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PassusB 6

hys were a wycked way {bote}P but wo-so had a gyde

that wold folowen vs echeT foote þus þis folke he me{n}ved

quod perkyn þe plo{u}vman by seynt petre off rome

I ha{u}ve an hal{u}ve acre to erye by the hygh way

had I eryede thys halfe acre and sowen ytt after

I wold wend wyth you & you the way teyche

thys were a long lettyng quod a ladye In a sklayere

when shold we wymmen {.....}worche to whyles

some shold sowe þe sacke quod he / for shedyng off þe weyte

& youLG lo{u}vely ladyes wythe your {b} longe fyngers

that ye ha{u}ve sylke & sendell {s} to sowe when tyme ys

chesybleys for chapleynes cherche{r}s to hono{u}vre

wy{u}ves & wydowes wol{e}leP & flax spynnethe

makethe clothe I co{u}vnsell you & k{y}ennyth so yo{u}vr doghters

the nedye & þe naked take heede howe they lyggen

& castethe theym clothes for so comma{u}vnded trewthe

for I shall ley{n}ven þe{m}n P ly{u}veloode / but yff þe land fayle

fol. 25v

Flesshe & breed bothe to ryche and to poere

as long as I ly{u}ve for the lordes lo{u}ve off hey{u}ven

and all maner men that thr{u}vgh meyte & drynke ly{u}ven

helpe theym to worke wyghtlyche þat wynnen your foode

by cryst quod a knyght tho he kennyth vs the best

but on þe teme trewly tawght was I ne{u}ver

{but kenne me quod the knyght & }[but kenne me quod the knyght & I wyll assay]P

by seynt powle quod perkyn ye profre you so fayre

that I shall sweyte & swynke & sowe for vs bothe

and other labor{o}s{ur} do for þi lo{u}ve all my lyfe tyme

In co{u}venaunt P þat þou kepe holychurche & my-sel{u}ve

from wasters & from wykked men þat þis world stroyen

and go h{y}vnte hardelyche att hares & att foxes

to borres & to brockes þat breken downe mennes heggys

and go assey þe fawkenes wyld fo{u}vle to kyll

for s{u}oyche comen to my crofte & c{o}roppen my weyte

co{u}vrtyslyche þe knyght þen comsed thes wordes

by my power pyers quod he I plyght þe my troght

to f{u}v{ss}llfyll thys forward thogh I fyght sh{u}olde

as longe as I ly{u}ve I shall the menteygne

he & yet a poynte quod pyers I prey you off more

loke ye tene no tenant but trewtheP wyll assente

& thogh ye mowe a-mercy them lett mercy be taxo{u}vre

and mekenes þi master maugre medes chekes

and thogh pore profre you presentes & gyftes

nym ytt noght In auent{u}vre ye may ytt not deser{u}ve

for youT shall yeld ytt a-gayne att on yeres end

In a full perylycheLX place p{u}vrgatorye ytt hett

and myssbyd noght þi bo{u}vndmen þe better mey þou spede

thogh he be þi vndrelyng well mey happe yn hey{u}ven

that he worthyer sytt & wyth more blysse

amice assende superius & cetera

for In chernels at ch{u}vrches cherles been yll to knowe

or a knyght from a kna{u}ve knowe þis In þi herte

& be trew off thy tong & tales thowe hate

but þei be wyssdome or wytt thy workemen to chaste

hold wyth non herlottes ne here not theyre tales

& namelyche atT meyte s{u}oche men eschewe

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for þei þe de{u}velles dyso{u}vrs I do þe to vndre-stond

