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.)

Ȝe naue no more merit · In Masse ne In houres [naue] ne haue TUH2; haue D. Masse] Matynes TUH2. houres] masse TH2; oures UD.] Þen Malkyn of hire Maydenhod · þat no Mon desyreþ. [desyreþ] desired U.] ¶ For Iames þe gentel · bond hit in his Book, [bond hit] ioynide TH2; Iug|gid U; hath wryten D.] Þat [Fey] withouten [fait] · Is febelore þen nouȝt, [[Fey] feiþ THUH2; fay D. [fait TH2; feet D] werk U; warkis H. V misreads, þat Treuþe withouten Fey.] Line 160 And ded as a dore-nayl · but þe deede folewe. [

ded] as ded TH2. but þe] but ȝif þe THUH2D.

OBS. After folewe H inserts the weak line, þat is, to sokoure þe sorow|ful · & haue charite to alle.

]
Chastite withouten Charite · (wite þou forsoþe), [wite—forsoþe] worth cheynide in helle TH2; wurþ schryned in helle U; worth shewed in helle D. (See l. 168.)] Is as lewed as a Laumpe · þat no liht is Inne. [Is] þat is U; Hit is DT.] Line 163 ¶ Moni Chapeleyns ben chast · but Charite is aweye; [Moni] Now many U.] Beo no men hardore þen þei · whon heo beoþ avaunset; [Beo no men] Arn none TUH2; þer beoþ noon H.] Vn-kuynde to heore kun · and to alle cristene; [Transposed in H.] , [and to] and ek to TUH2D.] Chewen heore charite · and chiden after more! [Transposed in H.] , [Chewen] þei chewen H; Chiwen U.] Such [Chastite] withouten [Charite] · worþ claymed in helle! [[Chastite, &c.] chastite with|oute charite THUH2D; V absurdly transposes chastite and charite; see l. 162. claymed] cheynid TH2; schryned U; shewed D.] Line 168 ¶ Curatours þat schulden kepe hem · clene of heore bodies, [Curatours] ȝe curatours TUH2D. schulden—hem] kepe ȝow TUH2D; schulden ȝou kepe H. of heore] of ȝour TUH2D. H has, in ȝoure soules.] Þei beoþ cumbred in care · and cunnen not out-crepe; [þei—care] ȝe ben acumbrid wiþ couetise TUH2D. & cunnen] ȝe mowe T; ȝe cunne UH2; ȝe can D; þei con H.] So harde heo beoþ with Auarice · I-haspet to-gedere. [harde—wiþ] faste haþ TH2D; harde haþ U. I-haspet] haspide ȝow TUH2D.] Þat nis no treuþe of Trinite · but tricherie of helle, [þat þe trewe tresoure of trouþe · is almost forȝete H.] Line 172 And a leornyng for lewed men · þe latere forte dele. [latere forte] lattere to THUH2; latter for to D.] ¶ For þeos beþ wordes I-writen · In þe Ewangelye,
/ 1372
Pages Index

Actions

file_download Download Options Download this page PDF - Page 15 Image - Page 15 Plain Text - Page 15

About this Item

Title
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.)
Author
Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
Canvas
Page 15
Publication
London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
1867-85.

Technical Details

Link to this Item
https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ajt8124.0001.001
Link to this scan
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/ajt8124.0001.001/67

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

Manifest
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:ajt8124.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation
"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.)." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ajt8124.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 21, 2025.
Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.