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.)

                                
                                  Otherwyse þan þow woldest · he wrouȝte to þi-selue. [þi-selue] þe-selue O.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And so boweth forth bi a broke · beth-buxum-of|speche, [boweth] bouh R; bowe CB. beth] be R; bees C. of] of þi R.] 
                                
                                  Tyl ȝe fynden a forth · ȝowre-fadres-honoureth,Honora patrem & matrem, &c.: [forth] forthe RB; foorþe O; ford W; forde C. honoureth] ȝe honoure O.] 
                                  Line 576 
                                
                                  Wadeþ in þat water · and wascheth ȝow wel þere, [in] in-to B. þat] O om. wascheth] wasshe WC. þere] þer-Inne W.] 
                                
                                  And ȝe shul lepe þe liȝtloker · al ȝowre lyf tyme. [þe] C om. liȝtloker] lighter C; liȝtlier OB.] 
                                
                                  And so shaltow se swere-nouȝte- · but-if-it-be-for-nede| [shaltow] schalt þow R. se] O om. if] B om.] 
                                
                                  And-namelich-an-ydel- · þe-name-of-god-almyȝti. [an] on W; in OB.] 
                                  Line 580 
                                
                                  ¶ Þanne shaltow come by a crofte · but come þow nouȝte þere-Inne; [þow] COB om.] 
                                
                                  That crofte hat coueyte-nouȝte- · mennes-catel-ne-her|wyues-, [That] þe R. mennes] men CR. catel] R om (!).] 
                                
                                  Ne-none-of-her-seruauntes- · þat-noyen-hem-myȝte. [folio 25]  [noyen] anoien B.] 
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                                  Loke ȝe breke no bowes þere · but if it be ȝowre owne. [ȝe] þow R. ȝowre] on ȝoure R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Two stokkes þere stondeth · ac stynte ȝe nouȝte þere, [stondeth] stonde CB. ac] and C.] 
                                
                                  They [hatte] stele-nouȝte, ne-slee-nouȝte · stryke forth by bothe; [[hatte CR] hatten OB; hiȝte W; hat L. ne] & W. by bothe] bifore COB.] 
                                
                                  And leue hem on þi left halfe · and loke nouȝte þere|after;
                                
                                  And holde wel þyne haliday · heighe til euen.
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                                  Thanne shaltow blenche at a berghe · bere-no-false|witnesse, [blenche] written more like bleuche in L; blenche W. Cf. Text A. berghe] beruh R; beruȝ O.] 
                                
                                  He is frithed in with floreines · and other [fees] many; [A page 71]  [He] R om. frithed in] florischid wiþ-Inne B. [fees WCRB] foes L; foos O.] 
                                
                                  Loke þow plukke no plante þere · for peril of þi soule. [þow] ȝe R. þi soule] ȝoure soules 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 88
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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