I assent by seynt Iame quod the knyght then

for to worchen by þi wordes whyle my ly{u}ve d{u}vrethe

and I shall apparell me quod perkyn In pylgrymes wyse

and wende wyth you I wyll tyll we fynd trewthe

& cast on my clothes clo{u}vted & hole

my cokkers & my c{u}vffes for cold off my nayles

and hang my hopper at my hal{s}ce In styd off a scryppe

a b{u}vsshell bre{e}yd corne bryng me therynne

For I wyll sowe ytt my-sel{u}ve & sythe wole I wende

to pylgrymes & palmers done perdone toT ha{u}ve

but wo-so helpeth to erye or sowen er I wende

shall ha{u}ve ley{u}ve by our lorde to lese theryn her{u}vest

& make þem merye ther-myd / maugre wo-so gr{u}vggethe

and as{k}ff{en}orP crafty{e}sT men / that can ly{u}ve In trewthe

I shall fynd them foode þat faythfullyche ly{u}ven

saue Iacke þe Ioygoler & Iohenett off the stewes

and danyell þe dyssepleyer & dyote þe bawde

and frere þe fayto{u}vr & folke off hys ordre

and robyn þe ryba{u}vder for hys ro{u}vstye wordes

trewthe told me one{s}ce & bad me tell ytt after

deleantur de libro viuentium I sh{u}vld not deale wyth þem

For holy churche ys hoote off theym no tythes to take

quia cum Iustis non scribantur //

they been eskaped good a{u}vent{u}vre / god þem amend

dame worche when tyme ys pyers wyffe hyght

hys doghter hyght do ryght so or þi dame shall þe beyte

hys sonne hett / suffer þi suffereyns to ha{u}ve theyr wyll

deme þem not for yff þou do þou shalte ytt deere bygge

lett god worche wyth all for so hys worde teychythe

for now am I olde and hoor & ha{u}ve myne owen

to pen{n}vance / pen[n]ance & pylgrymage I wyll pas wyth other

Forthy I wyll or I wende wryte my beq{u}vest

In die / d[e]i nomine amen I make ytt my-sel{u}ven

he shall ha{u}ve my so{u}vle þat best hathe I-ser{u}ved ytt

and fro þe fend ytt defend for so I bele{u}ve

tyll I come to hys acomptes as credo me tellythe

to ha{u}ve a relees &T remyssyon on þat rentall I le{y}.{u}ve P

fol. 26v

the kyrke shall ha{u}ve my caryon & kepe my bonnys

for off my corne & catell he cra{u}ved the tythe

I payd ytt hym prestlye for peryll off my so{u}vle

forthy he ys holden I hope to ha{u}ve me In hys masse

and mengen In hys memorye among all crystyen

my wyffe shall ha{u}ve off þat I wanne wyth trewthe & no more

and deale among my doghters & my deer chyldren

For thogh I dye to-day my dettes are q{u}vyte

I bare whom þat I borowed er I to bed yede

& wyth the resydewe & þe remna{u}vnte by þe rode off l{u}vkes

I wole worshype ther-wyth trewthe by my ly{u}ve

& been hys pylgrym att plo{u}vgh for poere menesT sake

my plowe-foote shalbe / shal be my pykestaffe & pyche atwo þeP rotes

and helpe my c{u}vltur to ker{u}ve & clence þe forowes

now ys perkyn & hys pylgymes / pylg[r]ymes to þe plo{u}vgh faren

to erye hys halffe acre holpen hym many

dykers & del{u}vers dygged vp the balkes

therwyth was perkyn apayde & preysed hymP fast

other workemen þer were þat wroghten full yerne

eche man In hys maner made hym-sel{u}ve to done

& some to pleasse perkyn pyked vp the wedes

att hygh pryme / pyers lett the plowe stand

to ouerseen þem hym-selffe & wo-so best wroghte

he sh{u}old be hyred þerafter when her{u}vest cam

and þen seten some & songen atte nale

and helpen erye hys halfe acre / wyth howe troly loly

by þe peryll off my so{u}vle quod pyers all In p{u}vre tene

but ye aryse the rather & rape you to worche

shall no greyne þat growethe glade you att nede

and yff ye dye for doole þe de{u}vell ytt recchethe

tho were fayto{u}vrs afered & feyned theym blynd

some leyde þer legges a-lyrye / as swyche loselles canne

& made þer mone to pers & preyed hym off grace

we ha{u}ve no lymmes to labo{u}vre wyth lord graced be ye

& we pray for you pyers & for yo{u}vr plowe bothe

that god off hys grace your greyne m{u}vltyplye

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& yelde you for your almesse þat ye gy{u}ve vs here

