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.)
Of briddes and [of] bestes · of blisse and of sorwe. [and (1)] or I. [of IMKSTG] PE om.]Line 80 Patriarkes and prophetes · reprouede here science,And seide here wordes and here wysdomes · ne was bote al folye; [seide] E om. and] ne I; for T; G om. wysdomes] wisdom MG. ne was] nas K; was IST. bote al] al but M. al] a IKSTG.]As to þe cleregie of cryst · þei countede hit bote a trufle;
Sapientia huius mundi stultitia est apud deum.
[As] And MG. countede hit] a-counten M. a] T om. trufle] trefele M; trifle STG. est] KT om.]For þe hye holygost · shall heuene to-cleue, [shall heuene] heuen schal IKTG; þe heuene schal S.]Line 84 And loue shal leepe out after · in-to þis lowe erthe, [out after] aftur out S. after] T om. þis] þe S.]And clannesse shal cacchen hit · and clerkes shullen hit fynde;
Pastores loquebantur ad inuicem, et cet.
[and] as E.]Hit spekeþ of riche men ryght nouht · ne of riche lordes, [Hit] He S. of] þer of IT. riche] grete S; þe T.]Bote of clennesse and of clerkes · and kepers of bestes;
Ibant magi ab oriente, et cetera.
[and (1)] I om. of (2)] ST om. After oriente I adds—De natiuitate domini.]Line 88 Yf eny frere were founde þere · ich ȝeue [þe] fyue shyllinges! [founde] i-fonde M. [þe IMS KTG] PE om.]Noþer in cote noþer in caytyf hous · was crist y-bore, [Noþer] Ne IT. cote] no cote T. noþer in] ne in K; ne IT. cay|tyf] caytifes IT. was crist] crist was KTG.]Bote in a burgeises hous · þe beste of alle þe toune. [burgeises] burgeys S; borgeis M; burgeis T. of] in M. alle] IKTG om.]To pastours and to poetes · aperede þe angel, [to] K om. þe] an G.]Line 92 And bad hem go to bedlehem · godes burþe to honoure, [bedlehem] bethleem MEK; bedleem I; bedlem STG.]And [songen] a song of solas · Gloria in excelsis deo! [A page 201] [[songen M] songe IT; song S; syngen PEK; singe G.]Riche men routten þo · and in here reste were, [routten] routte K; rutten M; rotte I; routen E; routed S; routide T; rutte G. in] K om.]
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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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