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 for to louye and lene · and lyue wel and by-leyue, [and (1)] and to MSK; and for to I. and (2)] an P. lyue] liþe M. and by-leyue] I beleue I.]Ys ycallid caritas · kynde loue in english; [ycallid] y-callyd S; ycalid P; ycald EMITK. in] an I; on MKT.]And þat is dobet, yf eny suche be · a blessed man, þat helpeþ [suche] man schulde T.][Þat] pees be and pacience · and poure with-oute de|faute;
Beatius est dare quam petere.
[[Þat IMKST] And PE. with|oute] out of T. petere] recipere M; accipere S.]Line 16 Ac catel and kynde witt · encombreþ ful menye; [A page 195] [encombreþ] accombreþ I; acombreþ KS; accumbriþ T.]Woo is hym þat hem weldeþ · bote he [hem] wel dis|peyne;
Scientes & non facientes uariis flagellis uapula|bunt.
[[hem IMKST] miswritten hym PE. dispeyne] dispene E; despene K; dispende MT; despende I. flagellis] penis M. Scientes, &c.] Scienti & non facienti variis flagellis vapulabitur IT.]Ac comunliche connynge · and vnkynde rychesse,As, loreles to be lordes · and lewede men techeres,Line 20 And holy churche horen help · auerous and coueytous, [auerous] & auerous S.]Droweþ vp dowel · and distruyeþ dobest. [Droweþ] so PKS; Draweþ E; Drieþ M; Dryueþ T. distruyeþ] de|stroyeþ IT; distrieþ vp M. dobest] do-bet T.]Ac grace is a gras þer-fore · to don hem eft growe; [T omits. eft] ofte K; oft to S.]Ac grace groweþ nat · til [goode wil] gynne reyne, [[goode wil K] goode wille E; goud wille S; better than god wol PI; god wole M; god wile T. The true reading is decided by l. 26. gynne] gunne E; ȝiue T; þat hit M; S om.]Line 24 And wokie þorwe good werkes · wikkede hertes. [wokie] wakye E; waky KS; but see B. xv. 332. good] godus S. wikkede] þise wykkide T.]Ac er suche a wil wexe · god hym-self worcheþ, [wil MKST] better than will wol P; wille wol E. god—worcheþ] worcheþ good silue I; werchiþ good ȝour seluen T.]And sent forþ seint espirit · to don loue sprynge; [A page 196]
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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.,
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