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.)

                                
                                  That—for no kyne catel · ne no kyne byheste [That] superfluous, but in all MSS. ne] ne for M.] 
                                
                                  Suffren hus seed seeden · with caymes seed hus broþer. [Suffren—seeden] Suffre nout þi seed scheden M. hus (2)] þi M.] 
                                
                                  And for þat seth suffrede hit · god seide, 'me for|þynkeþ [for—seth] seth for he I.] 
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                                  That ich man made · oþere matrimonye suffrede; [man] man on moolde F.] 
                                
                                  For good sholde wedden good · þauh þei no good hadde, [B page 140]  [no] miswritten ne P.] 
                                
                                  For ich am uia & ueritas · and may auaunce hem alle.' [and] i M. hem] I om.] 
                                
                                  Ac fewe folke [now] folweþ this · for thei ȝeueþ here children [Ac] For M. [now EMIFS] P om. now folweþ] folwen now I.] 
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                                  For couetise of catel · and connynge chapmen; [catel] hory catel F. and] to F. chapmen IMFES] chapman P.] 
                                
                                  Of kyn ne of kynredene · a-counteþ men bote lytel. [a-counteþ] counteþ IG.] 
                                
                                  Þauh hue be loueliche to loken on · and lofsom a bedde, [hue] sche M; ȝhe I; ȝo E; heo FG; miswritten he P; but see l. 261. loueliche—a] louesum to loke on · and also in M.] 
                                
                                  A mayde wel ymanered · of good men [y]spronge, [wel] and wel I. ymanered] ymanerede P; ynorisched E. of] and of I. yspronge EIMFSG] spronge P.] 
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                                  Bote hue haue eny oþer good · haue hure wol no ryche. [eny] I om. hure wol] wol hire I; wole hure MF; nel hure G.] 
                                
                                  Ac let hure be vnloueliche · vnlofsom a bedde, [hure] hem I. a] in M.] 
                                
                                  A bastarde, a bounde on · a begeneldes douhter, [bounde] bonde MF. on] so also MS; oon F; E om. a] oþer a E (twice). begeneldes] begenyldes ES; begeneles M; begenildus F.] 
                                
                                  That no curtesye can · bote let hure be knowe [can] ne can I. knowe] i-knowen M.] 
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                                  For ryche oþer wel yrented · þauh hue reuely for elde, [wel yrented] rented wel I. reuely] ryuel E; ryuele MFSG; be reueled I.] 
                                
                                  Ther nys squier ne knyght · in contreye a-boute,
                                
                                  That he nel bowe to þat bonde · to bede hure an hose|bonde, [nel] ne wile IM. þat] þe S. to (2)] and M. hosebonde] house|bond IS; husbonde FG.] 
                                
                                  And wedden hure for hure welthe · and wisshen on þe morwe

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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 192
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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