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 these been dowel and dobet · and dobest of alle;
                                
                                  Cordis contricio · comeþ of sorwe in herte, [Cordis contricio] For contricio cordis F. comeþ] it cometh F. in] of FT.] 
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                                  And oris confessio · þat comeþ of shrifte of mouthe, [And] And also F.] 
                                
                                  And operis satisfactio · þat for synnes payeth, [One line in T—Satisfaccion for soulis paieþ & alle synnes quyteþ.]  [operis satisfactio] satisfactio soþly F. synnes] synne F.] 
                                
                                  And for alle synnes · soueraynliche quiteþ. [One line in T—Satisfaccion for soulis paieþ & alle synnes quyteþ.] Cordis contricio, oris confessio, operis satisfactio; [Cordis—satisfactio] F om.] 
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                                  These thre with-outen doute · tholen alle pouerte, [These] Thees P; Tho T. with|outen] whit-outen P.] 
                                
                                  And lereþ lewed and lered · heh and louh to knowe, [lereþ] leered F. lered] eke lewed (sic) F. heh—louh] heye & lowe E; heiȝ & louȝ T; hy & low F.] 
                                
                                  Ho þat doþ wel oþer bet · oþer best a-bouen alle;
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                                  And holichurche and charite · here-of a Chartere maden. [a] T om.] 
                                
                                  Bote þese þre þat ich spak of · on domes day [vs] defenden, [Bote] And but TF. þese] þes P. on] at TF; vs a (sic) E. [vs TF] P om.; observe that E has vs a for on.] 
                                
                                  Elles is in ydel · al oure lyuynge here, [A page 246]  [in] al an T. ydel] ydel I-wys F. oure] of oure E. lyuynge ET] leuynge PF.] 
                                
                                  Oure preyers and oure penaunce · and pilgrymages to rome. [penaunce] penaunces TF. and] & oure T. pilgrymages] pilgrimage F.] 
                                
                                  Bote oure spences and spending · sprynge of a trewe wille, [spences] spens F. and] & oure T. spending] spendynges E. a] E om. trewe] trywe P. wille] welle TF.] 
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                                  Elles is al oure labour lost; · lo, how men wryten [how men] what eer me F.] 
                                
                                  In fenestres at þe freres · yf fals be þe foundement! [þe] fals F.] 
                                
                                  For-thi cristene men scholde been in comun riche · no couetise to hym-selue. [men] TF om. cristene—been] schuld cristene be F. no] non T; ne E. no couetise] nat couetous F; ne coueytise E; ne coueit G. to] for T. hym] hem EFG.] 
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                                  For seuene synnes þat þer been · þat assailen ous euere, [þer] here G. þat (2)] þe whiche F.] 
                                
                                  The fende folweth hem alle · and fondeþ hem to helpe, [hem] fast hem F.]

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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 282
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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