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MYROUR OF LEWED MEN

Of the begynnyng of the world

Of the losyng of the world thurgh synne

Of the ten commaundements

Of the restoring of the warld

Here spak Mercy

Here spak Sothfastnes

Here spak Riȝtwysnes

Here spake Pece

Here spak the kinges sone

Here spak the autour

Here spak the king

Of Ysaies prophecies

Here spake the autour

How Ihesus entred into a castil

What betokenes this castil

Here spak the autour

How Ihesus was gode counseillour

Here spak the autour

How Ihesus mot with the fende

Of Cristes passion

Of the sorowe of our lady

How Ihesus is almyȝti

Of the sacrament of the auter

How Ihesus is al strenghty

How Crist is our fader gastly

Of the articles of trouth

Of the seuen sacraments

Of the seuen giftes of the haligast

Of Antecristes commyng

Of the day of dome

Of the paynes of hell

Of the ioyes of heuen

Here endes the Myrour of Lewed Men.

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KING AND FOUR DAUGHTERS

De principio creacionis mundi

De medio mundi et de fine

Misericordia et Veritas obviaverunt sibi.

FOURE DOUGHTERS

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Here spak Mercy

Thus til her fader sho began

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To pray him for synful man:
“Dere fader, kyng of myȝtes mast,
Thi doghter y am, wele thou wast,
Ful of myknes, swetnes, and pite;
Dere fader, all thes haue y of the.
Now here my praier for this prison,
That he may be put til his raunson.
His enemys with thair falshede
Has put him to so gret nede
That he may neuer saued be
Bot thurgh mercy and gret pite.
Thair falshed may gretly letted be,
And that prison be ȝolden to me.
Dere fader, mercyful is thi name,
And y thin eldest doghter ame;
That y were thi doghter, myȝt y neuer say,
Bot y wald euer for sinful man pray.
Thi mercy thurgh riȝt sall he haue,
And thi gret mercy sal him saue.
I sal euer crie mercy to the,
Til that wreched prison deliuerd be.
Dere fader, my praier may noȝt be lette,
For y am ouer all thi werkes to-sette.”