The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive, Vol. 6: San Marino, Huntington Library, MS Hm 128 (Hm) – Passus 6William LanglandEdited by Michael Calabrese, Hoyt N. Duggan, and Thorlac Turville-PetreAssociate Editors: M. Gail Duggan and Patricia R. BartTechnical Editor: Daniel Pitti Graduate Research AssistantsMichael Blum, John Ivor Carlson, Peter J. Eubanks, Carrie Lindley, Timothy L. Stinson, and Jordan Taylor. Computer Consultants and ProgrammersRobert Bingler, Chris Jessee, Daniel Pitti, and John Unsworth.The Medieval Academy of America and the Society for Early English and Norse Electronic Texts (SEENET) by Boydell and Brewer, Ltd.Woodbridge, SuffolkISBN: 97818438409232008

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LatinFrenchGerman18 Nov 2000 revise header Hoyt N. Duggan New header created Passus sextus de visione · t This were awykkyda wykkyd weye . but who-so hadde a guyde that wolde folowyn vs ylke a fote · þus this folke hem menyd · Quod perkyn the ploughman · by seynt peter of rome y haue an halfe acre to erye · by the hye weye hadde y eryed this halfe acre · and sowyn yt aftur y wolde wendyn wyth ȝowe · and the weye techeHm.6.7: The rubricating scribe failed to note the paraph indicator in the left margin. This were a longe lettynge · quod a lady yn a sclayre what schulde we wommen · werche the whiles · Summe schull sowe the sakke quod peers · for schedynge of the whete and ȝee louely ladyes · wyth ȝoure longe fymbgerrysfy[n]gerrysfyngres that ȝe haue sylke and sendal · to sowe whan tyme is chysybles for chaplaynes · cherches to honoure wyues and wydewes · wolle and flax spynneth · maketh cloth y conseyl ȝowe and kenneth so ȝoure douhtres the nedy and the nakyd · nymeth hede howe þey lygge.n and casteeth hem cloþes · for so comaundeth treuthe For y schall lenyn hem lyflode · but ȝif the londe fayle flesch and brede bothe · to ryche and to pouere als longe as y leue · for the lordys loue of heuene and al manere of men · that byþorw mete and drynke lybbeth helpeth hym to wurche wygthly · andþat wynnyth ȝoure food By cryste quod a knygth tho · he kennyth vs the beste ac on the teme trewly · taugth was y neuere ac kenne me quod the knygth · and by cryste y wol assaye By seynt poule quod perkyn · ȝe profre ȝowe so fayre that y schal swynke and swete · and sowe for vs bothe ..as oþ..er laborers And oþer laboures do for thy loue al my lyfe-tyme yn couenaunt that thu kepe · holy cherchekirke and my-sylue fro wastours and fro wykkyd men · that þis worlde stroye.n and go hunte hardylyche · to harys and to foxes to bores and to brokkes · that breken adown myn hegges and goo affayte thy faucouns · wylde fowlys to kulle for suche comyn to my crofte · and croppeth my whete curteysly thisþe knygth thanne · comsyd these woordes by my power peers quod he · y plygth the my trewthe to fulfulle þys forwarde · þowe y fygth schulde · as longe as y lyue · y schall the ma.....ynteyne ȝe and ȝit a poynte quod peers · y praye ȝowe of more loke ȝe tene no tenaunt · but trewthe woll assente and þo....hewh ȝe mowe amercyen hem · late mercy be taxour and mekenesse thy mayster · mawgre medes chekes · and þow.h poore men profre ȝowe presentes and ȝiftes nyme it nougth yn aduenture · ȝe mowe it nougth deserue for ...ȝeþow schalteshalt ȝelde it aȝen · atte one ȝeres ende yn a ful perelous place · purgatory it hattethHm.6.45: The <e> is retouched in a different ink. And mysbede nougth thy bonde-menan · bonde-men the bettre may theþow speede thowe he be thyn vndurlynge here · wel may happe yn heuene that he wurthier syttesette · and wyth more blysse Amice ascende superius · & cetera ·superius For yn ain charnel atteHm.6.50: Though Hm appears to agree with LM in reading atte, "at the," against at or & in in other B manuscripts, usually Hm means only "at." cherche · c......herles ben euyl to knowe or a knygth fram a knaue there · knowe this yn thyn herrteHm.6.51: The scribe's "2" form of <r> has been overwritten with hand3's anglicana form. and that thu be trewe of thy tonge · and tales that thu hatye but