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.)

CONFESSIO SUPERBIE. [Confessio superbie] so in PEG; Superbia F.]
"Ich, pruyde, pacientliche · penaunce ich aske; [Ich] In F. pruyde] pride IMFE. pacientliche] pacientliche quod heo F. ich] I om.] For ich formest and ferst · to fader and to moder [to] to my I (twice). to (2)] F om.] Haue ybe vnboxome · ich biseche god of mercy; [S has Haue vnbuxum y-be, omitting all words between.] , [ybe] be IF; ben M. of] EG om.] Line 16 And vnboxome ybe · nouht a-baissed to a-gulte [S has Haue vnbuxum y-be, omitting all words between.] , [And] Ful F. ybe] i-be M; haue I be F. a-baissed] abasscht I; abassched M; a-baschid S; a-gaste E. nouht a-baissed] abesched me nat F. a-gulte] agilte I; gilte F.] God and alle good men · so gret was myn herte; [God] To god F. alle] I om.] In-obedient to holy churche · and to hem þat þer seruen; [to (2)] F om.] Demed for hure yuel vices · and excited oþere [Demed for her doyngus · & daunselde many oþure F.] Line 20 Þorw my word and my wit · hure yuel workes to shewe; [F repeats this line after l. 24. and] and al PE; but IMFS omit al. yuel] vuel P; but see l. 20. yuel workes] wikkidnes F.] And scorned hem and oþere · yf [ich] a skyle founde, [oþere] sum oþur F. [ich E] i MIFS; y G; P om.] Lauhynge al a-loude · for lewede men sholde [Lauhynge] With lawhing F. al] E om. men] F om.] Wene þat ich were witty · and wyser þan a-noþere; [Wene] FM put this at end of l. 23. witty] withtiere M; wittyere S. a-noþere] oþer E.] Line 24 Scorner and vnskilful · to hem þat skil shewede, [Scorner] As scornere F.] In alle manere maners · my name to be yknowe; [yknowe] knowe IFESG.] Semyng a souereyn on · wher-so me by-fulle [Semyng] Semeng P; To semen F. on] F om. wher] wer P. by|fulle] befille F; bi-felle M.] To telle eny tale · ich trowede me wiser [To] For to F. me] me þe EM; I was F.] Line 28 To carpen oþer to counsaile · þan eny lered oþer lewede. [lered] clerk IF. oþer lewede] of skoole F.] Prout of aparail · in porte amonge þe puple [B page 225] [Prout] Proud MSI; Prute E; & prowde F. in] & F.] Oþer-wise þan ich haue · with-ynne oþer with-oute, [haue] hadde F.]
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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.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
1867-85.

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