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 VIII.

[Title; from T. Also called P. octavus in HUD.] [Passus Octauus de Visione, vt prius.]

TReuþe herde telle her-of · And to Pers sende, To taken his teeme · and tilyen þe eorþe; [tilyen—eorþe] his erþe tilien T.] And purchasede him a pardoun · A pena et a culpa [purchasede] purchace TH; pur|chasen U. a] U om.] For him, and for his heires · euer more aftur. [for his] his U. euer] for euere T. aftur] þeraftir U.] Line 4 And bad holden hem at hom · and heren heore leyȝes, [holden hem] hym holde hym THU. heore leyȝes] his laiȝes TU; here leies H.] And al þat euere hulpen him · to heren or to sowen, [al] þo T. euere] THU om. him] T om. or] & H.] Or eny maner mester · þat mihte Pers helpen, [or eny] & alle H. maner] maner of T. mester] myster men H. mihte Pers] piers myghte U.] Part in þat pardoun · þe Pope haþ I-graunted. [in] of H. þat] þe T. Igraunted] hem grauntid TU.] Line 8 ¶ Kynges and knihtes · þat kepen holi churche, [kepen] helpen U.] And Rihtfuliche Rulen · þe Reame and þe peple, [Rihtfulliche] rewfulliche (!) T. rulen—þe] in reaum rewliþ þe T; in here rewme rewlen here U; reulen þe rewmes & þe H.] Han pardoun þorw Purgatorie · to passen ful sone, [ful] wel TU.] Wiþ patriarkes in paradys · to pleyen þer-aftur. [pleyen] pleyen hem U.] Line 12 ¶ Busschops þat blessen · and boþe þe lawes cunnen, [þe] TU om. cunnen] kenne TU; knowen H.] Lokeþ on þat on lawe · and lereþ men þat oþer, [þat on] þat o T; þe to U. lereþ] lere T; leren H; lerne U. þat oþer] þe tothir U.]

And bereþ hem boþe on heore bac · as heore baner scheweþ, [baner scheweþ] dedis shewyn H.] And precheþ heore persouns · þe peril of sunne, [persouns] paryschens U.] Line 16 Hou heore schabbede schep · schal heore wolle saue, [heore] þat TU; þat here H. schabbede] shabbide TH; scabbide U. schal] schulde H.] Han Pardoun with þe Apostles · whon þei passen hennes, And atte day of dom · with hem on deis setten. [And atte] And at þe T; On þe U; at þe H. with—deis] at here deis to TU; on hiȝe deis to H.] ¶ Marchau[n]s in þis Margin · hedden mony ȝeres, [þis] þe THU. mony ȝeres] ȝeris many H.] Line 20 Bote non A pena et a culpa · þe pope nolde hem graunte, [nolde hem] wolde hym T; wolde U.] For þei holdeþ not heore haly-day · as holy churche techeþ, [holdeþ] helde T. heore haly|day] here haly-dayes TH; þe haly|day U.] And for þei sworen bi heore soule ·—"so God hem moste helpe!"— [sworen] swere THU. soule] soulis H. so] & so T. hem moste] muste hem TU; shulde hem H.] Aȝeyn heore clene Concience · heore catel to sulle. [heore] THU om. catel] ware U.] Line 24

BOte vndur his secre seal · Treuþe sende a lettre, [sende] sente hym T; sente U.] And Bad hem Bugge Boldely · what hem best lykede, [hem (1) hym] T. hem best] þat hym T. lykede] likeþ TU.] And seþþen sullen hit a-ȝeyn · And saue þe wynnynge, [U omits.] And make Meson deu þer-with · Meseyse to helpe, [make] þe U (wrong). meson deu] mesonis deux T; mesoun dieux H. meseyse] myseises T; mesels H; þe myseyse U.] Line 28 And wikkede wones · wihtly to amende; [U reads, Wightliche wikkide weyes · for to don amende. And—wones] Wykkide weyes T; & also wicked weies H.] ¶ Beete Brugges a-Boute · þat to-Broke were, [U omits. Beete Brugges] And bynde brugges T; & bigge brigges H.] Marie Maydens · or Maken hem Nonnes; [Marie] & marien H. or] also & T; or ellis H. nonnes] wyues U.] ¶ Pore widewes þat wolde beo · none wyues aftur, [Wydewis þat wiln not be wyues · helpe hem þer aftir T; þat pore wydewes wol ben · and none wyues aftir U. none] no more H.] Line 32 Fynde suche heore foode · for Godes loue of heuene; [Godes] oure lordis THU.]

