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.)

                                
                                  Mennes sones · men called vs vchone, [called] callen WO; calliþ B.] 
                                
                                  Of adames issue and Eue · ay til god-man deyde; [man] mand (sic) C. deyde] deyede R; deyed CB.] 
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                                  And after his resurreccioun · Redemptor was his name,
                                
                                  And we his bretheren, þourgh hym ybouȝt · bothe riche and pore. [ybouȝt] y-bouȝt (printed y|brought) W; bouȝt OB; bought C.] 
                                
                                  For-þi loue we as leue bretheren shal · and vche man laughe vp other, [folio 46b]  [loue] lyue O. bretheren] childern R. shal] schul O; W om. laughe] lawȝhe O. vp] so in LR; of W; on O; vp-on C; vppon B.] 
                                
                                  And of þat eche man may forbere · amende þere it nedeth, [And] For O. of] if COB.] 
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                                  And euery man helpe other · for hennes shal we alle;Alter alterius onera portate. [other] oþer here R. shal] shul W; schulle R.] 
                                
                                  And be we nouȝte vnkynde of owre catel · ne of owre kunnynge neyther, [vnkynde] vnkende R. neyther] nouther C; noþer R.] 
                                
                                  For noet no man how neighe it is · to be ynome fro bothe. [noet] so in LR; noot O; woot W; not C; B places not after man. neighe] COB om. be] ben W. ynome] bynome C. to—ynome] ne how sone he take B.] 
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                                  For-þi lakke no lyf other · þough he more latyne knowe,
                                
                                  Ne vnder-nym nouȝte foule · for is none with-oute faute. [for] C om. is] þer is B. faute] defaute WR.] 
                                
                                  For what euere clerkis carpe · of crystenedome or elles,
                                
                                  Cryst to a comune woman seyde · in comune at a feste, [a (2)] the CB.] 
                                
                                  Þat fides sua shulde sauen hir · and saluen hir of alle synnes. [hir of] of hir CB. alle] WCOB om.] 
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                                  ¶ Þanne is byleue a lele helpe · aboue logyke or lawe; [aboue] abue (sic) R.] 
                                
                                  Of logyke ne of lawe · in legenda sanctorum [ne] or W.] 
                                
                                  Is litel allowaunce made · but if bileue hem helpe. [allowaunce — bileue] alowed þei both · but by-leue R.] 
                                
                                  For it is ouerlonge ar logyke · any lessoun assoille, [ar] er WO; or CB.] 
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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 179
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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