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.)

                                
                                  That she graunteth to gon · with a gode wille, [she] sho C; heo R. to gon] goo R.] 
                                
                                  To Londoun to loke · ȝif þat þe lawe wolde [þat] W om. þe] R om.] 
                                
                                  Iugge ȝow ioyntly · in ioye for euere."
                                  Line 156 
                                
                                  ¶ Thanne was falsenesse fayne · and fauel as blithe,
                                
                                  And leten sompne alle segges · in schires aboute, [sompne] somone W. alle] alle þe R.] 
                                
                                  And bad hem alle be bown · beggeres and othere, [othere] otheres R.] 
                                
                                  To wenden wyth hem to Westmynstre · to witnesse þis dede. [hem] hym R. þis] þe R.] 
                                  Line 160 
                                
                                  ¶ Ac þanne cared þei for caplus · to kairen hem þider, [Ac] And C. kairen] carien W.C.] 
                                
                                  And fauel fette forth þanne · folus ynowe; [folus] foles W; foolis CO.] 
                                
                                  And sette Mede vpon a Schyreue · shodde al newe, [A page 24]  [vpon] vpp R. shodde] shoed W; I-schoud R; schod O.] 
                                
                                  And fals sat on a sisoure · þat softlich trotted,
                                  Line 164 
                                
                                  And fauel on a flat[er]ere · fetislich atired. [flaterere] So in WCRO; L has flatere.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Tho haued notaries none · annoyed þei were, [haued] hadde W; had C; hadden O.] 
                                
                                  For Symonye and cyuile · shulde on hire fete gange.
                                
                                  ¶ Ac þanne swore Symonye · and cyuile bothe, [Ac] And C.] 
                                  Line 168 
                                
                                  That sompnoures shulde be sadled · and serue hem vchone, [sompnoures] somonours W. vchone] echone WC; ichoon O.] 
                                
                                  And lat apparaille þis prouisoures · in palfreis wyse;— [þis] þise W; þe R; þeise O.] 
                                
                                  "Sire Symonye hym-seluen · shal sitte vpon here bakkes. [hym-seluen] hym-self W · hym-selue R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Denes and suddenes · drawe ȝow togideres, [suddenes] sudenes O; south. denes WR; subdeanes C.] 
                                  Line 172 
                                
                                  Erchdekenes and officiales · and alle ȝowre Regystreres, [officiales] deknes · officiales R. alle] C om.] 
                                
                                  Lat sadel hem with siluer · owre synne to suffre,
                                
                                  As auoutrie and deuo[r]ses · and derne vsurye, [folio 9]  [auoutrie] deuoutrie R. de|uorses] so in C; diuorces W; de|uorces O; but LR have deuoses. vsurye] vsure RO.]

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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 28
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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