¶ Sette scolers to scole · or to sum oþer craft, [Sette] & sett HU. to—craft] summe skynes craftis T; to somme kynne crafte U.] Rule Religion · and Rente hem Betere; [Rule] Releue T; Reule wel U; & releue H. Religion] religiouse HU. Rente—betere] rede hem þe beste U.] "And I schal sende ow my-self · seint Mihel myn Aungel, [ow] ȝow UH; T om. myself] selue U. Mihel] Michel TU; myȝhel H.] Line 36 Þat no deuel schal ȝou dere · whon ȝe dye schulle, [whon—schulle] diȝe whan ȝe diȝe TU; when ȝe beþ dede H.] Þat I ne schal sende ȝor soules · saaf in-to heuene, [þat I] for I H; þat he U. ne] H om. ȝor soules] his soule T. saaf into] sauely to H.] And bi-foren þe Face of my Fader · fourmen or seetes. [And] H om. þe—Fader] my fadir face U. fourmen—seetes] frely ȝow sette H.] Vsure And Auarice · and oþes I defende, [I] y ȝou H.] Line 40 Þat no gile go with ou · Bote þe grace of treuþe." [grace of] graiþ T; grete HU.]

ÞEnne were Marchaundes Murie · þei wopen for Ioye, [þei wopen] many wepe T; & wepten H; and wepyn U.] And ȝeeuen wille for his writynge · wollene cloþes; [ȝeeuen] ȝaf TH. wille] william H. wollene] wel newe H.] For he Copiede þus heore Cause · þei couden him gret þonk. [For] And for T. he copiede] to copie H. heore cause] here clause TU; þis clause H. þei—þonk] þei ȝeue hym gret mede T; þei couþe hym gret þank H; cowde hym gret mede U.] Line 44 Men of lawe hedden lest · for heo beoþ [loþ [Men] And men U. hedden lest] were laft oute H; þei haddyn lest U. heo—loþ] lewid þei ben alle T; þey beþ loþ H; lettrid þei ben alle U; heo beoþ lettred alle V.] To mote for mene men · but ȝif þei hadde money;] [This line, and the word loþ pre|ceding, are from H. The other MSS. omit it, and are hardly intelligible.] So seiþ þe sauter · and sapience boþe,

Super Innocentes munera non Accipiunt. A Regibus [et principibus erit merces (eorum).]

[So] For so T; as H; And so U. seiþ] in H follows sauter. and] & þe H. Innocentes] innocentem TU. Accipiunt] accipies TU. Regibus] V has Regibus, &c.; T has down to principibus; U down to erit; eorum I have supplied. H quotes loosely.] Of [princes] and Prelatus · heor pencion schulde aryse, [[princes THU] V has Parisches (wrong).] And of þe pore peple · no peneworþ to take. [þe] no TU. peneworþ] peny|worþ HU; peny T.] Line 49

Line 49 ¶ Ac he þat spendeþ his speche · and spekeþ for þe pore [Ac] For U; but H. pore] pore peple U.] Þat is Innocent and neodi · and no mon haþ apeyret, [þat—neodi] Also for an Inno|cent H; þat innocentis ben and nedy U. and] þat HU. haþ apeyret] apeiriþ TH; hem apeire U.] Cumforteþ him in his caas · Coueiteþ not his goodes, [him] hem U. his caas] þat cas TH; þat caas U. his] here HU.] Line 52 Bote for vr lordes loue · lawe for him scheweþ, [loue] loue of heuen H. him] hem HU.] Schal no deuel at his deþ-day · deren him worþ a Myte, [worþ] TU omit.] Þat he ne worþ siker saaf · and so seiþ þe psauter,

[Qui facit hec, non mouebitur in eternum.]

