Wherefore we may right well put them together. As concerning the virgin Mary, forsomuch as they hold that her body is no more in earth, the mean for to boast themselves to have her bones is taken away. From them. Otherwise ⟨image 36⟩I think, they would have made the world believe, that she had had a body sufficient to fell a great powdering fat. Moreover they have avenged them selves upon her hear, and on her milk for to have some part of her body. There is of her hear at Rome at saint Mary's Church upon Minerva, at saint Saviour in Spain at Mascon, at Cluny, at Noers, at saint Flour, at S Jaqueries, and in many others places: touching the milk is not now need full to number the places where there is of it neither should we come to any end thereof for their is not so little a town, nor so wicked a convent be it of monks or be it of Nuns, where some parcel thereof is not showed some more, some less not that they were not ashamed to boast themselves to have had hole pot fulls, but forasmuch as they thought that their lie should be the more covered. They have therefore Invented to show only ⟨image 36⟩as much thereof as might be kept in a glass to the end men might examen it no nearer. So that if the holy virgin had been a cow, or that she had been a nurse all her life time, yet could she not scarcely have given such quantity of milk: on the other part, I would gladly ask them, how this milk which at this present day is showed almost throughout the world was gathered, for to be preserved until our time. For we do not read that ever any had this curiosity. It is well said that the shepherds did worship Jesus Christ, and that the wise men did offer to him their presents: but it is not said that they did carry back milk for a recompense? Saint luke reciteth that which Simeon did foreshow the virgin, but he sayeth not that he asked of her milk. If one should consider but only this point, it should not be needful to argue any further for to declare how greatly this folly ⟨image 37⟩is against all reason, and without all kind of conjecture and cloak. And it is marvel (seeing they could have no other part of her body) that they have not been advised of the paring of her nails, and of such other like things: But it is to be thought that they have not had all in their remembrance.
Wherfore we maye right well put them together. As concerning the viergen Mary, forsomuch as they holde that her bodye is no more in yearthe, the meane for to bost themselues to haue her bones is taken awaye. From them. Otherwise ⟨image 36⟩I thynke, they woulde haue made the world beleue, that she had had a body sufficent to fell a great poudryng fatte. Moreouer they haue venged them selues vpon her heare, and on her milke for to haue some parte of her bodye. There is of her heare at Rome at sainct Maries Churche vpon miuerne, at sainct Sauiour ī Spaine at Mascon, at Cluny, at Noers, at sainct Flour, at S Iaqueries, and in many others places: touching the mylke is not nowe nead full to number the places where ther is of it neither shuld we come to any ende therof for their is not so littell a towne, nor so wicked a conuent be it of monckes or be it of Nones, wher some percell therof is not showed some more, some lesse not that they were not ashamed to bost thēselues to haue had holle potte fulls, but for asmuche as thei thought that their lie shuld be the more couered. They haue therfore Inuented to shewe onely ⟨image 36⟩asmuch therof as might be kept in a glasse to the ende men might examen it no nearer. So that if the holye virgyne hadde bene a cowe, or that she had bene a norse al her life time, yet could she not scarsely haue geuen suche quantetye of milke: on the other part, I would gladly aske them, how this milke whych at this present daye is shewed almost throughout the world was geathered, for to be preserued vntyll our tyme. For we doe not reade that euer anye had thys curiositye. It is well sayde that the shepherdes dyde worshype Iesus Christe, and that the wise men did offer to him their presentes: but it is not saide that thei did carie back mylke for a recompence? Saynct luke recitethe that which Simeon did foreshewe the virgine, but he sayeth not that he asked of her milke. If one shoulde consider but onely this point, it shoulde not be nedefull to argue any further for to declare how greatly thys folly ⟨image 37⟩is against al reason, and without all kind of coniecture and cloke. And it is meruell (seing thei could haue no other part of her body) yt they haue not bene auysed of the paring of her nayles, and of suche other like thinges: But it is to be thought that they haue not had al in their remembraunce.
