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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=521154" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The C&#333;uercyon of Swerers</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The fruytfull sentence & the noble werkes <br>To our doctryne wryten in olde antyquyte <br>By many grete and ryght notable clerkes <br>Grounded on reason & hyghe auctoryte <br>Dyde gyue vs example by good moralyte <br>To folowe the trace of trouthe and ryghtwysnes <br>Leuynge our synne and mortall wretchednes <br>By theyr wrytynge dothe vnto vs appere <br>The famous actes of many a champyon <br>In the courte of fame renowned fayre and clere <br>And some endyted theyr entencyon <br>Cloked in coloure harde in construccyon <br>Specyally poetes vnder cloudy fygures <br>Coueryd the trouthe of all theyr scryptures <br>So hystoryagraphes all the worthy dedes <br>Of kynges and knyghtes dyde put in wrytynge <br>To be in mynde for theyr memoryall medes <br>How sholde we nowe haue ony knowledgynge <br>Of thynges past/but by theyr endytynge <br>Wherfore we ought to preyse them doubteles <br>That spente theyr tyme in suche good besynes <br>Amonge all other my good mayster Lydgate <br>The eloquent poete and monke of bery <br>Dyde bothe contryue/and also translate <br>Many vertuous bookes to be in memorye <br>Touchynge the trouthe well and sentencyously <br>But syth that his dethe was intollerable <br>I praye god rewarde hym in lyfe perdurable <br>Amonge all thynges nothynge so prouffytable <br>As is scyence with the sentencyous scrypture <br>For worldly rychesse is often transmutable <br>As dayly dothe appere well in vre <br>Yet scyens a bydeth and is moost sure <br>After pouerte to attayne grete rychesse <br>Scyens is cause of promocyon doubtles <br>I lytell or nought expert in poetrye <br>Remembrynge my youth so lyght and frayle <br>Purpose to compyle here full breuyatly <br>A lytell treatyse wofull to bewayle <br>The cruell swerers whiche do god assayle <br>On euery syde his swete body to tere <br>With terryble othes as often as they swere <br>But also for drede plonged in neclygence <br>My penne doth quake to presume to endyte <br>But hope at laste to recure this scyence <br>Exorteth me ryght hardely to wryte <br>To deuoyde ydlenesse by good appetyte <br>For ydlenesse the grete moder of synne <br>Euery vyce is redy to lette ynne <br>I with the same ryght gretely infecte <br>Lykely to deye tyll grace by medecyne <br>Recured my sekenes my payne to abiecte <br>Commaundynge me by her hye power deuyne <br>To drawe this treatyse for to enlumyne <br>The reders therof by penytencyall pyte <br>And to pardon me of theyr benygnyte </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ryght myghty prynces of euery crysten rygyon <br>I sende you gretynge moche hertly & grace <br>Right wel to gouerne vpryght your dominyon <br>And all your lordes I greete in lyke cace <br>By this my lettre your hertes to enbrace <br>Besechynge you to prynte it in your mynde <br>How for your sake I toke on me mankynde <br>And as a lambe moost mekely dyde enclyne <br>To suffre the dethe for your redempcyon <br>And ye my kynges whiche do nowe domyne <br>Ouer my comons in terrestryall mancyon <br>By pryncely preemynence and Iuredyccyon <br>In your regall courtes do suffre me be rente <br>And my tender body with blode all be sprente <br>Without my grace ye maye nothynge preuayle <br>Though ye be kynges for to mayntene your see <br>To be a kynge it may nothynge auayle <br>But yf my grace preserue his dygnyte <br>Beholde your seruauntes how they do tere me <br>By cruell othes now pvon euery syde <br>Aboute the worlde launcynge my wo&#363;des wyde <br>All the graces whiche I haue you shewed <br>Reuolue in mynde ryght ofte ententyfly<br>Beholde my body with blody proppes endewed <br>Within your realmes nowe torne so pyteously <br>Towsed and tugged with othes cruelly <br>Some my heed some myn armes and face <br>Some my herte do all to rente and race <br>They newe agayne do hange me on the rode <br>They tere my sydes and are