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 lawe is loth to louye · but if he lacche syluer. [louye] loue C. lacche] take C.]Bothe logyke and lawe · þat loueth nouȝte to lye, [Bothe] But O. to] for to R.]I conseille alle crystene · cleue nouȝte þer-on to sore. [crystene] cristen men CB. cleue] clyue W; to cleue B. sore] soore W.]For sum wordes I fynde ywryten · were of faithes techynge, [ywryten] writen WCB; write R. were] þat were W; þa were B.]Line 220 Þat saued synful men · as seynt Iohan bereth wytnesse;
Eadem mensura qua mensi fueritis, remecietur vobis.
[remecietur] remescietur R; remencietur B.]¶ For-þi lerne we þe lawe of loue · as owre lorde tauȝte,And as seynte Gregory seide · for mannes soule helthe,
Melius est scrutari scelera nostra, quam naturas rerum.
¶ Why I moue þis matere · is moste for þe pore, [moue] meue WROB; moeue C. for] C om.]Line 224 For in her lyknesse owre lorde · ofte hath ben y-knowe. [her] here R; hir W; his COB. ofte] of R. ben] be R. y-knowe] knawen C.]Witnesse in þe Paske wyke · whan he ȝede to Emaus; [Paske] Pask W; Pasqe R; Passe C. wyke] woke R; weke C.]Cleophas ne knewe hym nauȝte · þat he cryste were, [ne] COB om.]For his pore paraille · and pylgrymes wedes; [paraille] apparaille W; ap|paralle C; apparayle B. wedes] wede B.]Line 228 Tyl he blessed and brak · þe bred þat þei eten, [blessed] blissed RCB.]So bi his werkes þei wisten · þat he was Ihesus; [bi] be R. his] hise WC.]Ac by clothyng þei knewe hym nouȝte · ne bi carpynge of tonge. [Ac] And C. by] be R. bi] be R.]¶ And al was in ensample · to vs synful here, [in ensample] ensaumple for sothe R.]Line 232 Þat we shulde be low · and loueliche of speche,And apparaille vs nouȝte ouer proudly · for pylgrymes ar we alle; [ouer] to CB. ar] er C.]
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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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