Chapter 2
¶ Ioyntly to her Marcuryus toke his see. ¶ As came to his cours wytnesse the zodyake. ¶ He had a gylden tonge as fyll for his degree ¶ In eloquence of langage he passed al {the} pake ¶ For in his talkyng no man coud fynde lake ¶ A box wyth quycksyluer he had in his honde / ¶ Multyplyers know it wel in euery londe
¶ By hym sat dame Ven{us} {with} colour crystalline ¶ Whos long here shone as wyre of gold bry{gh}t ¶ Cryspe was her skyn her eyen columbyne ¶ Rauysshed myne herte her chere was so ly{gh}t ¶ Patrones of plesau{n}ce be named wel she my{gh}t ¶ A smocke was her wede garnysshed curyusli ¶ But all other she had a wanton eye
¶ On her hede she wered a red coper crowne ¶ A nosegay she had made ful plesauntly ¶ Bytwene her & aurora Apollo set hym doune ¶ Wyth his beames bryght he shone so ferue{n}tly ¶ That he therwyth gladyd al {the} company ¶ A crown of pure gold was on his hede set ¶ In syne {that} he was mayster & lorde of {that} banket ¶ Nota ¶ Thus was the table set round aboute ¶ Wyth goddes & goddesses as i haue you told ¶ Awaytyng on the bord was a grete route ¶ Of sage phylosophers & poetes many fold ¶ There was sad Sychero & Arystotle olde ¶ Tholome Dorothe wyth Dyogenes ¶ Plato Myssehala and wyse Socrates
¶ Sortes & Saph[y]r{us} {with} hermes stode behynd ¶ Auycen & Aueroys wyth hem were in fere ¶ Galyen & ypocras that physyk haue in mynd ¶ wyth help of Esculapyo{n} toward he{m} drow ner ¶ Vyrgyle Orace Ouyd and Omere ¶ Euclyde and albert yaue her attendaunce ¶ To do the godds & goddesses plesaunce
¶ Horeberded Orphe{us} was there {with} his harpe. ¶ And as a poyt musycal made he melody Other mi{n}stral had ther non saf Pan ga{n} to carpe ¶ Of his leud bagpyp which caused {the} compani ¶ To law yet many mo ther we{re} yf i shuld not ly ¶ Som yong som old both better and werse ¶ But mo of theyr names can I not reherce
¶ Of al maner deyntes there was habu{n}dau{n}ce ¶ Of metes & drynkes foyson plenteuous ¶ In cam Dyscord to haue varyaunce ¶ But there was no roum to set her i{n} that hous ¶ The goddis remembred the scysme odious ¶ Among the thre goddesses {that} she had wrought Original has ¶ At the fest of Peleus wherfore they thought he instead of she ¶ They wold not {with} her dele in a venture ¶ Lest she hem brought to som inconuenyente ¶ She seyng this was wroth out of mesure ¶ And in that grete wrath out of {the} paleyse we{n}t ¶ Say{n}g to herself that chere shuld thei repent ¶ And anone {with} Attropes happed she to mete. ¶ As he had ben a gost came in a wy{n}dy{n}g shete
¶ She toke hym by {the} hond & rowned in his ere ¶ And told hy{m} of the banket {that} was so delycate. How she was receyued & what chere she had {the}re ¶ And how euery god sat in his astate ¶ Is it thus q{uo}d attropos what in {the} deuyls date ¶ Well he sayd I se well how the game goth ¶ Ones yet for your sake shal I make he{m} wroth
¶ And whan she had hym al togyder told ¶ From her he departed & of her toke his leue / ¶ Sayng {that} for her sake his way take he wolde ¶ In to the paleys his maters to meue ¶ And or he thens went he trowed he{m} to greue. ¶ Wyth such tydynges as he wold hem tel ¶ So forth he went & spake wordes fell
¶ Whan he came in the p{re}sence of {the} goddis [a]lle ¶ As he had ben mad he loked hym a bout ¶ His shete from his body downe he let fall ¶ And on a reud maner he saluted al the route ¶ Wyth a bold voys spekyng wordes stoute ¶ But he spake all holow as it had ben one ¶ Had spoke in a nother world {that} had wo begon
¶ He stode forth boldly {with} grym countenau{n}ce ¶ Sayng on this wyse as ye shal here ¶ All ye goddes yeue attendaunce ¶ Vnto my wordes {with}out all daungere ¶ Remembre how ye made me your offycere ¶ Al tho wyth my darte fynally to chastyse ¶ That {thou} dysobeyed or wolde your law dyspise
