Piers Plowman - Maybe You Like It

20.340: What hattestow? I praye thee, hele noght thi name.'
20.341: "Certes,' seide his felawe, " Sire Penetrans-domos.'
20.342: "Ye? Go thi gate!' quod Pees, "by God, for al thi phisik,
20.343: But thow konne any craft, thow comest nought herinne!
20.344: I knew swich oon ones, noght eighte wynter passed,
20.345: Coom in thus ycoped at a court there I dwelde,
20.346: And was my lordes leche — and my ladies bothe.
20.347: And at the laste this lymytour, tho my lord was oute,
20.348: He salvede so oure wommen til some were with childe.'
20.349: Hende-Speche heet Pees tho, " Opene the yates.
20.350: Lat in the frere and his felawe, and make hem fair cheere.
20.351: He may se and here here, so may bifalle,
20.352: That Lif thorugh his loore shal leve coveitise,
20.353: And be adrad of deeth and withdrawe hym fram pryde,
20.354: And acorde with Conseience and kisse hir either oother.'
20.355: Thus thorugh Hende-Speche entred the frere,
20.356: And cam in to Conseience and curteisly hym grette.
20.357: " Thow art welcome,' quod Conscience, "kanstow heele sike?
20.358: Here is Contricion,' quod Conscience, "my cosyn, ywounded.
20.359: Conforte hym,' quod Conscience, "and take kepe to hise soores.
20.360: The plastres of the person and poudres ben to soore,
20.361: And lat hem ligge overlonge and looth is to chaunge hem;
20.362: Fro Lenten to Lenten he lat his plastres bite.'
20.363: "That is overlonge!' quod this lymytour, " I leve — I shal amende
it' —
20.364: And gooth, gropeth Contricion, and gaf hym a plastre
20.365: Of "A pryvee paiement, and I shal praye for yow,
20.366: And for al [hem] that ye ben holden to, al my lif tyme,
20.367: And make yow [and] my Lady in masse and in matyns
20.368: As freres of oure fraternytee for a litel silver.'
20.369: Thus he gooth and gadereth, and gloseth there he shryveth —
20.370: Til Contricion hadde clene foryeten to crye and to wepe,
20.371: And wake for hise wikked werkes as he was wont to doone.
20.372: For confort of his confessour contricion he lafte,
20.373: That is the soverayneste salve for alle[s]kynnes synnes.
20.374: Sleuth seigh that, and so dide Pryde,
20.375: And comen with a kene wille Conscience to assaille.
20.376: Conseience cryed eft [Clergie come] helpe hym,
20.377: And [bad] Contricion [come] to kepe the yate.
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