<County: Northern>
<Code: L0471>
<MS reference: Yale University Library, Osborn 5>
<Text: Handlyng Synne>
<Tranche 1>
<p. 64>seuenn poyntes ilk J can a+dedely syn
fryst is pryd als 3e well weste
avauncement bobance wyth bost
of rich atire es yer a-vaunce
prikkand yer hors wt olypraunce
wit 3e wel yer is envy
when he sees othyr men [do more] maystry
outher in wordes or in deydes
envy most of al yaim ledys
Jre & werth may yai no3th let
oft tymes es turnament~ for het
yff ilk a knyght lufd oyer wele
turnamet~ war neuer a deyle
& setys yai styl in slawnes
yai luf it mare yan god or mese
& yer-of it is na dout
yai dispend mare gud yer-about
yt is gevyn all to foly
yan any deyd of mercy
& 3it may no3th on no wyse
be for-getyn~ dame couatyse
for scho sal fond on al-wayce
To wynne hors or [&] harnayce
& 3it sal mak sum robry
or gylys of yer he sal by
Glotony is yaim emage
delicyuse metes to mak hym strag~
& drynk ye wynne yt . he wer lyght
with glotony to make hym wyght
<p. 65>& 3it is yar dame lechory
of hyr comys all yair~ maystry
Many tymes for wemen sak
knyghtes turnamentes yai mak
& qwen he comys to tornament~
scho sendes hym sum priuay present
& biddes hym do for his lemman
in vasselage al yt he can
so is he betyn yan for hyr lufe
yat he ne may sitt hors aboufe
yt pavitur<for paravitur, but no horizontal line visible on p> in al his lyfe
schall he neuer [efter] thryfe
luk now for swylk torneoures
may be cald tormento[u]res
for yai torment all wt syn
yer turment~ is yer suld yai wyn~
Bot yf yai lufe swylk mischans
& for yer syn do pennance
also j tel be iustynges
yer-of comys mischancfull thynges
al is ye tone wt ye todyr
als schip is torned wt ye ruthir
& yes burdis of yes sqwieris<?>
al yr yai made for swylk maners
for pryd hate & envy
sclawnes couatyse & glotony
lecheri doys yaim all to begyn~
<p. 66>yes wemen er~ perceuer~ of yer syn~
clerk [of] ordur~ yat has ye name
yff he iuste he is blame
it wer worthi he had ye gre
brokyn arme schank or thee
it is for-soth yf he so wyrk
agayns ye stat of haly kyrk
jt is for-bedyn hym thurght decre
Meraclis to mak or se
it is gerdryng~ a+syght of syn~
he may in kyrk thrught his reson~
play ye resurrectyon~
yt is to say als god rese
god & ma~ wt myght & lese
to do men be in trowth gude
yat he rase wt flech & blode
& he may play wt-owtyn ply3th
how he was borne on~ 3owle ny3th
to do men lefe ste[d]fastly
yt he ly3th in ye vyrgyn~ mary
Bot yf he it do in gate or grevys
syght of syn a singne it mevys
sant ysoder~ j tak to wytnes
for he says yt soth it es
yus it says in his buk
yai for-sak yt yai tuk
god & yer cristyndome
yt makes swylk to any whome
als myraclis or~ burdis
<p. 67>Or tornamet~ of gret price
yis is ye pompe yt ye for-sok
fryst when~ 3e cristyndome tok
at ye fonte says ye lewd ma~
j for-sak ye here sathan~
& all his pompis & his werkes
yis is ye lare after ye clerkes
haldys yu forward sertes nay
when yu makes swylk disary
agannys god yu brekes couaunt
& seruys yer ser termagaunt
Sant ysoder~ says in his writyn~
all yt delyte to se swylk thyng~
hors & harnays~ leuys~ yer-tyll
3it hafe yai pl3th of yer pylle<for perylle>
jf prist or clerk leue vestmet@
yat halowed is thurgh sacrament
More yan~ oyer yai er to blame
of sacrylege yai haf ye fame
Fame for yai sal in ply3th
yai suld be charged yer-for~ thurght ry3th
Daunce carrolys & somer gamys
of many swylk comys schamys
when~ yu studys to mak yees
yu ert slawe in godys seruis
& all yat syns in swylk thurght þe
for yaim yu sall blame be
Qwat say 3e be ilk mynstrall
yt in swylk thyng~ delytes hym all
<p. 68>yer mayster is full peylouse<for pereylouse>
he lufs no3th god nor~ goddys howes
yai~ war~ leuer~ her~ of a+daunce
of bost & of olipraunce
yan any thyng of god of heuyn~
or oyer wysdomes yt wer~ to l nevyn
jnfoly is all yt yai get
yer clethyng~ yer m drynk & yer mete
& for swylk thyng~ sall J tell
what fell of a+mynstell
<lat></lat>
s<guideletter for absent dropped initial>ant gregor telles in his spell
how it of a+mynstell fell
a mynstrel ageliardus
Come anys to a bischopys hows
& askyd yer ye charite
ye porter lete hym haf entre
at tyme of met ye bord was layd
& ye banyson suld be sayd .
