The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive, Vol. ?: Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 213 D.4.12 (E): An A Version ManuscriptWilliam LanglandEdited by Hoyt N. DugganAssociate Editors: Patricia R. Bart and M. Gail Duggan Graduate Research Assistants John Ivor Carlson, etc. . Computer Consultants and Programmers Daniel Pitti and John Unsworth.The Medieval Academy of America and SEENET Cambridge, MA ISBN: 0-???-002???

Commercially available:

copyright 200, by SEENET

200

SEENET A.?

Dublin, Trinity College, MS. 213 D. 4.12 (E)

?? Source copy consulted: Dublin, Trinity College, MS. 213 D. 4.12

Attribute Values brown ink anglicana bastarda italic Lombard Cap ornamented capital, N lines high rubricated touched in red textura underlined underlined in red green ink blue ink

LatinFrenchGerman2001 Editor Hoyt N. Duggan New header created and structure reorganized. [Prologue] In a somer seson as I South went I shoope me in a shrowde as I a shepe were In habette as an hermentherme[t] my holy werkez I went wide in þis werld wonderys to here But apon a may morne on Maluerne hyllis Me befell{bar} a ferly of ferrom me þoght I was wery for wanderyng I wentt me to rist Vnder a brode banke by a bornys syde Bot as I lay & lened me & lokyd on þe waterys I slomeryd on a slepyng I sweiued so mery Þare gon I mete a mervellous sweuene ....... Þat I was in a wildernes I wyst neuer qwer Bott as I beheld vnto þe eest vp to þe son I saw an tour on a toft triely entyred A depe dale beneghe a dongon þare-ynne with depe dyke & dyrke dredfull{bar} of syght A fair felde fulle of flokkef[ol]kke fond I bytwene Of all{bar} maner of men þe mene & þe riche Wyrking & wandring as þe worlde askes some put them to þe ploghtplogh[e] & pleyde for the sede In sede-tyme sawing þey swanke for herd Wasters nowe with glotony distroye some Put theym to pride parayled them þer-after In contenaunce of clothing þay can þeym degyse To prayer & penaunce put theym to manysemany[e] For the love of our lorde lyve but full harde In hope for have[to] have heaven-rich blesse Wyrkyng & wanderyng as þe world askys Some put þaim to þe ploghtplogh[e] & pleyde for þe sede In Sede tyme & sawyng þei swanke for harde Þat þis wastours nowe with glotonye distroy Some putt þam to pryde parayled þam þareafter In countenance of clothyng þai can þam degyse To prayer & to pennance putt þam to manyse For þe love of owr lord lyvelode ful harde In hope for haue[to] haue heuen-riche blysse As ankers & hermettes þat leven in þair sellys And couettes noght in þe cuntre to carry aboute For no lykerous lyvelod þair likamys to please Some chosyn þaim to chaffare þei chevyd þe better As it is sene in owr sight þat syche men thryven And some myrthes to make as mynstralles kanne Get gold with þair glee synles þai trowe And Iapers & iangelers & iudas childeren Fyndon þaim Fantesyes & folys þaim maken And hase witte at þair will{bar} to wirke what þaim likys Þat Paule prechys of þaim I dar noght tell here Qui loquitur turPiloquium is lusiferys hyne Beggerys & bidders fast abowte ryden To þair byllys & þair bagges with bred full be cromed Þai Flyte for þair Fode & fyght at þe nale In glotone god wote go þai to beddes And rysyn vp with rybaldre as rowtes of knafvys Slep & sleuth sewys þaim euer PilgermesPilg[ri]mes & palmers plight þaim to-gedir To seke Saynt Iamys & Sayntes in rome And went Forth in þair way with mony wyse talys At hedde leve for to lee al{bar} þair lyves aftyr Hermytes on a hepe with hoked staffis Wente to walsyngham & þair wenchys aftir {CHECK Microfilm-- I can't remember what's happened here} Þaim Fantesyes & folys þaim maken gret losels & long lothe for to Swynke Clothys in copys to be knowyn from other Shopyn þaim hermytez þair ease for to haue {KP.54.1} Parsons with þair procurases permutyn þair chirches {KP.54.2}With al þe besynes of þair body þe better to haue {KP.54.3}Vicars on fele halue fandyn þaim to Done {kP.54.4}Leders þai ben of lovedays & with þe lawe mellyth I fond þare frerres all{bar} þe foure ordours Preching þe peple for profett of þair wombys Glosys þe gospel as þaim goode likes {KP.60}For þair mony & þair merchaundice metyn to-geder {KP.59} Many of þir maisteris may cloth þaim at likyng Sir charite hase ben chapman & chefe to Shryve lordes Fele ferlys hath fallyn in a fewe ȝeres Bott holy chirche & þai holden to-geder The most myschefe of þe mold mountes vp fast Þare prechys of pardon a pardoner prist as he wer Broght Forth bullys with bischopp{tilde} seaulles And sayd hym-selfe he myght asoyle þaim al{bar} of falsnes of fastyng & of wowes brokyn Þe lewyd men levyd hym wele & likyd hys speche Com knelyng vppon kneys & kyssyn hys bulle he blyssyd þaim with hys brevett & blerett þair eyes Raght with hys ragman brochis & rynggez Þus þai geven þair gold glotonys to helpe And lattes it to losels þat lichory hauntes Bot wer þe bischop blyssyd & worth both hys eres Hys seaules suld noght be send to disave þe peple I trowe nowght befor the busshop þat þe boye prechis but for the pardoner & parish prest depart your syluer Þat the poor men shuld depart if þay ne were I trow noght be for þe byschop{tilde} þat þe boye prechys Bot for þe pardoner & þe parische prest departen þair syluer Þat þe poor men schulde depart if þai ne wer parsonsParsons & parische prestes pleyne þaim to Bischoppis At þair kirkes wer pure seth þe pestilence tyme To licance & lyve at london to Dwelle {KP.83}To synge for Sir symonye for siluer is swete {KP.83.1}þan come þare a king knyghtes hym led {KP83.2}Conciens & þe kyng into þe hall{bar} went Þare houyd a hundreth of silkyn howfys ..... Seriauntes of army þaim semyd at seruyd at þe barre Pletand for penys & ponderyspondys þe law Wald none for love of owr lorde opyn hys lyppis Þou might better mete þe mist of malueryn hillis Than get of hys mouth a mum or mony wer shewed Barons & burches and bond men als I saw in semble als he shal see aftir {KP.90} ..... I saw Bischoppys & bachelers of Diuine {KP.91} Be-come clerkes of a courte þe kyng for to serue {KP.92} Archedekene & denys & dignite havys {KP.93} For to preche þe peple & pure men to fede {KP.94} Or loppyn to london to leve on þair Bischoppis {KP.95} And er clerkes of þe kynges benke þe peple to shende {KP.95.1} Sum seruis þe kyng & hys syluer tellis {KP.95.2} Of wardes & of wardmutes of wayues & straves {KP.95.3} Some sittes as synescallis & seruis other lordez {KP.95.4} And syttes þareapon þair acounte þe pure to distroy {KP.95.5} And haldes courtes in Cuntre like men of law {KP.95.6} For to take vntrewly ayayns conscience {KP.95.7} Ye suffre your parochyng spyl{bar} & paire for euer {KP.95.8} Holy kyrke ye distroy & þat is gret rowth {KP.95.9} He serue god vn-dwelly it is dred at þe last {KP.95.10} Þat crist in hys consistory of yow wol{bar} curse mony {KP.98} Bachers & brewers & bowchers mony {KP.99} Wolne websters aswa & weuersweuers [of] lennyn Talyours & tynkelers & tollers both Masons & minors & mony other craftez Als dikers & deluarys þat doys þair dedes euyl{bar} And dryve forth the long day with dew saynt dame Emme Cokez & knaffys cried hote pyes hote Gode ges & grysse go we dyne go we Tauernars vnto þaim tellyd þe same WhitW[ith] qwyte wyne of osey{??} and of gascoinie Of þe rene & of rochell{bar} þe rost to defye Þis I saw slepyng & vijseuene sythes more Primus Passus de Visione Now what þis montane menys & eke þe myrke Dale And þe feld ful of folke I shal you faire shew ecclesia A louely lady of lyre in lynnyng clethyd Com downe fro þe clyff & callyd me faire and sayd sonne slepys þow seys þow þis peple How besy þai ben now abowte þe mase Þe most part of þis peple þat passyd on þe erthe Haue þai worship{tilde} of þe world þai kepe no better Of other heuen þen here hald þai no tale I was aferd of hir face al if scho fair wer And mercy my dame qwat may þis be-mene Þe towre of þe toft quod scho trowth is þarein And wald{bar} at þou wroght as hys word techys For he is fadir of fath & formyd vs all With fel & with fleche with owr fyve wittes For to worship hym with qwylse we dwelle here Þarefore he light in-to þe erthe to helpe vs ilkon Off wollyn of lynnyn to help yow at nede In mesurable maner to make vs at ease And Commandes in hys curtasye of common þre þingez Er none nonenone medful bot þai & neuen þaim I woll And rekon þam in reson reherse ye þaim aftir Þat on is vesture verayly from cald you to saue And mete at your meyle from mischefe of yourseluen And Drinke qwen þou thristes & do nott owt of reson At ȝe wirke noght þe werse qwen ȝe wyrk suld For loth in hys liuedays for likyng of Drinke Did by hys doghteres as þe deuel likyd And lichory hym laght & he lay by þaim bathe And al he wittyd þe wyne of thorn;at wykyd dede Dred delectable drinke & þou shal do þe better Mesur is medycyne al yf þou mekyl crave Al is noght gude to þe gost at þe gutt askys Ne liuelode to þe lykeame no blysse to þe saule Gyff noght þis likame for a lear hy.m techis Þat is þis wrychyd world þat wald þe betray For þe Fend & þe flesche folows þe to-geder To shend þi sory saule be war with þair wyles The following line is omitted by both E and R: And for þou shuldist be war I wisse þe þe beste. Madame mercy quod I me likes your wordes Of þe mony of þis world þat men swa fast haldes Tel me to qwame þe tresour apentes Ga to þe gospell quod sho þat god made hym-selfe The peple hym apposyd with a peny in þe temple Wheder þai suld worship þarewith cesar þe kyng{curl} And god sayd to hym of qwome spake þe scriptur And qwom to is þe ymage like at þarein standes To cesar þai sayd we ssee it wele ilkon Reddite cesari quod god þat cesar befallyth Et que sunt dei deo or ellys you do euyll For rightful reson rewlys you all And kynd witte be warden your weale for to kepe And