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.)

                                
                                  Euene out of þe est · and westwarde he þouhte, [est] west (!) T. he] he (for hue) PFG; sche IMT; ȝo E.] 
                                
                                  A comely creature and clene · treuthe [he] hihte. [clene] a clene IF. and—hihte] treuthe was here name T. [he] sheo P; sche IM; scheo F; ȝo E; heo G; but cf. ll. 123, 125.] 
                                  Line 124 
                                
                                  For þe vertue þat here folwede · afered was he neuere. [here folwede] folweth here F. he] so PFT (for hue); sche IM; ȝo E; heo G.] 
                                
                                  Whan þeos maydenes metten · mercy and treuthe,
                                
                                  Ayþer axed of oþer · of þis grete wonder, [of (1)] IT om. (as in B|text).] 
                                
                                  Of þe deone and deorknesse · and how þe day [rowed], [deone] doene F; dene EIT; done G. [rowed] rowide T; rouede IG; roued PE; reued M; romede F; but cf. B-text.] 
                                  Line 128 
                                
                                  And whiche a light and a leom · lay by-fore helle. [whiche] wiche P; swich M. a (2)] wich a P; but EIMFTG omit wich; cf. B-text; ME om.] 
                                
                                  "Ich haue ferly of þis fare · in faith," seide treuthe,
                                
                                  "And am wendyng to wyte · what þis wonder meneþ." [to] for to F. meneþ] bi|meneþ M.] 
                                
                                  "Haue no meruayle þer-of," quath mercy · "murthe hit by-tokneþ.
                                  Line 132 
                                
                                  A mayde þat hatte Marie · and moder with-oute felynge [hatte] hiȝte F; hoteþ I; hattiþ T. felynge] veling G; wailyng M; vilenye T.] 
                                
                                  Of eny kynde of creature · conceyuede þorw speche [A page 329]  [of] I om. þorw] wiþ-oute (!) G.] 
                                
                                  And grace of þe holygost · waxe gret with childe, [And] And þoruȝ T; Þoru M. waxe] so PI; wax EMF; wex T; was G.] 
                                
                                  With-oute [wommanes] wem · in-to þis worlde brouhte hym; [[wommanes FT] womanes M; woman E; womman IG; wommen P. worlde] wordle PG.] 
                                  Line 136 
                                
                                  And þat my tale is trewe · ich take god to witnesse. [is] be M. trewe] trywe P.] 
                                
                                  Sutthen þis barn was ybore · beoþ þritty wynter passed, [ybore] born MT; bore G.] 
                                
                                  Deyed and deþ þolede · þis day a-boute mydday;

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

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