Confessen hem and crien mercy · shullen neuere come in helle.
Omnis iniquitas quoad misericordiam dei est quasi sintilla in medio maris. [crien] crien him I. crien mercy] mercy crie F.] [B page 73]Repente þe anon," quaþ repentaunce · ryȝt so to þe vsurer, [ryȝt—vsurer] & riȝt so go to schrifte F. so] IG om. to þe] þou S.] "And haue hus mercy in þy mynde · and marchaun|dise, leue hit; [PE place haue after mynde. leue hit] þou leue F.] Line 340 For þow hast no good, by good faith! · to bygge þe with a wastell. [hast] ne hast M. by] in F. bygge] gete I; this improves the alliteration, but appears rather to belong to the next line. þe] S om.] The good þat þow hauest ygete · by-gan al with fals|hede; [The] For þe I. ygete] gete I; geten M. falshede] falsnesse M; false S.] As longe as þow lyuest þer-with · þow ȝeldest nat, bote borwest. [As] And as I. bote] bote þow P; but IMFSE omit þow.] And yf þow wite neuere to wham · ne where [to] restitue, [[to IMFSG] þow sholde P; þou shalt E.] Line 344 Bere hit to þe bischop · and bid hym of hus grace, [þe] thy I; þi M. bid IMF] bide PS; bidde E.] To by-setten hit hym-selue · as best be for þy soule; [be] is M. þy] þe EM.] For he shal answere for þe · at þe hye dome, For þe and for meny mo · þat man shal ȝeue rekenynge, [þat—ȝeue] he schal make F. rekenynge] a rekenyng I.] What he lerede ȝow to lyue with · and to lette ȝow fro þufþe." [lerede] lefte F; lernede MS. and to] & F; to M. þufþe] þefte IFS; synne M.] Line 349
CONFESSIO GULE. [A page 60]
Now by-gynneþ gloton · for to go to shryfte,
And kayres hym to-kirke-ward · hus coupe to shewe. [kayres] carieþ M; caries I; karyuþ S. kirke IMF] churche PES (which loses the alliteration). coupe] synnes M.]
