Chapter V: Part 5

Le mes. My lorde of Worcestre and my lady his wyfe recomende them Monsieur de Worcestre et ma dame sa femme se recomandent

humbly, mekely, to your good grace, and doth send you this lytell present humblement a uostre bonne grace, et uous enuoient ce petit present

of suche comodities that it hath pleased Our Lorde to send them. de telles comodités quil a pleu Nostre Seigneur leur envoiér.

Ma. Forsoth I thanke them hertely: it is nat the fyrst En bonne uerité je les mercye de bonne amour: ce nest pas la premiére

goodnesse and courtesy that they have done to me: how doth he, bonté et courtoisie quilz mont faicte: comment se porte il,

I pray you, and how doth the good lady his wyfe. je uous prie, et comment le fait la bonne dame sa femme.

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Le mes. Certaynly, madame, they do, or they fare, as they that ben Certainement, madam, ilz se portent, or ilz le font come ceulz qui sont

all yours. tous uostres.

Ma. Forsoth I am glad therof, for he is a noble lorde, En mon Dieu, jen suis bien joieuse, car il est noble personne, seigneur,

man: and she is a good, and vertuouse lady, trewe, homme: et elle est bonne et uertueuse dame, honeste, preude, gentille

lady, woman, I pray you dame, damoisel, femme de bien, je uous prie ou requier de

to thanke her, to thanke them, and to them say that I me la remercier, de me les regraciér, et leur ou luy dictes que je

shalbe glade, to remembre the honour that he they seray joieuz, joieuse de recognoistre lhoneur quil ou quelle, quilz ou

do to me when oportunite or tyme shalbe. quelles me fait ou font quant temps oportun ou oportunité en sera.

Le mes. I shall endever me with all my power to fulfyll your comandement, madame. Je menploiray de tout mon pouer a accomplir uostre commandemant, madame.

Ma. Tresourer. Tresoriér.

Le tres. Madame. Madame.

Mar. Gyve him fifty crownes. Dones luy cinquante escus.

Le tres. It shalbe done, madame. Il sera fait, madame.

Mar. Hussher. Hussher.

Lhus. What please your grace. Que plait il a uostre grace.

Ma. Go and brynge this gentilman to the seller and make him good chere, and Allés et menés ce gentil homme au celiér et luy faictes bonne chière, et

loke that he lake no thinge. regardés que riens ne luy faille.

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Lhus. I shall fulfyll your pleasure, madame. Jaccompliray uostre plaisir, madame.

AN EPITAPHE MADE UPON THE DETH OF FRENCHE, WHICHE WAS FAYNED FOR TO TECHE HER GRACE, HER MAISTRE BEYNGE SYKE OF THE GOWTE.

Here lyeth the frenche ouerthrowen Cy gist le francois renuersé

as ye se and cast downe come uous uoiéz et abatu

the whiche is more than a yere a gone lequel plus dung an a passé

that he came among us; quauec nous sest embatu;

wold to God that he had lyved pleust ore a Dieu quil eust uescu

reignyng alwayes as he was wont regnant tousjours come il soulloit

sith that no man he wolde none yvell ueu qua nulluy mal ne uoulloit

Alas, at his begynnyng Helas, a son commencement

he was so right well accepted il fust sy tresbien accepté

of his lady and of her people, de sa dame et de sa gent,

but at the ende dere it hath coste mais en la fin chiere a cousté

for he hath ben slayne car il a esté assomme

and cast downe by stronge warre et rues jus par forte guerre

and now lyeth deed in the grounde et maintenant gist mort en terre

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In dyeng made his complainte En se mourant fist sa complainte

against thre man of this house contre trois hommes de ceans

wherof one of them hath deceived many dont lung diceulz a diceu maintes

as ben customed all phisiciens come seulent tous phisiciens

for I have herde say to the ancientes car jay ouy dire aux anciens

that with our peril they lerne, qua nos perilz font discipline,

that which may be proved by Plyny. ce qui se peult prouuer par Pline.

The other whiche was his enemy
Laultre qui fust son ennemy

is called maistre amener, sapelle monsieur laumosnier,

whiche at the fyrst to him was lovyng qui au premier luy fust amy

cherisshyng him as a frynde dere, le festoiant come amy chiér,

but at the ende of a hert of stele mais en la fin dung coeur daciér

him renouncynge put him in oblivion, le renoncant mist en oubly,

wherof he died for great thought. dont il mourust par grant soucy.

The thirde that best him dyd mainten
Le tiers qui mieulz le maintenoit

had it nat ben for his absence se neust este pour son absence

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one him dyd name
Jehan ap Morgan on le nonmoit

the whiche hath him put in forgetyng, lequel la mis en non chalance,

for howbeit that great knowyng car combien que grant science

to him mainteyn he had nat, a le soubstenir point nauoit,

by him nevertheles over al he dyde lyve. par luy neantmoins sur tous uiuoit.

But sith that it is so hapned,
Mais puis quainsy est aduenu,

it must be take paciently prendre le fault paciamment

prayeng for him and his salvation priant pour luy et son salu

sens that it may nat be otherwyse. ueu questre ne peult aultrement.

that it please to God almyghty quil plaise a Dieu omnipotent

of him and us to have mercy de luy et nous auoir mercy

whan by the deth we shalbe passed. quant par la mort serons transy.

Amen.

A LETTER SENDE TO THE LADY MARY FOR TO LERNE THE SAME, IN THE ABSENCE OF HER SERVANTE WHICHE DYD TECHE HER GRACE.

To my lady, my lady Mary of Englande, doughter of the most cristen Kyng, Madame, madame Marye dEngleterre, fille du roy trescrestiien,

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my most redoubted lady and mastresse, gretyng with renowne immortall. ma tresredoubtée dame et maistresse, salut auec renommée immortelle.

