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.)

                                
                                  The while coueytise and vnkyndenesse · conscience as|sailled. [conscience] B om.] 
                                
                                  In vnite holycherche · conscience helde hym,
                                
                                  And made pees porter · to pynne þe ȝates [pynne] penne B.] 
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                                  Of alle taletellers · and tyterers in ydel. [Of] For O. tyterers] so in O; tytereres RB; titeleris W; tutelers C. in] an R.] 
                                
                                  Ypocrisye and he · an hard saut þei made. [an hard] and haid (!) B. saut] sawte R; saute O; assaut WCB.] 
                                
                                  Ypocrysie atte ȝate · hard gan fiȝte, [W omits. atte] at þe RCOB. fiȝte] to fiȝte OB.] 
                                
                                  And wounded wel wykkedly · many [a] wise techer, [[a WRB] LCO om. techer] techeris O.] 
                                
                                  Þat with conscience acorded · and cardinale vertues. [cardinale] cardinales R.] 
                                
                                  Conscience called a leche · þat coude wel shryue, [folio 91]  [coude wel] wel kouthe COB.] 
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                                  "Go salue þo þat syke ben · [and] þorw synne ywounded." [Go] To go W; To CB. ben] were R. [and WR] LCOB om. ywounded] & woundid O.] 
                                
                                  Shrifte shope sharpe salue · and made men do penaunce [shope] shoop W; shuppte R; shep B. men] B om.] 
                                
                                  For her mysdedes · þat þei wrouȝte hadden,
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                                  And þat piers were payed · redde quod debes. [piers] Pieris þe ploughman B; piers þe (!) C. payed] y-payed W.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Somme lyked nouȝte þis leche · and lettres þei sent,
                                
                                  Ȝif any surgien were [in] þe sege · þat softer couth plastre. [[in R] LWCOB om.; but see l. 311. þe sege] B om. sege] so in R; segge WCO. couth] koude WR.] 
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                                  Sire lief-to-lyue-in-leccherye · lay þere and groned; [lief] lif R; leef WCO.] 
                                
                                  For fastyng of a fryday · he ferde as he wolde deye. [For] For þe B. a] o R.] 
                                
                                  "Ther is a surgiene in þis sege · þat soft[e] can handle, [softe] so in WRCOB; soft L.] 
                                
                                  And more of phisyke bi fer · and fairer he plastreth, [more] can more B.] 
                                
                                  One frere flaterere · is phisiciene and surgiene."
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                                  Quod contricioun to conscience · "do hym come to vnyte, [Quod] Quatȝ R.]

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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 381
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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