Hymns to the Virgin & Christ, the Parliament of devils, and other religious poems.

But euermore do good for ille: Þis is þe fifthe comaundement. Line 24
¶ Do no leccherie in al þi lijf; Lete fleischeli knowynge from þee be lent Saue oonli bi-twene man & wijf: þis is þe sixte comaundement. Line 28
¶ Þou schalt not stele no maner of þing, Ne helpe þerto bi no consent. Leue alle fals mesuris & al gilinge: Þis is þe .vij. comaundement. Line 32
¶ Þou schalt beere no fals witnes For no mater þat may be ment; Seie euere þe soþe, or holde þi pees: Þis is þe .viij. comaundement. Line 36
¶ Þou schalt not coueite þi neiȝboris good, As hous, lond, catel, ne rent, In hindringe of him & of his blood: Þis is þe .ix. comaundement. Line 40
¶ Þou schalt not desire þi neiȝboris feere, Ne falsli his seruaunt from him hent, Ne no good þat [page 49] he hath heere: Þis is þe .x. comaundement. Line 44
¶ Þese ten to kepe, þou ȝeue us grace Þat on þe roode was al to-rent, In-to his blis þat we mowe passe At þe laste day of Iugement. [["I Warne eche lijf," p. 107, &c., of this print, follows here in the MS.]] Line 48
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Title
Hymns to the Virgin & Christ, the Parliament of devils, and other religious poems.
Author
Furnivall, Frederick James, ed. 1825-1910,
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Page 105
Publication
London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co.,
1867, reprinted 1895.
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English poetry
Religious poetry, English.

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