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 eke I-kept his Corn · I-caried hit to house, [eke] TH omit. I-caried] & cariede THU.] I-dyket and I-doluen · I-don what he hihte, [I haue dichid & doluen · & do what he bad H. Idon] and do THU.] Line 36 With-Innen and withouten · I-wayted his profyt; [I-wayted] waytide T; to wayten U.] Þer nis no laborer in þis leod · þat he loueþ more, [nis] is H. laborer] laboure H. þis leod] his lordsshipe TU; lordschip H. he loueþ more] he louiþ betere T; hym likeþ betere U.] For þauh I Sigge hit my-self · I serue him to paye. [paye] plese U.] ¶ I haue myn hure of him wel · and oþerwhile more; [I] And T. wel] TH omit.] He is þe presteste payere · þat poré men habbeþ; [presteste] rediest H. habbeþ] knowen TU; knowiþ H.] Line 41 He with-halt non hyne his huire · þat he hit naþ at euen. [with-halt] ne halt TU. hit naþ] ne haþ it TU. H reads, he with-holdiþ no mannys huyre · he paieþ hem at euen.] He is as louh as A lomb · louelich of speche, [louelich] & loueliche TU.] And ȝif ȝe wolleþ I-wite · wher þat he dwelleþ, [And ȝif] ȝif þat H. ȝe—I|wite] þat ȝe wille wite U. he] wy T.] Line 44 I wol wissen ow þe wey · hom to his place." [

I shal wisse ȝow wel · þe riȝt way to his place T;

I shal teche ȝou ful riȝt · home to his house H;

I schal wisse ȝow þe wey · right to his place U.

]
"YE, leue pers," quod þis palmers · and profreden him huire. [þis palmers] þe pilgrimes THU.] "Nai, bi þe peril of my soule," quod pers · and bigon to swere, [Nai] H om. pers] he H. bigon to] gan to T; gan for to U; fast he dide H.] "I nolde fonge a ferþing · for seynt Thomas schrine! [fonge] take H.] Treuþe wolde loue me þe lasse · a gret while after! [Treuþe] For treuþe TU. lasse] wers THU. a—after] a longe time aftir TU; a gret while here after H.] Line 49 ¶ Bote ȝe þat wendeþ to him · þis is þe wei þider: [wendeþ—him] wilneþ to wende TU; wole to hym wende H.] Ȝe mote go þorw mekenesse · boþe Mon and wyf, [mon—wyf] men & wyues TU. OBS. 52—Pass. VII. 1. 2. MS. H has here lost a folio; the rest of the Passus is collated with D.] Til ȝe come in-to Concience · þat crist knowe þe soþe [knowe] wyte TUD.]
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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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