The kalender of shepherdes the edition of Paris 1503 in photographic facsimile: a faithful reprint of R. Pynson's edition of London 1506. Edited with a critical introduction and glossary by H. Oskar Sommer |
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Hereafter foloweth the x. cōmaūdementys of the deuyll contrary to them of our lorde.
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Hereafter foloweth the x. cōmaūdementys of the deuyll contrary to them of our lorde.
Who so wyll do my cōmaundementes.And kepe them well and sure.
Shall haue in hell great tourmentys.
That shall euermore endure:
Thou shalt nat fere thy god nor thynke on his goodnes.
And to dampne thy soule thou shalt blaspheme god and his sayntes
Euermore thyn owne wyll be doynge
Dysseyue men and wymen/ and euer be swerynge.
Be dronken vpon thy holy daye.
And cause other to synne and thou may.
Thy fader nor thy moder loke thou loue nor drede.
And helpe them neuer thou they haue nede.
Hate thy neyghboure and hure hym by enuy.
Murder and shede mannys blode hardely.
Forgyue no man but be vengeable.
Be lecherous of dede and in touchynge dylectable.
Breke thy wedloke and spare nat.
And to dysceyue other by falshode care nat.
The goodes of other thou shalt holde falsely.
And gyue it neuer agayne thou they speke curtesly.
Company oft with wymen and tempe them to synne
Desyre thy neyghbours wyfe and his goodes thoughe thou may nat wyn
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And thou shalt dwell with me in hell for euermore.
Thou shalt ley in froste and fyre with sekenes & hunger.
And in a thousande peces thou shalt be torne a sondre.
yet thou shalt leue euer and neuer be dede.
Thy mete shall be todys & thy drynke hote boylynge lede.
Take no thought for the blode that god for the shede
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