Consideryng that here before I have advertysed you, most Considerant que deuant ores, ou par ca deuant uous ay aduerty, tres

illustre and right excellent lady, how we have the deth before
us,
illustre et tres excellente dame, coment nous auons la mort deuant
nous,

to the whiche by the wyll of God we haste us of all our
strength
a la quelle par le uouiloir diuin nous nous hastons de touttes nos
forces

to come. The whiche in my memory revolving about my partyng, parvenir. Ce quen ma memoire reuoluant enuiron mon partement,

nat knowyng if I shall have grace to retourne in your servyce or
no:
ignorant se jaray grace de retourner en uostre seruyce ou
non:

have advised me of herte trewe and contrit in all mekenesse to
requyre
me suis aduisé de coeur loyall et contrit en toutte humilité uous
requerir

you forgyvenes and pardon of the rudenesse that I yvel manerd have
used toward
mercy et pardon de la rudesse que (je mal morigére) ay
usé enuers

your hyghnesse, administryng you my pore and unworthy servyce, uostre haultesse, uous administrant mon poure et indigne seruyce,

supplyeng you humbly that specially for the love of him uous supliant humblement quespeciallement pour lamour de celluy

please you to pardone me, for the whiche willyng to serve, I have right
often passed
me ueulles pardoner, pour lequel uoulloir seruir jay souuent
transgressé

the markes and lymytes of reason, having confidence assuredly that the
syngular
les limites et bournes de raison, me confiant asseuréement que la
singuliere

mekenes of your excellency, joined with the fulfullyng of all
other
benignité de uostre excellence conjoincte auec le comble de toutes
aultres

graces shall nat rejecte nor refuse this my lyttell request, and for
a token
graces ne rejectera ne refusera ceste ma petitte requeste, et pour
signe

of the graunt of the same, shal please you benignely to rede and
understande this
de lotroy dicelle uous plaira benignement lire et
entendre ceste

rude and unworthy letters, the whiche as I hope) shall nat do you
lytell
rude et indigne lettres, la quelle (come jespoir) ne uous sera point
petit

proffit with that that by this meane ye shall restore and excuse
myn
de prouffit auec ce que par ce moien uous suplérés et
excuserés mon

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absence, prayeng our Lorde thus most hye, most illustre, and
most
absence, priant nostre Seigneur a tant tres haulte, tres illustre, et
tres

excellente lady, to gyve you rest pleasant and slepe delicat. excellente dame, uous donner repos plaisant et sompne delicieuz. Amen.

Written by your unworthy servant the nyght that he toke leve of Escript par uostre indigne seruiteur la nuyt que prins congie de

your grace. uostre grace.

ANOTHER LETTER SENDE TO THE LADY MARY BY JOHN AP MORGAN SQUIER, CARVER OF THE SAME, HER GRACE BEYNG SOMWHAT CRASED.

To the right hygh, right excellente and right magnanyme my right
redouted
A tres haulte, tres excellente et tres magnanime ma tres
redoubtée

lady my lady Mary of Englande, my lady and mastresse, grettyng with dame ma dame Marye dEngleterre, madame et maistresse, salut auec

joye everlastyng. joye sans fin.

The tribulations of this worlde most grevous and most intollerable
to
Les tribulations de ce monde plus angoisseuses et plus intollerables
a

bere and suffre, right illustre and prosperous lady, ben
whan a
comporter et souffrir, tres illustre et bien heurée dame, sont
quant une

body desiryng to satisfie and to obtemperate to his pleasur and
affection is
persone desirant de satisfaire et obtemperér a son plaisir et
affection est

contrained by strength and inforced to the contrary, wherof I may
of my
contrainte par uiue force et efforcée au contraire, de quoy je puis
de ma

part bere trew witnesse, for of the one side I am holde and
bounde after
part portér uray tiesmoygnage, car dung coste je suis tenu et
obligé selon

the lawe divyne to entertaine my wyfe and espouse, nat onely of the
lytell
la loy diuine dentretenir ma femme et espouse, non seullement des
petis

goodes temporals that it hath pleased to God to sende me, but also of
my
biens temporélz quil a pleu a Dieu menuoyér, mais aussy de
mon

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owne body in all her necessities and busenes, to ayde and
lene unto: with
corps mesme en toutes ses negoces et affaires, suffultér et
assistér: auec

that that of the other part your excellency, to the whiche I am
bounde by nature
ce que daultre part uostre excellence, a laquelle je suis
obligé par nature

and by othe, doth styre and move me continually to desyre the
of
et par serment me instique et esmeult incessament desirer la
fruicion de

your presence for the more and more to consider and beholde the
indicible
uostre presence pour de plus en plus ruminér et speculér les
inconprehensibles

vertues, of the whiche our Lorde of his grace infinit hath uertus, desquelles nostre Seigneur de sa grace inmense uous

you above all other ladyes of this worlde, as the sone
above
a pardessus touttes aultres dames de ce monde, come le soleill
par dessus

all the sterres of Heven made to shine and glistre: but sens
that none
touttes les estoilles du ciel fait luire et resplendir: mais ueu
que nul

may to the Creatour satisfy without kepyng the faith promised,
I have suche
ne peult au Createur satisfayre sans garder la foy promise,
jay tél

hope and trust in your hygh that this
mekely
espoir et confidence en uostre haulte circonspeccion, que ce
bénignement

considred, shall holde me in myne absence for excused: certifyeng you consydéré, me tiendra en mon absence pour excusé: uous certifiant

trewly that it were nat for to pray and requyre our lady of
Matheley
ueritablement que se ne fust pour prier et requerir nostre dame de
Matheley

that it please her to sende you or to gyve to fare well again and helth qui luy plaise uous donér conualescence et santé

to recover, with longe youth and age of Nestor, I had lefte
my
recouvrér, auec longue jeunesse et uiellesse Nestorienne, jeusse laissé
mon

hert all togyder with you, as in the place of this worlde, where
lieth all
coeur totallement auec uous, come ou lieu de ce monde ou
gisent touttes

his thoughtes and affections most desired, praieng the swete Jesu
thus, moste
ses pensées et affections plus desiréez, priant le doulz Jhesus
a tant, tres

hygh, most illustre and most excellente lady Mary, to gyve you haulte, tres illustre et tres excellente dame Mary, uous donér

the hole fulfillyng of your nobles desirs.
lentiér de uos nobles desirs. Amen.

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CONFABULACION BETWENE THE LADY MARY AND HER SERVANT GYLES TOUCHYNG THE PEACE.

Mary.

How ye shew well that ye have great cure and care to Comment, Giles, uous montrés bien quaués grant cure et soing de

teche me when ye do you absente se from me. maprendre quant uous uous absentés ainsy de moy.

Gyles.

Trewly me thinke that I am continually here. Certes, madame, il me semble que suis continuellement icy.

