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 for þat ich can and knowe · cald ich am 'mannys þouht;' [M omits. And] F om. knowe] eke knowe F. cald—am] I cald am in (sic) T. mannys] F om.] 
                                  Line 185 
                                
                                  And whan ich make mone to god · memoria ich hatte; [whan] whanne þat T. mone] so PEMTG; moone F. hatte] so PEMFTG (not as in l. 184).] 
                                
                                  And when ich deme domes · and do as treuthe techeþ, [G omits this and l. 190. techeþ] telliþ T.] 
                                
                                  Then is racio my ryhte name · 'reson' in englissh; [in] on T.] 
                                
                                  And whenne ich fele þat folke telleþ · my furste name is sensus, [whenne] wenne P. þat] what F. my—is] þan am i F.] 
                                  Line 189 
                                
                                  And þat is witte and wisedome · the welle of alle craftes;
                                
                                  And when ich chalange oþer nat chalange · chepe oþer refuse, [nat chalange] chalenge nout MFG. chepe] so PEMFG; chese M.] 
                                
                                  Þanne am ich conscientia cald · godes clerk and hus notarie; [am ich] i am M. con|scientia] concience MT.] 
                                  Line 192 
                                
                                  And when ich wol do oþer nat do · goode dedes oþer ille, [wol] wel M; E om. nat] wol noȝt E. dedes] dede T.] 
                                
                                  Then am ich liberum arbitrium · as lettrede men tellen; [lettrede] lered MG. tellen] me tellith FT.] 
                                
                                  And when ich loue leelly · oure lord and alle oþere, [A page 256]  [And] E om.] 
                                
                                  Then is 'leel loue' my name · in latyn þat is amor; [þat] hit M. in—is] & in latyn T.] 
                                
                                  And when ich flee fro þe body · and feye leue þe caroygne, [body] flesch F. feye] fei M; vey E. feye leue] fayle G. þe (2)] my M.] 
                                  Line 197 
                                
                                  Then am ich a spirit specheles · and spiritus þenne ich hote. [a] FG om. hote] hoote F (not as in ll. 184, 186).] 
                                
                                  Austyn and ysidorus · ayþer of hem bothe [ayþer] eiþer oþer T.] 
                                
                                  Nempnede me þis to name · þow now myght cheese [me] G om. þis] þus F. name] names G. þow now] now þow MG; & now þou 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 292
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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