DCXCIII.
Sacietas. Saciari non potest cor
humanum.
Saynt [MS. Saynd̛.] Barnard̛ sayd̛ & tellis; "Som tyme," he sayd̛, "I saw v men̛ whilk I cuthe not say bod̛ at þai wer fond̛, for þe furste wald̛ eate no meate bod graveƚƚ of þe se, and þe secund̛ of þaim had a curage to fele aƚƚ maner of yƚƚ savyr, and þe thrid̛ wald stand̛ be a byrnyng ovyn̛ & evur gape to take in his moutℏe þe byrnyng sparkis. And̛ þe iiij wold̛ sytt vppon̛ þe pynacle of þe temple, and euer gape agayn̛ þe weddur. And þe v of þaim wolde luke behynd̛ hym̛ & scorn̛ his felas, and yit he was more to be skornyd̛ þan̛ þai, for with aƚƚ his myght he laburd̛ to sowke his awn̛ flessℏ & he wolde neuer nowder putt his arm̛ nor his hand̛ [hand̛ written over mouthe, erased.] vnto his mouthe. And in þaim aƚƚ I cowde fynd̛ no reson̛, bod̛ at he be my consayte had suffred̛ a passand̛ hu[n]ggre, mor̛ þan̛ any of þe toder."