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.)

                                
                                  Was a-perteliche for pruide · and for no poynt elles. [pruide] synne U. no poynt] nothyng U.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Piries and Plomtres · weore passchet to þe grounde, [Piries] peretrees H. Plomtres] plantes T. passchet] possid H; put TU. grounde] erþe TU.] 
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                                  In ensaumple to Men · þat we scholde do þe bettre. [to men] sent god T; seith god U. þat we] thorn;at ȝe T; þat þei H; ȝe U.] 
                                
                                  Beches and brode okes · weore blowen to þe eorþe, [þe eorþe] grounde T; þe grounde U.] 
                                
                                  And turned vpward þe tayl · In toknyng of drede [vpward] vp U. þe tayl] here tail T; here tailes H.] 
                                
                                  Þat dedly Synne or domesday · schulde fordon hem alle. [dedly synne] deth U. schulde] shal TU. hem alle] þe world H.] 
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                                  ¶ Of þis Matere I mihte · Momele ful longe, [of—mihte] vpon þis ilke matere y H; Of þis matere myght y U. momele] mamele T; mamle U; momelid H. ful] wel TU.] 
                                
                                  Bote I sigge as I sauh · (so me god helpe)! [Bote-sigge] Ac I shal seiȝe TU; but y say H. sauh] saiȝ T; sauȝ H; seide U.] 
                                
                                  How Concience with a Cros · Comsede to preche. [comsede] cumside T; bygan for H; com for U.] 
                                
                                  ¶ He bad wastors go worche · what þei best couþe, [He] & H. wastors] wastour TU. þei] he TU.] 
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                                  And wynne þat þei wasteden · with sum maner craft. [þei wasteden] þei wasted H; he wastide TU; V has þei ne wasteden, but I propose to omit ne. maner] maner of T; kynne U.] 
                                
                                  ¶ He preiȝede Pernel · hire Porfil to leue, [folio 397b:2]  [He] And TH. preiȝede] pre|chid U.] 
                                
                                  And kepen hit in hire Cofre · for Catel at neode. [kepen] kepte T. cofre] whicche H. for—neode] lest rattis hit eten H.] 
                                
                                  Thomas he tauȝte · to take twey [staues], [[staues THUH2] V has stauenes; prob. from wyuene in l. below.] 
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                                  And fette hom Felice · From wyuene pyne. [hom Felice] felis his wyf T; home his wyf H. wyuene] heuene wyuene U, with stroke through heuene. See Critical Notes.] 
                                
                                  ¶ He warnede watte · his wyf was to blame, [watte] also watte H.] 
                                
                                  Þat hire hed was worþ a Mark · and his hod worþ A Grote. [worþ (2)] not worþ TH; not a U.] 
                                
                                  ¶ He chargede Chapmen · to Chasten heore children; [chasten] chastice TU.] 
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                                  Let hem wonte non eiȝe · while þat þei ben ȝonge. [Let] & lete H. Let—eiȝe] let no wynnyng for-wanye hem T; let no welthe for-wany hem U. while þat] whiles þat U; whiles T.]

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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 53
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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