<County: Yorkshire West Riding>
<Code: L0604>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 2268>
<Text: Sermons>


<Tranche 1>

<fol. 188r><line 29><lat></lat> in alde tyme
as in ye alde lawe yer was na thyng says he callyd haly but yat
was thorow ye blode of ye sacrifyce hallowyd and all to-gedyr spry~
kyld yis is fygure in haly wrytte leuit~ qwar j rede yat owre lorde
god comainde & ordaynid yis lawe yt ye prestys of ye tempyll schuld
take a . red calf clene wyth-owte spot or fylth & fla yt & bryn yt
in-to powdyr and so yat powdyr and askys wyth haly watyr
mengyd schuld wasche & clens yam~ yat ware fylyd and had tow
chyd any vnclennesse Now spiritually be yis red calf may weell
be vndyrstande cryst goddys sone of heuyn~ als a calf all red
made vpon~ ye scharp crosse thorow hys precius blode & yer thorow
ye feruent fyre and [hete of] charyte for owre sake brynnyd all to powdyr
and in ye clene mortyr of hys wounde at hys ryth syde wyth ye
<fol. 188v>hate watyr yat sprang owte yer mengyd to-gedyr als warle thorow ye
qwylk was ye vyle fylth of owre sawlys waschyn~ & clensyd & halowyd
als a worthy tempyll or tabernakyll to hys owyn dwellyng & confyr
macion~ her-of ye haly apostyll <lat></lat> spiritually yus thorow
ye precius blod of owre sauiour cryst ihesus ye qwylk as wyttenes ye haly pro
fete ysaye<lat></lat> he was
led as a lambe for owre synne [to] sacrifice for owre gylte vn-to ye deth &yer
fore als wyttnes ye haly apostyll ihesus <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> says he wyth-owtyn~ ye 3atys of
ye cyte sufferyd byttyr det yt he myth halow thorow hys precius blode hys
pepyll or hys folke & yerfore all yese contenys & rehersys ye same
haly apostyll and is red in ye pystyl of yis day als anemps yis soneday
yat is cally passion~ soneday saying a-pon yis wyse <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> cryste says he beyng a byschop of ye godes yat are to come
nowth thorow ye blode of caluis nor of gaytys but be hys awne precyus
blode in-to ye tabernakyll noght made be ma~nys hande but in-to
ye haly stede 3a of ye tabernakyll of ay-lastyng blysse he 3ode yus
yan yer-fore as counsellys ye same haly apostyll <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> 3e are all boght & rawmsonyd says he wyth a grete
and a precius pryce & ye-fore gloryfye 3e says he 3owre god and bere
hym in 3owre bodese tabernakyll 3a als says ye haly apostyll sayn
petyr <lat></lat> halow+3e
says howre lorde god cryst ihesus continually in 3owre hertes be a trew
loue & mynde of hys blyssyd passion~ [va<first part of vacat>] j rede of a worthy maydyn~ yt
thorow ye tyrantry & wykkyd enuye of a grete lorde was spolyd & dishe
rytyd of here herytage so was yer ye kynges sone of yat lande and had
desyre to be maryde to yis maydyn~ & for here loue chas frely to feyght
wyth thys tyrraunte & so dyd &c~ cat<second part of vacat> But for ye processe of yis seruen~ 3e
schall vndyrstande aftyr ye techyng of ye worthi doctour <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> thre thyngis says yis doctour causis or halowys ye
tabernakyll of ma~nis sawle and of wo~ma~nys here in erth & makys
yt konabyll to resayue owre lord god ye qwylk is ye worthy & dew
place of owre lord god ye fyrst is entere clennes of ye hert & ye sawle
excludyng all vycys vttyrly ye secunde is ye influens grace of ye haly
gast thorow hys worthi merci & ye thyrd vertuus werkys in owre
