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The fyrst braunche of pryde.

Vayne glorye of hīselfe.
to sek his ioye & not the glory of god
whan any beleueth yt godes cometh of him selfe
Or thīke that gode be gyuen thē for theyr dedys
yf they beleue to haue more thā they haue
Ipocresy
To dyssemble to shew thē goodlyar thā they be
To seme gode by warkes & be not but by coloure
To desyre praysynge for his gode dedys
Dysprayse thēselfe for to haue praysynge
To disprays his dedys yt other shulde prays thē
Or to repēte his doynge bycause they be praysyd
To disprays thē selfe by cause other praysis thē

The seconde braunche of pryde.

vayne glory of ye world
For riches
whā they haue ryches they beleue to be godelyer
without ryches they thynke nat to be set by
To be asshamyd yt they lacke riches ī theyr nede
For pompys
To delyte them to haue a great housholde
To reioyse thē in ye fayer shape of theyr bodyes
Or in newe facyons to fayre coloured clothes
For honours
whan they desyre to be honoured wt others gode
wyllynge to be honoured and drede
Or that they wolde be take for stronge & myghty

The thyrde braunche of pryde.

Gladde of euyll doynge
Rekenynge theyr synnes
To be praysyde of their vnhappy dedys
For to shewe openly that they be euyll dysposyd
Hauynge a delyte to thynke on his euyll dedys
To be glad of that they be yll
For that they do loue the loue of the worlde
For theyr sīnynge they doute nat god almyghty
Or ellys that they loue nat god with theyr harte
To haue no shame to be bad & euyll
For they vnderstonde nat vertu nor synne
Nor to make themselfe nat to be in wyllynge
For to be sene gladly doynge euyll

The iiii. braunche of pryde

Bostynge of synne
To loue themselfe
Openly byfore all folkes and fewe
Or ellys secretly byfore one or by him selfe
Or seke occasyone for to belouyd onely
To shewe theȝselfe goodlyer than they be
Couerynge theyr synne that they be not sene
Rekenynge theyr gode dedys to be knowene
And hydynge theyr synnes
To byleue that they be wyse & be nat
To be great in the Iugement of hymselfe
Dispayrynge the vnderstondynge of other
Presumynge theyr vertu wt oute ye grace of god
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The v. braunche of pryde

Innobediens
apertly to speke & a gayne saye
To misprayes his maistr or thē yt are aboue him
To misprayes ye gode dedis yt cōeth of obediēs
Or to desyre to say il agayne any other
To do vntruly that they do
whā neglegētly they do that they shulde nat do
Or that they do other wyse thā they ought to do
Or for to shewe hurte or for to haue profette
For to requere grace īportune
whā they haue costume ī sinne & fall oft theyr in
whā they gyue vnkyndly āsweris to his betters
And nat synnes but abideth withoute amēdīge

The vi. braunche of pryde

Disdayne
Dyspraysynge other
For theyr ignorans and faute of vnderstondīge
Or for theyr pouerte & faute of worldly rychesse
For theyr sekenesse & faute of theyr membres
to ≼fare thēself before other
Shewynge them selfe connynge ī sōme warkes
In cōparisōe of theyr deds disperses dedis of othr
In cōsiderīge of other les thā he exalteth hī selfe
to disprayes les than hym selfe
whiche wyll cōpare thē selfe for riches or synnes
Or whiche that is myche greter than them selfe
Or whiche in thīges aboue saide are a boue him

The vii. braunche of pryde

To tempte god
desirynge to se synnes
For whā they wyll nat by rayson helpe thē selfe
whā they will nat beleue thinges yt they se nat
To iuge the thinges to come or they be come
to expose themselfe in perell
To beleue thē selfe that god shulde delyuer thē
For to haue wanhope & dye ī suche dāgerous perel
To beleue ī destines yt other wyse it may nat be
to trauel nothīge to kepe them fro perell
For they wyl nat vse praier to kepe thē fro sinne
And wyl folowe theyr owne wyl wtoute coūcel
where they be idell withoute wyllīge to laboure

The viii. branche of pryde

Exces
to go before thi betters vnworthely
To desyre the myght yt they ought nat to haue
Excedīge the pore to them cōmyttyd or gyuen
Or to do harme to theyr myght
to abstayne thē selfe ouer mych
For they are nat worthy to haue suche autoryte
For they are cruell to theyr subgettys
To get them selfe hatrede
By myght or rychesse of theyr frendys
For vyolens that the soueraynes may do
For ye riches or grete godes yt they haue
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The ix. braunche of pryde.

Dyspraysynge
To put theyre soules in perell
Beynge in dedly synne & nat repent hymselfe
To be in synne and care nat
Or to vnderstande & reioyse of it.
To set nought by the thynge to come
To beleue nat the lyfe to come for gode people.
To byleue the lyfe to come & nat faythfully
Or to byleue it and nat amende theyr synnes
≼fare the body to the soule.
To be dylygent to the body & nat to the soule
To desyre temporall goodes and nat spūall
To norysshe contynually the flesshe ī his delytes

The x. braunche of pryde.

