'Pleynly, yf I shal not feyne,
A gynnyng wych fro God kam,
And was fyrst yoven to Adam
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And vn-to [[And to St.]] Eue hys wyff also,
Wych they lostë, bothë [[loste bothe St., lost both C.]] two
Only for ther Rebellyon,
Whos ryht was by condycon,
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Wherthrogh that ther posteryte
ffully ha lost ther lyberte.
(Posteryte, playnly in dede, [[St. leaves out ll. 1119-1122.]]
Ys folwyng doun of a kynrede
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Lynealy, fro gre to gre.)
And thus, touchyng ther lyberte,
ffor dysobeyng they ha lorn
Off her fadrys hem to-forn;
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Only throgh ther dysobeisaunce
They ha lost ther enherytaunce,
Wych they may not inheryte; [folio 19b]
Wher-of ther fadrys ben to wyyte.
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'ffor nadde be ther transgressyon,—
3Transgressyoun ys for to say
A goyyng fro the ryht[ë] way,
Or shortly, in sentement,
Brekyng off a comaundement3 [3_3 These four lines are written at the right-hand side in C. & St.; but with no mark to signify where they ought to be placed.] —
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Ther chyldren shold, by reson,
Ha cleymyd yt of verray ryht.
Wher-for, yiff thow lefft vp thy syth, [[sight St.]]
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And lyst conceyven everydel,
Thow mayst parceyvë fayr & wel
Thow art spottyd in party
Off that thy ffadrys wer gylty;
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So that thy fylth ys causyd al
Only of synne orygynal,
Wych that clerkys in sentence
Calle wantyng, or carence
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Off orygynal ryhtwysnesse,
Wych thow oughtest (I dar expresse,)
Ellys haue hadde of equyte