leuyng wyth dew perseueraunce continually <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<fol. 189r><lat></lat>
<lat></lat> Fryst yan y
say yat yt is necessary to ye halowyng of ye glorius tabernakyll of owre sawle
yat yt be made abyll specially now at yis haly time of pasch to resayue
owre lord god is intere clennes of hart eschewyng or excludyng all vices
vttyrly ye haly doctour sayn~ greg~ <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
dere brether says sayn~ gregory vmbethynk yow weele and devowthly
how worthi a fest and how solempne is 3a ye feste of yis haly tyme yat
is to say of pasch for to haue says he in ye oftre or tabernakyll of 3owre
hart ye glorius co~myng & ye presens of owre god and he puttys yere yis
ensampyll certys says he and a worthy fre~d & a mythty schuld entyr
and come in-to yi howse ful fast sayis he wyth-owtyn~ any tarying schuld
yt be clensyd and arayde yat yer ware na maner of fylth or vnclennes
yat myth offende or displese ye eyne of yi frend <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> yer-fore says sayn~ gregory qwath yt
euyr yu be 3a yat a-gayns yis haly tyme of pasch ordaynis or schall
dispose worthyly ye howse or ye tabernakyll of yi sawle to resayuyng
of a worthy kyng 3a kyng a-boue all kynges and lord a-boue all lordys
fryst says he wasch & clens yu all fylth and vnclennes a-way of
all wykkyd warkys for als her to a-cordys & wytteness haly wrytte
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> ye wysdam~ 3a cryst goddys sone of heuyn~ ye
qwylk is callyd ye wisdam & ye vertu of ye fadyr in ye blyssyd trinite
schall not entyr in-to a wykkyd & a sinfull sawle nor he schall
not says dwell nor a-byde in yat body or sawle yat is suget vnto synnis <lat></lat>
& qwy for he says he yat is most hye & most myghty hatys & lothys
all synners and he schall 3elde and gyue veniauns for synne to all
yat are wykkyd jn ye qwylk auctoryte are tawght vs twa notabyll
thynges fryst yat synne is ryth lathsom~ and abhominabyll in ye syght
of god ye secund yat grete vengeaunse folowys yer-to Fryst yat synne
is lathsom~ & abhominabyll prouys wele & schewys ye worthi doctour
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> syn~ says yis doctour
is ye kynred of ye fende ye fadyr of ded ye corrupcon~ of kynde ye priuacon~
of fordoyng of all vertu & ye lathsum deformite of ye sawle for trewly
says yis doctour syn deformys & turnis ye clere face of ye sawle ye qwylk
schuld halde & bere ye blyssyd ymage reformyd thorow grace aftyr ye most
worthiest & clennes & fayrnesse in-to deformite of maste vile lathso~nes
& vnclennes for trewly says yis doctour ye man wyth-inforth yat is to say
ye sawle [ye] qwylk schuld halde & bere ye clere ymage & lyknesse
<fol. 189v>reformyd of ye blyssyd trynite thorow synne is disfiguryd & transformyd in-to ye
of an vn-resonabyll best als thorow glotonye in-to swyne thorow lechory in
to a gayte so ire and wreth in-to a dog thorow fals extorcon~ & raven~ in-to a
wlfe or a lyon~ & 3yt mare-ower yt is maste dredfull & lathsum as says yis
doctour &<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> qwath tyme says he a man~ or a wo~ma~ consentys to ye wykkyd wyll
of ye fend to syn he clethys hym wyth ye fend & he puttys ensempyll reyght
says he als was settyd & joynid wyth ye seele resayuis 3a says he
& is clethyd wyth ye ymage ye sale reght so says he qwath tyme a
man or a wo~ma~ consentis to ye fendys suggestion~ he clethis hym wyth
