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 kulled I neuere no kynge · ne conseilled þer-after, [kynge] kniȝt R.] 
                                
                                  Ne dede as þow demest · I do [it] on þe kynge! [[it WRO; hit B] LC om.] 
                                  Line 187 
                                
                                  ¶ In normandye was he nouȝte · noyed for my sake; [noyed] Inuyed R; anoied B.] 
                                
                                  Ac þow þi-self sothely · shamedest hym ofte, [Ac] And C.] 
                                
                                  Crope in-to a kaban · for colde of þi nailles, [Crope] And crope B. kabane] Cabane W; caban CO.] 
                                
                                  Wendest þat wyntre · wolde haue lasted euere, [haue lasted] han y-lasted W; a last R. lasted] durid O.] 
                                
                                  And draddest to be ded · for a dym cloude,
                                  Line 192 
                                
                                  And hiedest homeward · for hunger of þi wombe. [hiedest] hyedest þee O.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Wiþ-out pite, piloure · pore men þow robbedest,
                                
                                  And bere here bras at þi bakke · to caleys to selle. [A page 38]  [bere] bare CO.] 
                                
                                  There I lafte with my lorde · his lyf for to saue, [lafte] lefte R.] 
                                  Line 196 
                                
                                  I made his men meri · and mornyng lette. [lette] lettede O.] 
                                
                                  I batered hem on þe bakke · and bolded here hertis, [I] And I O. batered] batred W.] 
                                
                                  And dede hem hoppe for hope · to haue me at wille.
                                
                                  Had I ben Marschal of his men · bi Marie of heuene! [his] O om.] 
                                
                                  I durst haue leyde my lyf · and no lasse wedde,
                                  Line 201 
                                
                                  He shulde haue be lorde of þat londe · a lengthe and a brede, [a] in (in both places) W. of] of al B.] 
                                
                                  And also Kyng of þat kitthe · his kynne for to helpe, [of] of al B. kitthe] kiþ WB · kyth R; kiþþe O.] 
                                
                                  Þe leste brolle of his blode · a barounes pere! [folio 12b]  [brolle] brol WR. blode] kynne CB. pere] piere WC.] 
                                  Line 204 
                                
                                  ¶ Cowardliche þow, conscience · conseiledest hym þennes, [þennes] þanne O.] 
                                
                                  To leuen his lordeship · for a litel siluer,
                                
                                  That is þe richest rewme · þat reyne ouer houeth!
                                
                                  ¶ It bicometh to a kynge · þat kepeth a rewme, [a (2)] þe COB.] 
                                  Line 208 
                                
                                  To ȝiue Mede to men · þat mekelich hym serueth,
                                
                                  To alienes and to alle men · to honoure hem with ȝiftes;
                                
                                  Mede makoth hym biloued · and for a man holden.

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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 40
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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