The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive, Vol. 4: Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Laud Misc. 581 (S. C. 987) (L)

The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive, Vol. 4: Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Laud Misc. 581 (S. C. 987) (L) – Passus 18William LanglandEdited by Hoyt N. Duggan and Ralph HannaAssociate Editors: Patricia R. Bart, M. Gail Duggan and Catherine A. FarleyTechnical Editors: Daniel V. Pitti and Jonathan Rodney Graduate Research Assistants Heather Blatt, Michael Blum, John Ivor Carlson, Nancy Renwick Clendenon, Carri Cregar, Paul Fyfe, Paul Gaffney, Matthew Gibson, Bethany Mabee, Stephen C. Martin, Chloe Smith, Timothy L. Stinson, and Keicy Tolbert. Computer Consultants and ProgrammersShayne Brandon, Nathaniel Garson, Matthew S. Gibson, Kirk V. Hastings, Janice McCoy, Susan Munson, David Seaman, and John Unsworth.Published for the Medieval Academy of America and The Society for Early English and Norse Electronic Texts (SEENET) by Boydell and Brewer Ltd. Cambridge ISBN: 184384026X

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Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud misc. 581 (S. C. 987)

late 14th or early 15th century Source copy consulted: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud misc. 581 (S. C. 987)

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LatinFrenchGerman2003 Editor Hoyt N. Duggan New header created and structure reorganized. passus xviijus & tercius de dobetPassus xviijusduodevicesimusw WollewardL.18.1: The ornamental capital of six lines is in blue ink with red flourishes. A small guide letter <w> is in the left margin. and wete-shoed · went I forth after As a reccheles renke · þat of no wo reccheth And ȝede forth lyke a lorel · al my lyf-tyme Tyl I w..ex wery of þe worlde · and wylned eft to slepe And lened me to a lenten · and longe tyme I slepte And of crystes passioun and penaunce · þe peple þat of-rauȝte RestedL.18.7: LR alone read Rested; most other manuscripts have Reste. me þere and rutte faste · tyl ramis palmarum Of gerlis & of gloria laus · gretly me dremed And how osanna by orgonye · olde folke songen ¶ One semblable to þe samaritan · & some-del to Piers þe plowman Barfote on an asse bakke · botelees cam pryke Wyth-oute spores other spere · spakliche he loked As is þe kynde of a knyȝte · þat cometh to be dubbed To geten hemL.18.14: L alone reads hem; other B manuscripts have hym. gylte spores · or galoches ycouped ¶ Þanne was faith in a fenestre · and cryde a fili dauid As doth an Heraude of armes · whan aunturos cometh to iustes Olde iuwes of ierusalem · for ioye þei songen Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini ¶ Þanne I frayned at faith · what al þat fare be-ment+ And who sholde iousteL.18.20: The word iouste was added supralinearly after initial copying by the original scribe, no doubt in response to the corrector's <+>. in Iherusalem · Ihesus he seyde And fecche þat þe fende claymeth · Piers fruit þe plowman Is Piers in þis place quod I · & he preynte on me Þis Ihesus of his gentrice · wole iuste in piers armes In his helme & in his haberioun · humana natura Þat cryst be nouȝt biknowe here · for consumatus deus In Piers paltok þe plowman · þis priker shal ryde For no dynte shal hym dere · as in deitate patris Who shal iuste with Ihesus quod I iuwes or scribes ¶ Nay quod he þe foule fende · and fals dome & deth Deth seith he shal fordo · and adown brynge Al þat lyueth or loketh · in londe or in watere Lyf seyth þat he liktheL.18.32: LRF alone read likthe; most other B manuscripts have lieþ. · and leyth his lif to wedde Þat for al þat deth can do · with-in þre dayes To walke and fecche fro þe fende · piers fruite þe plowman And legge it þere