Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

Do many onë verrement; Line 11164 yn þys, do þo men ful ylle, Þat wedden any aȝens here wylle; Here wyl behoueþ to-gedyr consente, Are þe prest do þe sacrament. Line 11168
Ne þou ne shalt [not] do þy myȝt þat two be weddyd with vnryȝt. Synne þou wystest þat þey shulde noȝt with no skyl togedyr be broȝt, Line 11172 Þou synnest moche þurgh þys resun, For þey mow neuer be weyl vndoun.
Ne þou shalt nat, for no gode— þoȝt [Þogh.] hyt be þyn ownë blode— Line 11176 Dysturble hyt þere hyt oȝt to be, Ȝyf þey haue do hére wyl fre.
Ȝyf þou wost þe soþe of euery deyl, Line 11179 Þat two are weddyd, and oȝt nat weyl, But þou shewe hyt, þou dost grete synne To one þat may do bote þer-ynne; For, þus ys þe gospel sawe, And þe same seyþ [seyþ þe.] landës lawe, Line 11184 'Þat who so consenteþ to a þefe, Euene peyne shul þey [þey shul.] haue grefe.'
Of foly trouþës þat are ȝyue, Þare-of byfore y haue ȝow shryue; Line 11188 Y haue tolde hyt as y couþe, How men falsen here trouþes with mouþe; whan y spake of lecherye, [[p. 234]] Y spakë þer of þat foly, Line 11192 And yn þe syxtë commaundment [[p. 58]] Þere spekþ hyt of þys asent; Þarfore nedeþ me nat here To spekë more of þys matere; Line 11196 But, y pray euery man [folio 74b] þat hys crystendom loueþ, or kan,
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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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