The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive, Vol. 6: San Marino, Huntington Library, MS Hm 128 (Hm) – Passus 4William 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 quartus de visione · c CEce seyde the kynge y suffre ȝowe no lenger ȝe schulle sauȝtle forsothe · and serue me bothe kysse here quod the kynge conscyence y hote Nay by cryste quod conscyence · ere congeyecongeye me for euere but resoun rede me therto · rather wolde ywil I deyȝe And y comaunde the quod the kynge to conscyence thanne rape the to ryde · and resoun thu fecche comaunde hym toþat he come · my counseyl to here for he schal rewle my rewme · and rede me the besteHm.4.9: Kane-Donaldson supply the following line from Cr2-3OC2Y: Of Mede and of mo oþere, what man shal hire wedde. and acounte wyth the conscyence · so me cryste helpe · howe thu lerneste the peple · the lered and the lewed · Y am fayn of þat forowarde · seyde the freke thanneHm.4.12: At this point, all other manuscripts contain three lines not found in Hm, here given in the spelling of L: And ritte riȝte to resoun and rowneth in his ere And seide as þe kynge badde and sithen toke his leue I shal arraye me to ride quod resoun reste þe a while. The omission was probably caused by eye-skip because both KD.4.14 and KD.4.17 begin with and. The mistake may have been easy to miss since the line still makes sense syntactically. and called Catoun his knaue · curteys of speche and also Tomme trewe tunge · telle me no taletales noNe lesynge to laugh of · for y loued hem neuere and sette my sadull vpon Suffre · tyl y se my tyme and late warrokke hym well · wyth wytty woordes gertegerthes and hange on hym anþe heuy brydel · to holde his heed lowe orFor he woll make we-he · twyes orHm.4.19: Or, "ere." he be there Thanne conscyence vpon his capull · caryeth foorth faste and resoun wyth hym rygth · rownynge togydres whiche maystryes mede · maketh on this erthe# On waryn wysdom · and wytty his fere folowed hym faste · for they hadde to done yn the Eschequercheker and ynin þe chauncerye · to be descharged of thynges · and ryde faste for resoun schulde · rede hem the beste forto saue hem for seluer · fro schame and fram harmes And conscience knewe hem well · they loueden couetyse and badde resoun ryde faste · and recche of here neythur there are wyles in h.ere woordes · and wyth mede they dwellen ·Hm.4.30-38: A drypoint shield is inscribed in the right margin. there-as wraþþe and wranglynge is · there wynne þey seluer · ac where is loue and leaute · they woll nougth come there Contricio & infelicitas in vijs eorum · & cetera They ne ȝyuengyueth nougth of god · oo gose wenge Non est timor dei ante oculos eorum · & cetera For god woote they woll do more · for a dozeyn chyknes or as many capouns · or for a seme of otes · than for the loue of oure lorde or alle his leue seyntys for-...thi resoun late hem ryde · tho ryche by hem-selue for conscyence knoweth hem nougth · ne cryste as y trowe and thanne resoun rode faste · the rygth hie gate andAs conscyence hym kennyde · tyl they come to the kynge Curteysly the kynge thenne · cam. aȝenste resoun and bytwene hym-selue · and his sone · sette hemhym on benche and woordedyn fulwyslyful wyslywel wyseli · a grete while togydres And thanne came pes into parlemente and putte foorth a bylle howe wronge aȝenste his wylle · hadde hijs wyfe taken and howe he rauasched rose · reynaldes loue and Margarete of here maydenhode · mawgre here chekes bothe my gees and my gry.es · his gadlynges feccheth · y dare nougth for dredefere of hemhym · fygth ne chyde he borowed of me baȝarde and brougth hym neuere aȝenhome neure ne no ferþynge therfore · for ougth y couthe plede he manteneth his men · to morthre myn hewen forstalleth my markettesfeyres · and fyȝteth in my chepynge and breketh vp my bernysberne doore · and bereth a-wey my whete and taketh me but a tayle for ten quarters otys · ȝetteAnd ȝet he beteth me therto · and lyggeth by my mayde y am nougth so hardyhardy · for hym · vnnethe fortoto loke The kynge knewe he seyde soth · for conscyence hym tolde that wronge was a wykked lyfte · and wrougth moche sorowe wronge was affered thanne · and wysdome he sougthe to make pes wyth his pans · and profred hym manye and seyde hadde y loue of my lorde · the kynge · lytyl wolde y recche thouhe Pes and his power · pleynede hem .euere Tho wente wysdome · and sere wareyne the wytty · for that wronge hadde wrougthywroȝt · so wykked a dede and warnyd wrongewronge þo wyth suche a wys tale who-so werketh by wylle · wratthe maketh ofte y seye it by my-selfe · thu schalte yt wel fynde but ȝif mede it make · thy myscheefe ys vppe for bothe thy lyfe and thy londe lyeth in his grace Thanne wowed wronge wysdome ful ȝerne to make his pes wyth his pans · handydandy payed wysdome and wytte thanne · wenten to-gydres and tooken meede wyth hem · mercy to wynne Pes putte foorth his hede · and his panne blody wyth-outen gulte · god ytte wote gate y this scathe conscyence and the comune · knewenknowen the sothe ac wysdome and wytte · weren abowte faste to ouercome the kynge · wyth catel ȝif they mygthe The kynge swoore by cryste · and by his crowne bothe that wronge for his werkes · schulde wo tholye and comawnndede a cunstable · to caste hym in yrens and late hym nougth this seuene · ȝere · sene his feet ones God wote quod wysdome · that were nougth the beste and he amendes mowe make · letethlate ...?...hym meynprismeynprise hym haue and be borowe for his bale · and beggen hym boote and so amende that is mysdo · and euermore the bettre wytte accorded therwyth · and seyde the same · bettre is that bote · bale adowne brynge · thanne bale be ybet.ee · and bote neuere the bettre And thanne gan mede to mengyn here · and mercy besougthe and profred pes a presente · all of pure golde haue this · man of me quod sche · to amende ...thi scathe for y woll wagen for wrongeHm.4.96: A raised point is added over the erased <e>. · he woll do so nomore Pytously pes thanne · prayede to the kynge to haue mercy · on that man · that mysdede hym so ofte for he hath waged me well · as wysdome hym taugthe and y furȝiue hym that gulte wyth a good wylle so that the kynge assente · y can seye no bettre for mede me hathhath amendes maadmade me amendes · y may namore aske · Nay quod the kynge · soþo so me cryste me helpe wronge wendeth nougth soawayso away · furste y wollarst wil I wyte more for lepte he solygthlyso lygthly · laughen he wolde and efte baldereþe balder be · to bete myn hewen · but resoun haue rewthe on hym · he schall reste in my stokkes · and that alsoas longe as he lyueth · but lownesse hym borowe · SummeSomme men radde resoun tho to haue rewthe on that schrewe · and forto conseyle the kynge and conscyence after · that mede muste be maynpernour · resoun they besougthe · Rede me nougth quod resoun · no rewþe to haue tyl lordes and ladyes · louen alle trewthe · and hatyn alle harlotrye · to here or to mowthe yt · tyl pernell purfyl · be putte in here hucche and chyldren cheryschynge · be chastysedchastyng bywith ȝerdes · and harlotes holynes · be holdyn for an hyne tyl clerkyn couetyse · be · to cloþe pooreþe pore and fede and relygyous romers · recordare · in her cloystres · a.s seynte benet hem bad... bernarde and Fraunces and tyl prechours prechynge · be preuyd on hem-selue tyl the kynges counseyl · bybe the comune profyte tyl Buschopes bayardes · ben beggers chambres · here haukes and here houndes · helpe to poore relygyous and tyl seynte Iames be sougth · there y schall assygne that noman go to Galyce · but ȝif he go for euere and alle rome-renners · for robbers byȝonde bere no seluer ouer the seesee · that sygne of kynge scheweþ neyther graue norne vngraue · golde neyþer syluer · vpon forfeture of that fee · who-so fynte ythym atte douer · but ytte be Marchaunte or his man · or messagere wyþ lettris prouysour or preste · or penaunte for his synnes · And ȝetteHm.4.133: The original scribe wrote ȝette. A corrector erased the final <te> and restroked