[siker saaf] saufe sykirly T; sikerly sauf U. [Qui, &c.] In H only.] ¶ Ac to bugge water, ne wynt · [ne] wit, (is þe þridde), [ne wynt] ne wynd T; or wind H; wynd U. [ne] Supplied from T; or H; V om. U reads, Ac to bigge water, wynd or wit · is ydel, y rede (which gives the sense).] Nolde neuer holy writ · God wot þe soþe! [Nolde] Ne wolde THU. writ] cherche U.] Line 57 ¶ Þeos þreo for þralles · beo þriuen a-mong vs alle, [þriuen] þrowe T; throwen U; y-ȝeuen H. among] H om.] To waxen or to wonien · wheþer God lykeþ. [or—wonien] & wanyen T; or to wanye H; and wanyn U. wheþer] where þat TU; wheþer þat H.] His pardoun In purgatorie · is petit, I trouwe, [folio 400a:1] [is petit] ful litel is H; wel litel is TU.] Line 60 Þat eny Meede of mene Men · for Motynge receyueþ. ¶ Ȝe Legistres and lawyers · ȝe witen wher I lyȝe; [lawyers] lawisteris T. ȝe] T om. wher] ȝif TU.] Seþþe ȝe seon þat hit is so · serueþ to þe Beste. [þat—so] it is þus TU. serueþ] sewiþ T; sueth U.]

Libbinde Laborers · þat libben bi heore hondes, [Libbinde] Alle libbyng T; Alle lyuynge HU. libben] lyuen THU.] Line 64 Þat treuliche taken · and treuliche tiþen, [tiþen] wynnen THU.] And liuen in loue and in lawe · for heore lowe hertes, [hertes] herte TU.] Hedde þe same Absolucion · þat sent was to pers. [Hedde] shul haue H. same] H om. sent—pers] was sent to pers plowman U.] ¶ Bidders and Beggers · Beoþ not in þe Bulle, [and] ne U. þe] þat U.] Line 68 Bote þe suggestion be soþ · þat schapeþ hem to Begge. [Bote] But ȝif TU. þe—soþe] here destenye be so U. þat—Begge] þat þei fore begge TH.]

For he þat beggeþ or biddeþ · bote he habbe neode, [biddeþ] bit T; byt U. bote—habbe] til he haue H.] He is Fals with þe Fend · and defraudeþ þe neodi, [with] as U. defraudeþ] kiliþ T.] And eke gyleþ þe ȝiuere · al aȝeyn his wille. [eke] T om. ȝiuere] kende U. al—his] ageyns his TH; ageyn godis U.] Line 72 Þei libben [not in loue · ne] no lawe holden; [not—ne UT] not in loue þat H; V has (by mistake) in no lawe · þat.] Þei weddeþ no wommon · þat þei with deleþ; [weddeþ—wommon] ne wedde no womman T; wedde none wyues U.] Bote as [wilde] Beestes, [wiþ] wo · worcheþ to-gedere, [[wilde—wo] wilde bestis wiþ wehe T; wilde bestis wiþ woo H; wilde bestes þat wiþ wo U; V reads, Beestes þat wo; but we should insert wilde and wiþ (THU); and omit þat (not in TH). worcheþ] & worþ vp T; worþen H; wurchen vp U.] And bringeþ forþ Barnes · þat Bastardes beon holden. [Barnes] children U. Bas|tardes] bois T.] ¶ Or his Bac, or his Bon · heo brekeþ in heore ȝouþe, [or his] oþer here H. his bon] here boonys H. heore] his TU.] Line 77 And goþ, Fayteþ with heore Fau[n]tes · euer-more after. [goþ] gon & TH; U om. fautes V (wrongly)] fauntis THU. euer] for euere T.] Þer ben mo mis-happes amongus hem · hose takeþ heede, [mishappes] mysshapen TU.] Þen of alle oþure men · þat on Molde wandren. [of—oþure] of alle oþer maner T; of alle manere H; oþer maner of U. on molde] on þis molde T; in þis world U.] Line 80 Þei þat lyuen þus heore lyf · mouwe loþe þe tyme, [loþe] curse U.] Þat euere þei weore Men I-wrouȝt · whon þei schul henne fare. [þei—weore] he was TU. þei] he TU.]

