The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)
Than holynesse oþer hendenesse · oþer al þat seintes techeþ. [B page 144] Wysdom and Wit now · is nat worth a carse [A page 123] [carse] crasse M; kerse F.]Bote hit be carded with couetyse · as cloþers kemben wolle. [kemben] M om. wolle] here wolle I.]Line 15 He þat can contreeue and caste · to deceyue þe puple, [Ho] He M. þat] so S. and] a F. puple] rightful I. S omits from to deceyue to thus in l. 18.]And lette with a loueday · treuthe, and by-gyle hym, [hym] IK om. F has—& lette trewþe with louedaies · & begile þe leel trewe.]That can coueite and caste thus · aren cleped in-to counsail. [coueite MEKG] coueyty P; not in IS; F has coniecte, which, how|ever, lacks support. and] an P. aren] ben EMS. cleped] i-called M; called F.]Qui sapiunt nugas · & crimina lege uocantur,Qui recte sapiunt · lex iubet ire foras.[recte sapiunt] sapiunt recte S.]Line 20 He is reuerenced and robed · þat can robbe þe peupleÞorw fallas and false questes · and þorw fykel speche. [fallas] fallasse M; fallace F. questes] enquestes M. fykel] false S (wrongly).]Iob þe gentil and wys · in hus gestes wytnesseþ [and wys] I om. hus] a M. gestes] geste EMSK; geest F.]What shal worthe of suche · whenne þei lyf leten;
Ducunt in bonis dies suos, & in fine descendunt ad infernum.
[whenne] wenne P. lyf] þe lijf M. fine] puncto S. descendunt] descendent F. ad] in EMF. in|fernum] inferna S.]Line 24 The sauter seith þe same · of alle suche ryche;
Ibunt in progenies patrum suorum, & usque in eternum non uidebunt lumen: Et alibi: Ecce ipsi peccatores, & cet.
[progenies EIF] progenie PM SK. uidebunt] uidebit M.]'Lo!' holy lettrure seith · 'whiche lordes been these shrewes! [holy—seith] saiþ holy letterure I. whiche] wiche P; swiche M. these MSFK] thees P; þise I; þis E.]Line 26 Tho þat [god] most good gyueþ · most greue ryght and treuthe:'
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The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
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