the first <t>. quod resoun by the rode · y schall no rewthe haue while mede haþ the maystrye · in this mote-halle ac y may schewe ensamples · as y see otherwhyle y seye yt by my-selfe quod he · and yt so were that y were kynge wyth corowne to kepe þe rewme schulde neuere wronge in this worlde that y mygth wytewite myȝte ben vnpunsched in my power · for peryl of my soule ne gete my grace for ȝiftes · so god meme god saue ne for no mede haue mercy · but mekenesse yt made for nullum malum the man · mette wyth inpugnituminp[u]nituminpunitum · and badde nullum bonum be irremuneratum Late ȝoure confessour syre kynge · construe this vnglosed and ȝif ȝe wurchyn thisit werkein werke · y wedde myn eres that lawe schall ben a laborer · and lede afelde dungge and loue schall lede þy londe · as the leef lyketh Clerkes that weren confessours · coupled hem to-gydres alle to construe þis clause · and for þe kynges profyte ac nougth for profyteconforte · of þe comune · ne for the kynges soule for y say mede yn þe Mothalle · on men of lawe wynke and þey lawynge loopen to here · and lefte resoun manye wareyne wysdome · wynked vppon mede · and seyde Madame y am ȝoure man · what-so my mowthe iangle y falle ynylefalle in floreyns quod that freke · and fayle speche ofte All rygthfull recordede · that resoun trewþe tolde and wytte accordede þerwyth · and comended his woordes and þe moste peple in þe halle · and many of þe grete and leten mekenesse amaystera mayster · and mede manseda mansed schrewe Loue leet of here lygth · and leaute wellȝit lasse and seyde it so hye · that all the halle yt herde who-so wylneþ here to wyue · for welþe of here goodes but he be knowe for a cokewolde · kutte of myn nose Mede mornyd tho · and made heuy chere for þe moste comune of þat courte called here an hore and a sysoure and a sumnoure · seweden here faste and a scherreues clerke bysch.....rewyd was allal þe route for ofte haue y quod ...sheHm.4.168: The spelling, inserted over an erasure probably by hand3, is unique in this manuscript for she. Hand1's and hand2's normal spelling is sche. · holpen ȝowe atte barre and ȝet ȝoue ȝe me neuere · þe worþ of a rusche The kynge called conscyence · and aftyrward resoun · and recordede that resoun · hadde ryghtfully schewed and modyly vpon mede · wyth mygth the kynge loked · and gan wexe wroth wyþ lawe · for mede hadde yt schentealmoste had shent it and seyde thorowe ȝoure lawelawe as I leue · y lese many encheteschetes Mede ouermaystreth lawe · and moche trewþe letteth · ac reson schall rykene wyth ȝowe · yf eny while y reygneI regne any while and deme ȝowe by this day · as ȝe haue deseruyd · mede schall nougth maynprise ȝowe by the marye of heuene y woll haue leaute in lawe · and leuelete allbe al ȝoure ianglynge and as moste moste folke wytnesseþ well · wronge schal be demyd Quod conscyence to the kynge · but the comune woll assente yt is full harde by myn hede · here to brynge yt Alle ȝoure lychelige ledes · to lede thus euene · by hym that resterauȝte on the rode · quod resoun to the kynge butBut if y rewle thus ȝowre rewme · lete renderende out ...my guttes ȝif ȝe bydden buxumnesse · be of myn assente And y assente quod the kynge by seynt Marye my lady by my comen conseylconseille comen · of clerkes and of erles ac redyly resoun thu schalte nougth ryde fram me for alsoas longe as y leue · lete the y nylle · y am all redy quod resoun · to reste wyth ȝowe euere so conscyence be of oure conseyl · y kepe no bettreHm.4.192: After this line, all other manuscripts contain a line not found in Hm, here given in the spelling of L: And I graunt quod the kynge goddes forbode it faile. Perhaps the omission is due to an eye-skip, for both the omitted line and the next begin (in most manuscripts) with the letter A. Despite the omission, the lines make perfect syntactic sense, though now the final line would have to be spoken by Reason rather than the King, whose words begin the omitted line. · also longe as oure lyfe lasteth · lyue we to-gydres ·