for we may not swynke ne sweyte s{u}oche syknes vs eylythe

yff ytt be sothe þat youLG seyne I shall ytt sone espye

ye been wastors I wott well & trewthe wottethe þe sothe

and I am hys old hyne & hyght hym to warne

wyche þei were In þis worlde hys workmen ympeyrenT

ye wasten þat men wynnen wyth tra{u}vell & wyth tene

but trewthe shall teyche youP hys teme to dryue C

or ye shall eyte barlye bred & off þe brooke drynke

but yff he be blynd or broken-legged or bolted wyth yrens

he shall eyte wheyte bred & drynke wyth my-sel{u}ve

tyll god off hys goodnes amendement hym send

but ye myght tra{u}vell as trewthe wold & take meyte & hyre

to kepe kyen In the felde the corne from þe bestes

dyken or del{u}ven {&}or dyngen vp the shey{u}vys

or helpe make morter or beyre m{u}vckeP a-feld{es}e

In lecherye & losyngerye ye ly{u}ven & In slothe

and all ys thr{u}vgh s{u}vfferance þat wengeance you ne takethe

but ankers & herymytes that eyten nat but on{s}ce

and no more er morowe myne almes shall they ha{u}ve

& off catell to kepe þem wyth þat ha{n}ve cloyesters & ch{u}vrches

but / robert renabowte /P shall not ha{u}ve off myne

ne posteles but þei preyche kan & ha{u}ve power off þe bysshoppe

they shall ha{u}ve payne & potage {to} & make theym at easse

ytt ys an vnreasonable relygyon þat hathe noght off certeyne

and then gan a wasto{u}vr to wrathe hym & wold ha{u}ve foghte

& to pyers the plowman he profered hys glo{u}ve

a brettonerC / a bragger /P he bostedT pyers al{s}ce

& bad hym go pysse hym wyth hys plowe forpyned shrewe

wylt þou or nylt þou we wyll ha{u}ve our wyll

off thye flower & off thye flesshe fecche when vs lykethe

& maken vs merye therwyth ma{u}vgre thy chekes

then pyers þe plo{u}vman pleynyd hym to the knyght

to kepe hym as co{u}venaunt was from c{u}vrsed shrewys

& fro þe wasto{u}vrs off wol{u}ves kynd þat make þis worlde deere

for þei wasten & wynne noght & that ylke whyle

fol. 27v

worthe neuer plente amonge þe poeple whyle my plow lyggetheP

co{u}vrteyslye þe knyght then as hys kynd wold P

warned wasto{u}vr & wyssed hym better

or þou shalt abye by þe lawe by þe ordre that I beyre

I wroght neuer quod wasto{u}vr{e} & nowe I nyll begynne

& lett lyght off the lawe & lasse off the knyght

& sett pyers att a peyse & hys plowe bothe

and maneced peres & hys men yff they meteLG eft-sones

by þe peryll off my so{u}vle quod pyers I shall apayre you all

and called affter honger þat herd hym at þe F{u}vrste

awreke me off thes wasto{u}vrs that þis worlde shenden

hongre In hast tho hente wasto{u}vre by þe mawe

& wrong hym so by þe wombe þat hys eyne watered

he b{u}vffeted the bretoner a-bowte botheP the chekes

that he loked lyke a lanterne all hys ly{u}ve after

he bett þem so bothe he brast nye theyre g{u}vttes

ne had pyers wyth a peyse loofe preyed hongre to ceasse

they had be dol{u}ven depeP deme þou non other

suffer theym [lyue he seyde & lett theym eyte wyth hogges]

