English Satires

in search of a person who has not appeared in the poem before-Do-Well. The following is the argument of the Passus.-"All Piers Plowman's inquiries after Do-Well a

who describes to him the residence of Do-Well, Do-Bet,

in russet · r

seson · for

full ofte · of f

ste · wher Do-w

myghte be · of m

as I wente · that

lenged,[25] · l

a Friday · two

Menours[27] · me

em hendely,[28] ·

r charité, · er th

contree · or cost

el dwelleth · do

this moolde · tha

and courtes, · and

eises · and pover

o-yvele · where

the Menours, · "th

I hope, · and ev

s a clerc, · and c

hly, · "Septies in

seeth the book · syn

I seide, · "dooth y

yvele · mowe noght

ght alway · am

e ellis where · t

, my sone" · seid

the sadde man, ·

uod the frere, · "I

in a boot, · amyd

e water · and t

ny a tyme · to fa

r so stif, · he st

and sound, · and

the rather, · and r

th the water · th

f lost, · thorough lac

th," quod the frere, ·

to the world · tha

grounde arn like ·

and wedres ·

o oure body · that b

nd and the flesshe ·

dde man · a da

doth he noght, · fo

the champion, · ch

en to stonde, · and

y bowe · as boot d

aaf, · but if th

ne, · and drenc

l thi sleuthe[35]

res-gyve,[36] · to y

free-wil, · to eve

es, · to fisshes

thereof, · and m

l therwith, · as D

,"[38] quod I, · "to con

nd loke, · I shall

st,"[39] quod he, ·

same · save you

n this grounde · goo

wide wher · wal

erness, · and b

iddes.[42] · Bro

on a launde[43] · le

yes · the lovel

mowthes · made

te metels[45] · m

d wight · in wo

me thoughte · an

ed me · by m

I tho, · "that th

quod he, · "and

art?" · "Thought

is seven yeer, · seye[48

uod I thoo, · "tho

dwelleth, · and do

, · and Do-best th

rtues, · and ben

his tunge, · and

or thorugh his land, ·

is tailende, · tak

[51] ne dedeynous,[52]

ht thus; · ac he

a lomb, · and l

e men · after t

bigirdles, · he hat

l Avarous · heeld

naes moneie · he ha

ligion, · and hath

the peple · Sein

insipientes, cum si

e unwise' · with

dooth hem good · an

othe, · and bereth

oon ende · to hal

tente,[53] · to put

wikkednesse · Do

o-bet · amonges

o be kyng · to

or Do-bet · did

yng come · and ca

e[55] for hem, · thei

Do-bet, · and Do

the kyng · to

e reme · by hi

ise, · but as the

tho, · that he

noght thi seying.

, and Do-best · do

hee," quod Thoght, · "

n that kan · tha

hus · thre dai

n Do-wel · da

ar, · with Wit g

g and lene, · li

is apparaille · n

blaunt, · and

matere · to mak

hoght thoo · b

om purpos · to p

Do-bet, · and Do-b

that tyme · sei

o-bet, · and Do-

e wite, · if Wit

an or woman · this

thei thre wolde, ·

quest

ould t

re this

ean or

he Minori

uted them

poor me

] t

exa

gh his own

eak, u

] B

] s

year'

ule, guid

mothe

mmit thee

to be

by my

charm of

linden-tree

short

st wonder

I dre

fol

saw

soo

ns his l

dru

disda

club

to in

] p

journ

we me

] w

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