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.)
Ich am sory þat ich sew oþer sette · bote for my-self one. [G omits. sew MS] sewe P; sowe IT; se E. þat—sew] to sowe F. sette] sitte E (wrongly). one] alone S; I om.]Ac þe prest and oþer peuple · prayeþ for peers plouh|man, [oþer] þe oþer E. prayeþ] preche I. peers] peres þe I; piers þe T.]Line 213 And for me, actyf, hus man · þat ydelnesse hate. [for] eke for F. hate] hatuþ S.]For lordes and lorelles · luthere and goode, [For] IT om. lorelles] for lorelles E; lorels als F. luthere] þe liþur F; þe luþere I; & luþere T; lyþere M. goode EMTG] þe goode IF; goude PS.]Fro myhel-masse to myhel-masse · ich fynde mete and drynke. [myhel] so PM; mychel E; mykel F; mighel T; myȝhel SG; muchel I (twice). to—masse] F om.]Line 216 Ich fynde payn for þe pope · and praye hym ich woldeÞat pestilences to pees · and to parfit loue turne. [pestilences] pestilens S. to (2)] IT om. parfit] S om.]For founde ich þat hus blessing · and hus bulle myghte [founde ich] i fond M (wrongly).]Letten þis luþer eir · and lechen þe syke— [luþer] lyþere IFSG. eir] ȝer M; folc I (wrongly); T om. lechen EMG] lechin P; leche IFS; liþe T.]Line 220 As þe booke bereþ wittnesse · þat he bere myghte [þe] F om. booke] bookes PEG; bokes M; bookus F; but I has booke; T has book; S has boke; the phrase is a common one. bereþ] bere S.]In hus mouth mercy · and amende vs alle,
Super egros manus imponent, & bene se habe|bunt—
[imponent] ponebant IT. se] MISFGT om.]Thenne wolde ich bee busy · and buxum to helpe [Thenne] And þanne IT. bee busy] be-sych (!) S. to] for to F.]Eche kynne creature · þat on cryst by-leyueþ. [Eche] Ech a IFS. by-leyueþ] leueth IST.]Line 224 For sutthe he haþ the power · þat seynt peter hadde, [A page 224] [sutthe] seþþe MI; sith F; suþ E; siþþe TG. the] E om. seynt] IT om. hadde] hadde þanne I.]He haþ pureliche þe pot · with þe same salue;
Argentum & aurum non est michi; quod autem habeo, hoc tibi do, &c.
[pureliche—salue] þe potte with þe salue · boþe tuo togedre I; þe pot with þe salue T (which runs ll. 225, 226 into one). quod—do] S om.]
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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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