or elles b{e}aens / be[a]nsP & branne baken to-gedders

or elles mylke & meane ale thus preyed pyers for theym

Fayto{u}vrs for feere there {fledde} flowen In-to bernes

& flapten on wyth fleyles from morowe tyll e{u}ven

that hongre was not P hardyeT on theym for to loke

For a pott f{u}vll off peyses þat p{o}yers had made

an heype off herymytes hente theym spades

and k{u}vtten þer copes & co{u}vrtypyes theym made

and went as workemen wyth spades & wyth sho{u}velles

and dol{u}ven & dyggen to dry{u}ve a-way hongre

blynd & bedreden were botened a thowsande

that syttenT to begge syl{u}ver sone were they heyled

for þat was bake for bayarde was bote for manye hongrye

and many a begger for beanes boxome was to swynke

and eche poere man {haue}wellC payed to ha{u}ve peyse for hys hyre

& watt pyers preyed þem do as prest as a sparrha{u}vke

& theroff was pyers prowde & p{u}vtt theym to worche

ga{u}ve þem meyte as he myght a-forthe a meys{u}vrable hyre

then had pyers pyte & preyed hongre to wende

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home to hys owen yerthe & holden hym there

for I am well I-wrooke off wasto{u}vrs thr{u}vgh thye myght

but I prey þe or thowe pas quod pyers vn-to hongre

off beggers & off bydders wat best be to done

for I wote wele be þou weynte þei wole worche yllT

for myscheffe ytt makethe they be so meke noweLX

& for defa{u}vte off þeir foode / þis folke ys att my wyll

they are my brethren quod pyers g{uod}odP boght vs all

tre{u}vght taght me on{s}ce to lo{u}ven theym echone

andT helpen off all thyng ay as theym nedethe

and nowe wold I wytten where were the best

& how I myght mastre theym & make þem to worche

here nowe quod hongre & hold ytt for a wyssdome

bold beggers & bygge þat mow þer brede byswynke

wyth hoondes bred & hors brede hold vp theyr hartes

abate wyth beanes for bollyng off theyr wombe

and yff þe gomes gr{u}vge byd theym go swynke

& he shall so{u}vpe swetter when he hathe deser{u}ved ytt

and yff þou fynd any freyke þat fort{u}vne hath apayred

or any maner fal{s}ce men fond þou s{u}oyche to knowe

comfort theym wyth thye catell for crystes lo{u}ve off hey{u}ven

lo{u}ve theym & leyne theym so þe lawe off god teychethe

alter alterius onera portate et cetera //

and all maner off men that thow myght aspye

that nedye been & noght / P helpe theym wyth thye goodes

lo{u}ve þem & lacke theym noght lett god take the wengeance

thogh they done e{u}vell lett god worche

michi vindictam et ego retribuam et cetera //

& yff þou wylt be gracyo{u}vs to god do as the gospell teychythe

belo{u}ve þe amongest lewde men so shalt þou lacche grace

