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THE PLOWMANS TALE.
[PART I.
405He maketh bishops for erthly thank,
And nothing for Christes sake;
Such that ben ful fatte and rank,
To soulë hele non hede they take.
Al is well don what ever they make,
410For they shal answere at †ones for all;
For worldes thank, such worch and wake,
And all such falsë shall foul fall!
And nothing for Christes sake;
Such that ben ful fatte and rank,
To soulë hele non hede they take.
Al is well don what ever they make,
410For they shal answere at †ones for all;
For worldes thank, such worch and wake,
And all such falsë shall foul fall!
Suche that †connë nat hir Crede
With prayer shull be mad prelates;
415Nother †conne the gospell rede,
Such shull now welde hye estates.
The hye goodes frendship hem makes,
They toteth on hir somme totall;
Such bere the keyes of hell-yates,
420And all such falsë shall foul fall.
With prayer shull be mad prelates;
415Nother †conne the gospell rede,
Such shull now welde hye estates.
The hye goodes frendship hem makes,
They toteth on hir somme totall;
Such bere the keyes of hell-yates,
420And all such falsë shall foul fall.
They forsake, for Christes love,
Traveyl, hunger, thurst, and cold;
For they ben ordred ever all above
Out of youthe til they ben old.
425By the dore they go nat in-to the fold,
To helpe †hir sheep they nought travail;
Hyred men all suche I holde,
And all such falsë, foule hem fall!
Traveyl, hunger, thurst, and cold;
For they ben ordred ever all above
Out of youthe til they ben old.
425By the dore they go nat in-to the fold,
To helpe †hir sheep they nought travail;
Hyred men all suche I holde,
And all such falsë, foule hem fall!
For Christ hir king they woll forsake,
430And knowe him nought for his povert;
For Christes lovë they woll wake,
And drink pyment [and] ale apart.
Of god they seme nothing a-ferd;
As lusty liveth, as Lamuall,
435And dryve hir sheep into desert;
All such faytours shull foul fall!
430And knowe him nought for his povert;
For Christes lovë they woll wake,
And drink pyment [and] ale apart.
Of god they seme nothing a-ferd;
As lusty liveth, as Lamuall,
435And dryve hir sheep into desert;
All such faytours shull foul fall!
405. byshoppes. 407. Suche; ranke. 408. heale none. 409. done. 410. one fors (!); misprint. 411. thanke suche. 412. suche. 412, 420, 436. foule. 413. canne; read conne; her. 414. made. 415. canne. 416. Suche; nowe. 418. her. 419. Suche. 420. suche. 422. Traueyle hungre; colde. 424. olde. 425. folde. 426. theyr (for hir); shepe. 428. suche. 429. her. 430. pouerte. 432. drynke; pyement; supply and; aparte. 433. a ferde. 434. as dyd (om. dyd). 435. dryuen her shepe; deserte. 436. suche.