Ma.

Ye, and where were ye yester day at soupper, I praye you. Uoire, et ou estiés uous hier a soupper, je uous prie.

Gyles.

Trewly ye have reason, for I forgate myselfe yester night, Ueritablement, madame, uous aues raison, car je men troubliay ersoir

bycause of company and of a cause de compagnie et de communication.

Mar.

I pray you, faire sir, make us partener of your Je uous prie, beau sire, faictes nous parconniere de vostre communication,

for I suppose that it was of some good purpos. car jestime quelle estoit de quelque bon purpos.

Gyl.

Trewly it was of the peas, the whiche (as they sayde) is Certes, madame, elle estoit de la paix, laquelle (come on disoit) est

proclamed by all this realme. proclamée par tout ce royaume.

Mar.

Of what maner, I praye you, and of what lastyng. De quelle maniere, je uous prie, et de quelle durée.

Gyl.

Of the lastyng shall God answere you, but of the forme and
maner
De la durée uous respondera Dieu, madame: mais de la forme et
maniere

can I shew and report, the whiche is cried as wel in this realme
of England
uous scay je bien rapporter, laquelle est criée tant en ce royaume
dEngleterre

as of France, so longe as the noble Kyng your father come de France, et tant que le noble roy Henry uostre pere

(whiche God preserve) shall lyve and the frenche Kynge lykewyse (que Dieu ueulle garder) uiura et le roy Francois pareillement

with the addicion of a day. auec laddicion dung jour.

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Ma.

Must that day be anexed to it and comprehended. Fault il que ce jour y soit anexé et compris.

Gil.

Ye verily Ouy certes, madame.

Ma.

Wherfore me thynke that it is but Pourquoy il me semble que ce nest que superfluité.

Gil.

Nat so, save your for the addicion of a day yelde the tyme Non est, sauue vostre grace, car laddiction dung jour rent le terme

infinit, for the lastyng of the worlde is but a day. infiny, car la durée du monde nest qung jour.

Ma.

I wolde fayne understande how that may be, how be it I love
better
Jentenderoie uoullentiér coment cela peult estre, toutesuoies jayme
mieulx

that for this tyme you do declare unto me what is of peas. que pour le present uous me declarés que cest que paix.

Gil.

Well I shall kepe to you the exposicion of that day for whan
I shall
Bien, madame, je uous garderay lexposicion de ce jour pour quant
uous

teche you the spere the whiche parteine and serve to that purpos, and
touchyng
apprendray lespére laquélle duit et sert a ce propos, et
touchant

the peas, howbeit that, after the holy lectres, it excede and
surmonte
la paix, combien que, selon la saincte lectre, elle excéde et
sourmonte

all the wyttes, I shall recite you neverthelesse that that of it
saint
tous les sens, je uous reciteray nonobstant ce que dict
monsieur saint

Austin sayth, spekyng of the worde of God, in his nynty and seven
omelye,
Augustin parlant de la parolle de Dieu, en sa nonante septiesme
homelie,

howbeit that it shulde be necessary to make you understande first combien quil seroie necessaire uous donnér a entendre premiérement

how many kyndes or maner of warres ben. quantes espéces ou maniére de guerres sont.

Ma.

How is there more than one maner. Coment, en est il plus dune maniére.

Gil.

there is warre betwene reame and reame, betwene town
and
Certes, madame, il y a guerre entre royaume et royaume, entre uille
et

towne, betwene parishe and parishe, betwene linages, betwene
neygbours, betwene
uille, entre paroisse et paroisse, entre lignages, entre
uoisins, entre

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the man and the wyfe, and betweene the body and the soule, the whiche
is the
lhome et la femme, et entre le corps et lame, laquelle
est la

worste, and more dangerous of the others, but touchyng the peas,
saint
pire, et plus dangereuse des aultres, mais quant est de la paix,
saint

Austin, in the place above alleged, sayth that it is clennesse of
thought,
Augustin, ou lieu dessus allegué, dict que cest serenité de
pensée,

peas of corage, simplenesse of hert, bonde of love, feliship of tranquilité de courage, simplesse de coeur, lien damour, compagne de

charite, breker of strife, pacifier of molifiyng of charyté, destruiseresse destrif, apaiseresse de batailles, mollifieresse de

angre, vainquisshyng proude men, love of humilite, asswagyng couroux, uainqueresse des orguilleus, amour dhumilité, en mitigant

discorde, and agreyng ennemys, nat sekyng but his, that
can nat
les discordz, et concordant ennemis, non cerchant laultruy, non
scachant

hate, callyng nothyng his, that can nat exalte him nor be proude, hair, rien ne reputant sien, non scauant soy exaultér ne enorgueillir,

techyng to love, pleasante to every body, he that had it let him kepe it, ensegnant aimér, plaisante a chescun, quil la tient sy la garde,

he that lese it let him seke it, for he that in it shall nat be founde,
God the father
qui la pert sy la cerche, car qui en elle trouué ne sera,
Dieu le pére

him shal pluck out of his roote, and the Sonne him shal disenherite, and
of the Holy
le disracinera, et le Filz le deshéritera, et
du Saint

Goost shalbe unknowen, wherof the same be willyng us to Esprit sera descongneu, dont icelle Trinité nous ueulle

defende and kepe. deffendre et gardér.

Ma.

In my God it is a great thyng of peas; I requyre the swete En mon Dieu, cest grand chose que de paix; je requiér le doulz

Jhesus to mainteyne it to us. Jhesus la nostre uoulloir maintenir.

Amen.

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HERE FOLOWETH CERTAYNE VERSES, SENDE TO THE NOBLE LADY MARY, FOR TO LERNE THEM HER SCOLE MAISTER BEYNG SICKE.

To you, most soverayn, A uous, tressouueraine maistresse,

I sende these vers, wyllyng to signifie jenvoy ces uerse, uoullant sinifiér

my great dolour and that more me oppresse ma grand doulleur et que plus mopresse

that I may nat you serve and teche ne uous pouoir seruir et enseygnér

than for to suffre sekenesse and danger que de souffrir maladie et dangiér

wherfore, if it please so moche do to your grace pourquoy, sil plaist tant faire a uostre grace

them for to rede some lyttell space les uoulloir lire quelque petitte espace

my hope is that better therof ye shalbe mon espoir est que mieulz uous en vauldrés

and by that point also shall excuse me. et par ce point aussi mescuserés.

