Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

To god oure herende [erende O, arende D.] for to bere. Line 1012 Certys we ouȝt þan with ful [owyn to be ful of D.] mynde To preye god vs of synne [& pray god out of synne vs D.] vnbynde, And yn gode lyfe vs wysse & rede, And for-ȝeue vs al [he forȝeue vs D.] oure mysdede. Line 1016
Ȝyf þou hauntyst to make þy [haunte . . þis D.] play At þe tauerne on þe halyday, To many on comyþ þarfore [many come þeder for to do D.] euyl Þurgh cumberaunce [þorw encoumbraunce D.] of þe deuyl. Line 1020 Holy chyrchë wyl [wyle O.] þe werne Þe halyday to go [þat day to gon D.] to þe tauerne, And namly byfore [be forn D.] þe noun Line 1023 whan goddys seruyse owyþ to [qwil . . . schulde D.] be doun. Tauerne [þe tauerne D.] ys þe deuylys knyfe Hyt sleþ þe, oþer soule or [sleth boþe soule & D.] lyfe; One of þys, shal hyt [þese it schal D.] do, [folio 7b:2] Ȝyf þou haunte comunly þarto. [þou it vse to gon D.] Line 1028 Hytshortyþ þy lyfe, ouer moche [meche D.] drynkynge, And [it D.] sleþ þy soule with bakbytyngge; Hyt wastyþ þy body, and makeþ þe drye, [it dreyȝe D.] And gadryd lecherye [gaderyþ lechours O, gaderith many D.] to glotonye; Line 1032 And þe comaundment ys brokun, And þe halyday, byfore of spokun. [Þe holy day is ofte broken; & þe comaunde|ment al fore-spoken D.]
Ȝyf þou do any man o dawe [of dawhe D, O. gloss 'to þe deþ.'] On þe halyday for any lawe, Line 1036 Swychë men greuusly [sueche m. g. þei D.] werche Aȝens þe state of holy chyrche: For holy preyere, [preyer O, to be holy in lyuyng D.] and for þe pees, þe halyday god hyt chees. [ordeyned is D.] Line 1040
Ȝyf þou euer with iogeloure,
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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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