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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How euery man and woman ought to cease of theyr syn̄es
at the sownynge of the dredable horne.
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How euery man and woman ought to cease of theyr syn̄es at the sownynge of the dredable horne.
Ho/ ho you blynde folke derked in the clowde
Of ygnoraunt fumes/ thycke and mystycall
Take hede of my horne totynge all alowde
With boystous sownes/ and blastes boryall
Gyuynge you warnynge of the Iugement fynall
The whiche dayly is redy to gyue sentence
On peruers people replete with neclygence
Of ygnoraunt fumes/ thycke and mystycall
Take hede of my horne totynge all alowde
With boystous sownes/ and blastes boryall
Gyuynge you warnynge of the Iugement fynall
The whiche dayly is redy to gyue sentence
On peruers people replete with neclygence
Ho ho betyme/ or that it be to late
Cease whyle ye haue space and portunyte
Leue your folyes or deth make you chekmate
Cease your ygnoraunt incredulyte
Clense your thoughtes of immundycyte
Cease of your pecunyall pensement
The whiche defyleth your entendement
Cease whyle ye haue space and portunyte
Leue your folyes or deth make you chekmate
Cease your ygnoraunt incredulyte
Clense your thoughtes of immundycyte
Cease of your pecunyall pensement
The whiche defyleth your entendement
Ho ho people enfecte with neglyhence
Cease your synnes and many folde crueltees
Drede god your maker and his ryghwyse sentence
Cease your blyndnes of wordly vanytees
Leest he you smyte with endles infyrmytees
Cease your couetyse/ glotony/ and pryde
And cease your superfluus garmentes wyde
Cease your synnes and many folde crueltees
Drede god your maker and his ryghwyse sentence
Cease your blyndnes of wordly vanytees
Leest he you smyte with endles infyrmytees
Cease your couetyse/ glotony/ and pryde
And cease your superfluus garmentes wyde
Cease of your othes/ cease of your grete swerynge
Cease of your pompe/ cease of your vayne glory
Cease of your hate/ cease of your blasphemynge
Cease of your malyce/ cease of your enuy
Cease of your wrathe/ cease of your lechery
Cease of your fraude/ cease your decepcyon
Cease of your tonges makynge detraccyon
Cease of your pompe/ cease of your vayne glory
Cease of your hate/ cease of your blasphemynge
Cease of your malyce/ cease of your enuy
Cease of your wrathe/ cease of your lechery
Cease of your fraude/ cease your decepcyon
Cease of your tonges makynge detraccyon
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Fle faynt falsehode fekell foule and fell
Fle fatall flaterers full of fayrnes
Fle fayre faynynge fabels of fauell
Fle folkes felawshyp frequentynge falsenes
Fle frantyke facers fullfylled of frowardnes
Fle foles falaces/ fle fonde fantasyes
Fle from fresshe fablers faynynge flaterers
Fle fatall flaterers full of fayrnes
Fle fayre faynynge fabels of fauell
Fle folkes felawshyp frequentynge falsenes
Fle frantyke facers fullfylled of frowardnes
Fle foles falaces/ fle fonde fantasyes
Fle from fresshe fablers faynynge flaterers
Thus endeth the horner.
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