hym lyketh · and lucifer bynde And forbete and adown brynge bale deth for euere O mors ero mors tua ¶ Þanne cam pilatus with moche peple · sedens pro tribunali To se how doughtilich deth sholde do · & deme her botheres riȝte Þe iuwes and þe iustice · aȝeine Ihesu þei were And al herL.18.41: LR alone read her; all other B manuscripts have þe. courte on hym cryde · crucifige sharpe Tho put hym forth a piloure · bifor pilat & seyde This ihesus of owre iewes temple · iaped & dispised To fordone it on o day · and in thre dayes after Edefye it eft newe · here he stant þat seyde it And ȝit maken it as moche · in al manere poyntes Bothe as longe and as large · bi loft & by grounde ¶ CrufigeCru[ci]fige quod a cacchepolle · I warante hym a wicche Tolle tolle quod an other · and toke oL.18.49: o, "of." kene þornes And bigan of kene thorne · a gerelande to make And sette it sore on his hed · and seyde in envye Aue rabby quod þat Ribaude · and þrew redes at hym Nailled hym with þre nailles · naked on þe Rode And poysoun on a pole · þei put vp to his lippes And bede hym drynke his deth yuel · his dayes were ydone And ȝif þat þow sotil be · help now þi-seluen If þow be cryst & kynges sone · come downe of þe Rode Þanne shul we leue þat lyf þe loueth · and wil nouȝt lete þe deye ¶ Consummatum est quod cryst · & comsed forto swowe Pitousliche and pale · as a prisoun þat deyeth Þe lorde of lyf & of liȝte · þo leyed his eyen togideres Þe daye for drede with-drowe · and derke bicam þe sonne Þe wal wagged and clef and al þe worlde quaued Ded men for that dyne · come out of depe graues And tolde whi þat tempest · so longe tyme dured For a bitter bataille · þe ded bodye sayde Lyf and deth in þis derknesse · her one fordoth her other Shal no wiȝte wite witterly who shal haue þe maystrye Er sondey aboute sonne rysynge · & sank with þat til erthe Some seyde þat he was goddessonegoddes sone · þat so faire deyde Vere filius dei erat iste · &c And somme saide he was a wicche · good is þat we assaye Where he be ded or nouȝte ded · doun er he be taken ¶ Two theues also · tholed deth þat tyme Vppon a crosse bisydes cryst · so was þe comune lawe A cacchepoleL.18.76: An otiose curl appears above the <o>. cam forth · and craked bothe her legges And her armes after · of eyther of þo theues Ac was no boy so bolde · goddes body to touche For he was knyȝte & kynges sone · kynde forȝaf þat tyme Þat non harlot were so hardy · to leyne hande vppon hymnotaL.18.81-85: The musical pun nota in the right margin appears to apply to the entire line group. ¶ Ac þere cam forth a knyȝte · with a kene spere ygrounde Hiȝte longeus as þe lettre telleth · and longe had lore his siȝte Bifor pilat & other peple · in þe place he houed Maugre his many tethe · he was made þat tyme To take þe spere in his honde · & iusten with ihesus For alle þei were vnhardy · þat houed on hors or stode To touche hym or to taste hym · or take hym down of Rode But þis blynde bacheler þanne · bar hym þorugh þe herte Þe blode spronge down by þe spere · & vnspered þe kniȝtes eyen Þanne fel þe knyȝte vpon knees · and cryed hym mercy Aȝeyne my wille it was lorde · to wownde ȝow so sore He seighed & sayde · sore it me athynketh For þe dede þat I haue done · I do me in ȝowre grace Haue on me reuth riȝtful ihesu · & riȝt with þat he wept ¶ Thanne gan faith felly · þe fals iuwes dispise Called hem caytyues · acursed for euere For þis foule vyleynye · veniaunce to ȝow alle To do þe blynde bete hym ybounde · it was a boyes conseille Cursed caytyue · kniȝthod was it neuere To mysdo a ded body · by day or by nyȝte Þe gree ȝit hath he geten · for al his grete wounde ¶ For ȝowre champioun chiualer chief knyȝt of ȝow alle Ȝelt hym recreauntL.18.103: The scribe began an <er> loop after the <c> of recreaunt in