The Franciscans in England, 1224-1538

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Constable, Limited, 1926 - 319 páginas
 

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Página 236 - Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers ; neither take thou vengeance of our sins : spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.
Página 242 - There are many other preachers, yea, too many, which preach and persuade thee otherwise, feeding thy folly and frail affections upon hope of their own worldly promotion ; and by that means they betray thy soul, thy honour, and posterity, to obtain fat benefices, to become rich abbots, and get episcopal jurisdiction and other ecclesiastical dignities.
Página 190 - A fat swan loved he best of any roost ; His palfrey was as broun as is a berye. A FRERE ther was, a wantowne and a merye, A lymytour, a ful solempne man, In alle the ordres foure is noon that kan 210 So muchel of daliaunce and fair langage ; He hadde maad ful many a mariage Of yonge wommen at his owene cost.
Página 192 - That rounded as a belle out of the presse. Somwhat he lipsed, for his wantownesse, To make his English swete up-on his tonge...
Página 197 - This fals feyned byleve shal thai soure bye, On that lovelych lord, so for to lye. With an O. and an I. one sayd ful stille, Armachan distroy ham, if it is Goddes wille. Ther comes one out of the skye in a grey goun...
Página 190 - And eek with worthy wommen of the toun: For he had power of confessioun, As seyde him-self, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licentiat.
Página 214 - ... of holy write and Gods ordinance. 33. Freer, what charity is this, to the people to lie, and say that ye follow Christ in povertie more than other men done ? And yet in curious and costly housing, / and fine and precious clothing, and delicious and liking feeding, and in treasure and jewels, and rich ornaments, freers passen lords and other rich worldly men, and soonest they should bring her cause about, be it never so costly, though Gods law be put abacke.
Página 251 - if it be your pleasure, as it is, that I shall play the fool after my customable manner when Forest shall suffer, I would wish that my stage stood near unto Forest...
Página 192 - Yet wolde he have a ferthing, er he wente. His purchas was wel bettre than his rente. And rage he coude, as it were right a whelpe. In love-dayes ther coude he muchel helpe.
Página 31 - In those days so strictly did the brethren avoid contracting debts that hardly in extreme necessity would they become debtors. Thus it...

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