fol. 29v (cont.)fol. 29v
PassusB 7
Trewthe herd tell here-off & to pyers sente
to maken hys teeme & tylye hys yerthe
he p{u}vrchased hym a pardone aP pena et a culpa //
for hym & hys heyres for e{u}ver-more after
& bad hym hold hym att whome & eryen hys leyes
and all þat helpen themP to erye to sett or to sowe
or any other master þat myght pyers a{u}veyle
pardone wyth pyers plo{u}vman trewthe hath gra{u}vnted
kynges & knyghtes that kepen holye ch{u}vrche
& ryghtf{u}vllyche In realmes r{u}velen þe poeple
ha{u}ve pardone thr{u}vgh p{u}vrgatorye to passen f{u}vll lyghtlye
wyth patryarkes & profettes In paradyse to be fellowes
bysshops y-blessed yff C þei beene as they sh{u}vlde
legysters off bothe the lawes þe lewde men þer-wyth to preyche
fol. 30rfol. 30r
& in P als moche as þei mowe amenden all synfull
ere pyers wyth þe postelles thys p{.}ardone pyers shewythe
& att the day off dome att þe hye deyse to sytt
marcheantes In þe mergen / had many yers
but non a pena et a culpa . the pope wolde graunte
for þei hold not theyr halydays as holye ch{u}vrche teychethe
& for they swareLG by þer so{u}vle & by god hym-sel{u}ve
ageyn cleyne conscyence theyre catell to sell
but vndre hys seycrete seale trewthe send them a letter
that þei sholde byggeP boldlye that them best lykyd
and sythen sell ytt ageyne & sa{u}ve þe wynnyng
amend mys endwayes ther-wyth & mesylye folke helpe
and wycked weyes wyghtlyche amend
and do boote brydges that to-broken were
maryen meydens {&} or maken theym nonnes
po{u}vre poeple & prysoners fynd theym theyr foode
and sett scolers to scole or to some other craftes
rele{u}ve relygyon & rent theym better
and I shall send you my-selfe seynt mychaell þe arkeangell
that no de{u}vell shall you dere ne fere you In your dyeyng
& wyten you from wanhope yff youLG wyll þus worche
and sende your so{u}vles In safett / safett[e]LG to my seyntes In Ioy
then were marchantes merye manye wepte for Ioy
& preysed / pyers plouman /P þat p{.}vrchasedP thys bull
men off þe lawe {s} leyste perdon {g}hadde pleteden for mede
for þe sa{u}vter sa{u}vethe theym noght s{u}oyche as take gyftes
and namelych off ynnocentes þat noon e{u}vell ne kanLG
super innocentem munenera / munera non accipies
pleydo{u}vrs sh{u}olde peynen theym to pleyde s{u}oyche to helpe
prynces & preelates sh{u}old pay for theyre tra{u}vell
a regibus et principibus erit merces eorum //
but many a I{u}vstes & a I{u}vro{u}vr wold for Ihon do more
then pro dei pietate le{u}ve you non other
but he þat spendythe hys speche & speykethe for þe powere
þat ys Innocent & nedye & no man appayrythe
comforte hym In þat cas wyth-owte co{u}vetyse off gyftes
fol. 30vfol. 30v
and show lawe for our lordes lo{u}ve as he hytt hatheP lerned
shall no de{u}vell att hys deydeLG day deren hym a myte
that he ne worthe saffeP þe sawter w{e}yttnessytheP
domine quis habitabit In tabernaculo tuo & cetera //
but to bygge water ne wynde ne wytt {y}ne fyre þe ferthe
thyese fowre þe father In hey{u}ven made to þis folke In comen
thyese beene tr{u}vghthes tresores trewe folke to helpe
that neuer shall wexe ne wane wyth-owteP god hym-selfe
when þei drawen to dyeT / & Ind{u}vlgences wold ha{u}ve
theyre perdones are full peytyte / att þer partyngP hence
that any mede off meane men for theyre motyng taken
ye legysters & laweeyersP holden thys for trewthe
that yff þat I lye mathewe ys to blame
for he bad me make you thys & thys pro{u}verbe me tolde
quodcumque vultis vt faciant vobis homines facite eis //