Me thinketh that other than you ought nat Il me semble quaultre que uous ne doibt

to be judge of my greuous payne estre juge de ma griéfue payne

bycause also that other myght nat pource aussy quaultre ne pouroit

nat knowyng the whiche lede me non congnoisant la cause qui me maine

but as for you, I know that ye be mais quant a uous, say questes certaine

of the good wyll and great du bon uoulloir et grande affection

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that I have to serve, and the quay de seruir, et la déuocion

to fulfyll of hert and of power pour accomplir de coeur et de pouoir

all that whiche please to the noble kynge to wyll. tout ce quil plaist au noble roy uoulloir.

Amonge the monethes which fulfyll the yere Entre les mois qui accomplissent lan

two there ben specially deux en y a espéciallement

whiche have done me yvell, great sorowe and harme qui mont fait deul, grant ennuy et ahan

it may nat be that I say otherwyse estre ne peult que je die aultrement

often I have sene theyr maner and how souvent ay ueu leur maniere et comment

they me have entreated, without any deservyng ilz mont traicte, sans lauoir deseruy

bycause they ben of courage bounded pour ce quilz sont de courage asseruy

never lovyng the workes of the springe of the yere naimant jamais les oeuures de printemps

rather without cesse than doth yvell at all tymes. ains sans cessér leur font mal en tous temps.

The principall of the whiche more I me complayne Le principal duquel plus je me plains

in his blason him doth name en son blason se fait nommér Décembre

by him I have made weppyng and syghes many par luy ay fait pleurs et soupirs mains

never shall it be but I shall ja ne sera que ne men remembre

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he and me have ravyshed a luy et Januiér mont tollu ung membre

whiche me shall make that so longe as I shall lyve qui me fera que tant que je uiuray

in great sorow fromhensforth shall go en grant doulleur doresnauant iray

wherfore I drede that in great melancoly pourquoy je crains quen grant merencolie

at the latter ende shall behove that therof I lose my lyfe. en fin fauldra que jen perde la uie.

If it hap nat that the springe Sansy naduient, que printempz gracieuz

to his commyng the whiche is nygh a sa uenue laquelle est prouchaine

beholdyng me and seyng so pitious me regardant et uoiant sy piteuz

to heale me, put him nat in paine de me guerir ne se mecte en paine

for trewly, I know well that he love me car pour certain, bien je scay quil mayme

by him first in this worlde was I put par luy primiér en ce monde fus mys

with that always he hath him indever auec ce tousjours sest entermys

duryng his tyme, to do me somme good son temps durant, de me faire du bien

wherof from ever I shall yelde me for his. dont a jamais je me tiendray pour sien.

Whiche I requyre that it may hap Ce que requiér ainsy puist aduenir

to the ende that to God I may crie mercy affin qua Dieu puisse criér mercy

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of my synnes, and to go and come de mes pechéz, et allér et uenir

in servyng you, for to satisfie also en uous seruant, pour satisfaire aussy

to your good dedes, that do entreate me so a uos biens faitz, qui me traictéz ainsy

wherfore next Good, I am more bounde dont appres Dieu, je suis plus obligéz

to your grace, than to any under heven a uostre grace, qua nul dessoubz les cielz

wherfore in the meane tyme that I shalbe in this worlde pourquoy tandis que seray en ce monde

I shall him requyre to kepe you pure and clene. luy requerray uous garder pure et monde.

Amen.

A COMMUNICATION BETWENE THE LADY MARY AND HER AMENER,
HER GRACE BEYNGE WITH A PRIUY FAMILY
IN THE PARKE OF THEUKESBERY.

Mary.

Ah, maister Amener, I had nat wened that ye had so Ha, monsieur lAumosnier, je neusse pas cuidé que meussés ainsy

forgotten me. mise en oubly.

Laum.

Howe, madame. Coment, madame.

Ma.

Bicause that ye well knowe that I solytarie and of all company Pource que bien scaués que moy solitaire et de toutte compagnie

destytute, ye have me forsaken and lefte. destituée, uous maués relenquie et laissée.

Lau.

God forbede, madame, that it be as ye say, for it is
nat to you
Ja Dieu ne ueulle, madame, que soit come uous dictes, car il
ne uous est point

unknowen that I must nede be with your counsayle, leavyng to them incongneu quil ne me faulte estre auec uostre conseil, les assistant

of my power. de mon pouoir.

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Ma.

I had wened neverthelesse that for the regarde of me and of your Jeusse cuide toutesfois que pour le regard de moy et de uostre

profyte, ye had made you dispensed. prouffit, uous uous eussés fait dispensér.

Lau.

Trewly, madame, there is nothyng in my power that I ne dyd for
the honour
Certes, madame, il nest chose en mon pouoir que je ne feisse pour
lhonneur

of you, how be it that I do nat understande well what thyng ye do de uous, combien que je nentens pas bien quelle chose uous

thynke, spekynge of dispence and of profyte. pensés parlant de dispense et de prouffit.

Mar.

I understande by the dispence, that ye myght excuse you from the
counsayle for
Jentens par la dispense, que uous uous pouiéz escusér du
conseil pour

a tyme, and touchyng the profyte, ye knowe that whan I dyd
prayse
ung temps, et touchant le prouffit, uous scaués que quand je
prisoie

your frenche, ye dyd warant me that whithin a yere I shulde
speke as
uostre francois, uous masseuriez que dedans ung an je
parleroye aussy

good or better than you, wherfore by suche condycion that so bon ou meilleur que uous, pourquoy par telle condicion quainsy

myght be, trusting more of the power of the Kyng my father, and
of the good
peult estre, me confiant plus du pouoir du Roy mon pére, et
la bonne

lady my mother than of myn owne, dyd promis you a good benefyce, for dame ma mére que du mien, uous promis ung bon bénéfice, pour

the impetration of the whiche me thynketh that ye ought to do some
dylygence.
lympetracion duquel il me semble que deueriez faire quelque
diligence.

Lau.