facite vobis amicos de mammona Iniquitatis et cetera //

I nolde gre{u}ve god / pers seyde / for all þe good on gro{u}vnde

myght I synles do as þou seyest seyd pers then

I þe hooteP quod hongre or elles the byble lyethe

go to genesis þe geant þe engendero{u}vr off vs all

In swete & In swynke þou shalt thye mete tylye

& labo{u}vr for thy ly{u}velode & so our lord hyght

and sapyence sayethe the same P I sawe ytt In þe bybleC

fol. 28v

piger pro frigore no felde nold tylye

& þerfore he shall begge & bygge & no man bete hys hongre

mathewe wyth mannes face mo{u}vthed thes wordes

that seruus nequam had a beysantT & for he wold not chaffare

he had maugre off hys master e{u}ver-more after

& bynam hym hys beysant for he noldT worche

& gaffe þat besant to hym þat ten besantes hadde

& wyth þat he seyde þat holy ch{u}vrche ytt harde

he þat had shall ha{u}ve & helpe þer ytt nedythe

& he þat hathe noght noght shall ha{u}ve & no man hym helpe

& þat he weneth well to ha{u}ve I wyll ytt hym berey{u}ve

kynd wytt wolde þat eche a wyght wroght P

other In dykyng or In del{u}vyng or tra{u}vell In preyers

contemplaty{u}ve lyffe or acty{u}ve lyffe cryste wold þei wroght

the sa{u}vter seyethe In þe sa{u}vlme off {v}beati omnes //

the freyke þat fedeth hym-selffe wyth feythfull labo{u}vr

he ys blessyd by the boke in bodye & yn so{u}vle

labores manuum tuarum et cetera //

etP I prey you quod pyresP par charyte yff youT can

any leyffe off lechecrafte lere ytt me my dere

For some off my ser{u}vantes & my-sel{u}ve bothe

off all a weeke worche not so our wombe akethe

I wote well quod hongre watt syknes you ayelethe

ye ha{u}ve yeyten o{u}ver moche & þat makethe you{r} grone

but I hoote þe quod hongre {þat}as þou {........} thyn heale wylnest

that þou drynke no day or þou dyne somwatt

eyte nat I hoote þe / er honger the take

and send the off hys sa{u}vce to sa{u}vore wyth thye lyppes

& kepe some tyll s{u}oppertyme & sytt not to long

& ryse vp er appetyte hathe eyten hys fyll

lett noght syr s{u}vrfett sytten att thy borde

le{u}ve hym {.} not he ys leychero{u}vs & lykoro{u}vs off tong

& after manye maner meytes hys mawe ys a-hongred

& yff þou dyote þe þus I dare legge my eyres

þat fysyke shall hys f{u}vrred hoodes /for hys foode sell

& hys cloke off calabre wyth all hys knapes off gold

& be fayne by my faythe fysyke to ley{u}ve

& lerne to labo{u}vr wyth lond for ly{u}velode ys swete

for mortherers are many leches our lord þem amend

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they do men to dye thr{u}vgh þer drynkes er destynye wold