all ly{u}vyng laborers þat ly{u}ven wyth theyre handes
that trewlyche taken & trewlyche wynnen
and ly{u}ven In lo{u}ve & in lawe for theyre lowe hertes
ha{u}ve þe same absol{u}vcyon þat seynt was to pyers
beggers ne bydders ne beythe noght In the byll
but yff þe suggestyon be good þat {.....}shapethP þem go begge
For he that beggethe or byt but yff he ha{u}ve nede
he ys fal{s}ce wyth the fende & defra{u}vdethe þe nedye
and begyleth þe gyuere ageynst hys wyll
for yff he wyst he were not nedye he wold gy{u}ve yt another
that were more nedye þen he so the nedyest shold be holpe
caton kennythe me thus & the clere / cler[k]e off storyes
cui{us} des videto ys caton teychyng
and In þe storyes he teychethe how to bestowe þin almes
sit elimosina tua In manu donec studeasT cui des //
but gregorye was a good man & bad vs gy{u}ven all
that asken for hys lo{u}ve that vs all lenethe
ne eligas cui miserearis ne forte preterias illum qui
meretur accipere quia Incertum est pro quo deo magis
placeas //
wote youLG neuer wo ys worthye but god wote wo hathe nede
fol. 31rfol. 31r
In hym þat takethe ys þe trechyrye yff any treason walke
for he that gy{u}vythe yeldethe & yarkythe hym to rest
and he þat {d} byddethe borowethe & bryngethe hym-selfe In dett
for beggers borowe euermore þer br{u}vgh ys god allmyghtye
to yelden þeim that gy{u}ven theym & yet vs{u}vrye more
quare non dedisti pecuniam meam ad mensam
vt ego veniens cum vsuris exigere et cetera
forthy byddeth not ye beggers but yff ye ha{u}ve nede
for wo-so hathe to byggen hym bred þe boke beyryth wyttnes
he hath Inoghe hathe bred I-noghe thoghe he ha{u}ve no þing elles
satis diues est qui non Indiget pane //
lett vsage be your solas off seyntes ly{u}ves redyng
the boke bannethe beggerye & blamethe In thys maner
Iunior fui etenim senui et non vidi Iustum
de{l}relictum nec semen eius et cetera //
for ye ly{u}ve In no lo{u}ve ne no lawe holde
manye off you wed noght þe wemen ye wyth deale
but as wylde bestes / wyth we-he /P worthen vp & worchen
and bryng forthe barnes þat basterdes men callen
other þe bake or some bonne he brekythe yn þe yo{u}vght
and sythen go fayten wyth your fauntes euer-more after
there ys mo mysshape poeple among thees beggers
then off all maner off men þat on þis mold walkethe
& they that ly{u}ve th{u}vs theyre ly{u}ve / may lothe theyre tyme
that euer he was man wroght when he shall hence fare
but olde men & hoore þat helples been off strenght
& women wyth chylde þat worche ne mowe
blynd & bedred & broken theyre membres
that taken meschefes mekely as meyseles & other
ha{u}ve as pleyne perdone as the plowman hym-selfe
for lo{u}ve off theyre lowe hertes our lord hathe þem graunted
theyr pen{n}vance / pen[n]ance & þeir p{u}vrgatorye here on thys yerthe
Pyers quod a preeste þen thy perdone m{o}vste I rede
I woleP constrewe eche cla{u}vse & kenne þeP In eng{h}lysshe
& pyers att hys preyer the perdone vnfoldethe
& I beynde theym bothe /P byheld all the b{u}vll
fol. 31vfol. 31v
In two lynes ytt ley and noght a leyfe more
& was wryten ryght th{u}vs In wyttnes off trewthe
et qui bona egerunt Ibunt In vitam eternam
qui vero mala In ingnem / i[gn]em eternumC
petre quod the preest tho I can no perdone fynd
but do well & ha{u}ve well & god shall ha{u}ve þi so{u}vle
& do y{u}vell & ha{u}ve y{u}vell hope þou non other
but after þi deyde day þe de{u}vell shall ha{u}ve þi so{u}vle
and pyers for p{u}vre tene p{u}vlled ytt In tweyne
and seyde si ambulauero In vmbr{a}e medioP mortis .
