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.)

                                
                                  Freres folwed þat fende · for he ȝaf hem copes, [folio 88] 
                                
                                  And religiouse reuerenced hym · and rongen here belles, [religiouse] religiouses R.] 
                                
                                  And al þe couent forth cam · to welcome þat tyraunt, [forth] R om. þat] a R.] 
                                
                                  And alle hise, as wel as hym · saue onlich folis; [as (1)] also B.] 
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                                  Which folis were wel leuer · to deye þan to lyue [wel leuer] gladdere R.] 
                                
                                  [Lenger], sith [leute] · was so rebuked, [[Lenger WCOB] Lengore LR. sith] þan O. [leute] leute or lente RB; lenten LWCO; but cf. C-text, and see l. 145. O has—Lenger þan lenten · to be so rebuked, which agrees with Crowley. rebuked] robbid and reued B.] 
                                
                                  And a fals fende antecriste · ouer alle folke regned; [a] as a W.] 
                                
                                  And þat were mylde men & holy · þat no myschief dredden, [And] Saue W. were] we R. myschief] mesch of (!) B.] 
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                                  Defyed al falsenesse · and folke þat it vsed,
                                
                                  And what Kynge þat hem conforted · knowynge hem any while, [any while] gyle R.] 
                                
                                  They cursed, and her conseille · were it clerke or lewed.
                                
                                  ¶ Antecriste hadde thus sone · hundredes at his banere,
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                                  And Pryde it bare · boldely aboute, [boldely] ful buldli B.] 
                                
                                  With a lorde þat lyueth · after lykynge of body, [after] after · lust & O.] 
                                
                                  That cam aȝein conscience · þat kepere was & gyoure [gyoure] gwiour C.] 
                                
                                  Ouer kynde crystene · and cardynale vertues. [cardynale] cardinales R.] 
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                                  ¶ "I conseille," quod conscience þo · "cometh with me, ȝe foles, [cometh] comes C.] 
                                
                                  In-to vnyte holy-cherche · and holde we vs there,
                                
                                  And crye we to kynde · þat he come & defende vs,
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                                  Foles, fro þis fendes lymes · for Piers loue þe plowman. [þis] þe O. fendes] feend C.] 
                                
                                  And crye we to alle þe comune · þat þei come to vnite, [to (1)] on R.] 
                                
                                  And þere abide and bikere · aȝein beliales children."
                                
                                  ¶ Kynd conscience þo herde · and cam out of þe planetes,

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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 370
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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