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.)

                                
                                  Here syre was a sysour · þat neuere swor treuthe,
                                
                                  On [tomme] two-tounged · ateynt at eche enqueste. [[tomme MFS] thomme T; Robert P. two-tounged] to-tonged MS; þe tongede F; two tunge T. On—tounged] O mouþe & two tungen E. at] in T. enqueste] so PM; a queste EFT; queste S.] 
                                
                                  This sleuthe was sleyh of werre · and a slynge made, [This EFS] miswritten Thes P; Þus M. a—made] made him a slynge MFS.] 
                                
                                  And þrew drede of dispayr · a doseyne myle a-aboute. [þrew MFS] þrewe P; þreuȝ T. drede] F om.] 
                                
                                  For care conscience [þo] · cryede vp-on elde, [[þo MFT] PES om.] 
                                  Line 165 
                                
                                  And bad hym fonde to fighte · and afere wanhope. [to] for to F. afere] fere a-wey S.] 
                                
                                  And elde hente good hope · and hastiliche shrof hym, [And] S om. And elde] Elde þo MF. hente] hente þo S.] 
                                
                                  And wayueþ away wanhope · and with lyf he fighteþ. [wayueþ] wayuede MT; wayued S; vanned F; vanscheþ E.] 
                                
                                  And lif fleyh for fere · to [fisik] after helpe, [fleyh] miswritten fleyht P (but see B-text); flew F; fli M; fly S; fleþ T; fleckeþ (!) E. [fisik EMST] phisik F; syke (for fysyke) P.] 
                                  Line 169 
                                
                                  And by-souhte hym of socour · and of [his] salue hadde, [by-souhte hym] him bi-souȝte MFS. [his MFST] here PE. hadde] he hadde MFS.] 
                                
                                  And gaf hym gold good won · þat gladede here hertes, [good] goud P. here hertes] his herte MST.] 
                                
                                  And þei gauen hym agayn · a glasene houe. [And] T om. þei gauen] þei ȝauen E; þei gauyn P; þei geuen T; þei gaf F; he gaf MS. hym] T om. houe] houue MST; howue F; how E.] 
                                  Line 172 
                                
                                  Lyf leyuede þat leche-craft · lette sholde elde, [A page 375]  [þat] M om.] 
                                
                                  And to-dryue away deþ · with [dyas and] drogges. [to-dryue] so PEM; dryue FT; dreue S. [dyas and FS] dias and M; dyetis & T; miswritten dayes P; diares E. drogges] dragges FT; drouges S.] 
                                
                                  Elde auntred hym on lyf · and atte laste he hitte [Elde] And elde T. atte] at þe MFST. he] T om. hitte] hutte M.] 
                                
                                  A fisician with a forrede hod · þat he fel in a palsye, [with] in T. forrede] furrede F; furrid T. fel] fil F; ful M.] 
                                
                                  And þer deiede þat doctour · er thre dayes after. [þat] þe T.] 
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                                  "Now ich seo," saide lyf · "þat surgerye ne phisike
                                
                                  May nat a myte availle · to medlen a-ȝens elde."

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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 435
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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