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 salued syke and synful · bothe blynde & crokede,And comune wommen conuerted · and to good torned;
Non est sanis opus medicus, set [infirmis], &c.
[And] R om. [infirmis] so in O; LWCB have in.; R has m. h. See Critical Note.]Bothe meseles & mute · and in þe menysoun blody, [mute] dome C.]Ofte he heled suche · he ne helde [it] for no maistrye, [Ofte] Of C. he (1)] W om. heled] heliþ B. suche] swiche W; swilke C. ne] nowth C. [it WROB] LC om.]Line 112 Saue þo he leched lazar · þat hadde yleye in graue, [þo] than C.]Quatriduanus quelt; · quykke did hym walke.Ac as he made þe maistrye · mestus cepit esse, [Ac] And C. þe] þat R.]And wepte water with his eyghen · þere seyen it manye. [seyen] seen C.]Line 116 Some þat þe siȝte [seyen] · saide þat tyme, [Some] And som CB. [seyen CB] seye R; seiȝen W; seyne L (but see last line). saide] sayed C.]Þat he was leche of lyf · and lorde of heigh heuene.Iewes iangeled þere-aȝeyne · and iugged lawes, [aȝeyne] ayenis C; aȝenst B. and] þat R.]And seide he wrouȝte þorw wicchecrafte · & with þe deueles miȝte,
Demonium habes, &c.
[þorw] with COB. with] wit R. habes] habet W.]Line 120 ¶ "Þanne ar ȝe cherles," quod [ihesus] · "and ȝowre children bothe, [cherles] clerkis (!) B. [ihesus] only R has the right reading, viz. ihc; this is corrupted into ich in LWCY; B has I, partly erased; see l. 123.]And sathan ȝowre saueoure · ȝow-selue now ȝe wit|nessen. [ȝow] so in RY; ye W; youre COB. ȝe] O om.]For I haue saued ȝow-self," seith cryst · "and ȝowre sones after, [ȝow] youre C. self] B om. seith cryst] R om.]Ȝowre bodyes, ȝowre bestes · and blynde men holpen,And fedde ȝow with fisshes · and with fyue loues, [fisshes] two fisshes W. with (2)] C om.]Line 125
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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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