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   Whan tyme cam that this creatur schuld vysiten tho holy placys wher owyr Lord
was whyk and ded, as sche had be revelacyon yerys aforn, sche preyd the parysch
preste of the town ther sche was dwellyng to sey for hir in the pulpyt that, yyf any man
er woman that cleymyd any dette of hir husbond or of hir thei schuld come and speke
wyth hir er sche went, and sche, wyth the help of God, schulde makyn aseth to ech of
hem that thei schuldyn heldyn hem content. And so sche dede. Sythen sche toke hir
leve at hir husbond and of the holy ankyr, whech had teld hir beforn the proces of hir
goyng and mech dysese that sche schuld sufferyn be the wey, and, whan alle hir
felaschep forsoke hir, how a brokebakkyd man schuld ledyn hire forth in safté thorw
the help of owyr Lord. And so it befel in dede, as it schal be wretyn aftyrwarde. Than
sche toke hir leve of Mayster Robert and preyd hym of hys blyssyng, and so forth of
other frendys. And than sche went forth to Norwych and offeryd at the Trinité, and
sythen sche went to Yermowth, and offeryd at an ymage of owyr Lady, and ther sche
toke hir schyp. And the next day thei cam to a gret town hyte Seryce, wher owyr Lord
of hys hey goodnesse vysited this creatur wyth abundawnt teerys of contricyon for hir
owyn synnes and sumtyme for other mennys synnes also. And specyaly sche had
teerys of compassyon in the mende of owyr Lordys Passyon. And sche was howselyd
eche Sonday wher that tyme was and place convenient therto wyth gret wepyngys and
boystows sobbyngys that many men merveyled and wonderyd of the gret grace that
God wrowt in hys creatur. Thys creatur had etyn no flesch ne drunkyn no wyn four
yere er sche went owt of Ynglond. And as now hyr gostly fadyr chargyd hir be vertu
of obediens that sche schulde bothyn etyn flesch and drynkyn wyn, and so sche dede
a lytyl whyle. Sythen sche preyd hir confessowr he wolde heldyn hir excused thow
sche ete no flesch, and suffred hir to do as sche wold for a tyme as hym lykyd. And
sone aftyr thorw mevyng of summe of her cumpany hyr confessowr was dysplesyd
for sche ete no flesch, and so was mech of alle the cumpany. And thei wer most displesyd
for sche wepyd so mech and spak alwey of the lofe and goodnes of owyr Lord as wel
at the tabyl as in other place. And therfor schamfully thei reprevyd hir and alto chedyn
hir and seyden thei wold not suffren hir as hir husbond dede whan sche was at hom and
in Inglond. And sche seyd mekely ageyn unto hem, "Owyr Lord almygty God is as
gret a lord her as in Inglond, and as gret cawse have I to lofe hym her as ther,
blyssed mot he be." For thes wordys hir felaschep was wrothar than thei wer beforn,
whose wreth and unkyndnesse to this creatur was mater of gret hevynes, for thei wer
holdyn ryt good men, and sche desyred gretly her lofe yyf sche myth an had it to the
plesawns of God. And than sche seyd to oon of hem specyaly, "Ye do me meche
schame and gret grevawns." He answeryd ageyn anoon, "I prey God that the develys
deth mote ovyrgo the sone and rathe." And many mo cruel wordys he seyd to hir than
sche cowde rehersyn. And sone aftyr summe of the cumpany on whech sche trostyd
best and hir owyn mayden also seyden sche schuld no lengar gon in her felaschep, and
thei seyden thei woldyn han awey hyr mayden fro hir that sche schuld no strumpet be
in hyr cumpany. And than on of hem he had hir gold in kepyng left hir a nobyl wyth
gret angyr and tene to go wher sche wolde and helpyn hirself as wel as sche myth, for
wyth hem, thei seyden, sche schuld no lengar abyde, and forsokyn hir that nygth.
Than on the next morwyn ther com to hir on of her cumpany, a man whech lovyd hir
wel, preyng hir that sche wold go to hys felaws and mekyn hir onto hem and preyn
hem that sche myth go stylle in her cumpany tyl sche come at Constawns. And so sche
dede, and went forth wyth hem tyl sche cam at Constawns wyth gret dissese and gret
turbyl, for thei dedyn hir mech shame and mech reprefe as thei wentyn in dyvers
placys. They cuttyd hir gown so schort that it come but lytil benethyn hir kne and
dedyn hir don on a whyte canwas in maner of a sekkyn gelle, for sche schuld ben
holdyn a fool and the pepyl schuld not makyn of hir ne han hir in reputacyon. Thei
madyn hir to syttyn at the tabelys ende benethyn alle other that sche durst ful evyl
spekyn a word. And, notwythstondyng al her malyce, sche was had in mor worshep
than thei wherthatevyr thei comyn. And the good man of the hows ther thei wer
hostellyd, thow sche sat lowest at the tablys ende, wold alwey cheryn hir befor hem
alle as he cowde and myth and sent hir of hys owyn mees of swech servyse as he had,
and that grevyd hir felawshep ful evyl. As thei went be the wey to Constawnsward, it
was teld hem thei schuldyn ben harmyd and han gret disese les than thei had gret
grace. Than this creatur cam be a cherch and went in to make hir prayer, and sche
preyde wyth al hir hert, wyth gret wepyng and many teerys, for help and socowr
ageyn her enmys. Anoon owyr Lord seyd to hir mende, "Drede the nowt, dowtyr, thi
felawshep schal non harm han whyl thu art in her cumpany." And so, blyssed mote
owyr Lord ben in alle hys werkys, thei wentyn forth in safté to Constawns.