the man and the wyfe, and betweene the body and the soule, the whiche
is the
lhome et la femme, et entre le corps et lame, laquelle
est la
worste, and more dangerous of the others, but touchyng the peas,
saint
pire, et plus dangereuse des aultres, mais quant est de la paix,
saint
Austin, in the place above alleged, sayth that it is clennesse of
thought,
Augustin, ou lieu dessus allegue, dict que cest serenite de
pensee,
peas of corage, simplenesse of hert, bonde of love, feliship of
tranquilite de courage, simplesse de coeur, lien damour, compagne de
charite, breker of strife, pacifier of molifiyng of
charyte, destruiseresse destrif, apaiseresse de batailles,
mollifieresse de
angre, vainquisshyng proude men, love of humilite, asswagyng
couroux, uainqueresse des orguilleus, amour dhumilite, en mitigant
discorde, and agreyng ennemys, nat sekyng but his, that
can nat
les discordz, et concordant ennemis, non cerchant laultruy, non
scachant
hate, callyng nothyng his, that can nat exalte him nor be proude,
hair, rien ne reputant sien, non scauant soy exaulter ne enorgueillir,
techyng to love, pleasante to every body, he that had it let him kepe
it,
ensegnant aimer, plaisante a chescun, quil la tient sy la garde,
he that lese it let him seke it, for he that in it shall nat be founde,
God the father
qui la pert sy la cerche, car qui en elle trouue ne sera,
Dieu le pere
him shal pluck out of his roote, and the Sonne him shal disenherite, and
of the Holy
le disracinera, et le Filz le desheritera, et
du Saint
Goost shalbe unknowen, wherof the same be willyng us to
Esprit sera descongneu, dont icelle Trinite nous ueulle
defende and kepe.
deffendre et garder.
Ma.
In my God it is a great thyng of peas; I requyre the swete
En mon Dieu, cest grand chose que de paix; je requier le doulz
Jhesus to mainteyne it to us.
Jhesus la nostre uoulloir maintenir.
Amen.
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HERE FOLOWETH CERTAYNE VERSES, SENDE TO THE NOBLE LADY MARY,
FOR TO LERNE THEM HER SCOLE MAISTER BEYNG SICKE.
To you, most soverayn,
A uous, tressouueraine maistresse,
I sende these vers, wyllyng to signifie
jenvoy ces uerse, uoullant sinifier
my great dolour and that more me oppresse
ma grand doulleur et que plus mopresse
that I may nat you serve and teche
ne uous pouoir seruir et enseygner
than for to suffre sekenesse and danger
que de souffrir maladie et dangier
wherfore, if it please so moche do to your grace
pourquoy, sil plaist tant faire a uostre grace
them for to rede some lyttell space
les uoulloir lire quelque petitte espace
my hope is that better therof ye shalbe
mon espoir est que mieulz uous en vauldres
and by that point also shall excuse me.
et par ce point aussi mescuseres.
Me thinketh that other than you ought nat
Il me semble quaultre que uous ne doibt
to be judge of my greuous payne
estre juge de ma griefue payne
bycause also that other myght nat
pource aussy quaultre ne pouroit
nat knowyng the whiche lede me
non congnoisant la cause qui me maine
but as for you, I know that ye be
mais quant a uous, say questes certaine
of the good wyll and great
du bon uoulloir et grande affection