error. rennyng · riȝt at ihesus wille For be þis derkenesse ydo · his deth worth avenged And ȝe lordeynes han ylost · for lyf shal haue þe maistrye And ȝowre Fraunchise þat fre was · fallen is in thraldome And ȝe cherles & ȝowre children · chieue shal ȝe neure Ne haue lordship in londe · ne no londe tylye But al bareyne be · & vsurye vsen Which is lyf þat owre lorde · in alle lawes acurseth Now ȝowre good dayes ar done · as Danyel prophecyed+ Whan cryst cam · her kyngdom · þe croune shuldeshulde [cesse]L.18.112: Most beta witnesses read cesse after shulde, whereas alpha manuscripts have lese. The corrector's marginal <+> indicates he noticed the omission. Cum veniat sanctus sanctorum cessabit vnxio vestra ¶ What for fere of þis ferly · & of þe fals iuwes I drowe me in þat derkenesse · to decendit ad inferna And þere I sawe sothely · secundum scripturas Out of þe west coste · a wenche as me thouȝte Cam walkynge in þe wey · to helle-ward she loked Mercy hiȝt þat mayde · a meke þynge with-alle A ful benygne buirde · and boxome of speche ¶ Her suster as it semed · cam softly walkyng Euene out of þe est · and westward she loked A ful comely creature · treuth she hiȝte For þe vertue þat hir folwed · aferd was she neuere ¶ Whan þis maydenes mette · mercy and treuth Eyther axed other · of þis grete wonder Of þe dyne & of þe derknesse · and how þe daye rowed And which a liȝte and a leme · lay befor helle Ich haue ferly of þis fare · in feith seyde treuth And am wendyng to wyte · what þis wonder meneth ¶ Haue no merueille quod mercy · myrthe it bytokneth A mayden þat hatte marye · and moder with-out felyng Of any kynnes creature · conceyued þorw speche And grace of þe holygoste · wex grete with childe With-outen wem · in-to þis worlde she brouȝt hym And þat my tale be trewe · I take god to witnesse Sith þis barn was bore · ben xxxtithirti wynter passed Which deyde & deth þoled · þis day aboute mydday And þat is cause of þis clips · þat closeth now þe sonne In menynge þat man shal · fro merkenesse be drawe Þe while þis liȝte & þis leme · shal Lucyfer ablende For patriarkes & prophetes · han preched her-of often Þat man shal man saue · þorw a maydenes helpe And þat was tynt þorw tre · tree shal it wynne And þat deth doun brouȝte · deth shal releue ¶ Þat þow tellest quod treuth · is but a tale of waltrot For Adam & Eue · & abraham with other Patriarkes & prophetes · þat in peyne liggen Leue þow neuere þat ȝone liȝte · hem alofte brynge Ne haue hem out of helle · heldeL.18.150: L alone reads helde; all other B manuscripts have hold. þi tonge mercy It is but a trufle þat þow tellest · I treuth wote þe sothe For þat is ones in helle · out cometh it neuere Iob þe prophete patriarke · reproueth þi sawes Quia in inferno nulla est redempcio ¶ Þanne mercy ful myldly · mouthed þise wordes Thorw experience quod she · I hope þei shal be saued For venym fordoth venym · & þat I proue by resoun For of alle venymes · foulest is þe scorpioun May no medcyne helpe · þe place þere he styngeth Tyl he be ded & do þer-to · þe yuel he destroyeth Þe fyrst venymouste · þorw venym of hym-self So shal þis deth fordo · I dar my lyf legge Al þat deth dyd furste · þorw þe deuelles entysynge And riȝt as þorw gyle · man was bigyled So shal grace þat bigan · make a good sleighte Ars vt artem falleret ¶ Now suffre we seyde treuth · I se as me þinketh Out of þe nippe of þe north · nouȝt ful fer hennes Riȝtwisnesse come rennynge · reste we þe while For heL.18.167: he, "she." wote more þan we · heL.18.167: he, "she." was er we bothe ¶ That is soth seyde mercy · and I se here bi southe Where pees cometh playinge · in pacience yclothed Loue hath coueyted hir longe · leue I none other But he sent hir some lettre what þis liȝte bymeneth Þat ouer-houeth helle þus · she[he]L.18.175: The "correction" — if indeed this is what has occurred, since only crowding suggests that the <s> is added as an afterthought — is itself quite possibly an error. Alpha supplies the correctly alliterating pronoun he, indicating the accuracy of the scribe's exemplar. Stress and alliteration on vs would be unmetrical. vs shal telle ¶ Whan pees in pacience yclothed · approched nere hem tweyne Riȝtwisnesse hir reuerenced · for her riche clothyng And preyed pees to telle hir · to what place she wolde And in her gay garnementz · whom she grete þouȝte ¶ My wille is to wende quod she · and welcome hem alle Þat many day myȝte I nouȝte se · for merkenesse of synne Adam & Eue & other moo in helle · Moyses & many mo · mercy shal haue And I shal daunce þer-to · do þow so sustre For ihesus iusted wel · ioye bygynneth dawe Ad vesperum demorabitur fletus · & ad matutinum leticia · Loue þat is my lemman · suche lettres me sente That mercy my sustre & I · mankynde shulde saue And þat god hath forgyuen · & graunted me pees & mercy To be mannes meynpernoure · for euere-more after Lo here þe patent quod pees · in pace in idipsum And þat þis dede shal dure · dormiam & requiescam ¶ What rauestow quod riȝtwisnesse or þow art riȝt dronke Leuestow þat ȝonde liȝte · vnlouke myȝte helle And saue mannes soule · sustre wene it neure At þe bygynnynge god · gaf þe dome hym-selue Þat Adam & Eue · and alle þat hem suwed Shulde deye doune-riȝte · and dwelle in pyne after If þat þei touched a tre · and þe fruite eten Adam afterward · aȝeines his defence Frette of þat fruit · & forsoke as it were Þe loue of owre lorde · and his lore bothe And folwed þat þe fende tauȝte · & his felawes wille Aȝeines resoun IL.18.204: L alone reads I; other B manuscripts have and. riȝtwisnesse · recorde þus with treuth Þat her peyne be perpetuel · & no preyere hem helpe For-þi late hem chewe as þei chose · & chyde we nouȝt sustres For it is botelees bale · þe bite þat þei eten+ ¶ And shalL.18.208: A corrector's marginal <+> notes the omission of I before shal; the omission is shared with only YR among B manuscripts. preue quod pees · her peyne mote haue ende And wo in-to wel · mowe wende atte laste For had þei wist of no wo · wel had þei nouȝte knowen For no wiȝte wote what wel is · þat neuere wo suffred Ne what is hote hunger · þat had neuere defaute If no nyȝte ne were · no man as I leue Shulde wite witterly · what day is to mene L.18.215: An unrubricated paraph marker appears in the left margin. Since the scribe failed to skip a line, the rubricating scribe may have failed to notice it. ¶ Shulde neuere riȝte riche man · þat lyueth · in reste & ese Wyte what wo is · ne were þe deth of kynde So god þat bygan al · of his good wille Bycam man of a mayde · mankynde to saue And suffred to be solde · to see þe sorwe of deyinge The which vnknitteth al kare · & comsynge is of reste For til modicum mete with vs · I may it wel avowe Wote no wiȝte as I wene · what is ynough to mene ¶ For-þi god of his goodnesse · þe fyrste gome Adam Sette hym in solace · & in souereigne myrthe And sith he suffred hym synne · sorwe to fele To wite what wel was · kyndelich to knowe it And after god auntred hym-self · and toke Adames kynde To wyte what he hath suffred · in þre sondri places Bothe in heuene & in erthe · & now til helle he þynketh To wite what al wo is · þat wote of al ioye ¶ So it shal fare bi þis folke · her foly & her synne Shal lere hem what langour is · & lisse with-outen ende Wote no wighte what werre is · þere þat pees regneth Ne what is witterly wel · til weyllowey hym teche ¶ Thanne was þere a wiȝte · with two brode eyen Boke hiȝte þat beupere · a bolde man of speche By godesbodygodes body quod þis boke · I wil bere witnesse Þat þo þis barne was ybore · þere