lordings,thereisinyorkshire,asiguess,
amarshycountrycalledholderness,
inwhichtherewentalimitourabout
topreach,andeketobeg,itisnodoubt。
andsobefellthatonadaythisfrere
hadpreachedatachurchinhismannere,
andspecially,aboveeverything,
excitedhethepeopleinhispreaching
totrentals,
andtogive,forgoddessake,
wherewithmenmighteholyhousesmake,
thereasdivineserviceishonourd,
notthereasitiswastedanddevourd,
norwhereitneedethnotfortobegiven,
astopossessioners,
thatmayliven,
thankedbegod,inwealthandabundance。
"trentals,"saidhe,"deliverfrompenance
theirfriendessoules,aswelloldasyoung,
yea,whenthattheybehastilyy-sung,—
notfortoholdapriestjollyandgay,
hesingethnotbutonemassinaday。
"deliverout,"quothhe,"anonthesouls。
fullharditis,withflesh-hookorwithowls**awl
tobey-clawed,ortoburnorbake:
nowspeedyouhastily,forchristessake。"
andwhenthisfriarhadsaidallhisintent,
withquicumpatre
forthhiswayhewent,
whenfolkinchurchhadgivnhimwhatthemlest;**pleased
hewenthisway,nolongerwouldherest,