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THen resorted vnto him all ye publicās and synners / for to heare him. And the pharises & scribes murmured sayinge:* 1.1 He receaved to his cōpany synners / & eateth with them. Then put he forthe this similitu∣de to thē sayinge: What man of you havynge
an hundred shepe / yf he loose one of thē / doth* 1.2 not leve nynty & nyne in the wyldernes / & goo after yt which is loost / vntyll he fynde him? And whē he hath founde him / he putteth him on his shulders with ioye: And assone as he cometh home / he calleth to gedder his lovers & neghbours sayinge vnto them: reioyse with [ B] me / for I have founde my shepe which was loost. I say vnto you / yt lyke wyse ioye shalbe in heven over one synner yt repenteth / moore then over nynety & nyne iuste persons / whi∣che nede noo repentaūce. Ether what woman havynge .x. grotes / yf she loose one / doth not* 1.3 lyght a candell / & swepe ye housse / & seke dili∣gently / tyll she fynde it? And when she hath founde it she calleth her lovers & her negh∣bours sayinge: Reioyce wt me / for I have foun¦de the groate which I had loost. Lykwyse I saye vnto you / ioye is made in y• presence of y• angels of god over one synner yt repenteth. ⊢
✚ And he sayde: a certayne man had two [ C] * 1.4 sonnes / & the yonger of them sayde to his fa∣ther: father geve me my parte of the goodes yt to me belongeth. And he devided vnto them his substaunce. And not longe after / y• yonger sonne gaddered all that he had to gedder / & to∣ke his iorney into a farre countre / & theare he wasted his goodes with royetous lyvinge. And when he had spent all that he had / ther rose a greate derth thorow out all yt same lon∣de / & he began to lacke. And he went and cla∣ye to a citesyn of yt same countre / which sent him to his felde / to kepe his swyne. And he
wold sayne have filled his bely with the cod∣des that y• swyne ate: & noo man gave him.
Then he came to him selfe and sayde: how [ D] many hyred servauntes at my fathers / have breed ynough / & I dye for honger. I will ary∣se / & goo to my father & will saye vnto him: fa∣ther / I have synned agaynst heven & before y• / & am no moare worthy to be called thy son∣ne / make me as one of thy hyred servauntes. And he arose & went to his father. And when he was yet agreate waye of / his father sawe him & had compassion / and ran & fell on his [ E] necke / & kyssed him. And the sonne sayd vnto him: father / I have synned agaynst heven / & in thy sight / & am no moare worthy to be called thy sonne. But his father sayde to his servaū¦tes: bringe forth that best garment and put it on him / and put a rynge on his honde / & sho∣wes on his fete. And bringe hidder that fat∣ted caulfe / and kyll him / and let vs eate & be mery: for this my sonne was deed / and is aly∣ve agayne / he was loste / and is now founde. And they began to be merye.
The elder brother was in the felde / & when he cam & drewe nye to y• housse / he herde min¦streley [ F] and daunsynge / & called one of his ser∣vauntes / & axed what thoose thinges meāte. And he sayd vnto him: thy brother is come / & thy father had kylled y• fatted caulfe / becau∣se he hath receaved him safe & sounde. And he was angry / and wolde not goo in. Then came his father out / & entreated him. He answered & sayde to his father: Loo these many yeares
have I done the service / nether brake at eny tyme thy commaundment / & yet gavest thou me never soo moche as a kyd to make mery wt my lovers: but assone as this thy sonne was come / which hath devoured thy goodes with harlootes / thou haste for his pleasure kylled ye fatted caulfe. And he sayd vnto him: Son∣ne / thou wast ever with me / and all that I ha¦ve / is thyne: it was mete that we shuld make mery and be glad: for this thy brother was deed / and is a lyve agayne: and was loste / and is founde. ⊢
Pulicans Synners
hundred. shepe. mat. xvii
Ten gre¦tes.
The ryo∣touse son¦ne.