Hyt ys comaunded yn sum lawe [lawhe D.]
þat swych men shulde be doun o dawe. [a man schulde be slawe D.]
Vnneþys shuld þey mercy [mercy shulde þey O, Vnneþe mercy schulde he D.] fynde,
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For swyche a chylde ys kalled vnkynde; [on kynde D.]
No bysshope may ȝyue þerfore [þer of O, þe byschop þerof may not ȝeue doom D.] dome
But þe pope of þe court [curte O, pope of gret Rome D.] of Rome.
Ȝyf þou were euer [& ȝif ony be D.] so felun
To ȝyue fadyr or modyr þy [her D.] malysun,
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Or stonde [stant D.] aȝens hem yn answere,
And wldest nat [or wil not D.] bowë ne forbere,
Þou hast synned þan dedly,
To endëles penaunce wurþy, [wrþy O, & endeles pyne art wurþi D.]
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But sonë þou þer-of þe [þer of þou þe O, þou þerof Harl., þou þer-of þe clene D.] shryue
And be bowyng yn [& to hem bowe þe D.] al þy lyue.
Ȝyf þy fadyr or modyr bydde [ȝif fader or moder D.] þe ouȝt do,
And þou wylt nat bleþly [blely O, woldist nat wende D.] þarto
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By [Be OD.] þy wyl, but euer [euere O, om. D.] gruchande,
Þou shalt weyl [þer of wel D.] vndyrstande,
Þat, þogh þou do forþe þy [alþowh þou do it in D.] dede,
Þat synne ys mochë for [ȝit þ. s. mechil is D.] to drede.
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Þou oghtyst [owyst D.] to bere penaunce grym,
For þou greuyst a lytyl [a litil greuedyst D.] hym.
with al þy myght, and [in D.] ryȝt gode wyl,
Þy fadrys [fadyrs O.] byddyng [faderys entent D.] þou shalt fulfyl.
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Ȝyf fadyr or modyr falle [fallyn D.] yn elde,
And noþer [þat neyþer D.] , for pouert [pouerte O.] , may hem self [hym selfe O, hem be D.] welde,
Here chyldryn are holdë þan, þurgh [arn holde be D.] ryȝt,
To susteyn [susteyne O.] hem at alle [al O, after her D.] here myght.
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