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.)

                                
                                  Ac for alle þese preciose presentes · oure lord [prince] ihesus [Ac] But T; F om. þese] þes P. [prince TFG] PEM om. lord prince] prince lord F.] 
                                  Line 96 
                                
                                  Was noþer kyng ne conquerour · til he comsede wexe [noþer] neuere M. wexe] to wexe F; to waxe T.] 
                                
                                  In þe manere of [a] man · and þat by muche sleithe, [[a EMFTG] P om. by] wiþ M. sleithe] slyþe EG; sleiȝte FT.] 
                                
                                  As hit by-comeþ for a conquerour · to conne menye sleithes, [a] F om. sleithes] sleiȝtus F; sleiȝte T; sliþes G.] 
                                
                                  And menye wiles and wyt · þat wol be a ledere; [wiles] whiles P.] 
                                  Line 100 
                                
                                  And so dude ihesus in hus dayes · ho so dorste tellen hit. [And] FG om. tellen hit] hit telle MG.] 
                                
                                  Som tyme he suffrede · and som tyme he hidde hym, [G omits. Som] For sum F.] 
                                
                                  And som tyme he fauhte faste · and fleih oþer-while; [fleih] fli M. while] wile P.] 
                                
                                  And som tyme [he] gaf good · and grauntede hele, [And] G om. [he MFGT] PE om. hele] hele boþe T.] 
                                  Line 104 
                                
                                  Boþe lyf and lyme · as hym luste, he wrouhte; [Boþe] T om. hym] him-self M. luste] list T.] 
                                
                                  As [kynde] is of a conquerour · so comsede ihesus, [[kynde MFGT] PE om. of a] to G. comsede] comside þanne T.] 
                                
                                  Til he hadde alle hem · þat he for bledde. [alle hem] hem alle F.] 
                                
                                  In hus Iuuente þis Ihesus · at [þe] Iuwene feste [þis EMFTG] þes P. at] T om. [þe MF] PEGT om.] 
                                  Line 108 
                                
                                  Turned water in-to wyn · as holy writ telleþ, [A page 349]  [Turned] at end of l. 108 in T.] 
                                
                                  And þer by-gan god of hus grace · gretliche to dowel. [And] F om. grace] good|nesse M. gretliche] graithely F; TG om. dowel] dwelle (!) T.] 
                                
                                  For wyn is lykned to lawe · and lyf-holynesse; [lykned] i-likened M.] 
                                
                                  And lawe lackede þo · for men louede nat here enemy[s]; [enemys T] enemyus F; enmys M; enemy PEG; but see l. 114.] 
                                
                                  And crist counsaileþ thus · and comaundeþ boþe [counsaileþ] consailede G. comaundeþ] commaundede G.] 
                                  Line 113 
                                
                                  To lerede and to lewede · for to loue oure enemys. [G omits. To] Both to F. for] FT om.] 
                                
                                  So at þat feste furst · as ich by-fore tolde, [So] So þat F. at þat] atte G. þat] þe MF.]

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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 404
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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