Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

7. PERES THE PLOUGHMANS CREDE. J•And j)^rfore, leue leel man leeue \a\. ich sygge, 390•A masse of vs mene men is of more medeAnd passeth all praiers of • J)ies proude freers.& |)0u wilt 5yuen vs any good • y would |)e here grauntenTo taken all }?y penance in peril of my soule ;And |-ou3 ])0u conne nou5t )?y crede clene • |;e assoile, 395So \a\. |)0u mowe amenden our hous * wij; money o\er elles,Wij) som katell Q)\er corne • or cuppes of siluer/'Trewely, frere,' qua)? y }>o • * to tellen ]?e |)e so);e,pfr is no peny in my palke • to payen for my meteI haue no good ne no gold • but go ]3us abouten, 400And travaile full trewlye * to wynnen withe my fode.But woldest pou for godes loue lerne me my crede,•Y schuld don for {^y will whan I wele hadde.'•'Trewlie/ qua)? jje frere a • ' fol j^ey holdepou woldest not weten ]?y fote & woldest fich kacchen • !405Our pardon & our preiers so *be]? ]?ey nou^t parted,Oure power laste]? nou^t so feer • but we some peny fongen.Fare well,' qua]? ]?e frere for y mot he])en fonden.* '*And hyen to an houswife J)at ha]? vs bequej>enTen pounde in hir testament to tellen • J?e soj^e. 410Ho drawe]? to ]?e de]?e-warde * but 5et I am in dredeLest ho turne her testament & * J?^rfore I hy^e•To hauen hir to our hous and henten ^if y mi3teAn Anuell for myn owen vse *to helpen to cloJ)e.''Godys forbode,' qua]? his fellawe • ' but ho for]? passe 415Wil ho is in purpose ' wi]? vs to departen ;God let her no lenger lyven • for letteres ben manye.'\_Peres the Plough??iaii.'\pANNE turned y me for]?e and talked to my-selue•Of ]?e falshede of J?is folk whou • fei]?les they weren.•And as y wente be J?e waie wepynge for sorowe, 420