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 bereþ hem boþe on heore bac · as heore baner scheweþ, [baner scheweþ] dedis shewyn H.] And precheþ heore persouns · þe peril of sunne, [persouns] paryschens U.] Line 16 Hou heore schabbede schep · schal heore wolle saue, [heore] þat TU; þat here H. schabbede] shabbide TH; scabbide U. schal] schulde H.] Han Pardoun with þe Apostles · whon þei passen hennes, And atte day of dom · with hem on deis setten. [And atte] And at þe T; On þe U; at þe H. with—deis] at here deis to TU; on hiȝe deis to H.] ¶ Marchau[n]s in þis Margin · hedden mony ȝeres, [þis] þe THU. mony ȝeres] ȝeris many H.] Line 20 Bote non A pena et a culpa · þe pope nolde hem graunte, [nolde hem] wolde hym T; wolde U.] For þei holdeþ not heore haly-day · as holy churche techeþ, [holdeþ] helde T. heore haly|day] here haly-dayes TH; þe haly|day U.] And for þei sworen bi heore soule ·—"so God hem moste helpe!"— [sworen] swere THU. soule] soulis H. so] & so T. hem moste] muste hem TU; shulde hem H.] Aȝeyn heore clene Concience · heore catel to sulle. [heore] THU om. catel] ware U.] Line 24
BOte vndur his secre seal · Treuþe sende a lettre, [sende] sente hym T; sente U.] And Bad hem Bugge Boldely · what hem best lykede, [hem (1) hym] T. hem best] þat hym T. lykede] likeþ TU.] And seþþen sullen hit a-ȝeyn · And saue þe wynnynge, [U omits.] And make Meson deu þer-with · Meseyse to helpe, [make] þe U (wrong). meson deu] mesonis deux T; mesoun dieux H. meseyse] myseises T; mesels H; þe myseyse U.] Line 28 And wikkede wones · wihtly to amende; [U reads, Wightliche wikkide weyes · for to don amende. And—wones] Wykkide weyes T; & also wicked weies H.] ¶ Beete Brugges a-Boute · þat to-Broke were, [U omits. Beete Brugges] And bynde brugges T; & bigge brigges H.] Marie Maydens · or Maken hem Nonnes; [Marie] & marien H. or] also & T; or ellis H. nonnes] wyues U.] ¶ Pore widewes þat wolde beo · none wyues aftur, [Wydewis þat wiln not be wyues · helpe hem þer aftir T; þat pore wydewes wol ben · and none wyues aftir U. none] no more H.] Line 32 Fynde suche heore foode · for Godes loue of heuene; [Godes] oure lordis THU.]
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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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