A. C. mery talys

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A. C. mery talys
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[London :: J. Rastell,
1526?]
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Tales -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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"A. C. mery talys." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A13354.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2024.

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A Certayn weddyd man there was whyche whan he was dedeam what to heuen gates to seynt peter and sayd he cam to clayme hys badheretage whiche he had deseruyd Saynt Peter askyd hym he he was / & he sayd a weddyd man / anon Saynt peter openyd ye gatys & ye hym to come in & sayde he was worthye to haue hys herytage bycause had had much troble & was worthy to haue a crowne of glory. And after

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〈◊〉〈◊〉 a nother man ye claymyd heuen & sayd to / Seynt Peter he had ade .ii. wyues to whō Saynt peter answered & said com In for thou art orthy to haue a doble crown of glory for thou hast had doble troble at ye ist there cam the thyrd claymynge his herytage & sayde to saynt peter ye 〈◊〉〈◊〉 had had .iii. wiues and desyryd to come In / what quod Saynt Peter thou hast bē ones in troble & therof delyueryd / & tha wylligly woldyit be troblyd again & yet agayne therof delyueryd / & for all that coulde not be∣ware ye thyrde tyme / but enterest wyllyngly in troble agayn therefore go thy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ye to hell for thou shalt neuer cōe ī heuen for thou art not worthy.

¶ Thys tale is a warnyng to them that haue bene twyse in paryll to be ware how they come therin the thyrd tyme.

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