The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)

PASSUS VI.

[TITLE. So ESFG; Hic incipit passus sextus de uisione M; Passus quintus de visione, vbi prius I.] Incipit passus sextus.

Thus ich a-waked, god wot · whanne ich wonede on cornehulle, [a-waked] haue waked F. god wot MFE] wot god PSI. whanne] wanne P. on] in I.] Kytte and ich in a cote · cloþed as a lollere, [cloþed] y-cloþed EI.] And lytel [y-lete] by · leyue me for soþe, [And] And a P; but IMSE omit a; & ful F. [y-lete IMSG] late F; miswritten ich let P; ich lete E. leyue] leue ME; leueth IFG; by|leuuþ S.] Among lollares of london · and lewede heremytes; [lollares] lollers EI; lollardus F; loreles M. london S] londen or london P; londen EM; londoun IF. heremytes] hermites I; ermiȝtes M.] Line 4 For ich made of þo men · as reson me tauhte. [made] rouȝte F.] For as ich cam by conscience · with reson ich mette [For as] & þo F. with] wit P; M om. ich] me M.] In an hote heruest · whenne ich hadde myn hele, [whenne] wenne P.] And lymes to labore with · and louede wel fare, [fare] to fare MFS.] Line 8 And no dede to do · bote drynke and to slepe. [to do] for to doo F. drynke] to drynke S. and to] and S; wel and F.] In hele and in vnite · on me aposede; [vnite] inwitte I; hete F.] Romynge in remembraunce · thus reson me aratede. [Romynge] & romyng F; Rom|blynge (= rambling) M.] "Canstow seruen," he seide · "oþer syngen in a churche, [Canstow] Canst þow MFS; Can þou I. a] E om.] Line 12 Oþer coke for my cokers · oþer to þe cart picche, [coke] coken M; loke (wrongly) I. my] S om. cokers] cokares I; cokerus FS.]

Mowe oþer mowen · oþer make bond to sheues, [mowen] mouwen M; muwe F; mywen I (mow = to put in a mow, to stack). bond] bend F. to] for M.] Repe oþer be a repereyue · and a-ryse erliche, [repereyue] repereue IF; rip|reue M; rippreue E; rype-reue SG. erliche] vp erli M.] Oþer haue an horne and be haywarde · and liggen oute a nyghtes, [haue] with F. and] F om. be] be an ME; be a S. oute] þer|oute I. a] on M.] Line 16 And kepe my corn in my croft · fro pykers and þeeues? [And] To F. fro] for MF. pykers] prikieres M. and] or M.] Oþer shappe shon oþer cloþes · oþer shep oþer kyn kepe, [shon—cloþes] cloþus oþur schoon F. cloþes] cloþe MI.] Heggen oþer harwen · oþer swyn oþer gees dryue, [Heggen IMF] Eggen PES. harwen] harewen MS. swyn] swyne kepe E. gees] hogges M.] Oþer eny [oþer] kyns craft · þat to þe comune nedeþ, [eny] E om. [oþer MIFSG] PE om. kyns] kynnes MES; kyn F. þe] E om. nedeþ IME] nudeþ P.] Hem þat bedreden be · by-lyue to fynde?" [bedreden] be-dradde F; in drede M. by-lyue] by-leue E; lijf|lode M. I has—þey I be betered þe by · þat by-leue þe fynden.] Line 21 "Certes," ich seyde · "and so me god helpe, [Certes] Certes nai M; Certus sir F.] Ich am to waik to worche · with sykel oþer with sythe, [waik] woke E; wow M.] And to long, leyf me · lowe for to stoupe, [leyf] lef þow M. for] I om.] Line 24 To worchen as a workeman · eny whyle to dure." [a] S om. whyle] wyle P.] "Thenne hauest þow londes to lyue by" · quath reson, "oþer lynage riche [hauest] hast IMFSE. londes] land M. quath reson] quod he F (inserted after þow).] That fynden þe þy fode? · for an ydel man þow semest, [fynden] fyndeþ MIFS. þe] þe þus F. an] F om. ydel] hydel P.] A spendour þat spende mot · oþer a spille-tyme, [spende] spene I.] Line 28 Oþer beggest þy bylyue · a-boute at menne hacches, [bylyue] bylyf E. at] ate P. menne] men ES; mennes IMF.] Oþer faitest vp-on frydays · oþer feste-dayes in churches, [M omits.] The whiche is lollarene lyf · þat lytel ys preysed, [whiche] wiche P. lollarene] lollerne I; lollerus F; a lollerus S; loreles M; miswritten sollarene E. þat—ys] and litel M. preysed] I|preysed IMFS.]

