This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...or sore it schal repente the. BADBY'S HERESY8 (The RegemeT1f of Princes, 41-47) Som man, for lak of occupacioun, Museth forther thanne his wyt may strecche, And, at the fendes instigacioun, Dampnable errour holdeth, and can not flecche 9 For no counseil ne reed, as dide a wrecche Not fern10 agoo, whiche that of heresye ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...or sore it schal repente the. BADBY'S HERESY8 (The RegemeT1f of Princes, 41-47) Som man, for lak of occupacioun, Museth forther thanne his wyt may strecche, And, at the fendes instigacioun, Dampnable errour holdeth, and can not flecche 9 For no counseil ne reed, as dide a wrecche Not fern10 agoo, whiche that of heresye Convyct, and brent was un-to ashen drye. The precious body of oure lorde Jhesu In forme of brede, he levedn not at al; He was in no thing abassht, ne eschu 10 To seye it was but brede material; He seyde, a prestes power was as smal As a rakers,12 or swiche an other wighte, And to mak it, hadde no gretter myght. My lorde the prince18--God him save and blesse!--Was at his deedly castigacioun, And of his soule hadde grete tendernesse, Thristynge sore his savacionu: Grete was his pitous lamentacioun, Whan that this renegat not wolde blynne14 20 Of the stynkyng errour that he was inne. - John Badby was burned at Smithfield in 1410. This extract shown the feelings of a temperate, 1ntelligent person regarding heresy. 9 escape. 10 long. "believed. "street cleaner, u Prince Hal, later Henry V. This good lorde highte hym to be swcche a mene 1 To his fader, oure lige lorde sovereyne, If he renounce wolde his errour clene, And come un-to oure good byleve ageyne, He schulde of his lif seure ben and certeyne, And sufficiant lyflode a eek scholde he have, Un-to the day he clad were in his grave. Also this nobyl prince and worthy knyght--God quyte hym his charitable labour!--Or any stikke kyndled were or light, 31 The sacrement, oure blissed Saveoure, With reverence grete and hye honoure He fecche leet, this wrecche to con verte, And make oure feithe to synkyn in his herte. But al for noght, it wolde not bytyde; He heeld forth his...
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