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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.)

Bothe as longe and as large · aloft and a-grounde, [aloft] on lofte M. a-grounde] on grounde M.] 44 And as wyde as hit euere was · this we witnessen alle." [And] MG om. we witnessen] we whitnessen P; withnesseþ we M.] "Crucifige," quaþ a kachepol · "he can of wicche|crafte." [of] on M; G om.] "Tolle, tolle," quaþ anoþer · and toke of kene þornes, And by-gan of a grene þorne · a garlaunde to make, [a] EIFG om. of—þorne] þer|of M.] 48 And sette hit sore [on] hus hefd · and suthe seyde in enuye, [A page 325] [[on EMIFTG] in P. hefd] hed GEM; heed IF; heuid T. suthe] F om. in] with F.] "Aue, rabbi," quaþ þat ribaud · [and] reodes shotte at hus eyen:— [rabbi M] rabi PITG; raby F. [and MEIFTG] a P. reodes] reed F; rede T. at] vp to IT; in F; on G.] And nailede hym with þre nayles · naked on þe rode, [naked] naken M; faste G. on] vppon ITG; to F. þe] a IMT.] And with a pole poyson · putten to hus lippes, [with—pole] a pole wiþ M. to] vp to T; þey to G.] 52 And [beden] hym drynke, hus deþ to lette · and hus dayes lengthen; [[beden IMT] bed G; bad F; bid PE; cf. putten in l. 52. hus (1)] F om.] And seide, "yf he sothfast beo · he wol hym-self helpen; [seide] seiden MF; saiden I. sothfast] sotthfast P; sotil I; sotile T. he—hym-self] him-selfe now he wol IT.] And now, yf þow be criste · godes sone of heuene, [now] craftily T; I om. yf] ȝif þat F. godes—heuene] and criste goddes sone IFT; crist goddes sone MG (a remarkable variation, as help|ing out the alliteration).] Come a-doune of þis rode · and þenne wol we leyue [þis] þe MFT. wol] schal IT. leyue] leue EIMTG; leeue F.] 56 That lyf þe louyeþ · and wol nat lete þe deye." [lyf] lord & lif F.] "Consummatum est," quaþ Crist · and comsede for to sounye [sounye] swowny E; swowne IF; swoune M; swone TG.] Pitousliche and paal · as prison þat deyeþ; [paal] so PEG; pale IMT; al pale F. as] & (!) E. prison] pri|soun dooth F; a prison MGT. þat] G 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.,
1867-85.

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