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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.)

¶ Conscience þo with pacience passed · pilgrymes as it were. [passed] passiþ B.] Þanne had pacience, as pylgrymes han · in his poke vittailles, 216 Sobrete, and symple speche · and sothfaste byleue, To conforte hym and conscience · if þey come in place Þere vnkyndenesse and coueytise is · hungrye contrees bothe. [hungrye contrees] honger con|treyes R.] ¶ And as þei went by þe weye · of dowel þei carped; [þei] þe W. of] and of R. þei (2)] R om. carped] carpeden O.] Þei mette with a mynstral · as me þo þouȝte. [mette] metten RO. mynstral] ministrale R. þo] B om.] 221 Pacience apposed hym fyrste · and preyed hym he sholde hem telle [fyrste] þoo O. hym (2)] CB om.] To conscience, what crafte he couthe · an to what contree he wolde. ¶ "I am a mynstral," quod þat man · "my name is actiua vita: 224 Alle ydel ich hatye · for of actyf is my name. [Alle] And alle O. ydel] ydel|nesse W. of] O om.] A wafrere, wil ȝe wite · and serue many lordes, [wil] wol WCB; welle R.] And fewe robes I fonge · or furred gounes. [And] I C; A B.] 227 Couthe I lye to do men laughe · þanne lacchen I shulde [Couthe] Coude R. lye] lee C. to] and R.] Other mantel or money · amonges lordes mynstralles. [money] mone R. mynstralles] or mynstrals W.] Ac for I can noither tabre ne trompe · ne telle none gestes, [Ac] And C. tabre] taborne C. none] no WO; noon C.] Farten, ne fythelen · at festes, ne harpen, Iape ne iogly · ne gentlych pype, [CB om. iogly] Iogele WO; iangele R.] 232 Ne noyther sailly ne saute · ne synge with þe gyterne, [sailly] saille WO; sayle RB. saute] sautre C.] I haue none gode gyftes · of þise grete lordes, [none] no WO; na C. þise] þis RC.]
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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.,
1867-85.

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