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. 1859 Excerpt: ...hath caufed in this Courte grete annoye in taryenge of oure Jugementes in this prefent aiTyfe, by caufe of purchacyng of this letter, which ye fee your felf of what it ihal auayle--it ftandeth at youre plefaunce. But, me femyth forfothe, that fomme poyntes conteyned therynne ben not to be receyued; for they femyn geten ...
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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. 1859 Excerpt: ...hath caufed in this Courte grete annoye in taryenge of oure Jugementes in this prefent aiTyfe, by caufe of purchacyng of this letter, which ye fee your felf of what it ihal auayle--it ftandeth at youre plefaunce. But, me femyth forfothe, that fomme poyntes conteyned therynne ben not to be receyued; for they femyn geten and purchacyd by furreptyon, and importune prayer, whiche the fouerayne kyng of his debonayrte he can, ne may nought werne. But it bylongeth to yow, that ben his lyeutenaunt, for to doo rizt and equyte. For why? the offence is wonder grete ayenft that lord, that euer is perdurable, whoos lordihyp and foueraynte is withoute ende, and mefure. Yf fo is thenne, that this prefent pilgrym ihold haue peyne determyned, enduryng for a tyme, I can not fe wherof herafter ihold ferue my balaunce." CAPITULO XXXVIIo. How after a longe counfeylle holden bytwene the Juge and his ajjejfburs, the balaunce was lyft vp, and the forfet with merytes was put to peyfen ayen the fendes partye. HENNE, after the fownynge of a trompette, the Prouofte lete make a grete conuocacion, and thus I herd hym feye: " Cherubyn, dere broder, at this prefent nede I preye yow that ye helpe. Ye alfo, Juftyce, Reafon, and Trouthe, and ye alfo, Peter, porter of heuen, and al other whiche of ryght oweth to be prefent, yeueth now good counceylle what beft is in this mater! Loo! here cometh this reuerent lady, dame Myfericord, whiche hath brought a letter to our fouereyne lord, to me, and to yow alfo, for this prefent pylgrym; whiche letter, by caufe it is to yow vnknowe, now hereth it redde byfore yow." Thenne held they a counceyl fo fofte and fo ftylle that I nomore herd for a good fpace. And thenne I bethought me vpon that fylence, that feynt John fpeketh of in his...
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Add this copy of The Booke of the Pylgremage of the Sowle to cart. $18.04, new condition, Sold by Prominent Trading Company rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by RareBooksClub. com.