Þer ryghtfulnesse rewardeþ · ryght as men deserueþ,

Reddit unicuique iuxta opera sua.

[ryghtfulnesse] as riȝt F. Red|dit] Reddet MF.] Line 32 Oþer þow art broke, so may be · in body oþer in membre, [art IMFS] ert PE. broke] croket M.] Oþer ymaymed þorw som mys-hap · wher-by þow myȝt be excused?" [wher-by] wer-by P; where|þurgh F.] "Whanne ich ȝong was," quath ich · "meny ȝer hennes, [Whanne] Wanne P. quath ich] I om.] My fader and my frendes · founden me to scole, Line 36 Tyl ich wiste wyterliche · what holy wryt menede, [what] wat P. menede] bi|menede M.] And what is best for þe body · as þe bok telleþ, [what] wat P. is] was FS.] And sykerest for þe soule · by so ich wolle continue. [And] & also F. by so] so þat MF.] And ȝut fond ich neuere in faith · sytthen my frendes deyden, [ȝut] IF om. ich] I om.] Line 40 Lyf þat me lyked · bote in þes longe clothes. [lyked] liked wel F.] Yf ich by laboure sholde lyue · and lyflode deseruen, [Yf] ȝif MFSE; Hyf P; And ȝif I.] That labour þat ich lerned best · þer-with lyue ich sholde;

In eadem uocatione [in] qua uocati estis, [manete.]

[best] furst M. þer-with] þer|whit P. sholde] wolde E. [in M] PEIFS om. [manete M] PEIFS om.] And ich lyue in londone · and on londone bothe, [And] And so I. londone MSE] londoun IF; londene P. on londone SE] on londen P; by londoun F; out of londone M; vp-londe I.] Line 44 The lomes þat ich laboure with · and lyflode deserue Ys pater-noster and my prymer · placebo and dirige, [Ys] so in all. my] F om. dirige] my dirige F.] And my sauter som tyme · and my seuene psalmes. [seuene psalmes] psalmes seuene M.] Line 47 Thus ich synge for hure soules · of suche as me helpen, [Thus] þis I. synge] sigge I. hure] þe FS. soules] soule S.] And þo þat fynden me my fode · vouchen saf, ich trowe, [me] E om. vouchen M] fouchen IS; vochen PE; fouche F.]

To be welcome whanne ich come · oþer-whyle in a monthe, [welcome] wolcome P. whanne] wanne P. whyle] wyle P. oþer|whyle] oonus F.] Now with hym and now with hure · and þus-gate ich begge [and] I om. and—gate] on þis wise I.] With-oute bagge oþer botel · bote my wombe one. [wombe] bodi M.] Line 52 And al-so more-ouer · me þynkeþ, syre reson, [And] F om. more-ouer] more|ouer now F. þynkeþ] meeneth wel F.] Men sholde constreyne no clerke · to knauene werkes; [Men] Me I. knauene] no knaues I.] For by lawe of leuitici · þat oure lord ordeynede, [lawe] þe lawe IM. ordeynede] made F.] Clerkes þat aren crouned · of kynde vnderstondyng [þat aren] I om. aren] arn M; ben E; be F. crouned] i-crowned MI.] Line 56 Sholde noþer swynke ne swete · ne swere at enquestes, [noþer] nouȝt M.] Ne fyghte in no vauntwarde · ne hus fo greue;

Non reddas malum pro malo.

