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.)
As crist [him]self comaundeþ · to alle cristene peuple,
Alter alterius onera portate, [& sic adimplebitis legem christi].
[[him MITKFSE] P om. to] IT om. [&—christi] in F only.]The messagers aren þe mendinans · þat lyueþ by menne almesse, [messagers] messangers IT; messager K; massager M. aren] ben ES. menne] see l. 76.]Beþ nat ybounde as beþ þe riche · to bothe þe two lawes, [beþ F] by I; ben T; be MK; beeþ P; S om. þe (1)] ȝe M. þe (2)] KS om. two] I om. þe two] to þe MFT.]Line 80 To lene ne to lere · ne lentenes to faste, [lere] lerne ITK. lentenes] to lentenes E; in lentenys T; in lenten M; lentoun F; lente S. to] for to F.]And oþere pryuey penaunces · þe whiche þe preest wot wel [þe (1)] KF om.]That þe lawe ȝeueþ leue · suche lowe folke to be ex|cused; [to] KT om.]As, none tythes to tythen · ne cloþe þe nakede, [As] Ne M. to tythen] tethe|gen K. cloþe] to cloþe I; for to cloþe F. þe] none M; F om.]Line 84 Ne in enquestes to come · ne contumax, þauh he worche [enquestes] none enquestes I; none questes M; no queste T. to] for to F.]Haly day oþer holy eue · hus mete to deserue.For yf he loueþ and by-leyueþ · as the lawe techeþ,
Qui crediderit & baptizatus fuerit, [saluus erit,] & cetera,
[K omits. yf] T om. and] or F. [saluus erit MF] hic saluus erit S; PEITK om.]Telleþ þe lord a tale · as a trewe messager, [trewe] triwe P.]Line 88 And sheweþ by seel and sitthe by lettere · with what lord he dwelleþ,[Knowelecheþ] hym cristene · and of holy [kirke] by|leyue, [[Knowelecheþ KF] Knowe|lechiþ T; Knewlechuþ S; Knowleche M; Kneweleche PE. of] on MF. [kirke I] churche PEFS; chirche MKT. byleyue] by-leueþ SF.]Ther is no lawe, as ich leyue · wol lette hym þe gate, [Ther is] Þat S; Þer nys M.]Ther god is gatwarde hym-self · and eche a gome knoweth;
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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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