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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.)

Hertely þou hym helpe · emforth þy myȝt, [See note on last page.] Cast [hote] coles on hus hefde · of alle kynde speche, [[hote EIMTG] out P. hefde] heued I; hed MT. kynde] kyne E; kyn I.] Fonde þorgh wit and with worde · hus loue for to wynne, [þorgh] wiþ þi M. with] wiþ þi M; IG om. for to] forte M; to I.] 144 And ȝif hym eft and eft · euere at hus neede; [G omits. And] I om. ȝif] ȝef M. eft—eft] oft & eft E.] Conforte hym with þy catel · and with þy kynde speche, [Conforte EG] Comforte IMT; Conforty P (but it is the imperative mood).] And leye on hym þus with loue · tyl he lauhe on þe; [leye] lauhe M. lauhe] lawhe I; lawȝen (sic) E; leiȝe (wrongly) T.] And bote [he] bowe for þis betynge · blynd mote [he] worthe!" [[he IMTG] ȝe PM. bowe] knowe þe I; lauȝe on þe T. betyng] lechyng T. mote] bot (!) E. [he IT] ich PE; y G; i M. See B-text.] 148 And whanne he hadde worded þus · wiste no man after, [whanne] wanne P. worded] y-worded IM; sede E. wiste IEMTG] miswritten weste P.] Where peers plouhman by-cam · so priueliche he wente. [plouhman] þe plouhman MIT.] And reson ran after · [and] ryght with him ȝeode; [after] þen after E. [and IMTG] PE om.] Saue conscience and cleregie · ich couþe no mo aspye. And pacience propreliche spak · tho peers was thus passed, [And] Saue IT. propreliche] preueili M. tho] whanne T. passed] y-passed IT.] 153 "That loueþ lelly," quaþ he · "bote lytel þyng coueyteþ. [A page 219] [G omits.] Ich wolde, and ich wil hadde · wynnen al Fraunce [hadde] adde P. wynnen] to wynnen I.] With-oute bruting of burnes · oþer eny blod-sheding; [bruting] brutynge E; brut|teynge I; britnyng T; brennyng MG. burnes] bernes MG; buyren I; burn T.] Ich take wittnesse," quaþ he · "at holy writ a partie;
Pacientes uincunt.
[OBS. Here S begins again. at] of I; on T.] For, by hym þat me made! · myȝte neuere pouerte, Miseise, ne myschief · ne man with hus tonge [Miseise] Misseiȝe M; Myseyse me (!) I. myschief] mischeue M.] Tene þe eny tyme · and þow take pacience, [pacience] penaunce M.] 160
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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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