ȝif they ben of wysdome or of wytte · thy werkmen to chaste holde wyth none harlottes · ne here nougth here tales and namly at the mete · suche men eschue for it ben the deueles dysours · y do the to vndurstonde I assente by seynte iame · .seyde the knygth thanne · forto wurche by thy woordes · the while my lyfe dureth And y schal apparayle me quod perkyn · yn pylgrymes wyse and wende wyth ȝowe y woll · tyl we fynde trewthe and caste on my clothes · y-clowtyd and hole my kokeres and my ...?...cuffes · for colde of my n.ayles · and hange myn hoper · at myn hals · yn stede of a scryppe a buschel of bredcorn · brynke ...?...?...wiþ mebrynge me ther-ynne for y woldewil sowe it my-sylfe · and sutthyn woll y wende to pylgrymage as palmers doon · pardon forto haue Ac who-so helpeth me to erye · or sowyn here or y wende schall haue leue by oure lorde · to lese h.....eere yn heruest and make hem merye therwythþere-mydde · magre who-so gruccheth .. and alkyn crafty men · that kunnynkonne lyue yn trewthe y schal fynde hem food · that feythfully lybbeth · Saue iakke the iogolour · and ionet of the stywes and danyel the d...yes pleyere · and denote the bawde and frere the faytour · and folke of his ordre and robyn the rybaudour · for his rusty woordesHm.6.75: Following this line, Hm omits the line Treuthe tolde me ones and bad me tellen it after, customarily found in all other B manuscripts and here given in the spelling of L. Deleantur de libro viuencium · y schulde nougth dele wyth hem · for holycherche is hote of hem no tythe to take Quia cum iustis non scribantur · & ceteranil They ben a-scapid good aduenture · god hem amende Dame wurche whan tyme is peers wyfe higthe his doughter higth do rygth so · or thi dame schall þe bete his sone higth suffre thy souereynes · to haue her wylle deme hem nougth for ȝif thu doost · thu schalt it dere abugge lat god y-wurthe wyth all · for so his woord techeth · for nowe y am olde and hore · and haue of myn owne to penaunce and to pylgrymage · y woll passe wythwith þise othre for-thy y woll or y wende · do wryte my byqueste In dei nomine amen · y make it my-sylue he schal haue my sowle · that beste hath deseruyd it · and fro the f.ende it deffende · for so y byleue tyl y come to his accountes · as my crede me telleth to haue a reles and aremyssyouna remyssyoun · on that rental y leue The kurkeHm.6.93: This unusual spelling probably reflects the scribe's intent. He manifests a tendency to avoid the /k/ forms with just six instances in the poem to the twenty-one in L, nineteen in M, and twenty in W. The form probably is by analogy with rounded forms in church. schal haue my careyne · and kepe my bonys for of my corn and catel · he crauyd the tythe y payde it hym prestyly · for peryl of my soule forþy isis he holdyn y hope · to haue me in his masse and myngyn yn his memorye · amonge alle crystene My wyfe schal haue of that y wan · wyth trewthe and nomore and dele amonge my doughtres · and my dere children · for þowe y deye to-day · my dettys are quytte y bar home þat y borwyd · er y to bedde ȝede And wyth the residue and the remenaunt · by the rode of lukes y woll wurschip ther-wyth · trewthe by my lyue · and ben his pylgryme at the .....plough for poore mennys sake my ploughfote schall be my pyked staf.epyk-staf · and pluccheHm.6.105: Plucche, "pull" <OE plyccan.picche a-two þe rotes and helpe my cultur to kerue · and clense the furwys Nowe is perkyn and his pylgrymes · to the plough faren to erye this halfe acre · helpynholpyn hym manye dykers and deluers · dykyddigged vp the balkes ther-wyþ was perkyn a-payde · and preysydyn hymhem faste oþer werkmen ther were · that wrouhten ful ȝerne echemaneche man yn his manere · made hym-sylfe to done and summe to plese perkyn · pykyd vp the wedes Atte hie prime perys · leet the plough stande · to ouerseen hem hym-sylfe · and who-so beste wrougthe he schulde be huyred theraftur · whan heruest-tyme come · ...?...ThanneAnd þanne setyn & songyn · summesomme and songen atte the nale · and holpyn erye his halfacre · wyth howe trolly-lolly Nowe by