The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive, Vol. 6: San Marino, Huntington Library, MS Hm 128 (Hm) – Passus 7William 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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Society for Early English and Norse Electronic Texts, Series Series A.9San Marino, Huntington Library, MS Hm 128Combined facsimile & documentary edition.Identification of handsPMB and PRB = Patricia BartHNDMC = Michael CalabreseIRA = Robert AdamsTTP = Thorlac Turville-Petre1 computer optical disk : col. ; 4 3/4 in.The University of Michigan Press and SEENETAnn Arbor Source copy consulted: San Marino, Huntington Library, MS Hm 128

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Duggan New header created Passus septimus de visione · t Trewthe herde telle her-of · and to peris sente to takyn his teme · and tyllyen hisþe erthe and purchacyd hym a pardoun · a pena & a culpa · for hym and for his eyres · euermorefor euermore aftur and badde hym holdyn hym at home and eryen his leyes and alle þat holpyn hym to erye · to sette or to sowe · or eny oþer mystyer · that mygth peris auayle pardoun wyth peris ploughman · trewthe hath hemhath grauntyd kynges and knyghtes · that kepyn holy cherche and rygthfully in rewmes · reulyn the peple ...........han pardoun þorowȝ purgatorye · to passen full lyghtly wyth patryarkes and prophetys · yn paradys to be felawe Buschoppes yblessid ȝif þey ben as they schulde legistres of bothe lawes · the lewyd þerwyþ to preche andAnd in as muche as they mowe · amende alle synfull arn peres wyþ þe apostles · this pardoun peris scheweth and at the day of dome · at the hiȝe deys to sytte Marchauntes yn the margyn · haddyn many ȝeres · ac .non a pena & a culpa · the pope nolde hem graunte for they holdyn nougth her holydayes · as holy cherche techeth · and for þey swere by her sowle · & so god motemoste hem helpe aȝen clene conscyence · her catell to sulle Ac vndyr his secrete seal · trewthe sente hem a lettre that they schulde b.ugge boldly · that hem beste lykede and sytthen it sulleselle it aȝen · and saue the wynnynge and amende mesondieux ther-myd · and mysese. folke helpe and wykkyd weyes · wightly hem amende and do bote to brugges · that to-brokyn were maryen maydnes or makyn hem nonnys pore peple and prysones · fyndyn hem her foode and settyn scolers to scole · or to summe oþere craftes releue relygyoun · and rentyn hymhem bettre and y schall sende ȝow my-sylfe seynt mychael myn Aungelarchangel that no deuel schall ȝow dere · ne fere ȝow atin ȝowr deyȝyng and wyte ȝowe fro wanhope · ȝif ȝe woln thus werche and sende ȝowr sowles yn saufte · to my seyntes yn ioye Thanne were marchauntes · merye · many weptyn for ioye and preysedyn peers the ploughman · that purchacyd this bulle Men of lawe leste pardoun hadde · that pledynpleteden for mede for the sauter saueth hem nougth · suche as takyn ȝyftes and namlyche of ynnocentes · that non vuel kunnyn Super innocentem munera non accipies · & ceteranil Pledours schulde peyne hem to plede · for suche and helpe hemhelpe · prynces and prelates · schulden p.aye for her trauayle A regibus & a& principibus · erit merces eorum · & ceteranil · Ac many a Iustice and iorrour · wolde for iohan do more · than pro dei pietate · leue thu none othur Ac he that spendethHm.7.48: The first four letters of spendeth are badly rubbed or partially erased. his speche · and speketh for the pouere that is ynnocentHm.7.49: The letters <s ynn> are badly rubbed or partially erased. and nedy · and noman appeyreth conforteth hym in that caas · wyþ-outyn couetys of ȝiftes and scheweþ lawe for oure lordes loue · as he it haþ y-lernydlerned schal no deuyl at his deth-day · dere hym amyetea myte that he ne wurth saufe & his soule · þe sawter beryth wytnesse Domine quis habitabit in tabernaculo tuo & cetera Ac to bygge water ne wynde ne wyt ne fyer the fierthe these foure the fadur of heuene made · to his folde yn comyn · these ben trewthes tresours · trewe folke to helpe that neuer schull wexe ne wanye · wyth-owtyn god hym-sylue · whanne they drawe vnto dethþe deþHm.7.59:There is wide variation at this locus. HmR omit the before deþ. L and W confused thorn with <y> but also omit þe. · and yndulgences wolde haue her pardoun is full petyt at her partynge hennys that eny mede of mene men · for her motynge taketh ȝee legystres and lawyers · holdeth this for trowthe that ȝif þat y lyȝe · matheu is to blame for he bad me make ȝow this · and this prouerbe me tolde Quodcumque vultis vt faciant