BOte olde Men and hore · þat helples beoþ of strengþe, [& hore] trewly U.] And wymmen with childe · þat worchen ne mowen, Blynde and Bedreden · And Broken heore membres, [blynde] Blynde men U. bedre|den] blereyed U. heore] of here H; þe U.] Line 85 Þat taken Meschef Mekeliche · as Meseles or oþere, [þat] & þo þat H. meschef] his meschiefe T; meschefs H. or oþere] & oþere T; oþer ellis H; & siche oþere U.] Han as pleyn pardoun · as þe plouh-mon him-seluen; For [loue of] heore lowe hertes · vr lord haþ hem graunted [[loue of THU] V omits. hertes] herte TU. vr lord] oure lord TH; þat god U.] Line 88

Line 88 Heore penaunce and heore purgatorie · is her vppon eorþe. [Heore] þe H. and heore] of here H. is—vppon] upon þis pur TU; here vpon H.] ¶ "Pers," quod a prest þo · "þi pardon most I reden, [þo] T om.] For I wol construe vch a clause · and knowen hit in Englisch." [For—wol] For I shal T; & H. vch a] it iche T; it euery HU. knowen hit] kenne it þe TU; vndo it H.] ¶ And Pers at his preyere · þe pardon vnfoldeþ, [vnfoldeþ] vnfeld H.] Line 92 And I bi-hynden hem boþe · bi-heold al þe Bulle. [

I] U om. biheold] he hylde U. in ignem eternum] H om.

OBS. H inserts this quotation after l. 98

] In two lynes hit lay · and not a lettre more, [not a] no H.] And was I-writen riht þus · In witnesse of treuþe:

¶ Et qui bona egerunt, Ibunt in vitam eternam; Qui vero mala, in ignem eternum.

"Peter!" quod þe preost þo · "I con no pardoun fynde, [þo] HU om.] Bote dowel, and haue wel · and god schal haue þi soule, Line 97 And do vuel, and haue vuel · hope þou non oþur, [hope þou] & hope þou T; & hope to H.] Þat aftur þi deþ day · to helle schaltou wende!" [schaltou] ne shalt þou T; þou schalt U; shalt þou H.] ¶ And Pers, for puire teone · pollede hit a-sonder, [And] þo H. puire] T om.] Line 100 [& siþþe he seide to hem · þese semely sawis,]

"Si Ambulauero in medio vmbre mortis, non timebo [mala, quoniam tu mecum es.]

[In H only; in place of it, VTU have and seide, at end of l. 100. [mala—es] From T; V has m. q. t. m. es; U has mala, &c.; H ends at mortis, and inserts the quotation after l. 103.] ¶ I schal sese of my sowynge," quod pers · "and swynke not so harde, [quod pers] HU om. not] no more H.] Ne aboute my lyflode · so bisy beo no more! Of preyere and of penaunce · my plouh schal ben her|aftur [preyere] preieres UTH. of] H om.] Line 104

Line 104 And bi-loure þat I beo-louh · er my lyf fayle. [biloure] lowren U; by-loure H. beolouh] louȝ T; by-louȝ H; er by|lowhe U. er—lyf] þeiȝ liflode me TU; or lyuelode me H.] ¶ Þe [prophete his payn eet] · In penaunce and wepyng; [Thus in U (cf. quot. be|low) ; other MSS. wrong; we find þe prophetes peyneden hem V; þe prophet his peyned T; þer is profyt in peyne H. and] & in THU.] As þe psauter vs seiþ · so dude moni oþere, [As] By þat UTH. seiþ] techith U. so dude] & so dede T; & doþ H.] Þat loueþ God lelly · his lyflode is wel muche:

Fuerunt michi lacrime mee panes, die ac nocte.

