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.)

                                
                                  Þis was þe tixte trewly · I toke ful gode ȝeme; [ȝeme] gome R.] 
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                                  Þe glose was gloriousely writen · with a gilte penne, In hijs duobus mandatis tota lex pendet & pro|phetia. [writen] I-write R. mandatis] R om. tota—pendet] pendet tota lex R. prophetia] prophete CB.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "[Ben] here alle þi lordes lawes?" quod I · "ȝe, leue me wel," he seyde, [[Ben WCBY] Been O; Is LR. leue] lef R. wel] wille C; R om.] 
                                
                                  "And who so worcheth after þis writte · I wil vnder|taken, [And] COB om. þis writte] my wit R.] 
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                                  Shal neuere deuel hym dere · ne deth in soule greue. [deth] dette COB; deet Y.] 
                                
                                  For þough I seye it my-self · I haue saued with þis charme
                                
                                  Of men & of wommen · many score þousandes." [of (2)] CB om. þousandes] þousand W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "He seith soth," seyde þis heraud · "I haue yfounde it ofte; [He seith] Ye seien W. seyde þis] sayed þe C; seide þe B; seiþ þe O. yfounde] founded CBY; founden O.] 
                                
                                  Lo here in my lappe · þat leued on þat charme, [on] of R.] 
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                                  Iosue and Iudith · and Iudas Macabeus,
                                
                                  Ȝe, and sexty þousande bisyde forth · þat ben nouȝt seyen here." [ȝe] R om.] 
                                
                                  ¶ "Ȝowre wordes aren wonderful," quod I tho · "which of ȝow is trewest, [aren] be C; ben B; been O. tho] CB om.] 
                                
                                  And lelest to leue on · for lyf and for soule? [on] so W.] 
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                                  Abraham seith þat he seigh · holy þe Trinite, [holy] hoolly W.] 
                                
                                  Thre persones in parcelles · departable fro other, [departable] despartable B.] 
                                
                                  And alle þre but o god · þus Abraham me tauȝte,
                                
                                  And hath saued þat bileued so · and sory for her synnes, [þat] þat I CB. bileued] bi|leueth R. synnes] synne COB.] 
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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 304
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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