[vauntwarde] vandwarde M; faumwarde I; famwarde S; fawarde F. hus fo] here foos F. reddas] reddes F.] For it ben aires of heuene · alle þat ben crouned, [it ben] it beeth FS; þei ben M. aires] eires ME; heires IF. alle] and alle PE; but IMFS omit and. ben] beþ F. crouned] croun|ede P; I-crouned IFMS.] Line 59 And in queer [and in kirkes] · cristes owene mynestres,

Dominus pars hereditatis mee; & alibi: Cle|mentia non constringit.

[queer] quere FIE; quer MS. [and in kirkes I] and in chirches MS; in churches PE; in kirkus F. owene] I om. mynestres] mene|strales M.] Hit by-comeþ for clerkus · crist for to seruen, And knaues vncrouned · to cart and to worche. For shold no clerk be crouned · bote yf he ycome were [yf] IFM om. ycome] come IFS.] Of franklens and free men · and of folke ywedded. [and] or F (twice). ywedded] yweddede P.] Line 64 Bondmen and bastardes · and beggers children, [Bondmen] But bonde-men F.] Thuse by-longeþ to labour · and lordes [kyn to] seruen [Thuse] þese IMF. by-longeþ] longeþ M. [kyn to MF] to (kyn omitted) I; children sholde PES (which clogs the line); kyn scholde G.]

Bothe god and good men · as here degree askeþ; [Bothe] I om. degree] gre M; degreus S.] Some to synge masses · oþer sitten and wryte, [oþer] & summe to F.] Line 68 Rede and receyue · þat reson ouhte spende; [ouhte spende] auȝte dispende M; oweth to spene I; rewarde hadde F.] [Ac] sith bondemenne barnes · han be mad Bisshopes, [[Ac IMSG] And PEF. bonde|menne] bondmens IF. han—Bis|shopes] ha be mytred made F.] And barnes bastardes · han ben archidekenes, [bastardes] bastard born F.] And sopers and here sones · for seluer han be knyghtes, [sopers] sory soperus F; schip|herdes I. han be] be made F.] And lordene sones here laborers · and leid here rentes to wedde, [lordene] lordes IMFS. here laborers] han be heore men M. here] F om. rentes] landes M.] Line 73 For þe ryght of þis reame · ryden a-ȝens oure enemys, [þis IMS] þes P; þe EF.] In confort of þe comune · and þe kynges worshep, [and] & of F. worshep] honour F.] And monkes and moniales · þat mendinauns sholden fynde, [mendinauns] mendinaunt S.] Line 76 Han mad here kyn knyghtes · and knyghtfees pur|chase[d], [Han mad] I-made I. knyght|fees] feus S. purchased EMFSG] y-purchased I; purchase P.] Popes and patrones · poure gentil blod refuseþ, [gentil] gentel men E. re|fuseþ] refused IF.] And taken symondes sone · seyntewarie to kepe. [seyntewarie] sanctuarye F.] Lyf-holynesse and loue · han ben longe hennes, [and] to F.] Line 80 And wole, til hit be wered out · or oþerwise ychaunged. [or] and M.] For-þy rebuke me ryght nouht · reson, ich ȝow praye; [For-þy] For-whi M. ȝow] þe IM.] For in my conscience ich knowe · what crist wolde þat ich wrouhte. [þat] IMF om.] Preyers of [a] parfyt man · and penaunce discret [Preyers] For preiers F. [a IMFEG] PS om.] Line 84 Ys þe leueste labour · þat oure lord pleseþ. [Ys] see l. 45. labour] þyng M. pleseþ] askeþ M.]