vobis · homines facite eis · & ceteranil Alle lybbynge laborers · that lyuen wyth her hondys · that trewlyche takyn · and trewlyche wynnyn and lyue yn loue and yn lawe · for her lowe hertys haue þe same abs.olucyoun · that sente was to peris Beggers ne bydders · bethne beþ nougth yn the bulle but ȝif the sugestyoun be sooth · that schapeth hem to begge · ...?...?...for he þat beggeþ or byt · but ȝif he haue nede · he is fals wyth the fende · and deffraudeth the nedy Hm.7.74: The scribe's usual indicator for the rubricated paraph was ignored by the rubrisher, perhaps canceled by two horizontal lines through it.and also he bygyleth the gyuere · aȝenste his wylle for if he wyste he were nougth nedy · he wolde ȝeue þat another that were more nedy than he · so the nedyeste schulde ben holpe catoun kenneth me thus · and the clerke of storyes Cui des videto · is catouns techynge And yn the storyes he techeth · to bystowe thyn alm.esse Sit elemosina tua in manu tua donec studes cui des · & ceteranil · Ac gregorye was a good man · and bad vs gyuyn alle that asketh for his loue · that vs alle leneth · Non eligas cui miseriaris · ne forte preterearispretereas illum qui meretur accipere · Quia incertum est pro quo deo magis placias · & ceteranil · For wote ȝe neuere who is wurthy · ac god wote who hath nede yn hym that taketh is the treccherye · ȝif any tresoun walke for he that ȝyueth ȝeldeth · and ȝarketh hym to reste and he that byddeth borweth · and bryngeþ hym-sylfe yn dette for beggers borwyn euermore · and her borow is god almyghty to ȝelde hem that ȝyuyn hem · and ȝit vsure more · Quare non dedisti pecuniam meam ad mensam vt ego veniamveniens cum vsuris exigere · & cetera · Forthy byddeth nougth ȝe neyȝboursbeggeres · but ȝif ȝe haue grete nede for who-so hath to byggyn hym breed · the book beryth wytnesse he hath ynowe that hath breed ynowe þowe he haue nougth elles · Satis diues est · qui non indiget pane · & ceteranil Late vsage be ȝoure solace · of seyntes lyues redynge the book bannyth beggersbeggarie · and blameth hem onin this manere · Hm.7.99: The rubricating scribe overlooked a paraph indicator. Iunior fui etenim senui · & non vidi iustum derelictum nec semen eius querens panem · & cetera · For ȝe lyuyn yn no loue · ne no lawe holde many of ȝow ne wedde nougth · the womman that ȝe wyth delyn but as wylde bestes wyth wehe · wurthyn vp and wurchyn and bryngeþ foorth barnes · bastardes thatþat bastardes men calleth · or the bakke or sum bone · he breketh yn his ȝouthe and syþþyn gon faytyn wyth ȝoure fauntes · for euermore aftur ther is more mysschape peple · amonge these beggers · than of alle maner of men · that on this molde reignynwalketh and they that lyuen thus her lyfe mown lothe the tyme that euere thei were menhe was man wrougth · whan they schull hennys fare Ac olde men and hore · that helpeles ben of strenkthe and wymmen wyth childe · that werchen ne mowe blynde and bedred · and brokyn her membrys that takyn these myschefesmyschief(es) mekelych · as meselles and othre han as playn pardoun · as the ploughman hym-syluyn · for loue of here lowe hertys · oure lorde hath hem grauntyd · her penaunce and her purgatorye · here on this erthe · Peris quod a preest tho · thi pardoun muste y rede for y woll construe eche clause · and kenne it the on englysch · And peers at his prayer · the pardoun vnfoldeth and y byhinde hem bothe · byhulde all the bulle al yn two lynes it lay · and nougth a lefe more and was wryten rygth thus · yn wytnesse of trewthe · Et qui bona egerunt · ibunt in vitam eternam · & ceteranil · Qui vero mala in ignem eternum · & ceteranil · Peter quod the prest tho · y can no pardoun fynde but do wel and haue wel · and god schall haue thi sowle and do euele and haue euele · hope thu non oþerHm.7.127-138: The scribe omitted a line on initial copying. He erased the final eleven lines on the page and overwrote the space with twelve lines, thus producing 41 lines to this page. Kane and Donaldson note that the new lines are in a different ink, but the hand is the same. but after þy deþ-day · the deuyl schall haue þy sowle and peris for pure tene · pullyd it a-twynneatweyne and seyde · si ambulauero in medio vmbre mortis non timebo mala quoniam tu mecum es · & ceteranil I schal cese of my sowyng quod peris · & swynke nougth so harde ne abowt my bely ioyȝe · so besy be nomore of prayers and penaunce · my plough schal ben her-after and wepyn whan y schuld slepyn · þowȝ whetebrede me fayle þe prophete his payn eet · yn penaunce and yn sorowe by þat