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.)

The catel þat crist hadde · þre cloþes hit were, Line 193 Ther-of was [he] ryfled · and robbed er he deyede; [S omits. Ther-of] þer-fro E. [he IMFEG] P om. ryfled] ryflede P. ryfled—deyede] robbed and rufled · or he on roode deyed I.] After þat he les hus lyf · for lawe sholde loue wexe. [After þat] Afterward M. he les] he lefte M; lees he E. After—lyf] And I sy þe al his lif (sic) I. loue] longe & (sic) S.] Prelates and preestes · and princes of holy churche Sholde doute no deþ · noþer dere ȝeres, [doute] nat dowte I. noþer] ne none MSF; ne no IG.] Line 197 To wenden as wyde · as þe worlde were, To tulien the erthe with tonge · and teche men to louye; [tulien] tylye ISFG; teliȝe M. erthe] eerthe P.] For ho so loueþ, leyue hit wel · god wol nat lete hym sterue [leyue] lef MS; leue EG; I om. hit] him I.] Line 200 In myschef for lacke of mete · ne for myssynge of cloþes;
Inquirentes autem dominum non minuentur omni bono.
[lacke] defaute I; no lac F.]
Ho so lyueþ in lawe · and in loue doþ wel [A page 117] As these weddid men · þat þis worlde susteynen? [As] And (!) S. these] theese P; wise M.] For of here kynde thei come · confessours and [martyres,] [thei] þer E. confessours] þe confessours M; boþe confessours I. [martyres MIFSG] maistres (wrongly) PE.] Line 204 Patriarkes and prophetes · popes and maidenes. [maidenes MI] maidones PEFG.] For god seith hit hym-self · 'shal neuere good appel [hit] IS om.] Þorw no sotel science · on sour stock growe;' [

on] on a M; in a S.

After l. 207, S adds—Noþur an a bytur brom · wex broune beryus.

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And hit ys no more to mene · bote men þat buth by|getyn [B page 138] [hit] MSEFG om. buth] beþ ESF; ben MI.] Line 208 Out of matrimonie nat moillere · mowe nat haue þe grace [moillere] muleriȝe M.]
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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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