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.)

                                
                                  And made hem-selue Eremytes · hure eise to haue. [1—55. missing in I; 1—153. miss|ing in G.]  [selue] silue P; silf E; self MF.] 
                                
                                  Ich fond þer frerus · alle þe foure ordres, [OBS. Here begins the Ilchester MS. (I). Ich—þer] þer fond i M. frerus] þe freres FE; of freres IS. ulle] of alle M.] 
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                                  Prechynge þe peple · for profit of þe wombe,
                                
                                  And glosynge þe godspel · as hem good lykede; [And glosynge] þay glosen I; And glosen M; & glosede F. god|spel] so in E; gospel IMFS. good lykede] self lyken M; good liken I.] 
                                
                                  For couetise of copes · contrariede som doctors. [A page 4]  [som] here F. contrariede, &c.] construed as þay wolde I.] 
                                
                                  Meny of þis maistres · of mendinant freres, [of—freres] may cloþe hem ful warme I; ben meinteinours of freres M.] 
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                                  Hure monye & marchaundise · marchen to-gederes; [B page 4]  [Hure] For heore M; þan I. marchen] meten ofte I; marchaundeþ M.] 
                                
                                  Ac sutth charite hath be chapman · and chef to shryue lordes, [Ac sutth] & suþ E; Seth F; Sith I. hath be] was I.] 
                                
                                  Many ferlies han fallen · in a fewe ȝeres; [ferlies] merueiles M; wondres E.] 
                                
                                  Bote holy churche & charite · choppe a-doun swich shryuers, [Bot charite and holy chirch · halde hem bet togideres I. choppe a-doun] chaste F.] 
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                                  Þe moste myschif [on] molde · Mounteþ vp faste. [[on IFS] of PME. molde] þis world M. Mounteþ] is mountyng IF.] 
                                
                                  Ther preched a pardoner · as he a prest were, [Ther preched] þo prechede þere F.] 
                                
                                  And brouȝte forþ a bulle · with bisshopis seles, [And] I om. brouȝte M] brouȝt F; broght IS; broȝte E; broute P. bulle] brod bulle I.] 
                                
                                  And seide þat hym-selue · myȝte asoilie hem alle [And] He MFSE. þat] surely I. hym-selue] he M. myȝte] myȝthe P.] 
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                                  Of falsnesse of fastinges · of vowes to-broke. [fastinges] fastyng IF; faitynge M. of] and of I. vowes] foues S. to-broke] I-broke F; broken I.] 
                                
                                  Lewede men lyuede hym wel · and likeden hus wordes, [Lewede—hym] þe lewed folc it leued I. wel] S om. wordes] speche IM.] 
                                
                                  Comen & kneleden · to kyssen his bulles; [Comen—kneleden] þei comen vp knelende I; Comen knelyng M; & comen vp knelyng F. to kyssen] and kissed IF; and cusseden M.]

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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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