[lelly] wel U. his] H om. wel muche] þe more T; myche H.] Line 108 ¶ And bote [ȝif luke] lyȝe · he lereþ vs a-noþer; [[ȝif luke UT; luk H] þe Bok V. lereþ] lerneþ HU. anoþer] non oþer H.] Þat to bisi we ne schulde beo · her vppon eorþe, [þat we ne schuln nouȝt be besy · aboute þe bely ioye T; he biddeþ vs we shuld not · here be to besy In no maner wise · aboute oure wombe ioiȝe H; By fowles he vs techith · þat we schulde besy ben For to make wombe ioye · in þis wonynge here U.] While we woneþ in þis world · to make vs wombe Ioye. ¶ Ne soliciti sitis · he seiþ in his godspel, [in] it in T. he—godspel] H omits.] Line 112 And scheweþ hit by ensaumple · vr soules to wisse. [hit by] it vs be T; vs by U; vs by an H. vr soules] oure selue T; vs selue U.] ¶ Þe Foules in þe Firmament · [who fynt] hem in winter? [[who fynt THU] heo feedeþ V (see l. 116).] Whon þe Forst freseþ · foode hem bi-houeþ; [forst] frost THU.] Line 115 Haue þei no gerner to go to · ȝit God fynt hem Alle." [Haue þei] þei haue U. gerner] berne U. to go to] þerto T; greiþ H. ȝit] but THU.]

"What?" quod þe prest to Perkyn · "peter! as me þinkeþ, Þow art lettret a luyte · ho lered þe on Boke?" [lettret] lernid T. luyte] litel THU. lered] lernide THU. on] in H.] "Abstinence þe Abbesse · myn A-b-ce me tauȝte, [After Abbesse H inserts quod he. A-b-ce] a.b.c THU.] Line 119 And Concience com aftur · and [kennide] me betere." [aftur] aftirward U. [kennide TU] tauȝte VH. betere] moche more U.] ¶ "Weore þou a prest," quod he · "þou mihtest preche whon þe luste, [prest] prest, piers TU. luste] likiþ T; liked HU.]

Quoniam literaturam non cognoui · mihte be [þy] Teeme!" [H reads, For þou knowist no lettrure miȝt be þy teme, and then adds the Latin. mihte] þat miȝte TU. [þy HTU] V wrongly has my.] "Lewede lorel!" quod he · "luite lokestou on þe Bible, [lorel] losel H. he] peris T. luite] litel THU. lokestou] lokest þou THU.] On Salamones sawes · [seldom] þou bi-holdest; [[seldom U] luitel V; litel TH; but the alteration is clearly right.] Line 124 [slynge awey þese scorners, he seiþ · wiþ here shrewid fliting, [In H only. [Ejice] Ecce VTHU (all wrong). Iurgia] uirga or iurga U; virga H. [ne crescant] So in TU; nunc crescunt V; non quies|cam H.] for wiþ hem redely · y kepe not to rest;]

[Ejice] derisores et Iurgia cum eis, [ne crescant]."

[In H only. [Ejice] Ecce VTHU (all wrong). Iurgia] uirga or iurga U; virga H. [ne crescant] So in TU; nunc crescunt V; non quies|cam H.] ¶ Þe Prest and Perkin þo · Apposeden eiþer oþer, [þe] And þe T; þus þe U. þo] THU om. þo—oþer] eiþer apposid oþer U.] And þorw heore wordes I a-wok · and [waitide] a|boute [[waitide THU] lokede V.] Line 128 And sauh þe sonne sitte souþ · euene þat tyme [sitte—tyme] euene souþ sitte þat tyme TU; þat tyme sitte euen souþ H.] Meteles and Moneyeles · on Maluerne hulles, [and moneyeles] on merueilles (!) T.] [Musyng] on þis Meeteles · A myle wei Ich ȝeode. [[Musyng THU] Mony elynge V. Meeteles] metelis T; matere U; meting H. wei] weies U.] Mony tyme þis Metels · han made me to studie [metels] meting H; metelis T. han] haþ HU.] Line 132 For pers loue, þe plouh-mon · ful pensyf in myn herte; [For] And for THU. pers] peris his H. loue þe] lyf U. ful] wel T; U om. pensyf] pitously U. myn] THU om.] For þat I sauh slepynge · ȝif hit so be mihte. [ȝif] if þat U.] ¶ Bote Catoun construweþ hit nay · An Canonistres boþe, [construweþ] construed U. nay] T om. canonistres] catonistris U.] And siggen bi hem-seluen · Sompnia ne cures. [The readings are, Sompnia ne cures T; And by hem selue Sompnia ne cures (sic) U; Sompnia ne cures nam mens est humana quod (?) optat, & seiþ þat we shulde charge no sweuenys H.] Line 136 Ac for þe Bible · bereþ witnesse hou [After how U has daniel þe prophete. H reads, but daniel dampneþ it, & þe bible boþe (!)]