by seynt powle quod pyers thes are profytable wordes

wende now hongre when þou wylt well be þou e{u}ver

for þis ys a lo{u}vely lesson lord ytt þe foryelde

I hooteT god quod hongre hen{ns}ce ne wold I wendeP

tyll I ha{u}ve dyned by þis day and y drynkeLG bothe

I ha{u}ve no pennye quod pyers p{u}vllettes to bygge

ne neyther gees ne gryses but two grene cheses

a fewe cr{u}vddes & creyme & a ha{u}ver kake

and two lo{u}ves off beanes & branne bake for my fa{u}vntes

& yet I sey by my so{u}vle I ha{u}ve no salte bakon

ne no kokeney by cryst colopes for to make

but I ha{u}ve percyle & porrettes & manye cole plantes

and a cowe & a calffe & a carte mare

to drawe a-feld my dong whyleT þe dro{u}vght lastethe

and by þis ly{u}velode we m{o}vsteT ly{u}ve tyll lammas tyme

& by þat I hope ha{u}ve her{u}vest In my crofte

& then may I dyght þi dynner as my dere lykethe

all the po{u}vere poeple then peyscoddes fecchen

beynes & baken app{u}vlles þei broght yn theyr lappes

chybolles & {rype} cheruelles & rype cheryes manye

& profered pyers þis present to please wyth hongre

all hongre ete In hast & asked after more

then po{u}vere folke for fere fed hongre ȝerne

wyth grene porrett & peasone to poysone {þem ..}hym þei thoghtP

by þat hytt neghyd ney her{u}vest newe corne cam to cheypyng

þen was folke feyne & fed hongre wyth þe best

wyth good ale as gloton taght & garte hongre toT slepe

tho wold wasto{u}vr not worche but wandre a-bowte

ne no begger eyte bred þat beanes yn were

but off cokett & cleremeyne or elles off cleyne wheyte

ne non halpenye ale In no wyse drynke

but þe best & the brounest þat yn br{u}vghe ys to sell

laborers þat ha{u}ve no land to ly{u}ve on but þer handys

deyned noght to dyne a day / nyht olde wortes

may no penny ale theym pay no pece off bakon

fol. 29v

but yff ytt be fresshe flesshe or fysshe fryed or bake

and that cla{u}vde / c[h]aude & pl{u}vs cha{u}ved for chyllyng off þer mawe

and but yff he be hyghlyche hyred elles wole heP chyde

and þat he was workeman wroght waylle þe tyme

ageynst catons co{u}vnseyle comsethe he to Iangell

paupertatis onus pacienter ferre memento //

he gre{u}vethe hym ageynst god & gr{u}vggethe ageynst reason

and ca{u}vsethe he þe kyng all hys co{u}vnseyle after

s{u}oyche {r} lawes to loke laborers to gre{u}ve

but whyle hongre was here master / non off þem wold chyde

ne stry{u}ve ageynst þ{e}isP T stat{u}vte so sternleche he loked

but I warne you workemen wynne wyle ye m{ey}owe

for hongre hydderward hastethe hym fast

he shall awake wyth watre wasto{u}vrs to chaste

er fyue be fullfylled s{u}oyche fanyne / fa[m]yne shall aryse

thr{u}vgh fl{u}vddes & fo{u}vle wedders fr{u}vytes shall fayle

and so seyde sat{u}orne þat seynt you to warne

when ye se þe sonne a-mys & two monkes heydes

and {y}aP meyde ha{u}ve þe mastrye & m{u}vltyplye by heyght

þen shall dethe wyth-drawe & derthe be I{u}vstece

& daw þe dyker dye for hongre

but yff god off hys goodnes graunt vs a trewe

explicit septimus passus de visione //

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a profecy

G.7.1: The first stroke of the <w> of "whoso" is written here and crossed out.↩

G.7.2: The majority of A and C manuscripts share the G Cot reading eche, and this is the reading adopted by Kane and Donaldson. Most B manuscripts read eche a.↩

G.7.10: For the G scribe's use of you for remaining manuscripts ȝe, see note to G.2.180.↩

G.7.13: The scribe has added an extra <l> to indicate that the vowel in wolle="wool," is short; see Dobson, English Pronunciation, p.509, note 2. The correction leaves little space before the following ampersand and the overwriting of original <e> results in a second <l> which resembles a <b>. For the G scribe's spelling practices, see Introduction III.2.↩

G.7.17: The final minim of the superscript <m> of original G þem has been crossed out in brown ink (the same ink as that used for the alterations from <u> to <v>).↩

G.7.24: It is impossible to be certain of the reading of the second half of the line but the tails of two consectutive long <s>s appear to be present.↩

G.7.28: For the use of superscript <a> as an abbreviation mark in G, see Introduction IV.1.1.↩

G.7.39: The first vowel of what is transcribed here as trewthe may perhaps be an <o>, but see yeld at G.7.44.↩

G.7.44: It is impossible to tell whether the G reading you results from misreading of "thou" as "you" (most B manuscripts read þow) or from the extension of "you" from the accusative to the nominative (Cr Hm read ye). See note to G.2.180.↩

G.7.45: Neither the OED nor the MED records the G form perylyche. Remaining manuscripts read perillous.↩

G.7.55: Most A manuscripts share the G O C2 Y reading (at rather than atte= "at the"), and this is the reading adopted by Kane and Donaldson.↩

