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.)

For whonne Blod is Bremore þen Brayn · þen is Inwit I-bounde, [Bremore þen] brent in U. Inwit] þe wit U.] Line 56 And eke wantoun and wylde · withouten eny Resoun.
IN ȝonge Fauntes and Fooles · with hem Fayleþ Inwit, [ȝonge] U om. with] in U.] And eke in [sottes] þou miht seo · þat sitteþ atte Ale; [[sottes] UTH2; V has wrecches. atte ale] at þe nale TU; at þe ale H2.] Þei heldeþ Ale in heore hed · til Inwit beo a-dreynt, [heldeþ] helde T; heeld U; holde H2. adreynt] drenchit TU.] Line 60 And [ben] Brayn-wode as Beestes · so heore Blod waxeþ. [[ben] So in TU; bien H2; V omits. Braynwode] brayned U.] ¶ Þenne haþ þe Pouke pouwer · Sire Princeps huius mundi, [princeps—mundi] omitted in U; see note.] Ouer suche Maner Men · Miht in heore soules. [men] of men T. in] is in U.] Bote In Fauntes ne in Fooles · þe Fend haþ no miht [ne in] and U. Fend] deuil T. miht] wit U.] For no werk þat þei worchen · wikked or elles; [no] to U (wrongly).] Line 65 Bote þe Fadres and þe Frendes · For Fau[n]tes schul be Blamet [Faderes] fadir TU. Fauntes TU] V has Fautes.] Bote þei witen hem from wantounesse · whil þat þei ben ȝonge. [Bote] But ȝif T. witen] wone U. ȝonge] ȝouþe T (sic); ȝonge H2.] ¶ And ȝif þat þei ben pore or Catelles · to kepen hem from ille, [And ȝif] And H2; ac if U. þat] TU om. to] and U.] Line 68 Þenne is holy chirche a-signet · to helpen hem and sauen [asignet] owynge T; awynge U.] From Folyes, and Fynden hem · til þat þei ben wysore. [Fynden] fende H2. þat—wysore] þei ben wise T. U reads, And for to fynde hem forþ · til þei ben wisere.] ¶ Bote vche [wiȝt] in þis world · þat haþ wys vnder|stondinge, [Bote] And TU. [wiȝt T; wight U] mon V. þis] þe U. haþ] H2 omits by mistake.] Is Cheef souereyn [of] him-self · his soule for to ȝeme, [[of H2] ouer TU; V omits. for to] to TU.]
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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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