blased a sterre That alle þe wyse of þis worlde · in o witte acordedenL.18.239: LOR have the unmetrical form acordeden; most B manuscripts have acorden. That such a barne was borne · in bethleem Citee Þat mannes soule sholde saue · & synne destroye And alle þe elementz quod þe boke · her-of bereth witnesse Þat he was god þat al wrouȝte · þe walkene firste shewed Þo that weren in heuene · token stella comata And tendeden hir as a torche · to reuerence his birthe Þe lyȝte folwed þe lorde · in-to þe lowe erthe Þat water witnessed þat he was god · for he went on it Peter þe apostel · parceyued his gate And as he went on þe water · wel hym knewe & seyde Iube me venire ad te super aquas And lo how þe sonne gan louke · her liȝte in her-selfid est mare"> Whan she seye hym suffre · þat sonne & seL.18.252: Above se is the supralinear gloss id est mare. The corrector may have supplied a <+> in the left margin, but only a horizontal bar remains. made The erthe for heuynesse · that he wolde suffre Quaked as quykke þinge · and al biquasht þe roche Lo helle miȝte nouȝte holde · but opened þo god þoled And lete oute symondes sones · to seen hym hange on Rode And now shal lucifer leue it thowgh hym loth þinke For gygas þe geaunt · with a gynne engyned To breke & to bete dounn · þat ben aȝeines ihesus And I boke wil be brent · but ihesus rise to lyue In alle myȝtes of man · & his moder gladye And conforte al his kynne · & out of care brynge And al þe iuwen ioye · vnioignen & vnlouken And but þei reuerencen his Rode · & his resurexioun And bileue on a newe lawe · be lost lyf & soule ¶ Suffre we seide treuth · I here & se bothe How a spirit speketh to helle · & bit vnspere þe ȝatis Attollite portas &c A voice loude in þat liȝte to lucifer cryeth Prynces of þis place · vnpynneth & vnlouketh For here cometh with croune · þat kynge is of glorie Thanne syked sathan · & seyde to hem alle Suche a lyȝte aȝeines owre leue · Lazar it fette Care & combraunce · is comen to vs alle If þis kynge come in · mankynde wil he fecche And lede it þer hym lyketh · & lyȝtlych me bynde Patriarkes & prophetes · han parled her-of londgeL.18.277: The original scribe erased the letter <d> and replaced it with <g>, changing loude (or londe) to longe. Bo also has loude or londe. Þat such a lorde & a lyȝte · shulde lede hem alle hennes ¶ Lysteneth quod Lucifer · for I þis lorde knowe Bothe þis lorde & þis liȝte · is longe ago I knewe hym May no deth hym dere · ne no deueles queyntise And where he wil is his waye · ac war hym of þe periles If he reue me my riȝte · he robbeth me by maistrye For by riȝt & bi resoun · þo renkes þat ben here Bodye & soule ben myne · bothe gode & ille For hym-self seyde þat sire is of heuene Ȝif Adam ete þe apple · alle shulde deye And dwelle with vs deueles · þis þretynge he made And he þat sothenesse is seyde þise wordes And sitthen I seised · seuene hundreth wyntre I leue þat lawe nil nauȝte · lete hym þe leest ¶ That is sothe seyde Sathan · but I me sore drede For þow gete hem with gyle · & his gardyne breke And in semblaunce of a serpent · sat on þe appeltre And eggedest hem to ete · Eue by hir-selue And toldest hir a tale · of tresoun were þe wordes And so þow haddest hem oute & hider atte laste It is nouȝte graythely geten · þere gyle is þe Rote For god ~~...?...