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Than the good man, the Duche preste that sche was
schrevyn onto, thorw the steryng
of the Englysch preste whech was hir enmye askyd hir yf sche
wolde be obedient unto
hym er not. And sche seyd, "Ya, syr." "Wyl ye don than as I schal
byd yow don?"
"Wyth ryth good wyl, sire." "I charge yow than that ye leve yowr white
clothys, and
weryth ageyn yowr blak clothys." And sche dede hys comawndment.
And than had
sche felyng that sche plesyd God wyth hir obediens. Than suffyrd
sche many scornys
of wyfys of Rome.
Thei askyd hir yyf malendrynes had robbyd hir, and sche seyd,
"Nay, madame." Sythen, as sche went on pylgrimage, it happyd
hir to metyn wyth the
preste that was hir enmye, and he enjoyid gretly that sche was
put fro hir wille and
seyd unto hir, "I am glad that ye gon in blak clothyng as ye
wer wont to do." And sche
seyd agen to hym, "Ser, owyr Lord wer not displesyd thow I weryd
whyte clothys, for
he wyl that I do so." Than the preste seyd to hir agen, "Now
wote I wel that thu hast a
devyl wythinne the, for I her hym spekyn in the to me." "A, good
ser, I pray yow
dryvyth hym away fro me, for God knowyth I wolde ryth fawyn don
wel and plesyn
hym yf I cowde." And than he was ryth wroth and seyd ful many
schrewyd wordys.
And sche seyd to hym, "Ser, I hope I have no devyl wythinne me,
for, yyf I had a
devyl wythin me, wetyth wel I schuld ben wroth wyth yow and,
sir, me thynkyth that
I am nothyng wroth wyth yow for no thyng that ye can don onto
me." And than the
preste partyd awey fro hir wyth hevy cher. And than owyr Lord
spak
to this creatur in
hir sowle and seyd, "Dowtyr, drede the not what that evyr he
sey onto the, for, thow
he renne every yer to Jerusalem,
I have no deynté of hym, for as long as he spekyth
ageyns the, he spekyth ageyns me, for I am in the and thu art
in me. And herby mayst
thow knowyn that I suffyr many schrewyd wordys, for I have oftyntymes
seyd to the
that I schuld be newe crucifyed in the be schrewyd wordys, for
thu schalt non otherwyse
ben slayn than be schrewyd wordys sufferyng. For this preste
that is thyn enmy he is
but an ypocryte." Than the good preste hir confessowr
bad hir be vertu of obediens
and also in party of penawns
that sche schulde servyn an hold woman that was a poure
creatur in Rome. And sche dede so sex wekys. Sche servyd hir
as sche wolde a don
owyr Lady. And sche had no bed to lyn in ne no clothys to be
cured wyth saf hir owyn
mentyl. And than was sche ful of vermyn and suffyrd gret peyn
therwyth. Also sche fet
hom watyr and stykkys in hir nekke for the poure woman and beggyd
mete and
wyn bothyn for hir. And, whan the pour womans wyn was sowr, this
creatur hirself
drank that sowr wyn and gaf the powr woman good wyn that sche
had bowt for hir
owyn selfe. |