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.)
But in suche a manere as Marke · meneth in þe gospel,
Dum cecus ducit cecum, ambo in foueam cadunt.
[a] COB om. foueam] fouiam R.]¶ Lewed men may likne ȝow þus · þat þe beem lithe in ȝowre eyghen, [likne] liken C; likken O. þus] COB om.]Line 277 And þe festu is fallen · for ȝowre defaute,In alle manere men · þourgh mansed prestes. [mansed] mased C; mansed (altered to mased) B.]Þe bible bereth witnesse · þat alle þe folke of israel [alle] al W (omitted in printed copy).]Byttere abouȝte þe gultes · of two badde prestes, [Byttere] Ful bitterli B. abouȝte] bouȝte COB. gultes] giltes WCO; gilt B. two] þo two B.]Line 281 Offyn and Fynes; · for her coueytise, [folio 41b] [Offyn] so in WCOR; Offny B. Fynes] Fynees C; fynyes B.]Archa dei myshapped · and ely brake his nekke. [myshapped] meskapud R; myschappid B.]¶ For-þi, ȝe corectoures, claweth her-on · and corecteth fyrst ȝow-seluen, [ȝe] CB om. claweth] clawes C. corecteth] corectes C. ȝow-seluen] youre-seluen COB.]Line 284 And þanne mowe ȝe saufly seye · as dauid made þe sauter:
Existimasti inique quod ero tui similis: arguam te, & statuam contra faciem tuam.
[saufly] safly WCO; manliche R. seye] segge R. made] made in W. tuam] &c B.]¶ And þanne shal borel clerkes ben abasched · to blame ȝow or to greue, [And] COB om. borel] burel WR. or—greue] R om. to (2)] B om.]And carpen nouȝte as þei carpen now · and calle ȝow doumbe houndes,
Canes non valentes latrare,
[carpen (2)] do COB. and] ne W. valentes] volentes B.]And drede to wratthe ȝow in any worde · ȝowre werke|manship to lette,Line 288 And be prestiore at ȝowre prayere · þan for a pounde of nobles; [prestiore] presteore R; prest|ier CO; prester W; more preest B. prayere] preyeres R. for] CB om.]And al for ȝowre holynesse · haue ȝe þis in herte. [al] B om.]
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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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