~~wil nouȝt be bigiled · quod Gobelyn ne bi-iaped We haue no trewe title to hem · for þorwgh tresoun were þei dampned Certes I drede me quod þe deuel · leste treuth wil hem fecche ¶ Þis þretty wynter as I wene · hath he gone & preched I haue assailled hym with synne · & some-tyme yasked Where he were god or goddes sone · he gaf me shorte answere And þus hath he trolled forth · þis two & thretty wynter And whan I seighe it was so · slepyng I went To warne pilates wyf · what dones man was ihesus For iuwes hateden hym · and han done hym to deth I wolde haue lengthed his lyf · for I leued ȝif he deyede That his soule wolde suffre · no synne in his syȝte For þe body whil it on bones ȝede · aboute was euere To saue men fram synne · ȝif hem-self wolde And now I se where a soule · cometh hiderward · seyllynge With glorie & with grete liȝte · god it is I wote wel I rede we flee quod he · faste alle hennes For vs were better nouȝte be · þan biden his syȝte For þi lesynges Lucifer · loste is al owre praye Firste þorw þe we fellen · fro heuene so heigh For we leued þi lesynges · ylore we haue Adam And al owre lordeship I leue · alonde & a water Nunc princeps huius mundi eicietur foras ¶ Efte þe liȝte bad vnlouke · & Lucifer answered What lorde artow quod lucifer · quis est iste Rex glorie · þe liȝte sone seide And lorde of myȝte & of mayne · & al manere vertues · dominus virtutum Dukes of þis dym place · anon vndo þis ȝates That cryst may come in · þe kynges sone of heuene And with þat breth helle brake · with Beliales barres For any wye or warde · wide opene þe ȝatis ¶ Patriarkes & prophetes · populus in tenebris Songen seynt Iohanes songe · ecce agnus dei Lucyfer loke ne myȝte · so lyȝte hym ableynte And þo þat owreowre [lorde]L.18.333: L alone omits lorde after owre. Uncharacteristically, the corrector did not note it. loued · in-to his liȝte he lauȝte And seyde to sathan · lo here moy soule to amendes For alle synneful soules · to saue þo þat ben worthy Myne þei be & of me · I may þe bette hem clayme Al-þough resoun recorde & riȝt of my-self That if þei ete þe apple · alle shulde deye I bihyȝte hem nouȝt here · helle for euere For þe dede þat þei dede · þi deceyte it made With gyle þow hem gete · agayne al resoun For in my paleys paradys · in persone of an addre Falseliche þow fettest þere · þynge þat I loued ¶ Thus ylyke a lusarde · with a lady visage Theuelich þow me robbedest · þe olde lawe graunteth Þat gylours be bigiled · & þat is gode resoun Dentem pro dente & oculum pro oculo Ergo soule shal soule quyte · & synne to synne wende And al þat man hath mysdo · I man wyl amende Membre for membre · bi þe golde lawe was amendes And lyf for lyf also · & by þat lawe I clayme it Adam & al his issue · at my wille her-after And þat deth in hem fordid · my deth shal releue And bothe quykke & quyte · þat queynte was þorw synne And þat grace gyle destruye · good feith it asketh So leue itL.18.356: LRF alone read it; most other B manuscripts have I. nouȝte lucifer aȝeine þe lawe I fecche hem But bi riȝt & by resoun · raunceoun here my lyges Non veni soluere legem · sed adimplere Þow fettest myne in my place · aȝeines al resoun Falseliche & felounelich · gode faith me it tauȝte To recoure hem thorw raunceoun & bi no resoun elles So þat with gyle þow gete · þorw grace it is ywone Þow Lucyfer in lyknesse · of a luther addere Getest by gyle · þo that god loued ¶ And I in lyknesse of a leode · þat lorde am of heuene G~~.........~~raciouslichL.18.366: Though in the hand of the text scribe, this supplied word is more vertical in aspect than his usual style. þi gyle haue quytte · go gyle aȝeine gyle And as Adam & alle · þorw a tre deyden Adam & alle þorwe a tree · shal torne aȝeine to lyue And gyle is bigyled · & in his gyle fallen Et cecidit in foueam quam fecit Now bygynneth þi gyle · ageyne þe to tourne And my grace to growe · ay gretter & wyder Þe bitternesse þat þow hast browe · brouke it þi-seluen Þat art doctour of deth · drynke þat þow madest ¶ For I þat am lorde of lyf · loue is my drynke And for þat drynke to-day · I deyde vpon erthe I fauȝte so me þrestes ȝet · for mannes soule sake May no drynke me moiste · ne my thruste slake Tyl þe vendage falle · in þe vale of iosephath Þat I drynke riȝte ripe