Non de solo," ich seide · "for soþe uiuit homo, [de solo] in solo pane M. for soþe] M om. for—homo] viuit home forsothe F.] Nec in pane & pabulo · þe pater-noster witnesseþ; [&] et in I; nec in MS. þe] as F.] Fiat uoluntas tua · fynt ous alle þynges." [Fiat] For fiat F. tua EM] Dei IFS; miswritten tuas P. fynt] þat fynt I; it findeth F. ous] so S; vs IFME.] Line 88 Quath conscience, "by crist · ich can nat see this lyeþ; [by] þo by F. ich—lyeþ] I know þat þu gabbes F.] Ac it semeth nouht parfytnesse · in cytees for to begge, [nouht] no I. parfytnesse] sad parfitnesse IFS. for] IS om.] Bote he be obediencer · to pryour oþer to mynstre." [Bote] And M. obediencer] vnbedienter (sic) E; obedient F. oþer to] or to oþer M. mynstre] mynystre SM.] "That ys soth," ich seide · "and so ich by-knowe, [ich (2)] I am MF.] Line 92 That ich haue tynt tyme · and tyme mysspended; [tynt] loste E. mysspended] mysspende E; mysdespendyd F.] And ȝut, ich hope, as he · þat ofte haueþ chaffared, [And] Ac MIF. ȝut] riȝt F. he] dooth he F.] Þat ay hath lost and lost · and [atte laste] hym happed [Þat] And IME. hath] I om. and lost] S om. [atte laste EIFS] at þe laste MG; at þe latiste P.] He bouhte suche a bargayn · he was þe bet euere, [He bouhte] Aboute I; þat he bieth F. was] is F. bet] better IM; bet for F.] Line 96 And sette hus lost at a lef · at þe laste ende, [hus] al his I. lost] los I. at—lef] aloof E. at þe] atte IFS.] Suche a wynnynge hym warth · þorw wordes of hus grace;

Simile est regnum celorum thesauro abscondito in agro, & cetera: Mulier que inuenit dragmam [vnam], et cetera;

[hym] þer F. warth] so PI; worþ MSE; wurth F. wordes IFSE] wyrdes P; werkes M. hus] IMFS om. [vnam M] PEIFS om.] So hope ich to haue · of hym þat is al-myghty [hope ich] ich hope E. is] his P.] A gobet of hus grace · and bygynne a tyme, [gobet] good gobet F.] Line 100 Þat alle tymes of my tyme · to profit shal turne." [alle] alle þe F.] "Ich rede þe," quath reson þo · "rape þe to by-gynne Þe lyf þat ys lowable · and leel to þe soule"— [lyf] leef I. lowable] louable I; loueable F. þe] þy EIF.]

"Ȝe, and continue;" quath conscience · and to þe [kirke] ich wente. [[kirke IF] churche PEMS. wente] wende E.] Line 104 And to þe [kirke] gan ich go · god to honourie, [And to] Vnto M. [kirke IF] churche PEMS. gan ich] I gan I. honourie] so E; honoure MFI; hon|our S.] By-for þe crois on my knees · knocked ich my brest, [knocked ich] knockynge M. brest] herte F.] Sykinge for my synnes · seggynge my pater-noster, [Sykinge] Siȝhinge F; Syȝ|ȝynge S; Schryuyng I. synnes] sen|nes P; cf. l. 116. seggynge] syngyng EM; & seide F.] Wepyng and wailinge · tyl ich was a slepe. Line 108 Thenne mette me moche more · þan ich by-fore tolde [A page 52] [B page 57] [Thenne] And þanne I. mette IMFSE] mete P; and in l. 110. me] i MFS.] Of þe mater þat ich mette fyrst · on maluerne hulles. [þe] F om. ich] me I.] Ich sauh þe feld ful of folk · fram ende to oþer, [þe] a M. to] til IM. oþer] þe oþer P; but IMFSE omit þe.] And reson reuested · ryȝt as a pope, [reuested] i-reuested MI; re|uesthed ryally F.] Line 112 And conscience his crocer · by-fore þe kynge stande. [conscience his] so all. crocer] croser IM; croycer F; croyser SE. stande] stoden M.] Reson reuerentliche · by-for al þe reame [Reson] Þanne resoun F. by|for] tofore I.] Prechede, and prouede · þat þuse pestilences [Prechede and preued þat þis pestilence · was for pure synne I. þuse] þese MF; þes E.] Was for pure synne · to punyshe þe puple; [A page 53] [Was] so EIS; Weren M; It was F.] Line 116 And þe south-west wynd · on saterday at eue [on] on a IM; or S.] Was pertelich for prude · and for no poynt elles. [B page 58] [prude] pride MF.] Piries and plomtrees · were poffed to þe erthe [Piries] Puries E; Puryus S; Pere-trees I. poffed] puffed FS; possed IE; i-puffed M.] Line 119 In ensample to syggen ous · we sholde do þe betere; [syggen] schewe M. to—ous] þat I. we sholde] forte M.] Beches and brode okes · weren blowe to þe grounde, [weren blowe] blewe I. blowe] blow F; i-blowe M.] And turned vpward here tayl · in tokenynge of drede That dedlich synne er domys day · shal for-do ous alle. [er] ar I; or MSE. ous] hem I.]

