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.)

                                
                                  Whenne pees, in pacience [y]cloþed · aproched ayþer oþer, [Whenne] Wenne P. ycloþed EMITG] cloþed PF. ayþer] here ayþer IT.] 
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                                  Ryghtwisnesse reuerencede pees · in heore riche cloþinge,
                                
                                  And prayede pees to tellen huere · to what place he wolde, [he] heo F; sche MI; she T; ȝo E; cf. l. 177. wolde] scholde I.] 
                                
                                  In heore gay garnemens · wham he gladie þouhte? [A page 331]  [In] And I. he] heo FG; sche MI; she T; ȝo E. gladie] glade MFT.] 
                                
                                  "My wil is to wende," quaþ Pees · "and wel-come hem alle, [E omits. wende] weynde P. and wel-come] to gladye G.] 
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                                  Þat meny day myghte ich nat seo · for meorknesse of synne. [ich] IMFTG om.] 
                                
                                  Adam and eue · and oþer mo in helle, [Adam] As adam F.] 
                                
                                  Moyses and meny mo · mercy shullen synge;
                                
                                  And ich shal daunce þer-to · do al-so þow, suster! [al-so þow] þow also M; þou so IG.] 
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                                  For iesus iousted wel · ioye by-gynneþ to dawen;Ad uesperum demorabitur fletus, & ad matu|tinum leticia. [For] For þat F. to] I om. &] T om. &—leticia] MF om.] 
                                
                                  Loue þat is my lemman · suche letteres me sente, [me] he me MI; heo me TG.] 
                                
                                  Þat mercy my suster, and ich · mankynde [shulde] saue; [[shulde M] scholde E; shul|len PF; schal ITG.] 
                                
                                  And þat god haþ for-gyue · and graunted to al man|kynde, [þat—haþ] god hath gilt now F. graunted—al] graunteth for F. al] MG om.] 
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                                  Mercy, my suster, and me · to maynprise hem alle. [and] & to F.] 
                                
                                  And crist haþ conuerted · þe kynde of ryghtwisnesse [crist] þat crist I; our crist F. conuerted] conforted (!) E.] 
                                
                                  In-to pees and pyte · of hus pure grace.
                                
                                  Lo, here þe patente!" quaþ pees · "in pace in idipsum, [þe] a F.]

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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 377
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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