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.)

                                
                                  [Ȝe schule abygge it boþe · by god þat me made, [From H; l. 95 occurs in TUH2D after l. 97.]  [it] TDUH2 omit.] 
                                
                                  at oo ȝeris ende · whan ȝe reken schul]; [From H; l. 95 occurs in TUH2D after l. 97.] 
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                                  He and þeose [Notaries] · anuyȝen þe peple. [He and þeose] for ȝe and þese H; ȝe and þe TH2D; ȝe and ȝe (by mistake for þe) U. [Notaries] See THUH2D; V has the spelling Nataries, which looks wrong; for see l. 115.] 
                                
                                  For wel ȝe witen, wernardes! · but ȝif or wit fayle, [or] ȝoure TH2; ȝour UD.] 
                                
                                  Þat fals is a faytur · a faylere of werkes, [a faylere] feyntles TH2D; and feythles UH.] 
                                
                                  And a Bastard I-boren · of Belsabubbes kunne. [Belsabubbes] belsaboukis T.] 
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                                  And Meede is a Iuweler · a Mayden ful gent; [a Iuweler] mulere T; moliere U; a medelar H; mulyer D; mened H2. a—gent] of maides engendrit T; amonge men of goode H; a maiden of gode UH2D.] 
                                
                                  Heo mihte Cusse þe kyng · for Cosyn ȝif heo schulde. [heo schulde] he wolde TH2D; sche wolde U.] 
                                
                                  Worcheþ bi wisdam · and bi Wit aftur; [Worcheþ] þerfore worcheþ H. wisdam] wytte H. wit aftur] wysedam boþe H.] 
                                
                                  Ledeþ hire to londone · þer lawe is I-hondlet,
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                                  Ȝif eny leute wol loken · þat þei liggen to-gedere, [leute wol loken] leaute wile loke TH2; lewte wil loke U. þat] TU om. liggen] lybbe H; D reads, yf ony liaunce wil loke · hem legge to-gidere.] 
                                
                                  And ȝif þe Iustise wol Iugge hire · to be Ioynet with Fals. [ȝif—hire] iustise iuggen here U; yf þe Iustice Iugge here DH2.] 
                                
                                  Ȝit be-war of þe weddyng · for witti is treuþe;
                                
                                  For Concience is of his [counseil] · and knoweþ ou vchone; [of his] of his counseil TUH2D; his counseloure H. V reads, For Con|cience is on of his · and, &c.] 
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                                  And ȝif he fynde such defaute · þat ȝe with Fals holden, [such—with] ȝow in defaute · & wiþ þe TUH2D.] 
                                
                                  Hit schal bi-sitten oure soules · sore atte laste." [bisitten] sitt H; be set on U; be-set DT. sore atte] wel (ful H) sore at þe THUD. H2 omits the line.] 
                                
                                  [herto assentid syuyle · but symonye ne wolde
                                
                                  tyle he had syluer · for his sawes & his selynge. [his—selynge] his selis & signes TDH2; selis & signes U.] 
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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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