of your tresour to take you it nede For husbandre & ȝe haldes wele to-geder Þan I fraynyd hire ferrer for hym at hir made The dungon in þe dale swa dredful of sight qwat it may mene dame I ȝow beseche Þat is þe castell of care wha-so commys þarin May ban þat he borne was to body or to saule Þare wonnys a wight þarein þat wrang is callyd Fadir of falshed he fand it hym-selfe Adam & eue he eggyd to euyll he Counseld kaym to kyllen hys brother Iudas he iapyd with þe Iewes syluer And sythen on an eller hangyd hym-seluen he is letter of love & liys þaim all Þat trastes in his tresour betrayd is sonest Þan had I wonder in my hert qwat woman sho was Þat syche wordes of holy writte so wysely schewyd And halsyde hir on þe hye name or she þens yode Qwat she was witterly þat wissyd me so faire Holy chyrche I am quod sho þat aught ye to knaw I vnderfangyd þe first & þi fath taght Þou broght me borows my byddyng to wirke To loue me lely wilse þi lyve induryt Þan I knellyd on my kneys & cryed hir of grace And prayd hir ful pitously to pray for my synnes And sho kend me kyndly on crist to beleue Þat I myght wyrke hys will þat broght me to man Teche me no tresour bott tel me þat ilke How I shuld saue my synfull saule for þare-to am I haldyn Qwan al tresours er tried trewth is þe best I do it on deus caritas for to deme þe sothe it is als derworthi adrurya drury as der god hymselfe For he is trew of hys tounge trow þou non other And doys Þe werk of god at will noman euell he is a god be þe gospell on ground & on lofte And alsa like to owr lord be saynt lukys wordes The clerkez þat knawys it shuld kenne it abowte For cristen & vncristen shuld clame it ichone kyngez & knyghtez shuld kepe it by reson And ryde rapely to rensake þe realmes abowte To take al trispaseours & tye þaim ful fast Tyll trewth haue determinyd þair trispas to þe ende For dauid in hys days dubbit Knyghtes And þaim swere on hys swerde to serue trouth euere Þis is þe prophesie at appentes to knyghtes And noght to fast a fryday in fyftene wynterys Bott to hold with hym or with hir at askys þe trouth And nowder lett for love ne for lakkyng of siluer And qwo-so passys þis poynt apostota he is in order Cherubin & ceraphim & suche seuen other And gaf þaim might in hys maieste þe merier hym thoght Ouer al hys mene made þaim archangels Taght þorow þe trinite þe trouth for to knaw And be buxum at hys byddyng he bad þaim noght ellys lucifer with ligeons leryd it in heuen And was þe loveliest of syght next vnto owr lord To he brake buxumnes þorow bost of hym-selfe Þan fel he & hys felaship{tilde} & fendes be-come Out of heuen into hell hobled þai fast Some in erthe some in eyre some in hell Depe Bot lucifer lawest light of þaim all For Pryde at he put owt hys payne hath no ende And al at wrong werkes shal aftir hym wend To þat Pyne endles & won with þat schrewe And þoo at wyrkis þe werke þat holy kirke techis And endes as I ere sayd in parfyte werkes May be sekyr at þair saules sal wend to heuen blysse Þare trouth is in trinite & techys þaim all nota For I say as I are sayd right be þe text Qwen all tresours ar tryed trouth is þe best lere it ye lewyd men for leryd it knawys At trouth is tresour þe tridest vppon erthe {K1.127} Ȝitt I haue no kynd knawyng me byhofis better to lere {K1.129} Þou dol daffe quod she dolle er þi wittes It is a kynd knawyng þat kyndellys in þi hert For to loue þi lord leuer þen þi-seluen Na dedly synne for to do yf þou dye sulde Þis is trouth for sothe qwa sa can teche best Loke þou suffre hym to say & syne lere aftir For þus wittnes hys word wrochew[or]che þou þare-aftir At love is þe leuest þing at owr lord askys And in plente of pes preche þou it ofte Þare þou is mery at mete if men byd þe syng For in kynd knawyng in hert bygynnys al myrth{bar} And þat fallys to þe fadir at formed vs all He logh{bar} on vs kyndely & let hys son{tilde} dye Mekely for owr mysdedes to amende vs all And ȝitt he wald þaim no wae þat wroughte hym þat pyne Bot mekely be mouth mercy he besoȝte To haue of þat peple pite þat pynyd hym to dede Here may þou see ensaumple in hym-selfe ane Þat he is mightfull & meke mercy for to graunte To þaim þat hym hangyd & hys hert thirlede Þarefore I rede þe riche haue rewthe on þe poore Yf þou be myghty to mute be meke of þi werkes For þe same mesore þat ȝe tyll other metes Sal be mett vnto you qwen ȝe wende hyne For þof ȝe be trew of your toung & trewley wynne And eke als chaste as a childe þat in þe kirke wepis Bot ye leve lely & succurre þe poore Of syke gude as god þe sendes frely depart Ye haue no more merit of heuenriche blys Malkyn[þan] Malkyn of hir madynhode þat no man desiris For iamys þe gentyll demys in his bukez Þat fayth with-owtyn fewte febelare þen noȝt And als dede as a dore nale bot þe dedes folow Chastite with-owtyn charite be chenyd in hell It is als lewyd as a lampe þat no light is in Many chapelanys er chaste & charite away {K1.165} Er nane hardar þen þai when þai auaunced be Vnkyndar nane to þair kynne and als to al cristen Thai shew al þair charite & chydes aftir mare Swa chastite with-owtyn charite be chynyd in hell For curatorus at kepys you clene of your bodes Ye er combyrd with couatyse ȝe can not owt crepe Swa hard hase auerice happyd you to-gedyr Ye trow noght in þe trinite bott of trechery of hell And ȝe lere lewyd men þe latter to lere For þees er þe wordez writtyn in þe euangely Date et Dabitur vobis for I may dele you all {K1.176} Þat is þe lok of love & lete owt my grace {K1.177}To comforth þe carfull combryd with synne {K1.178}Love is þe leuest þing at owr lord askys {K1.179}And also þe grettest gate þat goys vnto heuen {K1.180}Forþi I say as I sayd ar be þe text {K1.181}When al tresours er tried trouth is þe best nota {K1.182}Now haue I tald qwat trouth is no tresour better {K7.70}Dame wyrke qwen tyme is perise wyff hette {K7.71}Hys doghter hight do right or owr dame shal þe bete nota nomina vxor petri & filie & filij {K7.72}And hys Son hight sufferance to suffurre in tyme {K7.73}And if þow do noght þou shal der abye {K7.75} Now am I holde & I haue of my awne To Penance or to pilgrimage will I passe with oþer For I wyll er y wende do writte my intest In dei nomine amen I make it my-seluen For he shal haue my saule þat it best hath deseruyd {K7.80} And defend it from þe fend for so is my be-leue To I come to hys acompte for so my crede techis To haue remission & seles on þat rental I beleue The kyrke sal haue my body & kepyng of my bonys For of my corne & catell he cravyd þe tendes{CHECK MED FOR FORM=TENTH} I prayd þe prest for pereyl of my saule Be hys holde I hope to haue me in hys mynde And mene me in hys memore amonge al cristen My wyff shal haue at I wan trewly & no more And dele emong my frendez & my der childer {K7.90} For & I dye to-day my dettes ben{tilde} qwytt I bare home I borowd er I to bedde ȝede And with þe residue & remanent þe rode of chester I wold worship{tilde} þarwith trouth by seluen[my]-seluen And be þe pilgrimage at þe plogh for pore mens sake my plow shal be my pyke-staffe & pike owt rotes And help my cultur to kerve & to close fores Now is Perise in þe pilgrimage to þe plogh faren To eyre & to wirke helpen hym mony Diggers and deluere diggyn vp þe balkes Þarewit was perkyn payd & prasyd þaim al {K7.100} Other werkmen was þare mony þat wroȝt ful fast Euery man{tilde} on hys maner made hym to done And some pleasyd perkyn & pykyd owte þe stanes At hye prime of þe day perkyn lete þe plough stonde To euer see[o]uer-see þaim ichon qwo best wroȝt Suld be hyred in heruest þare aftir tyme to come Þan sett some & songe at þe nale And holpyn to eyre þe half acre with dieu or dame Emme By þe Prince of paradyse quod perus al in wrothe {K7.110} Bott ȝe ryse þe rather & rape you to werke Schal no gren at here groys glad you at nede And if ȝe dye for dole þe deuel hange þat rakys Þan was fatours aferd & feyned þaim blynde Some lade þe legge of lery as suche loselles shuld And plenyd þaim to perkyn with pitouse wordes We haue no lymys to labur with lord gyff vs grace And we pray for you perus and for your plough both Þat god for hys grace your grene multiply And ȝelde you of your almusse þat ȝe gyf vs here {K7.120} For we may nother swete ne swynke so febyll we ben Yf it be soth quod perkyn I shal it sone aspye Ȝe ben{tilde} wastours I wote & nowe I knaw þe sothe And I am godes awne hyne & aught hym to warne Siche wastours in þis world hys werkmen distroys Ȝe eten at þai suld ete þat eyre for vs all And trouth shal teche you hys teem forto Dryve Bot to sette & to sawe & to saue hys tylthe Chace gees from þe corne & keypyn hys bestes Or ȝe shal ete barle brede and of þe broke drinke {K7.130} Bott ȝe be blynd or brokyn or beddryn legges Ȝe shal etyn as I sayd as so me god help To god of hys grace gar hym to aryse Ankers & hermytes at haldes þaim in sellys Sal haue of myn almusse al þe qwyle I leve And now iche day at noon & no more or morowe Þai lat þe flesh & þe fend folow þe saule Onys at none is enogh þat no werke vsys He abydes wol þe better þat bummeþ noght to ofte Þan wald wastour ryse & nedely wald fouȝten {K7.140} To perkyn þe plough-man he persued fast A Britoner a Bragger bost hym also And Bad hym go pisse hym with all hys plough pelyd shrew Will þou or nyll þou we wolle haue our will of þi floure And make vs mery þarewith maugre þi chekys Þen peirse þe ploghman{tilde} plenyd hym to þe to þeto þe knyght To kepe hym as conand was fro cursed shrewes From wastours þat watyng wynners to shende Curtasely þe knyght þanne as hys kynde wold {K7.150} .. Warnede wastour & wissyde hym bettere Or þou shal abye be þe law by þe lord at I welde I was neuer wont for to wirke quod wastour ne nowe will I not begyn And lete light of þe law & lesse of þe knyght And countyd peirse at a pese