https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject Description de votre site fr https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=333 Université de Poitiers15 rue de l'Hôtel Dieu86034 POITIERS Cedex - France Tél : (33) (0)5 49 45 30 00Fax : (33) (0)5 49 45 30 50webmaster@univ-poitiers.fr mer., 17 juil. 2019 00:00:00 +0200 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=333 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=249 /f. 38v/ Frendys, we redyn that  he was the firste man of the Newe Lawe that toke martirdam for the loue of Cryste. For we redyn that what tyme Cryst was ascended up to heuene, he went him anon to Iherusalem and repreued the wykked Iues for that thei dede to God, and blamed hem foule for here falshed and for fals beleue that thei were inne. And whanne [he]  had thus repreued /f. 39r/ hem, anon thei stode ayens hym and grenned on him as thei had ben houndes. And tho seynt Steuene seyde theise words: Ecce uideo celos et apertos et Ihesum stantem a dextris Dei. And ƿat is to say: ‘Behelde’, he seyde, ‘how that I se heuenes opened and Ihesu thereinne, stondynge on the right honde of God.’ And whanne the Iues herde him sey theise words, anon thei stopped here erys with here hondes for thei wolde no more here thereof. And anon thei toke this holy man Steuene and dede lede him anon without the cite, and thei toke and caste stones at him. And there thei stoned him to the deth. And yit, or he dyed, he yelde up the gost to God. And this holy man Steuene seyde theise wordes : Domine, ne statuas illis hoc peccatum,quia nesciunt quid faciunt. And this is to seyn: ‘ƿu lord God,’ he seyde, ‘ordeyne ƿu not this thinge that thei don to me be synne to hem for thei knowe not what thei don.’ And whanne he had seyde theise wordes, he gaf up the goste to God almyty. After we fynde that God shewed many myracles for his loue. First we redyn that on the same place that he suffred his martirdam, thei jeu., 24 oct. 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=249 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=252 Frendys, we redyn of seynt Iohn, Cristes holy apostle, that was seynt Iames brodere, and we1 fynde that this holy man, after the passion of Cryste, he went him into a londe that was cleped Aȝie. And thereinne is viii citeis and in eche a cite he ordeyn[d]e2 a beshope to preche Goddes worde to the /f. 40r/ peple. And so what with his prechinge and with the beshopes, he conuerted a gret multitude of peple to cristen feyth. And tho there was an emperoure in Rome – his name was Domicianus – and he herde seyn that this man Iohn had turned from his lawe. And there anon he sende a man to him and bad him gon out of his londe and neueremore to come thereinne. And so he exiled him out thereof and tho Iohn went him3 into anoder londe, the whiche was cleped Patmos, and thereinne he was and wrote the Apocalypes. And in the mene while the emperoure dyed and thenne he come home ageyn. And so whanne he was comyn into the londe, hit fel that there was a wemman4 dyed and here name was Drusiana. And so seynt Iohn herde seyn that seche a womman was ded. And he cam him thedyre anon. And whanne he was comyn, he saw there stonde ouerehere a gret multitude of men wepynge ouere the cors. And so at the laste thei seyde to Iohn: ‘Beholde ƿu, Iohn, Goddes apostle, how this womman that lyth here ded loued the eueremore wele. And how /f. 40v/ she preyed eueremore that she shulde not dyen til she myte se the ones in sight with here ien, and now she is ded’. And therefore seyde thei: ‘Iohn, if ƿu be Godde sam., 05 oct. 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=252 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=254 /f. 41r/ Frendys, we fynde in our bokes that tyme that fals Herawde herde seyn that a childe was born that shulde be kynge of al the Iure and ouere alle the worlde and ouere all the londes of the Iure, he was aferde that he nor none of alle his generacioun shulde haue had no lordshepe but to haue gon to oder strange places. Anon thanne he ordeynde to done than alle the childre to deth that were born withinne ii yere. And so at the last there come into the emperoure londe iii kynges, and so thei come be the emperoure and thei tolde him that thei were in weye to se that childe that was born, the whiche childe shulde be kynge ouere alle kynges. And so the emperoure yaf hem leue to gon and to sekyn him, but he bad hem in al wey that whanne thei had founde him, that thei shulde come ayen to him and telle him where he is. And tho the kynges went hem forthe and so thei come into Bedlem. And there thei founde the Sauere of alle the worlde, and there thei dede gret reuerence to him. And whanne thei had thus don, thei were monyshed be Cristes angels that thei shulde not gon be the Herawde into here owne londe, but thei /f. 41 v/ shulde turne into here owne londe be anoder weye. And right so thei dedyn and cam no more at the Herawde. And so the Herawde sawe that thei wolde not com home be him. And anon he ordeynde his knytes and bad hem gon into Bedlem, into al thecuntrethere abowte, and slen al the childre that thei myte fynde that were withinne ii yere of age. And thei dede so as he sam., 05 oct. 