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.)

                                
                                  And a-pose hym [what] penaunce is · and purgatorie on erthe, [hym] G om. [what IMETG] wich P.] 
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                                  And whi he lyueþ nat as he lereþ!" · "let be," quaþ pacience,
                                
                                  And seide, "þow shalt seo þus sone · whan he may na more, [seo] i-seo M; se IETG. þus] now T.] 
                                
                                  He shal haue a penaunce in hus paunche · and puffe at eche worde; [G omits. Thenne] And þan I. paunche] foule panche I. eche] ech a I; iche a T.] 
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                                  Thenne shulleþ his gottes godelen · and [he] by|gynne to galpe. [shulleþ] schulle M; schul E; schal IG; shal T. his] is P. gottes] guttes MT. godelen] goþelen EI. his—godelen] gothelen his gottes I; guldelen (sic) his guttes T. [he EM] PIT om. by-gynne] gynne IT; gonne E.] 
                                
                                  Now he hath dronke so depe · he wol deuiny sone, [Now] For now T; & whenne G. dronke] ydronke E; i-dronke M. so] þus M; G om. he] a I; & T. deuiny] dyuyne IMEG; deuyne T.] 
                                
                                  And preouen it by here apocalips · and by þe passion of seint aueray, [preouen] proueþ E. it] M om. here] þe M. apocalips] pocalips I; pokalipsis T. by (2)] IT om. aueray] so PEG; auerey MI; aueroy T.] 
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                                  Þat noþer bacon ne braun · blammanger ne mortreuus [blammanger] ne blammanger I; blanmanger M; blamyngere E. mortreuus] mortreus MT; mortrewes EG; mortrelx I.] 
                                
                                  Ys noþer fissh ne flessh · bote fode for penauntes; [Ys] Nys M. penauntes] pen|aunce EG.] 
                                
                                  And take witnesse of þe trinite · and take his felawe to wittnesse, [take(1)] takeþ E. of] at IET. þe] a I. his] is P. take—wittnesse] of his felawe boþe M.] 
                                
                                  What he fond in a forel · of a freres lyuynge; [he] a I. lyuynge] leuyng MT.] 
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                                  And bote þe ferste leef be lesynge · leyf me neuere after! [A page 216]  [bote] but ȝif T. lesynge] lesynges IT. leef] word G. leyf] lef M; leue IETG.] 
                                
                                  And þenne is tyme to talke · and to apose this doctour [talke] so PMTG; take IE (as in B-text).] 
                                
                                  Of dowel and of dobet · and yf dobet do eny penaunce." [of] MG om. do] be M. eny] my I.] 
                                
                                  Ich sat stille as pacience wolde · and thus sone þis doctour,

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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 266
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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