and hys plough bothe And manyshyd hym & his men{tilde} qwen þai next mette Now be þe perell of my saule quod peirse I shall you pare all And houpyd aftir honger þat herde hym at þe frist Wreke on þes wastours quod peirse þat þis werld shendes Hunger in hast hente þaim by þe mawe {K7.160} And wrange hym so be þe mawe at wateryd þair eynez And he Bofete þe britoner a-bowte þe chekys Þat he lokyd like a launtren all hys lyfe aftir And bet þaim so sore both & brake negh þair mawys Ne hed peirse with a peyse lofe help þaim in hast And with a bene bacceba[tt]e þai abade And hard hunger þare mellyd amyddes hys lippys And Bled in-to þe bodyward a boll ful of growell Ne hade þe fecician defend hym in water To bate þe barly brede & þe benys grynde {K7.170} Þai hed ben deyd be þis day & dolfyn all warme Fatours ben ferd a flowen into bernes And Flappyd on with flayles from morow to euen Þat hunger was noght so hardy onys of þaim to loke For apotella potell of pese þat peirse hade gert make Þen þe hepe of hermites hyntt þaim spades And Dolven depe into þe donge to dryve away hungre Blynde & blered were aboute a thouusand Lay for blynde & blered by the hye way Hunger þaim halsyd with a hote kake {K7.180} And lame men lemmys wer lythyd þat tyme And bycome knavys to kepe peirse bestes And for charite prayd with peirse for to Dwelle And for covatyse of hys corne to chache away hunger Bot perse was proud þareof & putt þaim in office And gaff þaim mete & mony as þai might serue Þan bad peirse put hunger in preson for to wende Or home to hys awne ȝerd & holde hym þer foreuer And ȝit I pray you quod peirse er ye passe ferther Off beggerys & bydderys qwat is best to done {K7.190} For I wott wele be ȝe went þei will wirke euell Mischeff it makith þai ben so meke now And for defaute of fode þus fast þay wirke And þai ben maym[y] bodely brether for god boght vs all Trouth thaght me onys for to love þaim all And help þaim at al þing qwat at þai nede Now wald I wete if þou wist qwat wer þe best And how I myght amaister þaim & make þaim to wirke Here now quod hunger & hald it for wisdom Hold beggerys & bydderys þat may noght swete ne swynke {K7.200} With honde bred & horse brede holde vp þair hertes And baue þaim with benes for swellyng of þair womb And if þe gromys grochen byd þaim go swynke And shal sope þe better qwen he hase it deserued And if þou fynde ony freke þat fortune hase aparyd {K7.205} With fyre or with falsmenfals men founde sike to knaw {K7.207} Loue þaim & lenne þaim for so þe law of kynde {K7.208b-209a} And if þou may aspye þat nedy be or nakyd {K7.209b-210a} And noght haue to spende in mete ne in mony {K7.212} Bot make þi frend þare mede & so mathew byddes {K7.212α-213} Facite vobis amicos wold noght greve god {K1.180} Forþi I say as I sayd ar be sight of þis text {??} {K1.181} When al tresours er tried trouth is þe best {K1.182} Now haue I tolde yow qwat trouth is no tresour better {K1.183} I may no langer lende now luke you owr lord Passus Secundus de visione Ȝit I knellyd on my kney & cryed hyr of grace And sayd mercy madame for mary love of heuen Þat bare þe bere þe blyssyd barne þat boght vs on rode Kene me kyndly{Unique?} be sum crafte for to knaw falsyde{Unique?} Lo qwer standes fals fa..vel & hys ferys al I lokyd on my left half als þe lady me taght And was war of a woman wonderly clothyd Puryd{Unique?} with piloure worthiest{Unique?} on erthe Coronyd with a corone at þe kyng hase no better All hir five fyngers wer fettered{Unique?} with ryngez Of þe purest perre þat prince weryd euer In a scarlet robe rybande with gold Þer is no queen so queen-like{Unique?} þat qwike is on erthe{Unique?} What is þis woman quod I þat is þus worthely atyryde Þis{Unique?} is mede þe mayden at me hase grevyd{Unique?} oft And hase{Unique?} lakyd my lare to lordes abowte In þe papis palace als preve als{Unique?} my-seluen And swa suld sho noght be for wrong was hir syre Bot I aught to be hyer þe{Unique?} sho{Unique?} for I come of better To þe more{Unique?} worthy{Unique?} mariag made of mede & of falshed{Unique?} Fauell with feire speche hase fanged þaim to-gedir Gyle hase{Unique?} ben forth-ganger{Unique?} & grauntes hys will And herewith hys ledyng þai lye to-gedyr To-morow be þis mariage made as I þe telle Fauel with þe faire speche haue forget þaim to-geder {K2.27} Þer may þou wete yf þou will what{Unique?} þai be all {K2.28} Þat langes{Unique?} to þat lordship þe les & more KawneK[na]wne þaim if þou can{Unique?} & kepe þe from þaim all Yf þat{Unique?} þou will wonne with trouth in hys blisse I may no langer{Unique?} lete{Unique?} bot lord I þe be-kepe{Unique?} And be-come a gude man for ony þing I rede For{Unique?} al þe ryche retenew þat wonnys{Unique?} with falsehed{Unique?} Wer byddyng{Unique?} to þe brydell{Unique?} on both þe two sydes Sir Symony assent to seyll þees{Unique?} chartures That fayvell & falshed be on fyne holden And feffyd{Unique?} mede þat maydyn{Unique?} in mariage for euer Þer is nowder{Unique?} hal ne boure to herbery{Unique?} þat{Unique?} peple &þat iche feld was full all aboute In myddes a montane at myd-morne{Unique?} tyde Was pight vpp{tilde} a pauillion prowde for þe nons{Unique?} And xten thousand of tentes I-tald{Unique?} besyde Of knyghtes of þe cuntre & commons al aboute For sysours for Somondours{Unique?} for sellers for beggers For leryd for lewyd for laborers many All to wittnes wele what þai write wald In qwat maner mede in mariag was fefyd To be feffyd{Unique?} with falshede{Unique?} þe fyne is areryde Than fauuell fechyd{Unique?} hir forth & to fals hir knytt{Unique?} In forward at falshed suld fynd hyr foreuer And sche to be buxum hys byddyng to do{Unique?} At bedde & at borde qwilse þair lyue last In witnes of Simony & siuile his brother Simony & siuile standes forth to-gedir{Unique?} And vnfalden{Unique?} þe fefment þat fals hade made Þus begynnys{Unique?} þis gomes for to crye{Unique?} he{Unique?} Wete{Unique?} & wittnes þat wonnes{Unique?} vppon erth At I fauuell haue feffyd falshede to mede For{Unique?} to be present in pryde for pore or for riche With þe erldom of enuy euermor to last With þe lordship of lichory on lenth & of brede With þe kyngdome of couatyse &{Unique?} corone þaim to-gedder With þe likyng of lust þe deuel for to serue With al all[all] þe euell of vsure & euermore al hale Glotony & grett athes{Unique?} I gyf þaim to-geder In all þe segury of slouth I seyse þaim to-geder Þai to haue & to hald yers ende Þer saules vnto{Unique?} sathanas to synke into pyne And{Unique?} þare to wonne with wrong wlysse[q]w[yl]se god is in heuen In wittnes of whilke{Unique?} thyng wrang was þe first A Pers þe pardoner & paulynes Doctor Bernard{Unique?} þe bedell of Bokyngham shire And ranald{Unique?} þe reve of rutland sokyn Munde þe milner and ony{Unique?} other {K2.76.1} Sym þe semer out of sumud sete {K2.76.2} And haukyn þe hunter of holdernes {K2.76.3} And hudde þe hulour of holand aswa {K2.76.4} Milners & michers for þai er all fals In þe Date of þe deuil þis dede here þai{Unique?} seyll{Unique?} Be syght of Sir simony & signes of notarijs Than tenyd theology qwen he þis tale herd And sayd to sir ciuile sorow on þi bukes Suche werkes to wirke{Unique?} þarewith to wreth{Unique?} trouth And or þis weddyng be wrouȝt wa{Unique?} þe betyde For mede is a mulier{Unique?} of fendes ingendred{Unique?} And hase{Unique?} geven hir to a gylour god gyff þe sorow The text tellys{Unique?} þe noȝt swa{Unique?} god wate þe soth Dignus est operarius mercede sua & cetera Worthi is þe werkman hys mede for to haue And þou hase feffyd{Unique?} hir with falshed{Unique?} now fye on þi law For all þe lesyng þou leuys{Unique?} & licherous{Unique?} werkes Symony & þi-self shendes{Unique?} holy churche Ȝe & þees{Unique?} notarys noys{Unique?} þe peple Bot ȝe shal abye it bath as god at me made Wele ȝe wate I warand bot if your wittes fayle That falshed is a fautor & Falsly wirkes And als a bastard is borne of belsabubes kynde And mede is a mulier a madyn of gode Sho might kysse þe kyng for Cosyn yf she wald Wirke ȝe by wysdom & by witt eftir lede hir to london þare law is haldyng Giff ony lewte will loke at þai lygge to-geder Gyff ony iustice will iuge at he be to hir in ionyd Swa þat fals be war of þe weddyng for witty is trouth For conscience is of counsell & knawys you ichon And he fynd you in defaute & with fals haldyng It shal be sene of your saules full sare at þe last Her to assent ciuile Symony ne wald Till he had siluer for hys seallez & notary signes{Unique?} Þan fauuel fochyd furth florenys enowe And bad gyle go belyue{Unique?} & gyff gold aboute And namely to þees notarys latt þaim not fayle Bott feffe fals wittnes with florenys mony For he may mede maister & make hir at my will When þis gold was gevyn grett was þe thankyng To fals & to fauuell for þair fair giftez And Come for to comforth{Unique?} fro car þe fals And certes sothly cesse shall I neuer Till at mede be weddytt þorow witt of vs all For we haue mede maistrid þorow owr faire speche Þat sho grauntes to gay with a gode will To londolondo[un] to luke if at þe law wald Iugge you ioyntely in ioy to-geder Þan was falshed fayn & fauuell als bylytheb[l]ythe And lette Somond þe segges in shirez abowte And þaim al be bowne bath beggerys & other To wend al to london to wittnes þis dede n(ota) Þan caryd þai for capyllys to carry þaim þeder And fauuell fochis forth foles of þe best Sett mede on a sheroff shodde all now And fals on a seyssour þat softly wald trott Fauuell vppon fair speche fayntley atyryd Than hed þe notaarys nane anoyd wer þai Þat Symony & ciuile suld on fote go Þan sware ciuile & sayd be þe rode Þat Somondours suld sadyld be & serue vs ilkane And gart apparyll provisoners in palfrayswyse Sir Symony hym-self sall sytt on þair bakys And all þeees denes & subdenes as distrers be dight For þai shall bere þees bishoppes & bryng þaim to rist Paulyns peple for pletyng in consistory Þai sall ber my-self þat ciuile is haldyn And he gart sadyll comissarys owr cart sall þai drawe And shall fett owr vitals of fornicatours Bott make of leyers a lang cart to lede allþees other As fals & fautours þat on þair fote ganges Fals & fauuell goys forth to-geder And mede in þe middeward & all{bar] þe men efter I haue no tong to tell þe tayll at come aftir Of many maner of men þat on erthe levys Bot gyle was foreganger & gydyd þaim all To he come to þe kyngez courte þare conscience he callyd And conscience to þe kyng it carpyd aftir Be crist quod þe kyng And I hym cache myght Falshed or fauuell or ony of þair ferys I shuld be wrokyn of þoys wrechis þat werkyn so euell And gerr þaim hangge be halse & all þat þaim helpis{Unique?