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.)

                                
                                  The porter of pure reuthe · may parforme þe lawe, [reuthe] trewþe E; truþe K.] 
                                
                                  In þat he wilneþ and wolde · ech wight as him-self. [Here eight leaves are wanting in F, down to xvi. 178. ech] ech a IS; eche a K. wight] wy T. him] miswritten hem P.] 
                                
                                  For þe wil is as muche worth · of a wrecche beggere, [S places is after worth. a] I om.] 
                                
                                  As al þat þe ryche may reyme · and ryghtfulliche dele; [þat] S om. may] K om. reyme] reome M; rayne I; rayme T.] 
                                
                                  And as muche mede · for a myte þat he offreþ [as] also M. mede] me E. þat] þer IT. he offreþ] offred S; ich offre E.] 
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                                  As þe riche man for al his moneye · and more, as by þe godspel; [A page 221] Amen dico uobis, quia hec uidua paupercula [misit plus omnibus qui miserunt in gasophi|lacium;] [his] is P. as] ITS om. Amen—quia] S om. [misit—omnibus E] plus omnibus misit S; PMIKT om. [qui—gasophilacium] in S only.] 
                                
                                  So þat poure pacient · is parfitest lif of alle, [þat] þat þe S; T om. par|fitest] parfiith M.] 
                                
                                  And alle parfite preestes · to pouerte sholde drawe; [A page 183]  [And] S om. And alle] Eche a T. preestes] preste IT. sholde] shulle S.] 
                                
                                  For spera-in-deo spekeþ of prestes · þat han no spend|yng seluer, [spera] speraui M. seluer] siluer IET.] 
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                                  That yf þay trauaile treweliche · and tristen in god almyghty, [in] til E; to M; on T. god almyghty] almyghty god I.] 
                                
                                  Hem sholde neuere lackye lyflode · noþer lynnen ne wollene. [lackye] lacky E; lakke IK ST; lacke M. lynnen] lynne P; but see ii. 18. wollene] wulle S.] 
                                
                                  The title þat ȝe takeþ ȝoure ordres by · telleþ ȝe beþ [auaunced,] [title IMTES] titel K; titile P. þat] IKT om. telleþ] til S; tille K. [auaunced MT] auaunsed IKEG; auaunsid S; amanced P; cf. B-text.] 
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                                  And needeþ nat to nyme seluer · for masses þat ȝe syngen;
                                
                                  For he þat tok ȝow title · sholde take ȝow wages, [title ME] titel K; titile P; a title IT; þat title S.]

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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 236
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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