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.)

                                
                                  Aren peres with þe apostles · [þis] pardoun Piers sheweth, [[þis WCOB] þus LR.] 
                                
                                  And at þe day of dome · atte heigh deyse to sytte. [deyse] deys WCOB; dayes R. to] W om.] 
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                                  ¶ Marchauntz in þe margyne · hadden many ȝeres,
                                
                                  Ac none a pena & a culpa · þe Pope nolde hem graunte, [Ac] And C. none—pena] no pena R. a (2)] O om. Pope] pape C. nolde hem] wald hem nauȝt R; wolde hem B.] 
                                
                                  For þei holde nouȝt her halidayes · as holicherche techeth, [holde] held C. halidayes] halyday R. techeth] telleth R.] 
                                
                                  And for þei swere by her soule · and 'so god moste hem helpe,' [by—soule] ofte R. and] R om. moste] mote B; R om.] 
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                                  Aȝein clene conscience · her catel to selle. [catel] chaffare B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Ac vnder his secret seel · treuthe sent hem a lettre, [Ac] And CB. his] her O. seel] sehel O.] 
                                
                                  That þey shulde bugge boldely · þat hem best liked, [þat] what B. best liked] likede best O; best liketh R.] 
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                                  And sithenes selle it aȝein · and saue þe wynny[n]ge, [it] it vs R. wynnynge] wyn|nynges R; miswritten wynnyge L.] 
                                
                                  And amende mesondieux þere-myde · and myseyse folke helpe, [þere-myde] þer-with CRB.] 
                                
                                  And wikked wayes · wiȝtlich hem amende; [CB om. hem] W om.] 
                                
                                  And do bote to brugges · þat to-broke were, [brugges] brugges (altered to brygges) C; briegges B.] 
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                                  Marien maydenes · or maken hem nonnes; [maken] to make B.] 
                                
                                  Pore peple and prisounes · fynden hem here fode, [A page 94]  [and] or R. prisounes] prisones RCO; prisons W; prisoneris B. fode] liflode CB; lijflode O.] 
                                
                                  And sette scoleres to scole · or to somme other craftes; [somme] R om.] 
                                
                                  Releue Religioun · and renten hem bettere;—
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                                  "And I shal sende ȝow my-selue · seynt Michel myn archangel,
                                
                                  Þat no deuel shal ȝow dere · ne fere ȝow in ȝowre deyinge, [deyinge] deynge R; doynge (sic) COB, and Crowley.] 
                                
                                  And witen ȝow fro wanhope · if ȝe wil þus worche,

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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 112
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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