Þat, crystyn men beleuyn now [leuyn D.] echon,
In here þat tyme was hyt alone; [was a lon D.]
And for þat skylle, þan [þen O.] þynkeþ me,
Þe satyrday may here ounë [owyn D.] be:
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Þarefore þat day al holy cherche
Þeyr [Her O.] seruyse of here [her seruyse for her D.] þey werche.
And ryȝt [ryþt.] now for þe [þys O.] samë skylle, [þat ilke skil D.] [folio 6b:2]
A tale þerforë telle y wylle.
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The Tale of the Vine-Storms and the Saturday half Holy-Day.
In Nauerne, be-ȝunde þe see, [A tale [narracio D.] ]
In Venyse, [O. a later hand has inserted in before a.] a gode [grete D.] cyte, [Cytee O.]
Dwellyd a prest of Yng[e]lond,
And was a-uaunsed, y vndyrstond.
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Euery ȝere at þe florysyngge,
whan þe vynys shuldë [qwan her vynnys gunne to D.] spryngge,
A tempest þat tyme began [gan D.] to falle,
And fordede here vynys alle;
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Euery ȝere withoutyn fayle,
And fordyde here grete [for-dede al her D.] trauayle.
Þerfor þe folk [folke O.] were alle [al O, weryn alle D.] sory
Þurgh þe cyte comunly. [alle comounly D.]
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Þys prest seyd, "y shal ȝow telle
what [qwat D.] shal best þys tempest felle:
On Satyrday shul ȝe ryngge noun, [þe s. s. ȝe rynge non D.]
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And late no lenger no werke be doun: [lengere werk be don D.]
But halewe[n] [halewyn D.] alle comunly
Yn þe wurschype [wrshepe O.] of oure lady;
For, þat manere [maner O.] halewe [be þat maner halewyd D.] we
