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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.)

Ac ȝut, myghte þe merchaunt · þorgh monye and oþer ȝiftes, [Ac] & EF. monye] his money IT. monye and] many S. oþer] F om. ȝiftes EIMFKS] ȝeftes P; ȝeftis T.] Haue hors and hardy men; · þauh he mette þeoues, Wolde non suche a-sailen hym · for hem þat hym folweþ, [hem þat] suche as KT. folweþ] folwede M.] As safliche passe as the messager · and as sone at hus hostil. [As] And as IT. safliche] saf S. passe] IK om. the] F om. at] in S. hostil] hostel MK; ostel EFT.] 64 Ȝe wyten wel, ȝe wyse men · what this is to mene, The marchaunt is no more to mene · bote men þat ben ryche [is—mene] meeneth na more F.] Aren a-countable to crist · and to þe kyng of heuene, [Aren] Þei beþ E; Aren alle IKT. and—þe] þat is M.] That holden mote þe heye weye · euene [þe] ten hestes, [þe] þan (sic) E. euene] euene to MS. [þe IMKFTG] PES om.; cf. rubric to Pass. viii. 204.] Boþe louye and lene · þe leelle and þe vnleelle, [lene] eke leene F. þe (1)] IT om. þe (2)] ITKS om.] 69 And haue reuthe, and releue · with hus grete richesse, [grete] IT om.] By hus power, alle manere men · in meschief yfalle; [By—power] I om. in] þat beth in F; in a S; þat in T. yfalle] falliþ T.] Fynde beggars bred · backes for þe colde, [Fynde] & fynde F. bred] here breed F. backes] & cloþus S; & bakkis T. þe] T om.] 72 Tythen here goodes treweliche · a tol, as hit semeþ, [Tythen] & tiþen FT; Teþen M. goodes] good IT. treweliche] try|weliche P. semeþ] were FS.] That oure lord lokeþ after · of eche a lyf þat wynneþ [a] MF om.] With-oute wyles oþer wrong · oþer wommen atte stuwes; [wrong] wronges IT. atte] at þe IMST. stuwes] stiwes K; stuyues E; styues MS; stewus F; stewis T.] And ȝut more, to make pees · and quyte menne dettes, [ȝut] K om. quyte] to quyten I. menne] so PK; mennus F; menes M; menis T; men ES.] Boþe spele and spare · to spene vpon þe needful, [Boþe] And IT. spare] eke spare F. spene] spenden M; spende ITF. needful] needy F.] 77
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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.,
1867-85.

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