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 ȝut þat synful shrewe · seide to heuene, [And ȝut] Ac M; Ac ȝit I. seide to] saide to the I; criede vp to M. to heuene] with soor herte F.] 
                                
                                  "Crist, þat on caluarye · on þe croys deidest,
                                
                                  Tho Dismas my broþer · by-souhte þe of grace, [þe] ȝou I.] 
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                                  And haddest mercy on þat man · for memento sake, [on] vpon I. memento] me|mento his I.] 
                                
                                  So rewe on me, Roberd · þat reddere ne haue, [on—Roberd] vpon Robert I.] 
                                
                                  Ne neuere wene to wynne · with craft þat ich knowe. [with] wit P. craft] werk F. knowe EIMFS] miswritten kowe P.] 
                                
                                  For þy muchel mercy · mytigacion ich by-seche,
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                                  Dampne me nouht at domys day · for þat ich dude so ille." [B page 83]  [þat] M om.] 
                                
                                  What by-fel of þis felon · ich can nouht faire shewe; [of] on F.] 
                                
                                  Wel ich wot he wepte faste · water with hus eyen, [with] wit P. eyen] yes I; yen S.] 
                                
                                  And to crist knowlechede · hus coupe ȝut eft-sone, [to—knowlechede] knowleched to crist I. hus coupe] in care F. ȝut] M om.] 
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                                  Þat penaunce hus pyk-staf · he wolde polische newe, [A page 66]  [penaunce] repentance I. he] M om. polische] pulsche FS.] 
                                
                                  For he hadde leye by latro · lucifers aunte. [lucifers] was lucifers F.] 
                                
                                  "By þe rode," quaþ repentaunce · "þow romest toward heuene,
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                                  By so þat hit be in þyn herte · as ich hure þy tonge. [By] MF om. þat—be] þou haue it F; hit be S. hure] here IMFS. þy] in þi F.] 
                                
                                  Trist in his mochel mercy · and ȝut myght þow be saued. [and] an P. myght þow] þow myȝt MI; maistow F.] 
                                
                                  For al þe wrecchednesse of þis worlde · and wickede dedes [B page 72]  [wrecchednesse] wrecchede F.] 
                                
                                  Fareþ as a fonk of fuyr · þat ful a-myde temese, [a] F om. fonk] flonke I. fuyr] þe fuyre F. ful] fil IF.] 
                                
                                  And deide for a drop of water; · so doþ alle synnes [And deide] Deieþ M. for] wiþ I. of] I om. so] and so M.] 
                                
                                  Of alle manere men · þat with good wille [men] of men I; men of moolde F. with] with a F; wiþ a 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?
Canvas: Page 113
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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