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.)

                                
                                  Emperoures and Erlis · and al manere lordes
                                  Line 212 
                                
                                  For ȝiftes han ȝonge men · to renne and to ride. [For] þurȝ R. ȝonge men] ȝoumen R. renne] ȝernen R.] 
                                
                                  The pope and alle prelatis · presentȝ vnderfongen, [alle] alle þe W.] 
                                
                                  And medeth men hem-seluen · to meyntene here lawes.
                                
                                  Seruauntz for her seruise · we seth wel þe sothe, [A page 39]  [Seruauntz] Sergeauntz W. seth] se C.] 
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                                  Taken Mede of here maistre · as þei mowe acorde. [maistre] mayster O; maistres WCB; meystres R.] 
                                
                                  Beggeres for here biddynge · bidden men Mede;
                                
                                  Mynstralles for here murthe · mede þei aske.
                                
                                  Þe kynge hath mede of his men · to make pees in londe;
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                                  Men þat teche chyldren · craue of hem mede. [of hem] after W.] 
                                
                                  Prestis þat precheth þe poeple · to gode, asken mede,
                                
                                  And masse-pans and here mete · at þe mele tymes. [þe] R om. mele] male O.] 
                                
                                  Alkynnes crafty men · crauen Mede for here prentis; [Alkynnes] Alle kynne W; Alle kyns O. crafty] craftes W. prentis] Prentices WO; prentyces R.] 
                                
                                  Marchauntz and Mede · mote nede go togideres; [mote] most R.] 
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                                  No wiȝte as I wene · with-oute Mede may libbe."
                                
                                  ¶ [Quod] þe kynge to conscience · "bi criste! as me thynketh, [[Quod WCROB] Quatȝ L.] 
                                
                                  Mede is wel worthi · þe maistrye to haue!" [wel] R om. 230. with] by R.] 
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                                  ¶ "Nay," quod conscience to þe Kynge · and kneled to þe erthe,
                                
                                  "There aren two manere of Medes · my lorde, with ȝowre leue.
                                
                                  Þat one, god of his grace · graunteth in his blisse
                                
                                  To þo þat wel worchen · whil þei ben here.
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                                  The prophete precheth þer-of · and put it in þe sautere,Domine quis habitabit in tabernaculo tuo?
                                
                                  'Lorde, who shal wonye in þi wones · and with þine holi seyntes, [and] R om.]

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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 41
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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