} Sall no man vppon mold maynpryse þe lest Bott right as þe law lukes latt falle on þaim all He Commandyd a constable þat come at þe first For to cache þo tratours for ony tresour tried{Unique?} Fetter{Unique?} falnes{Unique?} fast for onykynnes gyftez And gyrd{Unique?} of gylys hede & lat hym go no forther Bot bring mede to me maugry þaim all Symony & ciuile I send þaim to warne That holy kirke{Unique?} for þaim is{Unique?} harmyd for euer And if ye chache lyer latt hym noȝt chape{Unique?} Bott sett{Unique?} on þe pillery yf he be wode wrath n(ota) Drede at þe dore stode & þe dome herd And wightly he went for to warne felshed And bad þaim flee forferd and hys fers all Þan falsnes forth ferd & fled{Unique?} to þe frerys And gyll{Unique?} dyd hym to ga{Unique?} for to dye agast Vnto{Unique?} merchandes mett hym with & made hym to abyde And sett hym þair shoppez to shew men{Unique?} þair ware Aparalyd hym as a prynce{Unique?} þe peple for to serue Lightly lyer lepyd{Unique?} away þen He lurkyd{Unique?} þorow lanes to be luged of mony Nowre qware was he wilcom for hys mony talys Ouere-all was he hatyd & huntyd{Unique?} þorow þe lande To pardoners had pete & pullyd hym to howse Þai weshyd & wipyd hym & wand hym in clottes{Unique?} Thai sent hym on sondays with seallys to kirkes{Unique?} To gyff pardon for penys & poundes all{Unique?} abowte Þan lowryd leches & letters þai send{Unique?} For lyer shuld{Unique?} wonne with þaim waterys to see{Unique?} Spycers spak to þaim fast to aspye þare he was Bot mynstrals & messyngers mett with hym anes{Unique?} And held hym half a yere & a ellevyne days Frerys with fayre speche fechydhym þine{Unique?} For knawyng{Unique?} of Commers þai capyd{Unique?} hym as a frere And he hed{Unique?} leve to lepe owt als ofte as he list{Unique?} And wolcum qwen{Unique?} he cummys{Unique?} & wonnys{Unique?} with þaim efte All fled for ferd & flow{Unique?} in-to hernys Saue med þe madyn na ma durst abyde Bott trewly I tell you{Unique?} he tremblyd for ferde Passus tercius de visione & cetera     3us Now is mede þe madyn & na ma of þaim all With beddels & bailȝeffes{Unique?} brought to þe kyng The kyng callyd a clerke I knaw noght hys name To take vpp{tilde} þe madyn & make hir at easse I sal{Unique?} asay hir my-self & softly{Unique?} appoyse{Unique?} Qwat{Unique?} man on þis mold þat hir wer most leefe{Unique?} And if sho{Unique?} wirke be witte & my will folow I wyll forgyff hir my gilt sa{Unique?} me god help{tilde} Curtasly þe clerke come{Unique?} as þe kyng hight And toke{Unique?} mede be þe medyll{Unique?} & led{Unique?} hir to chaumbre Bot þare was moche{Unique?} mistralsy mede for to please Þat wonnyd{Unique?} at westmynster worshippyd{Unique?} hir all Gently with ioy þe iustice sone come And Buskyd{Unique?} hym to be bowne{Unique?} þare þe birde{Unique?} dwellyd He comforth hir kyndley be clergey clene{Unique?} And sayd murne you noght ne make þou no sorow For we shall{Unique?} wysse þe kyng & þi way make For all conscience cast or crafte as I trowe Mildly mede þan mercyde vs alle Off þair{Unique?} grete gudez{Unique?} & gaue þaim ilkane{Unique?} Cowpys{Unique?} of clene gold & other gyftez{Unique?} mony{Unique?} Þan laght þai þair{Unique?} leve þir{Unique?} lordez at mede With þat Come clerkes to comforth{Unique?} hir{Unique?} þe same And bad hir be blythe for we er{Unique?} all{Unique?} your awne For to wirke{Unique?} þi will qwylse þat we may last Hendly sho hight þanne þaim all þe same To love þaim{Unique?} leyly & þaim lordes make And on consistory{Unique?} at þe court to call{Unique?} þair{Unique?} names Þer shall no lewdnesse you{Unique?} lette þe lede at I love Þat he no wer auanced first qwer I be knawyn Þan come þare a confessour capyd{Unique?} as a frere And to mede þe madyn myldely he loutyd And sayd ful faithly{Unique?} in shrifte as it wer Gyff þe{Unique?} leryd & þe lewyd{Unique?} haue ly{Unique?} by þe ilkane{Unique?} And þou{Unique?} falshed haue folowd þis fyftene wynter I sall assoyle þe my-selfe for a seme of qwete{Unique?} And be þi bedman alswa & bere well þi erand Emang{Unique?} clerkis & knyghtes conscience to fell Þan mede for hys{Unique?} misdede to þat man knellyd{Unique?} And shraue{Unique?} hir of hir shrowdnes{Unique?} schameles I trow Sho tald{Unique?} hym a tale & tuke hym a noble For to be hir bedman & hir bawde aftir Than he assoylyd hir Sone and sythn he sayde We haue wyndow in wirkyng{Unique?} will stand full hye Wald þou{Unique?} glasse{Unique?} owr gauyll{Unique?} & grave þarein þi name Sekir suld{Unique?} þi sawle be heuen for to haue Wist I þat quod þe woman at þou south{Unique?} sayde{Unique?} Þer is no wyndow ne auter bot I þaim suld amende{Unique?} And wysely gar wirke it & þarein my name writte{Unique?} That I say{Unique?} sall{Unique?} be done{Unique?} I am sister of your house Bott god to allgude{Unique?} men syche{Unique?} writtyng{Unique?} defendes{Unique?} And says{Unique?} Nesciat senister{Unique?} quid faciat dexter Lat noght þi left hand in ony wyse wete{Unique?} Qwat þi right hand doys{Unique?} in stede or in strete . Bot priuely depart þarewitt þat pride be noght sene Nowder{Unique?} in sight nor in saulle for crist hym-selfe wate{Unique?} Who is curtasse{Unique?} or kynde or couettes{Unique?} oght{Unique?} ellys Tharfor{Unique?} I lere you lordes leue swilke{Unique?} writyng Writte noght{Unique?} in wyndows of your gode dedes Or to cry{Unique?} aftir gudes{Unique?} qwen{Unique?} ȝe shall oȝt dele In aunter þat ȝe{Unique?} haue your hire þarefore here For owr saueour says{Unique?} hys awne selfe & prechys{Unique?} Amen amen dico vobis receperunt mercedem suam & cetera Mayres & mercers{Unique?} þat er{Unique?} þe menes{Unique?} Bitwix{Unique?} þe kyng & þe comons to kepe þe lawes For{Unique?} punyshyng{Unique?} on pilorys or pynyng stolys Baksters & bowchers{Unique?} brewsters{Unique?} & kukez{Unique?} For þees{Unique?} er{Unique?} men of þis molde þat most wrong{Unique?} wirkes{Unique?} Tharfore{Unique?} pure{Unique?} peple þair{Unique?} part{Unique?} sare abysse For þai poson{Unique?} þe peple preualy full ofte And riche{Unique?} þorow regratry rentes þaim byes{Unique?} With þat at þe peple suld{Unique?} put in þair wambe{Unique?} For no toke þai trewly þai temberd{Unique?} noght{Unique?} so hye Ne boght þai no{Unique?} Burgage be þou full certain Bot mede þe madyn þe mair hase besoght Of swilke{Unique?} sellers of sythes{Unique?} syluer for to take Als{Unique?} presandes{Unique?} with-owtyn penys as peces of syluer Rynges or richez{Unique?} þe regratours to mayntene For my lofe{Unique?} quod þe lady love þaim ilkane{Unique?} And soffer þaim to selle soundely{Unique?} agayne resone Salamon þe sage a sermon he made For{Unique?} amendyng of{Unique?} mayres & men þat kepys{Unique?} lawys And he tald{Unique?} þaim þis theme þat I tell þinke Ignis deuorabit tabernacula eorum qui libenter accipiunt munera & cetera Emong{Unique?} leryd lordes þis latyn amountes{Unique?} That fyre sall fall & bren at þe last Þe howsys & þe hame{Unique?} of þaim at desires{Unique?} To haue gyftes{Unique?} wrangwysly{Unique?} in thoght{Unique?} or in dede The kyng fro counsell come & callyd aftir mede He{Unique?} sent for hir a seriaunt hir for to feche{Unique?} And broght hir to bowre with ioy & with blysse Curtasly þen þe{Unique?} kyng began for to tell To mede þe madyn he mellyt{Unique?} þees wordes Vnwisly wroght þan hase{Unique?} þou full ofte{Unique?} Bot wors wroght þou neuer þan qwen þou fals tuke{Unique?} Bot I forgiff þe þat gylt & grauntes{Unique?} þe my grace Heyne{Unique?} to þi deday{Unique?} do þou swa no mare{Unique?} I haue a knyght hate consciens{Unique?} come late fro be-yonde see{Unique?} If he will wedd{Unique?} þe to wiffe þou shal{Unique?} hym haue Ȝa lord quod þat lady god forbyd{Unique?} ellys Bot I be haly{Unique?} at your hest hang me sone Þan was consciens callyd to come & appeire{Unique?} Be-fore þe kyng & his counsell clerkes & other Kneland before kyng consciens lowtyd What at is will wer & what he doy suld{Unique?} Will assente For she is fayne of þi felaship for to be þi make Quod conscience vnto{Unique?} þe kyng god{Unique?} me it forbydde Sho{Unique?} is freil of hir flesh fekyll of hir speche And makes{Unique?} men to misdoy{Unique?} my{Unique?} score tyme In trust of hir tresour sho{Unique?} tenys full mony Wyffes & wedows{Unique?} wantounes she techys Sho lerys{Unique?} þaim lichory{Unique?} þat lufys{Unique?} wele{Unique?} gyftez Your fadir she fellyd þorow fals byhestes Sho poysond{Unique?} papes{Unique?} & parys{Unique?} holy kirke{Unique?} Is noght a better baud be crist{Unique?} at me made Be-twix heuen or{Unique?} hell or erth yf men soghte Sho{Unique?} is tekyll{Unique?} of hir tale talewisse of tonge Als Comon as þe cartway to knaves & al other To monke{Unique?} & to mynstral{Unique?} & to mesalles{Unique?} in hegges Sisours & Somonders{Unique?