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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.)

Deþ seith he wol for-do · and a-doun brynge [for-do] forþ M.] 28 Al þat lyueþ oþer lokeþ · a londe and a watere. [a] on M; o T (twice). and] or M.] Lyf seith þat he lyeþ · and haþ leyde hus lyf to wedde, [A page 324] [þat] M om. lyeþ] lickth F. leyde—lyf] lif leide F.] Þat for al þat deþ can do · with-Inne þre dayes, [deþ] he M. In margin of M —de passione christi.] To walke and fecche fro þe feonde · peers frut þe plouhman, [To walke] at end of l. 31 in IT. fecche] to feche E.] 32 And legge [hyt] þer hym lykeþ · and lucifer bynde, [[hyt] hit MG; it IFT; hym PE. þer] þere as F.] And [forbete and bringe adoun] · bale [and] deþ for euere;
O mors, ero mors tua!"
[[forbete] so MI (as in B|text); forbite PEFTG. [and—a|doun MFG] adoun and brynge PET; a-downe & begge (sic) I. [and MF] PEITG om. ero—tua EF] tua ero mors P; mors tua ero M; but I has —O mors, mors tua ero, morsus; see Vulgate.] Thenne cam pilatus with muche peuple · sedens pro tribunali, [cam] M om. peuple] pride F.] To seo hou douhtiliche deþ sholde do · and deme here beyer ryght. [hou—do] þe douȝtinesse of deeth F. deme] deyme P. beyer] beiere E; beyre I; boþe MF; boþis T; beye G.] 36 The Iuwes and þe iustices · aȝens iesus þey were, [iustices] Iustice T.] And alle þe court cryede · 'crucifige' lowde. [cryede] þo cride F. lowde] lowede P; longe E.] Thenne put hym [forth] a pelour · by-for pilat, and seyde, [[forth IMFTG] PE om. pe|lour] so PEMIFG; pilour T. pilat] pilatus IG.] "Thys iesus of oure Iuwen temple · Iapede and des|pisede, 40 To for-don hit on a day · and in þre dayes after [To for-don] For to done I. on] in T. a] o G. in] in þe E.] Edefien hit efte newe— · her he stant þat seyde hit— [Edefien hit] Edified F. stam — hit] stond hit seide M.] And ȝut make [hit] as muche · in alle manere poyntes, [ȝut] I ȝit F; M om. [hit MEG] it IFT; P om.]
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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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