ye mynstrall made hys melody
wyth gret noyse & bend ouer hy
of ye byschop ye fame ran~
yt he was an haly man~
ye byschop sett hym at ye borde
& suld hafe blyssyd goddes worde
sa was he dystrubyd<macron over ru> wt ye mynstrall
he had no space to say it all
his grace deuotly .
<p. 69>For ye noyse of ye mynstralsy
ye byschop plenyd hym ferly sare
& tyll all sayd yt yer wer~
yt he na suld make his nycite
be-fore ye grace of charite
yer suld com vengaunce als tyte
for foly yat he gon pipe
Gyfe hym ye charite & lat hym go
his dede is ner~ yt sal hym slo
he toke ye charite & went his gate
and als he passed owt at ye 3ate
a+stane fell done of ye wall
& slewe yer ye mynstrall
yt be-takynd yt god was no3th
payd wt yt ye mynstrall wro3th
yt he distrubyd ye banyson
& ye gud Man-es deuocyon~
yis tald j for yir~ glewe men sak
to luk when yai yer glewe suld make
& for yaim yt suld it her~
yat yai luf it no3th so der~
Ne haf yer-in so gret likyng~
ye lesse to wirchep hevyn~ kyng~
<lat></lat>
J sal 3ow tell als j hafe harde
yf ye byschop saynt roberde
his to name was grostest
of lyncoln as says ye gest
<p. 70>he lufed mekyl to her~ ye harpe
for mannys wyt it makes scharpe
nexte his chaumb<crossed b> by his study
his harper chaumb<crossed b> was fast yer-by
Many tymes be nyghtes & days
he hade solace of notys & days lays
Men askyd hym reson qwy
he had delyte in mynstralsy
he answard yus on maner
qwy he held ye harpere so der~
ye vertu of ye harpe thurght skyll & ri3th
wyl distrwe ye fendys myght
and to ye cros wt gud skyll
is ye harper likend tyll
an oyer poynt comforthis me
yt god hase sent tyll a+tre
so mekyl joy to her~ wyth er~
mekyl mor~ ioy is yer~
wt god hym-self yer he wonnys
ye harpe yer-of oft tyme menys
of ye ioy & of ye blysse
yer god hym-self wonnys & is
qwen 3e may glew men her~
to wyrchepe god at 3our power~
as dauid says is ye saltre
loue god in trompe & sawtre
jn harpe in tabourne in synphane gle
jn cordis in organs in bell ringgyng~
<p. 71>jn all yer wurchepys hevyn~ kyng~
yf 3e do yus hardely
yan may 3e her~ 3our mynstralsy
qwo so liggs lang~ in syn~
na wyl not rise na yer-of blyn~
Certanly for ilk hour~
he sal 3eld acont ful sour~
for ilk an hour~ yu yer-in lay
jn purgatory yu gettes yi pay
it is Sleeme callyd accide
fro god seruice so lang ye hyde
& sum all ye 3er~ wyll byde
of schryfe vn~-to ye lentyn~tyde
& neuer to lentyn~ be al gon~
Mede for fastyng~ gestes he non~
yt is for slawnes he wyl no3th rise
liggand in syn is lorne seruice
& sum men in al yer lyfe
clenly na wyll yai yai~ schryfe
for yai syn all opon grace
at yer endyng~ wenen yai sal haf space
yan thynk yai to schryfe yaim clen
to swylk men god swes his tene
it is sayd alday for yis [ek] skyll
qwo so wyll no3th qwen he may he sal not qwen he wyl
slawe messynger is wylland
yat chargyd is wt lordes erand
yf he go no3th yer he is sent
<p. 72>he is worthi to be schent
ye yt spedes hym wek in deyd
& messynger smart at neyd
yai sal stand before [ye] kyng~
