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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.)

A galoun for a grote · god wote, [no] lesse; [[no] so in WCROB; L has na.] 224 And ȝit it cam in cupmel · þis crafte my wyf vsed. [it] C om. cupmel] cuppemele WB; coppemele R; copmele C. vsed] vseth R.] Rose þe regratere · was hir riȝte name; [was] is R.] She hath holden hokkerye · al hire lyf tyme. [hokkerye] hukkerye W; hukrie O.] ¶ Ac I swere now, so the ik · þat synne wil I lete, [Ac] And C. so] also B. the ik] thee ik W; theich R; thehi C; þeik B.] 228 And neuere wikkedliche weye · ne wikke chaffare vse, [A page 60] But wenden to Walsyngham · and my wyf als, And bidde þe Rode of bromeholme · brynge me oute of dette." [bromeholme] Bromholm WCOB. of dette] dette C.] ¶ "Repente[de]stow þe euere," quod repentance · "ne restitucioun madest?" [Repentedestow] Repentedes|tow W; Repentedest þow R; Re|pentestow LC; Repentist þow OB. þe] WCRO om.; B retains. ne] or WCO.] 232 ¶ "Ȝus, ones I was herberwed," quod he · "with an hep of chapmen, [ȝus] ȝis WCOB. herberwed] y|herberwed W; herberd C; sobrid (!) B.] I roos whan þei were arest · and yrifled here males." [roos] aros B. arest] at reste B. yrifled] riflede WCOB; Irifled R.] ¶ "That was no restitucioun," quod repentance · "but a robberes thefte, Þow haddest [be] better worthy · be hanged þerfore [[be C] LR om.; be þe W; been O; ben B. be] to be O.] Þan for al þat · þat þow hast here shewed." [C has, thanne for al þat thow haste · here now yshewed; OB the same, but O has schewid for yshewed. LWR agree.] 237 ¶ "I wende ryflynge were restitucioun," quod he · "for I lerned neuere rede on boke, [for] COB om. lerned] lerid B. rede] COB om.] And I can no frenche in feith · but of þe ferthest ende of norfolke." [þe ferthest] ferrest C. nor|folke] Northfolk WC.] ¶ "Vsedestow euere vsurie," quod repentaunce · "in alle þi lyf tyme?" [Vsedestow] Vsedist þow OB. euere] O om.] 240
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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.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
1867-85.

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