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.)

Omnia que dicunt, facite & seruate;
[By] And after I. and] and heore M.]
Ac after here doynge do þow nat · my dere sone," quaþ peers. [do] ne do I.] "For now ich am old and hor · and haue of myn owene, [old—hor] hore & old S.] To penaunces and to pilgrimages · ich wol passe with oþere; [with] wiþ þis I.] Line 93 For-thi ich wolle, er ich wende · do wryten my by|quyste. [For-thi] For-whi M. er] or MS. do] to M. Testamentum, &c.] in PE only.]
TESTAMENTUM PETRI PLOUHMAN.
In dei nomine, amen · Ich make hit my-self. He shal haue my soule · þat alle soules made, Line 96 And defende hit fro þe feende · and so is my by-leyue, [fro] as fro I. by-leyue] bileue EM; bileeue I; beleue S.] [Til ich come to hus acountes · as my crede telleþ, [From IG; PEMS om.; cf. B. vi. 91, 92.] [ich] i I; y G (so also in l. 99); cf. l. 95. hus] his IG; cf. l. 103. as G] ac I (wrongly). my I] þe G.] To haue remissioun and relees · on þat rental ich leue.] [B page 98] [From IG; PEMS om.; cf. B. vi. 91, 92.] [and G] a I. relees G] reles I.] The [kirke] shal haue my caroyne · and kepe my bones, [[kirke IM] churche PESG.] For of my corn and catel · he crauede my tythe. [and] and of my I; and my M. my tythe] me tiþe I; me teþe S.] Line 101 Ich payed hit prestliche · for peril of my soule, He is holdinge, ich hope · to haue me in hus masse, [A page 79] [is] his P. holdinge] so PI; holdyng EMS; holden G.] And menge me in hus memorie · among alle cristine. [menge] mynge I.] My wyf shal haue of þat ich wan · with treuthe, and no more, Line 105 And dele hit among my douhtres · and my dere children. [hit] M om. dere] leue M. children] childres I.] For þauh ich deyde þys day · my dettes ben quyted; [deyde] deied E; deye ISG; deiȝe M. þys] to IG. dettes ben] dette is IG. quyted] y-quyted IS; a-quited G; quite M.] Ich bar hom þat ich borwede · er ich to bedde ȝeode. [ich (1)] E om. er] or EMS. ȝeode] ȝede EIMSG.]
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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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