ye fende a lathsom & abhomia~byl & a dredfull thyng is yus yan syn~
ye qwylk yus destroyis and defylis ye worthy tabernakyll of owre lord
god ye sawle & makys yt ye lathsoun dungone of ye fend ye qwylk dewly
consideryng ye haly doctour saynt anselme<lat></lat> and
j saw says sent anselm a ta syde me ye abhominabyll lathsu~nes
of synne and o ye toyer syde me ye horrybyll paynis of helle and j
schuld nede says he be drownyd or fall in-to ye tane of yese j schuld
tyttere fal says he wyllfully in-to ye paynis of helle yan j schuld
wylfully assent or falle in-to synne for j had leuyr says he be in heell
wyth-owtyn~ syn~ sen yere sall nane be pynyd but synfull yan
for to be in heuyn~ fylyd wyth synne or synfull qwar al anly clene
& vertuus men & women schall a-byde in joy Als a-nenis ye secunde
parte yat grete vengiauns fallys for syn is opyn~ schewyd in many
partyis of haly wrytte Fryst loke how thorow synne of ye fayrest aungell
yat euyr was is made ye Rowest and lathsomest fende of helle
for synne exilyd lucifer and hys awngellys owte of heuyn~ in-to hell
and ay lastand payne synne all-so exilyd owre form~ fadyr owte of pa
radise and delyte in-to ye vale of yis wykkyd werd synne all-so distroy
id all ye werd owte takyn viij personys thorow ye watyr of noe flode
& yer-fore concludys ye haly apostyll<lat></lat> & ye re
warde & ye mede for synne says he is deth & payne ay lastyng ye qwylk
payne dew to synne declarys ye same doctour lincoln~ <lat></lat> Set
before yin eyne says & yi mynde ye dredfull payne of hell ye qwylk
is dew dette for synne qware is an~ horribyll stank & dongeon~ full of
fyre dark wythowtyn~ any maner of lyght bornyng wyth-owtyn wastyng
ye qwylk fyre says he is mast hate & full of all maner of stynk & neuyr
may be sloknyd yer is wa says he & ay lastyng sorow & gnastyng of teth
acordyng to yys says ye haly doctour sayn~ Austyn~<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> twa specyall & horribyll paynys ere in heell kallyd
intollerabyll & hete yat neuyr may be slokynd qware is ay lastyng
sorow & gnastyng of teth yer-fore swete odorys & smellys says lincoln@

<Tranche 2>

<fol. 209r>or goddys of vertu <lat></lat> goddys of
folk or goddys of gouernaunce goddys of vertu were callyd saturn~
jubiter & apollo a-bowthe qwame were wrytyn~ yir fowre wordys
&
<lat></lat> hele joy help & hope in takenyng yat qwa
so euyr nedyd any of yese fowre yai schuld come & seke yt & aske
of yere goddys of vertu & yere yai schuld fynde yt but ye custom~
was & ye vsage yat qwa so euyr wald haue any of yir vertuus in yer
nede owyer hym~ behouyth to offyr vp a hart made of wax & ful
of blode to god saturne or ellys an~ hart of an~ egyll to god jouys
or ellys a hart of a rauyn~ or a crow vn-to ye god apollo & yan he
schuld resayue hys askyng By yir thre vndyrstande j not ellys
j not ellys but ye haly trinite ye fadyr & ye sone & ye haly gost a
god & thre personis ye fowre <1-2 letters> vertuus yat are wrytyn~ abowth them~
are ye endeles vertuus & goodnesse spirituall heele of ye sawle
joye endelesse helpe mythtyest & hope most worthyest euyr bydyng
& dwellyng in ye haly trinite redy to ylk crystyn~ creature here in
erth yat dewly wyll aske yem~ bot qwath yis gentyll lord owre
god all-myghty desyrys nor askys for all yese noyer hart wyth blode
nor hart of eglys nor of crawys bot a mykyd hart by contricion~
for owre tryspase offyryd vp-on~ to hym~ wyth harthly deucon~