¶ And for the more surete seiled my patent ¶ Gyuyng me full power so to ocupy ¶ Wherto I haue enployed myn entent ¶ And that can dame Nature testefy ¶ If she be examyned she wyll not it denye ¶ For whan she forsakyth ony creature ¶ I am al redy to take hy{m} to my cure
¶ Thus haue I deuly wyth al mi dylygence. ¶ Executed the offyce of olde antyquyte ¶ To me by you grau{n}ted by your comyn se{n}tece ¶ For I spared none hygh nor low degre ¶ So that on my parte no faute hath be ¶ For as sone as ony to me commytted was ¶ I smote hy{m} to {the} hert he had none other grace
¶ Ector of Troy for al his cheualry ¶ Alexander the grete & myghty conqueroure ¶ Iulyus Cezar {with} al his companye ¶ Dauyd nor Iosue nor worthy Artur ¶ Charlis the noble that was so gret of honour ¶ Nor Iudas Machabee for al his trew herte ¶ Nor Godfrey of Boleyn coud me not asterte
¶ Nabugodonozor for al his grete pryde ¶ Nor the kyng of Egypt cruel Pharao ¶ Iason ne Hercules went they neuer so wyde. ¶ Cosdras Hanyball nor gentyll Sypyo· ¶ Cyrus Achylles nor many another mo ¶ For fayr nor foule gat of me no grace ¶ But al be at {the} last I seased hem {with} my mace.
¶ Thus haue I brought euery creature ¶ To an ende both man fysshe foule and best And euery other thyng in whome dame nature ¶ Hath ony Iurysdyccion eyther most or lest ¶ Except oonly one in whome your be hest ¶ Is to me broke for ye me promysed That my myght of non{e} shold haue be dyspysed
¶ Wherof the contrary daoe I well a uow Original has ¶ Is trew for one there is that wyl not apply aontrary ¶ Vnto my correction nor in no wyse bow instead of ¶ To the dynt of my darte for dole nor desteny· contrary ¶ What comfort he hath nor the cause why ¶ That he so rebellyth I can not thynk of ry{gh}t Original has But yf ye hy{m} grau{n}ted your alders saf condyght. yot instead of not ¶ And yf he so haue than do ye not as goddis. ¶ For a goddys wrytyng may not reuersed be. ¶ Yf it shold I wold not gyue you ii pesecodd{i}s ¶ For grau{n}t of your patent of offyce nere of fee. Original has ¶ Wherefore in this mater do me equyte gra{n}ut ¶ Accerdi{n}g to my patent for tyl this be do instead of ¶ Ye haue no more my seruyse nor my gode wyl grau{n}t
¶ And whan al the goddis had attropos hered ¶ As they had ben wode brayd vp attones ¶ & sayd they wold not rest tyll he were conq{ue}red ¶ Taken and dystroyed body blode and bones ¶ And that they swere grete othes for {the} nonis ¶ Her lav to dyspyce that was so malapert ¶ They sayd he shuld be taught for to be so pert
¶ Wel sayd Appollo yf he on erth be ¶ wyth my brennyng chare I shall hy{m} co{n}found ¶ In feyth quod neptunus & he kepe these ¶ He may be well sure he shall be drownd ¶ A syr sayd Mars this haue we wel found ¶ That ony dysubeyed oure goodly precept ¶ We may well thynk we haue to long slept
¶ But neuertheles where I may hym fynd ¶ wyth thu{n}d{er} & lyghtning about I shall hy{m} chase ¶ And I quod Saturnus before and behynd. ¶ {with} my bytte cold shall shew hy{m} harde grace ¶ well sayd Mercuryus yf I may se his face. ¶ For euer of his spech I shall hym depryue Original has ¶ So that hym were better dede than alyue depryur instead of ¶ Ye quod Othea yet may he well be depryue ¶ In the eyr where he wyll & ax you no leue ¶ wherfore my counseyl is that all we ¶ May entrete Neptun{us} his rancour foryeue. Original has ¶ And than I dout not Colus wyl hy{m} myscheue rahcour ¶ So may ye be sure he soal you not escape instead of ¶ & ellis of you anger he wyll make but a iape. rancour
