• Will

MS reference: Sizergh Castle, Kendal: Thornton Briggs box, 'Old Deeds', bundle 'Henry VI' Text: Will To all to y t sees or heris this wyth myne awne hand wrytyn J Alex ander neuile knyght send es gretyng in god Be

• Model of exhortation to the dying

hath trespassid i n some of þese these . for eu er y man is sinful . and therfor the old filosoferecropped made euere sorw whan her [e] children were bore ; and ioycropped whan they deide & passed out

• Sermons, religious prose

whan J sey wrath / This wrath of vengance was wel fondyn in all the p er sonys of the old testament as J seid 3ow by-fore in our fadur adam and alle his lenage / as it is wel

• Prick of Conscience

is . was . and schal be . A wisere man may be told . whethur he be 3ong or old þen he þat con al other thyng And of hym-self hath no knowyng . He may no good knowe

• Prick of Conscience

on olde men calleth 3ut beþ þer mo þan J haue told þat falleþ to a man whanne he ys old Thus man may se who so can What þe concydyones beþ of olde men The laste ende of mannys

• Agnus Castus

wond take and pownd hur and medyll hur wyth hony and ley to the wonde Also yf a+man haue and old wykked cowhe take the Juys of thys h er be and medyll hyt w t woman mylke and 3yf

• Chastising of God's Children

fraunce of god . and how greuo us yei wer i n old tyme to our holy faderes . mrgxvij ./mrg of special ensamples how holy men in old tyme for li3te defautes to our sighte were chastised sodeynly with

• Medical recipes and charms

er -in & lett it boyl till it haue lost þ e sau er þen take a+gate of on 3ere old & sle hym & take þ e blod þ er -of & put i n -to þ t pon

• Exhortacio infirmi in lingua materna

has som of yis For eu er y man is sinful as J said be-for And y er -for yes old philosofurs maad eu er sorow qwen y er childir war born . and fayn qwen yai died . and

• Marriage settlement

er of a yere next feloyng y e days of payment es of the seid land es and tenement3 of old tyme acustomyd also the seid p ar ties are agreid y t wyt-in the space of xiiij monethes next

• Prick of Conscience

& endy n g þese þr p ar tyis ben þr spases cald Of lyf of ech man 3ong & old Begy n nyng of ma n nys lyf þ t ferst is Contenyth moche wrcchidnes þ er fore j

• Prose Brut

men & fonden an old Cite alle wasted . & þ er in whas neiþ er man wo m man ne childe . dwelling . And a myddes þe cite þei fow n nde an old te m pyll and

• Surgical text

grene oyntmet . it is gude for y e kancre . for ry n nyng holys . for to hale old wond es . for Al man er of skabbe . for rysyng of man 3erd . for mormall .

• Prologue to Wycliffite translation of Matthew's Gospel; Commentary on Matthew

not doars And agar þe name ysmael modirs . is as mych to sey as alienacyiou n . For þe old lagh y t þe Jews algatys vndyrstod fleschly . & not gostly ; aly end þem fro god /

• Agnus Castus

us also y e juys & y e rote of yis herbe wyth a lyttyll myrr & safron sothyn in old swete wyne and aft er ward stranyd is gud to hele rennyng een also ye rote brent and y

• Prick of Conscience

is here nan whot when ye ded sal him tan For certayn wheudir he sal go Whedir he sal to wel or wo Yan a3t ilk 3ong man and old Haf dred for ye skil . yat J haue told

• Prick of Conscience

which schold make hym hate alle foly . whar fore hey such paynes worþy . þarfore þenkeþ boþe 3eng and old . On þese paynes þ t in helle . J . haue ytold . Now hydows þay ben forto

• Medical recipes

out þe ston & hete þe stomak . For to breke þe ston . take a cock of a 3eer old & hopene hi m & þ u schalt fynde i n his mawe whi3t stones . take he m

• Prick of Conscience

& schal be þe more wyso ur man he may be ytold wheþ er þat he be 3ong oþ er old þ er -fore ech wis man moste ferst lere To cnowe him sulf propreliche heere fol. 4rAnd 3if he

• Prick of Conscience

And huche way hy schold for-sake No wond er ys þowe hy go wrong That goþe in derknysse boþ e old and 3ong W t -oute ly3te of vnd er stondyng The whuche ham falleþ e to ry3t knowyng And