& haf neyd at yer askyng~
person slaw in haly kyrk
yt on hys schep wyl no3t wyrk
how yai sal yer-self 3eme
& god & haly kyrk serufe qwem
ye hys schepard he sal yaim blamee
how he lattes yaim ga in schame
yff he se in any thyng~
yai haf defaute of chastisyng~
& bot he tech & chasty so
yat ye better forward do
for yaim he sal at y+essyse
be ponys[h]ed be-fore ye he iustice
also behouyse hym for to pray
yt god of grace wysse yaim ye way
yer any off yaim defaute hase
& may help yaim in yt case
& wyl no3th for vnkyndhede
bott Lat yaim perysh yer for nede
Ful hard acount sal yu 3elde
yt he myght & he na walde
yff he kyndly onderstod
of yaim he haas al his fode
for god says in gospel yis
Jn vpb[r]aydyng how yai do misse
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<p. 82>Yf yu ert in Gud Wyll
to serue god & lefe all ill
repent ye naght for na fayntice
Na be no3t hevy to goddys seruice
yu suld to yi dede are torne
or yu sulde wt hys seruice scorne
yf yu well be-gyn~ j rede wele ende
fyrst & laste yu fyndes him frende
& qwo so begynnys any thyng~
thenk qwat sal be ye endyng~
& yf yu serue god to pay
all yi lyfe both nyght & day
& at ye last endyg~ y of yi lyfe
yu falles in syn & rasys stryfe
So yt yu in yt ilk syn~
makes yu yine endyng in
god for-gyttes y all yi gud deyde
of hym yer-of gestes yu na meyde
als he is to ye redy
qwen yu wyl lefe yi foli
& com to hym wt repentaunce
jn blyse he makes yi purveraunce
at endyng~ sal both deyd & tho3th
schewe hym-selfe how it was wro3th
Na be no3th soro[w]ful j ye for-bede
of god seruice it semys drede
& drede wyl make a+man right slawe
to do ye seruice awe
seruf hym gladly wt lufly cher~
yen is yi seruice to hym dere
<p. 83>yus kennys yu says ye prophet
jn ye salter wordes swete
Ne be no3th prowde yf yu wel dese
jn yi hert to mak a rese
yt haly lyf yu ledes
jn fastyng~ or in almusdedes
ye fryst is our~ mekyl drede
ye toyer is prowde hauntehede
hald ye euyn yan~<?> be-twen~
no3th our~ drede nor ouer qweme
na mak sorow ne myslyk
yt vanhope in yi hert stryk
to hell pyne is dose ye fall
yt is ye werst poynt of all
slawnes it wyl ye ond grope
to bryng~a+ma~ to wan~ hope
slawnes fra all gud dedys
es also mekyll as ye syn to dredes
yf all y<?> schryfe ye of yi dedys syn~
& thynkes no more to fal yer-in
yf yu be slawe ya~ hevy
& dose no gud deyd of mercy
yus says god in his gospell
yt yu ert to me a+bayle vescell
full leghtly ert yu ya~ to torne
agayn to torne & mak soiourne
yan yu wers ya~ yu was
bondyn vn-to sathanas
<p. 84>Thank wele sathanas yi pryke
& wanhope god schelde vs yer-fra
it wayttes a man hym-self to sla
so dyd ye traytur~ iudas
& for-south worthi he was
qwy was he most worthi
for he had wanhope of godes mercy
for he wend yt god na walde
haf forgevyn hym yt he hym salde
sithen lukyd jhesus vp-on iudas
als wo say ask mercy for yi trispas
for yf he had askyd it ony syth
jhesus had grantyde hym also swyth
for hys~ mercy na faylyde no3th
