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 but if þe fyrst lyne be lesyng · leue me neuere after! [if] W om. þe—lyne] he first lyue W; þe first leef O; the first lif C; þe frust lif B.] 
                                
                                  And þanne is tyme to take · and to appose þis doctoure [take] talke R. to (2)] COB om.] 
                                
                                  Of dowel and of dobet · and if dobest be any pe|naunce."— [of (2)] WO om. dobest] dowel W. be] do B.] 
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                                  ¶ And I sete stille, as pacience seyde · and þus sone þis doctour, [sete] sat WCROB. as] an (sic) C.] 
                                
                                  As rody as a rose · rubbed his chekes, [As] Al so B. rubbed] robbed R.] 
                                
                                  Coughed and carped · and conscience hym herde, [Coughed] Couȝwede R; Com|sed B.] 
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                                  And tolde hym of a trinite · and toward vs he loked. [vs] vs al C; vs alle B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "What is dowel? sire doctour," quod I · "is dowel any penaunce?" [is (1)] his C. dowel] do-best R; it W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Dowel?" quod þis doctour— · and toke þe cuppe and dranke— [toke—dranke] dronk after R.] 
                                
                                  "Do non yuel to þine euenecrystene · nouȝt by þi powere." [Do] Is do W; Crowley also inserts Is; but see C-Text; and cf. l. 115.] 
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                                  ¶ "By þis day, sire doctour," quod I · "þanne be ȝe nouȝt in dowel; [day] O om. þanne] COB om.] 
                                
                                  For ȝe han harmed vs two · in þat ȝe eten þe pud|dyng, [han] haue R.] 
                                
                                  Mortrewes, and other mete · and we no [morsel] hade! [Mortrewes] Mortreux C; Mor|trels B. [morsel WCB] mussel LRO.] 
                                
                                  And if ȝe fare so in ȝowre fermorie · ferly me þinketh, [if] R om. fermorie] Fer|merye WCR.] 
                                
                                  But chest be þere charite shulde be · & ȝonge childern dorste pleyne! [chest] cheeste W. be] O om. ȝonge] CB om.] 
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                                  I wolde permute my penaunce with ȝowre · for I am in poynte to dowel!"

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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 216
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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