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The fyrst braunche of enuy.

Noysumnes
Sory of the prosperyte of his nayboure.
For to desyre thy neybours harme.
For thou may nat susteyne to se his gode.
Therto they may nat oppres thē in wretchednes
That hath nat reioyst his neybours prosperyte to reioyse hym of his neyboures hurte.
whan they thynke to do theyr neybour wronge.
Or they haue gyuen the thynge hym to hynder.
For they may nat se theyr neybours encrece
The whiche as doynge or causeth to be done.
And glad that other hurte hym & nat thy selfe.
Or that he suffreth by the godly Iustyce.

The seconde braunche of Enuy.

Detraccyon
For cause of lyghtnesse
For thou art glad of thy neybours yll name.
By euyll custome to hurte hym so.
Or to custome with some other people.
For hatrede cruell
As spekynge wordes that shulde noy & hurte
Fyndīge any euyll that is nat gode ne faythfull
To say they haue herde yll by other & haue nat.
And lyinge wyttyngely
To the intēte to cause some to haue trobyll
whan goodes come to hym that they hate.
Or if any be defamyd to reporte it for a trouthe
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The iii. braunche of enuye

adulacione
To noy vnder coloure of gode fauoure
To saye they knowe it and knowe it nat
They vnderstonde to be more greater than it is
To norysshe or defende other in theyr folye
Norysshe euyll in gode lyknes
Say these whiche profiteth or horteth by flateri
Some tyme flatter venyall somtyme mortall
Sayīge il be hynde thē & fayre before theyr face
To holde wt hī yt dothe euyll
For to haue any wynnynge or profyte
For to hurte and hynder any gode persone
Or for to lese the loue of him that doeth euyl

The iiii. braunche of enuy

Susurracyone
shewyng stryfe and dyscorde
By hastines mouynge the partyes
Or by flaterynge or besynes
Or in repeyre or by false langage
makynge stryf to laste longe
By cause they wolde haue the loue of some other
For thou woldyste haue sōe other helpe to noy hī
To reioyse oft to here or se dyscorde
And nat laboure for the pease
For malys that thou woldeste none haue
glade to trauell to make it worse and worse
And negligently groge if other wolde haue peas

The v. braunche of enuy

synne to the holy goste
sclāderinge the gode people
Tornynge theyr gode name in to euyll
To speke hurte to trobyll theyr vnderstondynge
Or to cause them to lese the loue of other people
giuīg the worst thynges they haue to fue god nat helpinge ye good people in trybulacyone
Abusynge them of the thankes of god
To be wery to do gode workes
And gyue to god of the worste & nat the beste
The whiche sofereth for the loue of god
For penaunce of theyr synnes
Or sofferes all trobyllys in hope of crystis glory

The vi. braunche of enuy

suspeccyone
to beleue ouer sone
By what some euer occasyone indeferently
what thynge that they say to the beleue it shortly
whether it be true or falsse to beleue the fyrst tale
To lyue ouer faythfully
To beleue the whiche thou shuldest nat beleue
Or to beleue hastely that is so indede
And than iugeth the gode withoute discresyone
Or oft tymes to beleue
Thinges vnbelevable & whiche may nat be
whan sondry tymes thou haste be disseyued
For to beleue thē that hath oft be namyd il
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The vii. braunche of enuye

Accusacyone
Often tymes
whan it is for the vēgeaunce of him yt is accusyd
whā they delyte to excuse other
Or to hynder hym that they accuse
Or falsly
whā they fynde ye iewell of him that they accuse
whā they knowe yt he that is accusyd is not gylte
whā they accuse theyr neybour because of hatred
Or of thynges that ben doutfull
Sekynge occasyone to noy him that is accusyde
Affermynge to be trewe and all falsse
For they knowe nat what myschefe may folowe

The viij. braunche of enuy.

Excusacyon
Of word
whiche be doubtful to vnderstonde
Manyfestly and that are knowene falsse
Sekynge occasyone to couer theyr mysdede
By force of swerynge
Geuynge the iewell to him that dothe it not
For to shewe him selfe innocent of theyr mysdede
For to shewe to be punysshed for the euyll dedys
by holy gospels
How well that it be. by straynynge to āswere hī
And worse if they do it wylfully
Or to swere vn promisyd of ye thing yt they swere

The ix. braunche of enuye

Vnthankfulnes
No vnderstandynge the benyfytes of god
How myche or howe well haue they done
what goodnes without desarte they do to vs
what thynge is worthye for to retribue to hī selfe
To do euyll for gode
To him whiche holpe the in thy nessessite
Or to him that hathe gyuen the gode counsell
Or to hym that hathe defended the frome euyll
Nat to do gode For gode done to the
But to do ill to him that hath done the gode
Or to do hym at no tyme gode
For gode done to the/ thou doest harme agayne

The x. braunche of enuy.

To Iuge
Of the dedes Of other where it apertaynes nat
By ingnorans where they ought not
In doute of that wherof they wayte not
Or to iuge without that they be requiryd
Makynge fals Iugementes
For any gyftes that hath be gyuen afore or after
For loue or for hatrede
For certayne iewelles & delyuerynge
Euyll to be gode or of the cōtrary.
For lyghtnes or they be acostomed
Or to iuge that it is done by sporte
Or wyttyngly entende to hurte other
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The xi. braunche of enuy.

Subtraxyone
In temporall thynges
To gyue/ not to theyr pore thynges superfluus
To holde laufull godes of other & nat departe
Godes that are exposyd in euyll vsage
Thynges spirituall
Nat to be besy/ to amende the synners
Nor to shewe them of peynes to come
Nor to teche other to do gode dedys
Or of counsell
Not to gyue counsell to him that axeth it
Or to gyue euyll councell wyttyngly
Nat to councell whan they may helpe any

The xii. braunche of enuye

To drawe other
By example
whā any hath suautes & doth before them synne
whā any ledeth other in his company to do euyll
Or any vnder the kynd of gode doynge dothe euyll
By councell
To drawe to yll company to se yll doynge
Or to be glade that they consente to euyll
Or be theyr company synnes more dilectabyll
By force
To require and thretyne
Nat to sese tyll he be drawne to euyll
By his oppressyone and straynynge of thē

The xiii. braunche of enuye

To synne
Loue for the fauoure of man
whan thou faueryst any in doinge euyll
whyche maye noy the and therfore they do it nat
They do that thou be sene gracyouse and meke
For erthely profyte
Faynynge the a frende to him and art none
Faynynge yt thou loueste hī more thā thou doest
shewynge to be his louer & be his dedly enmy
For flesshely loue
Defende or sustayne any in theyr synne
To promote them whyche are nat worthy to be
For to labowre to lyue more delicyously
Here endethe enuy. And folowithe the braunchis of wrathe as iniquite. hatrede. contenewe ī vylite. concentynge to raunsome omysyde. vengeauns. impasiens. cryinge. blasphemynge.
Owt of these xi. grete braunches comethe ix. other finale braunches. so the noumber of all is a C. braunches. The whiche letteth a man that he may nat loue god ne his owne soule. & for this synne it is harde to be costumed and be sauide.
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