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.)

Aȝens þe counsail of cryst · as holy cleregye witnesseþ; [A page 259] [Aȝens] Ageyn M; Aȝe F. cleregye] chirche M; writ F. wit|nesseþ E] whittnesseþ P; telleth F. Ne] Non M.]
Ne sitis acceptores personarum.
[237—240. G omits.] 240 Loo, what holy wryt wyttnesseþ · of wikked techeres; [what] wiþ (!) T. holy—wytt|nesseþ] witnesseth holy writ F. techeres] tecches M.] As holyness and honeste · out of holy churche [honeste EMFTG] miswritten honestete P.] Spryngeþ and spredeþ · and enspireþ þe peuple Þorgh parfit preest-hood · and prelates of holichurche, [parfit] T om.] Ryght so out of holychurche · al vuel spredeþ, [G omits. al] as (!) E. vuel] yuel E; euel MFT.] 245 Ther inparfit preest-hod is · prechours and techours. [G omits. Ther EMFT] Theer P; so also in ll. 248, 250. inparfit] in (!) T. techours] oþure F.] And seo hit by ensample · of trees in somer tyme, [And—by] Tak þou G. of] on MG. in] a G. of—tyme] in somer tyme on tres T.] Ther somme bowes bereþ leues · and somme bereþ none; 248 The bowes þat bereþ nat · and beeþ nat grene-leuede, [G omits. The] Þo F. nat] non E. leuede] i-leued MT.] Ther is a myschif in þe more · of suche manere stockes. [G omits.] Ryght so persones and preestes · and prechers of holy churche [persones and] in persones & in E.] Ys þe rote of [þe] ryght feithe · to reuwele þe peuple; [Ys] so PETG (probably by intention); Ben M; Beth F. [þe MTF] PEG om. ryght] ryghit P. reuwele] reule ET; rule MFG.] Ac þer þe rote is roten · reson wot þe sothe, 253 Shal neuere floure ne frut wexe · ne fair leef be grene. [A page 260] [be] ne F; be and M.] For wolde [ȝe] letteride leue · the lecherie of cloþinge, [[ȝe MT] þe (wrongly) PEG; F om. the—of] lecherie · and ȝoure gai M.] And be courteis and kynde · of holy[kirke] goodes, [E omits. [kirke T] churche PG; chirches M; churches F.] Parte [with the] poure · and ȝoure pruyde leue, [G omits. Parte] To parte F. [with the EMFT] miswritten whithe P.] 257 And þerto trewe of ȝoure tonge · and of ȝoure tail also, [þerto] G om. trewe] trywe P. ȝoure] here G (twice). tail] so in all MSS; but F turns tail also into tailasse.]
/ 1372
Pages Index

Actions

file_download Download Options Download this page PDF - Page 296 Image - Page 296 Plain Text - Page 296

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 296
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/ajt8124.0001.001/1134:11.17.2

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 May 15, 2025.
Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.