non timebo mala quoniam tu mecum es //
I shall ceasse off my sowyng & swynke not so harde
ne abo{u}vte my balye Ioy so bysye be no more
off preyers & pen{n}vance / pen[n]ance my plowe shalbe / shal be here-after
& wepe when I sholde slepe thogh wheyte bred me faylle
the prophete hys payne eyte / In pen{n}vaunce / pen[n]aunce & yn sorowe
by that þe sa{u}vter seyethe so dyd other manye
[…] that lo{u}veth god loyally hys ly{u}velode ys f{u}vll eysyePC
fuerunt michi lacrime mee panes die ac nocte
but yff l{u}vkeP lye he leyrethe vs by fo{u}vles
we shold not be to besye abo{u}vte þe wor{d}ldes blysse
ne soliciti sitis he sayethe In the gospell
& shewythe vs by ensamples vs-sel{u}vees to wysse
the fo{u}wles In þe felde wo fyndethe þem meyte & watre
they ha{u}ve no granerLX to go too butt god fyndeth þem all
watt quod þe preest to perkyn / pet{u}vr as me thynkethe
þou arte lettered a lytull wo lerned þe on boke
abstynence þe abbesse quod pyers my . a . b . c . me taght
& conscyence cam after-warde & teychyd me better
were thow a prest quod [ he þou myghtest preche where þou shuldest]P C
as di{u}vino{u}vr off dy{u}vynyte wyth dixit Insipiens to þi teyme
lewde lorell quod pyers lytleP lokedest þou on the byble
on salamones sawes seld þou beholdestP
ecce derisores et iurgia cum eis ne crescant .//
the preeste & perkyn apposed eyther other
and I thr{u}vgh theyreP wordes arose & loked abo{u}vte
and segh þe sonne In þe so{u}vthe sytt that tyme
fol. 32rfol. 32r
meteles & monelesP on mal{u}verne hylles
m{u}vsyng on thes meteles my way I yede
many a tyme theesC metaylles haue made me to stodye
off þat I seghe slep{l}yng yff ytt be so myght
and for pers þe plo{u}vman pensyfe In herte
and wyche a perdon pers had þeT poeple to comfort
and how þe preest ympungned ytt wyth two propre wordes
but I ha{u}ve no sa{u}vore In songwarye I see ytt oft fayle
caton & canonysters co{u}vnseyllen vs to ley{u}ve
& sett sadnes In songwarye for somnia ne cures
but for þe boke þe byble beyrythe wyttnes
how danyell dy{u}vyned the dremes off a kyng
that was nabigodonasor nyuy{n}ved / nyuy[n]ed off clerkes
danyell seyde to þe kyng thy dremels betokne
that vnkowde knyghtes shall come þi kyngdome to cle{u}ve
among lower lordes thye land shalbe / shal be deperted
and as danyell dy{u}vyned In deed ytt fell after
the kyng lost hys lordshyp & lower men ytt had
& Iosepfhe met mer{u}vyouslye howe þe mone & þe sonne
and þe elley{u}ven starres haylsed hym all
then Iacob Iugged Iosephes swene
beau fytz quod hys father for defa{u}vte we sh{u}ollenP
I my-selfe & my sonnes seche þe for nede
ytt befell as hys father seyde yn pharoos tyme
that Iosephe was I{u}vstece egypte to loken
ytt befell as hys father told hys freendes þer hym soght
and all þis makethe me on thys meytaylles to thynke
& how þe preest pro{u}ved no perdone to dowell
& demed þat dowell Ind{u}vlgences passed
byen{n}vales / byen[n]ales & tryen{n}vales / tryen[n]ales and bysshops letters
& how dow-well at þe day off dome ys dynglycher vndrefongen
and passed all the perdone off seynt pet{u}vrs ch{u}vrche
now hathe þe pope {perdone} power perdone to graunt to þe poeple
wyth-o{u}vte any pen{n}vance / pen[n]ance to passen In-to hey{u}ven
thys ys o{u}vr byle{u}ve as lettered men vs teychen
quodcumque ligaueris super terram erit ligatum et in celis & cetera
& so I le{u}ve loyally o{u}vr lordT forbyd elles
fol. 32vfol. 32v
then perdone & pen{n}vaunce / pen[n]aunce & preyers done sa{u}ve
so{u}vles þat ha{u}ve synned sey{u}ven sythes deydly
but to tr{u}vste onT thes tryen{n}ttales / trenttalesT trewly me thynkethe
ys noght so syker for þe so{u}vles certes as ys dowelle
forthy I red you re{n}vkes / re[n]kes þat ryche be on þis yerthe
vp-on tr{u}vste on yo{u}vr treys{u}vre tryen{n}ttales T to ha{u}ve
be ye neuer þe boldre to breke þe ten hestes
& namelyche ye Masters meyrs & I{u}vgges
that ha{u}ve þe welth off thys world & wyse menP be holden
to p{u}vrchace you perdon & þe popes b{u}vlles
att þe dredef{u}vll dome when deade shall {...}arysseP
and comen all a-fore cryste accomptes to yelde
how þou laddest þi lyfe & here lawes keptest
& how þou dydest day by day þi dome wole reherce
a poke full off perdon there & pro{u}vyncyalles letters
thogh ye be yn þe fraternyte off all þe fo{u}vre ordres
& ha{u}ve Ind{u}vlgence do{u}vble-folde butT do-well you he{k}lpe
I sett your patentes & your perdone att a pyes heele
and I conseyle all crystyen to crye god mercye
& marye hys mother be our meane betwene
that god gy{u}ve vs grace here or we go hence
s{u}oyche workes to worke whyle we beene here
that after our deyd day do-well reherce
att þe day off dome we dyd as he hyght
explicit octauus passus de visioneC
finitur visionemC
notaC