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.)

                                
                                  Þus þei dryuele at her deyse · þe deite to knowe, [deyse] deys WCOB; dayes R.] 
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                                  And gnawen god with þe gorge · whan her gutte is fulle. [folio 38b]  [gutte—fulle] guttis is fulle (sic) C; guttis been fulle OB; guttes fullen W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Ac þe careful may crye · and carpen atte ȝate,
                                
                                  Bothe afyngred and a-thurst · and for chele quake; [afyngred] a-fyngerd C; an|hungred O; a-hungred B. a-thurst] a-furst W; a-þrist O; a-thrust CB. chele] chelde C.] 
                                
                                  Is none to nymen hym nere · his noye to amende, [Is] Is þer WB. noye] nuye R; anoy W. to] R om.] 
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                                  But [hoen] on hym as an hounde · and hoten hym go þennes. [[hoen on] so in R; heon on LC; howen on O; howlen on B; hunten W. In L, the line is marked for correction.] 
                                
                                  Litel loueth he þat lorde · þat lent hym al þat blisse,
                                
                                  Þat þus parteth with þe pore · a parcel whan hym nedeth. [hym] hem O.] 
                                
                                  Ne were mercy in mene men · more þan in riche,
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                                  Mendinantȝ meteles · miȝte go to bedde.
                                
                                  God is moche in þe gorge · of þise grete maystres, [gorge] gorges R.] 
                                
                                  Ac amonges mene men · his mercy and his werkis; [Ac] And B.] 
                                
                                  And so seith þe sauter · I haue yseye it ofte,Ecce audiuimus eam in effrata, inuenimus eam in campis silue. [I] Ich R. yseye] seiȝen WB; seyn O; seen C. inuenimus] & inuenimus CB. eam (2)] eum R.] 
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                                  Clerkes and other kynnes men · carpen of god faste, [kynnes] R om.] 
                                
                                  And haue [hym] moche in þe mouthe · ac mene men in herte. [A page 125]  [[hym WCROB] L om. þe] B om.] 
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                                  ¶ Freres and faitoures · han founde suche questiouns
                                
                                  To plese with proude men · sithen þe pestilence tyme, [sithen] syn W; siþ O. þe] C om. tyme] R om.] 
                                
                                  And prechen at seint poules · for pure enuye of clerkis,
                                
                                  Þat folke is nouȝte fermed in þe feith · ne fre of her goodes, [is] been O. feith] fayit C] 
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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 146
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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