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.)

                                
                                  Grace, wyth-outen any bede byddynge · his bone was vnderfongen, [bede] bede (printed bene) W. In the margin of O is the note—Nota. þe ground of trentalis.] 
                                  Line 144 
                                
                                  And I saued, as ȝe may se · with-oute syngyng of masses; [may] mowen O; now R; W om. syngyng] syngen C.] 
                                
                                  By loue, and by lernynge · of my lyuyng in treuthe, [By] R om.] 
                                
                                  Brouȝte me fro bitter peyne · þere no biddyng myȝte."
                                
                                  ¶ "Lo, ȝe lordes, what leute did · by an Emperoure of Rome, [did] R om.] 
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                                  Þat was an vncrystene creature · as clerkes fyndeth in bokes. [fyndeth] fynde CB.] 
                                
                                  Nouȝt þorw preyere of a pope · but for his pure treuthe [In R, the word pope is erased, and in the margin (by a later hand) is—in Episcopum Romanum.] 
                                
                                  Was þat sarasene saued · as seynt Gregorie bereth wit|nesse. [sarasene] Sarsen W.] 
                                
                                  Wel ouȝte ȝe lordes, þat lawes kepe · þis lessoun to haue in mynde, [ȝe] þise B. to] COB om.] 
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                                  And on troianus treuth to thenke · and do treuthe to þe peple.
                                
                                  [¶ Þis matir is merke for mani of ȝow · ac, men of holy cherche,
                                
                                  Þe legende sanctorum ȝow lereth · more larger þan I ȝow telle!
                                
                                  Ac þus lele loue · and lyuynge in treuthe
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                                  Pulte oute of pyne · a paynym of rome.
                                
                                  I-blessed be treuthe · þat so brak helle ȝates,
                                
                                  And saued þe Sarasyn · fram Sathanas and his power,
                                
                                  Þere no clergie ne couthe · ne kunnynge of lawes.
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                                  Loue and leute · is a lele science;
                                
                                  For þat is þe boke blessed · of blisse and of ioye:—
                                
                                  God wrouȝt it and wrot hit · with his on fynger,
                                
                                  And toke it moyses vpon þe mount · alle men to lere.] [154—164. In R only.] 
                                
                                  'Lawe with-outen loue,' quod troianus · 'leye þere a bene, [folio 46] 
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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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