'To brynge hem to amendëment,
And to haue in rémembraunee
Ther oldë synnys in substaunce;
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And whan they thynke on ther trespas
fful offtë sythe to seyn 'allas,
That they so sonë dyde assente!'
And than they seyn, 'I me repente,
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O, Lord God, of my mysdede,
Off al fals lust & flesshlyhede.
But thow that art my Creatour,
I am A-knowë myn errour,
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And axe off thè forgyff(ë)nesse,
Makyng be-hest in sothënesse [[sothenesse St., sothnesse C.]]
Neuer her-after for to be [folio 68b] [[C. & St.]]
Hardy for toffendë the.' [[C. & St.]]
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Thus I make hem, with gret peyne, [[C. & St.]]
Oon hour to wepyn & compleyne; [[C. & St.]]
Another hour, by largesse, [[C. & St.]]
ffor to geven gret almesse [[C. & St.]]
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To porë folk that bé nedy.
'Another [[And another St.]] tymë also I [Stowe folio 84a]
Make hem go on pylgrymage,
Barfoot, by many streiht passage;
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I make hem fastë, [[faste St., fast C.]] preye, & wake,
And to were (for Crystys sake,)
On ther bodyës ful offte
Sharpë heyrës, no thyng soffte.
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And thus my smertë [[smerte St., smert C.]] yerde I vse,
Allë synnës to refuse,
And do with-al correccïoun,
Only off entencïoun,
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That the remors of noon offence
Abydë in ther conscïence,
Nor retournë ther ageyn.
ffor I wyl be wel certeyn
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That oldë synnës [[synne St.]] punysshed be
Off Ryghtwysnesse & equyte;
ffor, with-oute punycyoun,
Passeth no transgressïoun;
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ffor, who to synnë doth assente,
