The Brahmins to Alexander. Greek errors. 83

The Brahmins to Alexander. Greek errors. 83

communicacion) with Godd", And neuer-J^e-less files ^our kynde their own

wit advowtries & fornicacions & seruyce of Mawmettis & false fo^i ^^^

goddis, and many o])er wikkede dedis : ilke a day }>is ^e do. ^f^

4 pis ^e luffe, and })arefore when) 56 ere dede ye salt suffere iour- When they

mentis wit-owttefD nowme>'. ^e wene ])at Godd'witt be mercyable shall srfffer

vn-to 50w bi-cause bat 5e offre hym blode & flesse of dyuerse e^idless
bestej. Bot we on fe co?itrarye wyse luiie^ clennesse bathe of their slain

8 Body & of saule, so )?at we mowe hafe after J^is lyfe ioy \>ai them^*^*^

neuer salt hafe ende. nought.

* 3ee serue no^te a Godd" Jjat regne^ in heuen), Bot ^e do seruyce The Greeks

to many false goddis. For als so many membris, als ^e hafe on) serve not

12 ^owr bodys, als many goddis je wirchipe & serues. For ^e calte but many.

a mail) )?e lease werlde, and ri^te as a man) here base many for every

lymmes, so 5e say ^pare are many goddes in heuen). 5® say luno ^^^"^^^

es godd'of \>e hert, bi-cause he was wonder angry ; and Mars je a god.

16 say es godd' of J^e breste, bi-cause he was prynce of Batetts. Theac-

Mercury ^e catte godd' of f e tung, bi-cause he was wonder the Greek

euloquent in spekyng. Hercules 5e trowe be godd' of \>e armes, sipds and

Bi-cause he did? twelfe passande dedes of armes. ^Qe trowe doings.

20 Bacus be godd' of ]>q throtte, for he fande firste drounkynwesse.
Couetise, je say, es godd" of ]^e lyuer, for he was \>q firste lechoure
)?at euer was. And ^e say f>at he base in his hande a byrnand
fyrebrande whare-w^t he styrres J'e luste of lechery. Cereris

24 5e catte godd? of f)e wambe, bi-cause scho was ]3e firste Fynder
of wheete. And Venws, be-cause scho was moder of lechery, 50
say scho es godd? of \>Q preuee membres of man) & woman).
Mynerua, bi-cause scho was fynder of many werkes, 50 say

28 wisdome riste^ in her, and J?ard-fore 56 catt hir godd? of J^e heuedl Thus they

And on) |?is wyse att )?e body of man) 50 deuyde in goddes, f^eir\ody

& na party J^areoffe 5e lefe in yiur awen) powere. Ne ^e trowe over to

nojte that a godd" J?at es in heuen) made jowr bodys of noghte. gods, not

32 False goddes je wirchipe ]?at sail brynge 50W to thralledome ^^^gtlS^

& schame & schenchipe, and to thaym) 5e make sacrafice & oneCreator,

tribute payes. Vn-to Mars 50 offere a Bare. To Bacus je false gods

offere a gayte; To lune a pacoke ; To lubiter a BuUe; To them^^nto^

36 Appollo *a swane^; To Venws a doufe ; Tq Mynerua ane * Leaf 35.

owle ; To Cereris floure ; To Mercury hony. And Hercules ^e ^i"aidoai.

onowren) wzt floures & grene braunches of treessej. pe temple fices

^ Bottom of leaf 34 svmime, top of leaf 35 swane.

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