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 priked a-boute on palfrais · fro places to maners, [priked] i-priked M. fro] to S. to IM] & to ES; in-to P. fro—maners] to places aboute F.] 
                                
                                  An hepe of houndes at hus ers · as he a lord were;
                                
                                  And [but] hus knaue knele · þat shal hus coppe holde, [[but MFS] but if I; bit PE. hus] þe M.] 
                                
                                  He lokeþ al louryng · and 'lordein' hym calleþ. [louryng] loureng P. lordein IME] lurdein FS; lorden P.] 
                                
                                  Lytel hadde lordes a-do · to ȝeue londe fro here aires [aires] heires IF; eires MES.] 
                                
                                  To [religious], þat han no reuthe · þauh hit reyne [on] here auters. [B page 159]  [[religious IMFSE] religion P. reyne] ryne P. [on IMFSG] in PE.] 
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                                  In places þer þei persons beþ · by hem-self at ese, [places] place F; many places I. þei] þe I. by] ben M.] 
                                
                                  Of þe poure han þei no pyte · þat is here pure charite. [Of] On E. þat] and þat I. is] his P. pure] miswritten poure P. þat—charite] þogh þei pyne & sterue F.] 
                                
                                  Ȝe leten ȝow alle as lordes · ȝoure londe lyth to brode. [Ȝe] Ac ȝe I. lyth] it lyth F. to] so IM.] 
                                
                                  Ac ȝut shal come a kyng · and confesse ȝow alle, [Ac ȝut] Ac þer I; But ȝit F; And ȝut M; Ȝit ȝit (sic) E. kyng] cristene king F. confesse] chastise F.] 
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                                  And bete ȝow, as þe byble telleþ · for brekyng of ȝoure reule, [telleþ] seyth F. reule] reules I.] 
                                
                                  And amende ȝow monkes · moniales, and chanons, [monkes] mery monkus F. moniales] boþe monials I. chanons] alle F.] 
                                
                                  And putte ȝow to ȝoure penaunce · ad pristinum statum ire. [penaunce] pitaunce F. sta|tum] gradum M.] 
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                                  And barons and here barnes · blame ȝow and reproue;Hii in curribus & hi in equis: ipsi obligati sunt, & ceciderunt. [barnes] baronasse (sic) E.] 
                                
                                  Freres in here freitour · shulle fynde þat tyme [freitour] fretour P.] 
                                
                                  Bred with-oute beggynge · to lyue by euere after,
                                
                                  And constantyn shal be here cook · and couerer of here churche. [constantyn] costantyn P. shal] S om. couerer] keuerour FS; ceuerour M. churche] kyrke M; chirches IG; kychene S.] 
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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 91
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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