The famous allegories: selections and extracts for reading and study . rve his law. . .And then there are seven sisters that serve Truth porters and gate-keepers that belong to the is called Abstinence, and another Humility,Charity and Chastity, both of them choice and Peace, many people to aid,Bounty, the lady, leadeth in full whoso is related to these sis-ters — so God help me ! — PIERS PLOUGHMAN. 33 Is wonderliche wel-comen and feire bote ge ben gibbe to summe of theos seuene,Hit is ful hard, bi myn hed! any of ow alleTo gete in
The famous allegories: selections and extracts for reading and study . rve his law. . .And then there are seven sisters that serve Truth porters and gate-keepers that belong to the is called Abstinence, and another Humility,Charity and Chastity, both of them choice and Peace, many people to aid,Bounty, the lady, leadeth in full whoso is related to these sis-ters — so God help me ! — PIERS PLOUGHMAN. 33 Is wonderliche wel-comen and feire bote ge ben gibbe to summe of theos seuene,Hit is ful hard, bi myn hed! any of ow alleTo gete in-goynge at that gat bote grace beo the more. Bi Crist, quath a cutte-pors, I haue no kun there ! No, quath an apeward for nout that I I-wis, quath a w wust I this forSchulde I neoere for no freres pr Gus, quath Pers N*< T»lTiV£fi_nion and prechede hire t Merci is a mayden ther and hath miht ouer hem alia;Hao is sib to alle synful man an hire sona alse;And thorvv the help of hem two (hope thou non other),Thou maigt geta grace ther, so that thou go Is wonderfully welcome and fairly except ya be akin to some of these sevenIt is full hard, by my head! for any of you allTo get entrance at that gate unless Grace be the Christ, cried a cut-purse, I have no kin there ! swered an ape-kaapar,thing I ,or sura,;nevar go J|)rward a ,em to goodness,aidan there,and hath power over them all;She is akin to all sinful men and her son also;And through the help of these two (hope you for no other). You may obtain grace there, if only you go be-times. THE ADVICE OF HUNGER. Ete not, ich hote the, til hunger the sende the sum of his sauce to sauar the the betare;Keep sum til soper tyme, and sit thou not to longe;Arys vp ar appetyt habba i-geten his not Sir Surfet sitten at thi bord;Loue him not, for he is a lechour and likerous of tonge,And aftur mony metes his maw is a-longet. Eat not, I advise thee, till
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