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.)
Bodily fode and gostly fode] · and gyue þere it nedeth; [564—567. [and nedy—fode] In R only. Not in C-text. Omitted in LWCOB, probably owing to the repe|tition of gostly fode.]
In domo mea non est panis neque vestimentum, et ideo nolite constituere me regem.
[and (2)] to R. nedeth] nedede R. me] me in CB. After regem both L and R add—yz: meaning yzaias (Isaiah). Cf. l. 565.]Ozias seith for such · þat syke ben and fieble,
Inferte omnes decimas in oreum meum, vt [sit] cibus in domo mea.
[oreum] so in LCRB; orreum W. [sit O] LWCROB om. mea] CB om.]Line 568 ¶ Ac we crystene creatures · þat on þe crosse byleuen, [Ac] And C.]Aren ferme as in þe faith · goddes forbode elles! [ferme] for me (!) R.]And han clerkes to kepen vs þer-Inne · and hem þat shal come after vs. [vs (2)] COB om.]¶ And iewes lyuen in lele lawe · owre lorde wrote it hym-selue, [it] OB om.]Line 572 In stone, for it stydfast was · and stonde sholde eure— [was] is COB. sholde] schal O.]Dilige deum & proximum · is parfit iewen lawe— [proximum] proximum tuum O. iewen] Iues O.]And toke it moyses to teche men · til Messye come; [And] And he C; Ac he B. men] it hem R. Messye] messias B.]And on þat lawe þei [lyuen] ȝit · and leten it þe beste. [on] O om. lyuen] lyue WO; leuen CB; leue R. Cf. ll. 403, 576. ȝit] R om.]¶ And ȝit knewe þei cryst · þat crystendome tauȝte, [knewe] knowen O; knowe B; knaw C.]For a parfit prophete · þat moche peple saued [For] And for R.]Line 578 Of selcouth sores · þei [seyen] it ofte, [[seyen RB] seyn C; seiȝen WO; seyne L (but see Pass. xvi, 116, 117).]Bothe of myracles & meruailles · and how he men fested [meruailles] miruaille C. &] and of B. he] R om.]With two fisshes an fyve loues · fyue thousande peple; [an] and WCROB.]And bi þat maungerye men miȝte wel se · þat Messye he semed. [men] þei R.]Line 582 And whan he luft vp lazar · þat layde was in graue, [luft] lufte R; lifte WCOB.]
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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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