'alle.'] newe sleyn, And bedde hym a morsel of þe flesshe with alle ȝe blode þer-on alle fresshe.
Þan gan he cry, with loudë steuene, "Mercy! Goddys sone of heuene! Line 10062 Þe brede þat y sagh on þe auter lye, Hyt ys þy body; y se hyt with ye. Of þe brede, þurgh sacrament, Line 10065 To flesshe and blode hyt ys alle went; Þys y beleue, and euer y shal; For verryly we se hyt alle." Line 10068
whan he and þey were alle certeyn, yn forme of brede hyt turned aȝeyn; He ded hym housel as ouþer wore, And was a gode man for euermore; Line 10072 And alle þe toþer [alle ouþre.] beþ þe better, Þat heren þys tale, or redyn þys lettyr.
Þe prest þat sacreþ Goddys body, Hym behoueþ bé clene nedëly: Line 10076 A lewed man þat shal hym [hyt.] receyue, Alle maner of fylþe, behoueþ hym weyue.
Be þou neuer so gode a preste, Ne so grete wyttë yn þy breste, Line 10080 Y rede þe here how þe propertes are shewed, Þogh [Þoghe þat.] þe langage be but lewed.
Þou wost weyl þat þe vblè Ys but a lytyl þyng to se; Line 10084 So shal we be lytyl yn wyl, lytyl and meke, with-outyn yl, Noȝt yn pryde, ne naȝt ['naȝt' omitted.] yn heghþe,
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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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