Daniel deuynede · þe Dremels of a kyng, [folio 400a:2] [Daniel] Dauid T. deuynede] demide T dremels] drem T; dremys U. kyng] kyng onys U. H has, & beriþ witnes þer of a kingis dremyng.] Þat Nabugodonosor · [nempne þese clerkes.] [137—139. V is here misdivided, and omits part of l. 139, having for it only þat Nabugodonosor hette.] [þat] H om. [nempne—clerkes] from U; also in T; þese clerkis hym nempneþ H.] Daniel seide, "Sir kyng · þi sweuene is to mene, Line 140 Þat vnkouþe knihtes schul come · þi kin[g]dam to clayme; [vnkouþe knihtes] an vnkynde kniȝt T; vncouthe kynges U. king|dam] kindam V; kingdom THU.] Among lower lordes · þi lond schal be departet." [lower] lewide T. lond] londis THU.] As Daniel diuinede · hit fel in dede after, [diuinede] demide T; deuysed H. hit—dede] in dede it fel T; in dede it byfel UH.] Line 143 þe kyng laste his lordschupe · and lasse men hit hadden. [kyng] lord U. laste] les T; lost HU. lordschupe] lond H. lasse] lesse T; false U. men hadden] lordis hadden it H. OBS. H ends here.] ¶ And Ioseph Mette Metels · ful Meruilous alse, [In T and U only two lines. And Iosep mette merueillously · how þe mone & þe sonne And þe en|leuene sterris · halsiden hym alle T; And Ioseph mette merueilousliche · how þe mone & þe sonne And seuene sterres · hailsede hym al abowtyn U.] How þe sonne and þe Mone · and enleuene sterres [In T and U only two lines. And Iosep mette merueillously · how þe mone & þe sonne And þe en|leuene sterris · halsiden hym alle T; And Ioseph mette merueilousliche · how þe mone & þe sonne And seuene sterres · hailsede hym al abowtyn U.] Falden bi-fore his Feet · and heileden him alle. [In T and U only two lines. And Iosep mette merueillously · how þe mone & þe sonne And þe en|leuene sterris · halsiden hym alle T; And Ioseph mette merueilousliche · how þe mone & þe sonne And seuene sterres · hailsede hym al abowtyn U.] Line 147 ¶ "Beu fiz, quod his Fader · for defaute we schulle, I my-self, and my sones · seche þe for neode." ¶ Hit fel as þe Fader seide · In Pharaones tyme, [fel] befel TU. þe] his TU.] Þer Ioseph was Iustise · Egipte to kepen. [þer] þat TU. Egipte] al egipte U.] ¶ Al þis makeþ me · on Metels to þenken [Transposed in U.] , [me] me mochil U.] Line 152 Mony tyme at Midniht · whon [men] schulde slepe, [me] me mochil U.] , [Mony tyme] Manye tymes T. [men] T; VU have I.] On Pers þe plouh-mon · and whuch a pardoun he hedde, [and—a] whiche a T; & whiche a U. hedde] hauiþ T.] And hou þe preost inpugnede hit · al bi pure Resoun, [bi pure] before T.] And diuinede þat Dowel · Indulgence passede, [diuinede] he leuide T. pas|sede] passiþ T.] Line 156 Bienals and Trienals · and Busschopes lettres

Dowel on Domesday · Is digneliche I-preiset, [on Domesday] at þe day of dome TU. digneliche] ferforþliche U. I-preiset] vndirfongen TU.] He passeþ al þe pardouns · of seint Petrus churche. [

pardouns] pardoun TU. of] at T. churche] chirche at rome U.

