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.)

                                
                                  In couenaunt þat þei come · and kneweliched to paye [kneweliched] knowleched MT; knewleche G.] 
                                
                                  To peers pardon [þe] plouhman · Redde quod debes. [[þe T] PEMFG omit; but see B-text; cf. l. 360.] 
                                
                                  Thus haueþ peers power · beo hus pardon payed, [haueþ] so PG; haþ EMFT. peers] he M. beo] to F. payed] i-paied M.] 
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                                  To bynde and vnbynde · bothe here and elleswher, [To] For to F. and] and to M. elleswher] elleswer P; elles MG; ellus F; ellis T.] 
                                
                                  And assoille of alle synnes · saue of dette one. [of (1)] men of T.] 
                                
                                  A-non after an hyh · vp in-to heuene [after] he sti M. an hyh] þan an hy F; on heiȝ T. M adds—As|cendit ad celos.] 
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                                  He wente, and woneþ þere · and wol come atte laste, [þere] þere now F. atte] at þe MFT.] 
                                
                                  And rewardy [him] right wel · þat Reddit quod debet, [And] To M. rewardy] re|ward E; rewarde MFGT. [him FT] hym G; hem PEM. þat Reddit] & 'redde (sic) T.] 
                                
                                  Payeþ now parfitliche · as pure treuthe wolde. [Payeþ] & paith F. now] T om. parfitliche] trewly G.] 
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                                  And what persone payeþ hit nat · punysshen he þenkeþ, [what] wat P. hit] G om. he] hem he E; him he T.] 
                                
                                  And demen [hem] at domesday · boþe quyke and dede; [[hem EFG] hym PT; M om. boþe—dede] quyk & ded boþe T.] 
                                
                                  The gode to þe god-hede · and to grete ioye, [þe] FGT om. god-hede] god ȝede G.] 
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                                  And wyckede to wonye · in wo with-outen ende." [And] Þe M; G om. enae] eny ende G.] 
                                
                                  Thus conscience of crist · and of þe croys carpede, [A page 353]  [þe] his M; T om. In mar|gin of M—de immissione spiritus sancti.] 
                                
                                  And consailede me to kneole þer-to · And þenne cam, me þouhte, [consailede] counseiledest F. cam—þouhte] gan y þenke G.] 
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                                  On spiritus paraclitus · to peers and to hus felawes, [to (2)] FG om.] 
                                
                                  In liknesse of a lyght[n]ynge · a-lyghte on hem alle, [liknesse] licknesse P. a] FT om. lyghtnynge] liȝtenynge F; liȝt|nyng T; lith þyng M; lyghtynge PG; liȝtyng E; but see B-text. a-lyghte] aliȝte M; he aliȝt F; & liȝt ET.] 
                                
                                  And made hem [conne] and knowe · alle kynne lan|guages. [hem] hym T. [conne EMG] kunne F; come PT. and] & eek F. languages] langage M.] 
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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 409
Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1867-85.

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