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 ȝit I-chulle ȝelden aȝeyn · ȝif I so muche haue, [Ichulle ȝelden] wile I ȝelde T; y wold ȝelde H; y wol ȝelde U.] 
                                
                                  Al þat I wikkedliche won · seþþe I wit hade. [Al] U omits.] 
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                                  ¶ And þauh my lyflode lakke · letten I nulle [And þauh] þeiȝ T. my—lakke] lyflode me faile U. nulle] ne wolle U.] 
                                
                                  Þat vche mon schal habben his · er ich henne wende: [vche] euery HU; iche A T.] 
                                
                                  And with þe Residue and þe remenaunt · (bi þe Rode of Chester!)
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                                  I schal seche seynt Treuþe · er I seo Rome!" [seynt] TU omit. seo] seke T; se H; see U.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Robert ȝe Robbour · on Reddite he lokede, [on—he] rufulliche H. he] TU omit.] 
                                
                                  And for þer nas not Wher-with · he wepte ful sore. [And—wherwith] for þat he was wicked H. ful] swiþe THU.] 
                                
                                  But ȝit þe sunfol schrewe · seide to him-seluen: [But ȝit] And ȝet TU; But H.] 
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                                  "Crist, þat vppon Caluarie · on þe Cros diȝedest, [vppon] on THU. on] vpon TH. cros] rode T. diȝedest] deide HU.] 
                                
                                  Þo Dismas my broþer · bi-souȝte þe of grace, [þe] hym U.] 
                                
                                  And heddest Merci of þat mon · for Memento sake, [And] And þou TU; as þou H. of] on THU. memento] memen|to-is TH.] 
                                
                                  Þi wille worþ vppon me · as Ich haue wel deseruet [worþ] werche TU. as] for H. wel] U omits.] 
                                
                                  To haue helle for euere · ȝif þat hope neore.
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                                  So rewe on me, Robert · þat no Red haue, [me] þis TU. no Red haue] red non ne hauiþ T; no reed ne haue H; reed non haueþ U.] 
                                
                                  Ne neuere weene to wynne · for Craft þat I knowe. [weene] weniþ TU. for—knowe·] wiþ craft þat he knowiþ TU.] 
                                
                                  Bote for þi muchel Merci · mitigacion I be-seche; [muchel] grete U. H reads, bote for þi mytigacion · mercy y by-seche.] 
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                                  Dampne me not on domes day · for I dude so ille." [H omits these lines.] , [on] at TU. for] for þat TU.] 
                                
                                  ¶ Ak what fel of þis Feloun · I con not feire schewe, [H omits these lines.] , [fel] befel TU.] 
                                
                                  But wel Ich wot he wepte faste · watur with his eiȝen, [But] THU omit. faste] H omits.] 
                                
                                  And knouhlechede his gult · to Crist ȝit eft-sones, [to—ȝit] þerto H; ȝit U.] 
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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 65
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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