The vision and creed of Piers Ploughman. Newly imprinted [with notes and a glossary by Thomas Wright]

Langland William 1330?-1400?

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NOTES AND A GLOSSARY,WITH
BY THOMAS WRIGHT M. A. F. R. S. ETC.
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CHARLES WHITHNGHAM
CHISWICKPassus Decimus etc.Quartus,
" T HAVE but oon hool hater,"
;X quod Haukyn
"
I am the lasse to blame,
it be soiledand selde clene :Though
I therinne oslepe nyghtes.
And also I have an houswif,
andHewen children,
Uxorem et ideo nonduxi, possum
venire,
Thatwollen itby-molen manytyme,
chekes.Maugree my
inIt hath be laved Lente
And out of Lente bothe, agio
the ofWith siknesse,sope
That seketh wonder depe,
And with the losse of catel,
Looth for to a-gulte
God of man,goodany
Ithat wiste ;By aught
And was of theshryven preest
forThat megaf my synnes
To penaunce pacience
And men to fede,povere
Al for coveitise of cristendommy
In clennesse to it. 8922kepen274 THE VISION OF
And kouthe I Crist Inevere, by
it clene anKepen houre,
That I ne soiled it with sighte
Or som ydel speche,
Or werk or word,thorugh thorugh
Or wille of herte,myn
That I ne flobre it foule
Fro morwe til even." [Conscience,
" And I shal kenne thee," quod
" Of contricion to make
That shal clawe thi cote
Of alle filthe. 8934kynnes
Cordis etc.contritio,
Do-wel shalwasshen it
andwryngen
a wis confessour.Thorugh
Oris etc.confessw,
Do-bet shal beten it and bouken it
As as scarlet,bright any
And withit willeengreyven good
And Goddes to amende the,grace
Andsithensendetheetosatisfaccion
For to sowen it after.
Do-best. 8945Satisfactio
"
Shalneverecheeste it,by-molen
Ne mothe after biten
it,
manNe fend ne fals
Defoulen it in thi lyve.
Shal noon heraud ne
harpour
Have a fairer garnement
Than the actif man,Haukyn
And thow do by my techyng;
Ne no be moore worth
mynstrall
and riche,Amonges povere
Than wif the wafrer, 8956Haukyns