The document outlines the seven deadly sins as presented in "The Parson's Tale" - pride, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, lust, and envy. It describes each sin, how it leads to other sins and vices, and the recommended remedy as well as punishment in hell. For example, pride is the root of all other sins and involves believing oneself better than others, the remedy is humility, and the punishment is being broken on the rack in hell.

1. Seven Deadly Sins Outlined in “Parson’s Tale”

2. Great Chain of Being Hierarchy of all things. Your place in the chain determines your distance from God. Within each level, there are further breakdowns King  lords  knights  peasants (freemen  serfs) Men  women  male children  female children Horses above Dogs Pure breeds above half breeds Not entirely lineal—religious ranks paralleled secular ranks in many ways Trying to change your place upsets the chain Idea: if everyone stays in his or her place, life will be perfect

3. THEREFORE… Sin causes all hardship including illness, war, strife, natural disasters because sin upsets the natural order of everything

4. PRIDE root of all others Internal—believing you are better than someone else Leads to disobedience, boasting, hypocrisy, disdain, arrogance, etc. External—focus on appearance that draws attention to oneself

5. PRIDE Remedy: humility Punishment in Hell: Broken on the rack

6. WRATH Sudden—springs up without reasoning Deadly—arises from long consideration and intent to harm

7. WRATH Leads to murder, hate, war Related to swearing, lying, flattery, scorn Remedy—meekness and patience Punishment in Hell: Dismembered alive

8. SLOTH indifference to or negligence of spiritual or earthly duty belief that one has sinned too much to be forgiven (lack of faith)

9. SLOTH Remedy: undertake difficult tasks; faith and hope Punishment in Hell: thrown in snake pits

10. GREED Avarice—hoarding things one does not need, keeping things from others Covetousness—desire for things one does not have Leads to lying, theft, false oaths Equated with worship of idols

11. GREED Remedy: mercy, pity Punishment in Hell: Cauldrons of boiling oil

12. GLUTTONY Overindulging in food or drink Being overly particular about food or spending too much time on its preparation

13. GLUTTONY Remedy: abstinence from food/drink Punishment in Hell: forced to eat rats, toads, snakes

14. LECHERY (lust) Sexual desire beyond the purpose of procreation within marriage Particularly undesirable in women Eve deceived Adam--therefore all women were seen as lecherous and deceitful

15. LECHERY (lust) Remedy: chastity Punishment in Hell: smothered in fire and Brimstone

16. ENVY jealousy over another’s success or joy in another’s harm Symbol: Green

17. ENVY Remedy: love Punishment in Hell: put in freezing water

18. Christian Beliefs Repentance required reparation of sins making up for the sin through charitable deeds, prayers, vigils, fasting, virtuous teaching increasingly became a monetary-dispensations/indulgences Limbo: for righteous non-christians and unbaptized babies (no longer recognized by RCC) Purgatory: If people die with sins on their soul, they must be “purged” of their sins here Hell: for unrepentant sinners