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 he amendes mowe make · late meynprise hym haue; [mowe] mowe (printed nowe) W.] 
                                
                                  And be borwgh for his bale · and biggen hym bote, [borwgh] borgh WCB; boruȝ R. biggen] buggen WR; biȝen B. hym] hem C.] 
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                                  And so amende þat is mysdo · and euermore þe bettere." [euermore] euere be R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Witt acorded þer-with · and seide þe same:
                                
                                  "Bettere is þat bote · bale adoun brynge, [Bettere] þat bettere R.] 
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                                  Þan bale be ybette · & bote neuere þe bettere."
                                
                                  ¶ And þanne gan Mede to mengen here · and mercy she bisought, [mengen] meken R. she] he R; C om.] 
                                
                                  And profred pees a present · al of pure golde:
                                
                                  "Haue þis, man, of me," quod she · "to amende þi skaþe,
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                                  For I wil wage for wronge · he wil do so namore."
                                
                                  ¶ Pitously pees þanne · prayed to þe kynge
                                
                                  To haue mercy on þat man · þat mys-did hym so ofte: [on] of O.] 
                                
                                  "For he hath waged me wel · as wysdome hym tauȝte,
                                
                                  And I forgyue hym þat gilte · with a goode wille;
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                                  So þat þe kynge assent · I can seye no bettere;
                                
                                  For Mede hath made me amendes · I may namore axe." [made me amendes] me amendes maad W. axe] aske O.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Nay," quod þe Kynge þo · "so me cryst helpe! [A page 48] 
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                                  Wronge wendeth nouȝte so awaye · arst wil I wite more; [arst] erst WCOB. wite] C om.] 
                                
                                  For loupe he so liȝtly · laughen he wolde, [loupe] lope WO; lepe B. laughen] leyȝhen R.] 
                                
                                  And efte þe balder be · to bete myne hewen; [balder] boldere WR. hewen] huen O; hewes R.] 
                                
                                  But resoun haue reuthe on hym · he shal rest in my stokkes,
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                                  And þat as longe as he lyueth · but lowenesse hym borwe."
                                
                                  ¶ Somme men redde Resoun þo · to haue reuthe on þat schrewe, [redde] radde WR; radden O; redden B.] 
                                
                                  And for to conseille þe kynge · and conscience after, [folio 16]

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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 52
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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