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=254 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=256 Frendys, we redyn of an holy marter, seynt Thomas, that was sumtyme archebeshope of Canterbery. And we fynde that what tyme that he was made beshope, he toke him anon to an holy leuynge and put his body into gret penaunce in fastynge and werynge of the heyere eueremore next the body. And anoder was this, that he wolde neuere more gon to mete til the pore men were serued. And eueremore the xe peny that com to him, he wolde dele it to the pore men with his owne hondes. And also he wolde don preuely anoder thinge: euery day he wolde wassh xiii pore mennes feet. And this lyf he led al his lyf tyme. And afterword fel a gret debate betwene kynge Herry and him, and the causes were theise: the kynge wolde haue reysed newe lawes of Holy Chirch and Thomas wolde not suffre him for to don hit. And therefore kynge Herry dede exilen him out of this londe. And tho he went him to /f. 42v/ the court of Rome. And there he dede plete ayenst him and ouerecam the kynge. And so at the vii yeres ende, Thomas had leue of the pope Alisaunder to gon home ayen into his owne londe. And this archebeshope cam home into his owne londe ayen and brout with him the popes bulles vnderled to take ayen the archebeshopes se. And whanne he was comyn home ayen, thei were ioyful inow and were rightglad of his comynge. And after that he was comyn ayen to duelle a lytel while in pes. Then at the last there come to his palys iiii knytes wele armed. And thus thei com cryenge: ‘Where is the archebeshope?’. And Thomas an sam., 05 oct. 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=256 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=258 /f. 45v/ Frendys, ye shal haue a solempne feste in /f. 46r/ Holy Chirche of an holy apostle, seynt Mathi, the whiche was chosyn as that day to ben in the stede of Iudas that betrayed Cryste and sethe now whi he was chosyn. We redyn that seynt Peter stode up amonge the apostles, his bredyre, and seyde to hem : ‘ƿe bredyre, hit behowueth us to fulfille the Scripture, the whiche the Holy Goste hath seyde to us, the worde of Dauid the profete of the man Iudas, the whiche was a duke and a leder of hem that toke oure Lord Ihesu. And therefore’, he seyde, ‘we must fulfille that Scripture and make lot here betwene us of theise ii men, the whiche hath ben with us vnto the tyme that ouere Lord dede ascende up from us til this day. And tho alle dede graunte there to for to fulfille that Holy Scripture’. And there thei dede theise ii men to come afore hem, of the whiche ii men the ton dede hite Ioseph and the toder Mathi. And whanne thei were come before hem, alle the xi apostles fel doun on here kneis and helde up her hondes to God and seyde theise wordes: Tu Domine qui cordanosci omnium ostende nobis quem eligeris ex niis duobus. And this is to seyn: ‘ƿu Lord’, seyde thei, ‘the whiche knowist the hertys of al men, shewe now to us him that hast /f. 46v/ chosyn of theise ii men thurgh lot, whiche of he shulde be in Iudas stede’. And lot fel upon Mathi. And so as this day he was chosyn to be Cristes apostle and be in the nomber of the xi apostles. And therefore I counsel yow alle to com sam., 05 oct. 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=258 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=260 /f. 47v/ Frendys, ȝe shal haue a solempne feste of seynt Marke the euangeliste. And theise ben called the euangelistes: Marke, Mathew, Luke and Iohn. And wherefore ben thei called euangelistes ? Sothely for thei wryten the Holy Gospellys, the whiche bere witnesse of Goddes worde. And theise iiii dede preche it to the peple. And also thei dede preche of the carnacioun of Cryste, how that he had take flessh and blede withinne the uirgyn Mary. And also thei dede preche of his passioun, how that he dyed on the crosse for the loue of mankynde, and how on the thirde day he ros from deth to lyf and dede apperyn to hem and after dede duelle with hem xl dayes. And whanne it was his wille, he stey up to heuene. And alle theise thinges thei wretyn and bere witnesse thereof. And of many oder thinges thei dede preche, and bere witnesse of the carnacioun, that he was become man, and how he shewed to hem remissioun of here synnes, the whiche beleued perfitly in him. And this /f. 48r/ holy man Marke was sent preecurusand dissyple, and in the cite of Rome he wrothe gospellys and tawte hem thereinne. And after that he went him into Ethiopie, and so he cam him into a cite the whiche was cleped Alisaundre.  And whanne he was comyn thedyire, he ordeynde anon a chirche and certyn mynesters thereinne. First he ordeynde a beshope and iii prestys and vii dekenes and ix clerkys, and theise, he ordeynde, there to for to redyn and1 syngen for al cristen soules. And there he himself wolde stonde up in t sam., 05 oct. 