þe sauter seiþ · so dedyn oþer manye þat louen god lely · his lyflode is full esy · Fuerunt michi lacrime mee panes die ac nocte · & ceteranil · And but ȝif luke lye · lereþhe lereth vs by fowles we schuldyn nougth be to besy · aboutyn thisþe worldys blysse ne soliciti sitis · he seith yn the gospel and scheweth vs by ensampull vs-sylfe fortoto wysse the foules yn the felde · who fynte hem mete ynat wynter · haue they no gerner to go to · but god fynte hem alle What quod the preest to perkyn · peter as me thynketh · thu art lettryd a lytyll · who lernyd the on booke abstynence the abbesse quod peris · myn · a · b · c · me taugth · and conscyence came afturward · and kennyd me moche more were thu a preest peers quod he · þumysteþu myste preche where thu schuldest · as dyuynour yn diuinite · wyth dixit in.sipiens ..to thi teme · lewyd lorel quod peers · lytyl lokest thu on the bible on salamones sawes · seldom thu beholdest · Ecce dirisores & iurgia cum eis nonne crescant & cetera · The preste and perkyn · apposedyn either othur and y þorowh her woordes a-wooke · and waytede a-boute and say the sonne yn the south · sytte that tyme meteles and moneyles · on maluerne hulles · musynge on thes metels · and my wey yȝede Many tyme thes metels · hauehath makyd me studyeto studye of þat y sawe slepynge · ȝif it so be mygthe and also for peris the ploughman · ful pensyf yn herte and whiche a pardoun peris hadde · all the peple to conforte and howe the preest ynpungnyd it · wyth two propre woordes ac y hano ...?...sauour yn sowngewarye · for y se it ofte fayle catoun and canonystres · conseylen vs to leue to settyn sadnesse yn sowngewarye · for sompnia ne cures ac for the book of the byble · beryth wytnesse howe daniel dyuynyd · the dremdremes of a kynge · that was ..Nabygodonosor · nempnyd of clerkes daniel seide sures[i]resire kynge · thi dremes betokneth that vncowth knygthes schull come · thi kyngdom to cleyme amonge lower lordes thi londe schall be departyd · and as danyel dyuynyd · yn dede it fel aftur the kynge les his lordschipe · and lower men it hadde · and Ioseph mette merueylously · how þe mone and the sonne andAnd þe ...?...?...enleuene sterres · worschipedehailsed hym alle than iacob Iuged · Iosephis sweuene · beaufys quod his fader · for deffaute we schullyn y my-selfe and my sones · seche thoþe for nede It beffel as his fader seyde · in pharaoes tyme that Iosep whas iustyse · egypte to lokyn and thoIt bifel as his fader tolde · his frendes there hym sougthe · and all this maketh me · on thes metels to þenke And how the ...?...?...preest · prouede no pardon to dowel and demyd that do wel · indulgences passyd biennals and tryanals and buschopes sealeslettres and how do-wel at the day of dome is dignylyche vndurfongyn and passeth all the pardoun · of seynt petres of romecherche☞ pardon Now hath the pope power · pardoun to graunte the peple wyth-outyn any penaunce · to passe ynto heuene this is oure byleue · as lettryd men vs techeth Quodcumque ligaueris super terram erit ligatum & in celis · & cetera And so y leue lely · oure lordeslordesHm.7.194: HmGF read oure lorde against lordes in most B manuscripts, though Hm initially had the genitive form. forbode elles that pardoun and prayers · and penauncepenaunce and preyeres don sauethsauynsaue soules that han synnyd · seuene sythes dedly · ac to truste to these triennals · trewly me thynketh is nougth so syker forfor þe soulessoule · certys as is do-wel For-thi y rede ȝow renkes · that ryche ben on this erthe · vppon trust of ȝour tresour · triennals to haue ..be ȝe neuere the boldere · to breke the ten hestes and namely ȝe maystres · mayres and Iuges that han the welthe of þis worlde and for wyse men ben holdyn · to purchace ȝow pardoun · and the popes bulles · At the dredful dome · whan the dededed schulle aryse and comyn alle to-forebifore cryste acountys to ȝelde how ȝeþow laddeladdest ȝourþi lyfe therehere · and his lawys keptekeptest and how ȝeþow dedyndedest day by day · the doom schallwil .......reherce · a pokeful of pardoun · þere · ne prouyncyales lettrys they ȝe be fowndyn in the Fraternyte · of all þe foure ordres · and haue indulgences dowblefold · but ȝif dowel ȝow helpe y sette ȝour patentes and ȝour pardoun · at one pyes hele for-þy y conseyl alle crystene · fortoto crye god mercy and mary his moder · be oure mene bytwene that god ȝyue vs grace · here or we gon hennes suche werkes to wurche · while we ben here that aftur our deth-day · do-wel reherce at the day of dome · we dude as he higth ·