“mod{ er}, for the loue of the, y wołł haue m{ er}cy and pite of al man kynde thurgh þ{ i} p{ ra}y{ e}re, yf þ{ o}u ne were, they wer{ e} for-lore. 416
“Modre, for þe loue of þee I schal haue m{ er}cy { and} pite 520 Off al man kynne for þi p{ ra}iere, That were forlorn ȝif þou ne were.
[Sidenote: no{ t}a bene de seruientib{ us} s{ an}c{ t}e Marie deuote] “and of them namelich that the serueth trulich, and that to the don{ e} m{ er}cy crye and sey, ‘help vs, dere ladye,’ 420 In what synne that thei be, [Sidenote: [leaf 81, back]] mod{ er}, for the loue of the,
“Alle þat dou{ n} þee worschipe, And seruen þee wel, { and} treuliche 524 Bi seke to þee, { and} m{ er}cy will crie, And seyn, ‘help, seynt marie,’ In what peyne so he be, Moder, for þe loue of þee, 528 [Sidenote: [leaf 73]] I schal hem reles sone anon; For þi loue I schal þus done.
“thogh a man had lad his lyf in onde, in synne, { and} in strif, 424 yf he on his last dawe wepe { and} crye, { and} to the be-knawe, and telle it oute vnto the preste,
“Ȝif any haue ben al his lyue In hede synne, maide or wyue, 532 And he wille, on his last þrowe, Schryue him { and} ben y-knowe, And telle it, ȝif he haue þe p{ re}st,
[Sidenote: no{ t}a bene de co{ n}fessione] “or in case, vnto his nexte, 428 yf that he may do no more, but that he aruwe it sore, in what synne that he be, moder, for the loue of the, 432 I wołł of hym haue mercy. and sitthe he shałł come me by,
“Or a noþer man þat is him nest, 536 And ȝif he ne mai do no more, But þat him forþinkeþ sore, In what synne so he be, Moder, for þe loue of þee, 540 I schal on him haue m{ er}cy, And sithen þei schulle wone þee bi.
“thogh a man had fully wroght all the synne that he had thought, 436 and he on his laste day in none other wise may, yf he wepe and telle to the, in what synne that he be, 440
“Ȝif a man hadde al one wrouȝt Alle þe synnes þat myȝt be þouȝt, 544 And he on his last dai, Ȝif he none ere ne mai, Repent him, { and} calle to þee, In what synne so he be, 548
full wełł y shałł his bone here, for thi loue, my moder dere.
I schal here his p{ ra}iere, For þi loue, modre dere, Al þat þou wolt bi seke fore, Be it lasse, be it more, 552 [Sidenote: [leaf 73, back]] Hit schal ben aftur þi wille, For I it wille, { and} þat is skille, Þat no þing with seie þee, Off þat þou wolt biseke me.” 556