nothynge dysmayde <br>My woundes they open and deuoure my blode <br>I god and man moost wofully arayde <br>To you complayne it maye not be denayde <br>ye nowe to tug me/ye tere me at the roote <br>yet I to you am chefe refuyte and boote <br>Wherfore ye kynges reygnynge in renowne <br>Refourme your seruauntes in your courte abused <br>To good example of euery maner towne <br>So that theyr othes whiche they longe haue vsed <br>On payne and punysshement be holly refused <br>Meke as a Lambe I suffre theyr grete wronge <br>I maye take vengeaunce thoughe I tary longe <br>I do forbere I wolde haue you amende <br>And graunte you mercy and ye wyll it take <br>O my swete brederne why do ye offende <br>Agayne to tere me whiche deyed for your sake <br>Lose my kyndenes and frome synne awake <br>I dyde redeme you frome the deuylles chayne <br>And spyte of me ye wyll to hym agayne <br>Made I not heuen the moost gloryous mansyon <br>In whiche I wolde be gladde to haue you in <br>Now come swete brederne to myn habytacyon <br>Alas good brederne with your mortall synne <br>Why flee ye frome me/to torne agayne begynne <br>I wrought you I bought you ye can it not denye <br>Yet to the deuyll ye go nowe wyllyngly </div><div style="margin:10px 0">See <br>Me <br>Be <br>kynde <br>Agayne <br>My payne <br>Reteyne <br>in mynde <br>My swete bloode <br>On the roode <br>Dyde the good <br>my broder <br>My face ryght red <br>Myn armes spred <br>My woundes bled <br>thynke none oder <br>Beholde thou my syde <br>Wounded so ryght wyde <br>Bledynge sore that tyde <br>all for thyn owne sake <br>Thus for the I smerted <br>Why arte y&superu; harde herted <br>Be by me conuerted <br>and thy swerynge aslake <br>Tere me nowe no more <br>My woundes are sore <br>Leue swerynge therfore <br>and come to my grace <br>I am redy <br>To graunte mercy <br>To the truely <br>for thy trespace <br>Come nowe nere <br>My frende dere <br>And appere <br>before me <br>I so <br>In wo <br>Dyde go <br>se se <br>I <br>Crye <br>Hy <br>the </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Unto me dere broder my loue and my herte <br>Turmente me no more with thyn othes grete <br>Come vnto my Ioye and agayne reuerte <br>Frome the deuylles snare and his subtyll net <br>Beware of the worlde all aboute the set <br>Thy flesshe is redy by concupyscence <br>To burne thy herte with cursed vyolence <br>Thoughe these thre enmyes do sore the assayle <br>Upon euery syde with daungerous iniquite <br>But yf thou lyst/they may nothynge preuayle <br>Nor yet subdue the with all theyr extremyte <br>To do good or yll/all is at thy lyberte <br>I do graunte the grace thyn enemyes to subdue <br>Swete broder accepte it theyr power to extue <br>And ye kynges and prynces of hye noblenes <br>With dukes and lordes of euery dygnyte <br>Indued with manhode wysdome and ryches <br>Ouer the comons hauynge the soueraynte <br>Correcte them whiche so do tere me <br>By cruell othes without repentaunce <br>Amende by tyme lest I take vengeaunce.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">non accipies nomen dei tui in vaniam. <br>Exodi vicesimo </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Unto the man I gaue commaundement <br>Not to take the name of thy god vaynfully <br>As not to swere but at tyme conuenyent <br>Before a Iuge to bere recorde truely <br>Namynge my name with reuerence mekely <br>Unto the Iuge than there in presence <br>By my name to gyue to the good credence <br>A my brederne yf that I be wrothe <br>It is for cause ye falsly by me swere <br>Ye knowe your selfe that I am very trothe <br>Yet wrongfully ye do me rente and tere <br>Ye neyther loue me nor my Iustyce fere <br>And yf ye dyde ye wolde full gentylly <br>Obeye my byddynge well and perfytely <br>The worldly kynges hauynge the soueraynte <br>Ye do well obey without resystence <br>Ye dare not take theyr names in vanyte <br>But with grete honoure and eke reuerence <br>Than my name more hye of magnyfycence <br>Ye ought more to drede whiche am kynge of all <br>Bothe god and man and reygne celestyall <br>No erthely man loueth you so well <br>As I do/whiche mekely dyde enclyne <br>For to redeme you from the fendes of hell <br>Takynge your kynde by my godhede dyuyne <br>you were the fendes I dyde make you myne <br>For you swete bretherne I was on the rode <br>Gyuynge my body my herte and my blode <br>Than why do ye in euery maner of place <br>With cruell othes tere my body and herte <br>My sydes and woundes it is a pyteous cace <br>Alas swete brederne I wolde you conuerte <br>For to take vengeaunce ye do me coherte <br>From the hous of swerers shall not be absent <br>The plage of Iustyce to take punysshement.