Of þis mater ich myghte · momely [ful] longe, [momely] momele MF; ma|mele I; mene S. [ful IMFSEG] wel P; cf. B-text.] Line 124 Ac ich shal seye as ich seih · slepynge, as it were, [seih] si M; sy F.] How reson radde al þe reame · ryght for to lyuen. [ryght for] riȝtly F; I om. lyuen] heuene I.] He bad wastours go worche · and wynne here sustin|aunce [go] to MI. wynne] gete M.] Þorw som trewe trauail · and no tyme spille. Line 128 He preide purnele · here porfil to leue, [He] Also he F. here] of hure M.] And kepe hit in here cofre · for catell at hure nede. [at hure] oþer F. nede IMEF] nude P.] He tauhte Thomme stowe · to take two staues, [stowe E] stone P; stouue S; stowue IF; of stowe M. He—stowe] Tomme stowue he taghte I. two] þe S.] And fecche felice home · fram wyuen pyne. [fecche] fette IF. fram] fro þe M. wyuen] wyfen E; wyuene IMF.] Line 132 He warnede watte · hus wif was to blame, [hus—was] waite · his wif F. to] S om.] For hure hefd was worth half mark · and hus hod nat a grote. [hefd] hede IF; hed MES. mark] a mark S. hod] F om. nat] nouȝt worþ M.] He bad bette go kutte · a bowh oþer tweye, [bette] will E. go] to IFS. tweye] tweine M.] And bete beton þer-myd · bote hue wolde worche. [þer-myd] þer-wiþ IF. bote] but ȝif IM. hue] written he P; heo F; ȝo E; sche IM; cf. Pass. v. 92.] Line 136 He charged chapmen · to chasten here children, And lete no wynnynge for-wene hem · þe while þei ben ȝonge; [And] IF om. for-wene] for|wanyen I. þe while] þe wile P; þer|whil I; while þat MF.] For ho so spareþ þe spring · spilleþ hus children; [B page 59] [ho so] who I. spring] sprigge FI; ȝerde E. spilleþ] he spilleþ MS. hus] here I. children] heirus F.] And so wrot þe wise · to wissen us alle,

Qui parcit uirge, odit filium.

[wise] wise man M. wissen IMFSE] wisen P. us] hus P. filium] filium suum F.] Line 140 And sitthe he preide prelates · and prestes to-geders, [A page 54]

