That god knoweth hym nouȝte · ne no seynte of heuene,
Amen dico vobis, nescio vos.[hym] hem R. Amen] Amen amen C.] ¶ And ȝe þat seke seynte James · and seintes of Rome, Line 57 Seketh seynt treuthe · for he may saue ȝow alle; Qui cum patre & filio · þat feire hem bifalle Þat suweth my sermon;" · and þus seyde resoun. [suweth] seweth W; suen O; sueth R; suwes C. resoun] O adds Amen.] Thanne ran repentance · and reherced his teme, [and] O om. teme] tyme C.] Line 61 And gert wille to wepe · water with his eyen. [folio 18] [eyen] eiȝen WB; eyȝes R; yen O. Superbia. This is here written in the margin of LWCO. Further on, we find the other titles, Luxuria, Inuidia, &c.]
SUPERBIA.
¶ Peronelle proude-herte · platte hir to þe erthe, [Peronelle] Pernele WR.]
And lay longe ar she loked · and "lorde, mercy!" cryed, [she] he R. cryed] he criede R.]
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And byhiȝte to hym · þat vs alle made, [byhiȝte] bisouȝte CB. to] vn|to O.]
She shulde vnsowen hir serke · and sette þere an heyre [heyre] haire RB.]
To affaiten hire flesshe · þat fierce was to synne: [fierce] fiers W; fers RO; feerse C; firs B.]
"Shal neuere heiȝe herte me hente · but holde me lowe, [holde] holde I wole W.]
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And suffre to be myssayde— · and so did I neuere.
But now wil I meke me · and mercy biseche, [wil I] I wole W.]
For al þis I haue · hated in myne herte." [al] R om. hated] I-hated R; hauntid B.]
LUXURIA.
¶ Þanne lecchoure seyde "allas!" · and on owre lady he cryed, [A page 55]
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To make mercy for his mis-dedes · bitwene god and his soule,
