Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

                                
                                  But, þou, pynest hym euery day.
                                
                                  Þe [þat D.]  pyne, he suffred [sufferyde O, suffred D.]  for þy gode, [folio 5b:2] 
                                
                                  And þou vpbreydyst hym of þe [þat D.]  rode;
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                                  Alle [al O.]  hys flessh, þan þou [flesch þou al to D.]  teryst,
                                
                                  whan þou falsly by [qwan þou so grysly be D.]  hym swerest;
                                
                                  And y [y þan O.]  am euer so [I am euere of suych a D.]  [in] mynde
                                
                                  For to pray [preye O, preyȝe D.]  for al mankynde.
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                                  how shulde y lengyr prey [preye O, pray D.]  for þe,
                                
                                  So rulyche makyst þou [makst þou O, ruly þou makist D.]  hym to be,
                                
                                  And ouþer [ouþere O, oþer D.]  many mo þan þou;
                                
                                  How shulde y þan [he þanne D.]  be meke to ȝow?"
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                                  Þe caytyfe [kaytyffe O, Þat caytyf D.]  þat lay yn hys bedde,
                                
                                  For here seyyng wax sore adredde,
                                
                                  And seydë, [And seyde O, & seyde lady D.]  "ȝyf hyt be þy wylle,
                                
                                  Helpe me, lady, þat y ne [not D.]  spylle.
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                                  For al men seyn, [seyyn O.]  o þou [alle men seyn of þe D.]  lady,
                                
                                  Þat þou art modyr of [þe moder of al D.]  mercy!"
                                
                                  She answeryd to þe caytyfe, [kaytyffe O, Þat caytyf D.] 
                                
                                  "yn [In grete D.]  fals oþys ys alle þy lyfe; [lyffe O.] 
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                                  what mercy mayst þou aske þurgh [qwat mercy myȝt þou aske of D.]  ryȝt
                                
                                  whan þou þus my sone hast [qwan þou hast þus my dere sone D, Whan þou my sone hast þus ydyghte? O.]  dyght?"
                                
                                  "Lady, alle my [al myn O, alle myn D.]  oþys grete
                                
                                  Fro þys [þys day O.]  forward wyl [wyle O, þis tyme forth euere wil D.]  y lete;
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                                  And preche to euery man þy lore,
                                
                                  þat þey oþys swere [suere oþis D.]  no more."
                                
                                  "Ȝyf þou wylt of [so ȝif þou wilt þin D.]  oþys blynne,
                                
                                  Þan wyl [wyle O, þis tyme forth euere wil D.]  y pray [preye O, preyȝe D.]  for þy synne,
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                                  þat þey máy be þe forȝyue, [moun be þe forȝeuyn D.] 
                                
                                  And do [do þy O, do D.]  penaunce whan þou art shryue. [qwan . . schreuyn D.] 
                                
                                  33For alle men þat hauntyn grete oþys,
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                                  To helpe hem at nede, certys me loþys;33 [33_33 For alle þo þat grete synnys haunte,to helpe hem me loþe to graunte D.
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Title: Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 27
Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1901-[03].

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