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Ormulum admonition to soldiers

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& ec t`aer comenn to t`e flumm.
T`e key`y`se kingess cnihhtess.
Till sannt iohan. to fray`y`nenn himm.
Off t`ey`y`re sawle nede.
& sannt iohan hemm sey`y`de t`uss.
Y`iff t`att y`e wel y`uw lokenn.
Fra clake. & sake. & fra t`att tot`t`.
T`att folly`h`et`t` y`iferrnesse.
T`att holet`t` o t`e lay`h`e follc.
& rippet`t` hemm. & raefet`t`.
& y`iff y`e tellenn forr inoh.
T`att tatt te king y`uw findet`t`;
T`a muy`h`e y`e t`urrh clene lif.
Wel hellpenn y`ure sawless.
Her he forrbaed te cnihhtess ec.
To folly`h`enn y`iferrnesse.
To sekenn sakess o t`e follc;
To rippenn hemm. & raefenn.
Forr y`iferrnesse iss haefedd plihht;
& folly`h`et`t` helless bisne.
Forr hellepitt niss naefre full;
Ne y`iferrnesse nowwt`err.
Forr wha se itt iss t`att grediy` iss.
& y`iferr affterr ahhte;
Ay`y` alls he mare. & mare gett;
Ay`y` lisste himm affterr mare.
& nohht ne may`y` he wurrt`enn full.
To winnenn eort`lic ahhte;
Na mar t`ann helle may`y` beon full.
To swolly`h`enn menness sawless.
T`e cnihhtess waerenn waepnedd follc;
To fihhtenn forr t`e leode.
To werenn hemm wit`t` wit`err t`eod;
T`att wollde hemm oferrganngenn.
& y`iff t`ey`y` haffdenn lefe till.
All affterr t`ey`y`re wille.
To takenn off t`e lay`h`eleod.
T`att tatt tey`y` sholldenn nittenn;
T`ey`y` munndenn fon att oferrdon.
T`urrh sinnfull y`iferrnesse.
& forr t`i fand hemm t`ey`y`re king;
All t`att tey`y` sholldenn nittenn.
T`att tey`y` ne sholldenn nohht te follc;
T`urrh y`iferrnesse rippenn.
& forr t`i badd hemm sannt iohan;
Forrbuy`h`enn y`iferrnesse.
& letenn iwhillc ot`err man;
Wel brukenn all hiss ay`h`enn.