PASSUS XXII (DO-BEST I).
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TITLE. So PM; so EF, omitting Hic; Incipit de dobest GT; Incipit dobest I; Incipit passus septimus de dowel S (wrongly; owing to omission of Passus xvii to xxi).
OBS. Here S begins again.
] Hic Incipit passus primus de dobest.
Thus ich awakede and wrot · what ich hadde dremed, [A page 344] [Thus—awakede] I awaked þus F. what] þat F. dremed] i-dremed MIT.]
And dyhte me derly · and dude me to churche, [churche] kirke MIG.]
To huyre holliche þe masse · and be housled after. [huyre] here MIFT. holliche] holly IMFGT; holy S. be] to be IT. housled] yhousled E; i-hoseled M.]
In myddes of þe masse · þo men ȝeden to offrynge, [myddes] myddul F. þo] M om.]
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Ich fel eft-sones a slepe · and sodeynliche me mette, [Ich] And i M. fel GT] ful M; felle EIS; fel þo F; miswritten feel P. a] on I. me] IS om.]
That peers the plouhman · was peynted al blody, [peynted] i-peynted M. blody] rede blody (sic) S.]
And cam yn with a croys · by-fore þe comune peuple, [yn] M om. þe comune] al þe M.]
And ryght like in alle lymes · to oure lord ihesu;
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And þenne calde ich conscience · to kenne me þe soþe. [calde] so PEIMT; cald G; called F. kenne] telle M; knowe G.]
"Is this ihesus þe Iouster?" quaþ ich · "þat Iuwes duden to deþe,
Oþer is hit peers plouhman? · ho peynted hym so. rede?" [is hit] hit is MIT. peers] peres þe IF.]
Quaþ conscience, and kneolede þo · "þese aren cristes armes, [þese] this P. aren] ben EM.]
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Hus colours and hus cote-armure · and he þat comeþ so blody, [and (2)] ac I; but T. so] M om.]
