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.)

                                
                                  As bifel of þe folke · þat I bifore of tolde. [þe] þat R.]  [i. boni]  [i. bonas] 
                                
                                  ¶ For goode shulde wedde goode · þough hij no good hadde; [R omits.]  [For] Ther-fore W. The gloss i. boni means id est, boni. hij] þei WO; huy B.] 
                                
                                  'I am via & veritas,' seith cryst · 'I may auaunce alle.' [R omits.]  [I] For I CB. seith] seid B. seith cryst] O om. alle] yow alle W. I—alle] as me þynkeþ B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ It is an oncomely couple · bi cryst, as me þinketh, [B transposes these lines.]  [an oncomely] an vnkouþe C; a wondur B. cryst] Ihesus R.] 
                                
                                  To ȝyuen a ȝonge wenche · to an olde feble, [B transposes these lines.]  [feble] febil man B.] 
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                                  Or wedden any widwe · for welth of hir goodis, [widwe] wodewe W.] 
                                
                                  Þat neuere shal barne bere · but if it be in armes! [if] B om. in] in hir W.] 
                                
                                  Many a peire sithen þe pestilence · han pliȝt hem to|gideres; [A page 120]  [þe] B om.] 
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                                  Þe fruit þat þei brynge forth · aren foule wordes, [þei] W om.] 
                                
                                  In ialousye ioyeles · and ianglyng on bedde. [R omits. ioyeles] geolous B. on bedde] abedde CB.] 
                                
                                  Haue þei no children but cheste · an choppyng hem bitwene. [cheste] cheeste W; chydes C; iangelynge R. choppyng] clappyng W; gaying (sic) R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And þough þei don hem to donmowe · but if þe deuel help
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                                  To folwen after þe flicche · fecche þei it neuere;
                                
                                  And but þei bothe be forsworne · þat bacoun þei tyne. [168—170. R has— And for to go to dunmowe · to fecche hom here bakon, And whan þei haue brouȝt it hom · to whom is best to selle it, And þus þei lyuen in coueytise · þe deuel and þei to-gyderes.]  [And] B om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ For-þi I conseille alle crystene · coueite nouȝt be wedded [crystene] cristen men B. be] to be R.] 
                                
                                  For coueitise of catel · ne of kynrede riche. [catel] no catel B. kynrede] no kynrede B.] 
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                                  Ac maydenes and maydenes · macche ȝow togideres, [macche] make R.] 
                                
                                  Widwes and widwers · worcheth þe same. [Widwes—widwers] Wydeweres and wydewes R.]

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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 140
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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