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.)

I am vnkynde aȝein his curteisye · and can nouȝte vnderstonde it; [folio 23] [vnkynde] vnkende R; vn|hende O. aȝein] ayeins W; aȝens O; to CB. his] W om.] Line 437 For I haue and haue hadde · some dele haukes maneres, I nam nouȝte lured with loue · but þere ligge auȝte vnder þe thombe. [nam] am WCB. lured] leired C; lieured B. þere ligge auȝte] auȝt be CB; if ouȝt lye O. þe] R om.] ¶ The kyndenesse þat myne euene-cristene · kidde me [fernyere], [kidde] kudde R; kydden O. [fernyere WC] ferneȝere RB; ferne ȝer O; farnere L.] Line 440 Sixty sythes I, sleuthe · haue fo[r]ȝete it sith, [sythes] sithe R. forȝete] for|yete W; miswritten forȝete L.] In speche and in sparynge of speche · yspilte many a tyme [of speche] OB om; of speches C. yspilte] I spilt COB; I spelt R. a tyme] tymes CB.] Bothe flesche & fissche · and many other vitailles; [

Boþe flesshe and fisshe · butter, mylk, an chesse,

Boþe brede an ale · and many other vitailles COB. many] myn R.

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Bothe bred and ale · butter, melke, and chese [

Boþe flesshe and fisshe · butter, mylk, an chesse,

Boþe brede an ale · and many other vitailles COB. many] myn R.

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Line 444
Forsleuthed in my seruyse · til it myȝte serue noman. ¶ I ran aboute in ȝouthe · and ȝaf me nouȝte to lerne, And euere sith [haue] be beggere · for my foule sleuthe; [[haue C] haue I WO; I haue B; LR omit; but the line is marked for correction in L. Crowley has haue.] Heu michi, [quod] sterilem vitam duxi Iuuenilem. [[quod RB] quia LWCO; which spoils the scansion.] Line 448 ¶ "Repentestow þe nauȝte?" quod repentance · and riȝte with þat he swowned, [Repentestow] Repentest þou BO; Repentest R; Repentedestow W. þe] WCO om. swowned] swhounede R.] Til vigilate þe veille · fette water at his eyȝen, [eyȝen] eyȝes R; yen O.] And flatte it on his face · and faste on hym criede, [B transposes these lines.] [it on] water in B. faste] R om.] And seide, "ware þe fram wanhope · wolde þe bitraye. [B transposes these lines.] [fram] fro CB; for WO. wolde] he wolde B.] 'I am sori for my synnes' · sey so to þi-selue, [so] þou B; WCO om.] Line 453 And bete þi-selue on þe breste · and bidde hym of grace; [bete] bette C. þe] þi C. hym] god B.]
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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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