G.7.66: The G O C2 F reading to is adopted by Kane and Donaldson. Remaining B manuscripts read forto.↩

G.7.70: G originally read asken, presumably altered by the corrector to as ffor because it does not make sense.↩

G.7.70: Note the similar correction from crafty to craftyes at G.4.226.↩

G.7.93: Most A and C manuscripts share the G O C2 Cot reading &, and this is the reading adopted by Kane and Donaldson. Remaining B manuscripts read and a.↩

G.7.93: The <y> of original leyue has been written over the pinhole in the corner of the writing space and both it and its replacement are therefore difficult to read. The erased tail, however, is still clearly visible. For the spelling with <y> see, e.g., G.7.278.↩

G.7.105: C Y R share G's original reading men. Remaining B manuscripts share G's corrected reading menes.↩

G.7.106: Parts of atwo and þe (both originally very faint) have been re-outlined in blacker ink.↩

G.7.111: The minims of G hym lack definition. Kane and Donaldson read hyn.↩

G.7.132: For the G scribe's use of you for most manuscripts ȝe, see note to G.2.180.↩

G.7.135: It is not entirely clear whether G's form ympeyren should be considered the same lexical item as that used by R and F (i.e. apayreth). See OED appair, apair, v. and impair, v.. Most B manuscripts have the preterite.↩

G.7.137: The minims of you lack definition; they are basically just a straight line.↩

G.7.137: A horizontal line runs from the end of the <e> of dryue into the margin.↩

G.7.145: An additional minim has been added to the beginning of mucke, in the same ink as the original. Without it, there would only be four minims.↩

G.7.151: For the G scribe's use of virgules for highlighting, see note to G.6.597.↩

G.7.157: There is a brown ink stain over the <tt> of brettoner.↩

G.7.157: For the G scribe's use of virgules for highlighting, see note to G.6.597.↩

G.7.157: G's he bosted is not necessarily a variant reading; the reading found in most manuscripts (i.e. abostede) represents the only instance of the verb aboast recorded by the OED and the a- may well be just a form of "he."↩

G.7.166: A virgule has been placed between plow and lyggethe (apparently by the main scribe) in order to separate the words.↩

G.7.167: The ink has been growing gradually fainter and the first three letters of wold have been overwritten in blacker ink.↩

G.7.173: Though the G scribe was clearly aware of the possibility of using single and double consonants to indicate preceding long and short vowels, his practice in this respect is not consistent and the use of a single <t> in mete does not therefore necessarily indicate a present rather than a preterite. For the G scribe's spelling practices, see Introduction III.2.↩

G.7.179: Added bothe is in black ink. It is not impossible that it was written by the original scribe (for the form of the <h>, see, e.g., the second <h> of trughthes (G.8.57 f.30v, l.7)). However, the form of this letter also resembles that used by WH (see, e.g., Byschoppes in the note in the right hand margin on f.103r) and since the script used for the addition is altogether more angular than that normally used by hand1, it seems probable that it was in fact made by WH. See also G.7.183.↩

G.7.183: The ink colour of added depe here is the same as that of the addition at G.7.179. Once again, it seems likely that it may have been made by WH: though the script is not dissimilar to that used by the original scribe, it is more angular and more upright.↩

G.7.185: The first <e> of original beens has been altered to an <a> by the addition of a downward stroke on the right hand side of the letter. Presumably the wrong vowel has been altered. See beanes at G.7.198.↩

G.7.189: Added not appears to be in the hand of the original scribe. Compare, however, the additions at G.7.183 and G.7.179.↩

G.7.189: Almost all C manuscripts and a high proportion of A manuscripts share the G R F reading hardye, and this is the reading adopted by Kane and Donaldson. Remaining B manuscripts read so hardy.↩

G.7.196: For G Cr C2 sytten (remaining manuscripts seten), see note to G.6.347.↩

G.7.199: The ink of well is blacker than might be expected but this is probably due to the fact that erasure has damaged the surface of the paper.↩