OBS. U here inserts the Latin line, Quodcunque, &c.; see l. 162.

]

Now haþ þe pope pouwer · pardoun to graunte, Line 160 Þe peple with-oute penaunce · to passe to Ioye. [to—Ioye] a pena & a culpa T.] Þis is a lef of vre bileeue · as lettret men vs techeþ,

Quodcunque ligaueris super terram, erit ligatum et in celis.

[a lef] þe lif T; a leef U. techeþ] shewiþ T.] And so bileeue I lelly · (vr lord forbeode hit elles!) [so—lelly] so I leue lelly T; y byleue it wel U. vr] TU omit. hit] T omits.] Line 163 Þat pardoun and penaunce · and preyers don sauen [don sauen] do salue T; to|gidres Mown saue U, (the last two words being in l. 165.)] Soules þat han sunget · seuen siþes dedlich. [sunget] ysynned T; synned U.] ¶ Bote trustene to Trienals · treuly me þinkeþ [Bote—to] And to triste on þis T; Ac to traste on þese U. treuly] certes U.] Is not so syker for þe soule · sertes, as do-wel. [Is] It is T. sertes] trewly U (see l. 166). as] as is TU.] Line 167 ¶ For-þi I rede ȝow Renkes · þat Riche ben on eorþe, [Forþi—Renkes] þerfore y rede þat lordes U.] Vppon trust of oure tresour · Trienals to haue, Beo ȝe neuer þe Baldore · to Breke þe ten hestes; [Beo ȝe] Be þou UT.] ¶ And nomeliche, ȝe Meires · and ȝe Maister Iuges, [Meires—Iuges] maistris, as meiris & iuggis T; maistres, þat men þat Iuggeȝ holden U.] Þat han þe welþe of þis world · for wyse men ben holden, [þat—for] þat han þe world at wille & T; þei to haue welthe of þis world U.] Line 172 To purchasen pardoun · and þe popes Bulles. [T omits this line. To] For to U.] At þe dredful day of dom · þer dede schullen a-rysen, [day—dom] dom day T. þer] whanne þe T; whan U.] And comen alle bi-fore crist · and a-Countes ȝelden, [

alle] T omits. and acountes] acountes to TU.

OBS. U omits to end of Passus, leav|ing a small blank space.

] How þou laddest þi lyf · and his lawe keptest, [lyf] life here T.] Line 176

Line 176 What þou dudest day bi day · þe Doom þe wol rehersen; [day—day] day T (by mistake). þe wol] wile T.] ¶ A powhe ful of pardoun þer · with Prouincials lettres, [powhe ful] pokeful T. with] ne þe T.] Þauh þou be founden in Fraternite · a-mong þe foure Ordres, [in] in þe T.] Line 179 And habbe Indulgence I-doubled · bote Dowel þe helpe, [I doubled] double-fold T.] I nolde ȝeue for þi pardoun · one pye hele! [nolde] ne wolde T. pardoun] patent T.]

FOrþi I counseile alle cristene · to crie crist merci, [to—crist] criȝe god T.] And Marie his Moder · to beo mene bi-twene, Þat God ȝiue vs grace · er we gon hennes, Line 184 Such werkes to worche · while þat we ben here, [while þat] whiles T.] Þat aftur vr deþ day · Dowel reherce, Þat atte day of dom · we duden as he us hiȝte. [atte] at þe T. us] T omits.]

[Explicit hic visio willelmi de Petro de Plouȝman. Eciam Incipit Vita de do-wel, do-bet, & do|best, secundum wyt & resoun.] [ [Explicit, &c.] From T; so also UH₂D; see Critical Notes and Preface.]