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 he þat hopeþ forte haue · hit him beo bi-reuet.' [And þat he (he þat H) weniþ wel to haue · I wile it be hym bereuid THU.] For kuynde wit Wolde · þat vche mon wrouhte [For] THU omit. mon] wiȝt T. vche mon] euery man for his fode U.] Wiþ techinge or with tilynge · or trauaylynge of hondes, [U omits. Wiþ] oþer wiþ TH. or—tilynge] oþer tellinge T. trauay|lynge] wiþ trauel H.] Actyf lyf or Contemplatyf · Crist wolde hit alse. [Crist] so crist H. hit alse] it were H; it were so U.] Line 236 For so seiþ þe Sauter · In Psalm of beati omnes,
[Labores manuum tuarum quia manducabis, &c.]
[For—In] The sauter seiþ in þe T; þe sauter seith it in a U; H reads, as þe sauter hymself seiþ in a psalme. The Latin is from TH; also in U, which adds, beatus es, & bene tibi erit.]
¶ He þat get his fode her · with trauaylinge in Treuþe, [get] getiþ HU. trauaylinge—Treuþe] trauaile of his hondis THU.] God ȝiueþ him his blessyng · þat his lyflode so swynkeþ." [him] T om. his lyflode] here liflode here T; so his lyuelood H. so swynkeþ] so wynneþ TU; wynneþ H.]
"Yit I preye þe," quod pers · "par Charite, ȝif þou Conne [þe] U om. Conne] canst H; cunne U; kenne T.] Line 240 Eny lyf of leche Craft · lere hit me, my deore. [lyf] life T; leef U; lessoun H. lere] lerne H; teche U. hit] H om. my] H om.] For summe of my seruauns · beoþ seke oþer-while, [oþer-while] som tyme U.] Of alle þe wike heo Worcheþ not · so heor wombe akeþ." [wike] wyke T; weke H; wowke U. heo] T om.; þei HU.] ¶ "I wot wel," quod Hungur · "What seknesse hem eileþ, Line 244 Þei han I-Maunget ouur muche · þat makeþ hem grone ofte. [I-maunget] mangid THU. muche] mykil U. hem] U om. grone ofte] oft grone H.] ¶ Ac Ich hote þe," quod Hungur · "and þou þin hele wylne, [hote] bidde U. and] as TU; ȝef H. wylne] wilnest TH; desirest U.] Þat þou drynke no dai · til þou haue dynet sumwhat; [til] er T. haue—sumwhat] dyne sumwhat TU; haue ydyned H.] ¶ Ete not, Ich hote þe · til hunger þe take, [Ete not] And ete nouȝt T; And noght U. hote] bidde U. til] er TU.] Line 248 And sende þe sum of his sauce · to sauer þe þe betere; [þe] U om. sum] THU om. þe þe betere] þi lippes TH; wiþ þi lippes U.]
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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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