G.7.208: Manuscript M originally shared the majority B reading ful ille but M ful has been erased, thus bringing M's reading into line with that of G (i.e. yll). The G M reading is also that of a high proportion of A manuscripts, and is adopted by Kane and Donaldson.↩

G.7.209: For the G Cr C C2 reading nowe for remaining manuscripts nouthe, see note to G.4.295.↩

G.7.211:The scribe appears to have begun by misreading the initial <g> of "god" as a <q> (and has thus initially misread the whole word as quod). ↩

G.7.213: All A manuscripts and most C manuscripts share the G Cr reading and, and this is the reading adopted by Kane and Donaldson. Remaining B mansucripts read And to.↩

G.7.228: This virgule is at an unusual angle and may simply be present to separate words.↩

G.7.237: Kane and Donaldson read ye for G's þe, but in G superscript <e> normally only occurs after a thorn. See note to G.3.118.↩

G.7.241: There is a smudge on the final <e> of same and the letter may have been re-outlined.↩

G.7.241: The cross in the bottom right hand corner of the page is in modern pencil.↩

G.7.245: Mnam, the majority B reading, is glossed besaunt in L M W Hm, and this may well be the source of the G Cr12 reading beysant.↩

G.7.247: Almost all A manuscripts share the G M Cot reading nold, and this is the reading adopted by Kane and Donaldson. Most B manuscripts read ne wolde.↩

G.7.253: The ink used for wroght was very faint and the word has been re-outlined in black ink.↩

G.7.260: The form of the decorated capital <Y> is unusual, but since the word "yet" is elsewhere consistently spelled with initial <y> it seems likely that this, rather than, say, a capital <I> must be the letter here.↩

G.7.260: The <r> of pyres appears to have been added in the wrong place. See, however, G.14.240.↩

G.7.260: G's reading you could conceivably be a misreading of þou, as F, but it may also be an alternative form of the nominative plural, ie. equivalent to ȝe, which is the reading of the remaining B manuscripts. See note to G.2.180.↩

G.7.285: Kane and Donaldson adopt the reading I bihote (found in BB and in all C and most A manuscripts) for G F I hoote, most manuscripts By-hote.↩

G.7.285: The word wende was originally very faint and has been re-outlined in black ink.↩

G.7.286: G's reading y drynke (for most manuscripts ydronke) is probably at least partly influenced by confusion about the y- past participle prefix, see Introduction III.1.4.↩

G.7.295: The majority of A manuscripts share the G B F reading whyle, and this is the reading adopted by Kane and Donaldson. Most B manuscripts read þe while.↩

G.7.296: Though Cr and F share the G form of the verb ("must" rather than remaining manuscripts "mot"), they both, unlike G, have a singular subject.↩

G.7.305: The added words hym þei have had to be squashed in. Note the virgule inserted after þei in order to separate it from thoght.↩

G.7.308: The majority of A manuscripts share the G Cr3 Hm C2 reading to, and this is the reading adopted by Kane and Donaldson. Remaining B manuscripts read go.↩

G.7.319: The letter <h> of he may have been altered, though it is difficult to tell what the original might have been. Certainly the <e> of he appears to be a later addition: the form is that normally used by the scribe in rubricated Latin passages and it uses up the space between words.↩

G.7.327: The <s> of corrected G þis appears over the <e> of original þe, the <i> in front of it.↩

G.7.327: Bo Cot and F share G's original reading þe, and this is the reading adopted by Kane and Donaldson. The majority B reading is his.↩

G.7.334: A scribe has added a decorated cross in the margin. This corresponds to a similar cross in the table of contents (on f.102) and is one of a number of signs clearly intended to help the reader find particular items in the text. See Introduction I.10.↩

G.7.335: Note the use of what is, for this scribe, an unusual double-lobed <a> for overwriting. The ink is the same as the original.↩