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.)

                                
                                  That conscience shal nat · knowe by contricion, [knowe] i-knowe M.] 
                                  Line 350 
                                
                                  Noþer by confession · ho is cristyne oþer heþene, [Noþer] Ne FT.] 
                                
                                  Ne no manere marchaunt · þat with monye deleþ, [Ne] G om. manere] maner of T.] 
                                
                                  [Wheþer] he wynne with right · with wrang, oþer with vsure. [[Wheþer MEFSGT] Weder P. with (1)] wit P. with (2)] oþer with PE; but MFSGT omit oþer here.] 
                                  Line 353 
                                
                                  With suche colour and queyntise · comeþ pruyde [y]-armed, [A page 360]  [colour] colours MFSGT. queyntise] queyntises FG. y-armed G] y-armyd ST; i-armed MF; armede PE; see l. 144.] 
                                
                                  With þe lord þat lyueþ after · þe lust of hus bodye, [after þe] in G. lust EMF SGT] loust P.] 
                                
                                  To wasten, in welfare · and in wickede kepynge, [in (1)] on T; and to (!) M. in (2)] on T.] 
                                  Line 356 
                                
                                  Al þe worlde in a while · þorugh oure wit," quaþ pruyde.
                                
                                  Quaþ conscience to alle crystyne tho · "my consail is, we wende [my—is] y rede G. we] to M.] 
                                
                                  Hastiliche in-to vnite · and holde we ous þere;
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                                  Preye we þat a pees were · in peers bern þe plouhman. [Preye] And preye T. a] T om. þe] M om.] 
                                
                                  For wyterly ich wot wel · we beoþ nat of strengthe
                                
                                  To go a-gayn pruyde · bote grace with ous were."
                                
                                  And þenne cam kynde wit · conscience to teche;
                                
                                  He criede, and comaundede · alle cristyne people [He] And TG. comaundede] comaunde S.] 
                                  Line 364 
                                
                                  To delue and dike a deop diche · al aboute vnite, [To—al] Delue & dyke depe T. dike] to dike G.] 
                                
                                  Þat holychurche stod in holynesse · as hit were a pile. [G omits. in] aboute F. pile] piler T.] 
                                
                                  Conscience comaundede þo · alle crystyne to delue,
                                
                                  And make a muche mot · þat myghte be a strengthe,
                                
                                  To helpe holychurche · and hem þat hit kepeþ. [To] For to F. hem] hym G.] 
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                                  Thenne alle kynne crystyne · saue comune wommen, [kynne] E om.] 
                                
                                  Repentede and refusede synne · saue thei one; [After this line B-text has one, which the C-text MSS. omit. So also after l. 374.]

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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 418
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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