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.)

Þat han þe welthe of þis worlde · and for wyse men ben holden, [for] COBR om.] To purchace ȝow pardoun · and þe popis bulles. [folio 33] [and] at O.] At þe dredeful dome · whan ded[e] shullen rise, [dede] so in WCR; þe dede B; ded L. rise] arise CB.] And comen alle bifor cryst · acountis to ȝelde, [bifor] to-fore W. acountis] and acountes R.] Line 188 How þow laddest þi lyf here · and his lawes keptest, And how þow dedest day bi day · þe dome wil reherce; [A page 102] [dedest] dost R.] A poke ful of pardoun þere · ne prouinciales lettres, [poke] pook C; pouhȝ R.] Theigh ȝe be founde in þe fraternete · of alle þe foure ordres, [foure] fyue R.] Line 192 And haue indulgences double-folde · but if dowel ȝow help, [indulgences] indulgence CB. if dowel] dowel wil R.] I sette ȝowre patentes and ȝowre pardounz · at one pies hele! [pardounz] pardon WCROB. one] on RB; a O. pies hele] pese hule C; peese hole B.] ¶ For-þi I conseille alle cristene · to crye god mercy, And Marie his moder · be owre mene bitwene, [be] þat she be B.] Line 196 Þat god gyue vs grace here · ar we gone hennes, Suche werkes to werche · while we ben here, [while] þe while R.] Þat after owre deth-day · dowel reherce, [deth-day] dede-day C.] At þe day of dome · we dede as he hiȝte. Line 200
[Explicit visio willelmi de petro plowman. Et sequitur vita de dowell, Dobett, et Do-beste, secundum wytt & reson.] [From MS. Camb. Univ. Lib. Ll. 4. 14, in a later hand; cf. Text A.]
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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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