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.)
Quatriduanus cold · quyke dude hym rome. [G omits. cold] he was cold F; cold-ded T. quyke—hym] quik he dede M; he quyc dede him to F. Cf. Pass. xviii. 305.]Ac er he made þat miracle · mestus cepit esse,[Ac er] & for F.]And wepte water with hus eyen · the whi witen fewe. [And] He M. witen MEG] wyten T; miswritten whiten P.]Ac þoo þat seyen þat selcouþ · seyden þat tyme,Line 148 Þat he was god oþer godes sone · for þat grete wonder.And somme Iewes seiden · with sorcerie he wrouhte, [with] whith P; þat F.]And þorwe þe myghte of Mahon · and þorw mysbyleyue;
Demonium habes.
[Mahon] mahound MFG. habes] habens M; habens T.]"Thanne sathan is ȝoure sauyour," quaþ Iesus · "and haþ saued ȝow ofte; [sathan is] is sathan FT. sauyour MFT] saueour G; saveyour P. saued] sauede P; i-saued MFTG.]Line 152 Ac ich sauede ȝow sondry tymes · [and] also ich fedde ȝow [[and MFTG] PE om. ich—ȝow] ȝou fedde F.]With fisshes and with fyf loues · fyfe þousend at ones, [fisshes] fyue fyssches MFTG; twey fisches E. fyf] foure F; to M; G om.]And þer-of lefte baskettes · ful of broke mete, [A page 295] [G omits. One line in T—And I lefte basketis ful of broke mete · bere awey who so wolde.]Broke bred, to beren hit · a-weye hoo so wolde. [G omits. One line in T—And I lefte basketis ful of broke mete · bere awey who so wolde.]Line 156 Vnkynde and vnknowing!" quaþ Crist · and with rop smot hem, [vnknowing] vnconnyng T.]And ouer-turnede in þe temple · here tables and here stalles,And drof hem out alle · þat þer bowten and solde,
[Eiecit ementes & vendentes de templo, &c.]
[bowten] bouȝten E; bouȝte TG; bouȝt F. and] or T. [Eiecit, &c.] in F only.]And seide, "þis is an hous · of orisouns and of holynesse, [orisouns, &c.] holinesse & of prayeres G. of (2)] FT om.]And whenne þat my wil is · ich [wol] hit ouer-throwe, [[wol EG] wolde PT; wole M; wil F.]And er þre dayes after · edefye hit newe;"
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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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