The Parson's Tale Folio 438v 4 of 74 folios
so high doctryne I lete to deuynes . Natheles I hope to
god they been touchede in this tretyse eueryche of h
alle .
of penytence stant in confessio
chil as I be gan in the ferste chapitere
I seye seynt Augustyn seyth /
euery word /
men coueyte a geyn the lawe of Ih
to seyne . in herte in mouth
tys / that is by her
vourynge and felynge
dyn
schat considere what that thow art that dost that
s
gentil . or thral / fre. or seruaunt . hol or sek / weddit
or sengele / ordered . or onordered / wis . or fol . Clerk . or
seculer /
noon / ȝif ony of th
And manye mo thyngis .
this . whethir it be doon in fornycacio
rye / or non . in manere of homycide or non / horrible
greete s
nued in s
there thow hast do s
hovs or in th
cherche hawe . in cherche dedicat or non /
cherche be halwyd . and man or woman spylle his
kynde wt inne that place be woye of s
kede temptacio
prest that dede swiche . the terme of al his lyf he
schulde not synge no masse .
do dedly s
messe .