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.)

                                
                                  That shent vs & shadde owre blode · forshapte vs, as it were;Vindica sanguinem iustorum!' [vs (1)] R om. shadde] shad CYB; shedde WR; schede C2. for|shapte] for-schupte R. were] semed R. Vindica] Vindicta CB.] 
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                                  Thus 'veniaunce, veniaunce' · verrey charite asketh;
                                
                                  And sith holicherche & charite · chargeth þis so sore, [sith] sit C.] 
                                
                                  Leue I neure that owre lorde wil loue þat charite lakketh, [lakketh] hattes C; hatiþ B.] 
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                                  Ne haue pite for any preyere · þere þat he pleyneth."
                                
                                  ¶ "I pose I hadde synned so · and shulde now deye, [pose] sopose C2. synned] syneged R, now] nouȝt (!) C; nouȝth C2; noȝt B; nouȝ R.] 
                                
                                  And now am sory, þat so · þe seint spirit agulte, [now] nouȝt (!) R. am] I am W. so] I so WCC2YB. spirit] Spiriȝt I R.] 
                                
                                  Confesse me, & crye his grace · god, þat al made, [grace] mercy C2.] 
                                
                                  And myldliche his mercy axe · myȝte I nouȝte be saued?" [mercy] grace C2, saued] I|saued R.] 
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                                  ¶ "Ȝus," seide þe Samaritan · "so wel þow myȝte repente, [ȝus] Thus (!) C; þus B; ȝis WYC2. wel] R om. myȝte] miȝtest R.] 
                                
                                  Þat riȝtwisnesse þorw repentance · to reuthe myȝte torne. [þorw] to R.] 
                                
                                  Ac it is but selden yseye · þere sothenesse bereth wit|nesse, [Ac] And C; But ȝet C2. it is] is it B. yseye] yseiȝe W; seyen CB; seie C2Y. þere] the CB; that Y.] 
                                
                                  Any creature þat is coupable · afor a kynges iustice, [þat is] be R. afor] by-for R. iustice] Iustices C.] 
                                
                                  Be raunsoned for his repentaunce · þere alle resoun hym dampneth. [repentaunce] R om. (!). dampneth] dampned Y.] 
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                                  For þere þat partye pursueth · þe pele is so huge, [pele] peel R; peple WC2YB; pepile C; Crowley has plee. is] his C.] 
                                
                                  Þat þe kynge may do no mercy · til bothe men acorde,
                                
                                  And eyther haue equite · as holy writ telleth;

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

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