A potacio[n] or dry[n]king for this holy time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all…A potacio[n] or dri[n]kynge for this holi time of le[n]t very co[m]fortable for all…

Hitherto ¹pertaineth the saying of the wise man, the bread of the needy is the life of the poor, he that defraudeth him of it, is a manslayer. Thus see you in how great jeopardy, the rich men are, that be unmerciful unto the poor people, & how little their fast pleaseth God in their unmercifulness, seeing they do not anoint their head, that is, show no mercy to the poor members of Christ, God teaching the true manner of fasting ²by his Prophet among all other things saith, break thy bread to the hungry. Mark ye he say the, ⟨image 54⟩break thy bread to the hungry. ³Certain Doctors write on this tert & says, that thou breakest thy bread than to y• hungry, when y• so fastest that thou sparest from thine own belly to give it to the poor hungry man. For a Christen man ought to be no less careful for the poor than for himself, so that provision once made for his family, he must also show mercy to the needy. Thou therefore dost break thy bread unto the hungry, wham thou givest him that, which thou thy self necessarily shouldest have eaten. And this is to anoint thy head aright, verily even to break thy bread to the hungry.

Hytherto ¹pertayneth the sayenge of the wyse man, the bread of the nedy is ye lyfe of ye poore, he that d•fraudeth hym of it, is a manstear. Thus se you in howe great iopardy, the ritch men are, that be vnmercyefull vnto the poore people, & how lytle theyr fast pleaseth God in theyr vnmercifulnes, seynge they do not annoynte theyr head, that is, showe no mercy to the poore mēbers of Christ, God teachynge the true manner of fastynge ²by his Prophet amonge all other thiges sayth, breke thy bread to the hungry. Marke ye he say the, ⟨image 54⟩