The pilgrimage of the life of man, English by John Lydgate, A. D. 1426, from the French of Guillaume de Deguileville, A. D. 1330, 1335. The text ed. by F. J. Furnivall ... With introduction, notes, glossary and indexes by Katharine B. Locock ...

'To thys Sect yt ys endwed, Line 12799 With rost [[Reste St.]] somwhyle, and with stewyd, To be seruyd, and metys bake, Now to ffrye, now steykës make, And many other soteltes. And dyuers ffoundyn out deyntes; Line 12804 ffor al thys sect, I the ensure, Be nat cóntent that nature [[Stowe]] Yservyd be with suffysaunce; But ther Ioye and ther plesaunce Line 12808 Stant in [[alle / In St.]] superfluyte; And hooly ther ffelycyte (Affter ther oppynyoun) [Stowe folio 224b] Ys in delectacyoun.' [folio 195b] Line 12812
The pylgrym:
"What ys thy name? tel on," quod I.
Glotonye:
And she Answerd redyly, 'To sey trouthe, and nat to lye, My name in soth ys 'Glotonye.' Line 12816 My sak, I ffelle vp to the brynke, And neuere I sparë ffor to drynke, fful offtë whan I ha no nede; And I allone (yt ys no drede) Line 12820 fful offtë sythe, off [[In St.]] lykerousnesse, ffylle my paunche, off gredynesse, With as mychë (trew(ë)ly) As .iij. men myghtë lyuë by, Line 12824 Swyche as hauen indygence; ffor, in Ryot and dyspence, In wast, in reuel and outráges, Spent in gelees [[Geeles St.]] and potáges, Line 12828 And dyuers drynkës ffor solas, Romney, clarre, [[Clarre and St.]] ypocras, In malvesyn, and in Osey, The longë nyht I daunce and pley, Line 12832 And cessë nat to drynke alway; Go to bedde whan yt ys day; And sommë clerkys a-mong alle, 'Castrimargia' [[Castrymagia St.]] me calle.' Line 12836
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The pilgrimage of the life of man, English by John Lydgate, A. D. 1426, from the French of Guillaume de Deguileville, A. D. 1330, 1335. The text ed. by F. J. Furnivall ... With introduction, notes, glossary and indexes by Katharine B. Locock ...
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Guillaume, de Deguileville, 14th cent.
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., limited,
1899-1904.

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