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.)

                                
                                  And ouer-skippers al-so · in þe sauter seith dauid,Psallite Deo nostro psallite, quia rex terre deus; psallite sapienter. [S omits. And] For IT. quia] qui est ME; quoniam I. quia—sa|pienter] S om. psallite sapienter M] psallite IT; E om. (represented in PK by the abbreviation s.s., where s = sallite, for psallite).] 
                                
                                  The bishop shal be blamed · by-fore god, as ich leyue, [blamed] i-blamed M. T omits l. 124, and runs ll. 125 and 126 into one.] 
                                
                                  Þat coroneþ suche clerkes · as for godes knyghtes, [coroneþ] crouneþ IE; croneþ K; crownen M. clerkes as] IT om.] 
                                  Line 125 
                                
                                  Þat conneþ nat sapienter · noþer synge ne rede. [A page 185]  [sapienter] o sapiencia M; T om.] 
                                
                                  Ac neyþer is al blameles · þe bisshop ne þe chapeleyn; [neyþer] noþer E; neuer neyþer I; nere neiþer T. is] buþ M. al] IT om. þe (2)] his S.] 
                                
                                  For ignorantia non excusat · as ich haue herd in bookes."— [herd] i-herd ME.] 
                                  Line 128 
                                
                                  Thus rechelessnesse in a rage · a-resonede clergie, [a-resonede] a-ratede S.] 
                                
                                  And scornede scripture · þat meny skyles shewede, [scornede scripture] scripture scornede I; scripture scornide it T.] 
                                
                                  Til þat kynde cam · clergie to helpen,
                                
                                  And in þe myrour of myddel-erde · made hym eft to loke, [myddel] mydel P. erde] erþe IST. eft] ofte T; S om. to] KT om.] 
                                
                                  To knowe by ech creature · kynde to louye. [ech] eche a I; iche a T.] 
                                  Line 133 
                                
                                  And ich bowede my body · by-holdynge al a-boute, [by-holdynge] by-holde K; bi|helde I; & beheld T. al] T om.] 
                                
                                  And seih þe sonne and þe see · and þe sand after, [seih] si M; say S; sithe I. sand] londe E.] 
                                
                                  Wher þat briddes and bestes · by here makes ȝeden, [Wher] And where IKT. ȝeden EMS] ȝeeden P; ȝeoden K; þey ȝede IT.] 
                                
                                  Wilde wormes in wodes · and wonderful foules
                                  Line 137 
                                
                                  With fleckede fetheres · and of fele colours; [fetheres EIMKS] fetthers P.] 
                                
                                  Man and hus make · ich myghte see boþe, [see] i-seo M.] 
                                
                                  Pouerte and plente · bothe pees and werre, [A page 186] 
                                  Line 140 
                                
                                  Blisse and biter bale · bothe ich seih at ones; [biter] IT om. seih] si M; seye I.] 
                                
                                  And how þat men mede token · and mercy refuseden. [men] I om. mede] me (!) 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 238
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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