} suche men hir prasys{Unique?} Sherofes of Shires wer shente if sho{Unique?} ne wer Sho{Unique?} gers{Unique?} men lose{Unique?} þair{Unique?} land & þair liue{Unique?} bathe{Unique?} And lattes{Unique?} passe prisoners & pays{Unique?} for þaim ofte And gyffez{Unique?} þe iauelers gold & grotez to-gedir To vnfetter þe fals to fle qwar{Unique?} þaim{Unique?} likes{Unique?} And takys{Unique?} trouth be þe topp{tilde} & fetteres{Unique?} hym fast And hanges{Unique?} for haterydyn{Unique?} þat harme did neuer To be curssyd in þe consistory sho{Unique?} countes{Unique?} noght a resche{Unique?} For sho{Unique?} capyd{Unique?} þe Commissary & cotid{Unique?} hys clerkes Sho{Unique?} is assoylyd als sone agayn as sho likes{Unique?} Sho{Unique?} may nere{Unique?} doy als much in a moneth{bar} anys{Unique?} As your secret seale in seuen score Days Sho{Unique?} is prevay{Unique?} with þe pape prouisours it knawys{Unique?} Symony & hir-self seallys{Unique?} þair{Unique?} bulles Sho gyffes{Unique?} þees{Unique?} bischoppes benefyces{Unique?} of all{Unique?} þai be lewyd Prouandrise{Unique?} &{Unique?} parsons & pristes sho mayntenes{Unique?} To hald{Unique?} lemans & lutbyse{Unique?} all þair{Unique?} liue Days To bring forth fruit ayanys{Unique?} forbodon{Unique?} lawys Whar{Unique?} sho dwellys{Unique?} with þe kyng wo is þe realme For sho is fauorable to falshed{Unique?} & destruys{Unique?} treuth{bar} Offt{Unique?} sho{Unique?} bringgez barons & burgez in sorow Be ihesu with hir ioellys owr{Unique?} iustice sho shendes{Unique?} And alegges{Unique?} ayayns þe law & lettes{Unique?} hym þe gate Þer{Unique?} may no man it haue þe gold goys{Unique?} so thykke Sho{Unique?} as hase þe law as hir list & loue-days makes{Unique?} A mayse{Unique?} for a meyn{Unique?} man if So he mute{Unique?} euer Hir law is so lordly & lath{Unique?} to make ende Withowte presens of penys{Unique?} sho pleasys{Unique?} full fewe Clergy & couatis þai coupyll to-gedir This is þe life of þis lady nowe god gyff{Unique?} hir sorow And al maynteners of hir mischaunce þaim{Unique?} be-tyde For pore men may haue no pith{Unique?} to pleyn if þai smert Swilke{Unique?} a maistres{Unique?} is mede emong{Unique?} men of gude{Unique?} {k3.159} Than murnyd mede & plenyd to þe kyng {k3.159.1} And graunt{Unique?} hir garce{Unique?} with a gude{Unique?} will {k3.160} Excuse if þou can I will{Unique?} no more say For consciens accusis{Unique?} þe to cunge þe for euer Nay lord quod lady levys hym þe wers When ȝe wate{Unique?} witterly qwar{Unique?} þe wrang{Unique?} lyes{Unique?} Whare{Unique?} a{Unique?} mischeff is gret ȝett{Unique?} mede may help{tilde} Þou knawys wel consciens at I{Unique?} can noght chyde Ne disprayse{Unique?} þi person with no{Unique?} proude hert Wele þou wate{Unique?} þi-seluen{Unique?} bot if þou will lye Þou hase{Unique?} hangyd on my hals elleuen tymez And als{Unique?} grypyd{Unique?} my gold to gyff{Unique?} qwar{Unique?} þou likes{Unique?} Why wrethys þou{Unique?} me now wonder me thingez Yf{Unique?} I may as I might mensk þe with gyftes{Unique?} And mayntene þi manhode mare{Unique?} þen{Unique?} þou knawys{Unique?} Bot þou hase{Unique?} famed me fowle before þe kyng here For I begylyd neuer man{Unique?} ne Counsald{Unique?} þareafter Ne dyd as þou Demys{Unique?} I do it on þe kyng Bot þou þi-self suthly{Unique?} shamed hym ofter{Unique?} Þou cropyd{Unique?} into cabons for cold of þi nales For þou wend wynter wald{Unique?} haue last euer And dred{Unique?} þe to haue ben dede for a dymme cloud And hast{Unique?} þe hamward for hunger of þi wambe With-owtyn pete þou pelour pore men þou robbed And bare þair{Unique?} bras on þi bake to calys{Unique?} to sell Þair{Unique?} I left with my lord hys lyve for to saue And I{Unique?} made his{Unique?} mery men þair murnyng {Unique?} to leue And Battyrd{Unique?} þaim{Unique?} on þe bakkes & baldyd{Unique?} þair{Unique?} hertes I did{Unique?} þaim{Unique?} for to{Unique?} hope to haue me at will Hade I ben marshall of his men{tilde} be mary of heuen{tilde} I Durst haue layd my lyve & no les wedd He suld haue lord of þat land of lenth & of brede And als{Unique?} kyng of þat kyth hys kyn to haue holpyn Ya þe lest brole of hys blode a barons pere Þan Come þou consciens þou counseld hym þine{Unique?} For to{Unique?} lefe hys lordship{tilde} for a lytyll Siluer Þat is þe richest realme þat is ouer qware Bot it becommys{Unique?} to a kyng þat kepys{Unique?} a realme To gyff{Unique?} hys men med at mekly hym seruis{Unique?} To aliens & all men to honour with gyftes{Unique?} Mede makys{Unique?} hym to be loved & for a man holden Emperours & elrse[rl]s & all other{Unique?} lordez Thrugh gyftez enow{Unique?} haue yong men to ryde Þe pape with hys prelates presandes{Unique?} {Unique?} vnderfangez And mede is mene{Unique?} hir-self to mayntene þair lawes Seriauntes for þair seruis we se wele þe sothe Takes mede of þair maisteris as þai can acorde Beggers for mede þai beg mennes mete Mynstralles for þair myrth mede þai aske The kyng hase mede of hys men to make pes in land Men þat ben clerkes craues þair mede Prestes þat prechys cravys also mede Mes penys & þair{Unique?} mete at þe male tyme Craftez men craves{Unique?} mede of þair prentasse Now þus withowtyn mede may no man be blyth Quod þe kyng to consciens be crist as me þinke Med is best worthy þe maistry to haue Na quod consciens to þe kyng & knelyd to þe erth Þare er two maner of mede my lord be your liue Þe tone god of his grace gyffes in heuen{Unique?} To al þat wirkes wele qwilse þai er here Þe prophete prechys it & puttes in þe sawter Qui pecuniam suam non dedit ad vsuram & cetera Take no mede my lord of þaim at trew ben{tilde} Luffe þaim & lenne þaim for þe lordes love of heuen Goddes mede & hys mercy þarewith may þou wynne Þer ys a mede mesurles þat maistres desirus{Unique?} To mayntene misdoers mony{Unique?} þai take And þareof says þe sawter in þe psalme ende In quorum manibus iniquitates sunt Dextera eorum repleta est muneribus Þai þat grypis{Unique?} suche gyftes sa me god help{tilde} Sall abye it full bytter as þe buke tellis{Unique?} Prestes & parsons at pleasyng{Unique?} desirys{Unique?} And takys mede & mony for messis at þai syng Sall haue mede in þis mold þat mathew has graunted Amen amen dico vobis receperunt mercedem suam & cetera Þat labores & lewyd folke takys{Unique?} of þair maisterys Is no maner of mede bott a mesurable hire In merchaundice is no mede I maw it wele awoye{Unique?} It is a permutacion a penyworth for a nother Bot redd þou neuer regum þou recrayd{Unique?} mede Qwy þe vengeaunce fell on saull & hys chylder{Unique?} God sent hym saw{Unique?} by samuell{Unique?} mouthe Þat agas & amalec & all hys peple efter{Unique?} Sall dye for a deed &{Unique?} done hed hys elders Ayayn{tilde} israell & aron & moyses hys brether{Unique?} Samuel sayd to saul god sent þe & highte{Unique?} Bot þou be buxum & boner hys biddyng to fulfyll Wend þedir with þi ost women to kylle Childe & churles{Unique?} chope þaim to dede Luke{Unique?} þou kylle kyng bot couett noght hys gudez For ony milions of money murther þaim all Bernes & bestes bryng{Unique?} þaim to dede And for he killyd noght þe kyng bot covett hys goodez And Covett þair{Unique?} catell & kyllyd noght þair bestes And broght with hym þe bestez als þe bybyll tellys{Unique?} God sayd to samuel þat saull suld dye And all hys sede for hys{Unique?} synne sinffully shuld ende Swilke a mischyff mede made þat man for to haue That god hates{Unique?} hym for euer & all hys sede{Unique?} aftir The colour of þis case kepe I noght to shew In aunter þat it noyd me nane end will I make In consciens knaw for reson hase it thaught{Unique?} And reson shal rene{Unique?} & realmez defende{Unique?} And right as agas had hap{tilde} for hisse grett synne Samuel shal{bar] slae hym & saul sall be blamyd Dauid shall be diademed & daunte þaim all And vncristen kyngez{Unique?} clepe þaim ilkane Sall na mare mede be maister vppon erth{bar} Bot luff & lufsumnes & lewte to-geder And qwa-so trispas to trouth or takes ayayns hys wyll Lewte shal do hym law & no lyve{Unique?} ellys Sall no seriaunt for þat seruice were no sylke houfe{Unique?} Na ȝit no ray robe with riche pelowre Mede of misdoeers makes{Unique?} men so riche Þat law is a lord & luve is waxen pure Wikkydnes is commander & kyndnes banyschede Bot kynd wytte shal come ȝit & conscience to-geder And make of law a laborer swylke luve sal{Unique?} aryse Quartus Passus de visione Petri & cetera SEs ȝe{Unique?} seyd þe kyng I suffre you no langer Ye sal saghtyll for sothe her & serue me both Kys hir coth{Unique?} þe kyng consciens I bydde Nay be crist quod consciens hang{Unique?} me rather Bot reson rede mede þare-to rather will I dey I Commande þe quod þe kyng conscience þen Rape þe to ryde reson to feche Commaund hym to come my counsell to here For he sall rewle my realme & red me þe best Of med & of other ma qwat man shall hir weld{Unique?} And acount with conscience as crist me help How he{Unique?} loses{Unique?} þe peple þe leryd & þe lewyd I am fayn of þis forward sayd þe freke þen And rydez{Unique?} right to reson & rownes in hys ere Sayd hym as þe kyng sent & sythyn{Unique?} tuke hys leve I sal ryde þider quod reson & rist{Unique?} þare aqwilla qwill {K4,17} And callyd on caton hys knaffe curtase of speche {K4.17.1} Bad hym trew of tonge to tell hym no talys {K4.17.2} No lesyngez to lye for þoo lufd he neuer {K4.18} Sett my sadyll apon suffre tyll I see my tyme And Bad{Unique?} warrok hym wele with full wyght{Unique?} girthes Hang on hym a hevy bridyll to hald hys heued law For he will make mony viche or we come þare Þan consciens on his capyll caryd forth fast And reson with hym to ryde rapyd hym in hast BodBo[t] an warnyd{Unique?