Here begynneth the boke called the Pype, or tonne, of the lyfe of perfection The reason or cause wherof dothe playnely appere in the processe.

¶Epilogus / a shorte recounte. The .xxv. Chapitre.

FIrste is / the loue desyre / & purpose of chastite. Whervnto / euery {per}sone may reasonably be moued / by the beauty / y^e honeste / y^e pleasure {pro}fect in both soule & body / of that moste noble vertue chastite. The seconde is / the vtter hatred & horroure of the contrarie vyce and aduersary / vnclēnes. Whervnto the fylthynes / shame / and yuell ende of the same: shulde moue any [unspec 1] creature reasonable. The {pre}seruers of chastite / ben [unspec 2] these prayers and temperate diete / of all maner of [unspec 3] fode taken in due tyme / due place / with due circum∣staunces [unspec 4] / and lyke wyse of wayche and slepe mode∣rate / laboure in continuaunce / and neuer ydle. Ha∣bite [unspec 5] and araye of sadnes / accordyng vnto the state & degre of the {per}sones. The gesture and byhauiour of body: after the same maner / with grauite. Speci∣ally the continence and garde: of all the .v. wittes /

as of the eares / or hearyng: frō al vayne / namely vn¦clene wordes or cōmunication. Of the eyes or sight [unspec 6] from all wanton or lyght cast therof. The nose frō the delectaciō of all swete and meritorious smelles. The tonge from al delicates of mere pleasure with [unspec 7] out nede. But specially from vayne / and vnclene / or lyght wordes. The touchynge: in precise maner / w^t [unspec 8] moste hyghe diligence and warenes / from al naked partes / excepte ī maried persones. And yet there: w^t [unspec 9] the dred of god / all honeste / and reuerence of the ho∣ly sacrament: duely obserued and kept. And aboue all other: by ware of familiarite / kepynge / or desy∣rynge acquayntaunce / and that of any maner of {per}∣sones by affection. For thoughe the persones be no∣ted and knowen: holy and of synguler sanctite / be nat yet to homely / mystrust euermore your selfe. And cōpany that is suspecte: fle you euer & auoyde [unspec 10] on all maner vtterly. Sole presence: is a perilous pestilence and as deth to be auoyded / specially of y^e contrarie sexe / as man and woman kynde to gether alone / any where / in any tyme / or any place. And so [unspec 11] in lyke maner: is the liberty and power of sole pre∣sence / that is / that the persones of cōtrarie sexe / my∣ght [unspec 12] be together alone / if they wolde. The appetite of clene / swete / and fayre / or fyne clothes: and ofte [unspec 13] waysshyng / and curious pykyng of the body: is an enemy of chastite. The great & chefe custody / garde [unspec 14] and nucyshynge of chastite: standethe in the dispo∣sicion / and feruente applicacion of the mynde vnto our lorde god / and moste swete sauiour Iesu / by cō¦tamplacion / prayer / meditacion / and by continuall appointed and determinate good and holy exercise bothe of soule and body. This Epiloge and breue

recount: haue we made / for them that bene lothe to rede longe workes. The figures in the margēt: ben set forthe / that if the reder wolde se at length any of the maters or point{is} here touched: they may tourne vnto the same figures within forth byfore: and there at one of those figures: wha•• two bene here to ge∣ther: fynde there desyre. I bese••••e oure lorde god / & moste swere sauiour Iesu / that bothe the wry∣tynge and readynge: maye be vnto the ho∣noure / laude / and prayse of hym / and vnto the intended profecte of the parties. Amen.

¶The olde Wreche of Syon. Rycharde Whitforde.