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.)

Vpon crois by-side crist · so was þe comune lawe. [crois] þe crois MG.] Quikliche cam a cacchepol · and craked a-two here legges, [Quikliche—cacchepol] A cac|chepol of þo þeues cam I; A cacche|pol cam T. a-two] on to M.] 76 And here armes after · of euerich of þo þeoues. [And] & eke F. þo] þe MG.] Ac þer was no boye so bolde · godes body to touche, [þer] I om. no boye] non M; beorne þer F (omitting no).] For he was knyght and kynges sone · kynde for-ȝaf þat tyme Þat no boye hadde hardinesse · hym to touche in deyinge. [boye] bodi MG. no—hadde] hadde no boy IT. hym—touche] to touche him F. in] at his M. deyinge] deyyinge P.] 80 Ac þer cam forth a blynde knyght · with [a] kene spere y-grounde, [[a IMT] PEFG om.] Hihte longeus, as þe lettere telleþ · and longe hadde lore hus sight. [longeus] longis MG. telleþ] seith F. and] G om. lore] so PG; lorn MT; lost F.] By-fore pilat and oþer peuple · in þe place he houede. [þe] þys G; F om. he] þere he F.] Ac maugre hus meny teþ · he was mad þat tyme [Ac] IMFTG om. maugre] maugrey P; Mawgreith F; Malgre I. mad] i-mad MF.] 84 To Iouste with iesus · this blynde Iuwe longeus; [To] For to FT; I om. this] þe FG. Iuwe] kniȝt T; knyth M. longeus] longis MG; at wille F.] For alle hij were vnhardy · þat houede þer oþer stode, [hij were] þei weren M; þey were FG; were þey IT. þer] T om. stode] stoude P.] To touche hym oþer to tryne hym · oþer to take hym doun and graue hym, [to (2)] M om. tryne] so PEF; trinen I; trine G; turne M; trien T. to (3)] MF om. and] or I. and—hym] in graue F; T om.] 87 Bote þis blynde bachelere · þat bar hym þorw þe herte; [þis] þe M. þat] he M. þorw] to F.] The blood sprang doun by þe sper · and vnsperrede þe knyghtes eyen. [sprang] þo sprang F; ran M. þe knyghtes] his F.] Tho fel þe knyght vpon knees · and cryed iesu mercy, [A page 327] [fel MFTG] feol P; felle E; fil I. knees] his knes MFT.]
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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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