& yann als fast schall we fynde helpe & socour at hym~ in all
maner of tribulacon~ wyttenessyng ye haly profete <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> lord god yu schalt not for
sake ne despyse a full contryte & a mekyd harte ye qwylk fowr~
vertuus yus wrytyn~ abowthe owre god apynly schewys ye same
haly profete in <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> Jn my god is my heele & my joye god is my
helpe & my hope is in my god yer-fore says he schew owth 3owr~hartes
3a mekyd & contrytyd be-fore hym~ for he is owre helpe endeles lastyng
sen~ yan~ & we dewly consydyr ye cause of owre processyon~ how it is
ordaynid for gret tribulacon~ vengiaunce of synne yat fallys on~ ylk
syde vs als principaly ye wykkyd scysme yat reynis & sorowfully
als yis thyrty wyntyr full nere hauys regnyd in haly kyrke & now
thorow ye vertu & ye goodnesse of owre lord god & tyttere thorow goode
prayere at yis myghelmesse or sone aftyr schall treti be made to
ende yt for ye qwylk ylke crystyn~ ma~ & woma~ is hyly bowndyn~ <medial n not quite clear>
to pray to god hertyly to sese yt & to sende hys spiryte of cownsell emang
yese partyis yt ere cause yer-of & yer-fore jhesus loue ylk prest in
<fol. 209v>hys masse & ma~ & woma~ in yere prayere nyth & day haue yis in
3owre mynde yat tryste als he dyid for vnite of haly kyrke & sched
hys precius blode he ende yis scysme & sende vs an~ heede & herd
ma~ in haly kyrke vndyrnethe hym~ for wyte 3e weele qwyll yis
scysme reygnis bese neuyr goode rest nor peese in haly kyrke nor~
emang kyndomys <g added above line after n? too faint on printout> apo ye toyer syde & we dewly consydyr ye grete
aduersite of enmyies bodyly on~ ylk syde vs 3a all landys all
partese are a-gayns vs & redy bot 3eue goddys grace sukur vs
mare yan~ ma~nys myth vtturly to destroy vs emang owre+self
in ylk party on~ cuntre we stand nere hand diuidyd ye qwylk diuision~
3et is mast dredfull als yt myth be schewyd be opyn storiys & ye
tyme wald suffyse for yis land was neuyr 3yt conqueryd nor stroyid
but be diuysion~ fryst emang owre-self þer-fore says cryst in ye gospell
<lat></lat> ylk a land says he & kyngdom~
diuydyd in ye self schall be made desolat & dystroyid & yer-fore for goddes
loue jlk ma~ be abowthe to saue yis cuntre & to sese all slyke partyis
& diuysion~ yat is now yus regnand emang vs ferthen~ ouyr & we
dewly consydyr ye hydows & dreedfull swerd of god ye swerd of pesty
lence yt wondyr scharply is schewyd emang vs for als j here say bath
in ye sowth here qwere neuyr it comys yt takys half ye pepyll in ylk
town~ or mare & trewly wyte 3e wele als wytteness all yese myscheuis
& tribulacionis yat yus comys emangys vs is for owre synne &
als ye grete clerk cornoteus<?> rehersys & ledgys for hym~ ye haly doctour
sayn~ gregor~ <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> Pestilens says yis clerk hungyr stryuynges & feyghtyng
to-gedyr of kyngdomys & debates & many oyer aduersites comys on~
to landys for ye cause yat ye worchepys 3a benefise & dignites of
haly kyrke is gyuyn~ to me~nys personis for gyftys and prayere or
fauour of men~ & nowght for vertu nor meryte sal now na benefyce
voyde 3a and or yt be voyde schall a ma~ ye qwylk noyer is clad
wyth vertu of co~nyng for to teche hys parischyn nore 3it wyth any
oyer vertu of good leuyung gete hym~ a lettyr of ye kyng of ye
qwene or of anoyer lorde to pray for hym~ & but yt be grauntyd
he schall be manast to be hyndryd & to haue a schrewyd turne
