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 how he myȝte moste meyne · manliche fynde. [he myȝte] þei myȝton B. meyne] meynee W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Nouȝt to fare as a fitheler or a frere · for to seke festes, [Nouȝt] And nouȝt C; And how noȝt B; Ac not O. or] or as R. for] R om.] 
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                                  Homelich at other mennes house[s] · and hatyen her owne. [[houses] so in WCROB; house L.] 
                                
                                  Elyng is þe halle · vche daye in þe wyke, [Elyng] Elenge WCOB. þe] þat B. wyke] weke RC.] 
                                
                                  Þere þe lorde ne þe lady · liketh nouȝte to sytte. [folio 39]  [ne] and COB. to] O om.] 
                                
                                  Now hath vche riche a reule · to eten bi hym-selue [vche] ech WB; ich O; elk (sic) C. hymselue] hem-selue C.] 
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                                  In a pryue pa[r]loure · for pore mennes sake,
                                
                                  Or in a chambre with a chymneye · and leue þe chief halle, [a (1)] B om. with] by R.] 
                                
                                  Þat was made for meles · men to eten Inne;
                                
                                  And al to spare to spille · þat spende shal an other. [al] O om. to spille] to spende W; and to spille (badly) CB. spende] spene R; spille W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ I haue yherde hiegh men · etyng atte table, [yherde] herd CRB.] 
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                                  Carpen as þei clerkes were · of cryste and of his miȝtes,
                                
                                  And leyden fautes vppon þe fader · þat fourmed vs alle, [vppon] on CB.] 
                                
                                  And carpen aȝeine clerkes · crabbed wordes;—
                                
                                  'Whi wolde owre saueoure suffre · suche a worme in his blisse,
                                
                                  Þat bigyled þe womman · and þe man after,
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                                  Þorw whiche wyles and wordes · þei went[en] to helle, [wenten CRB] wente W; went L.] 
                                
                                  And al her sede for here synne · þe same deth suffred?
                                
                                  ¶ Here lyeth ȝowre lore' · þise lordes gynneth dispute, [þise] þat þeise O.] 
                                
                                  'Of þat ȝe cleikes vs kenneth · of cryst by þe gospel;Filius non portabit iniquitatem patris, &c. [ȝe] þe WB. patris] R om.] 
                                
                                  Whi shulde we þat now ben · for þe werkes of Adam
                                
                                  Roten and to-rende? · resoun wolde it neuere;

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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 148
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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