Trewly, madame, that whiche me moved so to assure you was
especially
Certes, madame, ce que me meult a uous ainsy asseurér fut
especiallement

by cause of your synguler undentandyng, for the whiche ye
ought well
a cause de uostre singuliér entendement, pour lequel uous
debuéz bien

to thanke God, and for that also that after the phylosopher,
the soule of the
Dieu remerciér, et pour ce aussy que selon le philosophe,
lame de la

person is as the table planed, or as the perspectif or glasse persone est come la table rasée, ou come le perspectif ou mirouer

in the whiche the kindnes and symilitudes of thynges ben shewed, ouquel les especes et similitudes des choses sont representées,

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spiritually duryng the tyme that the sayd glasse or table is nat signanment durant le temps que le dict mirouer ou table nest point

infected, deturpat, nor made foule by synne, wherfore contemplyng contaminée, deturpée, ne maculée par peché, pourquoy contemplant

the same similitude to have confirmite and agreyng, to your grace, icelle similitude auoir conformité et conuenience a uostre grace,

might nat say that that I sayd. ne peuz non dire ce que je diz.

Ma.

In good fay I thanke our Lorde and shall thanke duryng my lyfe En bonne foy je mercye nostre Seigneur et merciray tant que uiuray

of all the that it hath pleased to him to gyve me, howbeit
that
de touttes les graces qui luy a pleu me donnér, combien
que

of suche wherof ye me praise I have no knowlege, but de telles dont uous me louéz nay je point de congnoissance, mais

all suche wordes set asyde, I shall nat be nevertheless of toutes telles parabolles arriere mises, je ne seray touttes uoiez ja de

you content without mende. uous contente sans amende.

Lau.

Without faute, ma dame, the mende shalbe made at your jugement,
for
Infailliblement, ma dame, lamende sera faicte a uostre arbitrement,
car

I have me exyled and banyshed from all lybertie for the love of je me suis exillé et banny de toutte liberté pour lamour de

your service, wherfore nothynge to me shalbe possible, that hayyng uostre service, pourquoy rien ne me sera possible, que aiant

your I do nat fulfyll to my power. uostre comandement, je nacomplisse a mon pouoir.

Mar.

Trewly, I thanke you, mayster Amener, certifyeng you surely Certes, je uous mercye, monsieur lAumosnier, uous asseurant tresacertes

that suche is my trust in you. que telle est ma fiance en uous.

Lau.

Trewly, madame, ye may therof well be assured, Pour certayn, madame, uous en pouéz bien estre asseurée.

Mar.

Now than I comande you that ye visite me as often as Or bien doncques je uous comande que me uisités le plus souuent que

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goodly and conveniently may do, and specially at dinner, bonnement et licitement faire poulrés, et especiallement a disnér,

to the ende to talke and to speke with me. affin de confabulér et comunicquér auec moy.

Lau.

It shalbe done, madame, if it please God. Il sera fait, madame, se Dieu plaist.

Ma.

Se than that there have no faute. Uoiéz doncques quil ny ait point de faulte.

Lau.

Nomore shall have. Non ara il, madame.

Finis.

CONFABULACION BETWENE THE LADY MARY AND THE TRESORER OF HER CHAMBRE, HER HUSBAND ADOPTIF, HER NOBLE GRACE BEYNG WITHDRAWEN WITH PRIVY COMPANY IN A PLACE SOLITARY, BY CAUSE OF THE DETH, FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE FRENCHE TONGE.

Amour. Of love.

Marye.

In good faith, my husband, I can nat me mervaile ynough, how I have En bonne foy, mon mary, je ne me puis asses esbahir coment je nay

no more comfort of you, for in that that I may se, ye take great plus de confort de vous, car en ce que je puis veoir, vous vous souciez

care of your goute the whiche one hath tolde me that ye have, than ye plus de vostre goute (la quelle on ma dit que vous avés) que ne

do of your wyfe. faictes de vostre femme.

Le tre.

Certainly, ma dame, your grace hath sayd truthe, howbeit that it is Certes, ma dame, vostre grace a dit uerité, combien que ce soit

agaynst my wyll and by force. contre ma voullenté et par force.

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Ma.

In my God with great payne may I beleve that the goute myght
withholde
En mon Dieu, a grant paine puis je croire que la goute peult
retenir

a good husbande havyng some love to his wyfe, specially ung bon mary aiant quelque amour a sa femme, especiallement

beyng so nygh of her, but he shulde more oftener to visyte her. estant sy pres delle, qui ne la uinst plus souuent uisyter.

Le tre.

Without faulte it is an harde thyng and dyffuce to go to hym that
hath neither
Infailliblement cest chose ardue et difficile dallér a qui
na ne

fote nor legges, nevertheles as your grace hath sayd, love piedz ne jambes, nonobstant que comme uostre grace a dit, amour

dothe moche. fait moult.

Ma.

I pray you, good syr, to declare me what it is of love. For ye Je uous prie, beau sire, declarés moy que cest que damour. Car uous

be a doctour and well lettred, with that that a good husbande ought
to teche
estes docteur et bien lettres, avec ce que ung bon mary doibt
endoctriner

his wyfe, wherfore I pray you to do your devour to teche sa femme, pourquoy je uous prie de faire uostre debuoir dendoctriner

yours. la uostre.

Le tre.

Infallibly, madame, the mater is to hyghe for my symplenesse,
but
Sans faulte, madame, la matiere est trop haulte pour ma simplesse,
mais,

for nat be wyllyng to disobey you, with my power I shall shewe you pour non uous uoulloir desobair a mon pouoir je uous en

of it willyngly that I therof can. diray uolentier ce que jen scay.

Ma.

I requyre you therof, my good husbande, for I knowe you suche that Je vous en requier, mon bon mary, car je vous congnis tel que ne

ye cannat say ywell. scariez mal dire.

Le tre.

