(724)
¶ And euene as vppon a pillow softe,
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Man may him restë [rest H R.] wele, and take his ese,
Riȝt so þat lorde þat sittith in heuen a-lofte,
Hertë [Hert H R.] peisible can so like and plese,
Þat he wol entre þér-in, and it sese,
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And occupie it as iust póssessoure; [¶ Scriptum est, In pace factus est locus eius, &c. [R] Est enim pax mala, que est vere paci contra|ria; & hoc est quando corda sunt in mala concor|dancia, &c. Talem pacem habuit Pila|tus cum Herode, &c. ¶ De tali pace loquitur psalmista, Zelam super iniquos pa|cem pecca|torum videns.]
In place of pees, resteth our savïour.
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(725)
¶ But al an othir pees þer is also,
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Which is naght worth; it is envenymouse;
ffor it is vnto verray pees a foo; [folio 89b]
Whan [Whan R, Wham H.] men in a purpós malicïouse
Acorden, þát pees is to god greuous:
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Swich pees was twix Heródes & pilat;
And in swich caas, pees is wers þanne debat.
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(726)
¶ A feynëd pees, eeke is to pees verray,
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A foo; and swich was þe pees of Iudas
Kissyng crist. Lord! whedir þat þis day
Any swich pees vsëd is as [as R, os H.] þat was!
Ȝe, so I drede me, by seynt Thomas,
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The kus of Iudas is now widë sprad,5
Tokenes of pees ben, but smal loue is had.5 [5_5 spradde . . hadde R, sparde . . had H.]
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(727)
¶ Men contrefete in wordis Tullïus,
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And folwe in werke Iudas or Genyloun [The traitor at Roncesvalles. See Chaucer's Monk's Tale, Pedro of Spayne.] ;
Many an hony [hony R, heny H.] worde and many a kus
Ther is; but wayte on þe conclusïoun, [¶ Et de tali pace loquitur psalmista. Qui loquun|tur pacem cum proximo suo, mala autem, &c.]
And pryue galle all turnyth vp-so-doun;
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Ther leueth naght of pees, but contenance,
ffor al þe peyntyd chere and daliance.
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