(From Mr. Yates' Southern MS. of the xivth century.)
- Here bigynneþ þe boke whiche is iclepid þe Prick of Conscience . þe whiche is dyvised in vii parties.
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- Þe first party is of þe bigynnyng of mannes lif. (l. 371-931)
- 11- 26
- Þe secunde is of þe unstabulnes of þis world. (l. 932-1663)
- 26- 46
- Þe iii. part telleþ of deþ and whi deþ is to drede. (l. 1664-2689)
- 46- 73
- Þe iv. part telleþ of purgatory. (l. 2690-3965)
- 73-108
- Þe v. part spekeþ of þe day of dome. (l. 3966-6420)
- 108-173
- Þe vi. part is of þe paynes of helle. (l. 6421-7531)
- 173-203
- Þe vii. part is of þe ioyes of heven. (l. 7532-9532)
- 203-256
- Here bigynneþ þe chapitles of þe first part of þis boke.
- First hit telleþ of þe commendacioun of þe trinité. (l. 1)
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- And how þe fader was ever wiþ-out bigynnyng. (l. 12)
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- And how þat God is bigynnyng and ending of eche þing. (. 25)
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- And how þat God made alle þyng of nought. (l. 43)
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- And how god made man to his owne liknes. (l. 69)
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- How mekenes is princepal wey to blisse. (l. 139)
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- How foure thynges letteþ a mannes Insyȝt þat he may not knowe what he is . and makeþ his hert wel hautyne to servy God . and þes buþ þilk foure. (l. 241)
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- Favour of þe puple. Fairnes of man. [Brennyng of ȝouþe.] Riches of godes. (l. 249)
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- And þanne hit telleþ of bigynnyng of mannes lif. (l. 370)
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- And wherof God made man (l. 372). How God made man of foule mater for two skilles. (l. 374)
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- Of þe mydward of mannes lif. (l. 552)
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- Of þe ende of mannes lif. (l. 728)
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- Of þe tokens of deþ þat a man haþ or he deþ. (l. 812)
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- What a man is aftur his deþ. (l. 830)
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- Here bigynneþ þe chapitles of þe secunde part of þis boke þat telleþ of þe world.