¶ But for to tel you how Colus was brought. ¶ In daungere of Pluto yet had I forget ¶ wherfore on this mater forther wyl I nou{gh}t. ¶ Procede tyll I therof haue knowlege you let ¶ It befell on a day the weder was wete ¶ And Colus thought he wold on his dysport. ¶ Goo t[u] reioyse his spyrytis and comforte
¶ He thought he wold se what was in {the} grou{n}d ¶ And in a krauers forth he gan hym dresse ¶ A drough had the erthe late before found. ¶ That caused it to chyne & krauy more & lesse / ¶ Sodenly by wete constreyned by duresse ¶ Was the ground to close his sup{er}fycyall face. ¶ So streyt that to scape col{us} had noo space
¶ This seyng Colus be styll wythin abode. ¶ Seky{n}g where he my{gh}t haue gene fer or nere. ¶ A[n]one he was espyed and one to Pluto rode ¶ And told hy{m} how Colus was in his dau{n}gere. ¶ Than sayd he to Cerber{us} fet me {that} prysonere / ¶ Tyl I haue hy{m} sene let hy{m} not go at large / ¶ As {the} wylt answere of hem I yeue the charge
¶ Thus was this Colus take prysonere ¶ Than happed it so that the sa[m]e day Original has ¶ Pluto had prefyxed for a grete mater thh instead ¶ Mynos to syt in his robe of Ray of the ¶ Wherfore Cerber{us} toke the next way ¶ And led hy{m} to the place where the court shalbe ¶ where I told you Morpleus brought me
¶ So thyder c[a]me Dya[n]a caryed in carre ¶ To make her compleynt as I told you all ¶ And so dyd Neptunus {that} doth make and mar ¶ Walewyng {with} his wawys & to{m}blyng as a ball ¶ Her matters they meued fal what may befall ¶ There was the fyrst syght {that} euer I them saw ¶ And yf I neuer do eft I care not a straw
¶ But now to my matter retourne agayn ¶ And tu begyn new where I left. ¶ whan al the goddis had done her besy payne. ¶ The way to contryue how it shuld be reft ¶ Of his lyf Attropos had no cause eft ¶ To co{m}pleyn than Phebus stert vpon her fete / ¶ And sayd I pray you let me speke a word yet
¶ Othea menyth wel to say on this wyse ¶ But al to entret Neptun{us} i hope shal not nede ¶ Me semyth I alone durst take {that} entesprise. ¶ Er I am begyled or ellis I shal spede Original has ¶ How say ye Neptunus shal I do this dede. ellie ¶ Wy[l] ye your rancour seale at my request instead of ¶ Madame quod he reule me as ye lykyth best ellis
¶ Gr[a]mercy sayd she of your good wyll ¶ That it pleysyth you to shew me that fauorus ¶ Wherfore the goddys hygh pleysur to fulfyll ¶ Performe my desyre & leue al olde rancoure ¶ For our elders wele & sauyng of oure honour ¶ Agayn this colus that ye long haue had ¶ It is done quod he forsoth than am I gladd
¶ Sayd he now than Colus be {thou} to vs trewe ¶ Kepe well the eyr and oure grete rebell ¶ May we than sone euer to vs subdew ¶ Yes and that quod Colus shall here tell ¶ Nowhere in the eyr shall he rest nor dwel ¶ If he do therof put me in the faute ¶ Wyth my bytter blastes so shal I hy{m} asaut
¶ What sayd the god Pluto what is his name. ¶ That thus presumyth agayn vs to rebell ¶ Vertu quod attropes {that} haue he mykyl shame ¶ He is neuer confou{n}ded thus of hy{m} here I tell ¶ A sayd this pluto in dede I know hy{m} wel ¶ He hath ben euer myn vtter ennemye Original has ¶ Wherfore this mater agayn hy{m} take wyll I Ho instead of He ¶ For all the baytes {that} we for hym haue layde ¶ Wythout my helpe be not worth a pere ¶ For though ye all the contrary had sayd ¶ yet wold he brede right nigh your althris ere ¶ No maner of thynge can hym hurt or dere ¶ Saue only a sone of my bastard ¶ Whos name is vice he kepyth my vawarad.
¶ Wherfore you Cerber{us} now I the charge ¶ Of Colus & wyl that thou heder fet ¶ My dere sone Vyce & say that I hy{m} charge. ¶ That he to me come without ony let ¶ Armed at all poyntes for a day is set ¶ That he {with} Vertu for al {the} goddis sake ¶ In our defence must on hym batayl take.
