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.)

Holy writ bit men be war · and wisliche hem kepe, [bit] bid S. hem] T om.] Line 76 That no fals frere · þorw flatrynge hem by-gyle; Ac me is loþ, þow ich latyn knowe · to lacky eny secte, [is] þenkeþ IT. latyn] M om. knowe] knewe M. latyn knowe] know latyn E. to lacky] to lacken IG; to lacke M; to lakkyn T; S om. secte] man M.] For alle we ben brethren · þauh we be diuersliche cloþede. [brethren] breythrene P; bre|þeren IET; breþerne M. ben bre|thren] breþeren ben E. diuersliche] diuerse ITG; dyuerse M. be diuers|liche] dyuerslich be E. cloþede] ycloþed M.] [OBS. A leaf lost in S; from l. 80 to l. 156.] Ac ich wiste neuere freek · þat frere is ycalled [frere] a frere M. ycalled] ycallede P; called IM; cald T. In margin of M—contra fratres.] Line 80 Of þe fyue mendynauns · and made eny sarmon, [fyue] foure M. mendynauns] meyndenauns M; mendenauntis I. and] and he M; þat G. and—sar|mon] IT om.] That took þis for [his] teme · and told hit with-oute glose. [for] fore P. [his IM] here PETG. glose] a glose IT.] Thei prechen þat penaunce · is profitable for þe soule, [for] to ITKG.] And what meschief & what mal ese · crist for man þolede. [what (1)] þat M. what (2)] IMTG om.] Line 84 Ac this doctor and diuinour · and decretistre of canon, [Ac] & E. this] miswritten thes P. diuinour] diuinour quod i IT. decretistre IMG] decretestre P; discrefistere (sic) E; decristre (sic) T.] And al-so a gnedy gloton · with to grete chekes, [gnedy] gredy ITG. to] tuo I; two T.] Hath no pite on vs poure · he perfourneþ vuele; [vuele] euele IMT.] Þat he precheþ he proueþ nat" · to pacience ich tolde, [G omits. he] and I. nat] it nouȝt T. to pacience] compacience (!) I. ich] he M.] And wisshede witerliche · with a wil ful egre, [A page 215] [wisshede] whisshede P; wys|ched E; wijsschede M. a] IT om.] Line 89 Þat in the mawe of that maister · alle þo metes were, [the] þat I. that] þe TG. þo] þe MG.] Disches and dobeleres · with alle þe deyntes after! [Disches] Boþe disches ITG. dobeleres] dobelers EIM. with] wit P; & G. deyntes] denteþes M.] "Ich shal Iangly to þys Iordan · with hus Iuste wombe, [Iangly] iangle IMTG. þys] þat M. Iordan] yurdan I; iurdan T. with] wit P. Iuste] iusty T.]
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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.,
1867-85.

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