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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.)

"Ac we prayeþ for ȝow, peers · and for ȝoure plouh boþe, [Ac] And I. for (2)] fore P. ȝoure] þi M.] Þat god for hus grace · ȝoure grayn multiplie, [for] of M. multiplie ESI] multeplie P; multepliȝe M.] 132 And ȝelde ȝow of ȝoure almesse · þat ȝe ȝeuen us here. [ȝelde EISMG] ȝulde P. ȝeuen us] miswritten ȝeuene hus P.] We may nayþer swynke ne swete · suche syknesse ous ayleþ; [nayþer] neyþer I; noþer EMS.] We haue none lymes to laborie with · lord god we þonkeþ." [We haue] Ne I.] 135 "Ȝoure praiers," quath peers · "and ȝe parfit were, [praiers] preiere M. ȝe] hy E.] Myght help, as ich hope; · ac hye treuthe wolde [hope] trowe S.] Þat no faiterye were founde · in folk þat gon a-begged. [faiterye] faytrie IE; faitour MS. gon] goþ IG. a-begged] so PG; abegged E; a-beggyd S; abeggeþ I; and beggen M.] Ȝe ben wastours, ich wot wel · þat wasten and deuouren [B page 100] [þat] and I.] Þat leel land-tylynge men · leelliche byswynken. [tylynge] tylyyng S; telyngge M. leelliche] leellich E; lelli MS; lely I; leelleche P.] 140 Ac treuthe shal teche ȝow · hus teeme for to dryue, [A page 81] [for] I om.] Oþer ȝe shulle ete barliche brede · and of þe brok drynke, Bote ȝe be blynde oþer brokelegged · oþer bolted with yren. [ȝe] if he I. with] wit P.] Suche poure," quaþ peers · "shullen partye with my goodes, [partye] parte EIMG. with] wit P.] 144 Boþe of my corn and of my cloþ · to kepe hem fro defaute; Ancres and heremites · þat eten bote at nones, [Ancres] And ankeres I.] And freres þat flateren nat · and poure folke syke, [folke] men and M.] What! ich and myne · wolleþ fynde hem þat hem needeþ." [wolleþ] wul S. þat] what IG. hem þat] al þat M.] 148 Thenne gan wastour to wratth · and wolde haue fouhten, [B page 101] [wastour] wastours M. wratth] wreþþe hem M; wraþþe him I.]
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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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