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 conscience a-counte with hym] · and casten hym in arrerage, [The last half of l. 126, and first half of l. 127, are found in R only. But see Text C.] 
                                
                                  And putten [hym] after in a prisone · in purgatorie to brenne, [[hym WROB] LC om. a] COR om.] 
                                  Line 128 
                                
                                  For his arrerages rewarden hym þere · to þe daye of dome, [For] And for R. arrerages] arrerage CB; arerage O. to] riȝte to R; til B.] 
                                
                                  But if contricioun [wol] come · and crye, bi his lyue, [[wol WC] wole OB; miswrit|ten wel in LR, but the line, in L, is marked for correction. lyue] leue R.] 
                                
                                  Mercy for his mysdedes · with mouth or with herte." [or] and W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Þat is soth," seyde scripture · "may no synne lette [seyde] quod COB. may] þat may B.] 
                                
                                  Mercy alle to amende · and mekenesse hir folwe, [alle to] may al R. and] þat R. hir folwe] he folweth R.] 
                                  Line 133 
                                
                                  For þey beth as owre bokes telleth · aboue goddes werkes,Misericordia eius super omnia opera eius." [beth] bee C. bokes] boke R. eius (1)] O om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Ȝee! baw for bokes!" quod one · was broken oute of helle, [ȝee] ȝhe O; Ye RC.] 
                                
                                  Hiȝte troianus, had ben a trewe knyȝte · toke witnesse at a pope, [Hiȝte] þat hiȝte B. had] & hadde B. a] þe COB.] 
                                  Line 136 
                                
                                  How he was ded and dampned · to dwellen in pyne, [ded] dede R; deed B. pyne] peyne COB.] 
                                
                                  For an vncristene creature; ·—"clerkis wyten þe sothe, [wyten] wite W.] 
                                
                                  Þat al þe clergye vnder cryste · [ne] miȝte me cracche fro helle, [þe] C om. [ne W] LCROB om. me] hym B; C om.] 
                                
                                  But onliche loue and leaute · and my lawful domes. [leaute] my leute R. and (2)] of R.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Gregorie wist þis wel · and wilned to my soule [wilned] wilneth COB.] 
                                  Line 141 
                                
                                  Sauacioun, for sothenesse · þat he seigh in my werkes. [for] for þe R. seigh in] seith of R. in] CB om.] 
                                
                                  And, after þat he wepte · and wilned me were graunted

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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 175
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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