Now than sith that it please you so, trew it is that I fynde
thre
Or sus doncques, puis quainsy vous agrée, il est vray que je treuue
trois

maners of love, that is to say and the manieres damour, cest a scavoir filialle, matrimonialle, et animalle: a

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is that same which the father and the mother have to their
chylde, the whiche
filialle est celle que le pére et la mére ont a leur
enfant, laquelle

is nat nor easy to your grace to understande, unto nest pas facile ne aysée a uostre grace dentendre, jusques a

that that he please God that ye understande it by experiens, for
the childe
ce quil plaise a Dieu que lentendes par experience, car
lenfant ne

know never the love that the father and mother have toward him,
unto
cognoist jamais lamour que le pére et mére ont vers luy,
jusques à

the tyme that he be made father or mother, bycause that suche love
is nat reciprocque
ce quil soit fait pére ou mére, pour ce que telle amour
nest pas reciproque,

or retorning, but rather comyng from God to the firste father or
prothoplauste
ains uenant de Dieu au premiér pére ou
prothoplauste

it goeth and retourne to God from father to the sonne. The seconde sen va et retourne à Dieu de pére en filz. La seconde

love is called matrimoniall the whiche is of mervellouse strength
and
amour est dicte matrimonialle, la quelle est de merveilleuse energie
et

vertu, specially whan the mariages ben made after the ordynance of vertu, especiallement quant les mariages sont faitz selon lordonance de

God, that is to say, by true love and, if it were nat to eschewe
prolixite,
Dieu, cest a dire par uray amour, et, si ce nestoit pour non estre
prolix,

I myght recite you of many women whiche ben deed je vous poulroie recitér de pluisieurs femmes qui sont mortes

and perished for the love of their husbandes, and many men
lykewyse
et perie pour lamour de leur maris, et pluisieurs hommes
semblablement

for the love of their wyves. And touchyng to the thirde, that is
sayde
pour lamour de leur femmes. Et quant a la tierce qui est
dicte

animalle, she is without conparacion stronger than the others, bycause animalle, elle est sans comparacion plus forte que les aultres, pour ce

it is the love that the soule hath to his body the whiche is so
great that
que cest lamour que lame a a son corps, laquelle est sy
grande que

nothyng is so moche loved in this worlde, that the man ne renounce and
refuse,
riens nest tant aymé en ce monde que lhomme ne renounce et
refuse,

first that he suffre his soule to departe from his body, nor nothing premier quil souffre son ame departir de son corps, ne riens

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is so terrible painful nor dangerous, that the man ne shulde suffre, nest sy terryble, penible ne dangereus, que lhomme ne tollerast,

before or rather than to suffre devorce or departyng betwene his
soule and his
auant souffrir diuorce ou separation entre son
ame et son

body, bycause that nothyng is so more to be drede than the deth:
nevertheles
corps, pour ce que rien nest plus a craindre que la mort:
neantmoins

all these premisses set aside, God the creatour hath loved us toutes ces premisses, madame, Dieu le createur nous a aimé

above all the above sayd loves. For touchyng the filiall,
he
par dessus toutes les dessus dictes amours. Car touchant la filialle,
il

hath sende his dere sonne here beneth, for to redeme us and from
the paines
a envoie son chier filz ca bas pour nous redimér et des
paines

of hell to deliver, makyng him of a lorde a servant and of immortall
mortall,
denfer deliurer, le faisant de seigneur serf et de immortel
mortel,

suffring him rather to dye for us than in havyng pyte of him le souffrant plus tost mourir pour nous que en aiant pité de luy

to leve us in periclitation. And touchyng the howbeit nous laisser en periclitation. Et touchant la matrimonialle, combien

that he had love inestimable to his swete mother the virgyn Mary, that quil eubt amour inestimable a sa doulce mére la vierge Marie, ce

natwithstandyng he hath chosen rather to dye for us, leavyng her nonobstant il a préesleu plus tost mourir pour nous, la laissant

desolat and desconforted than in her comfortyng to leave us in
perdicion.
desolée et desconfortée que en la consolant nous laisser en
perdicion.

And as touching to the animalle, what so ever great feare that he have
had to
Et quant a lanimalle, quelque grant pour quil ayt
eubt de

dye and what so ever love that he hath had to his soule, yet hath he
nevertheles
mourir et quelque amour quil ayt eu a son ame, sy sest il
touttes fois

made himselfe for us obedient unto the deth of the crosse: ther is, faict pour nous obedient jusques a la mort de la croix: vesla,

madame, that that I can of love: howbeit nevertheles that the worlde madame, ce que je scay damour: combien touttes fois que le monde

doth use of dyverse other maner of love, as of richesses and use de dyuerses aultres manieres damours, come de richesses et biens

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temporall goodes and other folishe love whiche do merite bettre to be
called
temporelz et aultres folles amours qui meritent mieulz destre
appellées

folyes than love, wherfore I love them, so prayeng your noble grace foliez quamour: pourquoy je men passe, a tant priant uostre noble grace

to pardone me in that that I have sayd. me pardonner en ce que jen ay dict.

Ma.

In good soth my husbande, I thanke you of good hert, En bonne uerité, mon mary, je uous mercie de bon coeur,

for ye have you ryght truly acquited toward your wife. car uousuous estes tres-loiallement acquité enuers uostre femme.

Le tre.

I requere to God, madame, that it may to you in suche wyse proffite
that
Je requier a Dieu, madame, quil uous puisse tellement prouffitér
que

in lovyng God above all thynges, and the good grace of the Kyng en aymant Dieu par dessus touttes choses et la bonne grace du Roy

your father, and the good lady your mother of trewe love
filiall
uostre pére, et la bonne dame uostre mére de uraie amour
filialle,

ye may love your husband whan God shall gyve you one, of uous puissés aimer uostre mary, quant Dieu uous en donra ung, de

good and trew love in suche wyse that it may bonne et loialle amour matrimonialle, de sorte que ce soit

be to the helth of your soule. au the salut de uostre ame.

Ma.

So pleased our Lord by his goodnes to graunt me. Ainsy le me ueulle nostre Seigneur par sa bonté ottroiér.

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WHAT IT IS OF THE SOULE IN GENERALL AND SPECIALL,
AFTER PHILOSOPHY AND SAINT ISYDORE, BY WAY
OF DYALOGUE BETWENE THE LADY MARY
AND HER SERVANT GYLES.

Anima quid.

Mary. After that well I me remembre, I have herde here above speke of the soule, Selon que bien me recorde, je uous ay ouy cy dessus parlér de lame,

but neverthelesse ye have nat declared what it is, wherfore I mais toutes fois uous naues point declaré que cest, pourquoy jen

wolde of it faine here somwhat. uouldroie bien ouir quelque chose.

Gil. Trewly, madame, it shuld be necessary to be better lerned in good Certes, madame, il seroit necessaire destre mieulz qualifiéz ez bonnes

lettres than I am for to satisfy to your question. lettres que ne suis pour satisfaire a uostre question.

