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.)

                                
                                  Ne wynnynge ne welthe · of wor[l]deliche ricchesse [CC2BY om. worldeliche] see l. 287.] 
                                  Line 280 
                                
                                  Waste worde of ydelnesse · ne wykked speche meue; [Waste] Wat B. ne] ne no CBY.] 
                                
                                  Shulde no curyous clothe · comen on hys rugge, [rugge] rygge C; rigge C2B.] 
                                
                                  Ne no mete in his mouth · þat maister Iohan spieed. [folio 85] 
                                
                                  ¶ The thridde seed þat Pieres sewe · was spiritus for|titudinis.
                                  Line 284 
                                
                                  And who so eet of þat seed · hardy was eure. [so] W om. was] was he W; he was B.] 
                                
                                  To suffre al þat god sent · sykenesse & angres; [sykenesse] & siknesse Y.] 
                                
                                  Myȝte no lesynge ne lyere · ne losse of worldely catel [lesynge] lesynges WCC2BY. ne lyere] no ber (!) C; hym dere B. worldely] wordly C; no B.] 
                                
                                  Maken hym for any mournynge · þat he nas merye in soule, [nas] ne was B.] 
                                  Line 288 
                                
                                  And bolde & abydynge · bismeres to suffre,
                                
                                  And playeth al with pacyence · & parce michi, domine,
                                
                                  And couered hym vnder conseille · of catoun þe wyse; [couered] coueren CC2Y; couereþ B.] 
                                
                                    Esto forti animo, cum sis dampnatus inique.
                                  
                                  Line 292 
                                
                                  ¶ The fierthe seed þat pieres sewe · was spiritus iusticie, [fierthe] so in CB; ferþe WC2Y.] 
                                
                                  And he þat eet of þat seed · shulde be euere trewe [euere] neuere B.] 
                                
                                  With god, & nouȝt agast · but of gyle one.
                                
                                  For gyle goth so pryuely · þat good faith other-while
                                
                                  May nouȝte ben aspyed · for spiritus iusticie. [aspyed] espied W.] 
                                  Line 297 
                                
                                  ¶ Spiritus iusticie · spareth nouȝte to spille
                                
                                  Hem þat ben gulty · & forto correcte
                                
                                  Þe Kynge, ȝif he falle · in gylte or in trespasse. [in (2)] in ony C2.] 
                                  Line 300 
                                
                                  For counteth he no kynges wratthe · whan he in courte sitteth [counteth] a-counteþ B.] 
                                
                                  To demen as a domes man; · adradde was he neure,
                                
                                  Noither of duke ne of deth · þat he ne dede þe lawe, [þe] WCC2BY om.] 
                                
                                  For present or for preyere · or any prynces lettres;

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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 357
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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