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The life of St.Norbert fol. lr I Oye, grace & pees, loue, feith & charite Euyr rest upon $our goodly religious breest, To whom #at I with moost humylite Euyr recomende me lowly as $oure preest. And #ou$ I be of rymeris now #e leest, $et wil I now, obeying $oure comaundment, Put me in daungere in #is werk present. Who schal #ese dayis make now ony #ing But it schal be tosed & pulled as wolle? Summe schul sey alle #is is flateryng; Summe of charite schul preise it at #e fulle. Now lete hem rende, lete hem hale & pulle, Swech maner puple, for I have myn entent, So I plese him #at $aue me comaundment Norbert called, wich with ful hye grace, Made a ordre #at schewith now very lith Of good ensaumple to men in euery place. $e noble men, if #at $e list to race, Or rende my leuys #at I to $ou write, $e may weel doo it; I schal $ou neuyr wite. In $oure correccioun put I #is matere For I wil sewe & translate #is story, And wele I wote $oure hertis be so clere, So ful of charite withouten trecher . . .