} wisdom & witty hys fere Folowd{Unique?} þaim full{Unique?} fast for þai hed to do In cheker & in chauncery to be discharged of þinges And rydes fast for reson suld rede þaim þe best For to saue þaim-seluen from shame & fro harme And consciens Come first to court be lang mile And romed forth with reson right to þe kyng Curtasly þe kyng þan Come agayns reson Betwix hym-self & hys sonne hett set hym on þe benke And wordyd{Unique?} ful wyssely a gret qwyle to-geder Nota Þan come Pes / in parlement & put vp a byll How wrang hed hys wif takyn al ayayn his wille And howe he ravyshed rose Ranaldez lufe And margaret of hir madynhode maugry hir chekys Bath my gese & my gryce with goslynges he fechys I dar nowther{Unique?} for ferde with hym feght ne chyde He borowd of me bayerd he broght hym neuer agayn Ne na ferthyng þarefore for noght at couth plete He mayntened{Unique?} hys men to morthore my yowes{Unique?} And forstallyd{Unique?} my faires and fightez in my chepyng He brekes vp my bern dores & berys away my qwete He takes me bott a tale for ten quarterys of qwete{Unique?} {K4.46} And also treth{tilde} me to lye by my maden {K4.46.1} And bad me thare to lye by my maden{tilde} {K4.47} I am noȝt hardy for hym to wynke{Unique?} ne to luke The kyng knew he sayd soth for consciens hym tald Wrang was aferd þan & wisdom he soght To make with hys pins{Unique?} he profird & sayd Had I luve of my lord þe kyng lytyll wald I rake Gyf{Unique?} pes & hys power plenyd for{Unique?} euer Wisdom wrethed{Unique?} þan{Unique?} & swa did wit als For þat wrang had wroght swa wikkyd a dede And warned wrang þare{Unique?} & with swilk wyse wordes{Unique?} Wha-sa{Unique?} wirkes{Unique?} with will makes wrethe ofte I say it be þi-seluen þou sall it fynd sone{Unique?} For bott{Unique?} I it make þi mischeff is vpp{tilde} For bath þi lyve & þi land lyis{Unique?} in hys grace Wrange vpon wisdom wepyd hym to help{tilde} {K4.61}And praed hym for of hys & sone had he payd Than wisdom & witt went forth to-geder And tuke med with þaim mercy to wyn Pees put forth hys heued & hys pan blody Withowtyn{Unique?} gylt god it wate gat I þis scathe Consciens & þe kyng knew wel þe suthe{Unique?} And full wel vnderstude at wrang was a schrew Bot þan{Unique?} wisdome & witte was{Unique?} abowte fast To ouercom þe kyng with catell if þai might Than swore þe kyng be crist & be hys corone bath{bar} Þat wrang for his werk{Unique?} suld mekyl wa thole And command{Unique?} a constable to cast hym in yrnes He shal noȝt þis seuen ȝere see hys fete anys{Unique?} God wate quod wisdom þat wer þewer noȝt þe best And he amendes may make lat hym maynpres haue And be boght{Unique?} from{Unique?} hys bale & als bye hym bote And amend þat mysdede & euermore be{Unique?} better Witt acord{Unique?} þarewith & sayd þe same Better is þat bute{Unique?} bale downe brynge And{Unique?} bale be full bute{Unique?} & bute{Unique?} neuer þe better Than gan mede meke hir & mercy besoght And proferd pennys for pes & pecys of gold Haue þis of me to amend þi skathe For I plegh{Unique?} for wrang he will do so no mare Pytously þan pes prayd to þe kyng To haue mercy of þat man þat mysdyd hym ofte For he has wagytt{Unique?} me wele as wisdom hym taght I for-gyff hym{Unique?} þat gylt with agudea gude wylle Swa þat he assent I can say no mare For mede hase{Unique?} made me amendes I may no mare aske Nay quod þe kyng þan sa{Unique?} god gyff{Unique?} me blysse Wrang wendes noght swa away or we wete more And eftirward{Unique?} balder be to bete my hynes{Unique?} For bott{Unique?} reson haue rewth of hym he restes in þe stokkes Als lang as I leve bott better leove it make Sum men red reson rewth for to haue And Counseld{Unique?} þe kyng & consciens als{Unique?} That mede might be maynprysyd &{Unique?} reson þai soght{Unique?} Rede me quod reson þan na{Unique?} rewth for to haue Tyl þat lordez & ladez love al trewth And pelurs{Unique?} & purfels be putt in þair huche Til chefysyng of chylder be castyd with ȝerdes And harlotes halynes be halden for a hyne Till clerkez & knyghtes be curtase of þair mouth{bar} Tyll prestes þair prechyng profers{Unique?} þaim-seluen And do it in dede &{Unique?} draw vs to god To{Unique?} saynt Iames be soght þare I sall assyngeassy[gn]e Þat na man ga{Unique?} to galys bott yf he go for euer Ne no{Unique?} rome-rynners{Unique?} for robbers be-yonde Ber no syluer ouer see þat signe of kynge schewys{Unique?} Nowther grotes y ne graven{Unique?} with kyngez corone Vpon forfettour of þat fee wha-sa fynd{Unique?} it may Bot it be merchand or hys man or messenger with letterys Or ells prouisour or prelat þe pape auauncez{Unique?} And quod reson bebe [þe] rude sall I na rewth haue Whyls{Unique?} mede hase þe maistre to moute{Unique?} in þis hall Bot I schew you ensaumple als I se other I say it for my-self yfyf [it] so wer That wer[I] wer kyng with corone to kep þe realme Suld neuer wrang in þis werld þat I wete myght Be vnpunyshyd in my power for perell of my saulle Ne gett grace þorow gyft sa god me{Unique?} help Ne for no mede haue mercy bott meknes it make For nullum malum erit to man inpunitum And also nullum bonum irremuneratum Lat þi confessour Sir kyng constreu þis in ynglyss{Unique?} And yf þou wyrk þis in{Unique?} werk I gyff þe my erys Bot law be a laborer & lede a-feld donge And love sal lede þi land als hym-selfe lykes Clerkes þat wer confessours coplyd{Unique?} þaim to-geder For to constru þis clause þai{Unique?} declyned fast When reson emong renkes had rehersyd þees wordes {K4.134.1} Þer is no euyll vnpunyshyd of owr lord {K4.134.2} Ne na ded þat is wele done bott dowele shal it qwyte Þan was þare no{Unique?} muthall mare ne no lesse Þen held þai reson a maister & mede a mekyll wryche Love lete of hir light & loghe hir to scorne And sayd it swa loude at sothnes hit herd Wha wyll hir to wyffe for welth of hir gudes{Unique?} Bott he be cukwald callyd{Unique?} kutte of my nose War no wisdom wer þare & witte hys fere Þai couth noȝt carpe{Unique?} a word to witte sayd reson And{Unique?} staryd forth stridyng{Unique?} & stode{Unique?} like{Unique?} bestez Þe kyng acordytt{Unique?} be crist to reson sawes And rehersyd þet reson hed{Unique?} rightwysly shewyd Bot it is herd to me to bryng þaim to-geder And all my leige{Unique?} landes{Unique?} to lede þus euen Be hym þat ryst vppon þe rude quod reson to þe kyng Bott þou{Unique?} rewle þi realme þus þou sall noght wele like Swa at þou lat buxumnes be at þi{Unique?} assente And I assent quod þe kyng be Saynt mary my lady Be my counsell comon{Unique?} of clerkys & of erls Bot redely reson þou sall noght ryde hyne For als long as I leve love we sall to-geder I am als redy quod reson to rist with you euer Swa þat{Unique?} consciens be of counsel kepe I no better Yit grauntt I quod þe kyng god forbed he fayll Bott als{Unique?} long as I leve abyde{Unique?} we sall{Unique?} to-gyder Passus quintus De Visione THe kyng & hys knyghtez to þe kirke went To here matyns & messe & to þe mete efter Þan wakenyd{Unique?} I of my slep{Unique?} & wa{Unique?} was me withall Þat I ne hed slepyd sadder & sene much mare Or I hed faryd{Unique?} a furelong a fayntnes{Unique?} me hynt{Unique?} Þat I ne might ferrer{Unique?} a fute for defawte of slepe I sett me softly downe & sayd my beleue And swa I bablyd on my bedes I was broght on slepe Þan saw I mekyll more þen I before tald I saw þe feld ful of folke þat I before of tald And consciens with a crosse come for to preche He prechid þe peple to haue pite on þaim-seluen And at þe pestilence fell{Unique?} for Synne alonly And for a south westerne wynd on setterday at euen Was inparty for pride & for no poynte elles Pertres & plumtres war possyd to þe erth In exsaumpyll I say for ȝe suld do þe bettter Beches & brade akes was{Unique?} blawyn{Unique?} to þe ground And turnyd vpward þe talys on takenyng of dred Þat Dedly synne on domesday sall fordo þaim all Off þis mater I might mervell{Unique?} full long Bott I sall say as I sawe sa me god help{tilde} When{Unique?} consciens with a crosse began for to preche He bad wastoueswastou[r]es wirke qwat þai be{Unique?} couthe And wynne þat he wastyd be sum kyn crafte And he{Unique?} praed peronell{Unique?} hir purfell to leue And kepe it in hir cofer for catell at nede Thomas he taght twa staffes to take And feche home felys from wifes{Unique?} pyne And als he warnyd wat hys wiffe was to blame Hir heued was worth a marke & his noght a grote {K5.31.1} He bad hym ga breke a bowgh þat wele wold bowe {K5.31.2} And bete botoune þarewith bot scho wald swynke Als he chargytt chepmen to chasty{Unique?} þair childer Latt no wynnyng for-weyne þaim qwilse þai er yong He praed als prelates & pristes to-gedir At þai preche þe peple & prove it þair-seluen And leve{Unique?} als þai lere vs we trast{Unique?} þaim þe better And syne{Unique?} he red religion þair{Unique?} rewlys to kepe Latt noght þe kyng & hys counsell þair{Unique?} comons apare And be stewerd{Unique?} of þair{Unique?} stedes tyll þai be storyd wele Seke{Unique?} Saynt troth{bar}{Unique?} for he may save þou all Qui cum patre & filio faire might hym be-fall {k5.42.1} Þe sonne & þe Saynt Spirite & my sermone swete Þan ran repentance rehersyd his theme{Unique?} And made will to wepe watyr of his ene{Unique?} Peronell prowd hert plat hir to þe erth And lay lang or she lokyd vp & mercy sho cryed{Unique?} And sho{Unique?} hight to hym þat vs all made Þat Sho{Unique?} suld vnsow{Unique?} hir serke & sett þarein a hare For to frete{Unique?} hir flesche þat fers was to synne Sall neuer hye hert me hynt bot hald me law And suffer to be missayde & so dyd I neuer Bot nowe will I meke me & mercy beseke Off all þat I haue hed enuy in my hert Lichour sayd allas & on owr lady cryed To make mercy for hys misdede bitwix{Unique?