Erthe Upon Erthe

Chapter 20

Memento h.o.m.o quod cinis es. et in cinerem reuerteris.

Ffac bene dum viuis. post mortem viu{er}e si vis.

A man at wilne for to p{ro}fite in e wey of p{er}fecciou{n} & souvereinli to plese G.o.d. he muste studie bisili for to haue ese maters in his herte at folewi here aftir.

First bienke ee [etc.]

[Footnote 1: MS. erron. begins with a capital _D_.]

[Footnote 2: Crossed out in MS.]

[Footnote 3: Omitted in MS.]

[Footnote 4: So in MS.]

[Footnote 5: MS. _is_ erron. for _in_]

[Footnote 6: Omitted in MS.]

[Footnote 7: erron. for _garnement_]

[Footnote 8: _ere vpon ere_ inserted after _now_ in MS. and crossed out.]

[Footnote 9: MS. erroneously repeats, from l. 29, _at vickidli hast wrou?t_.]

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