Ma. It is nat to me unknowen that ye be nat of the best lettred of the worlde, Il ne mest point incongneu que nestes pas des mieulz lectrés du monde,

howbeit that I doubt nat but of it ye can somwhat, wherfore combien que point ne doubte que nen scaues quelque chose, pourquoy

take hede that the lytell that ye therof can, be nat hydde to me. gardés que le petit que uous en scaués ne me soit point celé.

Gyl. Trewe it is that the philosophers have spoken therof, albeit that it hath nat ben Il est bien uray que les philosophes en ont parlé, ja soit que pas na esté

sufficiently specially touchyng the soule resonable, for some souffisanment, especiallement touchant lame rationnelle, car aulcuns

of them have it esteme mortall, as Pliny among other that sayth
that suche
deulz lont estimé mortelle, come Pline entre aultres qui dit que
tel

shalbe the soule after the dethe of the body, as she was before
the lyfe
sera lame appres la mort du corps, quelle elle estoit deuaunt
la uie

of the same, and it is nat yet come to my knowlege that dicelluy, et il nest point encore uenu a ma congnoissance que

the holy scripture doth make of it any mention; but syth that your lescripture saincte en face mention aulcune; mais puisque uostre

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pleasure is suche I shall recyte you (submyttyng me to the correction of plaisir est tel, je uous réciteray (me soubmetant a la correction de

your grace, and of all persons connyng) that whiche I have therof
gathered
uostre grace, et de toute persone scauante) ce que jen ay peu
ceulliér

from the philosophers, and of the holy s. Isodore, wherfore it shall
please you to knowe
des philosophes, et de saint Isidore; pourquoy il uous
plaira scauoir

that all thynges created of God under the moone ben or
elemented
que touttes choses créez de Dieu soubz le globe lunaire sont ou
ellementées

onely, as precious stones and other with all mettalles, or seullement, come pierres precieuses et aultres auec tous metaulz, ou

be elemented and vegetables, as herbes, trees, and all maner sont ellementées et uegetables, come herbes, arbres, et touttes manieres

of plantes, or ben elemented vegetables and sensytyves, as ben de plantes, ou sont elementées uegetables et sensitiues, come sont

all beestes, byrdes, fyshes, reptyll them movyng from place to
other,
touttes bestes, oiseaulz, poissons, reptiles se mouuant de lieu a
aultre,

or ben elemented vegetables sensytyves and reasonable, as ben the ou sont elementées uegetables sensitiues et racionelles, come sont les

men whiche have in them all the fours proprietees above sayd; hommes lesquelz ont en eulz touttes les quatre proprietes dessus dictes;

for as touchyng the body (which is a masse elemented) it is but a car quant au corps (qui est une masse elementée) ce nest que une

conglutination and combination of the foure elementes in the whiche our conglutination, et combination des quatre elementes ezquelz nostre

Lorde hath planted the soule vegetable by the whiche it groweth in length, Seigneur a planté lame uegetable par laquelle il croist en longeur,

largenes, and depnes (whiche one calle thre dimensions) by cause that the largeur et profundité (quon dit trois dimensions) a cause que la

sayd vegetable hath in her foure vertues, by the whiche she
subsiste and
dicte uegetable a en soy quatre uertus, par lesquelles elle
subsiste et

groweth, that is to saye, the atractyve or appetityve, the retentyve,
the digestyve,
croist, cest a scauoir, latractiue ou appetitiue, la retentyue,
la degestiue,

and expulsive; a body may nat ete without appetit, nor may nat et expulsiue; une personne ne peult menger sans appétit, ne ne peult

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degeste without holdyng that mete, or keping in his stomake that which is eten, degérér sans retenir ce qui est menge,

nor may nat grow by the vertue of such degestion without expulsion or ne ne peult croistre par la uertu de telle degestion sans expulsion ou

evacuation, for it is nede or to destroy the meate receyved in euaccuacion, car il est de necessité ou de destruire la uiande receue en

the stomake, or to be destroied by the same; but to be wyllyng to
warne your
lestomac, ou estre destruit par icelle; mais uouloir
aduertir uostre

grace of all that which doth depend to this purpos, shulde be to be
wyllyng to declare
grace de tout ce qui depend a ce pourpos, seroit uoulloir
declarér

all the philosophy naturall withe all phisyque and astrologie toutte la philosophie naturelle auec toutte phisycque et astrologie

in shewyng with all all the movyng of nature, wherof procede en comprenant tous les mouuemens de nature, dont procedent

and sprynge all corruption and generation expoundyng what it is
of the XII
et pulullent toutte corruption et generation declarant que cest
des douse

signes of the Zodiacque with the seven planettes and all the starres signes du Zodiacque auec les sept planettes et touttes les estoielles

fixe, and to shew how the sayd XII signes havyng relacion, and
similitude
fixe, et monstrér comment lesdictz douse signes aiantz relacion, et
similitude

to the foure ben devided by foure triplicites the whiche aux quatre elementz sont distinguez par quatre triplicités lesquelz

up holde and kepe up the fore sayd foure might and suffultent et maintiennent les deuant dittes quatre puissances et

to the whiche one ought to have recourse for to put them agayn in ordre
by medecyne
auxquelz on doibt auoir recours pour les remectre en ordre par
medecine

whan by some accident they ben alterat. But for to eschew so quant par alcun accident ilz sont altérés. Mais pour euitér sy

wondrefull prolixite and that I have hope here and there therof to
talke
enorme prolixité et que jay espoir cy et la den
communiquer

somtyme with your grace, with that that of it ye have somwhat tasted alcune fois auec uostre grace, auec ce quen aues quelque petit gousté

in lernyng the Ephemerides I shall passe it so. en apprenant lEphémérides je men passeray a tant.

