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.)

                                
                                  He was sonnere ysaued · þan seynt Iohan þe Baptist,
                                
                                  And er Adam oþer ysaie · oþer eny of þe prophetes,
                                
                                  That hadden leye with lucyfer · meny longe ȝeres. [leye] ley EF; lye S; i-leiȝe M.] 
                                
                                  A robber was y-raunsoned · raþer þan þei alle;
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                                  With-oute penaunce oþer passion · oþer eny oþer peyne [oute] outhe P. oþer (1)] and I.] 
                                
                                  He passede forth pacientliche · to perpetuel blisse. [He passede] Passeþ I. to] in-to F.] 
                                
                                  Al-so marie Magdelene · ho myghte do worsse [Al-so] Þan I. ho] ȝo E. myghte] myde (sic) M. do] do no E; ha do F.] 
                                
                                  As in lykynge of lecherye · no lyf denyede? [denyede MSIK] denoyede P; denyed it F.] 
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                                  And dauid þe douhty · þat deuynede how vrye [And] Or I.] 
                                
                                  Mighte slilokeste be slayn · and sente hym to werre [slilokeste] sleylokest EISK; slylikest M. werre] worþe I.] 
                                
                                  Leelliche as by hus lok · with a lettere of gyle; [lok] book M; bokes I. Leel|liche—lok] Slylich al with slyþe S. lettere] lyare I.] 
                                
                                  Paul þe apostel, þat no pite hadde · cristene peuple to culle; [þat] IK om. pite] piete I. cristene] crustene P. culle] kille FS; culle to deþe I.] 
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                                  Now beeþ þese seintes, as men seyen · and souereynes in heuene, [B page 165]  [Now] And now I. þese M] þise I; þis SE; þei F; þees P. as] by þat I. and] as E. souereynes] seynours M.] 
                                
                                  Tho þat worst wroghten · while þei weren here. [Tho] And þo F; I om. while] wile P; þe while þat I; while þat MF. weren here] here were I.] 
                                
                                  By þat þat salamon seith · hit semeþ þat no wyght [þat þat] þat I.] 
                                
                                  Wot ho is worthi · for wele oþer for wicke, [wicke] wicked I. S omits from for to worthi in next line.] 
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                                  Whether he is worthi to wele · oþer to wickede pyne:Sunt iusti atque sapientes, & opera eorum in manu Dei sunt. [is] be F. wickede] walle in F. pyne] so PI; peyne EMFSK. iusti—sapientes] & sapientes iusti M; see note to l. 277. atque] et IK.] 
                                
                                  Thus ich, rechelesnesse, haue rad · registres and bokes, [A leaf lost in I, down to xiii. 20. rad] y-rad SK; I-redde F.]

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Title: 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.)
Author: Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
Canvas: Page 211
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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