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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.)

He by-hihte ous issue and heir · in oure olde age, [heir] erthe (!) F. age] gate (!) F.] Ful trewe tokne by-twyne ous is · what tyme þat ich mette hym; [Ful] But T. tokne] tokenys IT. by-twyne] bi-twix F. what] wat P; of what G. what tyme] whan tyme comþ IT. mette EFG] mete PT.] 248 How he fondede me ferst · my faire sone ysaac, [me] T om.] To make sacrifice of hym · he het me, hym to honoure. [het] heet F; hete EI; leet G. hym (2)] E om.] Ich with-sat nat hus heste · ich hope and by-leyue [by-leyue] ich bileue E; I leeue F.] 251 Wher ich walke in þis worlde · he wol hit me a-lowe. [worlde] wordle P. he wol] a wille I. hit me] me hit F.] Ich circumsysede my sone · and al-so, for hus sake, [and] IFTG om.] My-self and my meyne · and alle þat maule were [alle] T om. maule] so PEG; male IT; malus F.] Bledden blod for þat lordes loue · ich hope to blesse þe tyme. [þat] our E. þe] þat IT.] 255 Myn affiaunce and my feith · is ferm [in] hus by-leyue; [[in IFT] PE om.] For hym-self seide ich sholde haue · and myn issue boþe [and] I and IT.] Lond and lordshup ynow · and lyf with-outen ende. [lordshup] lordscipes E.] To me and to myn issue · more he by-hihte, [to] T om. he] he me IFT.] Mercy for oure mysdedes · as meny tymes [as] also FT.] 260 As we wilnede and wolde · with mouth and herte asken. [255—261. G omits.] [wilnede] willed F; wilne T. and (2)] & with T. asken] also I.] And sitthen he sende me to sayn · and seide þat ich sholde [sende] so PEF; sente IG; sette T.] Worshupen hym with wyn · and with bred boþe At ones on an auter · in worshup of þe trinite, [At] Ac F; But T.] 264 And make sacrifice so · som-what hit by-tokneþ; [G omits. by-tokneþ] be|tokened F.] Ich leyue þat þilke lorde thenke · a newe lawe to make;
Fiet unum ouile et unus pastor.
[þilke] þulke EG; ilke IFT. thenke] þenkeþ IF; þenkyþ G; þinkeþ T.]
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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.,
1867-85.

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