¶ Forth then went Cerberus {with} his fyry chein ¶ Brought thyd{er} vyce as he co{m}mau{n}ded was ¶ Agayn noble Vertu {that} batayl to dercygne ¶ On a glydy{n}g serpent rydy{n}ge a grete pace ¶ Formed lyke a dragon scaled hard as glas ¶ whoos mouth flammed fyre {with}out fayll ¶ wyng{i}s had it serpentyne & a long tayll
¶ Armed was vyce all in cure boyll ¶ Harde as horne blacker fer than sute ¶ An vngoodly sort folowed hym perde ¶ Of vnhappy capteyns of myschyfe crop & rot ¶ Pryde was the fyrst {that} next hy{m} rode god wote ¶ On a roryng Lyon next whom{e} came Enuye ¶ Syttyng on wolfe he had a scornful eye
¶ Wrath bestrode a wyld bore & next hy{m} ga{n} ride. ¶ In his hond he bare a blody swerd ¶ Next whom cam couetise {that} goth so fer & wide ¶ Rydy{n}g on a Olyfau{n}t as he had ben a ferd ¶ After whom rode Gloteny wyth his fat berd ¶ Syttyng on a bere wyth his grete bely ¶ And next hy{m} on a gote folowed Lechery
¶ Sloth was so slepy he came all behynd ¶ On a dull asse a full wery pase ¶ Thyse were {the} capteins that vyce coud fynde ¶ Best to set his feld & folow on the chase ¶ As for pety capteyns many mo there was ¶ As sacrylege symony & dyssymulacyon ¶ Manslaughter mordre theft & extorcyon
¶ Arrogau{n}ce Presu{m}pcyon wyth contumaci Original has ¶ Conte{m}pcyon Co{n}tempt & Inobedyence contumact ¶ Maly[s]e Frowardnes grete Ielasy instead of ¶ wodnes Hate Stryf and Impacyence contumaci ¶ Vnkyndnes Opp{re}ssyon {with} wofull neglyge{n}ce. ¶ Murmur Myschef Falshod & detraccyon ¶ Vsury Periury Ly and adulacyon
¶ Wrong Rauyne Sturdy vyolence ¶ Fals Iugement {with} Obstynacyon ¶ Dysceyt Dronknes & Improuydence. ¶ Boldnes in yll {with} foule and Rybaudy. ¶ Fornycacyon Incest and Auoutry ¶ Vnshamfastnes {with} Prodygalyte ¶ Blasfeme vaynglory & worldly vanyte
¶ Ignorau{n}ce Dyffydence {with} Ipocrysy ¶ Scysme Rancour Debate and Offence ¶ Heresy Errour {with} Idolatry. ¶ New fangylnes and sotyll false Pretence ¶ I{n}ordynat desyre of worldly excellence ¶ Fayned pouerte wyth apostasy ¶ Dysclaunder scorn & vnkynd Ielousy
¶ Hoordom baudry false mayntenaunce ¶ Treyson abusyon and pety brybry ¶ Vsurpacyon {with} horryble vengaunce ¶ Came alder last of that company ¶ All thyse pety capetayns folowed by and by. ¶ Shewyng theymself in the paleyse wyde ¶ And say they were redy that batayl to abyde
¶ Idylnes set the comyns in aray ¶ Without the palayse on a fayr felde ¶ But there was an ost for to make a fray ¶ I trow suche a nother neuer man beheld ¶ Many was the wepyn among he{m} {that} they weld ¶ What they were {that} came to that dysporte ¶ I shall you declare of many a sondry sort
¶ There were bosters crakers & brybours ¶ Praters sasers strechers and wrythers ¶ Shamefull shakelers soleyn slauedours ¶ Oppressours of people and myghty crakers ¶ Mayntenours of quarels horryble lyers ¶ Theues traytours {with} false heretykes ¶ Charmars sorcerers & many scysmatykes.
¶ Preuy symonyakes wyth false vsurers ¶ Multyplyers coyn wasshers & clyppers ¶ Wrong vsurpers wyth grete extorcyoners ¶ Bacbyters Glosers and fayre flaterers. ¶ Malycyous murmurers with grete claterers ¶ Tregetours Tryfelers Feyners of tales· ¶ Lastyuous lurdeyns and Pykers of malys.
