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.)

                                
                                  Ich haue seyen charite al-so · syngen and rede, [seyen] i-seie M; seie F; seiȝe T; seyȝe G.] 
                                
                                  Ryden, and rennen · in raggede cloþes,
                                  Line 348 
                                
                                  Ac biddyng as a beggere · by-heold ich hym neuere. [by-heold] bi-hult M.] 
                                
                                  Ac in riche robes · raþest he walketh, [raþest] raþerest M.] 
                                
                                  Y-called and ycrymyled · and hus croune shaue. [G omits. Y-called] Cald T. shaue] i-shaue ME.] 
                                
                                  And in [a] freres frocke · he was yfounde ones, [[a EMFTG] P om. freres] frere FG; fair (!) T.] 
                                  Line 352 
                                
                                  Ac it is fer and fele ȝeres · in fraunceys tyme; [is] was M; T om. fer FTG] feer P; ferre E. fer—ȝeres] fer & fele ȝere goo F; fele ȝer ago M. ȝeres] ȝer MTG; ȝere F. fraunceys] frauncesses M.] 
                                
                                  In that secte sitthe · to selde he haþ be founde. [secte] siȝte M. to] ful MF; wel G.] 
                                
                                  Riche men he comendeþ · and of here robes takeþ, [comendeþ] recomaundiþ T.] 
                                
                                  Of þo þat leelliche lyuen · and louen and by-leyuen;Beatus est diues sine macula. [by-leyuen] bileuen MEG; beleuen T; bileeuen F.] 
                                  Line 356 
                                
                                  In kynges court he comeþ · yf hus counsail be trewe; [hus] E om.] 
                                
                                  Ac yf couetise be of hus counsail · he wol nat come þer-ynne. [wol—come] comeþ nat G.] 
                                
                                  Among þe comunes in court · he comeþ but selde, [comunes] comyne G. selde EMTG] seilde P (but see l. 354); riȝt seelde F.] 
                                
                                  For brawelynge and bacbytynge · and beryng of false wittnesse. [A page 268]  [brawelynge and] G om.] 
                                  Line 360 
                                
                                  In constorie by-fore þe comissarie · he comeþ nat ful ofte, [þe comissarie] commissaries G. ful] M om.] 
                                
                                  For here lawe is ouere-longe · bote yf þei lacche seluer. [here—longe] ouerlong is here lawe T. þei] he F.] 
                                
                                  With bisshopes he wolde beo · for beggers sake, [With] For G. bisshopes] bihsshopes P.] 
                                
                                  Ac auarice oþer-whiles · halt hym with-oute þe gate. [auarice] auerice P. whiles] while MFG. hym] hem G. þe gate] þe gates E; gates F.] 
                                
                                  Kynges and Cardineles · knowen hym som tyme, [G omits. knowen] so PM; knewen EF; kneuȝ T.] 
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                                  Ac þorw couetise and his consail · congeied is he ofte. [G omits. congeied] conged MF; cunged T. is he] he is MF.]

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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 303
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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