must · resureccio mortuorum And þanne shal I come as a kynge · crouned with angeles And han out of helle · alle mennes soules · ¶ Fendes and fendekynes · bifore me shulle stande And be at my biddynge · where-so-eure me lyketh And to be merciable to man · þanne my kynde it asketh For we beth bretheren of blode · but nouȝte in baptesme alle Ac alle þat beth myne hole bretheren · in blode & in baptesme Shal nouȝte be dampned to þe deth · þat is with-outen ende Tibi soli peccaui &c · It is nouȝt vsed in erthe · to hangen a feloun Ofter þan ones · þough he were a tretour And ȝif þe Kynge of þat kyngedome · come in þat tyme There þe feloun thole sholde · deth or otherwyse Lawe wolde he ȝeue hym lyf · if he loked on hymAnd I þat am kynge ¶ And I þat am kynge of kynges · shal come suche a tyme There dome to þe deth · dampneth al wikked And ȝif lawe wil I loke on hem · it lithe in my grace Whether þei deye or deye nouȝte · for þat þei deden ille Be it any þinge abouȝte · þe boldenesse of her synnes I mayL.18.400: LRF alone read may; other B manuscripts omit it. do mercy þorw riȝtwisnesse · & alle my wordes trewe And þough holiwrit wil þat I be wroke · of hem þat deden ille Nullum malum inpunitum &c Thei shul be clensed clereliche · & wasshen of her synnes In my prisoun purgatorie · til parce it hote And my mercy shal be shewed · to manye of my bretheren For blode may suffre blode · bothe hungry & akale L.18.407: The ink showing in the left margin may represent a corrector's <+>, but it is not clear.Ac blode may nouȝt se blode · blede but hym rewe Audiui archana verba que non licet homini loqui Ac my riȝtwisnesse & riȝt shal reulen al helle And mercy al mankynde · bifor me in heuene For I were an vnkynde Kynge · but I my kynde holpe And namelich at such a nede · þer nedes helpe bihoueth Non intres in iudicium cum seruo tuo Þus bi lawe quod owre lorde · lede I wil fro hennes Þo þat me loued · & leued in my comynge And for þi lesynge lucifer · þat þow lowe til Eue Thow shalt abye it bittre · & bonde hym with cheynes Astaroth and al þe route · hidden hem in hernes They dorste nouȝte loke on owre lorde · þe boldest of hem alle But leten hym lede forth what hym lyked · and lete what hym liste ¶ Many hundreth of angeles · harpeden & songen Culpat caro purgat caro · regnat deus dei caro ¶ Thanne piped pees · of poysye a note Clarior est solito post maxima nebula phebus · post inimicitias &c · After sharpe shoures quod pees · moste shene is þe sonne Is no weder warmer · þan after watery cloudes Ne no loue leuere · ne leuer frendes Þan after werre & wo · whan loue & pees be maistres Was neuere werre in þis worlde · ne wykkednesse so kene Þat ne loue & hym luste to laughynge ne brouȝte And pees þorw pacience · alle perilles stopped Trewes quod treuth · þow tellest vs soth bi ihesus Clippe we in couenaunt & vch of vs cusse other And lete no peple quod pees · perceyue þat we chydde For inpossible is no þyng · to hym þat is almyȝty ¶ Thow seist soth seydeL.18.436: LM read seyde; all other B witnesses have quod. A similar division between seyde and quod occurs in the C texts. ryȝtwisnesse · & reuerentlich hir kyste Pees & pees here · per secula seculorum Misericordia & veritas obuiauerunt sibi iusticia & pax osculate sunt Treuth tromped þo & songe · te deum laudamus And thanne luted loue · in a loude note Ecce quam bonum & quam iocundum · &c ¶ Tyl þe daye dawed · þis damaiseles daunced That men rongen to þe resurexioun · & riȝt with þat I waked And called kitte my wyf · and kalote my douȝter Ariseth & reuerenceth · goddes ressurrexioun And crepeth to þe theþe crosse on knees · & kisseth it for a iuwel For goddes blissed body · it bar for owre bote And it afereth þe fende · for suche is þe myȝte May no grysly gost · glyde þere it shadweth