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.)
Ne faille payn ne potage · and prelates did as þei shulden. [Ne] And R.]Line 80 A Iuwe wolde nouȝte se a Iuwe · go iangelyng for de|faute,For alle þe moebles on þis molde · and he amende it miȝte. [folio 36] [moebles] mebles WOB; nobles (!) R. on] of RB.]¶ Allas! þat a cristene creature · shal be vnkynde til an other, [cristene WCROB] spelt cres|tene in L. be] be so OB. til] to CB.]Sitthen Iuwes þat we iugge · Iudas felawes, [Sitthen] Syn W.]Line 84 Ayther of hem helpeth other · of þat þat hym nedeth. [Ayther—hem] þat ayther R. þat þat] hem þat R. hym] hem W.]Whi nel we cristene · of cristes good be as kynde [nel] nyl C; nylen O; ne wil R; ne wille B.]As Iuwes, þat ben owre lores-men? · shame to vs alle! [shame] to schame R.]Þe comune for her vnkyndenesse · I drede me, shul abye. [vnkyndenesse] wikkednesse CB. abye] abide B.]Line 88 ¶ Bisschopes shul be blamed · for beggeres sake;He is worse þan Iudas · þat ȝiueth a iaper siluer, [a iaper] Iapers COB.]And biddeth þe begger go · for his broke clothes:
Proditor est prelatus cum Iuda, qui patrimo|nium christi minus distribuit: & alibi:
Perniciosus dispensator est, qui res pauperum Christi inutiliter consumit.
[biddeth] bit R. begger] beg|geris B. go] go forþ B. minus] minus LCROB; minus or mimis W. est] O om. Christi] COB om.]He doth nouȝt wel þat doth þus · ne drat nouȝt god almiȝty, [drat] drad R; drat, altered to drad C.]Line 92 Ne loueth nouȝt salamones sawes · þat sapience tauȝte; [A page 114]
Inicium sapiencie, timor domini:
[Ne] He W.]¶ Þat dredeth god, he doth wel; · þat dredeth hym for loue, [COB have one long line— Dred god for loue & þou doste wel · but nouȝt for vengeaunce, and þou dost bet.][dredeth] drat R (bis).]
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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.,
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