tyl any man yt hym for-so3th
sen god wald hafe ben tyl hym so fre
ya~ es he redy to ye & me
qwylk tyme or qwe<?> <last letter looks like J> we wyl hym call
for his defaute na suld we fall
be-thenk ye well of ye thefe
yt lufyd no3th gode na was hym lefe
he yt was hanggyd on a+tre
be-syd jhesus for vylete
he spak a word at his endyng~
lord haf on me menyng~
also swythhe was ye prisse
& was sent to paradysse
he was ye fyrst yt paradyse wan~
sen adam it lost our fore man
<p. 85>or yan was ye chefe in paradyce
than all ye prophettes be-forne of price
ye thefe dide all ma~<for "manner"> off syne
& neuer ar~ leuyde jhesus in
for a worde he spak so myldly
he hase pese blys & mercy
and yer-fore dysmay ye noght
for no thyng~ yt yu hafe wro3th
hafe yu neuer done so mekyl ill
ne bene so fals na sa fykyll
Na lyue yer-in so lang~ qwyle
& done all maner of synnys vile
& yu wyll in strengh & in hele
yi syn for-sak & no3t wt dele
wt sorow of hert & repentaunce
yu may pay gode wt lytyll pennance
God says yes wordes & says vs qwy
j wyl yt no synfull ma~ dye
to lefe hys syne he sall hafe space
to torne agayne to lyffe of grace
qwat-so-euer he has done
he wyll no3th his dampnacon~
to gyf ensampyll a+tale her lyes
yt yus telles saynt dionyse .
<lat></lat>
s<guideletter for absent dropped initial>aynt dyonyse off fraunce tellys yus
jt was a+prest yt hyght tarpus
thurght his prechyng~ & his saw
<p. 86>Bro3th a saresyn to cristyn~ lawe
anoyer sarisyn off paynny <?four minims>
had yer-to gret envy
& turnyd yis ma~ agayn~
& sayd our~ cristyndome was wayne
yis preste yer-for was sary
& hatyde yis ma~ felonysly
& praide gode he wald hym sende
Dampnacyon~ wt-owtyn~ ende <mrg><lat><three lines></lat></mrg>
he stowpyde done to sek a stone
als it fell yan~ fande he none
for ye stone he tok a+lofe
& at ye pure ma~ hede it drofe
ye pur~ ma~ hynt it vp als swyth
& was of ye lofe full blyth
tyll hys falows fast he ra~
wt ye lofe ye pure ma~
Lo he sayd qwat j haue
of prese gyfte so god me safe
nay yai swore by yer thryfte
perse gafe neuer swylk a+gyfte
he sayd 3e sall it onder-stand
yt j hade it of pers hande
yt dar J swer on ye haly dame
here be-fore 3ow ilk a+ma~
gret mervell hade yai all
yt swylk chaunce myght fall
ye thyrd [day] yus wretyn es
pers fell a gret seknes
& als he lay in hys bede
<p. 87>hym tho3th well yt he was lede
wt one yt after hym was sent
to com vn-to hys jugement
be-fore ye iugh was he bro3th
to 3elde acounte how he had wro3th
pers stode full sore a+drede
& was full abayste & full mede
he saw fendys on ye to party
wereand hym full felonusly
all was it scweyde hym be-forne
how he hade lefde sen he hade was borne
& namly ilk a wykkyde deyde
sen ye fryst he couth hym-selfe leyde
qwy he yaim dyde & for qwat chesone
of all behovyde hym gyfe a . resone
On ye todyr party stude men full bry3th
yt wald hafe sauyde hym at yer my3th
Bott yai ne myght na gud deyd fynde
þt myght hym safe nor~ vnbynde
ye fayre n men sayd qwat is to rede