} god & hys soaulle{Unique?} With þat he suld þe setterday seuen ȝere aftir Drinke with þe duke & dyne bot anys{Unique?} Enuy with heuy hert askyd aftir Shrifte And caryfully{Unique?} his coupe he couettes to shew He was als a piller{Unique?} & in þe parlesy{Unique?} semed He cled in a toury mowry I couth noght discry{Unique?} A kyrtyll l & a courtby{Unique?} a knyffe be hys syde And of frere froke wer hys fore sleves Als a leke þat hed ben{Unique?} lang in þe sunne Swa lukyd{Unique?} with lene chekys lowrand full fowll Hys body was bolnyd for wreth þat he bate hys lippes And wrathly{Unique?} wrang hys handes{Unique?} to wreke hym he thoght With werk or with word qwen he sawe hys tyme Wormes or wynagre{Unique?} or wenom{Unique?} I trowe Walkes{Unique?} in my wombe & waxis{Unique?} as I wene I myght noght leve mony ȝeres as a man suld{Unique?} Swylke wynde in my wombe waxes{Unique?} or I dyne I haue a nextbur{Unique?} nere me I noyde{Unique?} hym full{Unique?} ofte I blamed hym byhynd hys bake to bring hym in fame To pare{Unique?} him in{Unique?} my power I persewed hym ofte And als misloued{Unique?} hym to lordez to gar{Unique?} losse{Unique?} hys syluer{Unique?} To gar hys frendez be hys foes þorow my fals talys His grace & hys godnes grevyd me full sare Be-twix men & þair wyffes{Unique?} I haue made striffe ofte Bath lyme & lith{bar}{Unique?} was lost þorow my tonge When I mett hym in þe merkett þat I most hatyd I halsyd hym als frendly as I hys frend wer Bot he þat is{Unique?} doghtyer I dar no harme do hym And{Unique?} I hed maistre or might I wald murther hym for euer When I come to þe kirke & suld knele to þe rude To pray for þe peple as þe prest techys{Unique?} For pilgrames for palmers for all þe peple efter Than knelyd I vpon my kneys & praed crist gyf þaim sorow Þat bar away my boll & my broken shete And also{Unique?} from þe auter my ene{Unique?} I turned And byheld how mony{Unique?} hed new cotez Þan I wissyd{Unique?} þat þai wer myne with{Unique?} all þe webbez{Unique?} after At þair loysyng I lugh{Unique?} & light was hert For þair wynnyng I wepyd & werys{Unique?} þe tyme And I{Unique?} deme in my hert at mony doys euyll And ȝit I do me wel wers I do me on my-seluen For I wald þat euerilke{Unique?} wight wer becomon{Unique?} my knaffe{Unique?} And qwa-sa hase mare þen .I gretly angers my hert Bot þus I leve lawles{Unique?} like a lethir dog Þat al my brest bolnes for bitternes{Unique?} of galle May no suger ne swete þing swage me{Unique?} on ynche Ne no diapendion dryve it fro my hert And if Shrifte suld it stoppe it wer gret wonder Þus{Unique?} rede I{Unique?} quod repentance & red hym þe best Sorow for synnes saves full many I am sory quod enuy I am bot seldom þer[o]þer And þat makes me madde for I ne may me venge Than come couatys I can hym noght discry So hungrely he lukyd as a hotte of hell He betyll-browyd & alswa blaburlepyd{Unique?} With twa{Unique?} bleryd ene like a blynd asse And also{Unique?} a letheron purse likerd wer hys chekes {K5.110.1} Bot like a bondman on hys bacon brothy was hys mouth{bar} In a nold{Unique?} turned{Unique?} taberd of xijtwelue wynter alde Bot if a louse couth lepe or flee as I trow Sho suld noght wandir on þat wede so was it thred-bare I haue ben couatyse quod þat katyf well I{Unique?} knaw it here And qwen I seruyd synne me thoght it semyd wele First I leryd of leyng a lefe or elles twa Wikkydly to wey was my first lesson To ware & to wynchestre went I to þe fare With many maner of merchaundyse as my maister aght{Unique?} Ne hed þe grace of gyle gane aye emang my ware It hed ben vnsald þis seuen ȝere I wys I drawe emang drapers my donette to lere To draw þe list of lenth{Unique?} þe langer it semyd Emong þe riche rays I renderd{Unique?} a lesson Brochyd þaim with bat nedyls{Unique?} & playtyd þaim to-geder And put þaim in a pressour & pilyd{Unique?} þaim þarein To{Unique?} ten ȝerdes or twelf tylyd{Unique?} out tretene{Unique?} My wiffe was a wyndster{Unique?} & wollen clath{Unique?} made And scho{Unique?} spake to spynsters to spynne it þare owt Þe pund at sho payd for passyd a quatar Mare{Unique?} þen my awne{Unique?} qwen I wey trothe{Unique?} I boght hir barly sho browyd{Unique?} it to selle Penny ale & peleway sho powred to-geder For laborers & lewyd folke þat lay by þaim-seluen Þe best in my bedchaumbre lay by þe walle And qwa-sa boght{Unique?} hereof{Unique?} boght for a grote A galon for a grote god wote no lesse When it come to{Unique?} copnale{Unique?} þat craft my wyfe vsyd Rose þe regrater was hir right name Sho hade{Unique?} haldyn ostre{Unique?} elleuen wynteres lang Bot I assure{Unique?} you{Unique?} als mot I the þat synne dyd she{Unique?} neuer And neuer wikkydly to wey ne cursyd{Unique?} chafer make Bot I wil wend to walsyngham & my wiffe alswa{Unique?} And pray{Unique?} þe rode of bremhelme bryng owt of dett Now begynnys glotony{Unique?} to gang on hyhy[s] way And karyd{Unique?} to þe kirke{Unique?} hys cowlpe{Unique?} for to schewe Bot beton þe brewster bad hym gude morne And she askyd of hym qweder{Unique?} þat he wald To holy kirke{Unique?} quod he for to here messe And sythen sall I shreuen be{Unique?} & neuer synne{Unique?} mare I haue gude ale gosop glotoun wilt þou assay Hafez{Unique?} þou quod he ony hate spyce Ya gloton quod sho god wote ful hote I haue piper & a pund of garlike A Ferthingworth of fenill sedes for fastyng days Þan commys{Unique?} gloton in & gret athes after Sissot þe sewster sat on þe benke And bratram þe bewerb[r]ewer & hys wiff bath{bar} Tom þe tynkeler{Unique?} & twa of hys knaffes{Unique?} Hikke þe hakenaman & hugh þe milner Clarys of cokkez layne & þe pariche clerke {K5.162.1} Sir pers of pride & peronell of flanders Daw þe Drinker & a dosenne other {K5.164} Þe redylle maker{Unique?} of ratonraw{Unique?} & rakar of ryse{Unique?} {K5.165.1} Godfray þe garlikmangar & griffyn of wales {K5.166} Of ephalders a hepe arele amorne Gaff gloton with gude chere a galon of ale to hansell Clement þe cobler kest of hys cloke And þare{Unique?} at þe newfare namyd{Unique?} it to sell Hikke þe ostiler hynt{Unique?} hys hode after And bad bett þe bowcher be on hys syde Þer wer chepmen chosyn þe chefar to prase Wha-sa hed þe hude suld haue amendes to{Unique?} þe cloke Twa rase vp in a rowte{Unique?} & rownys to-geder And prasyd þe pennyworthes inperty by þaim-seluen Þer was{Unique?} athes mony ouer þe hude swornne Þai couth not be consciens acord welle to-geder Tyll robyn þe raper{Unique?} was redy{Unique?} to ryse Thai named hym a nowmpere þat no lite were Hik þe ostiler þen hed þe cloke In counand{Unique?} at clement þe cuppe suld fylle And haue hik hude þe ostiler & hald hym swa seruyd And qwa-sa repent hym rathest suld ryse And grett{Unique?} sir gloton with a galon of hale Þer was laughyng & lenyng{Unique?} & lattyng{Unique?} of þe cupp ga Bargans{Unique?} & berage began for to ryse And sa still sammen þai satt tyll euen-song was songen Till gloton had gobbyd{Unique?} a galon & a gyll {KD5.188.1} Hys gottes golled like a gredy sowe He pissyd a potell in a pater noster qwyle And blew a rownd rowet at þe ryge bone end Þat all þat herd{Unique?} þat horne helde þair nose after And wissyd{Unique?} þat it ben wipyd{Unique?} with a wispe of brerys{Unique?} He had no strenth for to stand or he a{Unique?} staffe had Þan began he to ga like a glewmans beche Sume tyme of syde{Unique?} & sum tyme of rerre arere As qwa-sa layd lynes to take with fowles Qwen he drow to þe dore þan dymmyd hys ene He stombeld at þe freswald & threw to þe erth{bar} {K5.198.1} Clement þe cobler claghtc[a]ght by þe medyll {K5.198.2} For to lift hym on loft & layd on hys kneys {K5.198.3} Bot gloton was a grett carle & hevy to lifte {K5.198.4} He gave vp a caudell in clement lappeþ {K5.198.5} Is none so hungry a honde in herforth schire {K5.198.6} Might lape of þat levyng so vnlovesum it smellyd With all þe waþe of þis werld hys wyffe & hys wenche Bare hym to hys bed & broght hym þarein Eftir{Unique?} þis he suffird ane accesse he hede Þat he slepyd setterday & sunday to þe sun yode{Unique?} to rist{Unique?} Than wakynnyd{Unique?} he of hys wynkyng & wypyd hys ene Þe First word he sapkes[p]ake qwar is þe bolle Hys wiffe wytyd hym þan of wykydnes & synne Þan Shamed þat schrew & gan sharpe hys eres And gret full gremly & gret dule make For hys lethir lyve{Unique?} þat he levyd had And avowyd to fast for hungre or for thrist Sall neuer fiche on fryday rist{Unique?} in my wombe Or abstinence my aduersary{Unique?} haue gyfyn{Unique?} me leve And it{Unique?} haue I hatyd all my lyfe-tyme Slewth for sorow fell downe in swoune To Vigilate þat wille fett water to hys eyne And platt it on hys face & fast on hym cryed And sayd war þe from wanhop{tilde} þat wald þe be-traysse{Unique?} I am sory for my synnes say so þi-seluen And bett{Unique?} þiself vppon þe brest & abyde{Unique?} hym of grace For þare is no gilt so grett here bott hys grace{Unique?} is mare Than satt slewth vp & schraffe{Unique?} hym full fast And made awoye{Unique?} vnto{Unique?} god for hys fowle slewth Sall na Sunday þis seuen ȝere bott seknes make it Þat I ne sall do me or day to þe kirke And here matyns & messe as I a monke were Sall no nale aftir mete hald me þine{Unique?} To I haue euuensang{Unique?} herd I hett{Unique?} þe be þe rude Als{Unique?} I wolle ȝeld agayn yf I so mekell haue All þat I wykkydly wan sethen I witte hade And þof{Unique?} my levelade{Unique?} lake ȝet lett I ne wyll Þat ilke{Unique?} man sall have hys or I hynde??? wend With þe remanent & residew be þe rude of chester I will seke saynt trewth or I see rome Robert of roberre on reddite lokyd And for þare was noght þare-with{Unique?} he wepyd full sore And þat synfull schrew sayd to hym-seluen Crist þat on calvary on þe crosse dyed{Unique?