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.)

                                
                                  Þeigh dobest drawe on hym · day after other." [þeigh—drawe] þei don best þat drawen B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And whan þat witte was ywar · what dame studye tolde, [what] how R.] 
                                
                                  He bicome so confus · he couth nouȝte loke, [bicome—confus] was so y|seufitid (y-scumfitid?) B.] 
                                  Line 136 
                                
                                  And as doumbe a[s] deth · and drowe hym arrere; [as (2)] as WCROB; a L. deth] deef B. and] he B. hym] al B; C om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And for no carpyng I couth after · ne knelyng to þe grounde,
                                
                                  I myȝte gete no greyne · of his grete wittis,
                                  Line 139 
                                
                                  But al laughyng he louted · and loked vppon studye,
                                
                                  In signe þat I shulde · biseche hir of grace.
                                
                                  ¶ And whan I was war of his wille · to his wyf gan I loute, [A page 127]  [B omits.] 
                                
                                  And seyde, "mercy, madame · ȝowre man shal I worthe, [worthe] worþe OB; be C.] 
                                
                                  As longe as I lyue · bothe late & rathe, [Forto] And forto R; For y B. dureth] lastes C.] 
                                  Line 144 
                                
                                  Forto worche ȝowre wille · þe while my lyf dureth,
                                
                                  With þat ȝe kenne me kyndely · to knowe what is dowel." [kenne—kyndely] kendely (by mistake) R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "For þi mekenesse, man," quod she · "and for þi mylde speche,
                                  Line 147 
                                
                                  I shal kenne þe to my cosyn · þat clergye is hoten. [clergye] clergise R.] 
                                
                                  He hath wedded a wyf · with-Inne þis syx monethes, [monethes] monethus R; monþes WB.] 
                                
                                  Is sybbe to þe seuene artz · scripture is hir name. [Is] þat is B. þe] W om. artz] ars RB; artes C.] 
                                
                                  Þei two, as I hope · after my techyng,
                                
                                  Shullen wissen þe to dowel · I dar it vndertake." [wissen] wise R. it] wel R.] 
                                  Line 152 
                                
                                  ¶ Þanne was I also fayne · as foule of faire morwe, [also] as R. of] on B.] 
                                
                                  And gladder þan þe gleman · þat golde hath to ȝifte,
                                
                                  And axed hir þe heighe weye · where þat clergye dwelte, [axed] hasked R; asked W.]

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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 150
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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