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Uir multum iurans implebitur iniquitate et non discendet a domo eius plaga. <br>Unde. Ecclesiastici .xxxiii. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">A man moche swerynge with grete iniquite <br>Shall be replete/and from his mancyon <br>The plage of vengeaunce shall not cessed be <br>Wherfore ye brederne full of abusyon <br>Take good hede to this dyscrypcyon <br>Come nowe to me and axe forgyuenes <br>And be penytente and haue it douteles </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Non potest male mori qui bene vixit et vix bene moritur qui male vixit. <br>Augustinns. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Who in this worlde lyueth well and ryghwysly <br>Shall deye well by ryght good knowlegynge <br>Who in this worlde lyueth yll and wrongfully <br>Shall hardly scape to haue good endynge <br>I do graunte mercy but no tyme enlongynge <br>Wherfore good brederne whyles that ye haue space. <br>Amende your lyfe and come vnto my grace <br>My wordes my prelates vnto you do preche <br>For to conuerte you from your wretchednes <br>But lytell anaylleth you nowe for to teche <br>The worlde hathe cast you in suche blyndnes <br>Lyke vnto stones your harres hathe hardnes <br>That my swete wordes may not reconsyle <br>Your hertes harde with mortall synne so vyle <br>Wo worthe your hartes so planted in pryde <br>Wo worthe your wrath and mortall enuye <br>Wo worthe slouth that dothe with you abyde <br>Wo worthe also inmesurable glotony <br>Wo worthe your tedyus synne of lechery <br>Wo worthe you whome I gaue free wyll <br>Wo worthe couetyse that dothe your soules spyll <br>Wo worthe shorte Ioye cause of payne eternall <br>Wo worthe you that be so peruerted <br>Wo worthe your pleasures in the synnes mortall <br>Wo worthe you for whome I sore smerted <br>Wo worthe you euer but ye be conuerted <br>Wo worthe you whose makynge I repente <br>Wo worthe your horryble synne so vyolente <br>Wo worthe you whiche do me forsake <br>Wo worthe you whiche wyllyngely offende <br>Wo worthe your swerynge whiche dothe not aslake <br>Wo worthe you whiche wyll nothynge amende <br>Wo worthe vyce that dothe on you attende <br>Wo worthe your grete vnkyndenes to me <br>Wo worthe your hertes withouten pyte <br>Wo worthe your falshode and your doublenesse <br>Wo worthe also your corrupte Iugement <br>Wo worthe delyte in worldely rychesse <br>Wo worthe debate without extynguyshement <br>Wo worthe your wordes so moche impacyent <br>Wo worthe you vnto whome I dyde bote <br>And worthe you that tere me at the rote <br>Blessyd be ye that loue humylyte <br>Blessyd be ye that loue trouthe and pacyence <br>Blessyd be ye folowynge werkes of equyte <br>Blessyd be ye that loue well abstynence <br>Blessyd be ye vyrgyns of excellence <br>Blessyd be ye whiche loue well vertue <br>Blessyd be ye whiche do the worlde eschue <br>Blessyd be ye that heuenly Ioye do loue <br>Blessyd be ye in vertuous gouernaunce <br>Blessyd be ye whiche do pleasures reproue <br>Blessyd be ye that consyder my greuaunce <br>Blessyd be ye whiche do take repentaunce <br>Blessyd be ye remembrynge my passyon <br>Blessyd be ye makynge petycyon <br>Blessyd be ye folowynge my trace <br>Blessyd be ye louynge trybulacyon <br>Blessyd be ye not wyllynge to trespace <br>Blessyd be ye of my castycacyon <br>Blessyd be ye of good operacyon <br>Blessyd be ye vnto me ryght kynde <br>Blessyd be you whiche haue me in your mynde <br>Blessyd be ye leuynge yll company <br>Blessyd be