<fol. 75v>HEre ere neghen poyntes ; of gret vertu
Yat oure lorde talde ; swet Jhesu
Til a creature ; als 3e shal here
Yat askyde hym ; on yis manere
How he my3t ; and in what yinge
Plese god mast ; to his likynge
Oure lorde answerde ; and yus sayde
Of neghen yinges ; J am best payde
The fyrst he sayde ; is almous-dede
For whils you lyfes ; it may ye spede
Out of yi synne ; yat you art inne
To helpe yi saule ; heuen to wynne
Til alle ye pouere ; yat nede has
For me is wele leuere ; in yis cas
Ane almouse-dede ; whils you here lyues
Yan alle ye remenant ; yat you gyues
When you art dede ; and layde on molde
Yan alle ye hylles ; we brynnand golde
And stafful were stoppyde ; of syluer in horde
Yis warne J ye ; trewly with worde
Jt serues ye no3t ; yat you gyues yare
For when dede commys ; you may na mare
A-nother poynt ; yan is yis
To helpe yi saule ; to heuen blys
<fol. 76r>To wepe ; for my passyon
And sythen ; make redempcion
Alle for yi synnes ; yat you haues wroght
And yinke how dere ; J haue ye boght
And yat is me leuere ; yat it so be
Yan you wepe for oyer ; yan for me
Als mykell water ; as is ye see wiy-inne
For 3it a tere ; titter my3t wynne
Vntil yat joye ; yat ay sall be
To wonne wiy me ; in trinite
The yridde is to suffre ; a worde for me
For me is well leuere ; yat you be
Bu3som & meke ; in worde and dede
For yat helpys mare ; yi saule at nede
yan you ilke day ; yi body dange
Baye yi sydis ; and yi swange
The ferye is to breke yi slepe ; waken ye
And say an oryson ; in ye honore of me
Yat is me leuere ; yat you do
Yan you ye haly land ; sent vnto
Twelfe men ; of yi costage
To fynde yaim ; ylk a day yair wage
The fyfte is ; to haue compassion & hert sare
When you sees any ; febely fare
<fol. 76v>Ye pore yat ere ; als gode als you
Yat of ye worlde ; haues no prow
Yat ilk a day ; feles gret myschefe
Ya men are to me ; dere and lefe
Als dere J bo3t yaim ; wiy my blode
Als yaim yat haues ; ye worldes gode
And yai schal nerrer ; wiy me be
Yan ye ryche yat for ryches ; forsakes me
For yai may no3t wele ; ye soye to say
Baye ye worlde & me ; sereue to pay
Bot of yi compassion ; mare me payes
Yan you fastyd ; fourty dayes
Til brede and watyr ; for ye lufe of me
And mare alowyd ; schal it be
The sexte is to say nour~-whare ; of bakbityng
For yat is perylous ying
For yai yt sais one before . anoyer behynde
Yt maner~ . yaire saules shal bitter fynde
When yaire bodis ; er grayede to bere
Yaire saules be put ; to paynes sere
Me ware leuere ; you stode still
Yan you spake ; of any man ill
Jt schoulde do yi soule ; mare gode
Yan yu ilk day ; barfote 3ode
Yat men my3t folow ; ye trace of ye
Of blode ; yat you wold blede for me
<fol. 77r>The seuent ; lufe ay wele yine euencristen
And yan wil J ; yi prayer lysten.
For bot you haue ; lufe and charite
Grace ellys getys ; you nane of me
Jf you wil do yus ; als J say
Yan may you ; full well me pay
For me is leuere ; yat you do so
Yan you in spiret ; walde ilk day go
Til heuen ; yat ioy yar to se
And na lufe haue ; ne charite
The eghetende ; if you couet any yinge
Aske of me ; at ye bygynnynge
Ye yinge yat is ; of ry3twisnes
Be it mare ; or be it les
And ask ay fyrste ; ye blis of heuen
Or you any ; oyir yinge neuen
For ye ioy of heuen ; lastys ay
And eryely yinge ; wytes away
Of couetos men ; J am not no3t payde
Yat on yis worlde ; yair hertis haue layde
And yair statis ; lastis bot a whyle
Bot yai be ware ; dede wil yaim gyle
For yi luke fyrst ; yi selfe aske me
Ye yinge ; yat is best for ye.
<fol. 77v>And yat is me leuere ; whyls you lyfes here
Yan you made ; my modyr messangere
And all ye halows ; of ilka degre
Forto pray me ; for ye
The neghent is loue me ; anly our al yinge
Yan bes you sykir ; at yine endynge
Jn ioy and blis ; euere-mare to be
Yat na ere may here ; ne eghe se
Ne hert yinke ; ne tunge tell
Yan thare ye no3t ; drede peynis of hell
And yat is me leuere ; yan you 3ode
Opon a tre ; yat till heuen stode
Yat ware dryuyne ; ful of scharpe rasours
And louede oyir yinge . paramours
Yat is eryely yinge ; mare yan me
Yat become man ; and dyde for ye
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