Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

Þogh no wedlok [wedloke O.] were yn þy þoght, Line 1627 But þat wuldest [þou wldyst O, þ. woldyst D.] þy synne were wroght; Ȝyf she vndyrstode weddyng of þe, So shal þy trouþë charged be; Þy trouþe to ȝeue yn swyche [swych O, swych D.] a-tent, hyt ys aȝens þe comaundment. [comaundement OD.] Line 1632 No trouþe oghte to [O. omits 'to.' owith to be ȝouyn be D.] be ȝeue wyþ ryght But yn holy cherchys syȝt, [syght O, cherche syȝt D.] Namlych, þat falleþ to wedlake, [falþ to wedlak O, namely . . wedlok D.] what-so-euer men [men euer O, qwat so men seyn þinke or D.] seyde or spake. [spak OD.] Line 1636
Ȝyf þou ly [lye O, lyn D.] by here seþen, [folio 11b:2] Aftyr þou hast þy trouþë ȝyuen, Y sey [seye O, sey D.] þe weyl certeynly [for certeynly D.] þat þou synnedyst þere [synnyst þanne D.] dedly. Line 1640 Fleshly dede þou oghteyst noun [owist non D.] werche wyþ-outë leue [wedlok D.] of holy cherche; þogh þou haue here trouþë [here trowþe O, alþowh þ. h. hir truþe D.] plyght, And to here hast so godë ryȝt, [ryghte O, haue so good ryȝt D.] Line 1644 Ȝyt holy cherche behoueþ wytte [holi cherche must knowe euerydel D.] Of ȝoure cunnaunt, ȝyf hyt may sytte. [or þe comenaunt be endyd wel D.]
Ȝyf þou plyghtyst [plyȝt D.] trouþe to any lyghtly To be at holy cherchys cry, Line 1648 But þou dedyst with her [with here in margin H, duste wyþ here O, þou dost with hir no fleschly dede D.] no foly dede þat ys fleshly felaurede, [felawrede O, neyþer be feld ne be thede D.] þou gost and ȝyfst [ȝeuyst D.] þy trouþe anouþer As þou dedyst [dest O, dedyst beforn þat oþer D.] byfore þe touþer, Line 1652 And lyst by here, and ys þy wyfe, yn hordam boþe þan ys [boþe ȝe lede D.] ȝoure lyfe.
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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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