so yat no benefyce may be dewly gyuyn~ als yt schuld to yame
yat are worthy for slyke vnlawfull menys specyaly of yame
<fol. 210r>yat are vnworthy & many slyke yer-fore lyfe cursyd yere bn~
fice yus procuryd & getyn~ & hyly dysplesis god yere-fore j say all
yese aduersitese pestylence discenco~nys & debatys regnand yt
comys & fallys vn-to vs for owre synne & wykkydnesse ye qwylk
opyn~ly schewys ye haly apostyll jamys in hys pystyll jacob <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> yus yan~ j saye for yer grete tribulacionis
yat j haue rehersyd [&] for socour & help a-gayns yame yis processyon~
is ordaynid & als j haue opynly schewyd 3ow owre helpe & owre
socour~ in all owr~ trybulacionis is owr~ god full of all grace & goodnesse
yer~-fore yan~ to socour~ vs & help vs & of all yere trybulacyonys
to delyuyr & defende vs say we all hartyly ye wordys j toke
to my theme prechyng lord god gyf yu vs help of yese trybulacy
onys now serys sen~ als j haue schewyd 3ow we euer on~ ylke
syde vmbelappyd wyth mony & sere trybulacyonys & in al trybu
lacyonis owre refute & owre socour is alane owre god it is now
yan~ nescessary & nedfull to teche & schewe ye best mene for owr~
help to be releuyd of yis gracyus sauiour j rede yat yere was
sum-tyme thre phylisophrys iij grete clerkys & yai straue
emang yame for ye sekyrest & for ye beste mene yat myth be
to a ma~ yat ware sette in trybulacyon~ or aduersyte to be sucouryd
& releuyd ye fryst sayd yat frenschep was yat mene for
he yat hauys frenchep may sone be releuyd of hys noyse ye
secunde answerde & sayde nay but habundaunce of syluyr &
gold & godys of fortune for he yat hauys frenchep & hauys
not to fede yt wyth sone may lose yt & he yat hauys grete
plentye of gold & tresure may gete frendchip to socour hym~
but ye thyrd sayde nan~ of all yese was yat mene bot allanly
clene prayere to god apo yis yai counselyd yer god yat yai wor
chepyd & prayid hym~ to schew yeme ye best mene yat myth
be in releuyng a ma~ in hys tribulacon~ & he answerde be
thre takenys yat prayere was ye best dewly ordaynid &
made & yer-fore to ye fryst of yer clerkys ye qwylk held yat
frenchep was ye best mene he gaf a rose saying on~-to hym~
on yis wyse <lat></lat> ye rose fatys in a day to ye
secunde yat held yt habundauns of godys of fortune was ye
best mene to socour a ma~ in hys tribulacon~ ye god gaf a lelye
wyth yese wordys <lat></lat> ye lyly rotys sone a-waye
<fol. 210v>vn-to ye thyrd yat held yat prayere was ye best mene to releue
a ma~ in noyse and tribulacon~ he gaf a braunche of a clene olyue tre
saying sayng apo yis wyse <lat></lat> ye olyue is grene
& lastys all way jn confirmacon~ here-of says ye holy doctour saynt
gregore <lat></lat>
<lat></lat>
<lat></lat> prayere says sayn~ gregor~ is als ane styff & sekyr ankyr
stedfastly stabelyng ye chyppe in tempestys ye qwylk remeuys ye
ire & ye wreth of owre lorde god & ouyr-comys & fordose all batels
& noryschys all ye erth jn ye qwylk auctorite opynly yis haly
doctour techys vs yat prayere is yat mene yat we schall halde
& seke be-twyx vs & owre god to sucure vs in all nedys & trybu
lacyonis bodyly & gastly saying ye haly prophete <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> So yan to owre purpose
at yis tyme & ye cause of <1 word> owre gadryng to yis place
is for to fulfylle yis mene sayng jlk ma~ ye wordys j toke
in ye begynnyng lord god sende vs help of owre tribulacon~