'With anguissh and contricïoun,
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Hertys that be obstynat
With synnës olde, ek indurat, [Stowe folio 76b]
And fulfyllyd with vnclennesse,
I do alway my bysynesse
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To make hem souple, nesshe, and tendre,
And off her gretë [[grete St., gret C.]] bollyng, sclender;
Also for to wake and wepe,
Sorwe & pleyne with syhës depe, [folio 62b]
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ffor ther synnës waymentynge.
¶ And as a Chyldë with betynge [Exemplum.] [[C. & St.]]
By exaumple (as ye se offte,) [[C. & St.]]
Maketh his hardë [[he harde St., . . his hard C.]]
With offtë smytyng off hys ffyst, [[C. & St.]]
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Tyl yt be tendre as hym lyst,
And that the lycour ysseth oute,
Ryght so fare [[fare St., far C.]] I, yt ys no doute:
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I smytë hertys vp & doun,
And make hem, by contrycïoun,
Wyth saltë terys (thys the cas,)
To sorwe, crye, & seyn, allas
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That they euere dyde Amys!
Ye shal yt fynde, & thus yt ys,
Off ther trespácys they repente,
And seyn, in al ther beste entente,
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'A, Lord God! now, off thy grace,
How shal I han off my trespace
Allegëment, with-outë the,
But thow graunte, off thy pyte,
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That I may, al outterly,
Off my Gyltës ha mercy,
So that I do no mor Amys?
Now, goodë Lord, thow grauntë thys!' [Stowe folio 77a]
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Thus I maken hem cryen offte.
'And with thys hamer I madë soffte
Seyn Petrys herte, & yt to-brak,
That yt wente al vn-to wrak,
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Wych ffyrst was hard as any ston.
But I made yt nesshe A-noon
Whan he hys mayster fyrst forsook.
