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.)

                                
                                  By-gan God of hus grace · and of hus goodness [to] do-wel; [of hus (2)] MFTG om.; cf. B|text. [to MTG] PEF om.] 
                                
                                  And þo was he cleped and cald · nat onliche crist, bote ihesu, [And] G om. cleped MEFT] clipede P; clipyd G.] 
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                                  A fauntekyn ful of wytt · filius Marie. [A] And T; A fair F. filius] & filius F.] 
                                
                                  For by-fore hus moder Marie · made he þat wonder, [he] was F.] 
                                
                                  That sheo furst and formest · sholde ferme by-leyue, [sheo] sche MFT; ȝo E; heo G. ferme] be ferm (!) F.] 
                                
                                  That he thorgh grace was gete · and of no gome elles. [was gete] gete was F. of] þurw F.] 
                                
                                  He wrouhte þat by no wyt · bote by worde one, [by (2)] þoru M; þurw F; þoruȝ T; þurgh G.] 
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                                  After þe kynde þat he cam of · þer comsede he dowel. [dowel] to dowel M.] 
                                
                                  And whenne he was woxen more · in hus modres absence, [whenne] wenne P. woxen] I-woxe F; waxe T; wexe G. was woxen] wexede M. modres] modur F; moder G; modir T.] 
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                                  He made lame to leepe · and ȝaf light to blynd, [lame] þe lame F. to (2)] to þe PE; but MFTG omit þe.] 
                                
                                  And fedde with two fisshes · and with fyue loues [two EGT] to PMF.] 
                                
                                  [Sore] a-fyngred fele folke · mo þan fyf þousand. [[Sore MFTG] So PE. a|fyngred] of-hungred M. fele] T om.] 
                                
                                  Thus he comfortede careful · and cauhte a grettere name, [careful] þe careful F. gret|tere] gret M.] 
                                
                                  The whiche was dobet · wher þat he wente. [The whiche] Whuche name G. whiche] wiche P. dobet] a do|bet F.] 
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                                  For deue þorgh hus doynges · and dombe speke and herde, [deue] so PFGT; deeue M; defe E. speke] so PEMT; spook F; spek G.] 
                                
                                  And alle he heled and halp · þat hym of grace askyde. [he] T om. halp] he halp F.] 
                                
                                  Tho he was callyd in þe contreo · of þe comune peuple [Tho] And þo T. he was] was he M. þe (1)] MFGT om. contreo] contre F; cuntre M; contreye EG; cuntray T.] 
                                
                                  For þe dedes þat he dude · fili david, iesus! [A page 350] 
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                                  For dauid was þe douhtiest · of dedus in hus tyme;

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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 405
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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