Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

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.)

Bote yf he quike by-quethe hem auht · oþer wolde helpe aquite here dettes. [yf] IMKSTG om. he quike] quikke he I; quyk he KTG. by|quethe] biquaþ IKG; bequaþ T. oþer wolde] to T. aquite] quyte ISKTG; to quite ME.] 12 And how þis couetise ouer-cam · alle kynne sectes, [how] miswritten ow P; see l. 9. þis] þus K; MTG om. sectes] frekes M.] As wel lerede as lewede · and lord as þe bonde. [lerede—lewede] lewed as lered E. and] M om.] And how þat lewede men ben ladde · bote oure lord hem helpe, [ben] S om. ladde] i-lad M; lad KSTG.] Thorow vnconnynge curatours · to incurable peynes. [G omits. curatours] creatours K; creatures IS. incurable] vn|curable EK.] 16 And how [þat] ymaginatif · in dremeles me tolde [A page 211] [[þat IKTG] PES om. dreme|les] derkenesse M.] Of kynde and of hus connynge · and what connynge he ȝaf to bestes, [Of] O S. of] o S. hus] ST om. connynge (2)] kynde M. to] IKSTG om. bestes] miswritten best|estes P.] How louynge he [is] to eche lyf · a londe and a watere; [How] And how IT. [is IMK STG] was PE; see next line; and cf. B-text. eche] eche a KS; vch a I; iche a T. lyf] man M. a] on M (twice). and] as E.] For alle he wisseþ and ȝeueþ wit · þat walkeþ oþer crepeþ. 20 And ich meruailede in herte · how ymagynatif saide, [meruailede] merueyle I. in] in myn M; muche in T.] Þat iustus by-fore iesu · in die iudicii [Written as one line in M.] [in] be sauf in T.] Non saluabitur · bote uix helpe; [Written as one line in M.] [bote] but ȝif I; quod he þo · but ȝif þat T.] And, whanne he hadde seide so · how sodeynlich he vanshede; [whanne] wanne P. seide] i-seid M; yseid T. vanshede] van|sched E; vanysschede IK; uanes|schede MS; vanisshide T.] 24 And so ich mused vpon þis matere · þat me luste to slepe. [vpon] on M. me] i M. to] KG om.] Thenne cam conscience · and cleregie after, [Thenne] And þanne IKTG. after] þeraftir T.]
/ 1372
Pages Index

Actions

file_download Download Options Download this page PDF - Page 261 Image - Page 261 Plain Text - Page 261

About this Item

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 261
Publication
London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
1867-85.

Technical Details

Link to this Item
https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ajt8124.0001.001
Link to this scan
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/ajt8124.0001.001/1099:11.16

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials are in the public domain. If you have questions about the collection, please contact [email protected]. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact [email protected].

DPLA Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States

Related Links

Manifest
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/api/manifest/cme:ajt8124.0001.001

Cite this Item

Full citation
"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.)." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ajt8124.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2025.
Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.