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 fecche þe to her fraternite · and for þe biseke, [fecche] fette R. biseke] by|seche R.] 
                                
                                  To her priour prouyncial · a pardoun forto haue,
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                                  And preyen for þe, pol bi pol · ȝif þow be pecuniosus."Set pena pecuniaria non sufficit pro spiritualibus delictis. [pecuniosus WC] peccuniosus L; pecunious R; peccunyous B. Set] R om. pecuniaria WCOB] written pe|cuniarea in L; pecularia R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ By wissynge of þis wenche I wrouȝte · here wordes were so swete, [wrouȝte] dede R.] 
                                
                                  Tyl I forȝat ȝouthe · and ȝarn in-to elde. [ȝarn] yarne C; ȝerne O; ran R.] 
                                
                                  And þanne was fortune my foo · for al hir faire biheste, [biheste] speche W.] 
                                
                                  And pouerte pursued me · and put me lowe,
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                                  And þo fonde I þe Frere aferde · and flyttynge bothe, [aferde] vnstable B. flyttynge] flettyng C; flitynge R.] 
                                
                                  Aȝeines owre firste forward · for I seyde I nolde
                                
                                  Be buryed at her hous · but at my parisshe cherche. [buryed] buriel (sic) B.] 
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                                  For I herde onys · how conscience it tolde,
                                
                                  Þat þere a man were crystened · by kynde he shulde be buryed,
                                
                                  Or where he were parisshene · riȝt þere he shulde be grauen. [were] were a R.] 
                                
                                  And for I seyde þus to freres · a fool þei me helden,
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                                  And loued me þe lasse · for my lele speche.
                                
                                  Ac ȝet I cryed on my confessoure · þat helde hym-self so kunnynge, [Ac] And CB.] 
                                
                                  "By my feith, frere," quod I · "ȝe faren lyke þise woweres,
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                                  Þat wedde none wydwes · but forto welde here godis; [welde] wedden B. godis] goodes WC; goodis B; goed R.] 
                                
                                  Riȝte so, by þe Rode · rouȝte ȝe neuere [ȝe] þei B.] 
                                
                                  Where my body were buryed · bi so ȝe hadde my siluer. [buryed] y-buried B. my] the CB.] 
                                
                                  Ich haue moche merueille of ȝow · and so hath many an other, [an other] other RCOB.] 
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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?
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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