¶ Rouners Vagabundes Forgers & lesingis. ¶ Robbers Reuers Rauenous Ryfelers. ¶ Choppers of Chyrches Fynders of tydynges ¶ Merrers of maters and mony makers. ¶ Stalkers by nyght wyth Euysdroppers. ¶ Fyghters Brawlers Brekers of louedayes ¶ Getters Chyders Causers of frayes.
¶ Tytyuyllis Tyrau{n}tis {with} Tourmentours. ¶ Corsyd apostatis Relygyous dyssymulers: ¶ Closshers Carders wyth comon hasardours. ¶ Tyburne colops and Purskytters. ¶ Pylary knyghtys double tollyng Myllers. ¶ Gay Ioly tapters {with} hostelers of the stewes. ¶ Hores and Bawdes that many bale brewes
¶ Bold blasfemers wyth false Ipocrytes. ¶ Brothellers Brokers abhomynable swerers. ¶ Dryuylls Dastardes dyspysers of ryghtis ¶ Homycydes Poyseners & comon morderers ¶ Scoldis Caytyues Comberous clappers. ¶ Idolatres Enchauntors {with} false regenates. ¶ Sotyl ambydextrys and sekeers of debatis.
¶ Pseudo Prophetes false Sodemytes. ¶ Quesmers of chyldren wyth fornycatours. ¶ wetewoldes that suffre syn in their syghtis. ¶ Auoutrers and abhomynable auauntours. ¶ Of syn grete clappers & makers of clamours ¶ Vnthryftes & vnlustes came al to that game ¶ {with} lusk{i}s & loselis {that} might not thryue for sham{e}
¶ These were the comons {that} came thid{er} {that} day. ¶ Redy bowne in batayl Vertu to abyde. ¶ Apollo theym beholdyng began to say· ¶ To the goddys & goddesses beyng there {that} tid{e} ¶ Me semyth conuenyent an herowd to ryde ¶ To Vertu & byd{e} hy{m} to batayl make hy{m} boune ¶ Hy{m}self to defend forsoth it shal be sone.
¶ And let hym not be sodeynly take. ¶ All dyspur[u]eyed or that he beware. ¶ For than shold our dyshonour awake. ¶ If he were cowardly take in a snare. ¶ Ee quod Vyce for that haue I no care. ¶ I wyll auauntage take where I may. ¶ That heryng Morpleus p{re}uely stale away.
¶ And went to warne Vertu of al this afray. ¶ And bad hy{m} awake and make hymself strong ¶ For he was lyke to endure that daye. ¶ A grete mortall shoure er it were euensonge. ¶ {with} Vyce wherfore he bad hym not longe. ¶ Tary to send after more socoure. ¶ If he dyde it shold torne hym to dolour.
¶ And brefely the mater to he declared. ¶ Lyke as ye haue herd begynnyng and ende. ¶ Well quod Vertu he shall not be spared ¶ To the feld I wyl go how it wende. ¶ But gramercy Morple{us} myn own dere fre{n}de ¶ Of your trew hert & faythfull entente. ¶ That ye in this mat{er} to meward haue ment.
¶ This done Morpleus departed away. ¶ Fro Vertu to the palayse retorny{n}g agayn. ¶ None hym aspyed that I dare well say. ¶ In whych tyme Vertu dyde his besy payn ¶ People to reyse his quarell to maynteyn. ¶ Ymagynacyon was his messengere. ¶ He went to warne people both fer & nere.
¶ And bad hem come in all hast they myght ¶ For to strength Vertu for wyth out fayll. ¶ He sayd he shold haue long or it were nyght. ¶ Wyth Vyce to do a myghty strong batayl. ¶ Of vngracyo{us} gestes he bryngyth a gret tayll ¶ Wherfore it behouyth to help at this nede. ¶ And after this shal Vertu rewar yo{re} mede
¶ Whan ymagynacyon had gone his cyrcuyte ¶ To Vertue & frendis thus all about. ¶ Wythin short tyme many men of myght ¶ Gadered to Vertu in all that they myght. ¶ They hym comforted & bad hy{m} put no doute. ¶ His vtter enmy Vyce to ouerthrowe. ¶ Thoughe he {with} hy{m} brou{gh}t neuer so gret arow Original has h instead of ¶ And whan Vertu se the sustau{n}ce of his oost he ¶ He prayed all the comons to the feld hem hye ¶ Wyth her pety capteyns both lest and moste ¶ And wyth his capteyns shold folow redely. ¶ For he sayd he knew well {that} vyce was ful nye. ¶ And who myght fyrst of {the} feld recouer {the} ce{n}tre ¶ Wold kepe out {that} other he shuld not esely e{n}tre
¶ Then sent he forth Baptym to {the} feld before ¶ And prayed hym hartely it to ouerse· ¶ That no maner trayn nor coltrop therin wor{e} Original has ¶ To noy nor hurt hym nor his meyne. cotlrop ¶ And whan he thyder came he began to se. instead of ¶ How Vyce his purseua[u]nt cryme orygynall. coltrop ¶ Was entred before and had seased vp all.
