Roberd of Brunne's "Handlyng Synne."
[Harl. MS. 1701; Bodl. 415.] [The Readings in the English notes are from Bodl. 415 (generally named O.) except when markt Harl. for Harl. 1701, or D. for Dulwich 24.]
Here bygynneþ þe boke þat men clepyn yn frenshe Manuele pecche, þe whych boke made yn frenshe, Roberd Gros-test, Bysshop of Lyncolne.
[Bodl. 415 has this too. The Dulwich MS. 24 has only 'Manuel de Pecche,' and at top in a later hand, 'God be þe fyndere,' and the first four lines of the text repeated.] [THE PROLOG.] [Bodl. 415 has this too. The Dulwich MS. 24 has only 'Manuel de Pecche,' and at top in a later hand, 'God be þe fyndere,' and the first four lines of the text repeated.]
FADYR, and Sone, & holy goste,
Þat art o god of myȝtës moste, [is oo god . and myȝt haþ most D.]
At þy [his . . . we schul D.] wurschyp [worshepe [o inserted] O.] shul we bygynne,
To shame þe fende & shew [shewe O, schoue D.] oure synne;
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Synne to shewë, [shewe O, shew Harl.] vs to frame, [eschewe vs þer D.]
God to wurschyp, [worshepe [o inserted] O.] þe fende to shame.
Shameful synne ys gode to lete,
Al þat men do, boþe smale & grete: [Alle þo þat men don smale or D.]
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Þe grete, withoutyn pryuyte,
That ben [beyn O, is D.] commune to me & the,
Of hem wyl [wyle O.] y telle ȝow nede [þerof telle I wil and not hyde D.]
As y haue herde & red [rede O.] yn dede. [red. herd and sayde . D.]
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Of þyse þan ys my [of þe ferste þan is oure D.] sawe,
þe commaundementys of the oldë lawe,
Þysë ten were fyrst vs [Þo ten . . vs be D.] ȝeuyn,
