INTRODUCTION [ix]

I. ROBERT MANNYNG OF BRUNNE'S HANDLYNG SYNNE [ 1]

The Dancers of Colbek [4]

II. SIR ORFEO [13]

III. MICHAEL OF NORTHGATE'S AYENBYTE OF INWYT [32]

How Mercy increases Temporal Goods [33]

IV. RICHARD ROLLE OF HAMPOLE [36]

A. Love is Life [ 37]

B. The Nature of the Bee [41]

C. The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost [42]