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.)

                                  
                                    Oþer hobbis ȝe hadden · of hurlewaynis kynne,
                                  
                                    Reffusynge the reule · of realles kynde. [folio 110] 
                                  
                                    And whane ȝoure counceill I-knewe · ȝe come so at ones,
                                    Line 92 
                                  
                                    ffor to leue on her lore · and be led be hem,
                                  
                                    ffor drede þat they had · of demynge þer-after,
                                  
                                    And ffor curinge of hem-self · cried on ȝou euere, [curinge; MS. somewhat indis|tinct. Mr. Wright prints caringe.] 
                                  
                                    ffor to hente hele · of her owen greues,
                                    Line 96 
                                  
                                    More þan ffor wurschepe · þat þey to ȝou owed,
                                  
                                    Þey made ȝou to leue · þat regne ȝe ne myȝte, [myȝte; MS. myste.] 
                                  
                                    Withoute busshinge adoune · of all ȝoure best ffrendis,
                                  
                                    Be a ffals colour · her caris to wayve,
                                    Line 100 
                                  
                                    And to holde hem in hele · if it happe myȝte.
                                  
                                    ffor trostiþ rith treuly · and in no tale better,
                                  
                                    All þat þey moued · or mynged in þat mater, [þat; Mr. Wright prints the.] 
                                    Line 103 
                                  
                                    Was to be sure of hem-self · and siris to ben y-callid;
                                  
                                    ffor þat was all her werchinge · in worde and in dede.
                                  
                                    But had ȝe do duly · and as a duke oughte,
                                  
                                    Þe ffrist þat ȝou fformed · to þat ffals dede,
                                  
                                    He shulde have hadde hongynge · on hie on þe fforckis,
                                    Line 108 
                                  
                                    Þouȝ ȝoure brother y-born · had be þe same.
                                  
                                    Than wolde oþer boynardis · haue ben abasshyd,
                                  
                                    To haue meved ȝou to ony maters · þat myss[c]heff had ben ynne. [maters; printed mals by Mr Wright, owing to the indistinctness of the mark of contraction; but see l. 84, above; and also l. 103.] 
                                  
                                    But ffor ȝe cleued to knavis · In þis cas I avowe,
                                    Line 112 
                                  
                                    Þat boldid þi burnes · to belde vppon sorowe, [burnes; glossed by barons in the MS.] 
                                  
                                    And stirid ȝou stouttely · till ȝe stombled all.

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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 477
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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