the perel of my soule quod peers · al yn pure tene but ȝe aryse the rathur · and rape ȝowe to wurche schall no greyne that groweth · glade ȝowe at nede and thowe ȝe deye for doel · the deuyl · hym hauehaue that recche Tho were faytours afferde · and feyned hem blynde summe leydyn here legges a-lyry · as suche losell kunnyth and madyn here mone to peers · and prayde hym of grace for we haue no lymes to labour wyth · lorde of grace bydde weygraced be theȝe ac we praye for ȝowe peers · and for ȝoure plowe bothe that god of his grace · ȝoure grayn multyplye and ȝelde ȝowe for ȝoure almesse · that ȝe ȝyuyn vs here · for we may nougth swynke norne swete · suche syknesse vs eyleth · ȝif it be sooþ quod peris · that ȝe seyn · y schall it sone aspye · ȝe ben wastours y wote wel · and treuthe wote the sothe and y am his olde hyne · and hygth hym to warne whuche they were yn this worlde · his werkemen appeyryd · ȝe wastyn that me.n wynnyn · wyþ trauayle and wyþ tene ac trewthe schall teche ȝowe · his teme to dryue · forOr ȝe schull ete barlybrode · and of the brooke drynke · but ȝif he be blynde or brokelegged · or bolted wyth yrens · he schall ete whetebrede · and drynke wyth my-sylue tyl god of his goodnesse · amendement. hym sende Ac ȝe þat mygthmyȝte(n)Hm.6.141: Since Ac extends into the left margin, the first three words may have been inserted over an erasure. trauayle as trewthe wolde · and take mete and huyre to kepen kyen yn the feelde · the corn from the bestys · dyken or deluyn · or dyngyn vpon scheuys or helpe make morter · or bere mukke afelde ..yn lecherye and yn losengerye · ȝee lyuen and yn slauthe and all is thorowe suffraunce · that vengeaunce ȝowe ne taketh · Ac ancres and heremytes · that etyn nougth but at nonys · and namore tyl on theer morowe · myn almus schul they haue and of catel to kepe hem wyth · that han cloystres and cherches · Ac robard rennaboute · schall nougth haue of myne ne postles but they preche kunne · and haue power of the buschop · they schull haue payn and potage · and make hem-sylfe at ese for it is an vnresonable relygyoun · that hath rygth nougth atof certayn · And thanne gan a wastour to wratthe hym · and wolde haue fougthe · and to peris the ploughman · he profryd his gloue a brytoneer a bragger · abostyd peris als · And badde hym go pissyn wyth his plough · for-pynyd schrewe wylte thu or nylte thu · we wylnwil haue oure wylle of thy flour and of thy flesch · fecche whan vs lyketh and makyn vs mery ther-wyth · maugre thy chekes Thanne peris the ploughman · playned hym to the knygth · to kepyn hym as couenaunt was · fro cursyd schrewes · and fro wastourusþis wastoures wolueskynnys · þat maketh þe worlde dere for þo wastyn and wynnyn nougth · and that ylke while wurth neuer plente amonge the peple · þe while my plough lyggeth Curteysly the knygth thanne · as his k....eynde wolde warnyd wastour · and wyssyde hym bettre or thu schalte a-bugge by the lawe · and by the ordre that y bere I was nougth wonte to wurche quod wastour · & nowe wol y nat bygynne and l...eet lygthlyliȝte of the lawe · and lasse of the knygth · and sette peris at a pese · and his plough bothe and manaced peers and his men · ȝif þey mette . efte-sone Nowe by the pereyl of my sowle quod peers · y schal appeyre ȝowe alle and houpyd aftur hongour · that herde hym atte the furste a-wreke me on theseof þise wastours quod he · that theþis . worlde schendeth hungor yn haste tho · hente wastour by the mawe and wronge hym so by the wombe · that bothe his yȝen watryd · he buffetyd the brytoneer · aboute the cheekys that he loked lyke a lanterne · all his ly.efe aftur he b...eet hem so bothe · he barste nere her guttys ne hadde peris wyth a pese-lofe prayde hungor to cese they hadde be doluyn · ne deme thu none othre Suffre hem lyue he seyde · and late hem ...ete wyth hogges · or elles benys and bren · y-bakyn to-gydres or elles mylke and mene ale · þus prayde peers for hem · Faytours for fere herof · flowyn ynto bernys and flattynflapten on wyth flayles · fro morowe tyl euyn · that hungor was nougth so hardy · on