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.)

                                
                                  Þei had þanne ben infamis þe firste day · þei can so yuel hele conseille. [ben] be CR. infamis] so in LCRO, and in W (though printed in|fames); but infames in B. þe—day] O om. so—hele] ille holde CB. hele] holde O.] 
                                  Line 168 
                                
                                  ¶ Amonge monkes I miȝte be · ac many tyme I shonye; [ac] and CR. shonye] shonye it W.] 
                                
                                  For þere ben many felle frekis · my feres to aspye, [feres] feeris W; fieres C.] 
                                
                                  Bothe Prioure an supprioure · and owre pater abbas; [an] and WCROB.] 
                                
                                  And if I telle any tales · þei taken hem togyderes,
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                                  And do me faste frydayes · to bred and to water, [do] doon W.] 
                                
                                  And am chalanged in þe chapitelhous · as I a childe were, [am] ȝeet am R. chapitelhous] Chapitre hous WCB.] 
                                
                                  And baleised on þe bare ers · and no breche bitwene; [ers] ars B; hers (altered to bak) R. and] B om.] 
                                
                                  For-þi haue I no lykyng · with þo leodes to wonye. [O omits. þo] B om. leodes] ledes R; leedis B.] 
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                                  I ete there vnthende fisshe · and fieble ale drynke; [folio 19b]  [vnthende] vnheende O. fieble] feble WROB.] 
                                
                                  Ac other while, whan wyn cometh · whan I drynke wyn at eue, [Ac] And C. cometh] come C. whan (2)] þanne W; and COB. wyn (2)] wel R; it COB.] 
                                
                                  I haue a fluxe of a foule mouthe · wel fyue dayes after. [I] And W.] 
                                
                                  Al þe wikkednesse þat I wote · bi any of owre bretheren, [wote] woot WO; wot B. bretheren] brether C; breþere B.] 
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                                  I couth it in owre cloistre · þat al owre couent wote it." [couth] kiþe B; couþe (glossed by make knowe) O. owre (2)] þe COB; R om. wote] woot WCO; wot RB.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Now repent þe," quod Repentaunce · "and reherce þow neure
                                
                                  Conseille þat þow cnowest · bi contenaunce ne bi riȝte; [riȝte] syȝt O; speche R.] 
                                  Line 183 
                                
                                  And drynke nouȝte ouer delicatly · ne to depe noyther, [nouȝte] nat W; nauȝt R; not OB. noyther] neiþer WOB; neyther R; nowþer C.] 
                                
                                  Þat þi wille bi cause þer-of · to wrath myȝte torne. [bi] be CROB.]

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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 66
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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