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Now turnyng agayn to our porpos the soule vegetable, as I have tolde
you, is
Or retournant a nostre pourpos lame uegetable, come je uous ay dit,
est

setted within the myght elemented, the whiche doth upholde her as the plantée dedans la puissance ellementée, la quelle la soubstient come le

vessell doth the lyker, and the sensytyve nother more no lesse is
setted within
uaisseau fait la liqueur, et la sensitiue ne plus ne moins est
plantée dedens

the vegetable, as the ratyonell is within the sensytyve, the whiche ye may la uegetable, come la racionelle est dedens la sensitiue, ce que pouéz

clerely parceyve by that that whan the body begynneth to fayle clerement apercepuoir par ce que quant le corpz commence a deffaillir

by age or otherwyse, the vegetable lyfe herselfe by and by, bycause par uiellesse ou aultrement, la uegetable se pert incontinent, pour ce

that thappetite begyn to fayle whith retayning and voyding, which make
to perish
que lappetit se pert auec retencion et euacuacion, qui fait
perir

the sensytyve, for as the persone lese the luste, and the dygestion,
also soone
la sensitiue, car come la persone pert lappetit et le degérér,
tout aussy tost

begynne he to juge the switte bytter, and the bytter swete, and say
that he seeth
commence il a jugér le doulz amér, et lamér doulz, et dit
quil uoit

that whiche other may nat se, and also of all his fyve wyttes, and ce que les aultres ne peuuent ueoir, et ainsy de tous ses cincq sens, et

lykewyse thintellectyve lese the reason and the jugement of thynges, par consequent lintellectiue pert la reason et le discernement des choses,

for she beynge in the body humayne can nat attayne to any knolege car elle estant ou cors humain ne peult paruenir a aulcune cognoissance

(nat beyng inspyred ghostly) without it be by the meane of the fyve (selle nest inspirée diuinement) ce se nest par le moien des cincq

wyttes aparteyning to the sensytyve, for before that ye do understande
any
sens apartenant a la sensitiue, car deuant que uous entendez
aulcune

thyng, it behoved fyrst that it be to you shewed by the syght, by chose, il faut premiérement quil uous soit monstré par la ueue, par

meane of colours, or by the hering by the meane of sound or voise, or by moien de coulleur, ou par louye moiennant son ou uoix, ou par

smelyng, goustyng and tastyng, the whiche thyng so perceved by the
fyve
flairér, goustér et tastér, laquelle chose ainsy aperceue par les
cincq

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wyttes, is sende to the comon witt which lieth in the formest parte
of the
sens, est enuoiée au commun sens qui gist en la partie anteriore
du

braine, the whiche goeth incontinently to the memory in the whiche he cerueau, lequel sen ua incontinent a la remembrance en laquelle il

fynde what thynge it is after that one have him somtyme sayd and thought, treuue quelle chose cest selon quon luy a autfrefois dit et appris,

wherfore it appere clerly that these thre myghtes beyng in man pourquoy il appert clérement que ces trois puissances estant en lhome

and named onely by the name of soule resonable, in takynge denomination et nommée sullement par le nom de ame raisonable, en prenant denomination

of the most noble, that is to understande of her which doth discesse, de la plus noble, qui est a entendre de celle qui discerne,

ben hankyng the one of the others, and we juge clerely that the sont dependantes les unes des aultres, et dijudicons clérement que la

sayd intellectyve or resonable is without comparation more excellent
than
dicte intellectiue ou racionelle est sans comparation plus excellente
que

the others, wherfore we juge her a thought or understandynge incarnate, les aultres, pourquoy nous la jugeons une pensée ou intelligence incarnée,

the whiche is perpetuell and immortall, by cause that she is created to laquelle est perpétuelle et inmortélle, pource quelle est crée a

thymage of God almighty, and if you aske me of what substaunce limage de Dieu tout puissant, et sy uous me demandés de quel matiére

she is, I may say that it is fyre spirituell as ben the angels of God, elle est, je puis dire que cest feu espirituél come sont les angeles de Dieu,

the whiche shalbe in her hyghe strength and prosperitie, whan she shalbe
separate
laquelle sera en sa haulte uigueur et prosperite, alors quelle sera
separée

from her body, by the meane of the whiche she is infatuate, for by de son corps, par le moien duquel elle est infatuée, car par

the vegetable myght, with the whiche she is bounde, she thynketh day la uegetable puissance, auec laquelle elle est liée, elle pense jour

and nyght to serve her body of drinke and meat, and by cause of the
sensityve,
et nuyt a seruir son corps de boire et menger, et a cause de la
sensitiue,

with the whiche she is lykewyse alyed, she hath her syght to auec laquelle elle est semblablement aliée, elle a son respect a

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generation, to pride of lyfe, and to all lyfe sensyble, the whiche
yelde her
generacion, a orgeul de uie, et a toutte uie sensuelle, qui
la rend

blunt, rude and forgetefull, and by the whiche she becomed spotted and
cancred,
obtuse, rude et ygnorante, et pourquoy elle deuient tachée et
enroullé,

as a harneys or clere glasse doth cancre by humydite of come ung harnois ou clér mirouer senroullist par humidité de

rayne or other moystnesse, in suche wyse that by this meane she is
all togeder
pluie ou aultre moisteur, tellement que par ce moien elle est
du tout

blynded, and hath no knowlege of her pasture wherby she becometh aueuglée, et na nulle cognoissance de sa pasture par quoy elle deuient

lene and folyshe; for as the wyse man saith, truth is the fote of the mesgre et ignorante; car come dit le sage, uerité est le past de

soule. Aristotel saith that the soule is as a table made euyn and
clere,
lame. Aristotle dit que lame est come une table rase et
clére,

polished, in the whiche all maner shape and effigiation doth shyne
clerely so
polie, en laquelle toutes formes et effigie reluysent
clérement sy

well corporates as incorporates, by cause therof we understande with bien corporéez come incorporéez, a cause de quoy nous entendons auec

the angels, that is to saye, in the meane tyme that she is nat cancred
by
les angeles, cest a dire tandis quelle nest pas enrouyllée
par

synne, as I have sayd before. Here myght I open unto you, what it is peché, come jay dit deuant. Icy uous poulroy je ouurir que cest

of understandyng actyve and passyble, but in this doyng I shulde be
to tedyous.
dentendement agent et passyble, mais en ce faisant je seroie
trop tedieus.

Ma. Trewly, Gyles, I laude your persuacion, for by that that ye have sayde of it Certes, Giles, je los uostre parsuasion, car par ce quen aués dit

I parceyve clerelye that it is nat possyble to declare it, the whiche
one may
japarcoy clérement quil nest possible a la declarér, ce quon
peult

conjecte by that that she doth resemble unto God and to be wyllynge conjecturér parce quelle resemble a Dieu et uoulloir

to declare his ymage shalde be wyllyng to do a thyng impossyble, declarér son image seroit uoulloir faire impossible,