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 thauh men maden bokes · god was here maister, [And thauh] Þaw M; Al-þouȝ SKTG. And—bokes] I om.] 
                                
                                  And seynte spirit þe saumplarie · and seide what men sholde wryte. [And] And þe MSI. spirit] espirit MG; esprit I. þe saumplarie] heore ensamplarie M. what] þat M. men] me E.] 
                                
                                  And ryght as syht serueþ a man · to see þe hye strete, [G omits. And] But M. syht] a siȝht K. strete] weiȝe M.] 
                                
                                  Ryght so lereþ lettrure · lewede men to reson. [G omits. lereþ] lerneþ M.] 
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                                  And as a blynde man in batayle · bereþ wepne to fyghte, [And] For G; I om.] 
                                
                                  And haþ non hap wiþ hus axe · hus enemy to hitte; [haþ] S om. enemy] enmy M.] 
                                
                                  No more can a kynde-witted man · bote clerkes hym teche, [clerkes] werkes I (wrongly).] 
                                
                                  Come for alle hus kynde wyttes · þorwe cristendom to be saued; [for] þoruȝ S. wyttes] witte I; wyt T. saued] sauede P; see l. 76.] 
                                
                                  The whiche is cofre of cristes tresour · and clerkes kepen þe keyes, [The] T om. The whiche] For hit G. is] IK om. cofre] þe cofre I; þe coffre T.] 
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                                  To vnlouke hit at here lykynge · þe lewede and lerede to helpe, [vnlouke] vnloke ES; vnlokken I; louken T.] 
                                
                                  To ȝeue mercy for mysdedes · yf men wolde hit aske [G omits ll. 56—63. for] for his M. wolde] wolle I; wol K; wul S; wile T.] 
                                
                                  Buxumliche and benygneliche · and bydden hit of grace.
                                
                                  Archa dei in þe olde lawe · leuites hit kepten;
                                
                                  Hadde neuere lewede man leue · to legge honde [on] þat cheste, [to] T om. legge] leyen M; leyn T. [on IMKT] in PES; cf. B-text.] 
                                
                                  Bote hit were preeste oþer preestes sone · patriarck oþer prophete. [A page 199]  [preeste] prest MK; preestes PEIST.] 
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                                  Saul, for he sacrifisede · sorwe hym by-tydde,
                                
                                  And hus sones for hus synnes · sorwe þey hadden; [þey hadden] hem bitidde IK (repeated from l. 61); hem betauȝte T.] 
                                
                                  [And alle lewede þat leyde hond þeron · loren lyf after.] [From I (which has hane for hond); also in KT. This seems but a fragment of the three lines in B. xii. 120—123, which are correctly pre|served in MS. R only; see B-text.]

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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 249
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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