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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.)

That shende ous and shadde oure blod · for-shupte ous, as hit semede; [A page 318]
Vindica sanguinem iustorum!'
[shende] so PEMFG; schent IT. shadde] so PEG; schedde MIFT. forshupte] forschapt F; fforsshepte T; forchopte M. semede] semeþ MF. sanguinem, &c.] domine sanguinem sanctorum tuorum F.] Thus 'veniaunce! veniaunce!' · verray charite askeþ, And suthen charite, þat holychurche is · chargeþ this so sore, [charite] þat charite P; but EMIFTG omit þat. holychurche] holy F. chargeþ] charieþ (!) T.] 272 Leyue ich neuere þat oure lorde · atte laste ende [Leyue] Leue EMITG; Leeue F. atte] at þe EMIFTG.] Wol louye þat lyf þat loue · and leel charite destruyen." [and leel] leel & F. leel] I om.] "Ich pose ich hadde syneged so," quaþ ich · "and shold nouthe deye, [pose] suppose F; pose þat G. syneged] sineged G; syngede F; synned ET; i-synned MI. nouthe] noght (!) I.] And now am ich sory þat ich so · þe seynt espirit agulte, [ich (1)] FG om. am ich] i am M. so] so dude PE; but IMFTG omit dude. espirit] spirit EITG. agulte] so MG; agilte I; agilt T; agilted F; to agulte PE; but IMFTG omit to; cf. B-text.] Confesse me and crye hus grace · god þat al made, [al] al þing F.] 277 And myldeliche hus mercy aske · myghte ich nat be saued?" [aske] aske er T.] "Ȝus," seide þe samaritan · "so þou myghtest repente, [Ȝus] Ȝis IF.] That ryghtwisnesse þorgh repentaunce · to reuthe myghte turne. [þorgh] þoru þi M. to EMI FTG] miswritten two P.] 280 Ac hit is bote selde seyn · ther sothnesse bereþ witt|nesse [selde EMITG] seild P; seelde F. sothnesse] southnesse P.] Eny creature be coupable · by-for a kynges Iustice, [Eny] Euery I.] Be yraunsoned for repentaunce · þer al reson hym dampneþ. [yraunsoned ET] yraunsomed IF; raumsomed M; yraunsende (for yraunsonde) P. for] for his IT.] Ther þat partye porsueþ · þe apeel is so huge, [Ther—porsueþ] Or þere þe partie sueth F. apeel] apele E; ap|pel T; apel M; apul I; peel F. is] his P. huge] hoige F; houge T.] 284
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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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