of hym we fynd na gude deyde
yt gode is pay of bot a+lofe
yat pers at ye pur ma~ d[r]ofe
3it gafe he it wt no gude wyll
bot kest it after hym for ill
for goddys lufe gafe he it no3th
Na for almose had he it thoght
neuer-ye-lese ye pure ma~
had ye lofe of pers ya~
<p. 88>ye fendes had layd in ye balaunce
hys wekkyde deyd & his myschaunce <mrg><lat><three lines></lat></mrg>
& for his lufe redy to dy
yf j be-fore na hade scwede qwy
Bot j schewyd hym so mekyl in deyde
yat my wondes yt yu sees bleyde
& yer-fore na wald j no3th
lefe yt j so dere hafe bo3th
agaynnys me na fendes he skyll
Bot yff hys awne wyll it wyll
thofe he be nowe agaynys me went
3it kepe J his amendment~
yer-fore wt gude Deuocyon~
pray for manys saluacyon~
& thankyde god almyght
yt he hade harde & seyn yt sy3th
yer-fore sulde we be full mynde
hym to serue yt is so kynde
& schewe hym lufe qwyls we er~ her~
for yt he lufs vs al so dere
yt he na walde lefe eft for drede
to dy for vs yf it wer neyde
Na drede vs yan bot son~ vp rise on no vysse
na be no3th bot son~ vp ryse
& serufe yt merciabyll kyng~
& hope to hafe gud endyng~
yt yis mercy be no3th lente
at ye day of iugiment~
amen so myght it be-tyde
<p. 89>to kepe vs fra sleuth accyde .
<lat></lat>
n<guideletter for absent dropped initial>ow sall we spek of couatysse
how he es hauntyde in wykkyd vyse
couatyce is ye fryste vice .
yt strayt is haldyn~ hate avarice
couatysse is of us ilkone
Bot auaryse he walde haf alone
Couatysse is 3ernyng~ of thoght
a Bot auaryce walde yt non~ hade no3th
couatyce commys vmqwyle of gode
bot auaryce wt-drawes mennys fode
couatyce to gude men may it charge
Bot auaryce is noyer gude ne larghe
couatyce of wyll is os a+bayt
auaryce is a negon~ haldyng~ strayt
couatyce commys of kynde of blode
bot auaryce is noyer kynde ne gude
als j ca~ tell yis is ye assyse
be-twyx auarice & couatyce
her spak at ye begyngnyg~
yf yu wt werang euer 3ernyd thyng~
or falsly perchede yt is gret syne
so wt wrang~ menys thynge to wyne
yff yu it hald & 3eld it no3th
auarice to hell it has ye bro3th
To couatyce langes so many
yt hauntys mekyl yis clergy
<p. 90>Semony is als men tellys
when~ gyftes off haly kyrk men sellys
yf yu euer gafe or sente
of haly kyrke to hafe v[a]uncemet~
or any it gafe for lufe of ye
& yu ert no3th worthi to be
yan ert yu come thur3th yt qwayntyse
tyll semony & couatyse
of yaim yu sall avauncemet~ halde
yu ert a wolfe of goddys falde
clerk yt his ordur~ takys
for gyftes & presandes yt he makes
& is no3th ˆ <mrg>worthi</mrg> yaim for to hafe
hym wer better to be a knafe
& so wer yai yt so yai~ sellys
for gyftes & no thyng~ ellys .
yese haly men yt hase beyne
& haly wyrte harde & seyne .
says yt swylk gyftes er~ lorne .
& nowe is none warr~ be-forne
for swylk men sellys ye haly gaste
to yaim yt he lufys lest
Couatyse men & lechour~
of haly kyrke yai hafe honour
yis may men se all day wt ey .
weryd worth ser symony .
okyr may yer-to be talde
for couatyse men is okky[r]er balde