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.)

                                
                                  As bifel for a kniȝte · or fonde hym for his strengthe; [fonde] foond W; fonde, altered to fande C; fynde B.] 
                                
                                  It is a careful knyȝte · and of a caytyue kynges makynge, [a (2)] CO om.] 
                                
                                  Þat hath no londe ne lynage riche · ne good loos of his handes. [no] noþer R; neiþer B. riche] R om. loos] los RB. handes] hondes R; hand B.] 
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                                  Þe same I segge for sothe · by alle suche prestes, [suche] swiche WRC.] 
                                
                                  Þat han noyther kunnynge ne kynne · but a croune one, [one] oon C; on hede B.] 
                                
                                  And a tytle, a tale of nouȝte · to his lyflode at myschiefe, [at] at his W.] 
                                
                                  He hath more bileue, as I leue · to lacche þorw his croune [lacche] lacchen R.] 
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                                  Cure, þan for konnyng · or—'knowen for clene of berynge.' [knowen] knowyng COB. for] or for B. of] WB om.] 
                                
                                  I haue wonder [for] why · and wher-fore þe bisshop [[for W] and RC; & LO; B and Crowley om.] 
                                
                                  Maketh suche prestes · þat lewed men bytrayen.
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                                  ¶ A chartre is chalengeable · byfor a chief iustice;
                                
                                  If false latyne be in þe lettre · þe lawe it inpugneth, [þe] þat RCOB; þat (printed the) W. inpugneth] impugneþ WR; impugnes C.] 
                                
                                  Or peynted parenterlinarie · [or] parceles ouer-skipped; [parenterlinarie] par enterlin|arie R. [or W Crowley] LRCOB om. ouer-skipped] ouer-kipped C.] 
                                
                                  Þe gome þat gloseth so chartres · for a goky is holden. [goky] gooky C.] 
                                
                                  ¶ So is it a goky, by god · þat in his gospel failleth,
                                
                                  Or in masse or in matynes · maketh any defaute,Qui offendit in vno, in omnibus est reus, &c. [in (2)] CO om. est reus] R om.] 
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                                  And also in þe sauter · seyth dauyd to ouerskippers,Psallite deo nostro, psallite; quoniam rex terre deus israel; psallite sapienter. [ouerskippers] ouerkippers C.] 
                                
                                  Þe bisshop shal be blamed · bifor god, as I leue,
                                
                                  Þat crouneth suche goddes kniȝtes · þat conneth nouȝt sapienter [crouneth] crowned CB; O om. conneth] kunneth R; kunnen B; kunne O; konnes C.] 
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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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