hem forto loke for a potfull of pesyn · that peers hadde y-makyd · An hepe of heremytys · hentyn hem spades and kuttyn h..ereHm.6.191: The final character is malformed. copes · and curtepyes hem made and wentyn as werkmen · wyþ spades and wyth schoueles · and doluyn and dyggedyndykeden · to dryue aweye honger blynde and bedrede · were botenyd a thousande that setyn to begge syluer · sone were they helyd for that was bake for bayard · was bote for many hongry · and many a begger for benys · buxum was to swynke and eche poore man wel apayde to haue pesyn for his huyre and what peers prayde hem to do · as preste as a sperhauk and þerof was peris proude · and put hem to werke and ȝaf hem mete as he mygth aforthe · and mesurable huyre Thanne hadde peers pyte · and prayde hungor to wende home yn-tylin-to his owne ȝerdeerd · and holdyn hym there for y am wel a-wroke of wastours · thorow thy mygth ac y praye the or thu passe · quod peers to hungour of beggers and of bydders · what beste ben to done for y wote wel be thu wente · they wylnwil donworche full ylle for myscheef it maketh · they beth so meke nowthe and for defaute of her food · this folke is at my wylle they are my blody bretherne · quod peers for god b..owgth vs alle treuthe taugth me ones to louen hem echone and to helpen hem of alle thyngs · ay as hem nedydnedeth · and nowe wolde y wyten of the · what were the beste and howe hey mygth amaystryen hem · and make hem to werche Here nowe quod hongour · and hold. it for a wysdome bolde beggers and bygge · that mowyn her breed byswynke wyth houndys brede · and hors brede · holde vp her hertys abayte hem wyth benys · for bolnynge of her hertewombe and ȝif the gomes grucche · bydde hem go swynke and he schal sowpe swettere · whan he it haþ deseruyd · And ȝif thu fynde any freke that fortune hath apeyryd or eny maner febulfals man · fonde thu suche to knowe conforte hymhem wyth thy catel · for crystes loue of heuene loue hem and lene hem · so lawe of god techeth · Alter alterius onera portate · & cetera and al manere of men · that thu mygth aspye that nedy ben and nougthty · helpe hem wyth thy goodes loue hem and lakke hem nougth · and latelate god take the vengeaunce thouȝ they done euele · lat god y-wurthe Michi vindictam & ego retribuam · & ceteranil And ȝif thu wolte be gracyous to god · do as the gospel techeth · and byloue th.e amonge lewydlow m.en · so schalt thu lacche grace Facite vobis amicos de mammona iniquitatis · & ceteranil y wolde nougth greue god quod peris · for all the good on grounde mygth y synneles do as thu seyste · seyde peris thanne Ȝee y behote the quod hungor · or ellys the byble lyeth · go to genesis the gyaunte · the engendrour of ...vs alle In sudore ....& in swynke thu schalte thi mete tylye and labour for thi lyflode · and so oure lorde higthe and sapience seith the same · y say it yn the byble pyger pro frigore · no felde wold.enolde tylye in wyntertilye and therfore he schall · begge ...?...in somerand bidde · and no man bete his hunger Matheu wyth mannys face · mowthed these woordes that seruus nequam · hadde a Mnam · id est · besaunt & for he nolde nougth chaffare he hadde mawgre of his mayster · euermore after and bynam hym his mnan · for he ne wolde werche and ȝaf that mnam · to hym · that ten mnames hadde and wyth that he seide · that holy cherche it herde he þat hath schall · haue · and helpe there it nedeth and he that nougth hath nougth schalshal nouȝt haue · and no man hym helpe and that he weneth wel to haue · y wol hymwil it hym byreue .....kynde wyt wolde that eche wygth · wela wyght wrougth or yn dykynge or yn deluynge · or ynor trauayletrauaillynge of prayersin preyeres contemplatyf lyfContemplatyf lyf or actyf lyf · cryste wolde they wrougthe the sauter seith yn the psalme · of beati omnes the freke that fedeth hym-sylfe · wyth his feythfull labour he is blyssed by the book · yn body and in sowle · Labores manuum tuarum · & cetera ȝit y praye ȝowe quod peris · pur charite and ȝe kunne ony leef of lechecrafte · lernelere it me my dere for summe of my seruauntes · and my-sylfe bothe of al a wyke werke nougth · lord soso our wombe aketh · I wote wel quod hunger · what syknesse ȝowe eyleth · ȝe haue manged ouermuche · and that maketh ȝowe grone ac y hote the quod hunger · as thu thyn hele wylneste þat þu drynke no day · er thu dyne sumwhat · ete nougth y hote the · er hungour the take and sende the of his sauce · to sauour wyth ȝoureþi lyppes and kepe sum tyl soper tyme · and sytte nougth to longe and ryse vp or appetyt · haue eten his fulle lat nougth sire surfayt · syttyn at thi boord · leue hym nougth for he is leccherous · and lykerous of tonge and aftur many maner of metys · ismetes his mawe is affyngryd and ȝif thu diete the thus · y dare legge myn eres that Fysyk schal his furrud hoodes · for his food selle and his cloke of calabre · wyth alle the knoppes of golde and be fayn by my feyth · his fysyke to sullelete and lerne to labour wyth londe · forlyflodefor lyflode is swete for murtheres are many leches · lorde hem amende they don men deye wyþþorw here drynkes · ar destyne it wolde By seynt poule quod peers · these are profetable woordes wende nowe hunger whan thu wolte · þat wel be þe euere for this is a louely lessoun · lord it the furȝelde Byhote god quod hunger · hennes ne woll y wende tyl y haue dynyd by this day · and y-dronke bothe I haue no peny quod peers · pullettes to bugge noþerNe neyther gees ne gris · but two grene cheses · a fewe cruddes and creme · and an hauerkake and two loues of benys and bran · y-bake for my fawntys and ȝit y seie by my soule · y haue no salt bacoun · ne none kokeneyskokeney by cryste coloppis offor to makyn ac y haue percyle and porrettes · and many cole plontys and eke a cowe and a calfe · and a carte mare to drawe a-felde my donge the while the drougth lasteth and by this lyflode we mot lyue · tyl lammasse tyme and by that y hope to haue · heruest yn my crofte and þanne may y dygth þy dyner · as me dere lyketh Alle the poore peple tho · pescoddes fette benys and bakyn apples · they broughtyn yn her lappes chibolles and cheruell · and rype chiries manye and profryd peers this present · to plese wyth hunger Al hunger eet yn haste · and askyd aftur more thanne poor folke for fere · feddyn hunger ȝerne wyth grene porret and pesyn · to poysoun hym they thougth by that it neyȝhed neer heruest · newe corn cam to chepynge thanne was folke fayn · and feddyn hunger wyth the beste wyþ good ale as glotoun taugth · and gart hunger to slepe And tho wolde wastour nougth wurche · but wandred aboute ne no beggere ete brede that benys ynne were but of koket or clermatyn or elles of clene whete ne none halpenyalehalpeny ale · yn none wyse drynke but of the beste and of the brownyste · that yn the burghborgh is to sulle Laborers that han no londe to lyuen on · but her handes deynenDeyned nougth to dyne a-day · nygth-olde wortys may no peny-ale hem paye · ne no pece of bacoun but ȝif it be fresch flesch othur fysch · fryed othur bake · and that chaw.ded and plus cha.. ·wd for chyllynge of her mawesmawe and but he be hielyche huyred · elles woll he chide and that he was werkman wrougth · wayle the tyme aȝenst catouns counseyl · comseth he to iangle Paupertatis oonus · pacienter ferre memento · & ceteranil · He greueth hym aȝenste god · and gruccheth aȝenste resoun · and curseth ..alsocurseth he the kynge andand al his counseyl aftur suche lawes to loke · laborers to greue ac whiles hungour was her mayster · ther wolde none of hem chide ne stryue aȝenste his statut · so sternlyche he lokede Ac y warne ȝow werkmen · wynnyth while ȝe mowe for hunger hiderward · hyethhasteth hym faste he schall a-wake wyth water · wastours to chaste er fyue ȝere be fulfuld · suche famyn schall aryse thorowȝ flodes and thorowhand fowle wedres · frutes schul fayle and so seyde saturne · and sente ȝowe to warne whan ȝe see the sonne amys · and two monkes hedes and amaydea mayde haue the maystrye · and multyply by eiȝht Than schal deeþ wyþ-drawe · and derthe be iustyse and dawe the dykere · deye schaldeye for hunger but ȝif god of his goodnesse grawnte vs a trewe