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.)

                                
                                  Reson ich seih sothliche · suwen alle bestes [Reson] And resoun I. seih] here written sauh P (but see ll. 135, 141); si M. sothliche] sotthliche P. I omits last half of l. 143, and first half of l. 144.] 
                                
                                  In etynge, [in] drynkyng · in gendrynge of kynde; [[in KES] and PTM. gen|drynge] engendryng MKS; engen|durer I; engendrure T.] 
                                  Line 144 
                                
                                  After cours of concepcion · non tok kepe of oþer [cours] þe cours M. kepe] hede M.] 
                                
                                  As when þei hadde ruteyed; · a-non þei resten after. [As] And T. ruteyed] roteyed I; roteide K; yrotied ET; i-roteied M. after] ayþer I.] 
                                
                                  Maules drowen hem to maules · on morwenynge by hem-self, [Maules] so PEKSG; Males MIT (twice). on] in M; a T; and (!) I. morwenynge] mornyng I; morewnynges M; morwnynges E; morows S. hem] hym S.] 
                                
                                  And femeles to femeles · herdeyed and drow. [herdeyed] herdyede S; her|deiede M; herdyyng E; herdede K; ferdide T; ferdedede (sic) I; herk|nede G. and] an P. drow] rowe E.] 
                                  Line 148 
                                
                                  Ther ne was kow ne kow-kynde · þat conceyued hadde, [K omits (but the lines are added in a much later hand). ne was] nas E.] 
                                
                                  That [wolde bere] after bole · ne bor after sowe. [K omits (but the lines are added in a much later hand). ne was] nas E.]  [[wolde bere T] wuld bere S; wolte beere (in a much later hand) K; belwede M; beere P; beþer (!) E; not in I; cf. B-text. bole—sowe] bore · ne sow aftur bore (wrongly) S.] 
                                
                                  Ther was no [kynne] kynde · þat conceyued hadde, [was] ne was KT. [kynne MES] kyne K; kyn T; kynde P.] 
                                
                                  That ne lees þe lykynge of lust · of flesch, as hit were, [ne MEKST] apparently no P. lees] so PEK; les MST. þe] S om. lust MIKST] loust PE.] 
                                
                                  Saue man and hus make; · and þer-of me wondrede.
                                
                                  For out of reson þei ryde · and rechelesliche taken on, [ryde] redde E. rechelesliche] richelich E. taken] token IMEST; toke K.] 
                                
                                  As in durne dedes · bothe drynkynge and elles. [durne] derne MKST. bothe] apparently bethe P; boþe in T; K om.] 
                                
                                  Briddes ich by-helde · in bosshes maden nestes, [by-helde] by-heelde P. bos|shes] bussches I; busches EKS; buskes M; buskis T. nestes] neestes P.] 
                                  Line 156 
                                
                                  Hadde neaere weye wit · to worche þe leste. [weye] we E; wie K; wiȝ T; withg M. neuere weye] we neuer E.] 
                                
                                  Ich hadde wonder at wham · and wher þat þe pye [at—wher] wher · and at wham P (but the rest have the arrangement given; cf. B-text). and—þat] whan and where I.]

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

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