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 ȝe, lordlinges, han lost · for lyf shal haue þe maystrie, [ȝe] ȝow M (wrongly). lord|linges] lordeynes T; lordyngus F; lordes M. shal] wile M.] 
                                
                                  And ȝoure fraunchise þat freo was · fallen is to þral|dom, [fraunchise] miswritten fraun|chises P. fallen] y-fallen IT. to] in-to I; in T. þraldom] charldom F.] 
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                                  And alle ȝoure children cheorles · cheuen shulle þei neuere, [þei] miswritten þe P; I om.] 
                                
                                  Ne haue lordshup in lond · noþer lond tylie, [noþer] ne no ITG; ne þe F. tylie] tulye I; telie M.] 
                                
                                  And as barayne beo · and by vsure libbe, [as] as þe F. and] as M.] 
                                
                                  The whiche is lif þat oure lorde · in alle lawes defendeþ. [A page 328]  [whiche] wiche P. The—lif] Which is usure F. lawes] lawe F.] 
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                                  Now beoþ ȝoure goode dayes don · as daniel of ȝow telleþ, [beoþ] buþ M; ben I; be FT. goode] godes G. don] i-do M; ydon T; do F. of] ofte I.] 
                                
                                  When crist with crois ouercam · ȝoure kyngdom shal to-cleue;Cum uenerit sanctus sanctorum, cessabit unctio uestra." [with] þorgh IT; E om. to|cleue] be cleue E. Cum] Dum T. uenerit] veniat IG. cessabit] cessat IT; cesset G.] 
                                
                                  What for fere of þis ferly · and of the false Iewes, [the] þese F.] 
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                                  Ich drow in þat deorknesse · to descendit ad inferna, [drow] drow me F; wiþdrogh I; wiþ-drouȝ T; wiþ-drow G. in] in-to M.] 
                                
                                  And þer ich seyh sothliche · secundum scripturas, [ich seyh] saw i F.] 
                                
                                  Out of þe west, as it were · a wenche, as me þouhte, [it were] me þouȝte T. wenche] weynche P. me þouhte] it were T.] 
                                
                                  Cam walkynge in þe way · to helleward he lokede. [in] by G. he] so PFG (for hue); heo T; sche IM; ȝo E.] 
                                
                                  Mercy hihte þat mayde · a mylde þyng with-alle, [Mercy] Dam mercy F.] 
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                                  And a ful benygne burde · and buxum of speche. [benygne] miswritten benyngne P; beynde T. burde] bierde I; berde M; boerde F. of] of her F.] 
                                
                                  Heore sustre, as hit semede · cam softly walkynge [walkynge] after M.]

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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 373
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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