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.)

                                
                                  Than þouȝe I had þis woke ywonne · a weye of essex chese. [woke] wouke W; wike B.] 
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                                  ¶ I haue a neighbore neyȝe me · I haue ennuyed hym ofte, [A page 56]  [neyȝe] by W; nyȝ OB. en|nuyed] anoyed W; enuyed CRO; ennyed B.] 
                                
                                  And lowen on hym to lordes · to don hym lese his siluer,
                                
                                  And made his frendes ben his foon · thorw my false tonge; [made] also R.] 
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                                  His grace and his good happes · greueth me ful sore. [greueth] greuen WOB; greues C.] 
                                
                                  Bitwene many and many · I make debate ofte,
                                
                                  Þat bothe lyf and lyme · is lost þorw my speche.
                                
                                  And whan I mete him in market · þat I moste hate, [hate] hatye R.] 
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                                  I hailse hym hendeliche · as I his frende were; [folio 18b]  [hailse] haile B. his] is C.] 
                                
                                  For he is douȝtier þan I · I dar do non other.
                                
                                  Ac hadde I maystrye and myȝte · god wote my wille! [Ac] And C.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And whan I come to þe kirke · and sholde knele to þe Rode, [kirke] cherche R. to (2)] to|for O.] 
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                                  And preye for þe pople · as þe prest techeth,
                                
                                  For pilgrimes and for palmers · for alle þe poeple after, [and for] and B.] 
                                
                                  Þanne I crye on my knees · þat cryste ȝif hem sorwe
                                
                                  Þat bar[en] awey my bolle · and my broke schete. [baren] so in OB; beren W; bare RC; bar L. broke] broken OB.] 
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                                  ¶ Awey fro þe auter þanne · turne I myn eyghen, [A page 57]  [eyghen] eyȝes R; yen O.] 
                                
                                  And biholde how Eleyne · hath a newe cote; [how] W om. Eleyne] heleyne R; Elyne C. hath] has C.] 
                                
                                  I wisshe þanne it were myne · and al þe webbe after. [þe] C om. webbe] web WRO; weeb B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And of mennes lesynge I laughe · þat liketh myn herte; [mennes] his R. liketh] werkes C; akiþ B. þat—herte] þat myn herte akeþ O.] 
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                                  And for her wynnynge I wepe · and waille þe tyme, [And] Ac R. her] his R.]

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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 62
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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