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.)

                                
                                  Saue schrewes one · suche as I spak of, [one] O om. suche] and swich YO.] 
                                
                                  That he ne halpe a quantite · holynesse to wexe. [halpe] hape Y.] 
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                                  Somme þorw bedes-byddynge · and somme þorw pyl|grymage, [pylgrymage] pilgrymages W.] 
                                
                                  And other pryue penaunce · and some þorw penyes delynge. [penaunce] penaunces W. penyes] pens Y; pans B.] 
                                
                                  ¶ And þanne welled water · for wikked werkes, [for] with C; þurgh B.] 
                                
                                  Egerlich ernynge · out of mennes eyen. [ernynge] ȝernynge B; ren|nynge O.] 
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                                  Clennesse of þe comune · & clerkes clene lyuynge [of þe] out of W.] 
                                
                                  Made vnite holicherche · in holynesse to stonde.
                                
                                  "I care nouȝte," quod conscience · "þough pryde come nouthe, [þough] þouȝt B.] 
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                                  Þe lorde of luste shal be letted · al þis lente, I hope. [lente] leaute (by confusion with leute) Y; cf. l. 382.] 
                                
                                  Comeþ," quod conscience · "ȝe cristene, and dyneth, [Comeþ] Comes C. quod] B om. ȝe] iche O; þe B.] 
                                
                                  Þat han laboured lelly · al þis lente tyme.
                                
                                  Here is bred yblessed · and goddes body þer-vnder.
                                
                                  Grace þorw goddes worde · gaue Pieres power,
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                                  [And] myȝtes to maken it · & men to ete it after, [[And W] LCOBY omit, but it is found in Crowley. myȝtes] so in WB; Mighte COY.] 
                                
                                  In helpe of her hele · onys in a moneth,
                                
                                  Or as ofte as þey hadden nede · þo þat hadde ypayed [þo] þey Y. hadde] O om.] 
                                
                                  To pieres pardoun þe plowman · redde quod debes."
                                
                                  ¶ "How?" quod al þe comune · "þow conseillest vs to ȝelde
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                                  Al þat we owen any wyȝte · ar we go to housel?"
                                
                                  ¶ "That is my conseille," quod conscience · "& car|dynale vertues,
                                
                                  Þat vche man forȝyue other · and þat wyl þe pater|noster,

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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 361
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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