That hij precheþ to þe puple · prouen hit hem-selue; [hij] ȝe I. hem] ȝow I.] "Lyue ȝe as ȝe lereþ ous · we shulleþ leyue ȝow þe bettere." [Lyue] Lyueth IM; & lyue F. ȝe (1)] MF om. ȝe (2)] þei F. shulleþ] schulle M; schol S; schal IF. leyue] leue ISE; loue M; leeue F.] And sitthe [he] radde religion · here ruele to holde, [[he IMFSEG] P om. reli|gion] religious MF.] Line 144 "Leste þe kyng and hus consail · ȝoure comunes a-peyre, [kyng and] kyngus F. ȝoure] her F. a-peyre IMFSG] apeyere PE.] And be stywardes of ȝoure stedes · til ȝe be [stewed] betere. [stywardes] steward FS. of] ouer E. ȝe] he F. [stewed F] stuede PE; stuyd S; stowed I; stywed G; turned M.] Gregorie þe grete clerk · gart write in bokes [A page 132] [B page 158] [SEE B. x. 292. gart] lete E. in] I om.] The ruele of alle religious · ryghtful and obedient. [alle] F om. religious] re|ligion MF; religiouns I. and obedi|ent] to beholde F.] Line 148 Right as fisshes in flod · whenne hem faileþ water, [Right] þat riȝt F. in] in a M; on þe I. whenne] wenne P; and in l. 150. hem] þay I.] Deyen for drouthe · whenne þei drye liggen, [drouthe] dreuthe or drouthe P; druþe E; drowþe M; droghþe I; drouȝte F. drye] miswritten dryen P.] Ryght so religion · roteþ and sterueth, [religion] religious M.] Þat out of couent and cloistre · coueyteþ to dwelle. [and] and of I; or M.] Line 152 For yf heuene be on þys erthe · oþer eny eyse for saule, [for saule] to þe soule I; of soule M.] Hit is in cloistre oþer in scole · by meny skyles ich fynde. [cloistre] a cloistre P; but IMFSE omit a; so also in l. 155. meny] sundry F; E om.] For in cloistre comeþ no man · to chide ne to fighte; [chide—fighte] fiȝte ne to chide M.] In scole ys loue and lownesse · and [lykyng] to lerne. [[lykyng EIMF] lokynge PS.] Ac meny day, men telleþ · boþe monkes and chanouns [meny—men] as many man F.] Han ride out of a-ray · here ruele vuel [y]holde, [ride] riden F; i-ride M; ridde E. vuel] euel IMF. yholde EG] i-holde MIFS; holde P.] Line 158 [Lederes of louedaies · and landes purchassed,] [From M; also in IFSG; PE om. louedaies] lawedayus FSG; ladies I.]

And priked a-boute on palfrais · fro places to maners, [priked] i-priked M. fro] to S. to IM] & to ES; in-to P. fro—maners] to places aboute F.] An hepe of houndes at hus ers · as he a lord were; And [but] hus knaue knele · þat shal hus coppe holde, [[but MFS] but if I; bit PE. hus] þe M.] He lokeþ al louryng · and 'lordein' hym calleþ. [louryng] loureng P. lordein IME] lurdein FS; lorden P.] Lytel hadde lordes a-do · to ȝeue londe fro here aires [aires] heires IF; eires MES.] To [religious], þat han no reuthe · þauh hit reyne [on] here auters. [B page 159] [[religious IMFSE] religion P. reyne] ryne P. [on IMFSG] in PE.] Line 165 In places þer þei persons beþ · by hem-self at ese, [places] place F; many places I. þei] þe I. by] ben M.] Of þe poure han þei no pyte · þat is here pure charite. [Of] On E. þat] and þat I. is] his P. pure] miswritten poure P. þat—charite] þogh þei pyne & sterue F.] Ȝe leten ȝow alle as lordes · ȝoure londe lyth to brode. [Ȝe] Ac ȝe I. lyth] it lyth F. to] so IM.] Ac ȝut shal come a kyng · and confesse ȝow alle, [Ac ȝut] Ac þer I; But ȝit F; And ȝut M; Ȝit ȝit (sic) E. kyng] cristene king F. confesse] chastise F.] Line 169 And bete ȝow, as þe byble telleþ · for brekyng of ȝoure reule, [telleþ] seyth F. reule] reules I.] And amende ȝow monkes · moniales, and chanons, [monkes] mery monkus F. moniales] boþe monials I. chanons] alle F.] And putte ȝow to ȝoure penaunce · ad pristinum statum ire. [penaunce] pitaunce F. sta|tum] gradum M.] Line 172 And barons and here barnes · blame ȝow and reproue;

Hii in curribus & hi in equis: ipsi obligati sunt, & ceciderunt.

