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 for to make her queynt and gaye for peple of estate that cam from without forth in to suche a place where as she was, for to playse them, and to haue parte of their beholdynges, than she dyde for ony deuocion at the hyhe festes of oure lord, ne of his sayntes. And sithe she sayd to gentyll wymmen where as she arayed her, "My loues, loo, see here the vengeaunce of god," and tolde to them alle the fayt and saide to them, "I was woned to have a faire body and gente, and so sayd euery man of me. And for the preysyng, the bobaunce, and the glorye that I took, I clad me with ryche clothes and fyn, wel pourfyld and furryd, and shewed them att festes and justes. For somtyme the fruyte that was in me was noust & folye, & alle that I dyde was for the glorye and loos of the world. And whan I herde saye of the companye that sayde for to please me, "Loo, there is a wel bodyed woman which is wel worthy to be bilouyd of somme knyght," thenne al my herte reioysed in me. Now maye ye see what I am, for I am now gretter than a pype, and am not like as I was, ne the gownes ne robes that I loued, & had so dere that I wold not were them on'sõdayes ne on the feestes for thonoure of god, shall now neuer serue me. And therfor, my fair loues & frendes, god hath shewed to me my folye, that spared myn araye on holy dayes for to shewe me fresshe & joly to fore men of astate, for to haue preysyng & beholdyng of them. Wherfore I pray yow, my frendes, that ye take ensample here at me."

Thus cōplayned this good lady, al seke and swollen vii yere. And after, when god had sene her contricion & her repentaunce, he sente to her helthe, & was hoole after her lyf, & was euer after moche humble towarde god, and gafe the moste parte of her goodes for goddes sake, & helde her afterward symply, and had not her herte set toward the world as she was woned. & therfor, my fair doughters, this is a goode ensample hou ye ought to apparayle yow, & were youre good clothes on the sondayes & the good feestes for thonoure and the loue of god