class="correction" title="text reads 'brebe'">breke out of suche comunycacõn & talkynge & talke of god & of his vertues / or elles departe & gyue y^e to some goodly & goostly occupacõn. What soeuer befall the or ony other of thy frendes gyue no charge of it / yf it be prosperyte reioyse not therof / yf it be trouble or aduersyte be not sory for it. But take or acompte all suche thyngs as nought & euer prayse & thanke god / gyue charge as moche as y^u mayst to y^e wele & prosperyte of thy soule flee places of moche speche as moche as y^u canst. For it is moche bet^ter one to kepe his tonge than to speke. After complyn speke no worde tyl the masse be done the next daye folowynge without a grete cause requyre. Whan y^u seest ony thynge y^t dyspleaseth the / see yf the faute be in thyself & than haue compassyon / yf it be not / thynke that it may be & so lete all thynges be to the as it were in a glasse to see thyself. Grutche not ayenst ony persone without thou see that y^u may profyte what soeuer cause y^u haue. Afferme neyther denye nothyng ouerthwartly / but lete thy nay or ye or thy doubte be powdred euer with salt / that is to saye / lete hem be spokan with discrecion & pacyence. Be euermore ware of mockynge & of scornynge. Yf y^u be lyght of contenaûce see it be but selde / haue thy comunicacion but w^t fewe persones & shortly behaue thyself so in all thy sayenge that y^u speke not rather in a doubte than men sholde take auctoryte or groûde of thy sayenge. The seconde y^u mayst obteyne in this wyse. Gyue thyself with grete deuocyon to praye & lete thyn herte agree with y^t y^u sayest both daye & nyght. Remembre also dylygentely that thou ymagyne the state of them / in whose remembraûce y^u makest thy prayer. These thre haue alwaye in thy mynde / what y^u were / what y^u art / & what y^u shalt be. By reason of thy body / y^u were foule slyme of the erthe / & now thy body is the hous of fylte & derte / & herafter it shall be wormes mete. Also ymagyne y^e paynes of them y^t ben in helle & how that payne shall neuer haue ende / & how they suffre all these paynes for a lytell delectacõn & pleasyr in synne. Also ymagyne the Ioye of paradyse / & how that shal neuer be fynysshed & how shortly and soone it may be goten. Than thynke what sorowe & waylynge may be to them y^t for so lytell a thynge here haue lost so grete Ioye contynuell. And whan y^u hast ony thynge that doth dysplease the / or elles y^u dredest to haue it / thynke & yf y^u were in helle y^u sholdest haue that / & all that y^u woldest not haue / & so shalt y^u suffre all thynge for crystus sake & his loue. Also whan y^u hast ony thynge that pleaseth the / or elles that y^u desyrest to haue / thynke & yf thou were in paradyse y^u sholdest haue it & all other thynges that thou woldest desyre. Also whan there falleth ony fest of ony saynt thynke on hy^m what payne he suffred here for goddes sake & how shorte his payne was. Than thynke how greate Ioye he hath in heuen for that whiche is euerlastynge. And soo thou mayst thynke that the trybulacion or tourmentynge of the good men is soone gone. And in lyke wyse the Ioye of euyll men fadeth anone. but good men with theyr trybulacyon here geteth eternall glorye. And euyll men with theyr ouermoche Ioye here geteth euerlastynge payne. Furthermore whan y^u art accombred w^t slouth & lackest deuocõn / take this wrytynge & ymagyne dilygently all these thynges rehersed. Than thynke of the tyme y^t y^u lesest in vayne ydelnes / & thynke y^t they that ben in helle wolde gyue all the worlde for so moche tyme to redeme theyr synnes yf they myght haue it. Whan y^u hast ony trouble / thynke that they y^t ben in paradyse shall neuer haue suche trouble. And whan y^u hast ony spirytuell consolacyon or comforte / thynke y^t they that ben in helle shall euer lacke that. Whan thou goost to bedde or to thy rest / thynke what y^u hast thought / what y^u hast sayd / what y^u hast done that daye. And how prouffytable y^u haste spende thy tyme / the whiche was gyuen the to spende it vertuously / to obteyne euerlastynge lyf. Yf y^u haue spended it well / gyue praysynge to god. And yf y^u haue spended it euyll / wepe & be sory for it. And the next daye yf thou may / dyfferre not to be confessed. Yf y^u haue sayd or done ony thynge that greueth thy conscyence sore / ete no mete vntyll y^u be shryuen & y^u mayst. Now for a conclusyon / ymagyne in thy mynde two cytees / one full of trouble & mysery whiche is helle / an other full of Ioye and comforte whiche is paradyse. And how to one of these two ye must nedes come. Than thynke in thyself what thynge sholde cause the to do euyll / or what thynge sholde drawe the fro god. And I trowe y^u shalt fynde none suche. I am certayne yf thou kepe well all these y^t ben wryten here. The holy goost wyll be with the & teche y^e to kepe them parfytly. Wherfore kepe well all these preceptes & cõmaûdementes & leue none behynde. Rede them twyes in the weke / on wensdaye & saterdaye. And as y^u fyndest thou hast done as it is wryten. Gyue praysynge to god / whiche is euer pyteous & mercyfull in worlde withouten ende Amen.

A deuoute prayer for relygyous people / or for theym that entre in to relygyon. Remembrynge the termes / and to do theym in dede.

Hesu my maker & sauyour to thy wyll and ordynaûce I commytte me euery houre. Besechynge the entyerly for grace & mercy / so that I may be one of them that shall be saued. Teche me good lorde thy commaundementes to fulfylle / and to do that I come fore / eschewynge all euyll. Gyue me grace to loue the and to drede the aboue all thynge. Remembrynge thy grete benefettes / and euer to gyue the thankynge. And to kepe euer charyte / obedyence / pacyence / sylence / with humylyte / demynge euer the best / saye well / telle the trouthe / and neuer to lye. Lothe to offende / sory for my synne / and to helpe whan nede is / & to serue the euer deuoutly with mekenes to haue mede. Of y^e trespaces of other to haue compassyon / w^t good coûsell example & frendely consolacyon / & to do after good prechynge & holy saynt^es lyues / kepynge my tonge & conscyence clene & to flee bacbytyng & stryues / & to gyue none occasyon of greuaûce neuer grutchyng / & flee ydelnes / & to praye for the deed & quycke alwaye be my besynes Takynge hede to my charges / & do to them with good wyll / gladde to be correcte of eche creature / & to leue myn owne wyll. And euer to be ware to excuse my syⁿne / & to trust in myn owne wytte. Remêbrynge y^t I come to relygyon for to do penaûce for synne / & repugne ayenst it / & to crye for mercy to the Ihesu & to