} When dismas my brother bysoght þe of grace And þou hade mercy of þat man for memento sake Thy will wirke{Unique?} vppon me as I haue wele seruyd To haue hell for euer if ne hope were Swa rew on þis Robert þat reddere ne haues{Unique?} Ne neuer wenys{Unique?} to wynne with crafte þat I knawe{Unique?} Bot for þi mekyll mercy mitigacion I seke{Unique?} Dampne me noght on domesday for my euell dede Bott qwat befell of þat felon I can no ferrer{Unique?} shew Bott wele I wate he wepyd{Unique?} fast water of{Unique?} hys eyne And knawleghde{Unique?} hys coulpe{Unique?} fast to crist of hys synnes Þat repentance{Unique?} with{Unique?} hys pikke suld polische it{Unique?} new And lepe with hym ouer land all hys liue{Unique?} tyme For he hade lyve{Unique?} of lichore{Unique?} lucifers aunte A thousand men þan{Unique?} thrange{Unique?} to-geder Wepand{Unique?} & walowand{Unique?} for þair wikyd dedes Cryand{Unique?} vpward to crist & to hys clene moder To haue grace to ga to trewth so god lenne{Unique?} at þai myght{Unique?} Sextus Passus de Visione Bot þare was nane{Unique?} so wyse as þe way may þeder couth{bar} And{Unique?} Bloundered{Unique?} forth as bestes oure{Unique?} bankes & hilles So{Unique?} late & so lang at þai a lede mette Appareld as a palmer in pilgrames{Unique?} wede He bare a burdon bonden{Unique?} with a brad{Unique?} list In a wodbyndes wise wonden abowte A Bag & a botell{Unique?} he bare by hys syde A hundreth ensaumples{Unique?} on hys hatte wer sett Synes of sissell{Unique?} & schellys of galys And mony crosse on hys cloke & synes{Unique?} of rome I{Unique?} se by hys synes qwyne{Unique?} þat he come Fra senay he sayd & from þe sepulcre At bedlem & babilone I haue ben bath In hermony & alisaunder & many other place Ye may see{Unique?} by my senys{Unique?} þat settes{Unique?} on my hatte That I haue walkyd full wyde in wete & in drye I haue{Unique?} soth{Unique?} gude sayntes for my saule heile{Unique?} Knawys þou oght a corsante{Unique?} quod þai men callys{Unique?} trewth{bar} Can þou oght wysse vs þe way quare þe wy dwellys Nay sa me god help sayde þe grome þenne I sawe neuer palmer with pyke ne with skrippe Aske aftir hym or nowe right in þis place Peter quod þe plughman & put forth hys heued I knawe hym als kyndly as a clerke doys hys bukez Clene consciens & witte kennyd me to hys place And did me to swere to serue hym for euer Bathe to sett & to sawe qwylse I swynke might I haue ben hys folower all þis fourty wynter Bath sawyn hys sede & folowde hys bestes And kepyd hys corne & caryed it to howsez I diked & delved & dyd qwat he bad me Within & withowte I watyd{Unique?} hys profett Þer is no laborer in hy lordship þat he loves{Unique?} better For yf{Unique?} I say it my-seluen I serue hym to pay I haue my hyre wele of hym & other qwyle mare He his{Unique?} þe pristest{Unique?} maister{Unique?} þat pure{Unique?} men knawen He withhaldez{Unique?} no hyne hys hire bot he hase it at euen He is als louely{Unique?} als a lambe & louesum of speche And if ȝe wil wete qwar{Unique?} he dwellys I sall visse{Unique?} you full right vnto{Unique?} hys awne{Unique?} place Ya leue pers quod þe palmers & proferd hym hire Nay quod he by my saule & he gun swere fast I wald noght fange a ferthyng for Saynt thomas Shrine Trouth wald loue me þe wers a long tyme after Bott if ȝe will wende þis is þe war þeder You bus{Unique?} ga{Unique?} be meknes bath men & wyffez Tyll ye come to consciens crist wate þe sothe Þat ȝe loue hym leuer þen ȝe do{Unique?} your hert In ernest{Unique?} your nextbure{Unique?} in no vise{Unique?} ȝe pare Other wisse{Unique?} &{Unique?} ȝe wald men dyd to yow And swa behofes yow furth by a bruke be buxum of your{Unique?} speche Vnto{Unique?} ye fynd{Unique?} a furth{Unique?} your fadir{Unique?} ȝe honour Wade{Unique?} into þe water & weshe yow þan þare And ȝe sal lepe þe lyghtlyer all your live{Unique?} after And þen{Unique?} sal ȝe swere noght bot if it be for nede And namely in ydelnes þe name of god almighty Than sall ȝe come by a crofte bot come nott þarein Þe croft heght{Unique?} couett nott mennys catell ne þair wifes Ne none of þair seruandes þaim noye might Luke þou breke no bugh{Unique?} bote yf it be þi nawne{Unique?} Twa stokkez þare standes bot styntt þe{Unique?} noght þare Þai heght steyll nott ne sla not streke forth be bathe Leue þaim on þi left hand luke noȝt þareafter Hald swa wele þi halyday it is þe way to euen Than sall þou bleinke{Unique?} at a brige{Unique?} ber no fals wittnes Þat is fetterd{Unique?} with florens & other feys{Unique?} mony{Unique?} Luke þou pluk no plante þare for peril of þi saule Than sall þou see say þe sothe sa it be to do And in na maner ellys for no manys byddyng Than sall þou come to a court clere as þe sun Þe mote is of mercy þe maner all abowte And all þe wall{Unique?} is{Unique?} of witte to hald wele þareowte The kyrnalles er{Unique?} of cristyndome our{Unique?} kynde for to{Unique?} saue And britasyd{Unique?} with beleue or beys noȝt saued All þe rofez ar helyd bath hallez & chaumbres With no lede bod love & lufsumnes{Unique?} also The towre qwer troth is hym-seluen is vp to þe Sun He may do with þe day sterne qwat he dere likez And dede{Unique?} dar noght do þat he defendes I haue no tome to tell howe þe toure stondes Bot þe brig het bidwell þe better may þou spede Ilka piller is of pennance polischyd full clene Grace hat þe gatwarde a gude man for soth{bar} Hys name{Unique?} hat amend þou mony men hym knawys Tyll{Unique?} hym þis takenyng{Unique?} troth{Unique?} wate þe sothe I performed þe pennance þat þe prist{Unique?} enioyned And I am sory for my synnes & swa sall I euer When I þinke þareon yf{Unique?} I wer a pape Byd amend yow mek hym to hys maister anes To put{Unique?} vp þe wekett at þe way{Unique?} stekett{Unique?} Þer was adam & eue etyn þare hane{Unique?} For he hed{Unique?} þe key of þat clekett if{Unique?} þe kyng slepyd{Unique?} And at{Unique?} grace graunt yow{Unique?} to go on þis wise Ye{Unique?} sal see treuth yowr-selfe{Unique?} sette in your hertes To lere yow for to love & hys lawes halde Bot be war þat wreth noye yow noght þat wikyd shrew For he hase enuy till{Unique?} hym þat in yow hert ristes{Unique?} Put ye furth no pride to prays yowr-seluen{Unique?} Þat baldnes of þi lyffe fett mekenes & blynd hym And so doys þou dryve as dew qwen þe dore is closyd And kepe þe clene owt of howse for euer Happely a hundreth ȝere or þou eft entir Thus may þou lose{Unique?} þat{Unique?} love þat lastes for euer Bot þou gett{Unique?} þorow grace & no gilt{Unique?} ellys Bott þare er seuen sisteres þat seruys{Unique?} trowth ellys{Unique?} To{Unique?} be{Unique?} porters of hys{Unique?} posterns þat to þe place langes{Unique?} One hatt abstninence & humilite hat an other Charite & chastite er{Unique?} his clene{Unique?} maydynnes Pacience & pease mekyll peple helpyn Larges þe lady lattes{Unique?} in ful many And qwa-sa syb is to þa{Unique?} sisters & sa may god hel[ He is wonder{Unique?} wilcom & fair vnderfangyd{Unique?} Bot ye syb to þees{Unique?} seuen I tell you for sothe It wa? full harde be my heued to get ingate Be crist quod a cutpurs I haue no kynne þare Ne I quod a peward{Unique?} bott at{Unique?} I knawe Wate god quod awaferar wist I þe sothe Suld I neuer forther a fote for all þe{Unique?} frere prechyng Yis quod pers ploughman & prechyd hym to gude Mercy is a mayden has{Unique?} might ouer þaim all Scho{Unique?} is sib to all synfull & hir sone als And þorow hope{Unique?} of þaim bath twa hope yow no other Thu may{Unique?} gett ingate{Unique?} sa þou ga{Unique?} be tyme Septimus Passus de Visione Vijus THis war a kykkyd way bot qwa-sa hase agydea gyde That we might folow ilke a{Unique?} fote till we wer þare Quod perkyn þe plughman be saynt paule appostyll I haue one{Unique?} aker be þe hye þay Had I eryd þe{Unique?} halue aker & sawyn it after I suld ga with þou tyl ȝe wer þare Þis wer a lang lettyng quod aladya lady ful clere What sall we women wirke þe qwylse{Unique?} Sum sall sew sekes{Unique?} for schateryng of whete And ye wyffes þat nowe hase wel wirke{Unique?} it fast Spynne ȝe it spedely & spare noght your fyngers Bot it be on halydays{Unique?} or on holy euennys{Unique?} Luke forth your lynen & labour on faste The nedy & þe naked take{Unique?} hede howe þai lig{Unique?} Cast þaim clathes for cold for sa biddes trouth For I shall len þaim liuelode als lang as I leve And ȝe lovely lades with your lang fyngers Ye haue sylke & sendell to sew it in tyme Chesables for chapelanys chirches to honour And all maner of men þat be þe mete leuys Help{tilde} þaim to wirk wightly þat wynnys your fodes{Unique?} Be crist quod a knyght þou kennys vs þe best Bot on þe theme trewly taght was I neuer And{Unique?} kenne quod þe knyght & I will be þine ayre Be saynt Saynt paule quod perkyn for þou profers þe sa law I sall$ swynke & swete & saw for vs bathe And take{Unique?} labour{Unique?} for þi lufe all$ my lyfe tyme In conant{Unique?} at þou kepe haly kirk & my-seluen Fra wastours fra wykkyd men þat wald me distroy And ga hunt hardly{Unique?} at hare & at foxe At bare in þe buskez{Unique?} þat brekes my heggez And foche{Unique?} home fauucons foules to fell${Unique?} For þai come to my crofte & croppez my whete Curtasly þe knyght þen{Unique?} consaved þir{Unique?} wordes Be my power pers I plight þe my troth$ To fulfyll$ þis counand{Unique?} qwilse my liff may stonde Ya ȝit a poynte quod perkyn I pray þe of mare Luke þou tene no teneande þat trewly woll$ assent And gyff a sely pore man profer þe gyftez{Unique?} Neghe noght in auntre þou may it not deserue For þou sall$ ȝelde ayayn at þe ȝeres ende In a full perlus place þat purgatory hatt Misbyd{Unique?} noght þi bounde{Unique?} þe better may þou spede