Page:Disciplina Clericalis (English translation) from the fifteenth century Worcester Cathedral Manuscript F. 172.djvu/72

   Let us therefore as suppliants pray constantly for the great mercy of the omnipotent God, in order that we may by means of our good works deserve to be placed after the day of final judgment on the right hand of his Son, to enjoy eternal rest in the heavenly home together with the faithful in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom are honor and glory with the Father and the Holy Spirit throughout the infinite ages. Amen.

Svche a knyght of his cuntrey of many hasty enemyes convict of his prevy synnes iuged to the deth, but withe kynges saieng and of the people knowen soone from the people was he exiled. And forwhi he left to hym no friend owther in the cuntrey or in thendis of the cuntrey, fled fer of wher nat only the act of his wikkednes but moche wors it was to hem purposed an vnknowen name with a laudable novelte thold cruelte and mansuete and the vndouted intemperat strength to converte and turne. Applied hymsilf to suche a myghti man, to whom so prudently is infelawshipped, and as of the Subiectis of that lord he myght be leest anoied and to hymsilf most profite, while and whan thei promytted plentevously as moche feith and lasse noied than dide vnkynde cruelte, and while tho open signes bitokened moche more power than he myght do.

Forsoth he had in the same felawship a felawe of high vertu, a man the whiche with symilitude and liknes of vertu chosen, asked hym as in friendship thei myghten come. He nat denyed, an oth halwed and rightfully to swere friendship and covenaunt affermed and stidefastly to be comuned and commune to wynnyng and losse. [And he] bitooke and lad that exul his felaw in to his Citee. Forsoth willyng with hym to comune, his wif separat brought he to