Euyll goodnes
Vnrightfully to be dispraysid
For the presumsyous aragons & pryde.
For his vayne glory vauntynge and praysynge.
Or for to shewe to lyue of auaūtage.
Vniustly wyllyng to be praysyd
whan they delyte in worldely louynges.
whan they haue drede to be dyspraysyd
For they desyre to be honoured withouten cause
To do goode in an euyll entent
For ignorans whā they byleue nat to do goode.
wykedly do gode ī hope that it shall tourne to yl
Falsly to dysceyue other.

The xi. braunche of pryde.

Hardnes.
To be vnkynd in theyr doyng
To be impetuous & nat proue the trouthe.
For to drawe ouer straytly the rygfull thynges.
To trauell more than of ryght with rightful mē
To be ouer cruell.
where there is none afeccyon to loue other persōs
To fynde newe maners to do euyll.
To haue no shame to do cruelte.
Importunyte.
whan any desyreth one thynge contynually.
whan any is without pyte to haue his dette
Or to be euer enuyously askynge.

The xij. braunche of pryde.

Presumpsyon
Byleue no mā but hymselfe.
Euer in the dedis of other to fīde som thīg to say
To byleue that other do nothynge for god.
For his owne dedis to be contēt of hymselfe
speke of hye thīges.
For to exalt hymselfe and shewe that he is great
For to contrary his neybours or suche lyke
Or blasphemynge god and his holy sayntes
Byleue more ī hym selfe than he ought to do
whan eny wyll nat knowe theyr owne defautes
whan any dyspreyseth the fautes of other.
To vndertake for to come to that they may nat.
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The xiii. braunche of pryde

Rebellyon.
harde thē selfe in fyghtynge
That may nat suffer paciently to be smyten.
To grodge agayne the wyll of god
For to be smyten blaspheme god or his sayntys
resyste to god
To lete any gode to be done.
Nat to helpe to do gode whan they may.
Or to be sory that ony body shulde do gode
to vp holde euyll
For to synne more liberally.
For famulyarite that they haue to hī that sīnis
Or that this synne that they defende

The xiiii. braunche of pryde.

obstenasion.
By chastynge
wyll nat here theyr betters to teche them gode
ne to do there after ne mendeth them nat
wylfully to do euyll for to be mendyde
not willinge to for sake yll doynge
For they wyl nat leue theyr il costome.
Or els they gyue nat them to do gode
Or that they reioyse them in il doynge.
to be hardyde in euyll
To do a gaynste thinges that are dout some
To beleue that thinge gode that is nat
To gyue them selfe to euyll withoute remedy

The xv. braunche of pryde

synne wyttyngely
synnynge dedly
By presumcione or vnderstondethe to do euyll
Or by ignorans that they wyll nat vnderstond
Desyrynge and prouokinge thē felfe do to euyll
synnynge venyally
For to folowe euyll company.
For custome to do any venyall synne
To ende .i. synne that they may ende another
In doute dedly or venially
By cogetacyons in theyr hartes onely
By wordes sayde lyghtly
Or by warke done vndescretly

The xvi. braunche of pryde

cōmunīge the sacramēt
singinge masse
And to be in any eresy.
Or to be in sutes of cursynge.
Or wyttyngely in dedly synne.
menistrynge ye sacramentes
Les than his dute and vnworthely.
withoute reuerens and vndeuoutly.
without doinge theyr duty to the peple īndiscretli
reseyue ye body of Iesu cryste
withoute honoure deuosyone & reuerens
Theftuously & of that they shulde nat receyue.
To say agayne thē that is more wyser than he.
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The xvij. braunche of pryde.

shame to do goode
wyll to be gode and haue sham
By wekenes and faute of corage.
For to loue neclygently any gode that may be.
For to be lyghtely ashamed for to do honoure
Haue shame to be goode and be nat
For whan any wyll complysshe to any persone
Or whan any loueth it that is nat gode.
Or whan they swere for to do gode.
for to be lyke to them that ben euyll
whan they reioyse them in euyll company.
For to shewe the hurte of hymselfe or other
For to obtayne his desyre.
Here endeth the braunches and smale sprayes of Pryde And hereafter foloweth the braunches and sprayes of Enuy. and the names of them all in ordre as they come one by an other. The fyrst is Detraccyon. The seconde Adulacyon. The thyrde. Sursuracyon. The fourthe is To slaken the grace of the Holy goste. The fyfte is suspeccyon. The syxt is Accusacyon. The vij. Vnthankfulnes. The viij. is To Iuge. The ix. Substraccyon. The x. drawynge other to euyll. The xj. is fals loue.
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