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.)
And sytthenes bi assent of hem-self · as þei two myȝte acorde.And thus was wedloke ywrouȝte · and god hym-self it made; [folio 36b] [113—116. R omits from with a mene to ywrouȝte.]Line 116 In erthe þe heuene is · hym-self was þe witnesse. [þe—is] þere heuen is R; and in heuene W. was þe] bereþ WCB.]¶ Ac fals folke faithlees · theues and lieres, [faithlees] and faithles R.]Wastoures and wrecches · out of wedloke, I trowe,Conceyued ben in yuel tyme · as caym was on Eue. [in] R om. on] and B.]Line 120 Of such synful shrewes · þe sauter maketh mynde,
Concepit in dolore, et peperit iniquitatem, &c.:
[in dolore] dolorem R. &c.] RB om.]And alle þat come of þat caym · come to yuel ende. [A page 118] For god sent to seem · and seyde bi an angel, [For] And W. seem] sem B. an] þe CB.]Þyne issue in þyne issue · I wil þat þei be wedded,And nouȝt þi kynde with caymes · ycoupled ne yspoused. [caymes] caym R. ne] nor W.]Line 125 ¶ Ȝet some, aȝein þe sonde · of owre saueoure of heuene, [saueoure] lorde CB.]Caymes kynde & his kynde · coupled togideres, [his] her B.]Tyl god wratthed for her werkis · and suche a worde seyde, [CB have one long line— Til god saide for wrathe · þat I maked man me a-thynkes.][for] wiþ O.]Line 128 'Þat I maked man · now it me athynketh, [CB have one long line— Til god saide for wrathe · þat I maked man me a-thynkes.]
Penitet me fecisse hominem.'
[now] W om. athynketh] for|þynkeþ W; þinketh R.]¶ And come to Noe anon · and bad hym nouȝt lette: [come] somme C; sente B.]'Swithe go shape a shippe · of shides and of bordes. [of (2)] CB om.]Þi self and þi sones three · and sithen ȝowre wyues, [self] folk B. three] þre (not printed) W; B om.]Buske ȝow to þat bote · and bideth ȝe þer-inne,Line 133 Tyl fourty dayes be fulfilde · þat [þe] flode haue ywasshen [[þe W] LCROB om. Crowley retains it. ywasshen] Iwasted R.]Clene awey þe cursed blode · þat caym hath ymaked.
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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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