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.)

                                
                                  Where þat dowel dwelleth · and do me þat to knowe?" [þat (2)] hym R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Dowel and dobet · and dobest þe thridde," quod he, [þe] O om.] 
                                
                                  "Aren three faire vertues · and beth nauȝte fer to fynde.
                                
                                  Who-so is trewe of his tonge · and of his two handes,
                                
                                  And þorugh his laboure or þorugh his londe · his lyflode wynneth, [or] and B. þorugh (2)] COB om. londe] londes COB.] 
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                                  And is trusti of his tailende · taketh but his owne, [CB om. his tailende] taylyng O.] 
                                
                                  And is nouȝt dronkenlew ne dedeignous · dowel hym folweth. [A page 107]  [is] is (printed his) W. dronk|enlew] dronkelew R; dronkelewe (printed dronklewe) WB; dronklewe C; drunklew O. dedeignous] deygn|ous CB.] 
                                
                                  Dobet doth ryȝt þus · ac he doth moche more; [doth (1)] does C; do B. he] B om.] 
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                                  He is as low as a lombe · and loueliche of speche, [as (1)] B om.] 
                                
                                  And helpeth alle men · after þat hem nedeth;
                                
                                  Þe bagges and þe bigurdeles · he hath to-broken hem alle, [to-broken] to-brook C; broken B.] 
                                
                                  Þat þe Erl auarous · helde, and his heires; [þe] B om.] 
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                                  And þus with Mammonaes [moneie] · he hath made hym frendes, [þus] R om. Mammonaes] Mamondes C. [moneie WCOB] mone LR. hath] had B. made] ymade R.] 
                                
                                  And is ronne in-to Religioun · and hath rendred þe bible, [in-to] to WCOB. bible] bille (!) R.] 
                                
                                  And precheth to þe poeple · seynt Poules wordes,Libenter suffertis insipientes, cum sitis ipsi sapientes, [precheth] preched CR.] 
                                
                                  'And suffreth þe vnwise · with ȝow for to libbe, [In one line—And to þe vn|wise ye do goode · for so god yow beddis C; B the same, but with hotiþ for beddis.] 
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                                  And with gladde wille doth hem gode · for so god ȝow hoteth.' [In one line—And to þe vn|wise ye do goode · for so god yow beddis C; B the same, but with hotiþ for beddis.]

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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 129
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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