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.)
So grace, with-oute grace · of god and of good werkes, [with-oute] with S. of (2)] also I; MKS om. werkes] werk M.]May nat bee, bee þow siker · þauh we bidde euere. [bee (1)] buryone S. bee þow] so T.]Line 29 Cleregie comeþ bote of siht · and kynde witt of sterres, [comeþ] come not S. witt of] with-out E.]As to be bore oþer bygete · in suche constellacion, [oþer] & T. bygete] biȝite E; gete S. suche] such a IKST.]That wit wexeþ þer-of · and oþere [wyrdes] boþe;
Uultus huius seculi sunt subiecti uultibus celestibus.
[[wyrdes] wirdes K; wyrdus S; wordes PEIT (wyrdes = destinies).]Line 32 So grace is a gyfte of god · and kynde witt a chaunce, [29—33. M omits.]And cleregye and connyng · of kynde wittes techynge. [and] a IST. techynge] tech|inges I.]And ȝut is cleregie to comende · for cristes loue, more [for] fore PM.]Þan eny connynge of kynde witt · bote cleregie hit ruwele. [ruwele] reule EIS; rule M.]Line 36 For moyses wittnesseþ þat god wrot · in stoon with hus fynger, [in stoon] and crist IT; in a ston S.]Lawe of loue oure lorde wrot · longe er crist were. [loue] I om.]And crist cam and confermede · and holy [kirke] made, [[kirke I] churche PEIS; chirche MT.]And in sond a sygne wrot · and seide to þe Iewes, [A page 197] [a] I om.]Line 40 'That seeþ hym-self synneles · cesse nat, ich hote, [G begins again. cesse] sese IST.]To stryke with stoon oþer with staf · this strompet to deþe'; [33—42. K omits.]
Qui uestrum sine peccato est [mittat in eam lapidem,] & cetera.
[strompet] strompett P. [mit|tat—lapidem] in E only.]For-thi ich consaile alle cristene · cleregie to honoure; [For-thi] For-whi M; For T. consaile] consaily P; but see l. 63. alle cristene] eche creature KG; ich a creature IT.]For as a man may nat seo · þat mysseþ hus eyen, [A page 198] Line 44 No more can no clerkes · bote [if] hit be of bookes. [clerkes] clere IT. [if IKG] ȝif EMT; PS om. be] come IT (which suits the alliteration better).]
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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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