ye hauntynge the vertuous <br>Blessyd be ye that my name magnefy <br>Blessyd be ye techynge the vycyous <br>Blessyd be ye good and relygyous <br>Blessyd be ye in the lyfe temperall <br>Whiche applye yourselfe to Ioye celestyall <br>The brytyll worlde ryght often transmutable <br>Who wyll in it his lyfe and tyme well spende <br>Shall Ioye attayne after inestymable <br>For in the worlde he must fyrst condyscende <br>To take grete payne as his power wyll extende <br>Agaynst the worlde the flesshe and the deuyll <br>By my grete grace for to withstande theyr euyll <br>For who can be a gretter fole than he <br>That spendeth his tyme to hym vncertayne <br>For a breuyat pleasure of worldly vanyte <br>Than after that to haue eternall payne <br>Who of the worlde delyteth and is fayne <br>Shall after sorowe and cry ve ve <br>In an other worlde quante sunt tenebre <br>Who is wyser than he that wyll applye <br>In the worlde take payne by due dylygence <br>After shorte payne to come grete glorye <br>Whiche is eterne moost hye of excellence <br>Where he shall se my grete magnyfycence <br>With many aungelles whiche for theyr solace <br>Insacyately do beholde my face <br>Regarde no Ioye of the erthly consystory <br>For lyke as Phebus dothe the snowe relente <br>So passeth the Ioyes of the worlde transytory <br>Tyme renneth fast tyll worldely lyfe be spente <br>Consyder this in your entendemente <br>Blessed be they that my wordes do here <br>And kepe it well/for they are to me dere <br>Therfore good brederne your hertes enclyne <br>To loue and drede me that am omnipotent <br>Bothe god and man in Ioye celestyne <br>Beholde my body all to torne and rente <br>With your spytefull othes cruell and vyolente <br>I loue you ye hate me ye are to harde herted <br>I helpe you ye tere me lo how for you I smerted <br>Mercy and peace dyde make an vnyte <br>Bytwene you and me but trouth & ryght wysnesse <br>Do nowe complayne byddynge my godheed se <br>How that ye breke the lege of sothfastnesse <br>They tell me that by Iustyce doubtelesse <br>I must take vengeaunce vpon you sykerly <br>That by your swerynge/agayne me crucefye <br>For at the request of good mercy and peace <br>I haue forborne you longe and many a daye <br>Yet more and more your synnes do encrease <br>Wherfore my Iustyce wyll no more delaye <br>But take vengeaunce for all your proude araye <br>I warne you ofte ye are nothynge the better <br>But ye amende my vengeaunce shall be gretter </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Contra iuratores {epui} in celo crucifigentes per vera ard&#363; dixit dominne. Nonne satis pro te vulneratus sum? nonne satis pro te afflictus sum desine amplius peccare qr magis aggrauat vulnus peccati &quod; vulnus lateris mei</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Am not I wounded for the suffycyent <br>Haue I not for the ynoughe afflyccyon <br>Leue more to synne by good amendement <br>The wounde of synne to me is more passyon <br>Than the wounde of my syde for thy redempcyon <br>Thoughe I do spare I shall not desteny <br>But ye amende to brenne eternally <br>With my blody woundes I dyde your chartre seale <br>Why do you tere it/why do ye breke it so <br>Syth it to you is the eternall heale <br>And the releace of euerlastynge wo <br>Beholde this lettre with the prynte also <br>Of myn owne seale by perfyte portrayture <br>Prynte it in mynde and ye shall helthe recure <br>And ye kynges and lordes of renowne <br>Exhorte your seruauntes theyr swerynge to cease <br>Come vnto me and cast your synne adowne <br>And I my vengeaunce shall truely releace <br>With grace and plente/I shall you encreace <br>And brynge you whiche reuolue inwardly <br>This my complaynt/to eternall glory.<br>Amen.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Stephen+Hawes">Stephen Hawes</a><div class=q>
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To our doctryne wryten in olde antyquyte 
By many grete and ryght notable clerkes 
Grounded on reason & hyghe auctoryte 
Dyde gyue vs example by good moralyte 
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