Piers Plowman - Maybe You Like It

medio maris
5.285: Forthi have mercy in thy mynde — and marchaundise, leve it!
5.286: For thow hast no good ground to gete thee with a wastel
5.287: But if it were with thi tonge or ellis with thi two hondes.
5.288: For the good that thow hast geten bigan al with falshede,
5.289: And as longe as thow lyvest therwith, thow yeldest noght but borwest.
5.290: And if thow wite nevere to wh[om] ne wh[ere] to restitue,
5.291: Ber it to the Bisshop, and bid hym of his grace
5.292: Bisette it hymself as best is for thi soule.
5.293: For he shal answere for thee at the heighe dome,
5.294: For thee and for many mo that man shal yeve a rekenyng:
5.295: What he lerned yow in Lente, leve thow noon oother,
5.296: And what he lente yow of Oure Lordes good, to lette yow fro
synne'.
5.297: Now bigynneth Gloton for togoto shrifte,
5.298: And kaireth hym to kirkewarde his coupe to shewe.
5.299: Ac Beton the Brewestere bad hym good morwe
5.300: And asked of hym with that, whiderward he wolde.
5.301: "To holy chirche,' quod he, "for to here masse,
5.302: And sithen I wole be shryven, and synne na moore.'
5.303: " I have good ale, gossib,' quod she, " Gloton, woltow assaye?'
5.304: " Hastow,' quod he, "any hote spices?'
5.305: "I have pepir and pione,' quod she, "and a pound of garleek,
5.306: A ferthyngworth of fenel seed for fastynge dayes.
5.307: Thanne goth Gloton in, and grete othes after.
5.308: Cesse the Souteresse sat on the benche,
5.309: Watte the Warner and his wif bothe,
5.310: Tymme the Tynkere and tweyne of his [knav]es,
5.311: Hikke the Hakeneyman and Hugh the Nedlere,
5.312: Clarice of Cokkeslane and the Clerk of the chirche,
5.313: Sire Piers of Pridie and Pernele of Flaundres,
5.314: Dawe the Dykere, and a dozeyne othere —
5.315: A Ribibour, a Ratoner, a Rakiere of Chepe,
5.316: A Ropere, a Redyngkyng, and Rose the Dysshere,
5.317: Godefray of Garlekhithe and Griffyn the Walshe,
5.318: And [of] upholderes an heep, erly by the morwe,
5.319: Geve Gloton with glad chere good ale to hanselle.
5.320: Clement the Cobelere caste of his cloke,
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