[Sidenote: [Fol. 83a.]] [Sidenote: Patience is often displeasing, but it assuages heavy hearts, and quenches malice.] Pacience is a poynt, þaȝ hit displese ofte, When heuy herttes ben hurt wyth heþy{n}g oþ{er} elles, Suffrau{n}ce may aswage{n}[1] hem & þe swelme leþe, For ho quelles vche a qued, & quenches malyce; 4 For quo-so suffer cowþe syt, sele wolde folȝe, [Sidenote: Happiness follows sorrow.] & quo for þro may noȝt þole, þe þikker he sufferes; [Sidenote: It is better to suffer than to be angry.] Þe{n} is bett{er} to abyde þe bur vmbe-stou{n}des, Þen ay þrow forth my þro, þaȝ me þynk ylle. 8 I herde on a halyday at a hyȝe masse, [Sidenote: Matthew tells us of the promises made by Christ: Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.] How mathew melede, þat his mayst{er} his meyny con teche, Aȝt happes he hem hyȝt & vche on a mede, Su{n}derlupes for hit dissert vpon a ser wyse: 12 Thay arn happen þat han i{n} hert pouerté, For hores is þe heuen-ryche to holde for eu{er}; [Sidenote: Blessed are the meek, for they shall “wield the world.”] Þay ar happen also þat hau{n}te mekenesse, For þay schal welde þis worlde & alle her wylle haue; 16 [Sidenote: Blessed are the mourners, for they shall be comforted.] Thay ar happen also þat for her harme wepes, For þay schal comfort encroche i{n} kythes ful mony; [Sidenote: Blessed are the hungry, for they shall be filled.] Þay ar happen also þat hungeres aft{er} ryȝt, For þay schal frely be refete ful of alle gode; 20 [Sidenote: Blessed are the merciful, for mercy shall be their reward.] Thay ar happen also þat han i{n} hert rauþe, For mercy i{n} alle man{er}es her mede schal worþe; [Sidenote: Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see the Saviour.] Þay ar happen also þat arn of hert clene, For þay her sauyo{ur} in sete schal se w{i}t{h} her yȝen; 24 [Sidenote: Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called God’s sons.] Thay ar happen also þat halden her pese, For þay þe g{ra}cio{us} godes su{n}es schal godly be called; [Sidenote: Blessed are they that live aright, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.] Þay ar happen also þat con her hert stere, For hores is þe heuen-ryche, as I er sayde. 28 [Sidenote: These blessings are promised to those who follow poverty, pity, penance, meekness, mercy, chastity, peace and patience.] These arn þe happes alle aȝt þat v{us} bihyȝt weren, If we þyse ladyes wolde lof i{n} lykny{n}g of þewes; [Sidenote: [Fol. 83b.]] Dame pouert, Dame pitee, Dame penau{n}ce þe þrydde, Dame Mekenesse, Dame mercy & Miry cla{n}nesse, 32 & þe{n}ne Dame pes & pacyence put i{n} þ{er}-aft{er}. He were happen þat hade one, alle were þe bett{er},