[barnes] baronasse (sic) E.] Freres in here freitour · shulle fynde þat tyme [freitour] fretour P.] Bred with-oute beggynge · to lyue by euere after, And constantyn shal be here cook · and couerer of here churche. [constantyn] costantyn P. shal] S om. couerer] keuerour FS; ceuerour M. churche] kyrke M; chirches IG; kychene S.] Line 176

Line 176 For þe abbot of engelonde . and þe abbesse hys nece [þe abbesse] abbace F; abbas M. hys] ys P.] Shullen haue a knok on here crounes · and in-curable þe wounde;

Contriuit dominus baculum impiorum, uirgam dominancium, plaga in-sanabili. [B page 160]

[knok] knotte F. on] vpon I. here crounes] þe croune M. wounde IFSE] wonde P. and—wounde] in|curable schulle þei wende M.] Ac er þat kyng come · as cronycles me tolde, [I omits. er] er þan M; ar S; or FE. þat] þis S.] Clerkus and holychurche · shal be cloþed newe. [churche] kirke would better suit the metre.] Line 180 And sitthe he consailed þe kyng · hus comune to louye; [A page 54] [B page 59] [to] S om.] For þe comune ys þe kynges tresour · conscience wot wel, [For] F om. þe] F om. con|science] as conscience F.] And al-so," quath reson · "ich rede ȝow riche, [riche] þat be riche F.] And comuners to a-corden · in alle kynne treuthe. [And—a-corden] Acordeth with þe comune F.] Line 184 Let no kynne consail · ne couetyse ȝow departe, [kynne] kynges M; careful F. couetyse] conscience M. departe] parte I; to parte M.] Þat on wit and on wil · alle ȝoure wardes kepe. [on] o IFS (twice).] Lo! in heuene an hy · was an holy comune, [heuene—hy] in þe heye heuene F; heuen and in erþe I.] Til lucifer þe lyere · leyued þat hym-selue [leyued] leued IMFSE.] Line 188 Were wittyour and worthiour · þan he þat was hus maister. Hold ȝow in vnite · and [he] þat oþer wolde [Hold] Holdeþ M. Hold—in] Holliche holduth F. [he IMSEG] ȝe P. he þat] ho so F. oþer] hoþer P. wolde] wille F.] Ys cause of alle combraunce · to confounde a reame." [alle] careful F. combraunce] comberances I.] And sitthen he preide þe pope · haue pyte of holy|churche, [sitthen] þanne F. pope] peple · to M. of] on IMFS.] Line 192 And no grace to graunte · til good loue were [to] ne I.] Among alle kynne kynges · ouer cristene puple: [kynne] cristene M. ouer] ouere P; of S.]

"Comaunde þat alle confessours · þat eny kynge shryueþ, [kynge] kynges M.] Enioynye hem pees for here penaunce · and perpetuel forȝeuenesse [Enioynye] Enioyne IMFS. here] F om.] Line 196 Of alle manere acciouns · and eche man loue oþer. [Of] For I. eche] eche a F.] And ȝe þat secheþ seint Iame · and seyntes of rome, [B page 60] [of] at M.] Secheþ seint treuthe · in sauacion of ȝoure saules: [Secheþ] Seicheþ P. treuthe] truþe at hom M. ȝoure] here E.] Qui cum patre & filio · þat faire hem by-falle [patre] deo patre S. hem] him mote M.] Þat suweþ my sarmon" · and þus ended reson. [suweþ] sheweþ S. and] I om. ended] endeþ IMFSE. ended reson] resoun eendeth F.] Line 201

Hic explicit passus sextus. [So PG; IM omit. Hic] FSE om.]