¶ But as sone as herof Baptym had a syght. ¶ He fled fast away and left the feld alone. ¶ And anone Baptym entred wyth his myght. ¶ Serchyng al about where this crym{e} had gon{e} ¶ But the feld was clene defaut fou{n}d he none. ¶ Then came Vertu after with his gret oste. ¶ And his myghty capteyns both lest and most
¶ But to enfourme you how he thyder came. ¶ And what maner capteins he to {the} feld brou{gh}t ¶ Hymselfe sekerly was the fyrst man. ¶ Of all his grete host {that} thyderwarde sought. ¶ Syttyng in a chare {that} rychely was wrought. ¶ Wyth golde and peerles & gemmes precyous. ¶ Crowned with laurer as lord vyctoryous.
¶ Foure doubty knyghtes about {the} chare went. ¶ At euery corner one hit for to gyde. ¶ And conuey accordyng to Vertue his entent. ¶ At the fyrst corner was Ryghtwysnesse {that} tyde. ¶ Prudence at the seconde was set to abyde. ¶ At {the} thryd strength {the} fourth kept temperau{n}ce. ¶ These {the} chare gyded to Vertue his pleasau{n}ce.
¶ Next to {the} chare seuen capyteyns there roode. ¶ Echone aftre other in ordre by and by. ¶ Humylyte was {the} fyrst a lambe he bestroode. ¶ With contenau{n}ce demure he rood full soberly. ¶ A fawcon gentyll stood on his helme on hy. ¶ And next after hym came there Charyte. ¶ Rydyng on a tygre as fyll to his degre.
¶ Roody as a roose ay he kept his chere. ¶ On his helme on hyghe a pellycan he bare. ¶ Next whom cam pacye{n}ce {that} no where hath no pere ¶ On a camell rydyng as voyde of all care. ¶ A fenix on his helm stood so forth gan he fare. ¶ Who next hym folowed but lyberalyte. ¶ Syteng on a dromedary {that} was both good & fre.
¶ On his helm for his crest he bare on ospray. ¶ And next after hym folowed abstynence. ¶ Rydyng on an hete was trapure and gay. ¶ He semed a lorde of ryght grete excellence. ¶ A popyniay was his crest he was of gret dyffe{re}ce. ¶ Next hym folowed chastyte on an vnicorne. ¶ Armed at all poyntes behynde & beforne.
¶ A tortyldoue he bare on hyghe for his crest. ¶ Than came good besynesse last of {the} seuen. ¶ Rydyng on a panter a sondry coloured best. ¶ Gloryously beseen as he had come from heuen. ¶ A crane on his hede stood his crest for to steuen. ¶ All these .vii. capteyned had standardis of pryce. ¶ Eche of hem accordy{n}g after his deuyse.
¶ Many pety capteyns after these went. ¶ As trew feyth & hope mercy pease & pyte. ¶ Ryght trouth mekenesse {with} rood ente[n]t. ¶ Goodnes concorde & parfyte vnyte. ¶ Honest trewe loue with symplycyte. Original has ¶ Prayer fasty{n}g preuy almysdede. Hoeest ¶ Ioyned with {the} artycles of the crede. instead of Honest ¶ Confessyon contrycyon & satysfaccyon. ¶ With sorow for synne & grete repentaunce. ¶ Foryeuenesse of trespas {with} good dysposycyon. ¶ Resystence of wrong performy{n}g of penance. ¶ Holy deuocyon wyth good contynaunce ¶ Presthode hem folowed with the sacrame{n}tis ¶ And sadnesse alse wyth the commau{n}dementes