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=260 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=262 Frendys, ȝe shal haue a solempne fest in Holy Chirche of seynt Phelippe and seynt Iacobus, and as we redyn of hem that thei wentyn here in erthe with Cryste and after the ascencioun of oure Lord Ihesu, seynt Phelyppe went him into a londe that was cleped Sithe and there he preched Goddes worde to the peple. And so with his prechinge he conuerted many men to cristen feith. And so at the laste there were summe wolde not beleue in him and thout to don him sum euel turnefor his prechinge. And so thei toke hem togedyre and toke him at the laste and dede cast him into presoun. And there was a dragoun that had slayn many men tofore /f. 49r/ honde. And so whanne this man Phelypp was comen into the[presoun]1,he saw lyn in the presoun iii dede men that the dragoun had slayn. And anon he toke up his honde and blessed hem and thei resyn ayen to lyf. And whanne he had so don, he toke holde on the dragoun and threw him out of presoun and commaunde him to gon into wilderness and neuere dere man more. And whan thei sen this that had don, thei thanked him thereof and bad him don with hem what [he]2 wolde, for thei seyden thei wolde be with him euere more after. And whanne he had don thus, he went him into anoder cite that was cleped Ierapolym, and there this holy man Phelyppe dyed whanne he was of the age of iiii score yere and to God that he loued moste he dede yelde up the goste. And Iacob, that was of the lynage of Cryste be the moder half, and on a tyme the Sarȝins come to him and preyed sam., 05 oct. 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=262 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=264 /f. 51v/ Frendys, we redyn of seynt Iohn euangeliste the whiche day is cleped Iohn Portlatyn. And sethe now whi it is cleped so. We rede that day of him that he went him into a londe that was called Epheso and thereinne he dede preche Goddes worde, the holy gospel, to the peple. And so thurgh his prechinge and his techinge he dede conuerte many a man to cristen feith. And tho there was an emperoure in the londe – his name was Domicianus – and he herde seyn this apostle Iohn had turned awey from him many of his peple. And so on a tyme this emperoure cam and bad him that he shulde stynte his prechinge and denyen al that he had seyde beforn. And so seynt Iohn answerd him ayen and seyde theise wordes to him : Aportet me magis obedire Deo quam hominibus. And this is to say: ‘Hit befalleth me more to be buxome to God than to be buxome to men’. And there anon the emperoure wax wrothe with his answere and anon he commaunde his men that thei shulde take him and bynde him, and right so brynge him to Rome to a place that was called Portlatyn, and so ayen that he shulde come thedyre. There was ordeynde a tonne ful of oyle and thereinne seyn Iohn was put before the senatoures of Rome and many oder men were there or thei had put /f. 52r/ him into the tonne. Thei bete him with scourges and thei bytteof his hereof his hed and thei dede make him as he had ben a peloure. And also thei dede so for he shulde beseme foule and oribel to loken on.And whanne thei had fared thus with him, tho thei t sam., 05 oct. 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=264 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=266 Frendys, seynt Barnabe, Crystes holy apostle, the whiche we redyn that thurgh the calling of the Holy Goste he was made Cristes holy apostle. And after he was chosyn for to be Poules felow to gon and prechen Goddes /f. 56v/ wordes to the peple into dyuerse cuntreis. And so after it fel that this apostle Barnabe was comyn to preche with seynt Poule into a cite that was cleped Conium,and there thei come to preche Goddes wordes to the peple. And in that cite, the boke seyth that oure Lord God, Goddes Sone of heuene, appered to Barnabe and seyde : ‘ƿu Barnabe’, seyde Cryste, ‘be ƿu euere stedfaste in the feith ƿat ƿu art inne and wete ƿu wele for sothe’, seyde he, ‘ƿu shalt suffre turmentrye and tribulacion for my name. But anoder is this’, seyde he, ‘ƿu shalt haue therefore euerelastynge mede in heuene’. And tho Barnabe seyde and answerd him ayen and seyde : ‘The wille of my Lord be it fulfilled here and in eche place’, seyde he. And tho anon Cryst vanished out of his sight. And reuelacioun was in the thirde yere of his passioun that he suffred for the loue of man. And after ƿat Barnabe1 confesthim to2 hisfelow of that reuelacioun of God, that he saw and herd before, and tolde him how it was. And anon he fel doun on his kneys to Poule and preyed that he wolde prey for him to his Lord God, that he myte ben acceptable to come into the sight of him, and he weped and made gret mone. And thanne Poule spak to him and had gret compassioun of him, that he made so gret lamentacioun, and sam., 05 oct. 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://purveyproject.edel.univ-poitiers.fr:443/purveyproject/index.php?id=266