Notforthenyeshallgountoyourrest,forwllnotcounselyouthsday,tstoolate,andto-morrowshallcounselyouascan。
OftheholycommuncatonofanAbbottoSrBors,andhowtheAbbotcounselledhm。
ANDthatnghtwasSrBorsservedrchly;andonthemornearlyheheardmass,andtheAbbotcametohm,andbadehmgoodmorrow,andBorstohmagan。AndthenhetoldhmhewasafellowofthequestoftheSangreal,andhowhehadchargeoftheholymantoeatbreadandwater。Then[sadtheAbbot]:OurLordJesuChrstshowedhmuntoyounthelkenessofasoulthatsufferedgreatangushforus,snceHewasputuponthecross,andbledHsheart-bloodformanknd:therewasthetokenandthelkenessoftheSangrealthatappearedaforeyou,forthebloodthatthegreatfowlbledrevvedthechckensfromdeathtolfe。AndbythebaretreesbetokenedtheworldwhchsnakedandwthoutfrutbutftcomeofOurLord。Alsotheladyforwhomyefoughtfor,andKngAnausewhchwaslordthere-to-fore,betokenethJesuChrstwhchstheKngoftheworld。Andthatyefoughtwththechamponforthelady,thstbetokeneth:
forwhenyetookthebattleforthelady,byhershallyeunderstandthenewlawofJesuChrstandHolyChurch;
andbytheotherladyyeshallunderstandtheoldlawandthefend,whchalldaywarrethaganstHolyChurch,thereforeyeddyourbattlewthrght。ForyebeJesuChrst’sknghts,thereforeyeoughttobedefendersofHolyChurch。AndbytheblackbrdmghtyeunderstandHolyChurch,whchsayethamblack,buthesfar。Andbythewhtebrdmghtmenunderstandthefend,andshalltellyouhowtheswanswhtewthout-